overgrowth
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Noun
- Excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
- A profusion of growth on or over something else
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| 1 | growth | 1 | 155 |
| 2 | overt | 2 | 11 |
| 3 | overthrow | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | overgrown | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | overthrown | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | undergrowth | 3 | 1 |
| 7 | outgrowth | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | growths | 1 | 1 |
| 9 | vermouth | 2 | 1 |
| 10 | overrode | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | overgrowing | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | entregrowth | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | overwrote | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | overcrowd | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | overthrows | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | overcrowds | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | old-growth | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | morgenroth | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | vergresh | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | overwrought | 3 | 0 |
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Definitions: 2
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Sound Alikes: 0
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
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