+
overwork
v.t.
To fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.
+
outfaced
imp.|p.p.
of Outface
+
occlude
v.t.
To shut up; to close.
+
ovateacuminate
a.
Having an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender point.
+
overlearned
a.
Too learned.
+
offer
v.t.
To present, as an act of worship; to immolate; to sacrifice; to present in prayer or devotion; -- often with up.
+
overthrown
p.p.
of Overthrow
+
orthopedy
n.
The art or practice of curing the deformities of children, or, by extension, any deformities of the human body.
+
orchidaceous
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidaceae) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics.
+
over
prep.
Across; from side to side of; -- implying a passing or moving, either above the substance or thing, or on the surface of it; as, a dog leaps over a stream or a table.
+
overmoisture
n.
Excess of moisture.
+
overraked
imp.|p.p.
of Overrake
+
orally
adv.
In an oral manner.
+
overdo
v.t.
To surpass; to excel.
+
overgrace
v.t.
To grace or honor exceedingly or beyond desert.
+
overprize
v.t.
Toprize excessively; to overvalue.
+
operculated
a.
Closed by a lid or cover, as the capsules of the mosses.
+
omniform
a.
Having every form or shape.
+
objective
n.
An object glass.  See under Object, n.
+
odd
superl.
Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are odd numbers.
+
orbulina
n.
A genus of minute living Foraminifera having a globular shell.
+
oozed
imp.|p.p.
of Ooze
+
ordained
imp.|p.p.
of Ordain
+
observatory
n.
A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer can note the range and effect of the fire.
+
orchestra
n.
Loosely: A band of instrumental musicians performing in a theater, concert hall, or other place of public amusement.
+
overmeddle
v.t.
To meddle unduly.
+
oppose
v.i.
To make objection or opposition in controversy.
+
oath
n.
A solemn affirmation or declaration, made with a reverent appeal to God for the truth of what is affirmed.
+
omnipotency
n.
The state of being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent; the Deity.
+
orthodoxally
adv.
Orthodoxly.
+
obnoxious
a.
Subject; liable; exposed; answerable; amenable; -- with to.
+
owling
v.i.
The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England contrary to the statute formerly existing.
+
ostracodermi
n.pl.
A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.
+
outline
n.
A sketch composed of such lines; the delineation of a figure without shading.
+
orthotomy
n.
The property of cutting at right angles.
+
offer
v.t.
That which is offered or brought forward; a proposal to be accepted or rejected; a sum offered; a bid.
+
ochreaee
pl.
of Ochrea
+
orthopraxy
n.
The treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical appliances.
+
octoyl
n.
A hypothetical radical (C8H15O), regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid.
+
orphan
a.
Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.
+
ontologic
a.
Ontological.
+
ouse
n.|v.
See Ooze.
+
oblation
n.
A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the poor.
+
ominate
v.t.|i.
To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken.
+
oat
n.
A well-known cereal grass (Avena sativa), and its edible grain; -- commonly used in the plural and in a collective sense.
+
obduce
v.t.
To draw over, as a covering.
+
oxymethylene
n.
Formic aldehyde, regarded as a methylene derivative.
+
overdight
a.
Covered over.
+
oft
adv.
Often; frequently; not rarely; many times.
+
orpheus
n.
The famous mythic Thracian poet, son of the Muse Calliope, and husband of Eurydice. He is reputed to have had power to entrance beasts and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre.
+
ordinary
n.
Anything which is in ordinary or common use.
+
octave
a.
Consisting of eight; eight.
+
oarfish
n.
The ribbon fish.
+
ook
n.
Oak.
+
old
superl.
Old-fashioned; wonted; customary; as of old; as, the good old times; hence, colloquially, gay; jolly.
+
ophidia
n.pl.
The order of reptiles which includes the serpents.
+
obscene
a
Inauspicious; ill-omened.
+
overhung
imp.|p.p.
of Overhang
+
ordinance
n.
Rank; order; station.
+
odic
a.
Of or pertaining to od. See Od.
+
ossuarium
n.
A charnel house; an ossuary.
+
otherness
n.
The quality or state of being other or different; alterity; oppositeness.
+
osmose
n.
The tendency in fluids to mix, or become equably diffused, when in contact. It was first observed between fluids of differing densities, and as taking place through a membrane or an intervening porous structure. The more rapid flow from the thinner to the thicker fluid was then called endosmose, and the opposite, slower current, exosmose. Both are, however, results of the same force. Osmose may be regarded as a form of molecular attraction, allied to that of adhesion.
+
outrage
v.t.
To rage in excess of.
+
overtop
v.t.
To go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.
+
obdormition
n.
Sleep.
+
orphanhood
n.
The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanage.
+
ornitho

A combining form fr. Gr. /, /, a bird.
+
office
n.
Any service other than that of ordination and the Mass; any prescribed religious service.
+
outburst
n.
A bursting forth.
+
overflow
n.
That which flows over; a superfluous portion; a superabundance.
+
oligistic
a.
Of or pertaining to hematite.
+
outlay
n.
A laying out or expending.
+
ootheca
n.
An egg case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and of some insects, as the cockroach.  Cf. Ooecium.
+
olympic
a.
Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis.
+
oxaluramide
n.
Same as Oxalan.
+
overdeal
n.
The excess.
+
originary
a.
Primitive; primary; original.
+
oxidator
n.
An oxidizer.
+
overreach
v.i.
To cheat by cunning or deception.
+
objurgated
imp.|p.p.
of Objurgate
+
ounce
n.
A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains.
+
onyx
n.
Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
+
overt
a.
Open to view; public; apparent; manifest.
+
omphalotomy
n.
The operation of dividing the navel-string.
+
oblectation
n.
The act of pleasing highly; the state of being greatly pleased; delight.
+
oophoridiums
pl.
of Oophoridium
+
osphradia
pl.
of Osphradium
+
obectize
v.t.
To make an object of; to regard as an object; to place in the position of an object.
+
overhighly
adv.
Too highly; too greatly.
+
oxeye
n.
A titmouse, especially the great titmouse (Parus major) and the blue titmouse (P. coeruleus).
+
omohyoid
a.
Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the hyoid bone; as, the omohyoid muscle.
+
oxfly
n.
The gadfly of cattle.
+
operculum
n.
Any lidlike or operculiform process or part; as, the opercula of a dental follicle.
+
obscurement
n.
The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured; obscuration.
+
ophthalmoscopy
n.
A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.
+
oftentimes
adv.
Frequently; often; many times.
+
ovatecylindraceous
a.
Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindraceous.
+
oxgang
n.
See Bovate.
+
outer
v.
One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession.
+
ouarine
n.
A Brazilian monkey of the genus Mycetes.
+
occluse
a.
Shut; closed.
+
oakling
n.
A young oak.
+
ogle
v.t.
To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or with a design to attract notice.
+
octave
n.
The whole diatonic scale itself.
+
ornithodelphia
n.pl.
Same as Monotremata.
+
orgiastic
a.
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, orgies.
+
ovisac
n.
A Graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.
+
outbuilt
imp.|p.p.
of Outbuild
+
obsign
v.t.
To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp.
+
ostrogothic
a.
Of or pertaining to the Ostrogoths.
+
opus
n.
A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition.
+
outsoar
v.t.
To soar beyond or above.
+
overtop
v.t.
To make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure.
+
optative
a.
Expressing desire or wish.
+
orrery
n.
An apparatus which illustrates, by the revolution of balls moved by wheelwork, the relative size, periodic motions, positions, orbits, etc., of bodies in the solar system.
+
oppugnation
n.
Opposition.
+
overfullness
n.
The state of being excessively or abnormally full, so as to cause overflow, distention, or congestion; excess of fullness; surfeit.
+
oxamethane
n.
Ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.
+
occasion
n.
A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
+
ortolan
n.
In England, the wheatear (Saxicola oenanthe).
+
occipita
pl.
of Occiput
+
on dit

They say, or it is said.
+
osmotic
a.
Pertaining to, or having the property of, osmose; as, osmotic force.
+
outgush
n.
A pouring out; an outburst.
+
orb
n.
A sphere of action.
+
otherwhiles
adv.
At another time, or other times; sometimes; /ccasionally.
+
obverse
a.
Anything necessarily involved in, or answering to, another; the more apparent or conspicuous of two possible sides, or of two corresponding things.
+
orgeis
n.
See Organling.
+
overladed
imp.
of Overlade
+
odds
a.
Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phrase at odds.
+
original
n.
The natural or wild species from which a domesticated or cultivated variety has been derived; as, the wolf is thought by some to be the original of the dog, the blackthorn the original of the plum.
+
oviposited
imp.|p.p.
of Oviposit
+
outreach
v.t.
To reach beyond.
+
orbitosphenoidal
a.
Of or pertaining to the orbitosphenoid bone; orbitosphenoid.
+
osmic
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium; specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a valence higher than in other lower compounds; as, osmic oxide.
+
overlay
v.t.
To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
+
orlo
n.
A wind instrument of music in use among the Spaniards.
+
outscouring
n.
That which is scoured out o/ washed out.
+
olio
n.
A dish of stewed meat of different kinds.
+
obligate
v.t.
To bind or firmly hold to an act; to compel; to constrain; to bind to any act of duty or courtesy by a formal pledge.
+
obsequience
n.
Obsequiousness.
+
oath
n.
An appeal (in verification of a statement made) to a superior sanction, in such a form as exposes the party making the appeal to an indictment for perjury if the statement be false.
+
oppose
v.i.
To be set opposite.
+
official
n.
Derived from the proper office or officer, or from the proper authority; made or communicated by virtue of authority; as, an official statement or report.
+
odontiasis
n.
Cutting of the teeth; dentition.
+
out
v.t.
To give out; to dispose of; to sell.
+
observer
n.
One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his promises.
+
opiniated
a.
Opinionated.
+
obsequy
n.
Obsequiousness.
+
occultist
n.
An adherent of occultism.
+
optate
v.i.
To choose; to wish for; to desire.
+
opaque
a.
Obscure; not clear; unintelligible.
+
outgo
n.
That which goes out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; -- the opposite of income.
+
ootooid
n.
Alt. of Ootocoid
+
owen
a.
Own.
+
orbiculate
a.
Alt. of Orbiculated
+
orb
n.
The eye, as luminous and spherical.
+
outside
n.
The furthest limit, as to number, quantity, extent, etc.; the utmost; as, it may last a week at the outside.
+
obtrude
v.t.
To thrust impertinently; to present without warrant or solicitation; as, to obtrude one's self upon a company.
+
outagamies
n.pl.
See lst Fox, 7.
+
order
n.
To put in order; to reduce to a methodical arrangement; to arrange in a series, or with reference to an end. Hence, to regulate; to dispose; to direct; to rule.
+
obvert
v.t.
To turn toward.
+
odd fellow

A member of a secret order, or fraternity, styled the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, established for mutual aid and social enjoyment.
+
osteal
a.
Osseous.
+
objective
a.
Of or pertaining to an object; contained in, or having the nature or position of, an object; outward; external; extrinsic; -- an epithet applied to whatever ir exterior to the mind, or which is simply an object of thought or feeling, and opposed to subjective.
+
outweary
v.t.
To weary out.
+
obconic
a.
Alt. of Obconical
+
ostia
pl.
of Ostium
+
octave
n.
A small cask of wine, the eighth part of a pipe.
+
occur
v.i.
To go in order to meet; to make reply.
+
outleap
v.t.
To surpass in leaping.
+
optimate
n.
A nobleman or aristocrat; a chief man in a state or city.
+
openheaded
a.
Bareheaded.
+
octogonal
a.
See Octagonal.
+
overloaded
imp.|p.p.
of Overload
+
overtrust
n.
Excessive confidence.
+
oleic
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, oil; as, oleic acid, an acid of the acrylic acid series found combined with glyceryl in the form of olein in certain animal and vegetable fats and oils, such as sperm oil, olive oil, etc. At low temperatures the acid is crystalline, but melts to an oily liquid above 14/ C.
+
origin
n.
The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.
+
oared
a.
Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four-oared boat.
+
ostiole
n.
Any small orifice.
+
oxbow
n.
A frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter U, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.
+
ownership
n.
The state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.
+
ostent
n.
Manifestation; token; portent.
+
overinform
v.t.
To inform, fill, or animate, excessively.
+
ova
pl.
of Ovum
+
openly
adv.
Without reserve or disguise; plainly; evidently.
+
orthometry
n.
The art or practice of constructing verses correctly; the laws of correct versification.
+
oppressing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oppress
+
otoconite
n.
A mass of otoliths.
+
ouretic
a.
Uric.
+
omphalopter
n.
Alt. of Omphaloptic
+
opiniastrous
a.
See Opiniaster. [Obs.].
+
osmazome
n.
A substance formerly supposed to give to soup and broth their characteristic odor, and probably consisting of one or several of the class of nitrogenous substances which are called extractives.
+
onomatopoeia
n.
The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire.
+
operatical
a.
Of or pertaining to the opera or to operas; characteristic of, or resembling, the opera.
+
offer
v.t.
To attempt; to undertake.
+
overreach
v.i.
To reach too far
+
oppression
n.
Ravishment; rape.
+
orthoepical
a.
Of or pertaining to orthoepy, or correct pronunciation.
+
oratories
pl.
of Oratory
+
ordainable
a.
Capable of being ordained; worthy to be ordained or appointed.
+
oppugnant
a.
Tending to awaken hostility; hostile; opposing; warring.
+
owing
p.p.|a.
Had or held under obligation of paying; due.
+
obligating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obligate
+
ottoman
n.
A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.
+
officiant
n.
The officer who officiates or performs an office, as the burial office.
+
oer
prep.|adv.
A contr. of Over.
+
origenism
n.
The opinions of Origen of Alexandria, who lived in the 3d century, one of the most learned of the Greek Fathers. Prominent in his teaching was the doctrine that all created beings, including Satan, will ultimately be saved.
+
opinion
v.t.
To opine.
+
offerer
n.
One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship.
+
overlavish
a.
Lavish to excess.
+
osculant
a.
Intermediate in character, or on the border, between two genera, groups, families, etc., of animals or plants, and partaking somewhat of the characters of each, thus forming a connecting link; interosculant; as, the genera by which two families approximate are called osculant genera.
+
obtruded
imp.|p.p.
of Obtrude
+
obfirm
v.t.
Alt. of Obfirmate
+
opetide
n.
The time between Epiphany and Ash Wednesday wherein marriages were formerly solemnized publicly in churches. [Eng.] 
+
overawe
v.t.
To awe exceedingly; to subjugate or restrain by awe or great fear.
+
obliging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oblige
+
outroar
v.t.
To exceed in roaring.
+
ornithology
n.
That branch of zoology which treats of the natural history of birds and their classification.
+
overgo
v.t.
To oppress; to weigh down.
+
oversorrow
v.t.
To grieve or afflict to excess.
+
ochymy
n.
See Occamy.
+
overpress
v.t.
To bear upon with irresistible force; to crush; to overwhelm.
+
orbit
n.
The skin which surrounds the eye of a bird.
+
oxyrhyncha
n.pl.
The maioid crabs.
+
overstraw
v.t.
To overstrew.
+
obcompressed
a.
Compressed or flattened antero-posteriorly, or in a way opposite to the usual one.
+
ordinately
adv.
In an ordinate manner; orderly.
+
octonary
a.
Of or pertaining to the number eight.
+
occasionality
n.
Quality or state of being occasional; occasional occurrence.
+
oulachan
n.
Same as Eulachon.
+
osiery
n.
An osier bed.
+
open
a.
Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.
+
oxidize
v.t.
To combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent.
+
oneiroscopy
n.
The interpretation of dreams.
+
ordinary
n.
A charge or bearing of simple form, one of nine or ten which are in constant use. The bend, chevron, chief, cross, fesse, pale, and saltire are uniformly admitted as ordinaries. Some authorities include bar, bend sinister, pile, and others. See Subordinary.
+
opposability
n.
The condition or quality of being opposable.
+
overturn
v.t.
To subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.
+
orchestration
n.
The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; -- called also instrumentation.
+
orthodoxy
n.
Soundness of faith; a belief in the doctrines taught in the Scriptures, or in some established standard of faith; -- opposed to heterodoxy or to heresy.
+
ojo
n.
A spring, surrounded by rushes or rank grass; an oasis.
+
ochry
a.
See Ochery.
+
orchestrion
n.
A large music box imitating a variety of orchestral instruments.
+
ointed
imp.|p.p.
of Oint
+
overrigid
a.
Too rigid; too severe.
+
obscure
superl.
Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.
+
official
n.
Approved by authority; sanctioned by the pharmacopoeia; appointed to be used in medicine; as, an official drug or preparation.  Cf. Officinal.
+
obliteration
n.
The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.
+
outride
v.t.
To surpass in speed of riding; to ride beyond or faster than.
+
outwin
v.t.
To win a way out of.
+
open
v.t.
To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter.
+
operative
n.
A skilled worker; an artisan; esp., one who operates a machine in a mill or manufactory.
+
ophthalmological
a.
Of or pertaining to ophthalmology.
+
o
interj.
An exclamation used in calling or directly addressing a person or personified object; also, as an emotional or impassioned exclamation expressing pain, grief, surprise, desire, fear, etc.
+
override
v.t.
To ride too much; to ride, as a horse, beyond its strength.
+
overthrowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overthrow
+
obeyer
n.
One who yields obedience.
+
outrede
v.t.
To surpass in giving rede, or counsel.
+
obloquy
n.
Cause of reproach; disgrace.
+
obtemper
v.t.|i.
To obey (a judgment or decree).
+
oligopetalous
a.
Having few petals.
+
out
a.
Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.
+
oscitation
n.
The act of yawning or gaping.
+
ostentation
n.
A show or spectacle.
+
outcrop
n.
The coming out of a stratum to the surface of the ground.
+
octant
n.
One of the eight parts into which a space is divided by three coordinate planes.
+
ochlocracy
n.
A form of government by the multitude; a mobocracy.
+
organization
n.
The act of organizing; the act of arranging in a systematic way for use or action; as, the organization of an army, or of a deliberative body.
+
orbed
imp.|p.p.
of Orb
+
otological
a.
Of or pertaining tootology.
+
oxygenizing
ppr.|vb.n.
of Oxygenize
+
octopoda
n.pl.
Same as Octocerata.
+
odeum
n.
See Odeon.
+
or
prep.|adv.
Ere; before; sooner than.
+
orc
n.
The grampus.
+
oyster
n.
A name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.
+
operose
a.
Wrought with labor; requiring labor; hence, tedious; wearisome.
+
obliterate
a.
Scarcely distinct; -- applied to the markings of insects.
+
outspeed
v.t.
To excel in speed.
+
ovulist
n.
A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. Also called ovist.
+
old
superl.
Not new or fresh; not recently made or produced; having existed for a long time; as, old wine; an old friendship.
+
orthodromic
a.
Of or pertaining to orthodromy.
+
optic
a.
Alt. of Optical
+
ossifying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Ossify
+
onrush
n.
A rushing onward.
+
outgo
v.t.
To circumvent; to overreach.
+
osteophone
n.
An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing.
+
overcoat
n.
A coat worn over the other clothing; a greatcoat; a topcoat.
+
ointment
n.
That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
+
orthography
n.
A drawing in correct projection, especially an elevation or a vertical section.
+
orthognathic
a.
Orthognathous.
+
outfly
v.t.
To surpass in flying; to fly beyond or faster than.
+
orchesography
n.
A treatise upon dancing.
+
obolary
a.
Possessing only small coins; impoverished.
+
overpower
v.t.
To excel or exceed in power; to cause to yield; to vanquish; to subdue; as, the light overpowers the eyes.
+
oubliette
n.
A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.
+
outwind
v.t.
To extricate by winding; to unloose.
+
outbuilding
n.
A building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an outhouse.
+
obverse
a.
The face of a coin which has the principal image or inscription upon it; -- the other side being the reverse.
+
obligation
n.
Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.
+
orthodoxical
a.
Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.
+
overreach
n.
The act of striking the heel of the fore foot with the toe of the hind foot; -- said of horses.
+
overhang
n.
The portion of the bow or stem of a vessel that projects over the water beyond the water line.
+
ostreaceous
a.
Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell; shelly.
+
orthite
n.
A variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic crystals.
+
obtain
v.i.
To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer.
+
ovulate
a.
Containing an ovule or ovules.
+
offset
n.
A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of Houseleek.
+
oboist
n.
A performer on the oboe.
+
occupy
v.t.
To possess or use the time or capacity of; to engage the service of; to employ; to busy.
+
obsignate
v.t.
To seal; to ratify.
+
orthogon
n.
A rectangular figure.
+
oleograph
n.
A picture produced in oils by a process analogous to that of lithographic printing.
+
overfruitful
a.
Too fruitful.
+
outmount
v.t.
To mount above.
+
organographist
n.
One versed in organography.
+
omniparity
n.
Equality in every part; general equality.
+
ostentator
n.
One fond of display; a boaster.
+
opacular
a.
Opaque.
+
oxid
n.
See Oxide.
+
opposable
a.
Capable of being opposed or resisted.
+
overspin
v.t.
To spin out to too great length; to protract unduly.
+
otter
n.
The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.
+
outzany
v.t.
To exceed in buffoonery.
+
onomancy
n.
Divination by the letters of a name; nomancy.
+
offcut
n.
That which is cut off.
+
offer
v.t.
To present in words; to proffer; to make a proposal of; to suggest; as, to offer an opinion. With the infinitive as an objective: To make an offer; to declare one's willingness; as, he offered to help me.
+
ordinary
n.
The mass; the common run.
+
orangery
n.
A place for raising oranges; a plantation of orange trees.
+
overmeasure
v.t.
To measure or estimate too largely.
+
ovigerons
a.
Bearing eggs; oviferous.
+
orthoxylene
n.
That variety of xylene in which the two methyl groups are in the ortho position; a colorless, liquid, combustible hydrocarbon resembling benzene.
+
obstetricious
a.
Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; hence, facilitating any bringing forth or deliverance.
+
omegoid
a.
Having the form of the Greek capital letter Omega (/).
+
onerated
imp.|p.p.
of Onerate
+
overslow
v.t.
To render slow; to check; to curb.
+
octene
n.
Same as Octylene.
+
overroast
v.t.
To roast too much.
+
omphalopsychite
n.
A name of the Hesychasts, from their habit of gazing upon the navel.
+
overhang
v.i.
To jut over.
+
observation
n.
The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.
+
organism
n.
An organized being; a living body, either vegetable or animal, compozed of different organs or parts with functions which are separate, but mutually dependent, and essential to the life of the individual.
+
ovoplasma
n.
Yolk; egg yolk.
+
outpost
n.
A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy.
+
outdare
v.t.
To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave.
+
outgoes
pl.
of Outgo
+
oaten
a.
Made of oatmeal; as, oaten cakes.
+
omostegite
n.
The part of the carapace of a crustacean situated behind the cervical groove.
+
octonaphthene
n.
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the octylene series, occurring in Caucasian petroleum.
+
octandrous
a.
Of or pertaining to the Octandria; having eight distinct stamens.
+
offend
v.t.
To oppose or obstruct in duty; to cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
+
openair
a.
Taking place in the open air; outdoor; as, an open-air game or meeting.
+
orfe
n.
A bright-colored domesticated variety of the id. See Id.
+
ornamental
a.
Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing.
+
obscure
superl.
Not noticeable; humble; mean.
+
overlinger
v.t.
To cause to linger; to detain too long.
+
ordinary
n.
An officer who has original jurisdiction in his own right, and not by deputation.
+
orectic
a.
Of or pertaining to the desires; hence, impelling to gratification; appetitive.
+
oppilative
a.
Obstructive.
+
outside
n.
One who, or that which, is without; hence, an outside passenger, as distinguished from one who is inside. See Inside, n. 3.
+
observatory
n.
A place or building for making observations on the heavenly bodies.
+
overpraising
n.
The act of praising unduly; excessive praise.
+
obuncous
a.
Hooked or crooked in an extreme degree.
+
otoba fat

