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• othe blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens
• O levelthe basic level of a subject taken in school
• O ringa gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure
• O. HenryUnited States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910)
• o.d.dose too heavily
• O.E.D.an unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
• o.k.being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
• O'BrienIrish writer (born in 1932)
• O'CaseyIrish playwright (1880-1964)
• o'clockaccording to the clock
• O'ConnorUnited States writer (1925-1964)
• o'erthroughout a period of time
• O'FlahertyIrish writer of short stories (1896-1984)
• O'HaraUnited States writer (1905-1970)
• O'KeeffeUnited States painter (1887-1986)
• O'NeillUnited States playwright (1888-1953)
• O'TooleBritish actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
• oadSee Woad. [Obs.] Coles.
• oafan awkward stupid person
• oafishill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance
• Oahuan island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
• Oahu Islandan island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
• oaka deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
• oak appleoak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp
• oak blighta black plant louse that lives on oaks and dogwoods
• oak chestnuta tree of the genus Castanopsis
• oak fernbright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere
• Oak Leaf Clustera United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before
• oak treea deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves
• oak-leaved goosefootannual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white and hairy on the underside; common as a weed in North America
• oakenconsisting of or made of wood of the oak tree
• oakerSee Ocher. [Obs.] Spenser.
• Oaklanda city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
• oakleaf goosefootannual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white and hairy on the underside; common as a weed in North America
• OakleyUnited States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show (1860-1926)
• oaklingA young oak. Evelyn.
• oakumloose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships
• oakyResembling oak; strong. Bp. Hall.
• oaran implement used to propel or steer a boat
• oar-footedHaving feet adapted for swimming.
• oaredFurnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four- oared boat.
• oarfishthin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin
• oarfootAny crustacean of the genus Remipes.
• oarlessWithout oars. Sylvester.
• oarlocka holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
• oarsmansomeone who rows a boat
• oarsmanshipskill as an oarsman
• oarsweedAny large seaweed of the genus Laminaria; tangle; kelp. See Kelp.
• oarswomana woman oarsman
• oaryHaving the form or the use of an oar; as, the swan's oary feet. Milton. Addison.
• OASan association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
• oasisa shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
• oasta kiln for drying hops
• oast housea building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof
• oatseed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats')
• oat cell carcinomahighly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas
• oatcakethin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
• oatenof or related to or derived from oats
• OatesUnited States writer (born in 1938)
• oatha commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
• oathableCapable of having an oath administered to. [Obs.] Shak.
• oathbreakingThe violation of an oath; perjury. Shak
• oatmealmeal made from rolled or ground oats
• oatmeal cookiecookies containing rolled oats
• Oaxacaa city of southeastern Mexico
• Oaxaca de Juareza city of southeastern Mexico
• Oba major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
• Ob Rivera major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
• ob-A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to; obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-.
• Obadiahan Old Testament book telling Obadiah's prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
• obbeSee Obi.
• obbligatoa part of the score that must be performed without change or omission
• obcompressedCompressed or flattened antero-posteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one.
• obconicConical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical.
• obconicalConical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical.
• obcordateHeart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate: as, an obcordate petal or leaf.
• obdiplostemonousHaving twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers. Gray.
• obdiplostemonyThe condition of being obdiplostemonous.
• obdormitionSleep. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
• obduceTo draw over, as a covering. [Obs.] Sir M. Hale.
• obductTo draw over; to cover. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
• obduction.The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering. [Obs.]
• obduracyresoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
• obdurateshowing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
• obduratelyin a stubborn unregenerate manner
• obdurationA hardening of the heart; hardness of heart. [Obs.]
• obdureTo harden. [Obs.] Milton. Obdurate; hard. [Obs.] This saw his hapless foes, but stood obdured. Milton.
• obduredObdurate; hard. [Obs.] This saw his hapless foes, but stood obdured. Milton.
• obdurednessHardness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
• obdurenessHardness. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
• obeSee Obi.
• obeaha religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
• obechelarge west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
• obechilarge west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
• obedibleObedient. [Obs.] Bp. Hall.
• obediencebehavior intended to please your parents
• obedience plantwhite-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
• obedienciaryOne yielding obedience. [Obs.] Foxe.
• obedientdutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority
• obedient plantNorth American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers
• obedientialAccording to the rule of obedience. [R.] An obediental subjection to the Lord of Nature. Sir M. Hale.
• obedientlyin an obedient manner
• obeisancethe act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
• obeisancySee Obeisance. [Obs.]
• obeisantReady to obey; reverent; differential; also, servilely submissive.
• obelionthe craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture
• obeliscalFormed like an obelisk.
