"Overblow" validity in different word game dictionaries
| Dictionary | Validity |
|---|---|
| Scrabble US(US/Canada/Thailand - TWL/NWL) | Yes |
| Scrabble UK(International - SOWPODS/CSW) | Yes |
| Words with Friends(WWF) | Yes |
"overblow" Definition
- to dissipate by or as if by wind : blow away
- to cover (as with snow) by blowing or being blown
- to blow (a pipe or other wind instrument) so vigorously as to evoke undesirable overtones that sometimes completely mask the fundamental tone
- to continue to blow in a converter after the impurities have been removed (as carbon from iron or sulfur from copper) completely or below a proper percentage
- DISTEND, SWELL
- to puff up to inflated proportions : give a false pathos or bombastic or flamboyant quality to
- [of the wind] (archaic) to blow too hard to allow light sails (as topsails) to be carried
- to force wind into a wind musical instrument in such a way as to change its pitch typically producing an overtone instead of its fundamental tone