A colorless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of Myristica otoba, a species of nutmeg tree.
+
oceanic
a.
Of or pertaining to the ocean; found or formed in or about, or produced by, the ocean; frequenting the ocean, especially mid-ocean.
+
oversea
a.
Beyond the sea; foreign.
+
oiled
imp.|p.p.
of Oil
+
otiose
a.
Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.
+
oophore
n.
An alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which bears antheridia and archegonia, and so has sexual fructification, as contrasted with the sporophore, which is nonsexual, but produces spores in countless number. In ferns the oophore is a minute prothallus; in mosses it is the leafy plant.
+
optometer
n.
An instrument for measuring the distance of distinct vision, mainly for the selection of eveglasses.
+
outraze
v.t.
To obliterate.
+
outgeneral
v.t.
To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver.
+
obligee
n.
The person to whom another is bound, or the person to whom a bond is given.
+
overflowing
n.
An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.
+
outgrew
imp.
of Outgrow
+
overlooked
imp.|p.p.
of Overlook
+
osmanli
n.
A Turkish official; one of the dominant tribe of Turks; loosely, any Turk.
+
oppletion
n.
The act of filling up, or the state of being filled up; fullness.
+
observation
n.
Hence: An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what one has observed; a remark.
+
olio
n.
A mixture; a medley.
+
outweep
v.t.
To exceed in weeping.
+
outbud
v.i.
To sprout.
+
overthrew
imp.
of Overthrow
+
ordain
v.t.
To invest with ministerial or sacerdotal functions; to introduce into the office of the Christian ministry, by the laying on of hands, or other forms; to set apart by the ceremony of ordination.
+
orrach
n.
See Orach.
+
of
prep.
Denoting passage from one state to another; from.
+
ope
v.t.|i.
To open.
+
outcept
prep.
Except.
+
orismological
a.
Of or pertaining to orismology.
+
ostend
v.t.
To exhibit; to manifest.
+
oddness
n.
The state of being odd, or not even.
+
occasioned
imp.|p.p.
of Occasion
+
orthodoxality
n.
Orthodoxness.
+
ossa
pl.
of Os
+
oracle
n.
Hence: The deity who was supposed to give the answer; also, the place where it was given.
+
objurgation
n.
The act of objurgating; reproof.
+
omnisciency
n.
Omniscience.
+
outluster
v.t.
Alt. of Outlustre
+
oxytone
n.
A word having the acute accent on the last syllable.
+
oppilate
v.t.
To crowd together; to fill with obstructions; to block up.
+
oliban
n.
See Olibanum.
+
oblation
n.
The act of offering, or of making an offering.
+
order
n.
A number of things or persons arranged in a fixed or suitable place, or relative position; a rank; a row; a grade; especially, a rank or class in society; a group or division of men in the same social or other position; also, a distinct character, kind, or sort; as, the higher or lower orders of society; talent of a high order.
+
overrich
a.
Exccessively rich.
+
oversoon
adv.
Too soon.
+
overcloud
v.t.
To cover or overspread with clouds; to becloud; to overcast.
+
oxter
n.
The armpit; also, the arm.
+
obstetricy
n.
Obstetrics.
+
oosporangia
pl.
of Oosporangium
+
outwall
n.
The exterior wall; the outside surface, or appearance.
+
opiate
n.
Anything which induces rest or inaction; that which quiets uneasiness.
+
outbreathe
v.t.
To breathe forth.
+
offlet
n.
A pipe to let off water.
+
overmarch
v.t.|i.
To march too far, or too much; to exhaust by marching.
+
orfray
n.
The osprey.
+
occiput
n.
The back, or posterior, part of the head or skull; the region of the occipital bone.
+
ooidal
a.
Shaped like an egg.
+
offset
imp.|p.p.
of Offset
+
oppositeness
n.
The quality or state of being opposite.
+
outargue
v.t.
To surpass or conquer in argument.
+
orchal
n.
See Archil.
+
overcharge
v.t.
To charge or load too heavily; to burden; to oppress; to cloy.
+
orthopna
n.
Alt. of Orthopny
+
offset
n.
An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.
+
omnigraph
n.
A pantograph.
+
octoedrical
a.
See Octahedral.
+
oxychloric
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain compounds containing oxygen and chlorine.
+
overreach
v.t.
To reach above or beyond in any direction.
+
oxlip
n.
The great cowslip (Primula veris, var. elatior).
+
ocelli
pl.
of Ocellus
+
oynoun
n.
Onion.
+
oestrus
n.
A vehement desire; esp. (Physiol.), the periodical sexual impulse of animals; heat; rut.
+
offender
n.
One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a wrongdoer.
+
oxhide
n.
A measure of land. See 3d Hide.
+
ocean
n.
The whole body of salt water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; -- called also the sea, or great sea.
+
overcarking
a.
Too anxious; too full of care.
+
overlading
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overlade
+
only
a.
So and no otherwise; no other than; exclusively; solely; wholly.
+
overproportion
v.t.
To make of too great proportion.
+
orpheline
n.
An orphan.
+
odeon
n.
A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances.
+
ozonoscopic
a.
Serving to indicate the presence or the amount of ozone.
+
overstrained
imp.|p.p.
of Overstrain
+
originary
a.
Causing existence; productive.
+
off
a.
On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the nigh or near horse or ox; the off leg.
+
overshoot
v.t.
To exceed; as, to overshoot the truth.
+
obsidian
n.
A kind of glass produced by volcanoes. It is usually of a black color, and opaque, except in thin splinters.
+
obturation
n.
The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
+
omphalic
a.
Of or pertaining to the umbilicus, or navel.
+
organogeny
n.
Organogenesis.
+
obituary
n.
That which pertains to, or is called forth by, the obit or death of a person; esp., an account of a deceased person; a notice of the death of a person, accompanied by a biographical sketch.
+
oppositisepalous
a.
Placed in front of a sepal.
+
onguent
n.
An unguent.
+
outgoing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outgo
+
oppression
n.
That which oppresses; a hardship or injustice; cruelty; severity; tyranny.
+
organoleptic
a.
Making an impression upon an organ; plastic; -- said of the effect or impression produced by any substance on the organs of touch, taste, or smell, and also on the organism as a whole.
+
oxybenzoic
a.
Hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid.
+
orology
n.
The science or description of mountains.
+
oby
n.
See Obi.
+
outsuffer
v.t.
To exceed in suffering.
+
overrunning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overrun
+
overload
n.
An excessive load; the excess beyond a proper load.
+
order
n.
Conformity with law or decorum; freedom from disturbance; general tranquillity; public quiet; as, to preserve order in a community or an assembly.
+
osteological
a.
Of or pertaining to osteology.
+
organology
n.
The science of organs or of anything considered as an organic structure.
+
oathbreaking
n.
The violation of an oath; perjury.
+
outswell
v.t.
To swell beyond; to overflow.
+
overpower
n.
A dominating power.
+
otology
n.
The branch of science which treats of the ear and its diseases.
+
obequitate
v.i.
To ride about.
+
ordination
n.
The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc.
+
overhung
a.
Suspended from above or from the top.
+
of
prep.
Denoting nearness or distance, either in space or time; from; as, within a league of the town; within an hour of the appointed time.
+
obnoxious
a.
Liable to censure; exposed to punishment; reprehensible; blameworthy.
+
organographic
a.
Alt. of Organographical
+
overmickle
a.|adv.
Overmuch.
+
orthorhombic
a.
Noting the system of crystallization which has three unequal axes at right angles to each other; trimetric. See Crystallization.
+
overdose
n.
Too great a dose; an excessive dose.
+
obumbrate
v.t.
To shade; to darken; to cloud.
+
outlier
n.
One who does not live where his office, or business, or estate, is.
+
oraculous
a.
Oracular; of the nature of an oracle.
+
ovate
a.
Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest.
+
owed
imp.|p.p.
of Owe
+
obliterate
v.t.
To wear out; to remove or destroy utterly by any means; to render imperceptible; as. to obliterate ideas; to obliterate the monuments of antiquity.
+
ocherous
a.
Alt. of Ochreous
+
oppilating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oppilate
+
origination
n.
Mode of production, or bringing into being.
+
opuscule
n.
A small or petty work.
+
ouphen
a.
Elfish.
+
obstructed
imp.|p.p.
of Obstruct
+
overruling
a.
Exerting controlling power; as, an overruling Providence.
+
octahedrite
n.
Titanium dioxide occurring in acute octahedral crystals.
+
overbearing
a.
Overpowering; subduing; repressing.
+
outrage
v.t.
To be guilty of an outrage; to act outrageously.
+
obumbrant
a.
Overhanging; as, obumbrant feathers.
+
overdone
p.p.
of Overdo
+
oxbird
n.
The sanderling.
+
odontogeny
n.
Generetion, or mode of development, of the teeth.
+
outflatter
v.t.
To exceed in flattering.
+
oxgoad
n.
A goad for driving oxen.
+
ordinary
a.
Of common rank, quality, or ability; not distinguished by superior excellence or beauty; hence, not distinguished in any way; commonplace; inferior; of little merit; as, men of ordinary judgment; an ordinary book.
+
overdye
v.t.
To dye with excess of color; to put one color over (another).
+
offish
a.
Shy or distant in manner.
+
obversely
adv.
In an obverse manner.
+
overlusty
a.
Too lusty, or lively.
+
orientation
n.
The tendency of a revolving body, when suspended in a certain way, to bring the axis of rotation into parallelism with the earth's axis.
+
osteocope
n.
Pain in the bones; a violent fixed pain in any part of a bone.
+
overhear
v.t.
To hear again.
+
ovally
adv.
In an oval form.
+
overtask
v.t.
To task too heavily.
+
olympian
a.
Alt. of Olympic
+
omnipercipience
n.
Alt. of Omnipercipiency
+
of
prep.
Denoting relation to place or time; belonging to, or connected with; as, men of Athens; the people of the Middle Ages; in the days of Herod.
+
outburn
v.t.|i.
To exceed in burning.
+
ovipositing
n.
Alt. of Oviposition
+
orientating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Orientate
+
opponent
n.
One who opposes in a disputation, argument, or other verbal controversy; specifically, one who attacks some theirs or proposition, in distinction from the respondent, or defendant, who maintains it.
+
overissue
v.t.
To issue in excess.
+
omnibus
n.
A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distances.
+
os
n.
One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc., supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See Eschar.
+
overturn
v.t.
To overpower; to conquer.
+
occasion
n.
An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.
+
ordinal
a.
Of or pertaining to an order.
+
orbit
n.
An orb or ball.
+
osculate
v.i.
To touch closely.  See Osculation, 2.
+
ovoviviparous
a.
Oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.
+
outlope
n.
An excursion.
+
outcast
a.
Cast out; degraded.
+
outdweller
n.
One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere.
+
overagitate
v.t.
To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient.
+
opuntia
n.
A genus of cactaceous plants; the prickly pear, or Indian fig.
+
overlaying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overlay
+
overly
a.
Careless; negligent; inattentive; superfical; not thorough.
+
obsoleteness
n.
The state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of desuetude.
+
outbray
v.t.
To emit with great noise.
+
original
n.
A person of marked eccentricity.
+
onward
a.
Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc.
+
orgies
n.pl.
A sacrifice accompanied by certain ceremonies in honor of some pagan deity; especially, the ceremonies observed by the Greeks and Romans in the worship of Dionysus, or Bacchus, which were characterized by wild and dissolute revelry.
+
offset
v.i.
To make an offset.
+
orderly
a.
Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community.
+
ointing
p.pr|vb.n.
of Oint
+
ochlocratic
a.
Alt. of Ochlocratical
+
optimism
n.
A disposition to take the most hopeful view; -- opposed to pessimism.
+
ovariotomy
n.
The operation of removing one or both of the ovaries; oophorectomy.
+
ochlesis
n.
A general morbid condition induced by the crowding together of many persons, esp. sick persons, under one roof.
+
overlarge
a.
Too large; too great.
+
outragen
imp.|p.p.
of Outrage
+
opposition
n.
The relation between two propositions when, having the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity, or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions which have the same matter but a different form.
+
opprobrium
n.
Disgrace; infamy; reproach mingled with contempt; abusive language.
+
overspread
v.t.
To spread over; to cover; as, the deluge overspread the earth.
+
ochreous
a.
See Ocherous.
+
obituaries
pl.
of Obituary
+
outtwine
v.t.
To disentangle.
+
ossific
a.
Capable of producing bone; having the power to change cartilage or other tissue into bone.
+
overking
n.
A king who has sovereignty over inferior kings or ruling princes.
+
os
n.
A bone.
+
overruling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overrule
+
oligosepalous
a.
Having few sepals.
+
ovateoblong
a.
Oblong. with one end narrower than the other; ovato-oblong.
+
outfeat
v.t.
To surpass in feats.
+
oenanthyl
n.
A hydrocarbon radical formerly supposed to exist in oenanthic acid, now known to be identical with heptyl.
+
osculating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Osculate
+
omophagic
a.
Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food; as, omophagic feasts, rites.
+
outroad
n.
Alt. of Outrode
+
occipitoaxial
a.
Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.
+
obstructionist
a.
Of or pertaining to obstructionists.
+
overflow
v.t.
To flow over the brim of; to fill more than full.
+
order
n.
To give an order for; to secure by an order; as, to order a carriage; to order groceries.
+
oversaturate
v.t.
To saturate to excess.
+
opprobry
n.
Opprobrium.
+
overeat
v.t.|i.
To gnaw all over, or on all sides.
+
observership
n.
The office or work of an observer.
+
olivite
n.
See Olivin.
+
ordinary
n.
One who has immediate jurisdiction in matters ecclesiastical; an ecclesiastical judge; also, a deputy of the bishop, or a clergyman appointed to perform divine service for condemned criminals and assist in preparing them for death.
+
over
prep.
Above; -- implying superiority in excellence, dignity, condition, or value; as, the advantages which the Christian world has over the heathen.
+
orang
n.
See Orang-outang.
+
owher
adv.
Anywhere.
+
overcharge
v.t.
To charge excessively; to charge beyond a fair rate or price.
+
oversearch
v.t.
To search all over.
+
osculate
v.i.
To kiss one another; to kiss.
+
octyl
n.
A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of octane, and as entering into its derivatives; as, octyl alcohol.
+
offset
n.
A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
+
optocoelia
n.
The cavity of one of the optic lobes of the brain in many animals.
+
overrun
v.i.
To run, pass, spread, or flow over or by something; to be beyond, or in excess.
+
overexert
v.t.
To exert too much.
+
orgillous
a.
Proud; haughty.
+
onomatopy
n.
Onomatopoeia.
+
osteodentine
n.
A hard substance, somewhat like bone, which is sometimes deposited within the pulp cavity of teeth.
+
opaline
a.
Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal.
+
outstrike
v.t.
To strike out; to strike faster than.
+
obstruction
n.
The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.
+
ovaliform
a.
Having the form of an egg; having a figure such that any section in the direction of the shorter diameter will be circular, and any in the direction of the longer diameter will be oval.
+
outrode
n.
An excursion.
+
overact
v.t.
To act upon, or influence, unduly.
+
outdwell
v.t.
To dwell or stay beyond.
+
ongoing
n.
The act of going forward; progress; (pl.) affairs; business; current events.
+
occurring
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Occur
+
overweening
n.
Conceit; arrogance.
+
o