• obeliska stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
• obelizeTo designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful or spirituous. [R.]
• obelusA mark [thus ---, or ÷]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.
• obequitateTo ride about. [Obs.] -- Ob*eq`ui*ta"tion, n. [Obs.] Cockerman.
• oberonThe king of the fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab. Shak.
• oberrationA wandering about. [Obs.] Jonhson.
• Oberson(Middle Ages) the king of the fairies and husband of Titania in medieval folklore
• obeseexcessively fat
• obesenessQuality of being obese; obesity.
• obesitymore than average fatness
• obesity dieta diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat)
• obeybe obedient to
• obeyerOne who yields obedience. Holland.
• obeyinglyObediently; submissively.
• obfirmTo make firm; to harden in resolution. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Sheldon.
• obfirmateTo make firm; to harden in resolution. [Obs.] Bp. Hall. Sheldon.
• obfirmationHardness of heart; obduracy. [Obs.] Jer. Taylor.
• obfuscateTo make dark; to overshadow.
• obfuscationdarkening or obscuring the sight of something
• obia religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
• obidoxime chloridea chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX
• obiismbelief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies
• obimbricateImbricated, with the overlapping ends directed downward.
• obita notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
• obiterIn passing; incidentally; by the way. Obiter dictum (Law), an incidental and collateral opinion uttered by a judge. See Dictum, n., 2(a).
• obiter dictuman opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
• obitualOf or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated; as, obitual days. Smart.
• obituarilyIn the manner of an obituary.
• obituarya notice of someone's death; usually includes a short biography
• objecta tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
• object ballthe billiard ball that is intended to be the first ball struck by the cue ball
• object codethe machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer
• object glassthe lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
• object languagethe language into which a text written in another language is to be translated
• object lensthe lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
• object lessonpunishment intended as a warning to others
• object of a prepositionthe object governed by a preposition
• object of the verbthe object that receives the direct action of the verb
• object programa fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer
• object recognitionthe visual perception of familiar objects
• object-oriented databasea database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition
• object-oriented database management systema database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database
• object-oriented programingcreating a program that can use and support objects
• object-oriented programing language(computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure
• object-oriented programmingcreating a program that can use and support objects
• object-oriented programming language(computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure
• objectableSuch as can be presented in opposition; that may be put forward as an objection. [R.]
• objectificationthe act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
• objectifymake impersonal or present as an object
• objection(law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality
• objectionableliable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to
• objectionablenessthe quality of being hateful
• objectionablyin an obnoxious manner
• objectistOne who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy. Ed. Rev.
• objectivateTo objectify.
• objectivationConverting into an object.
• objectivebelonging to immediate experience of actual things or events
• objective casethe case of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
• objective lensthe lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed
• objectivelywith objectivity
• objectivenessjudgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
• objectivityjudgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
• objectizeTo make an object of; to regard as an object; to place in the position of an object. In the latter, as objectized by the former, arise the emotions and affections. Coleridge.
• objectlessHaving no object; purposeless.
• objectora person who dissents from some established policy
• objet d'arta work of art of some artistic value
• objibwaysSee Chippeways.
• objicientOne who makes objection; an objector. [R.] Cardinal Wiseman.
• objurationA binding by oath. [R.] Abp. Bramhall.
• objurgatecensure severely
• objurgationrebuking a person harshly
• objurgatoryDesigned to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing reproof; culpatory. Bancroft. The objurgatory question of the Pharisees. Paley.
• oblanceolate(of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
• oblanceolate leafa leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base
• oblatehaving the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
• oblatenessthe property possessed by a round shape that is flattened at the poles
• oblati(a) Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state. (b) A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and their property to a monastery. Addis & Arnold.
• oblationthe act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
• oblationerOne who makes an offering as an act worship or reverence. Dr. H. More.
• oblatrateTo bark or snarl, as a dog. [Obs.]
• oblatrationThe act of oblatrating; a barking or snarling. Bp. Hall.
• oblatumAn oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis. Cf. Oblongum.
• oblectateTo delight; to please greatly. [Obs.]
• oblectationThe act of pleasing highly; the state of being greatly pleased; delight. [R.] Feltham.
• obligableAcknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy. [R.] The main difference between people seems to be, that one man can come under obligations on which you can rely, -- is obligable; and another is not. Emerson.
• obligaterestricted to a particular condition of life
• obligate anaerobean organism that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen
• obligatedcaused by law or conscience to follow a certain course
• obligationthe social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
• obligationalrelating or constituting or qualified to create a legal or financial obligation
• obligatoa part of the score that must be performed without change or omission
• obligatorilyin a manner that cannot be evaded
• obligatorinessThe quality or state of being obligatory.