Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A malocclusion of the teeth in which the front upper incisor and canine teeth project over the lower.
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- noun A
malocclusion , in which the upper teeth extend over the lower ones
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun (dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth
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Examples
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Is The Mighty One the only one who noticed that her overbite is a millimeter away from being "British"?
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This week has been really busy, between going with Olivia's class on their school trip (to Kew Gardens - very chilly, but luckily not too much rain) and taking Sarah to the orthodontist (recommended to have a removeable kind of brace, which luckily, the NHS will pay for because her overbite is severe enough, but of course there's a huge waiting list for NHS services.
Wednesday... katelnorth 2007
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This week has been really busy, between going with Olivia's class on their school trip (to Kew Gardens - very chilly, but luckily not too much rain) and taking Sarah to the orthodontist (recommended to have a removeable kind of brace, which luckily, the NHS will pay for because her overbite is severe enough, but of course there's a huge waiting list for NHS services.
Archive 2007-04-01 katelnorth 2007
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In one case, an insurer rescinded a family's coverage because they failed to disclose that their daughter had been treated for "mandibular hypoplasia" - in other words, an overbite.
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In one case, an insurer rescinded a family's coverage because they failed to disclose that their daughter had been treated for "mandibular hypoplasia" - in other words, an overbite.
USATODAY.com News 2010
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If you're like me -- can't tell the difference between a zettabyte and an overbite -- this Big Data stuff may be more than you will want to bite off.
Stephen W.T. O'Keeffe: Small Data on Big Data Stephen W.T. O'Keeffe 2012
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There were about twenty people there, and two presenters; one young woman from the university administration who was blonde and childlike with an overbite.
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Still, I mean, a six-foot redheaded Charismatic Mennonite barista with glasses and an overbite, you gotta admit that's pretty awesome ...
Keeping the Riff-Raff Out of Heaven nissa_amas_katoj 2009
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If you're like me -- can't tell the difference between a zettabyte and an overbite -- this Big Data stuff may be more than you will want to bite off.
Stephen W.T. O'Keeffe: Small Data on Big Data Stephen W.T. O'Keeffe 2012
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If you're like me -- can't tell the difference between a zettabyte and an overbite -- this Big Data stuff may be more than you will want to bite off.
Stephen W.T. O'Keeffe: Small Data on Big Data Stephen W.T. O'Keeffe 2012
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