O, the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, derives its form, value, and name from the Greek O, through the Latin. The letter came into the Greek from the Ph/nician, which possibly derived it ultimately from the Egyptian. Etymologically, the letter o is most closely related to a, e, and u; as in E. bone, AS. ban; E. stone, AS. stan; E. broke, AS. brecan to break; E. bore, AS. beran to bear; E. dove, AS. d/fe; E. toft, tuft; tone, tune; number, F. nombre.
+
opercle
n.
An operculum.
+
omphalode
n.
The central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or the chalaza; -- called also omphalodium.
+
onement
n.
The state of being at one or reconciled.
+
objibways
n.pl.
See Chippeways.
+
orbed
a.
Having the form of an orb; round.
+
obligated
imp.|p.p.
of Obligate
+
obeying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obey
+
orthometric
a.
Having the axes at right angles to one another; -- said of crystals or crystalline forms.
+
openeyed
a.
With eyes widely open; watchful; vigilant.
+
overpicture
v.t.
To surpass nature in the picture or representation of.
+
opener
n.
One who, or that which, opens.
+
outcourt
n.
An outer or exterior court.
+
out
v.i.
To come or go out; to get out or away; to become public.
+
osculant
a.
Kissing; hence, meeting; clinging.
+
outboard
a.|adv.
Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard.
+
ozonic
a.
Pertaining to, resembling, or containing, ozone.
+
oreoselin
n.
A white crystalline substance which is obtained indirectly from the root of an umbelliferous plant (Imperatoria Oreoselinum), and yields resorcin on decomposition.
+
overhent
v.t.
To overtake.
+
orbitary
a.
Situated around the orbit; as, the orbitary feathers of a bird.
+
opisthocoelous
a.
Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebrae in which the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior concave.
+
oxidizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oxidize
+
opalesced
imp.|p.p.
of Opalesce
+
odfend
v.i.
To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.
+
oneiroscopist
n.
One who interprets dreams.
+
osiris
n.
One of the principal divinities of Egypt, the brother and husband of Isis. He was figured as a mummy wearing the royal cap of Upper Egypt, and was symbolized by the sacred bull, called Apis.  Cf. Serapis.
+
okenite
n.
A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly hydrous silicate of lime.
+
orleans
n.
A variety of the plum. See under Plum.
+
owleyed
a.
Having eyes like an owl's.
+
ophidian
a.
Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.
+
optogram
n.
An image of external objects fixed on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple. See Optography.
+
obduration
n.
A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.
+
overlaboring
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overlabor
+
olfactory
n.
An olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in the plural.
+
oysterling
n.
A young oyster.
+
oviposit
v.t.
To deposit or lay (an egg).
+
obstacle
v.
That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral.
+
organ
n.
A medium of communication between one person or body and another; as, the secretary of state is the organ of communication between the government and a foreign power; a newspaper is the organ of its editor, or of a party, sect, etc.
+
octameter
n.
A verse containing eight feet; as, --//Deep# in|to# the | dark#ness | peer#ing, | long# I | stood# there | wond'#ring, | fear#ing.
+
octostyle
a.
Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle.
+
oratress
n.
A woman who makes public addresses.
+
odontoid
a.
Of or pertaining to the odontoid bone or to the odontoid process.
+
overslaugh
v.t.
To hinder or stop, as by an overslaugh or an impediment; as, to overslaugh a bill in a legislative body; to overslaugh a military officer, that is, to hinder his promotion or employment.
+
ogrism
n.
The character or manners of an ogre.
+
on
prep.
Forward, in progression; onward; -- usually with a verb of motion; as, move on; go on.
+
objectless
a.
Having no object; purposeless.
+
onset
n.
A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.
+
overraking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overrake
+
overlabor
v.t.
To cause to labor excessively; to overwork.
+
orthotropal
a.
Alt. of Orthotropous
+
other
pron.|a.
Different from that which, or the one who, has been specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second of two.
+
outstand
v.i.
To stand out, or project, from a surface or mass; hence, to remain standing out.
+
osteomanty
n.
Divination by means of bones.
+
ocellated
a.
Marked with eyelike spots of color; as, the ocellated blenny.
+
oldster
n.
An old person.
+
overrun
v.t.
To extend the contents of (a line, column, or page) into the next line, column, or page.
+
ofter
adv.
Compar. of Oft.
+
obtesting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obtest
+
orotund
a.
Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; -- said of the voice or manner of utterance.
+
overcomer
n.
One who overcomes.
+
obturator
n.
That which closes or stops an opening.
+
octosyllabic
a.
Alt. of Octosyllabical
+
oenanthate
n.
A salt of the supposed /nanthic acid.
+
overexertion
n.
Excessive exertion.
+
of
prep.
Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven.
+
occupation
n.
That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.
+
other
conj.
Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).
+
outdoor
a.
Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients.
+
onycha
n.
An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.
+
olfactory
a.
Of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as, the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells.
+
occasion
v.t.
To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety.
+
optative
n.
Something to be desired.
+
overzeal
n.
Excess of zeal.
+
outbade

of Outbid
+
outcrop
n.
That part of inclined strata which appears at the surface; basset.
+
orris
n.
A sort of gold or silver lace.
+
obtrude
v.i.
To thrust one's self upon a company or upon attention; to intrude.
+
opera
n.
The house where operas are exhibited.
+
on
prep.
In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect punctuality; a satire on society.
+
operator
n.
One who performs some act upon the human body by means of the hand, or with instruments.
+
outlaugh
v.t.
To surpass or outdo in laughing.
+
ocrea
n.
See Ochrea.
+
overfatigue
n.
Excessive fatigue.
+
overtly
adv.
Publicly; openly.
+
obdurate
a.
Hard; harsh; rugged; rough; intractable.
+
overlying
a.
Lying over or upon something; as, overlying rocks.
+
orkneyan
a.
Of or pertaining to the Orkney islands.
+
odontograph
n.
An instrument for marking or laying off the outlines of teeth of gear wheels.
+
outrigger
n.
A boat thus equipped.
+
of
prep.
Denoting the agent, or person by whom, or thing by which, anything is, or is done; by.
+
oeconomical
a.
See Economical.
+
obvention
n.
The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.
+
oesophageal
a.
Same as Esophagus, Esophageal, etc.
+
opianine
n.
An alkaloid found in small quantity in opium. It is identical with narcotine.
+
obscure
superl.
Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from observation; unnoticed.
+
overburden
v.t.
To load with too great weight or too much care, etc.
+
overfall
n.
A cataract; a waterfall.
+
oblige
v.t.
To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something.
+
octo

Alt. of Octa-
+
office
n.
A special duty, trust, charge, or position, conferred by authority and for a public purpose; a position of trust or authority; as, an executive or judical office; a municipal office.
+
opopanax
n.
The inspissated juice of an umbelliferous plant (the Opoponax Chironum), brought from Turkey and the East Indies in loose granules, or sometimes in larger masses, of a reddish yellow color, with specks of white. It has a strong smell and acrid taste, and was formerly used in medicine as an emmenagogue and antispasmodic.
+
overlight
a.
Too light or frivolous; giddy.
+
olympiad
n.
A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Cor/bus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the olympiads.
+
oberon
n.
The king of the fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab.
+
octennial
a.
Happening every eighth year; also, lasting a period of eight years.
+
offspring
n.sing.|pl.
Origin; lineage; family.
+
overdate
v.t.
To date later than the true or proper period.
+
operation
n.
The method of working; mode of action.
+
ossicle
n.
One of numerous small calcareous structures forming the skeleton of certain echinoderms, as the starfishes.
+
overrefinement
n.
Excessive refinement.
+
obconical
a.
Conical, but having the apex downward; inversely conical.
+
opiparous
a.
Sumptuous.
+
octofid
a.
Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx.
+
overlick
v.t.
To lick over.
+
ornitholite
n.
The fossil remains of a bird.
+
outlive
v.t.
To live beyond, or longer than; to survive.
+
obtruding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obtrude
+
overcredulous
a.
Too credulous.
+
olfactories
pl.
of Olfactory
+
ovation
n.
Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to a public favorite.
+
outside
a.
Reaching the extreme or farthest limit, as to extent, quantity, etc.; as, an outside estimate.
+
old
superl.
More than enough; abundant.
+
oily
superl.
Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating.
+
ovidian
a.
Of or pertaining to the Latin poet Ovid; resembling the style of Ovid.
+
orally
adv.
By, with, or in, the mouth; as, to receive the sacrament orally.
+
octonocular
a.
Having eight eyes.
+
opponent
n.
One who opposes; an adversary; an antagonist; a foe.
+
offending
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Offend
+
outlearn
v.t.
To excel or surpass in learing.
+
obomegoid
a.
Obversely omegoid.
+
oligarchist
n.
An advocate or supporter of oligarchy.
+
overdrink
v.t.|i.
To drink to excess.
+
ophiurioid
a.
Of or pertaining to the Ophiurioidea.
+
orfgild
n.
Restitution for cattle; a penalty for taking away cattle.
+
ovule
n.
The rudiment of a seed. It grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. The attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen.
+
orchester
n.
See Orchestra.
+
ovaterotundate
a.
Having a form intermediate between that of an egg and a sphere; roundly ovate.
+
oneliness
n.
The state of being one or single.
+
overalls
n.pl.
A kind of loose trousers worn over others to protect them from soiling.
+
oryx
n.
A genus of African antelopes which includes the gemsbok, the leucoryx, the bisa antelope (O. beisa), and the beatrix antelope (O. beatrix) of Arabia.
+
ophiuran
n.
One of the Ophiurioidea.
+
outer
a.
Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump in cricket; the outer world.
+
ornament
n.
That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.
+
oxygen
n.
A colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. Symbol O. Atomic weight 15.96.
+
opinionately
adv.
Conceitedly.
+
original
n.
Origin; commencement; source.
+
only
a.
Alone in its class; by itself; not associated with others of the same class or kind; as, an only child.
+
overdrown
v.t.
To wet or drench to excess.
+
ontology
n.
That department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being.
+
outlawries
pl.
of Outlawry
+
orthocarbonic
a.
Designating a complex ether, C.(OC2H5)4, which is obtained as a liquid of a pleasant ethereal odor by means of chlorpicrin, and is believed to be a derivative of the hypothetical normal carbonic acid, C.(OH)4.
+
overprovident
a.
Too provident.
+
organism
n.
Organic structure; organization.
+
overmuch
n.
An excess; a surplus.
+
overcast
v.t.
To take long, loose stitches over (the raw edges of a seam) to prevent raveling.
+
ozonometer
n.
An instrument for ascertaining the amount of ozone in the atmosphere, or in any gaseous mixture.
+
orthography
n.
The part of grammar which treats of the letters, and of the art of spelling words correctly.
+
octoic
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, octane; -- used specifically, to designate any one of a group of acids, the most important of which is called caprylic acid.
+
oxtongue
n.
A name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, Anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and Helminthia echioides, both European herbs.
+
opine
v.t.|i.
To have an opinion; to judge; to think; to suppose.
+
overtone
n.
One of the harmonics faintly heard with and above a tone as it dies away, produced by some aliquot portion of the vibrating sting or column of air which yields the fundamental tone; one of the natural harmonic scale of tones, as the octave, twelfth, fifteenth, etc.; an aliquot or "partial" tone; a harmonic. See Harmonic, and Tone.
+
object
v.t.
To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
+
overhand
n.
The upper hand; advantage; superiority; mastery.
+
omniumgatherum
n.
A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused mixture; a medley.
+
overclimb
v.t.
To climb over.
+
outspin
v.t.
To spin out; to finish.
+
outbidden

of Outbid
+
overlayer
n.
One who overlays; that with which anything is overlaid.
+
opposeless
a.
Not to be effectually opposed; irresistible.
+
overthrow
v.t.
To throw over; to overturn; to upset; to turn upside down.
+
overtrade
v.i.
To trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or seleng them; to overstock the market.
+
obsequiously
adv.
In an obsequious manner; compliantly; fawningly.
+
obelizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obelize
+
orthostichies
pl.
of Orthostichy
+
order
n.
Rank; degree; thus, the order of a curve or surface is the same as the degree of its equation.
+
oswego tea

An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers.
+
outpreach
v.t.
To surpass in preaching.
+
overnice
a.
Excessively nice; fastidious.
+
ovariole
n.
One of the tubes of which the ovaries of most insects are composed.
+
officiator
n.
One who officiates.
+
overthrow
n.
The act of overthrowing; the state of being overthrow; ruin.
+
omniferous
a.
All-bearing; producing all kinds.
+
orchestra
n.
The place in any public hall appropriated to a band of instrumental musicians.
+
ouch
n.
A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.
+
owllight
n.
Glimmering or imperfect light.
+
oversum
n.
A sum or quantity over; surplus.
+
odious
a.
Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight; an odious smell.
+
ornamenter
n.
One who ornaments; a decorator.
+
opusculum
n.
An opuscule.
+
ordinarily
adv.
According to established rules or settled method; as a rule; commonly; usually; in most cases; as, a winter more than ordinarily severe.
+
overbide
v.t.
To outlive.
+
ossifrage
n.
The lammergeir.
+
octateuch
n.
A collection of eight books; especially, the first eight books of the Old Testament.
+
overwell
v.t.
To overflow.
+
ogham
n.
A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc.
+
orological
a.
Of or pertaining to orology.
+
outbalance
v.t.
To outweight; to exceed in weight or effect.
+
omiletical
a.
Homiletical.
+
olein
n.
A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0° C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40° C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain.
+
odontophora
n.pl.
Same as Cephalophora.
+
orient
n.
The countries of Asia or the East.
+
oophorectomy
n.
Ovariotomy.
+
olive
n.
One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.
+
opetide
n.
The early spring, or the time when flowers begin opening.
+
operculum
n.
The principal opercular bone in the upper and posterior part of the gill cover.
+
overproduction
n.
Excessive production; supply beyond the demand.
+
orchardist
n.
One who cultivates an orchard.
+
ries
pl.
of Ossuary
+
odometrous
a.
Serving to measure distance on a road.
+
outflow
n.
A flowing out; efflux.
+
ostracion
n.
A genus of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates. It includes the trunkfishes.
+
octostichous
a.
In eight vertical ranks, as leaves on a stem.
+
officious
a.
Disposed to serve; kind; obliging.
+
oreosoma
n.pl.
A genus of small oceanic fishes, remarkable for the large conical tubercles which cover the under surface.
+
occupying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Occupy
+
odontolcae
n.pl.
An extinct order of ostrichlike aquatic birds having teeth, which are set in a groove in the jaw. It includes Hesperornis, and allied genera. See Hesperornis.
+
ouze
n.|v.
See Ooze.
+
ovarial
a.
Of or pertaining to an ovary.
+
osages
n.pl.
A tribe of southern Sioux Indians, now living in the Indian Territory.
+
otacoustic
a.
Assisting the sense of hearing; as, an otacoustic instrument.
+
ophite
a.
Of or pertaining to a serpent.
+
overstepped
imp.|p.p.
of Overstep
+
objective
n.
The objective case.
+
orewood
n.
Same as Oarweed.
+
obscure
v.i.
To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark.
+
obolus
n.
A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value.
+
outgoing
n.
The extreme limit; the place of ending.
+
odontolite
n.
A fossil tooth colored a bright blue by phosphate of iron. It is used as an imitation of turquoise, and hence called bone turquoise.
+
obscuring
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obscure
+
ovums
pl.
of Ovum
+
ozonometry
n.
The measurement or determination of the quantity of ozone.
+
overtire
v.t.
To tire to excess; to exhaust.
+
oblate
a.
One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates.
+
ought
imp.p.p.orauxiliary
Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.
+
ocypodian
n.
One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the name.
+
omnivagant
a.
Wandering anywhere and everywhere.
+
omnipresential
a.
Implying universal presence.
+
onwards
adv.
Onward.
+
organicism
n.
The doctrine of the localization of disease, or which refers it always to a material lesion of an organ.
+
out
interj.
Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off.
+
odd
superl.
Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.
+
object
v.t.
That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark.
+
odoriferous
a.
Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes, breezes.
+
outtaken
p.p.
or prep. Excepted; save.
+
omy
a.
Mellow, as land.
+
orphaning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Orphan
+
ods
interj.
A corruption of God's; -- formerly used in oaths and ejaculatory phrases.
+
overpeople
v.t.
To people too densely.
+
oatmeal
n.
Meal made of oats.
+
outsit
v.t.
To remain sitting, or in session, longer than, or beyond the time of; to outstay.
+
oe

a diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong oi. In many words in common use, e alone stands instead of /. Classicists prefer to write the diphthong oe separate in Latin words.
+
obedience
n.
A cell (or offshoot of a larger monastery) governed by a prior.
+
oxidizement
n.
Oxidation.
+
obloquious
a.
Containing obloquy; reproachful
+
option
n.
A stipulated privilege, given to a party in a time contract, of demanding its fulfillment on any day within a specified limit.
+
oeconomics
n.
See Economics.
+
obtusion
n.
The state of being dulled or blunted; as, the obtusion of the senses.
+
osteotomy
n.
The dissection or anatomy of bones; osteology.
+
offing
n.
That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing.
+
ovipara
n.pl.
An artifical division of vertebrates, including those that lay eggs; -- opposed to Vivipara.
+
oratorian
a.
Oratorical.
+
oxalate
n.
A salt of oxalic acid.
+
ouranographist
n.
See Uranographist.
+
outrider
n.
One who rides out on horseback.
+
oenanthic
a.
Having, or imparting, the odor characteristic of the bouquet of wine; specifically used, formerly, to designate an acid whose ethereal salts were supposed to occasion the peculiar bouquet, or aroma, of old wine.  Cf. Oenanthylic.
+
omened
a.
Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens; as, happy-omened day.
+
orpin
n.
A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, approaching also to red.
+
overbounteous
a.
Bounteous to excess.
+
ogive
n.
The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.
+
opaqueness
n.
The state or quality of being impervious to light; opacity.
+
organical
a.
Organic.
+
oopak
n.
A kind of black tea.
+
overrigorous
a.
Too rigorous; harsh.
+
osse
n.
A prophetic or ominous utterance.
+
osteolite
n.
A massive impure apatite, or calcium phosphate.
+
off
adv.
Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off, to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to fly off, and the like.
+
outshine
v.i.
To shine forth.
+
orb
n.
A revolving circular body; a wheel.
+
outtake
prep.
Except.
+
oenothionic
a.
Pertaining to an acid now called sulphovinic, / ethyl sulphuric, acid.
+
offertories
pl.
of Offertory
+
oxamethylane
n.
Methyl oxamate, obtained as a pearly white crystalline substance.
+
ovatesubulate
a.
Having an ovate form, but with a subulate tip or extremity.
+
orthographist
n.
One who spells words correctly; an orthographer.
+
overseen
p.p.
of Oversee
+
ovisac
n.
The inner layer of the fibrous wall of a Graafian follicle.
+
overlooking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overlook
+
opposition
n.
The situation of a heavenly body with respect to another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180°; -- signified by the symbol /; as, / / /, opposition of Jupiter to the sun.
+
onslaught
n.
A bloody fray or battle.
+
octad
n.
An atom or radical which has a valence of eight, or is octavalent.
+
oxonian
n.
A student or graduate of Oxford University, in England.
+
overcurious
a.
Too curious.
+
original
a.
Not copied, imitated, or translated; new; fresh; genuine; as, an original thought; an original process; the original text of Scripture.
+
observant
a.
Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful; attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits.
+
octant
n.
The position or aspect of a heavenly body, as the moon or a planet, when half way between conjunction, or opposition, and quadrature, or distant from another body 45 degrees.
+
overglance
v.t.
To glance over.
+
onion
n.
A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (A. cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus.
+
oblatum
n.
An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis.  Cf. Oblongum.
+
offer
v.t.
To bring to or before; to hold out to; to present for acceptance or rejection; as, to offer a present, or a bribe; to offer one's self in marriage.
+
octosyllabical
a.
Consisting of or containing eight syllables.
+
overgrowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overgrow
+
overreached
imp.|p.p.
of Overreach
+
osmateria
pl.
of Osmaterium
+
oblivious
a.
Evincing oblivion; forgetful.
+
opinioned
a.
Opinionated; conceited.
+
of
prep.
Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water.
+
origin
n.
The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; -- in contradistinction to insertion.
+
oxyopia
n.
Alt. of Oxyopy
+
outwent

imp. of Outgo.
+
orismology
n.
That departament of natural history which treats of technical terms.
+
odontopteryx
n.
An extinct Eocene bird having the jaws strongly serrated, or dentated, but destitute of true teeth. It was found near London.
+
omnipresence
n.
Presence in every place at the same time; unbounded or universal presence; ubiquity.
+
overheavy
a.
Excessively heavy.
+
overlay
n.
A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
+
obi
n.
A charm or fetich.
+
oecumenical
a.
See Ecumenical.
+
overtax
v.t.
To tax or to task too heavily.
+
on
prep.
At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which stands on the floor of a house on an island.
+
outname
v.t.
To exceed in name, fame, or degree.
+
oversway
v.t.
To bear sway over.
+
overlook
v.t.
To inspect; to examine; to look over carefully or repeatedly.
+
obvious
a.
Exposed; subject; open; liable.
+
oryall
n.
See Oriel.
+
outvenom
v.t.
To exceed in venom.
+
orthospermous
a.
Having the seeds straight, as in the fruits of some umbelliferous plants; -- opposed to coelospermous.
+
overslop
n.
An outer garment, or slop.
+
orient
n.
A pearl of great luster.
+
opposite
a.
Set over against each other, but separated by the whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same node.
+
ogdoastich
n.
A poem of eight lines.
+
overgrow
v.i.
To grow beyond the fit or natural size; as, a huge, overgrown ox.
+
oscillatoria
n.pl.
Same as Oscillaria.
+
osphradium
n.
The olfactory organ of some Mollusca. It is connected with the organ of respiration.
+
occult
v.t.
To eclipse; to hide from sight.
+
opening
n.
The act or process of opening; a beginning; commencement; first appearance; as, the opening of a speech.
+
office
n.
The company or corporation, or persons collectively, whose place of business is in an office; as, I have notified the office.
+
opetide
n.
Open time; -- applied to different things
+
ophiolatry
n.
The worship of serpents.
+
overthwart
v.t.
To cross; to oppose.
+
ostrich
n.
A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
+
off
adv.
Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off.
+
occidental
a.
Possessing inferior hardness, brilliancy, or beauty; -- used of inferior precious stones and gems, because those found in the Orient are generally superior.
+
osier
n.
A kind of willow (Salix viminalis) growing in wet places in Europe and Asia, and introduced into North America. It is considered the best of the willows for basket work. The name is sometimes given to any kind of willow.
+
openmouthed
a.
Having the mouth open; gaping; hence, greedy; clamorous.
+
observatory
n.
A building fitted with instruments for making systematic observations of any particular class or series of natural phenomena.
+
overstating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overstate
+
ochre
n.
A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite.
+
old lang syne

See Auld lang syne.
+
order
n.
Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system
+
optically
adv.
By optics or sight; with reference to optics.
+
origin
n.
That from which anything primarily proceeds; the fountain; the spring; the cause; the occasion.
+
old
superl.
Long practiced; hence, skilled; experienced; cunning; as, an old offender; old in vice.
+
odelet
n.
A little or short ode.
+
overrighteous
a.
Excessively righteous; -- usually implying hypocrisy.
+
overfond
a.
Fond to excess.
+
operatory
n.
A laboratory.
+
opitulation
n.
The act of helping or aiding; help.
+
ordure
n.
Defect; imperfection; fault.
+
outsing
v.t.
To surpass in singing.
+
obtemperate
v.t.
To obey.
+
orbicular
a.
Resembling or having the form of an orb; spherical; circular; orbiculate.
+
owlery
n.
An abode or a haunt of owls.
+
ornithon
n.
An aviary; a poultry house.
+
ocellate
a.
Same as Ocellated.
+
out
v.t.
To come out with; to make known.
+
oversoul
n.
The all-containing soul.
+
ose

A suffix indicating that the substance to the name of which it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc.
+
outrunner
n.
An offshoot; a branch.
+
overtower
v.t.
To tower over or above.
+
outmantle
v.t.
To excel in mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of dress.
+
oophoritis
n.
Ovaritis.
+
overlabored
imp.|p.p.
of Overlabor
+
otis
n.
A genus of birds including the bustards.
+
omniscience
n.
The quality or state of being omniscient; -- an attribute peculiar to God.
+
overshadowed
imp.|p.p.
of Overshadow
+
overhasty
a.
Too hasty; precipitate; rash.
+
oppress
v.t.
To ravish; to violate.
+
opsonation
n.
A catering; a buying of provisions.
+
once
adv.
By limitation to the number one; for one time; not twice nor any number of times more than one.
+
oxalic
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the Buckwheat family.
+
oceanus
n.
The god of the great outer sea, or the river which was believed to flow around the whole earth.
+
oceloid
a.
Resembling the ocelot.
+
oestruation
n.
The state of being under oestrual influence, or of having sexual desire.
+
optography
n.
The production of an optogram on the retina by the photochemical action of light on the visual purple; the fixation of an image in the eye. The object so photographed shows white on a purple or red background. See Visual purple, under Visual.
+
onely
a.
See Only.
+
other
adv.
Otherwise.
+
otic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; auditory.
+
overpaying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overpay
+
oviduct
n.
A tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. In mammals the oviducts are also called Fallopian tubes.
+
olivin
n.
A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; -- called also olivite.
+
overpass
v.t.
To surpass; to excel.
+
overstrike
v.t.
To strike beyond.
+
osoberry
n.
The small, blueblack, drupelike fruit of the Nuttallia cerasiformis, a shrub of Oregon and California, belonging to the Cherry tribe of Rosaceae.
+
outrage
n.
Excess; luxury.
+
ordination
n.
Disposition; arrangement; order.
+
obduct
v.t.
To draw over; to cover.
+
organo

A combining form denoting relation to, or connection with, an organ or organs.
+
organotrophic
a.
Relating to the creation, organization, and nutrition of living organs or parts.
+
objecting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Object
+
overearnest
a.
Too earnest.
+
overmuch
adv.
In too great a degree; too much.
+
oxygenizable
a.
Oxidizable.
+
orthographize
v.t.
To spell correctly or according to usage; to correct in regard to spelling.
+
officiate
v.t.
To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or function.
+
orange
n.
The color of an orange; reddish yellow.
+
organogen
n.
A name given to any one of the four elements, carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen, which are especially characteristic ingredients of organic compounds; also, by extension, to other elements sometimes found in the same connection; as sulphur, phosphorus, etc.
+
ostentive
a.
Ostentatious.
+
officiating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Officiate
+
overmalapert
a.
Excessively malapert or impudent.
+
oppress
v.t.
To produce a sensation of weight in (some part of the body); as, my lungs are oppressed by the damp air; excess of food oppresses the stomach.
+
ozonification
n.
The act or process of producing, or of subjecting to the action of, ozone.
+
oystering
n.
Gathering, or dredging for, oysters.
+
overruler
n.
One who, or that which, controls, governs, or determines.
+
onerary
a.
Fitted for, or carrying, a burden.
+
observe
v.t.
To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.
+
option
n.
The power of choosing; the right of choice or election; an alternative.
+
officious
a.
Importunately interposing services; intermeddling in affairs in which one has no concern; meddlesome.
+
octopede
n.
An animal having eight feet, as a spider.
+
ospray
n.
The fishhawk.
+
oinomania
n.
See oenomania.
+
overmoist
a.
Excessively moist.
+
oxygenation
n.
The act or process of combining or of treating with oxygen; oxidation.
+
offset
n.
A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor.
+
olympionic
n.
An ode in honor of a victor in the Olympic games.
+
otolith
n.
Alt. of Otolite
+
osteozoa
n.pl.
Same as Vertebrata.
+
o
prep.
A shortened form of of or on.
+
oilseed
n.
The sesame.
+
obtestation
n.
The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.
+
orthoscope
n.
An instrument designed to show the condition of the superficial portions of the eye.
+
ourang
n.
The orang-outang.
+
overstocked
imp.|p.p.
of Overstock
+
overgo
v.t.
To cover.
+
ordinary
n.
A judicial officer, having generally the powers of a judge of probate or a surrogate.
+
outstripping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outstrip
+
omnipotent
a.
Having unlimited power of a particular kind; as, omnipotent love.
+
obtuse
superl.
Not pointed or acute; blunt; -- applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees.
+
offer
v.t.
To put in opposition to; to manifest in an offensive way; to threaten; as, to offer violence, attack, etc.
+
oculomotor
a.
Of or pertaining to the movement of the eye; -- applied especially to the common motor nerves (or third pair of cranial nerves) which supply many of the muscles of the orbit.
+
overpersuade
v.t.
To persuade or influence against one's inclination or judgment.
+
overplus
n.
That which remains after a supply, or beyond a quantity proposed; surplus.
+
overflowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overflow
+
oblongness
n.
State or quality of being oblong.
+
outbound
a.
Outward bound.
+
outing
n.
A feast given by an apprentice when he is out of his time.
+
ocular
n.
The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope.
+
ovatooblong
a.
Same as Ovate-oblong.
+
occamy
n.
An alloy imitating gold or silver.
+
overmast
v.t.
To furnish (a vessel) with too long or too heavy a mast or masts.
+
ovular
a.
Relating or belonging to an ovule; as, an ovular growth.
+
obtusely
adv.
In an obtuse manner.
+
oxygen
n.
Chlorine used in bleaching.
+
oldgentlemanly
a.
Pertaining to an old gentleman, or like one.
+
overperch
v.t.
To perch upon; to fly over.
+
outgrow
v.t.
To grow out of or away from; to grow too large, or too aged, for; as, to outgrow clothing; to outgrow usefulness; to outgrow an infirmity.
+
object
v.t.
To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose.
+
obtunder
n.
That which obtunds or blunts; especially, that which blunts sensibility.
+
otacousticon
n.
An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an ear trumpet.
+
outrival
v.t.
To surpass in a rivalry.
+
oxalis
n.
A genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also wood sorrel.
+
osteoplastic
a.
Producing bone; as, osteoplastic cells.
+
outsail
v.t.
To excel, or to leave behind, in sailing; to sail faster than.
+
outfool
v.t.
To exceed in folly.
+
orpine
n.
A low plant with fleshy leaves (Sedum telephium), having clusters of purple flowers. It is found on dry, sandy places, and on old walls, in England, and has become naturalized in America. Called also stonecrop, and live-forever.
+
obtest
v.i.
To protest.
+
outness
n.
The state or quality of being distanguishable from the perceiving mind, by being in space, and possessing marerial quality; externality; objectivity.
+
oleaginousness
n.
Oiliness.
+
oenanthylate
n.
A salt of /nanthylic acid; as, potassium oenanthylate.
+
ornamentally
adv.
By way of ornament.
+
odontographic
a.
Of or pertaining to odontography.
+
orient
a.
Rising, as the sun.
+
oxyacid
n.
An acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; -- contrasted with the hydracids, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric acid. See Acid, and Hydroxy-.
+
obligate
v.t.
To bring or place under obligation, moral or legal; to hold by a constraining motive.
+
orator
n.
An officer who is the voice of the university upon all public occasions, who writes, reads, and records all letters of a public nature, presents, with an appropriate address, those persons on whom honorary degrees are to be conferred, and performs other like duties; -- called also public orator.
+
order
n.
Of intellectual notions or ideas, like the topics of a discource.
+
orcharding
n.
The cultivation of orchards.
+
optical
a.
Relating to the science of optics; as, optical works.
+
opportunist
n.
One who advocates or practices opportunism.
+
ostentation
n.
The act of ostentating or of making an ambitious display; unnecessary show; pretentious parade; -- usually in a detractive sense.
+
ordinary
n.
That which is so common, or continued, as to be considered a settled establishment or institution.
+
oscinine
a.
Of or pertaining to the Oscines.
+
overhip
v.t.
To pass over by, or as by a hop; to skip over; hence, to overpass.
+
orbit
n.
The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.
+
outgo
v.t.
To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to outdo.
+
otalgy
n.
Pain in the ear; otalgia.
+
obscure
superl.
Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light; imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.
+
osteography
n.
The description of bones; osteology.
+
odize
v.t.
To charge with od. See Od.
+
orchideous
a.
Same as Orchidaceous.
+
oilseed
n.
Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See Castor bean.
+
oscitant
a.
Sleepy; drowsy; dull; sluggish; careless.
+
oscule
n.
One of the excurrent apertures of sponges.
+
ophiurida
n.pl.
Same as Ophiurioidea.
+
outcry
n.
Sale at public auction.
+
open
v.t.
To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
+
overbuy
v.t.
To buy at too dear a rate.
+
overlabor
v.t.
To labor upon excessively; to refine unduly.
+
oto

A combining form denoting relation to, or situation near or in, the ear.
+
obstetric
a.
Alt. of Obstetrical
+
orthodox
a.
Approved; conventional.
+
outflow
v.i.
To flow out.
+
observantly
adv.
In an observant manner.
+
overcome
p.p.
of Overcome
+
oriental
n.
A native or inhabitant of the Orient or some Eastern part of the world; an Asiatic.
+
operetta
n.
A short, light, musical drama.
+
occur
v.i.
To meet; to clash.
+
optimistic
a.
Hopeful; sanguine; as, an optimistic view.
+
outer
n.
A shot which strikes the outer of a target.
+
outwit
v.t.
To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach by superior craft.
+
ouakari
n.
Any South American monkey of the genus Brachyurus, especially B. ouakari.
+
obligation
n.
A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things.
+
oil
v.t.
To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.
+
orbitosphenoid
n.
The orbitosphenoid bone, which is situated in the orbit on either side of the presphenoid. It generally forms a part of the sphenoid in the adult.
+
operculum
n.
The fold of integument, usually supported by bony plates, which protects the gills of most fishes and some amphibians; the gill cover; the gill lid.
+
olf
n.
The European bullfinch.
+
oarsman
n.
One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.
+
osseter
n.
A species of sturgeon.
+
oligocene
n.
The Oligocene period. See the Chart of Geology.
+
omnipotent
a.
Able in every respect and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; almighty; as, the Being that can create worlds must be omnipotent.
+
overcast
v.t.
To compute or rate too high.
+
orthodoxness
n.
The quality or state of being orthodox; orthodoxy.
+
oxamate
n.
A salt of oxamic acid.
+
orthotomous
a.
Having two cleavages at right angles with one another.
+
opaque
a.
Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance.
+
opye
n.
Opium.
+
objectist
n.
One who adheres to, or is skilled in, the objective philosophy.
+
objectivity
n.
The state, quality, or relation of being objective; character of the object or of the objective.
+
omnipotency
n.
Unlimited power of a particular kind; as, love's omnipotence.
+
osselet
n.
A little bone.
+
outrigger
n.
A projecting support for a rowlock, extended from the side of a boat.
+
obsequy
n.
The last duty or service to a person, rendered after his death; hence, a rite or ceremony pertaining to burial; -- now used only in the plural.
+
obliquation
n.
The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the obliquation of the eyes.
+
organize
v.t.
To furnish with organs; to give an organic structure to; to endow with capacity for the functions of life; as, an organized being; organized matter; -- in this sense used chiefly in the past participle.
+
oppressive
a.
Heavy; overpowering; hard to be borne; as, oppressive grief or woe.
+
oxyammonia
n.
Same as Hydroxylamine.
+
ophiuran
a.
Of or pertaining to the Ophiurioidea.
+
outwoe
v.t.
To exceed in woe.
+
orientalist
n.
One versed in Eastern languages, literature, etc.; as, the Paris Congress of Orientalists.
+
overtaking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overtake
+
outlined
imp.|p.p.
of Outline
+
oxyhaemacyanin
n.
Alt. of Oxyhaemocyanin
+
obtainable
a.
Capable of being obtained.
+
object
v.t.
A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb.
+
ovicapsule
n.
The outer layer of a Graafian follicle.
+
overlashing
n.
Excess; exaggeration.
+
opinion
n.
Obstinacy in holding to one's belief or impression; opiniativeness; conceitedness.
+
overpressure
n.
Excessive pressure or urging.
+
ossianic
a.
Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of, Ossian, a legendary Erse or Celtic bard.
+
odontornithes
n.pl.
A group of Mesozoic birds having the jaws armed with teeth, as in most other vertebrates. They have been divided into three orders: Odontolcae, Odontotormae, and Saururae.
+
order
n.
The customary mode of procedure; established system, as in the conduct of debates or the transaction of business; usage; custom; fashion.
+
ovarium
n.
An ovary. See Ovary.
+
oar
n
An oarlike swimming organ of various invertebrates.
+
oxidated
imp.|p.p.
of Oxidate
+
outlast
v.t.
To exceed in duration; to survive; to endure longer than.
+
opah
n.
A large oceanic fish (Lampris quttatus), inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also king of the herrings.
+
opuscle
n.
Alt. of Opuscule
+
overthwart
adv.
Across; crosswise; transversely.
+
overexquisite
a.
Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.
+
orthoptera
n.pl.
An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See Illust. under Insect.
+
oxford
a.
Of or pertaining to the city or university of Oxford, England.
+
overthrow
v.t.
To cause to fall or to fail; to subvert; to defeat; to make a ruin of; to destroy.
+
ordinary
a.
According to established order; methodical; settled; regular.
+
osmiamate
n.
A salt of osmiamic acid.
+
overcome
v.i.
To gain the superiority; to be victorious.
+
outreign
v.t.
To go beyond in reigning; to reign through the whole of, or longer than.
+
obiter
adv.
In passing; incidentally; by the way.
+
oligospermous
a.
Having few seeds.
+
orbit
n.
The cavity or socket of the skull in which the eye and its appendages are situated.
+
ooze
n.
Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.
+
oxen
pl.
of Ox
+
oxamic
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid NH2.C2O2.HO obtained as a fine crystalline powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. Its ammonium salt is obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia.
+
opisthotonos
n.
A tetanic spasm in which the body is bent backwards and stiffened.
+
outbounds
n.pl.
The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries.
+
oriflamme
n.
The ancient royal standard of France.
+
outwork
n.
A minor defense constructed beyond the main body of a work, as a ravelin, lunette, hornwork, etc.
+
odd
superl.
Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.
+
oelet
n.
An eye, bud, or shoot, as of a plant; an oilet.
+
organizable
a.
Capable of being organized; esp. (Biol.), capable of being formed into living tissue; as, organizable matter.
+
oeiliad
n.
Alt. of Oeillade
+
outparish
n.
A parish lying without the walls of, or in a remote part of, a town.
+
osmite
n.
A salt of osmious acid.
+
orthographer
n.
One versed in orthography; one who spells words correctly.
+
overcharge
v.t.
To exaggerate; as, to overcharge a description.
+
ovoidal
a.
Resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.
+
occasion
n.
Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms.
+
oratrix
n.
A woman plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading.
+
overjoy
v.t.
To make excessively joyful; to gratify extremely.
+
occasioning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Occasion
+
oligarchy
n.
A form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few.
+
omenta
pl.
of Omentum
+
overspread
v.i.
To be spread or scattered over.
+
outgaze
v.t.
To gaze beyond; to exceed in sharpness or persistence of seeing or of looking; hence, to stare out of countenance.
+
opobalsam
n.
Alt. of Opobalsamum
+
overlook
v.t.
To look upon with an evil eye; to bewitch by looking upon; to fascinate.
+
outrigger
n.
A projecting contrivance at the side of a boat to prevent upsetting, as projecting spars with a log at the end.
+
orphaned
imp.|p.p.
of Orphan
+
operous
a.
Operose.
+
overthrow
n.
A faulty return of the ball by a fielder, so that the striker makes an additional run.
+
oblongovate
a.
Between oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.
+
obduction
n.
The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering.
+
oncidium
n.
A genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (O. Papilio) resembles a butterfly.
+
oversaw
imp.
of Oversee
+
overswell
v.t.|i.
To swell or rise above; to overflow.
+
overloud
a.
Too loud; noisy.
+
oleaster
n.
Any species of the genus Elaeagus. See Eleagnus. The small silvery berries of the common species (Elaeagnus hortensis) are called Trebizond dates, and are made into cakes by the Arabs.
+
owl
n.
A variety of the domestic pigeon.
+
offend
v.t.
To be offensive to; to harm; to pain; to annoy; as, strong light offends the eye; to offend the conscience.
+
overshoot
v.t.
To shoot over or beyond.
+
overscented
a.
Scented excessively.
+
outbar
v.t.
To bar out.
+
outpace
v.t.
To outgo; to move faster than; to leave behind.
+
organography
n.
A description of the organs of animals or plants.
+
osculum
n.
Same as Oscule.
+
overstepping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overstep
+
oppugning
ppr.|vb.n.
of Oppugn
+
occasive
a.
Of or pertaining to the setting sun; falling; descending; western.
+
overturning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overturn
+
otorrha
n.
A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent discharge.
+
oddness
n.
Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event.
+
overlie
v.t.
To lie over or upon; specifically, to suffocate by lying upon; as, to overlie an infant.
+
outsettler
n.
One who settles at a distance, or away, from others.
+
overawing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overawe
+
opiner
n.
One who opines.
+
offence
n.
The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
+
organoscopy
n.
Phrenology.
+
otolitic
a.
Of or pertaining to otoliths.
+
obstruction
n.
That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
+
open
a.
Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.
+
ostmen
n.pl.
East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, formerly so called.
+
oreography
n.
The science of mountains; orography.
+
orbity
n.
Orbation.
+
oculist
n.
One skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
+
oxamidine
n.
One of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.
+
obviating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obviate
+
octostyle
n.
An octostyle portico or temple.
+
ommateal
a.
Of or pertaining to an ommateum.
+
overgive
v.t.
To give over; to surrender; to yield.
+
owser
n.
Tanner's ooze. See Ooze, 3.
+
overjoy
n.
Excessive joy; transport.
+
overskirt
n.
An upper skirt, shorter than the dress, and usually draped.
+
osteologist
n.
One who is skilled in osteology; an osteologer.
+
oliver
n.
An olive grove.
+
obscurely
adv.
In an obscure manner.
+
ostiary
n.
The mouth of a river; an estuary.
+
ozonation
n.
The act of treating with ozone; also, the act of converting into, or producing, ozone; ozonization.
+
outreckon
v.t.
To exceed in reckoning or computation.
+
overslip
v.t.
To slip or slide over; to pass easily or carelessly beyond; to omit; to neglect; as, to overslip time or opportunity.
+
opianyl
n.
Same as Meconin.
+
octocera
n.pl.
Octocerata.
+
observanda
pl.
of Observandum
+
onagrarieous
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Onagraceae or Onagrarieae), which includes the fuchsia, the willow-herb (Epilobium), and the evening primrose (/nothera).
+
obvolute
a.
Alt. of Obvoluted
+
owlet
n.
A small owl; especially, the European species (Athene noctua), and the California flammulated owlet (Megascops flammeolus).
+
overcharge
v.i.
To make excessive charges.
+
ophidioid
n.
One of the Ophidiidae.
+
operculiform
a.
Having the form of a lid or cover.
+
overpass
v.t.
To pass over; to omit; to overlook; to disregard.
+
overtempt
v.t.
To tempt exceedingly, or beyond the power of resistance.
+
oblatrate
v.i.
To bark or snarl, as a dog.
+
obese
a.
Excessively corpulent; fat; fleshy.
+
overlaying
n.
A superficial covering; a coating.
+
oversetting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overset
+
ootype
n.
The part of the oviduct of certain trematode worms in which the ova are completed and furnished with a shell.
+
oxalantin
n.
A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C6H4N4O5)  obtained by the reduction of parabanic acid; -- called also leucoturic acid.
+
omnigenous
a.
Consisting of all kinds.
+
otoconite
n.
An otolith.
+
occrustate
v.t.
To incrust; to harden.
+
outgoer
n.
One who goes out or departs.
+
obtend
v.t.
To oppose; to hold out in opposition.
+
ordovician
n.
The Ordovician formation.
+
oddly
adv.
In a peculiar manner; strangely; queerly; curiously.
+
outright
adv.
Immediately; without delay; at once; as, he was killed outright.
+
oldish
a.
Somewhat old.
+
oologist
n.
One versed in oology.
+
overran
imp.
of Overrun
+
outworth
v.t.
To exceed in worth.
+
opposal
n.
Opposition.
+
objectivate
v.t.
To objectify.
+
ocularly
adv.
By the eye, or by actual sight.
+
omittance
n.
The act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect.
+
overlay
imp.
of Overlie
+
outstrip
v.t.
To go faster than; to outrun; to advance beyond; to leave behing.
+
oldness
n.
The state or quality of being old; old age.
+
outcrier
n.
One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.
+
ommatidia
pl.
of Ommatidium
+
oddly
adv.
In a manner measured by an odd number.
+
obstruent
n.
Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which acts as an obstruent.
+
overset
v.t.
To turn or tip (anything) over from an upright, or a proper, position so that it lies upon its side or bottom upwards; to upset; as, to overset a chair, a coach, a ship, or a building.
+
oak
n.
The strong wood or timber of the oak.
+
overrun
v.t.
To carry over, or back, as type, from one line or page into the next after, or next before.
+
omnific
a.
All-creating.
+
overbear
v.t.
To bear down or carry down, as by excess of weight, power, force, etc.; to overcome; to suppress.
+
opalotype
n.
A picture taken on "milky" glass.
+
oppression
n.
The act of oppressing, or state of being oppressed.
+
obvious
a.
Easily discovered, seen, or understood; readily perceived by the eye or the intellect; plain; evident; apparent; as, an obvious meaning; an obvious remark.
+
ovary
n.
The essential female reproductive organ in which the ova are produced. See Illust. of Discophora.
+
obliqueness
n.
Quality or state of being oblique.
+
octodecimo
a.
Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an octodecimo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
+
overblow
v.i.
To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing.
+
oppose
n.
To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically.
+
outbrazen
v.t.
To bear down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence.
+
orient
n.
The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.
+
ossify
v.t.
Fig.: To harden; as, to ossify the heart.
+
odometrical
a.
Of or pertaining to the odometer, or to measurements made with it.
+
overponderous
a.
Too heavy.
+
opobalsamum
n.
The old name of the aromatic resinous juice of the Balsamodendron opobalsamum, now commonly called balm of Gilead. See under Balm.
+
originate
v.i.
To take first existence; to have origin or beginning; to begin to exist or act; as, the scheme originated with the governor and council.
+
overblow
v.i.
To blow over, or be subdued.
+
origenist
n.
A follower of Origen of Alexandria.
+
outpost
n.
The troops placed at such a station.
+
overwind
v.t.
To wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.
+
offspring
n.sing.|pl.
That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock.
+
overscrupulosity
n.
Overscrupulousness.
+
omnipresency
n.
Omnipresence.
+
origanum
n.
A genus of aromatic labiate plants, including the sweet marjoram (O. Marjorana) and the wild marjoram (O. vulgare).
+
oculated
a.
Having spots or holes resembling eyes; ocellated.
+
operative
a.
Producing the appropriate or designed effect; efficacious; as, an operative dose, rule, or penalty.
+
orientness
n.
The quality or state of being orient or bright; splendor.
+
oxeye
n.
The dunlin.
+
oration
n.
An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; -- distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster's oration at Bunker Hill.
+
omened
imp.|p.p.
of Omen
+
osteopterygious
a.
Having bones in the fins, as certain fishes.
+
overhand
adv.
In an overhand manner or style.
+
overlain
p.p.
of Overlie
+
order
n.
The disposition of a column and its component parts, and of the entablature resting upon it, in classical architecture; hence (as the column and entablature are the characteristic features of classical architecture) a style or manner of architectural designing.
+
obtend
v.t.
To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend.
+
ogam
n.
Same as Ogham.
+
originalist
n.
One who is original.
+
overawed
imp.|p.p.
of Overawe
+
offal
n.
A dead body; carrion.
+
occidental
a.
Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western; -- opposed to oriental; as, occidental climates, or customs; an occidental planet.
+
overfeed
v.t.|i.
To feed to excess; to surfeit.
+
orthostichy
n.
A longitudinal rank, or row, of leaves along a stem.
+
overgreat
a.
Too great.
+
obeyed
imp.|p.p.
of Obey
+
overbusy
a.
Too busy; officious.
+
organogenesis
n.
The germ history of the organs and systems of organs, -- a branch of morphogeny.
+
of
prep.
Denoting that by which a person or thing is actuated or impelled; also, the source of a purpose or action; as, they went of their own will; no body can move of itself; he did it of necessity.
+
obelisk
v.t.
To mark or designate with an obelisk.
+
optic
a.
The organ of sight; an eye.
+
overbearing
a.
Aggressively haughty; arrogant; domineering; tyrannical; dictatorial; insolent.
+
olive
n.
The oyster catcher.
+
omphalomesenteric
a.
Of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery; omphalomesaraic; as, the omphalomesenteric arteries and veins of a fetus.
+
orange
n.
The tree that bears oranges; the orange tree.
+
overliberal
a.
Too liberal.
+
opalescent
a.
Reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having an opaline play of colors.
+
oppleted
a.
Filled; crowded.
+
ozonizer
n.
An apparatus or agent for the production or application of ozone.
+
outfling
n.
A gibe; a contemptuous remark.
+
orator
n.
A public speaker; one who delivers an oration; especially, one distinguished for his skill and power as a public speaker; one who is eloquent.
+
ordinable
a.
Capable of being ordained or appointed.
+
overhear
v.t.
To hear more of (anything) than was intended to be heard; to hear by accident or artifice.
+
observance
n.
An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect; especially, a customary act or service of attention; a form; a practice; a rite; a custom.
+
occupy
v.i.
To hold possession; to be an occupant.
+
outswear
v.t.
To exceed in swearing.
+
overarch
v.t.|i.
To make or place an arch over; to hang over like an arch.
+
osmiamic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a nitrogenous acid of osmium, H2N2Os2O5, forming a well-known series of yellow salts.
+
omitting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Omit
+
orientalizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Orientalize
+
ovotesttis
n.
An organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite gland.
+
oversnow
v.t.
To cover with snow, or as with snow.
+
oscillating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oscillate
+
overhold
v.t.
To hold or value too highly; to estimate at too dear a rate.
+
overboil
v.i.
To boil over or unduly.
+
ostensory
n.
Same as Monstrance.
+
orbitosphenoid
a.
Of or pertaining to the sphenoid bone and the orbit, or to the orbitosphenoid bone.
+
octogynous
a.
Having eight pistils; octagynous.
+
ostosis
n.
Bone formation; ossification. See Ectostosis, and Endostosis.
+
onychophora
n.pl.
Malacopoda.
+
oeillade
n.
A glance of the eye; an amorous look.
+
overtopped
imp.|p.p.
of Overtop
+
open
a.
Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.
+
osselet
n.
The internal bone, or shell, of a cuttlefish.
+
observantine
n.
One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of the founder, especially as to poverty; -- called also Observants.
+
obstructive
n.
An obstructive person or thing.
+
opisthion
n.
The middle of the posterior, or dorsal, margin of the great foramen of the skull.
+
octa

A prefix meaning eight. See Octo-.
+
obstetrician
n.
One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.
+
ostracizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Ostracize
+
origination
n.
The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production.
+
oxalan
n.
A complex nitrogenous substance C3N3H5O3 obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), as a stable white crystalline powder; -- called also oxaluramide.
+
oedematous
a.
Pertaining to, or of the nature of, edema; affected with edema.
+
odyl
n.
Alt. of Odyle
+
optation
n.
The act of optating; a wish.
+
out
a.
Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy, constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows; the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke out on his face; the book is out.
+
osmate
n.
A salt of osmic acid.
+
odds
a.
Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability.
+
obversion
n.
The act of immediate inference, by which we deny the opposite of anything which has been affirmed; as, all men are mortal; then, by obversion, no men are immortal. This is also described as "immediate inference by privative conception."
+
orphrey
n.
A band of rich embroidery, wholly or in part of gold, affixed to vestments, especially those of ecclesiastics.
+
oxyhemoglobin
n.
See Hemoglobin.
+
overselling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oversell
+
on
prep.
At the peril of, or for the safety of.
+
obstinate
a.
Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness.
+
one

A termination indicating that the hydrocarbon to the name of which it is affixed belongs to the fourth series of hydrocarbons, or the third series of unsaturated hydrocarbonsl as, nonone.
+
overly
adv.
In an overly manner.
+
obligement
n.
Obligation.
+
oxybromic
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of oxygen and bromine.
+
one
a.
Closely bound together; undivided; united; constituting a whole.
+
ovulary
a.
Pertaining to ovules.
+
overtower
v.i.
To soar too high.
+
outfield
n.
The part of the field beyond the diamond, or infield. It is occupied by the fielders.
+
one
n.
A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i.
+
octogenarian
n.
A person eighty years, or more, of age.
+
men
pl.
of Orangeman
+
obligation
n.
That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty.
+
oestrian
a.
Of or pertaining to the gadflies.
+
outwatch
v.t.
To exceed in watching.
+
overdtive
v.t.|i.
To drive too hard, or far, or beyond strength.
+
ordination
n.
The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders.
+
oregon grape

An evergreen species of barberry (Berberis Aquifolium), of Oregon and California; also, its roundish, blue-black berries.
+
operculum
n.
The lid of a pitcherform leaf.
+
overconfidence
n.
Excessive confidence; too great reliance or trust.
+
oneirocritical
a.
Of or pertaining to the interpretation of dreams.
+
obstreperous
a.
Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous.
+
obtrusion
n.
That which is obtruded.
+
overproof
a.
Containing more alcohol than proof spirit; stronger than proof spirit; that is, containing more than 49.3 per cent by weight of alcohol.
+
ossified
a.
Changed to bone or something resembling bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter of any kind; -- said of tissues.
+
opisthobranchiate
n.
One of the Opisthobranchiata.
+
overpowering
a.
Excelling in power; too powerful; irresistible.
+
odontophorous
a.
Having an odontophore.
+
orthoepic
a.
Alt. of Orthoepical
+
owl
v.i.
To pry about; to prowl.
+
overrated
imp.|p.p.
of Overrate
+
olecranal
a.
Of or pertaining to the olecranon.
+
ozonoscope
n.
An apparatus employed to indicate the presence, or the amount, of ozone.
+
owse
n.
Alt. of Owser
+
oblongum
n.
A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis.  Cf. Oblatum, and see Ellipsoid of revolution, under Ellipsoid.
+
ovatocylindraceous
a.
Same as Ovate-cylindraceous.
+
orbiculate
n.
That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular.
+
once
adv.
At any one time; -- often nearly equivalent to ever, if ever, or whenever; as, once kindled, it may not be quenched.
+
organ
n.
A component part performing an essential office in the working of any complex machine; as, the cylinder, valves, crank, etc., are organs of the steam engine.
+
orphaline
n.
See Orpheline.
+
overcame
imp.
of Overcome
+
operate
v.t.
To produce, as an effect; to cause.
+
over
prep.
Above the perpendicular height or length of, with an idea of measurement; as, the water, or the depth of water, was over his head, over his shoes.
+
overrefine
v.t.
To refine too much.
+
outrage
n.
Injurious violence or wanton wrong done to persons or things; a gross violation of right or decency; excessive abuse; wanton mischief; gross injury.
+
obstination
n.
Obstinacy; stubbornness.
+
outtongue
v.t.
To silence by talk, clamor, or noise.
+
overwhelm
v.t.
To cause to surround, to cover.
+
ortho

The one of several acids of the same element (as the phosphoric acids), which actually occurs with the greatest number of hydroxyl groups; as, orthophosphoric acid.  Cf. Normal.
+
obelus
n.
A mark [thus /, or ÷ ]; -- so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings.
+
outdraw
v.t.
To draw out; to extract.
+
outrank
v.t.
To exceed in rank; hence, to take precedence of.
+
outfangthef
v.t.
A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord's fee or liberty.
+
overquietness
n.
Too much quietness.
+
openwork
n.
Anything so constructed or manufactured (in needlework, carpentry, metal work, etc.) as to show openings through its substance; work that is perforated or pierced.
+
obscure
superl.
Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an obscure view of remote objects.
+
ocean
n.
An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.
+
only
a.
Hence, figuratively: Alone, by reason of superiority; preeminent; chief.
+
opificer
n.
An artificer; a workman.
+
optocoele
n.
Alt. of Optocoelia
+
oneirocritic
a.
Alt. of Oneirocritical
+
over
a.
Upper; covering; higher; superior; also, excessive; too much or too great; -- chiefly used in composition; as, overshoes, overcoat, over-garment, overlord, overwork, overhaste.
+
octoradiated
a.
Having eight rays.
+
ova
n.pl.
See Ovum.
+
oillet
n.
A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediaeval fortifications.
+
one
a.
Being a single unit, or entire being or thing, and no more; not multifold; single; individual.
+
ossification
n.
The state of being changed into a bony substance; also, a mass or point of ossified tissue.
+
octoroon
n.
The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.
+
obtected
a.
Covered; protected.
+
overliness
n.
The quality or state of being overly; carelessness.
+
outcast
n.
A quarrel; a contention.
+
obdureness
n.
Alt. of Obduredness
+
opination
n.
The act of thinking; a supposition.
+
oarsmen
pl.
of Oarsman
+
obliging
a.
Putting under obligation; disposed to oblige or do favors; hence, helpful; civil; kind.
+
outwent
imp.
of Outgo
+
osier
a.
Made of osiers; composed of, or containing, osiers.
+
orthodoxly
adv.
In an orthodox manner; with soundness of faith.
+
overempty
v.t.
To make too empty; to exhaust.
+
orillon
n.
A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, -- found in old fortresses.
+
overwasted
a.
Wasted or worn out; /onsumed; spent
+
ozonizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Ozonize
+
opisthoglypha
n.pl.
A division of serpents which have some of the posterior maxillary teeth grooved for fangs.
+
oligocene
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the Eocene and Miocene periods.
+
offcut
n.
A portion ofthe printed sheet, in certain sizes of books, that is cut off before folding.
+
onto
prep.
On the top of; upon; on. See On to, under On, prep.
+
ozena
n.
A discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of the bones of the nose.
+
oral
a.
Of or pertaining to the mouth; surrounding or lining the mouth; as, oral cilia or cirri.
+
opacous
a.
Opaque.
+
ontogenic
a.
Ontogenetic.
+
outport
n.
A harbor or port at some distance from the chief town or seat of trade.
+
octahedral
a.
Having eight faces or sides; of, pertaining to, or formed in, octahedrons; as, octahedral cleavage.
+
oxygonal
a.
Alt. of Oxygonial
+
obverted
imp.|p.p.
of Obvert
+
observator
n.
One who observes or takes notice.
+
oke
n.
An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 2/ pints.
+
obeyingly
adv.
Obediently; submissively.
+
oker
n.
See Ocher.
+
overloading
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overload
+
oreide
n.
See Oroide.
+
overhang
n.
The projection of a part beyond another part that is directly below it, or beyond a part by which it is supported; as, the overhang of a shaft; i. e., its projection beyond its bearing.
+
obduredness
n.
Hardness.
+
overbow
v.t.
To bend or bow over; to bend in a contrary direction.
+
olive
n.
A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.
+
orchis
n.
Any plant of the same family with the orchis; an orchid.
+
onward
adv.
Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward.
+
obit
n.
A service for the soul of a deceased person on the anniversary of the day of his death.
+
oxidating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oxidate
+
oquassa
n.
A small, handsome trout (Salvelinus oquassa), found in some of the lakes in Maine; -- called also blueback trout.
+
order
n.
To give an order to; to command; as, to order troops to advance.
+
oones
adv.
Once.
+
orbing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Orb
+
overstrain
v.i.
To strain one's self to excess.
+
overawful
a.
Awful, or reverential, in an excessive degree.
+
obsecrated
imp.|p.p.
of Obsecrate
+
organzine
n.
A kind of double thrown silk of very fine texture, that is, silk twisted like a rope with different strands, so as to increase its strength.
+
overmanner
adv.
In an excessive manner; excessively.
+
oxbird
n.
The dunlin.
+
oxychloride
n.
A ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride.
+
obstructive
a.
Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing impediment.
+
occludent
n.
That which closes or shuts up.
+
oxygenous
a.
Oxygenic.
+
overbuy
v.t.
To buy too much.
+
offensive
a.
Giving pain or unpleasant sensations; disagreeable; revolting; noxious; as, an offensive smell; offensive sounds.
+
onesided
a.
Growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers.
+
overpeer
v.t.
To peer over; to rise above.
+
oomiak
n.
A long, broad boat used by the Eskimos.
+
orchilla weed

The lichen from which archil is obtained. See Archil.
+
otosteal
n.
An auditory ossicle.
+
one
a.
Pointing out a contrast, or denoting a particular thing or person different from some other specified; -- used as a correlative adjective, with or without the.
+
ostracoid
n.
One of the Ostracoidea.
+
office
n.
That which is performed, intended, or assigned to be done, by a particular thing, or that which anything is fitted to perform; a function; -- answering to duty in intelligent beings.
+
occasionalism
n.
The system of occasional causes; -- a name given to certain theories of the Cartesian school of philosophers, as to the intervention of the First Cause, by which they account for the apparent reciprocal action of the soul and the body.
+
obligatoriness
n.
The quality or state of being obligatory.
+
oospore
n.
A fertilized oosphere in the ovule of a flowering plant.
+
oxonic
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid (C4H5N3O4) not known in the free state, but obtained, in combination with its salts, by a slow oxidation of uric acid, to which it is related.
+
office
n.
That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty, or a duty that arises from the relations of man to man; as, kind offices, pious offices.
+
osculation
n.
The contact of one curve with another, when the number of consecutive points of the latter through which the former passes suffices for the complete determination of the former curve.
+
outsole
n.
The outside sole of a boot or shoe.
+
observation
n.
Specifically, the act of measuring, with suitable instruments, some magnitude, as the time of an occultation, with a clock; the right ascension of a star, with a transit instrument and clock; the sun's altitude, or the distance of the moon from a star, with a sextant; the temperature, with a thermometer, etc. 
+
overready
a.
Too ready.
+
operable
a.
Practicable.
+
outwhore
v.t.
To exceed in lewdness.
+
outstay
v.t.
To stay beyond or longer than.
+
opodeldoc
n.
A kind of plaster, said to have been invented by Mindererus, -- used for external injuries.
+
overtroubled
a.
Excessively troubled.
+
ophthalmologist
n.
One skilled in ophthalmology; an oculist.
+
overcome
v.t.
To get the better of; to surmount; to conquer; to subdue; as, to overcome enemies in battle.
+
oxychloric
a.
Formerly designating an acid now called perchloric acid. See Perchloric.
+
operant
n.
An operative person or thing.
+
opprobrious
a.
Infamous; despised; rendered hateful; as, an opprobrious name.
+
orchid
n.
Any plant of the order Orchidaceae.  See Orchidaceous.
+
overcostly
a.
Too costly.
+
oblique
v.i.
To march in a direction oblique to the line of the column or platoon; -- formerly accomplished by oblique steps, now by direct steps, the men half-facing either to the right or left.
+
old
superl.
Aged; antiquated; hence, wanting in the mental vigor or other qualities belonging to youth; -- used disparagingly as a term of reproach.
+
optician
a.
One skilled in optics.
+
open
a.
Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.
+
oscillation
n.
Fluctuation; variation; change back and forth.
+
offensive
a.
Giving offense; causing displeasure or resentment; displeasing; annoying; as, offensive words.
+
overland
a.
Being, or accomplished, over the land, instead of by sea; as, an overland journey.
+
odontalgic
n.
A remedy for the toothache.
+
oozing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Ooze
+
overwrought
p.p.|a.
Wrought upon excessively; overworked; overexcited.
+
offset
n.
A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also set-off.
+
oblivious
a.
Promoting oblivion; causing forgetfulness.
+
omoplate
n.
The shoulder blade, or scapula.
+
onhanger
n.
A hanger-on.
+
overmerit
n.
Excessive merit.
+
osculation
n.
The act of kissing; a kiss.
+
overissue
n.
An excessive issue; an issue, as of notes or bonds, exceeding the limit of capital, credit, or authority.
+
otherwise
adv.
In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept.
+
officialty
n.
The charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official.
+
observing
a.
Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what passes; as, an observing person; an observing mind.
+
oreodon
n.
A genus of extinct herbivorous mammals, abundant in the Tertiary formation of the Rocky Mountains. It is more or less related to the camel, hog, and deer.
+
ophthalmy
n.
Same as Ophthalmia.
+
opportunism
n.
The art or practice of taking advantage of opportunities or circumstances, or of seeking immediate advantage with little regard for ultimate consequences.
+
open
v.i.
To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.
+
oriol
n.
See Oriel.
+
observer
n.
One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice.
+
ortygan
n.
One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius.  They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See Turnix.
+
octopus
n.
A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish,
+
orache
n.
A genus (Atriplex) of herbs or low shrubs of the Goosefoot family, most of them with a mealy surface.
+
outstride
v.t.
To surpass in striding.
+
opalize
v.t.
To convert into opal, or a substance like opal.
+
outline
v.t.
To draw the outline of.
+
omening
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Omen
+
overred
v.t.
To smear with red.
+
oyster
n.
Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. The common European oyster (Ostrea edulis), and the American oyster (Ostrea Virginiana), are the most important species.
+
overskip
v.t.
To skip or leap over; to treat with indifference.
+
ozonometric
a.
Pertaining to, or used for, the determination of the amount of ozone; of or relating to ozonometry.
+
oological
a.
Of or pertaining to oology.
+
officiate
v.i.
To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public service.
+
obsigillation
n.
A sealing up.
+
obligatorily
adv.
In an obligatory manner; by reason of obligation.
+
obey
v.t.
To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of.
+
overpassionate
a.
Passionate to excess.
+
orangeman
n.
One of a secret society, organized in the north of Ireland in 1795, the professed objects of which are the defense of the regning sovereign of Great Britain, the support of the Protestant religion, the maintenance of the laws of the kingdom, etc.; -- so called in honor of William, Prince of Orange, who became William III. of England.
+
ora
n.
A money of account among the Anglo-Saxons, valued, in the Domesday Book, at twenty pence sterling.
+
off
adv.
In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as:
+
olusatrum
n.
An umbelliferous plant, the common Alexanders of Western Europe (Smyrnium Olusatrum).
+
occasion
n.
A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.
+
occasioner
n.
One who, or that which, occasions, causes, or produces.
+
occulting
n.
Same as Occultation.
+
obstetrical
a.
Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art.
+
overview
n.
An inspection or overlooking.
+
opalescing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Opalesce
+
overthwart
n.
That which is overthwart; an adverse circumstance; opposition.
+
overrun
v.t.
To abuse or oppress, as if by treading upon.
+
overstore
v.t.
To overstock.
+
outride
n.
A riding out; an excursion.
+
opera
n.
A drama, either tragic or comic, of which music forms an essential part; a drama wholly or mostly sung, consisting of recitative, arials, choruses, duets, trios, etc., with orchestral accompaniment, preludes, and interludes, together with appropriate costumes, scenery, and action; a lyric drama.
+
ozonized
imp.|p.p.
of Ozonize
+
obviation
n.
The act of obviating, or the state of being obviated.
+
overpassed
imp.|p.p.
of Overpass
+
over
prep.
Beyond; in excess of; in addition to; more than; as, it cost over five dollars.
+
oscitate
v.i.
To gape; to yawn.
+
overhauling
n.
A strict examination with a view to correction or repairs.
+
open
a.
Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.
+
of
prep.
Denoting reference to a thing; about; concerning; relating to; as, to boast of one's achievements.
+
omnicorporeal
a.
Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all substance.
+
outoftheway
a.
See under Out, adv.
+
ornithichnology
n.
The branch of science which treats of ornithichnites.
+
overmellow
a.
Too mellow; overripe.
+
organogenesis
n.
The origin and development of organs in animals and plants.
+
outname
v.t.
To exceed in naming or describing.
+
orthomorphic
a.
Having the right form.
+
outbrave
v.t.
To excel in magnificence or comeliness.
+
oxindol
n.
A white crystalline nitrogenous substance (C8H7NO) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. It is a so-called lactam compound.
+
oology
n.
The science of eggs in relation to their coloring, size, shape, and number.
+
one
v.t.
To cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite; to assimilite.
+
originally
adv.
In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation.
+
opportunity
n.
Importunity; earnestness.
+
outsound
v.t.
To surpass in sounding.
+
overname
v.t.
To name over or in a series; to recount.
+
outbowed
a.
Convex; curved outward.
+
object
v.t.
That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc.
+
onwardness
n.
Progress; advancement.
+
obrogate
v.t.
To annul indirectly by enacting a new and contrary law, instead of by expressly abrogating or repealing the old one.
+
ophthalmia
n.
An inflammation of the membranes or coats of the eye or of the eyeball.
+
onerating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Onerate
+
obeisance
n.
Obedience.
+
oothecae
pl.
of Ootheca
+
observance
n.
The act or practice of observing or noticing with attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; -- usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict observance of duties.
+
overconfident
a.
Confident to excess.
+
overluscious
a.
Excessively luscious.
+
oversell
v.t.
To sell beyond means of delivery.
+
orthography
n.
The art or practice of writing words with the proper letters, according to standard usage; conventionally correct spelling; also, mode of spelling; as, his orthography is vicious.
+
overtopping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overtop
+
odontotormae
n.pl.
An order of extinct toothed birds having the teeth in sockets, as in the genus Ichthyornis. See Ichthyornis.
+
onehorse
a.
Drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a one-horse carriage.
+
operate
v.i.
To act or produce effect on the mind; to exert moral power or influence.
+
overshadow
v.t.
To throw a shadow, or shade, over; to darken; to obscure.
+
observed
imp.|p.p.
of Observe
+
orientalized
imp.|p.p.
of Orientalize
+
oeconomy
n.
See Economy.
+
overgird
v.t.
To gird too closely.
+
overstrow
v.t.
See Overstrew.
+
opinionative
a.
Of the nature of an opinion; conjectured.
+
overbookish
a.
Excessively bookish.
+
osiered
a.
Covered or adorned with osiers; as, osiered banks.
+
old
superl.
Not young; advanced far in years or life; having lived till toward the end of the ordinary term of living; as, an old man; an old age; an old horse; an old tree.
+
octapla
sing.
A portion of the Old Testament prepared by Origen in the 3d century, containing the Hebrew text and seven Greek versions of it, arranged in eight parallel columns.
+
oophytic
a.
Of or pertaining to an oophyte.
+
obtending
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obtend
+
oarlock
n.
The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing.  See Rowlock.
+
operate
v.i.
To perform some manual act upon a human body in a methodical manner, and usually with instruments, with a view to restore soundness or health, as in amputation, lithotomy, etc.
+
olibene
n.
A colorless mobile liquid of a pleasant aromatic odor obtained by the distillation of olibanum, or frankincense, and regarded as a terpene; -- called also conimene.
+
openhanded
a.
Generous; liberal; munificent.
+
overripe
a.
Matured to excess.
+
overlight
n.
Too strong a light.
+
outward
a.
Tending to the exterior or outside.
+
operator
n.
The symbol that expresses the operation to be performed; -- called also facient.
+
obsecratory
a.
Expressing, or used in, entreaty; supplicatory.
+
onanism
n.
Self-pollution; masturbation.
+
ore
n.
A native metal or its compound with the rock in which it occurs, after it has been picked over to throw out what is worthless.
+
occipital
n.
The occipital bone.
+
offence
n.
See Offense.
+
outcrop
v.i.
To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
+
outward
adv.
Alt. of Outwards
+
outsider
n.
A locksmith's pinchers for grasping the point of a key in the keyhole, to open a door from the outside when the key is inside.
+
ombre
n.
A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually played by three persons.
+
oxyphenic
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, the phenol formerly called oxyphenic acid, and now oxyphenol and pyrocatechin. See Pyrocatechin.
+
outpeer
v.t.
To excel.
+
osteogen
n.
The soft tissue, or substance, which, in developing bone, ultimately undergoes ossification.
+
on
prep.
In addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought.
+
overflutter
v.t.
To flutter over.
+
orderly
a.
Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan.
+
obedience
n.
The written precept of a superior in a religious order or congregation to a subject.
+
outburn
v.t.|i.
To burn entirely; to be consumed.
+
occasionable
a.
Capable of being occasioned or caused.
+
orichalceous
a.
Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a color or luster like that of brass.
+
orthosilicic
a.
Designating the form of silicic acid having the normal or highest number of hydroxyl groups.
+
oat
n.
A musical pipe made of oat straw.
+
oleoresin
n.
A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.
+
overrode
imp.
of Override
+
ogre
n.
An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.
+
oscitant
a.
Yawning; gaping.
+
overset
imp.|p.p.
of Overset
+
obdure
a.
Alt. of Obdured
+
overhang
n.
Specifically: The projection of an upper part (as a roof, an upper story, or other part) of a building beyond the lower part; as, the overhang of a roof, of the eaves, etc.
+
open
a.
Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the an far is open as compared with the a in say.
+
obedience
n.
Words or actions denoting submission to authority; dutifulness.
+
ophelic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, a substance (called ophelic acid) extracted from a plant (Ophelia) of the Gentian family as a bitter yellowish sirup, used in India as a febrifuge and tonic.
+
overlove
v.t.
To love to excess.
+
off
adv.
Denoting opposition or negation.
+
oxime
n.
One of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.
+
opelet
n.
A bright-colored European actinian (Anemonia, / Anthea, sulcata); -- so called because it does not retract its tentacles.
+
outshoot
v.t.
To exceed or excel in shooting; to shoot beyond.
+
organophyly
n.
The tribal history of organs, -- a branch of morphophyly.
+
ophidia
pl.
of Ophidion
+
obliquities
pl.
of Obliquity
+
oppress
v.t.
To impose excessive burdens upon; to overload; hence, to treat with unjust rigor or with cruelty.
+
omnivorous
a.
All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as, omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zool.), eating both animal and vegetable food.
+
overshoe
n.
A shoe that is worn over another for protection from wet or for extra warmth; esp., an India-rubber shoe; a galoche.
+
offal
n.
That which is thrown away as worthless or unfit for use; refuse; rubbish.
+
organoplastic
a.
Having the property of producing the tissues or organs of animals and plants; as, the organoplastic cells.
+
octahedron
n.
A solid bounded by eight faces. The regular octahedron is contained by eight equal equilateral triangles.
+
overflew
imp.
of Overfly
+
overcount
v.t.
To rate too high; to outnumber.
+
outlustre
v.t.
To excel in brightness or luster.
+
orientation
n.
The act or process of orientating; determination of the points of the compass, or the east point, in taking bearings.
+
outloose
n.
A loosing from; an escape; an outlet; an evasion.
+
ossifrage
n.
The young of the sea eagle or bald eagle.
+
opportunities
pl.
of Opportunity
+
ostracite
n.
A fossil oyster.
+
overprovoke
v.t.
To provoke excessively.
+
oxytoluene
n.
One of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene, called the cresols. See Cresol.
+
oleosity
n.
The state or quality of being oily or fat; fatness.
+
obstriction
n.
The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond.
+
one

A suffix indicating that the substance, in the name of which it appears, is a ketone; as, acetone.
+
odized
imp.|p.p.
of Odize
+
other
pron.|a.
Alternate; second; -- used esp. in connection with every; as, every other day, that is, each alternate day, every second day.
+
overridden
p.p.
of Override
+
oblocutor
n.
A disputer; a gainsayer.
+
overstride
v.t.
To stride over or beyond.
+
octavalent
a.
Having a valence of eight; capable of being combined with, exchanged for, or compared with, eight atoms of hydrogen; -- said of certain atoms or radicals.
+
oo
a.
One.
+
opportune
a.
Convenient; ready; hence, seasonable; timely.
+
obtest
v.t.
To call to witness; to invoke as a witness.
+
overcautious
a.
Too cautious; cautious or prudent to excess.
+
over
prep.
Upon the surface of, or the whole surface of; hither and thither upon; throughout the whole extent of; as, to wander over the earth; to walk over a field, or over a city.
+
orotundity
n.
The orotund mode of intonation.
+
orfrays
n.
See Orphrey. [Obs.] Rom. of R.
+
overcharge
v.t.
To fill too full; to crowd.
+
overpass
v.i.
To pass over, away, or off.
+
obtainer
n.
One who obtains.
+
oxysalt
n.
A salt of an oxyacid, as a sulphate.
+
osculate
v.t.
To kiss.
+
onliness
n.
The state of being alone.
+
omen
v.t.
To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise.
+
ophiological
a.
Of or pertaining to ophiology.
+
oleomargarine
n.
A liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. It is mainly a mixture of olein and palmitin with some little stearin.
+
oint
v.t.
To anoint.
+
overhele
v.t.
To hele or cover over.
+
open
a.
Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.
+
outparamour
v.t.
To exceed in the number of mistresses.
+
overaction
n.
Per/ormance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action.
+
orb
v.t.
To encircle; to surround; to inclose.
+
outraging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outrage
+
ovicapsule
n.
Same as Ootheca.
+
oathable
a.
Capable of having an oath administered to.
+
outtop
v.t.
To overtop.
+
object
v.i.
To make opposition in words or argument; -- usually followed by to.
+
o

Among the ancients, O was a mark of triple time, from the notion that the ternary, or number 3, is the most perfect of numbers, and properly expressed by a circle, the most perfect figure.
+
opinion
n.
The judgment or sentiment which the mind forms of persons or things; estimation.
+
outline
n.
Fig.: A sketch of any scheme; a preliminary or general indication of a plan, system, course of thought, etc.; as, the outline of a speech.
+
orb
n.
A period of time marked off by the revolution of a heavenly body.
+
ovicell
n.
One of the dilatations of the body wall of Bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undegro the first stages of their development. See Illust. of Chilostoma.
+
ozonization
n.
Ozonation.
+
opiated
a.
Under the influence of opiates.
+
opposite
n.
That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its opposite.
+
oxeyed
a.
Having large, full eyes, like those of an ox.
+
overturner
n.
One who overturns.
+
overheard
imp.|p.p.
of Overhear
+
ovenbird
n.
In England, sometimes applied to the willow warbler, and to the long-tailed titmouse.
+
overreaching
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overreach
+
outprize
v.t.
To prize beyong value, or in excess; to exceed in value.
+
opuscula
pl.
of Opusculum
+
onappo
n.
A nocturnal South American monkey (Callithrix discolor), noted for its agility; -- called also ventriloquist monkey.
+
omasum
n.
The third division of the stomach of ruminants. See Manyplies, and Illust. under Ruminant.
+
oughne
a.
Own.
+
oxyphony
n.
Acuteness or shrillness of voice.
+
opinator
n.
One fond of his own opinious; one who holds an opinion.
+
osculant
a.
Adhering closely; embracing; -- applied to certain creeping animals, as caterpillars.
+
overfreighted
imp.|p.p.
of Overfreight
+
oul
n.
An awl.
+
octodont
a.
Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species.
+
oleaster
n.
The wild olive tree (Olea Europea, var. sylvestris).
+
odontoplast
n.
An odontoblast.
+
orgies
pl.
of Orgy
+
obelion
n.
The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.
+
outstripped
imp.|p.p.
of Outstrip
+
osanne
n.
Hosanna.
+
overruled
imp.|p.p.
of Overrule
+
oatmeal
n.
A plant of the genus Panicum; panic grass.
+
outrigger
n.
Any spar or projecting timber run out for temporary use, as from a ship's mast, to hold a rope or a sail extended, or from a building, to support hoisting teckle.
+
orb
n.
A blank window or panel.
+
overpester
v.t.
To pester exceedingly or excessively.
+
overture

A proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection.
+
ordinate
a.
Well-ordered; orderly; regular; methodical.
+
onloft
adv.
Aloft; above ground.
+
otheoscope
n.
An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in an exhausted vessel; a modification of the radoimeter.
+
overexcite
v.t.
To excite too much.
+
oscines
n.pl.
Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.
+
overlook
v.t.
To look over and beyond (anything) without seeing it; to miss or omit in looking; hence, to refrain from bestowing notice or attention upon; to neglect; to pass over without censure or punishment; to excuse.
+
orchil
n.
See Archil.
+
orangeroot
n.
An American ranunculaceous plant (Hidrastis Canadensis), having a yellow tuberous root; -- also called yellowroot, golden seal, etc.
+
on
prep.
Attached to the body, as clothing or ornament, or for use.
+
obversant
a.
Conversant; familiar.
+
overhale
v.t.
See Overhaul.
+
opisthomi
n.pl.
An order of eellike fishes having the scapular arch attached to the vertebrae, but not connected with the skull.
+
osculatory
a.
Of or pertaining to kissing; kissing.
+
overflow
v.i.
To run over the bounds.
+
oblongata
n.
The medulla oblongata.
+
observe
v.i.
To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to attend.
+
outwrite
v.t.
To exceed or excel in writing.
+
oxygenate
v.t.
To unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).
+
outfawn
v.t.
To exceed in fawning.
+
oppressive
a.
Using oppression; tyrannical; as, oppressive authority or commands.
+
onset
n.
Anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.
+
octic
n.
A quantic of the eighth degree.
+
olitory
a.
Of or pertaining to, or produced in, a kitchen garden; used for kitchen purposes; as, olitory seeds.
+
orthopedical
a.
Pertaining to, or employed in, orthopedy; relating to the prevention or cure of deformities of children, or, in general, of the human body at any age; as, orthopedic surgery; an orthopedic hospital.
+
overwrought

of Overwork
+
outrider
n.
A summoner whose office is to cite men before the sheriff.
+
openly
adv.
In an open manner; publicly; not in private; without secrecy.
+
outbreathe
v.i.
To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale.
+
osteomalacia
n.
A disease of the bones, in which they lose their earthy material, and become soft, flexible, and distorted. Also called malacia.
+
outlaugh
v.t.
To laugh (one) out of a purpose, principle, etc.; to discourage or discomfit by laughing; to laugh down.
+
oligarchies
pl.
of Oligarchy
+
oryctere
n.
The aard-vark.
+
oftentide
adv.
Frequently; often.
+
octolocular
a.
Having eight cells for seeds.
+
observer
n.
One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer.
+
overfeeding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overfeed
+
outbabble
v.t.
To utter foolishly or excessively; to surpass in babbling.
+
overcrowd
v.t.
To crowd too much.
+
obstinacy
n.
A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy.
+
oratory
n.
The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence.
+
offence
n.
A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.
+
observatories
pl.
of Observatory
+
onagraceous
a.
Alt. of Onagrarieous
+
operatively
adv.
In an operative manner.
+
overvalue
v.t.
To exceed in value.
+
oriental
n.
Eastern Christians of the Greek rite.
+
oratorious
a.
Oratorical.
+
orthogonal
a.
Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another.
+
oblate
a.
Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; -- used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders.  See Oblate, n.
+
olden
a.
Old; ancient; as, the olden time.
+
oversleep
v.t.
To sleep beyond; as, to oversleep one's self or one's usual hour of rising.
+
obey
v.t.
To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by.
+
olecranon
n.
The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.
+
omphalomancy
n.
Divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
+
outfield
n.
The part of the field farthest from the batsman.
+
observant
n.
A sycophantic servant.
+
obliterating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obliterate
+
ostensorium
n.
Alt. of Ostensory
+
obligor
n.
The person who binds himself, or gives his bond to another.
+
outward
a.
Foreign; not civil or intestine; as, an outward war.
+
oppose
v.i.
To act adversely or in opposition; -- with against or to; as, a servant opposed against the act.
+
owl
n.
Any species of raptorial birds of the family Strigidae. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are mostly nocturnal in their habits.
+
overfull
a.
Too full; filled to overflowing; excessively full; surfeited.
+
originated
imp.|p.p.
of Originate
+
observation
n.
The act of recognizing and noting some fact or occurrence in nature, as an aurora, a corona, or the structure of an animal.
+
orgasm
n.
Eager or immoderate excitement or action; the state of turgescence of any organ; erethism; esp., the height of venereal excitement in sexual intercourse.
+
obliquity
n.
Deviation from ordinary rules; irregularity; deviation from moral rectitude.
+
opinionatist
n.
An opinionist.
+
orthopterous
a.
Of or pertaining to the Orthoptera.
+
opposer
n.
One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary.
+
or

A noun suffix denoting an agent or doer; as in auditor, one who hears; donor, one who gives; obligor, elevator. It is correlative to -ee. In general -or is appended to words of Latin, and -er to those of English, origin. See -er.
+
oracular
a.
Resembling an oracle in some way, as in solemnity, wisdom, authority, obscurity, ambiguity, dogmatism.
+
obligable
a.
Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy.
+
octaroon
n.
See Octoroon.
+
overblow
v.t.
To blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind.
+
occupy
v.i.
To follow business; to traffic.
+
ophiomancy
n.
Divination by serpents, as by their manner of eating, or by their coils.
+
ornithosauria
n.pl.
An order of extinct flying reptiles; -- called also Pterosauria.
+
opiniatre
n.
One who is opinionated.
+
overturnable
a.
Capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.
+
overhipped
imp.|p.p.
of Overhip
+
oliva
n.
A genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully colored.
+
overjealous
a.
Excessively jealous; too jealous.
+
obedienciary
n.
One yielding obedience.
+
oilcloth
n.
Cloth treated with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering floors, etc.
+
obfuscation
n.
The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened.
+
ox
n.
The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of bovine animals, male and female.
+
orderless
a.
Being without order or regularity; disorderly; out of rule.
+
oiliness
n.
The quality of being oily.
+
outplay
v.t.
To excel or defeat in a game; to play better than; as, to be outplayed in tennis or ball.
+
oversure
a.
Excessively sure.
+
omnifarious
a.
Of all varieties, forms, or kinds.
+
omen
n.
An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.
+
outsleep
v.t.
To exceed in sleeping.
+
overvaluing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overvalue
+
overweight
n.
Superabundance of weight; preponderance.
+
orientate
v.t.
To place or turn toward the east; to cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward.
+
old
n.
Open country.
+
operculigenous
a.
Producing an operculum; -- said of the foot, or part of the foot, of certain mollusks.
+
obdurate
v.t.
To harden.
+
overrun
p.p.
of Overrun
+
orthoceras
n.
An extinct genus of Paleozoic Cephalopoda, having a long, straight, conical shell. The interior is divided into numerous chambers by transverse septa.
+
oriskany
a.
Designating, or pertaining to, certain beds, chiefly limestone, characteristic of the latest period of the Silurian age.
+
oxycalcium
a.
Of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as, the oxycalcium light. See Drummond light.
+
operator
n.
A dealer in stocks or any commodity for speculative purposes; a speculator.
+
orbation
n.
The state of being orbate, or deprived of parents or children; privation, in general; bereavement.
+
orvietan
n.
A kind of antidote for poisons; a counter poison formerly in vogue.
+
osteler
n.
Same as Hosteler.
+
overbear
v.t.
To domineer over; to overcome by insolence.
+
obituary
n.
A list of the dead, or a register of anniversary days when service is performed for the dead.
+
odorating
a.
Diffusing odor or scent; fragrant.
+
organic
a.
Forming a whole composed of organs. Hence: Of or pertaining to a system of organs; inherent in, or resulting from, a certain organization; as, an organic government; his love of truth was not inculcated, but organic.
+
orgies
n.pl.
Drunken revelry; a carouse.
+
open
v.t.
To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting.
+
orient
v.t.
Fig.: To correct or set right by recurring to first principles; to arrange in order; to orientate.
+
olla
n.
A pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary urn, especially one of baked clay.
+
originality
n.
The quality or state of being original.
+
outing
n.
The act of going out; an airing; an excursion; as, a summer outing.
+
oryctognosy
n.
Mineralogy.
+
orthoepy
n.
The art of uttering words correctly; a correct pronunciation of words; also, mode of pronunciation.
+
ophryon
n.
The supraorbital point.
+
obtusity
n.
Obtuseness.
+
oligomyold
a.
Having few or imperfect syringeal muscles; -- said of some passerine birds (Oligomyodi).
+
oolite
n.
A variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. It sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the European Jurassic. See the Chart of Geology.
+
occlude
v.t.
To take in and retain; to absorb; -- said especially with respect to gases; as iron, platinum, and palladium occlude large volumes of hydrogen.
+
oracled
imp.|p.p.
of Oracle
+
oviducal
a.
Of or pertaining to oviducts; as, oviducal glands.
+
odontoblast
n.
One of the cells which secrete the chitinous teeth of Mollusca.
+
overhanging
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overhang
+
ovatorotundate
a.
Same as Ovate-rotundate.
+
outlay
v.t.
To lay out; to spread out; to display.
+
opinionist
n.
One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.
+
overlying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overlie
+
outlabor
v.t.
To surpass in laboring.
+
oryctology
n.
An old name for paleontology.
+
overworn
v.t.
Worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.
+
octochord
n.
See Octachord.
+
optime
n.
One of those who stand in the second rank of honors, immediately after the wranglers, in the University of Cambridge, England. They are divided into senior and junior optimes.
+
overrating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overrate
+
omega
n.
The last; the end; hence, death.
+
optimist
n.
One who holds the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
+
oligarch
n.
A member of an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government.
+
outlandish
a.
Hence: Not according with usage; strange; rude; barbarous; uncouth; clownish; as, an outlandish dress, behavior, or speech.
+
owlish
a.
Resembling, or characteristic of, an owl.
+
ophiurioidea
n.pl.
Alt. of Ophiuroidea
+
obstipation
n.
Extreme constipation.
+
overcharge
n.
An excessive charge in an account.
+
octosyllable
n.
A word of eight syllables.
+
observer
n.
A sycophantic follower.
+
observational
a.
Of a pertaining to observation; consisting of, or containing, observations.
+
overbrow
v.t.
To hang over like a brow; to impend over.
+
oxacid
n.
See Oxyacid.
+
optionally
adv.
In an optional manner.
+
organista
n.
Any one of several South American wrens, noted for the sweetness of their song.
+
obstinacy
n.
The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil.
+
orthis
n.
An extinct genus of Brachiopoda, abundant in the Paleozoic rocks.
+
offense
n.
Alt. of Offence
+
octopodia
n.pl.
Same as Octocerata.
+
osteologic
a.
Alt. of Osteological
+
orval
n.
A kind of sage (Salvia Horminum).
+
observing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Observe
+
otopathy
n.
A diseased condition of the ear.
+
obverse
a.
Having the base, or end next the attachment, narrower than the top, as a leaf.
+
orphanage
n.
An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.
+
ossifying
a.
Changing into bone; becoming bone; as, the ossifying process.
+
osteotomy
n.
The operation of dividing a bone or of cutting a piece out of it, -- done to remedy deformity, etc.
+
ottawas
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa River. Most of them subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake Superior.
+
osteoclast
n.
A myeloplax.
+
octosyllable
a.
Octosyllabic.
+
oophoridium
n.
The macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spores in heterosporous flowerless plants.
+
outstand
v.t.
To resist effectually; to withstand; to sustain without yielding.
+
ore
n.
Honor; grace; favor; mercy; clemency; happy augry.
+
ostracized
imp.|p.p.
of Ostracize
+
outstart
v.i.
To start out or up.
+
odium
n.
Hatred; dislike; as, his conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him.
+
obediently
adv.
In an obedient manner; with obedience.
+
ordal
n.
Ordeal.
+
outrage
n.
To commit outrage upon; to subject to outrage; to treat with violence or excessive abuse.
+
osmium
n.
A rare metallic element of the platinum group, found native as an alloy in platinum ore, and in iridosmine. It is a hard, infusible, bluish or grayish white metal, and the heaviest substance known. Its tetroxide is used in histological experiments to stain tissues. Symbol Os. Atomic weight 191.1.  Specific gravity 22.477.
+
odfend
v.i.
To cause dislike, anger, or vexation; to displease.
+
overwash
v.t.
To overflow.
+
overdraw
v.t.
To exaggerate; to overdo.
+
operance
n.
Alt. of Operancy
+
observe
v.t.
To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army.
+
octant
n.
An instrument for measuring angles (generally called a quadrant), having an arc which measures up to 9O°, but being itself the eighth part of a circle.  Cf. Sextant.
+
onset
v.t.
To set about; to begin.
+
owre
n.
The aurochs.
+
ovary
n.
That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in most flowering plants develops into the fruit. See Illust. of Flower.
+
ovalbumin
n.
Alt. of Ovalbumen
+
orderer
n.
One who gives orders.
+
overbuild
v.t.
To build too much; to build beyond the demand.
+
oculonasal
a.
Of or pertaining to the region of the eye and the nose; as, the oculonasal, or nasal, nerve, one of the branches of the ophthalmic.
+
oblite
a.
Indistinct; slurred over.
+
oon
a.
One.
+
outrun
p.p.
of Outrun
+
oenanthylic
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, oenanthyl; specifically, designating an acid formerly supposed to be identical with the acid in oenanthic ether, but now known to be identical with heptoic acid.
+
occurse
n.
Same as Occursion.
+
ostraciont
n.
A fish of the genus Ostracion and allied genera.
+
olived
a.
Decorated or furnished with olive trees.
+
opportunity
n.
Fit or convenient time; a time or place favorable for executing a purpose; a suitable combination of conditions; suitable occasion; chance.
+
oblate
a.
One of the Oblati.
+
obtrusionist
n.
One who practices or excuses obtrusion.
+
oblige
v.t.
To attach, as by a bond.
+
opal
n.
A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
+
obscene
a
Offensive to chastity or modesty; expressing of presenting to the mind or view something which delicacy, purity, and decency forbid to be exposed; impure; as, obscene language; obscene pictures.
+
ovariums
pl.
of Ovarium
+
omitter
n.
One who omits.
+
oarless
a.
Without oars.
+
orderliness
n.
The state or quality of being orderly.
+
orientalize
v.t.
to render Oriental; to cause to conform to Oriental manners or conditions.
+
overmodest
a.
Modest to excess; bashful.
+
opacity
n.
Obscurity; want of clearness.
+
ottrelite
n.
A micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is characteristic of certain crystalline schists.
+
orchel
n.
Archil.
+
opisthobranchiate
a.
Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata.
+
oleate
n.
A salt of oleic acid. Some oleates, as the oleate of mercury, are used in medicine by way of inunction.
+
orbituary
a.
Orbital.
+
overthwartness
n.
The state of being overthwart; perverseness.
+
ornamenting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Ornament
+
oraison
n.
See Orison.
+
optimacy
n.
Collectively, the nobility.
+
octagon
n.
Any structure (as a fortification) or place with eight sides or angles.
+
overlay
n.
A covering.
+
offal
n.
The rejected or waste parts of a butchered animal.
+
overture

A composition, for a full orchestra, designed as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, or ballet, or as an independent piece; -- called in the latter case a concert overture.
+
overhang
n.
In a general sense, that which just out or projects; a projection; also, the measure of the projection; as, the overhang is five feet.
+
onethe
adv.
Scarcely. See Unnethe.
+
original
a.
Having the power to suggest new thoughts or combinations of thought; inventive; as, an original genius.
+
outstreet
n.
A street remote from the center of a town.
+
occultness
n.
State or quality of being occult.
+
outlawed
imp.|p.p.
of Outlaw
+
othman
n.|a.
See Ottoman.
+
ophiology
n.
That part of natural history which treats of the ophidians, or serpents.
+
overdraw
v.t.
To make drafts upon or against, in excess of the proper amount or limit.
+
officially
adv.
By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts or reports officially vertified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified.
+
oliganthous
a.
Having few flowers.
+
ordinal
a.
Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc.
+
overshot
imp.|p.p.
of Overshoot
+
overmatch
v.t.
To be more than equal to or a match for; hence, to vanquish.
+
offering
n.
That which is offered, esp. in divine service; that which is presented as an expiation or atonement for sin, or as a free gift; a sacrifice; an oblation; as, sin offering.
+
outshut
v.t.
To shut out.
+
off
interj.
Away; begone; -- a command to depart.
+
outslide
v.i.
To slide outward, onward, or forward; to advance by sliding.
+
outlier
n.
That which lies, or is, away from the main body.
+
ornitholite
n.
A stone of various colors bearing the figures of birds.
+
obligatory
a.
Binding in law or conscience; imposing duty or obligation; requiring performance or forbearance of some act; -- often followed by on or upon; as, obedience is obligatory on a soldier.
+
oracle
n.
The communications, revelations, or messages delivered by God to the prophets; also, the entire sacred Scriptures -- usually in the plural.
+
obstructionist
n.
One who hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a legislative body.
+
oculated
a.
Furnished with eyes.
+
overpart
v.t.
To give too important or difficult a part to.
+
outbreathe
v.t.
To cause to be out of breath; to exhaust.
+
ornithotomy
n.
The anatomy or dissection of birds.
+
obsequent
a.
Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
+
offset
v.t.
To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another.
+
obtain
v.t.
To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way.
+
order
n.
A command; a mandate; a precept; a direction.
+
of
prep.
Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
+
ortolan
n.
A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also bunting.
+
opiate
a.
Inducing sleep; somniferous; narcotic; hence, anodyne; causing rest, dullness, or inaction; as, the opiate rod of Hermes.
+
orientate
v.t.
To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the relation of its parts among themselves.
+
offer
v.i.
To present itself; to be at hand.
+
output
n.
The amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines, or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or more furnaces or mills, in a given time.
+
ovariotomist
n.
One who performs, or is skilled in, ovariotomy.
+
of
prep.
In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety of applications; as:
+
offenseless
a.
Unoffending; inoffensive.
+
organic
a.
Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end.
+
oddity
n.
That which is odd; as, a collection of oddities.
+
oxlike
a.
Characteristic of, or like, an ox.
+
obsolete
a.
Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.
+
oleomargarine
n.
An artificial butter made by churning this oil with more or less milk.
+
outlinear
a.
Of or pertaining to an outline; being in, or forming, an outline.
+
overrule
v.t.
To supersede, reject, annul, or rule against; as, the plea, or the decision, was overruled by the court.
+
overtrip
v.t.
To trip over nimbly.
+
soria
pl.
of Ostensory
+
ory

A noun suffix denoting that which pertains to, or serves for; as in ambulatory, that which serves for walking; consistory, factory, etc.
+
outraye
v.i.
See Outrage, v. i.
+
otalgic
n.
A remedy for otalgia.
+
obluctation
n.
A struggle against; resistance; opposition.
+
obituarily
adv.
In the manner of an obituary.
+
ordovician
a.
Of or pertaining to a division of the Silurian formation, corresponding in general to the Lower Silurian of most authors, exclusive of the Cambrian.
+
ochrea
n.
A greave or legging.
+
offend
v.t.
To displease; to make angry; to affront.
+
ovioular
a.
Of or pertaining to an egg.
+
oho
interj.
An exclamation of surprise, etc.
+
oxytocic
a.
Promoting uterine contractions, or parturition.
+
ovicyst
n.
The pouch in which incubation takes place in some Tunicata.
+
overbulk
v.t.
To oppress by bulk; to overtower.
+
overset
n.
An upsetting; overturn; overthrow; as, the overset of a carriage.
+
ordnance
n.
Heavy weapons of warfare; cannon, or great guns, mortars, and howitzers; artillery; sometimes, a general term for all weapons and appliances used in war.
+
outward
a.
Of or pertaining to the outer surface or to what is external; manifest; public.
+
oscinian
n.
Any one of numerous species of dipterous files of the family Oscinidae.
+
overleaven
v.t.
To leaven too much; hence, to change excessively; to spoil.
+
ophiomorphite
n.
An ammonite.
+
oversee
v.t.
To omit or neglect seeing.
+
overcunning
a.
Exceedingly or excessively cunning.
+
overweening
a.
Unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.
+
overtedious
a.
Too tedious.
+
overcast
v.t.
To cast or cover over; hence, to cloud; to darken.
+
obtruncation
n.
The act of lopping or cutting off.
+
orphanage
n.
The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans, collectively.
+
oiling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oil
+
ovoid
a.
Alt. of Ovoidal
+
omnibus
n.
A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts.
+
organ
n.
A wind instrument containing numerous pipes of various dimensions and kinds, which are filled with wind from a bellows, and played upon by means of keys similar to those of a piano, and sometimes by foot keys or pedals; -- formerly used in the plural, each pipe being considired an organ.
+
oblate
a.
Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid.
+
orpin
n.
The orpine.
+
oxyquinoline
n.
Hydroxy quinoline; a phenol derivative of quinoline, -- called also carbostyril.
+
optional
n.
See Elective, n.
+
offence
n.
The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.
+
oceanology
n.
That branch of science which relates to the ocean.
+
od
n.
An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; -- called also odyle or the odylic force.
+
overrule
v.i.
To be superior or supreme in rulling or controlling; as, God rules and overrules.
+
orthodiagonal
n.
The diagonal or lateral axis in a monoclinic crystal which is at right angles with the vertical axis.
+
overrate
v.t.
To rate or value too highly.
+
odontophore
n.
A special structure found in the mouth of most mollusks, except bivalves. It consists of several muscles and a cartilage which supports a chitinous radula, or lingual ribbon, armed with teeth.  Also applied to the radula alone. See Radula.
+
overtread
v.t.
To tread over or upon.
+
overgreedy
a.
Excessively greedy.
+
office
v.t.
To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge.
+
operated
imp.|p.p.
of Operate
+
oligandrous
a.
Having few stamens.
+
overstrew
v.t.
To strew or scatter over.
+
obolo
n.
A copper coin, used in the Ionian Islands, about one cent in value.
+
oxytocic
n.
An oxytocic medicine or agent.
+
occecation
n.
The act of making blind, or the state of being blind.
+
oriel
n.
A small apartment next a hall, where certain persons were accustomed to dine; a sort of recess.
+
oversea
adv.
Alt. of Overseas
+
oospore
n.
A special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an oosphere by antherozoids.
+
orientality
n.
The quality or state of being oriental or eastern.
+
obsoleteness
n.
Indistinctness; want of development.
+
otaries
pl.
of Otary
+
orabassu
n.
A South American monkey of the genus Callithrix, esp.
+
operand
n.
The symbol, quantity, or thing upon which a mathematical operation is performed; -- called also faciend.
+
opening
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Open
+
opiniative
a.
Opinionative.
+
oughwhere
adv.
Anywhere; somewhere. See Owher.
+
odonto

A combining form from Gr. 'odoy`s, 'odo`ntos, a tooth.
+
offertory
n.
An anthem chanted, or a voluntary played on the organ, during the offering and first part of the Mass.
+
occupancy
n.
The act of taking or holding possession; possession; occupation.
+
oreographic
a.
Of or pertaining to oreography.
+
overeat
v.t.|i.
To eat to excess; -- often with a reflexive.
+
oscine
a.
Relating to the Oscines.
+
ostentate
v.t.
To make an ambitious display of; to show or exhibit boastingly.
+
overgrown
p.p.
of Overgrow
+
offendant
n.
An offender.
+
orientalism
n.
Any system, doctrine, custom, expression, etc., peculiar to Oriental people.
+
operculated
a.
Having an operculum, or an apparatus for protecting the gills; -- said of shells and of fishes.
+
overdoing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overdo
+
optimist
n.
One who looks on the bright side of things, or takes hopeful views; -- opposed to pessimist.
+
ophthalmology
n.
The science which treats of the structure, functions, and diseases of the eye.
+
otaheite apple

A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (Jambosa Malaccensis) which bears crimson berries.
+
obsolesce
v.i.
To become obsolescent.
+
our

See -or.
+
oddly
adv.
In an odd manner; unevently.
+
otherwhile
adv.
Alt. of Otherwhiles
+
oxidizable
a.
Capable of being oxidized.
+
overlave
v.t.
To lave or bathe over.
+
obfirmate
v.t.
To make firm; to harden in resolution.
+
orchestric
a.
Orchestral.
+
on
prep.
At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place, or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the fleet is on the American coast.
+
overwork
v.t.
To work too much, or beyond one's strength.
+
outtravel
v.t.
To exceed in speed o/ distance traveled.
+
olidous
a.
Having a strong, disagreeable smell; fetid.
+
obstringe
v.t.
To constrain; to put under obligation.
+
overhardy
a.
Too hardy; overbold.
+
on
prep.
At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded.
+
observance
n.
Servile attention; sycophancy.
+
odinic
a.
Of or pertaining to Odin.
+
overjump
v.t.
To jump over; hence, to omit; to ignore.
+
overtitle
v.t.
To give too high a title to.
+
obstruct
v.t.
To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.
+
organometallic
a.
Metalorganic.
+
obtrectation
n.
Slander; detraction; calumny.
+
orgy
n.
A frantic revel; drunken revelry. See Orgies
+
outlaw
n.
A person excluded from the benefit of the law, or deprived of its protection.
+
otiosity
n.
Leisure; indolence; idleness; ease.
+
ochroleucous
a.
Yellowish white; having a faint tint of dingy yellow.
+
occasionate
v.t.
To occasion.
+
overstay
v.t.
To stay beyond the time or the limits of; as, to overstay the appointed time.
+
oneberry
n.
The herb Paris. See Herb Paris, under Herb.
+
out
a.
In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in a position or relation which is exterior to something; -- opposed to in or into. The something may be expressed after of, from, etc. (see Out of, below); or, if not expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc.
+
overburden
n.
The waste which overlies good stone in a quarry.
+
oxalyl
n.
A hydrocarbon radical (C2O2) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it.
+
oil
n.
Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc.  They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol.
+
ordinand
n.
One about to be ordained.
+
oosporangium
n.
An oogonium; also, a case containing oval or rounded spores of some other kind than oospores.
+
omnipresent
a.
Present in all places at the same time; ubiquitous; as, the omnipresent Jehovah.
+
omosternal
a.
Of or pertaining to the omosternum.
+
oblique
v.i.
To deviate from a perpendicular line; to move in an oblique direction.
+
oxy

A compound containing oxygen.
+
oak
n.
Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or less inclosed in a scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe, Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few barely reaching the northern parts of South America and Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary rays, forming the silver grain.
+
ordinaries
pl.
of Ordinary
+
orthopinacoid
n.
A name given to the two planes in the monoclinic system which are parallel to the vertical and orthodiagonal axes.
+
overstatement
n.
An exaggerated statement or account.
+
overhaul
n.
Alt. of Overhauling
+
omniparous
a.
Producing all things; omniparient.
+
ottomite
n.
An Ottoman.
+
ordinal
n.
A book containing the rubrics of the Mass.
+
overgrassed
a.
Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass.
+
observator
n.
One who makes a remark.
+
ogling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Ogle
+
overflow
v.t.
To flow over; to cover woth, or as with, water or other fluid; to spread over; to inundate; to overwhelm.
+
order
n.
A body of persons having some common honorary distinction or rule of obligation; esp., a body of religious persons or aggregate of convents living under a common rule; as, the Order of the Bath; the Franciscan order.
+
oculomotor
n.
The oculomotor nerve.
+
outhaul
n.
A rope used for hauling out a sail upon a spar; -- opposite of inhaul.
+
omphalomesaraic
a.
Omphalomesenteric.
+
orthographically
adv.
In an orthographical manner
+
oncograph
n.
An instrument for registering the changes observable with an oncometer.
+
olea
n.
A genus of trees including the olive.
+
overstate
v.t.
To state in too strong terms; to exaggerate.
+
ordovian
a.|n.
Ordovician.
+
outdid
imp.
of Outdo
+
oculina
n.
A genus of tropical corals, usually branched, and having a very volid texture.
+
oversow
v.t.
To sow where something has already been sown.
+
outlook
n.
The view obtained by one looking out; scope of vision; prospect; sight; appearance.
+
oxhide
n.
The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.
+
outfit
n.
A fitting out, or equipment, as of a ship for a voyage, or of a person for an expedition in an unoccupied region or residence in a foreign land; things required for equipment; the expense of, or allowance made for, equipment, as by the government of the United States to a diplomatic agent going abroad.
+
ovatoacuminate
a.
Same as Ovate-acuminate.
+
oxeye
n.
A fish; the bogue, or box.
+
oligarchical
a.
Of or pertaining to oligarchy, or government by a few.
+
obsequious
a.
Servilely or meanly attentive; compliant to excess; cringing; fawning; as, obsequious flatterer, parasite.
+
oxalyl
n.
An old name for carbonyl.
+
outcasting
n.
That which is cast out.
+
ourebi
n.
A small, graceful, and swift African antelope, allied to the klipspringer.
+
open
a.
Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
+
organic
a.
Produced by the organs; as, organic pleasure.
+
outbidder
n.
One who outbids.
+
obscuration
v.t.
The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being obscured; as, the obscuration of the moon in an eclipse.
+
oryctography
n.
Description of fossils.
+
octavo
a.
Having eight leaves to a sheet; as, an octavo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
+
ovipositing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oviposit
+
operculate
a.
Alt. of Operculated
+
outpassion
v.t.
To exceed in passion.
+
overslide
v.t.
To slide over or by.
+
opisthopulmonate
a.
Having the pulmonary sac situated posteriorly; -- said of certain air-breathing Mollusca.
+
orthographical
a.
Of or pertaining to right lines or angles.
+
obolus
n.
An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm.
+
opifice
n.
Workmanship.
+
order
n.
An assemblage of genera having certain important characters in common; as, the Carnivora and Insectivora are orders of Mammalia.
+
oriel
n.
A gallery for minstrels.
+
oad
n.
See Woad.
+
orgal
n.
See Argol.
+
objuration
n.
A binding by oath.
+
omosternum
n.
In many mammals, an interarticular cartilage, or bone, between the sternum and the clavicle.
+
overfrieze
v.t.
To cover with a frieze, or as with a frieze.
+
outrive
v.t.
To river; to sever.
+
overbrim
v.i.
To flow over the brim; to be so full as to overflow.
+
oxshoe
n.
A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.
+
onomomancy
n.
See Onomancy.
+
ossiculum
n.
Same as Ossicle.
+
opulence
n.
Wealth; riches; affluence.
+
overtake
v.t.
To come upon from behind; to discover; to surprise; to capture; to overcome.
+
overact
v.i.
To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action.
+
overlap
n.
The lapping of one thing over another; as, an overlap of six inches; an overlap of a slate on a roof.
+
of
prep.
Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood.
+
ocher
n.
Alt. of Ochre
+
overcapable
a.
Too capable.
+
opie
n.
Opium.
+
overlay
v.t.
To put an overlay on.
+
oxaluric
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.
+
osculate
v.t.
To touch closely, so as to have a common curvature at the point of contact. See Osculation, 2.
+
obliquation
n.
Deviation from moral rectitude.
+
outroot
v.t.
To eradicate; to extirpate.
+
overwar
v.t.
To defeat.
+
oolong
n.
A fragrant variety of black tea having somewhat the flavor of green tea.
+
oxyntic
a.
Acid; producing acid; -applied especially to certain glands and cells in the stomach.
+
overwhelmed
imp.|p.p.
of Overwhelm
+
oppignerate
v.i.
To pledge; to pawn.
+
oppositionist
n.
One who belongs to the opposition party.
+
oreweed
n.
Same as Oarweed.
+
odontalgia
n.
Toothache.
+
osnaburg
n.
A species of coarse linen, originally made in Osnaburg, Germany.
+
overgarment
n.
An outer garment.
+
occulted
a.
Concealed by the intervention of some other heavenly body, as a star by the moon.
+
overslow
a.
Too slow.
+
obsolete
a.
No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances.
+
outjuggle
v.t.
To surpass in juggling.
+
orleans
n.
A cloth made of worsted and cotton, -- used for wearing apparel.
+
orderly
a.
Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders.
+
oss
n.
To prophesy; to presage.
+
omosternum
n.
The anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many batrachians and is usually tipped with cartilage.
+
offhand
a.
Instant; ready; extemporaneous; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses.
+
organize
v.t.
To arrange or constitute in parts, each having a special function, act, office, or relation; to systematize; to get into working order; -- applied to products of the human intellect, or to human institutions and undertakings, as a science, a government, an army, a war, etc.
+
oblique
n.
An oblique line.
+
olivewood
n.
The wood of the olive.
+
orchestra
n.
The space in a theater between the stage and the audience; -- originally appropriated by the Greeks to the chorus and its evolutions, afterward by the Romans to persons of distinction, and by the moderns to a band of instrumental musicians.
+
oscan
n.
The language of the Osci.
+
orpharion
n.
An old instrument of the lute or cittern kind.
+
optimism
n.
The opinion or doctrine that everything in nature, being the work of God, is ordered for the best, or that the ordering of things in the universe is such as to produce the highest good.
+
oxycrate
n.
A Mixture of water and vinegar.
+
open
a.
Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.
+
ogler
n.
One who ogles.
+
old
superl.
Long cultivated; as, an old farm; old land, as opposed to new land, that is, to land lately cleared.
+
ophiura
n.
A genus of ophiurioid starfishes.
+
oppose
n.
To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival for a prize.
+
overwhelm
v.t.
To cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.
+
orchard
n.
A garden.
+
obsidional
a.
Of or pertaining to a siege.
+
oxycymene
n.
Hydroxy cymene. Same as Carvacrol.
+
oozoa
n.pl.
Same as Acrita.
+
obeseness
n.
Quality of being obese; obesity.
+
organule
n.
One of the essential cells or elements of an organ. See Sense organule, under Sense.
+
oryctologist
n.
One versed in oryctology.
+
obelisking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obelisk
+
ortho

A combining form signifying straight, right, upright, correct, regular; as, orthodromy, orthodiagonal, orthodox, orthographic.
+
obelize
v.t.
To designate with an obelus; to mark as doubtful or spirituous.
+
opiate
n.
Originally, a medicine of a thicker consistence than sirup, prepared with opium.
+
osculatory
n.
Same as Pax, 2.
+
only
a.
One alone; single; as, the only man present; his only occupation.
+
occupy
v.t.
To hold, or fill, the dimensions of; to take up the room or space of; to cover or fill; as, the camp occupies five acres of ground.
+
obliquing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oblique
+
orient
v.t.
To define the position of, in relation to the orient or east; hence, to ascertain the bearings of.
+
ochimy
n.
See Occamy.
+
organological
a.
Of or relating to organology.
+
overlash
v.i.
To drive on rashly; to go to excess; hence, to exaggerate; to boast.
+
orreries
pl.
of Orrery
+
owling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Owl
+
obtained
imp.|p.p.
of Obtain
+
octander
n.
One of the Octandria.
+
obtested
imp.|p.p.
of Obtest
+
oast
n.
A kiln to dry hops or malt; a cockle.
+
occipito

A combining form denoting relation to, or situation near, the occiput; as, occipito-axial; occipito-mastoid.
+
oriel
n.
A bay window. See Bay window.
+
orderer
n.
One who puts in order, arranges, methodizes, or regulates.
+
overpowered
imp.|p.p.
of Overpower
+
overmount
v.t.
To mount over; to go higher than; to rise above.
+
outdone
p.p.
of Outdo
+
opprobrious
a.
Expressive of opprobrium; attaching disgrace; reproachful; scurrilous; as, opprobrious language.
+
omphacine
a.
Of, pertaining to, or expressed from, unripe fruit; as, omphacine oil.
+
originable
a.
Capable of being originated.
+
otherguess
a.|adv.
Of another kind or sort; in another way.
+
overwhelm
n.
The act of overwhelming.
+
overground
a.
Situated over or above ground; as, the overground portion of a plant.
+
orient
a.
Eastern; oriental.
+
over
adv.
From one side to another; from side to side; across; crosswise; as, a board, or a tree, a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter.
+
overdoer
n.
One who overdoes.
+
odontoid
a.
Having the form of a tooth; toothlike.
+
oogenesis
n.
The development, or mode of origin, of the ova.
+
outside
adv.
or prep. On or to the outside (of); without; on the exterior; as, to ride outside the coach; he stayed outside.
+
over
adv.
From one person or place to another regarded as on the opposite side of a space or barrier; -- used with verbs of motion; as, to sail over to England; to hand over the money; to go over to the enemy.
+
obsoletism
n.
A disused word or phrase; an archaism.
+
ontogenesis
n.
Alt. of Ontogeny
+
oxyopy
n.
Excessive acuteness of sight.
+
oxidize
v.t.
To subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an -ous compound to an -ic compound; as, to oxidize mercurous chloride to mercuric chloride.
+
overnoise
v.t.
To overpower by noise.
+
organically
adv.
In an organic manner; by means of organs or with reference to organic functions; hence, fundamentally.
+
omission
n.
That which is omitted or is left undone.
+
owe
v.
To possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.
+
odontology
n.
The science which treats of the teeth, their structure and development.
+
oblonga
pl.
of Oblongum
+
onager
n.
A wild ass, especially the koulan.
+
outbribe
v.t.
To surpass in bribing.
+
orthopedist
n.
One who prevents, cures, or remedies deformities, esp. in children.
+
overturned
imp.|p.p.
of Overturn
+
orb
v.i.
To become round like an orb.
+
ogle
n.
An amorous side glance or look.
+
obelisk
n.
An upright, four-sided pillar, gradually tapering as it rises, and terminating in a pyramid called pyramidion. It is ordinarily monolithic. Egyptian obelisks are commonly covered with hieroglyphic writing from top to bottom.
+
overshot
a.
From Overshoot, v. t.
+
opinion
n.
The formal decision, or expression of views, of a judge, an umpire, a counselor, or other party officially called upon to consider and decide upon a matter or point submitted.
+
owing
p.p.|a.
Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations.
+
overvaluation
n.
Excessive valuation; overestimate.
+
overfill
v.t.
To fill to excess; to surcharge.
+
oasis
n.
A fertile or green spot in a waste or desert, esp. in a sandy desert.
+
outthrow
v.t.
To throw out.
+
oversay
v.t.
To say over; to repeat.
+
orgeat
n.
A sirup in which, formerly, a decoction of barley entered, but which is now prepared with an emulsion of almonds, -- used to flavor beverages or edibles.
+
overwhelm
v.t.
To project or impend over threateningly.
+
oversmen
pl.
of Oversman
+
october
n.
Ale or cider made in that month.
+
overvalue
v.t.
To value excessively; to rate at too high a price.
+
ordeal
a.
Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.
+
orthoscopic
a.
Giving an image in correct or normal proportions; giving a flat field of view; as, an orthoscopic eyepiece.
+
oes
pl.
of O
+
ouster
n.
A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection; disseizin.
+
obtended
imp.|p.p.
of Obtend
+
occupy
v.t.
To take or hold possession of; to hold or keep for use; to possess.
+
overfed
imp.|p.p.
of Overfeed
+
opening
n.
A place which is open; a breach; an aperture; a gap; cleft, or hole.
+
opiate
v.t.
To subject to the influence of an opiate; to put to sleep.
+
orphic
a.
Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns.
+
oppositely
adv.
In a situation to face each other; in an opposite manner or direction; adversely.
+
o
n.
The letter O, or its sound.
+
overexcitement
n.
Excess of excitement; the state of being overexcited.
+
ooecium
n.
One of the special zooids, or cells, of Bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. See Bryozoa.
+
ous

A suffix denoting that the element indicated by the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted by the termination -ic; as, nitrous, sulphurous, etc., as contrasted with nitric, sulphuric, etc.
+
outvote
v.t.
To exceed in the number of votes given; to defeat by votes.
+
octillion
n.
According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed.  According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration.
+
ordinary
n.
A dining room or eating house where a meal is prepared for all comers, at a fixed price for the meal, in distinction from one where each dish is separately charged; a table d'hote; hence, also, the meal furnished at such a dining room.
+
obtunded
imp.|p.p.
of Obtund
+
overpress
v.t.
To overcome by importunity.
+
ocreated
a.
Same as Ochreate, Ochreated.
+
overnight
adv.
In the fore part of the night last past; in the evening before; also, during the night; as, the candle will not last overnight.
+
olivaceous
a.
Resembling the olive; of the color of the olive; olive-green.
+
oenophilist
n.
A lover of wine.
+
otocyst
n.
An auditory cyst or vesicle; one of the simple auditory organs of many invertebrates, containing a fluid and otoliths; also, the embryonic vesicle from which the parts of the internal ear of vertebrates are developed.
+
owleries
pl.
of Owlery
+
ooze
n.
To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance or through small openings.
+
otherwise
adv.
In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily.
+
orchidologist
n.
One versed in orchidology.
+
orisont
n.
Horizon.
+
overbear
v.i.
To bear fruit or offspring to excess; to be too prolific.
+
odalisque
n.
A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan.
+
overbend
v.i.
To bend over.
+
ovule
n.
An ovum.
+
outcompass
v.t.
To exceed the compass or limits of.
+
overburn
v.t.|i.
To burn too much; to be overzealous.
+
orangoutang
n.
An arboreal anthropoid ape (Simia satyrus), which inhabits Borneo and Sumatra. Often called simply orang.
+
oxanilate
n.
A salt of oxanilic acid.
+
orthotropic
a.
Having the longer axis vertical; -- said of erect stems.
+
oculo

A combining form from L. oculus the eye.
+
overtrust
v.t.|i.
To trust too much.
+
omphalo

A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, the umbilicus, or navel.
+
outfitter
n.
One who furnishes outfits for a voyage, a journey, or a business.
+
occision
n.
A killing; the act of killing.
+
obviate
v.t.
To meet in the way.
+
outside
n.
The external part of a thing; the part, end, or side which forms the surface; that which appears, or is manifest; that which is superficial; the exterior.
+
opinionate
a.
Opinionated.
+
operculum
n.
The lid closing the aperture of various species of shells, as the common whelk. See Illust. of Gastropoda.
+
omnipercipient
a.
Perceiving everything.
+
ocular
a.
Of or pertaining to the eye; optic.
+
olivaster
a.
Of the color of the olive; tawny.
+
obitual
a.
Of or pertaining to obits, or days when obits are celebrated; as, obitual days.
+
oriental
a.
Of or pertaining to the orient or east; eastern; concerned with the East or Orientalism; -- opposed to occidental; as, Oriental countries.
+
offshore
a.
From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.
+
orographic
a.
Alt. of Orographical
+
orthodromy
n.
The act or art of sailing on a great circle.
+
orby
a.
Orblike; having the course of an orb; revolving.
+
outwards
adv.
From the interior part; in a direction from the interior toward the exterior; out; to the outside; beyond; off; away; as, a ship bound outward.
+
oblongly
adv.
In an oblong form.
+
outgeneralled

of Outgeneral
+
overrunner
n.
One that overruns.
+
opium
n.
The inspissated juice of the Papaver somniferum, or white poppy.
+
owled
imp.|p.p.
of Owl
+
outdure
v.t.
To outlast.
+
obelisked
imp.|p.p.
of Obelisk
+
own
a.
To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house.
+
outgrow
v.t.
To surpass in growing; to grow more than.
+
obscene
a
Foul; fifthy; disgusting.
+
obstruent
a.
Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent medicine.
+
oleaginous
a.
Having the nature or qualities of oil; oily; unctuous.
+
ore
n.
Metal; as, the liquid ore.
+
oxyhaemocyanin
n.
See Haemacyanin.
+
ophiophagous
a.
Feeding on serpents; -- said of certain birds and reptiles.
+
overtrow
v.i.
To be too trustful or confident; to trust too much.
+
oligist
a.
Alt. of Oligistic
+
overhigh
a.
Too high.
+
oreodont
a.
Resembling, or allied to, the genus Oreodon.
+
oxymoron
n.
A figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
+
outpoise
v.t.
To outweigh.
+
ostentous
a.
Ostentatious.
+
outlaw
v.t.
To deprive of the benefit and protection of law; to declare to be an outlaw; to proscribe.
+
osteocolla
n.
A cellular calc tufa, which in some places forms incrustations on the stems of plants, -- formerly supposed to have the quality of uniting fractured bones.
+
oogonium
n.
A special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing oospheres, as in the rockweeds (Fucus), and the orders Vaucherieae and Peronosporeae.
+
overpatient
a.
Patient to excess.
+
osprey
n.
Alt. of Ospray
+
obediential
a.
According to the rule of obedience.
+
ophiophagus
n.
A genus of venomous East Indian snakes, which feed on other snakes. Ophiophagus elaps is said to be the largest and most deadly of poisonous snakes.
+
overdrew
imp.
of Overdraw
+
orangeism
n.
Attachment to the principles of the society of Orangemen; the tenets or practices of the Orangemen.
+
ourangoutang
n.
See Orang-outang.
+
obsession
n.
The act of besieging.
+
orthodoxastical
a.
Orthodox.
+
otoscopeic
a.
Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.
+
orphan
n.
A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also, a child who has but one parent living.
+
ostler
n.
See Hostler.
+
outstare
v.t.
To excel or overcome in staring; to face down.
+
osier
n.
One of the long, pliable twigs of this plant, or of other similar plants.
+
oviposition
n.
The depositing of eggs, esp. by insects.
+
overseer
n.
One who oversees; a superintendent; a supervisor; as, an overseer of a mill; specifically, one or certain public officers; as, an overseer of the poor; an overseer of highways.
+
oppositive
a.
Capable of being put in opposition.
+
overget
v.t.
To get beyond; to get over or recover from.
+
ornithology
n.
A treatise or book on this science.
+
outdrink
v.t.
To exceed in drinking.
+
oid

A suffix or combining form meaning like, resembling, in the form of; as in anthropoid, asteroid, spheroid.
+
ophthalmoscopy
n.
Examination of the eye with the ophthalmoscope.
+
offended
imp.|p.p.
of Offend
+
osteoblast
n.
One of the protoplasmic cells which occur in the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum, and from or around which the matrix of the bone is developed; an osteoplast.
+
omniscious
a.
All-knowing.
+
overriding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Override
+
oblongish
a.
Somewhat oblong.
+
overaffect
v.t.
To affect or care for unduly.
+
oppidan
n.
An inhabitant of a town.
+
or
conj.
A particle that marks an alternative; as, you may read or may write, -- that is, you may do one of the things at your pleasure, but not both. It corresponds to either. You may ride either to London or to Windsor. It often connects a series of words or propositions, presenting a choice of either; as, he may study law, or medicine, or divinity, or he may enter into trade.
+
omega
n.
The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See Alpha.
+
ounded
a.
Alt. of Oundy
+
outness
n.
The state of being out or beyond; separateness.
+
osculate
v.i.
To have characters in common with two genera or families, so as to form a connecting link between them; to interosculate. See Osculant.
+
outstorm
v.t.
To exceed in storming.
+
obtest
v.t.
To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for.
+
observancy
n.
Observance.
+
ovaria
pl.
of Ovarium
+
outjet
n.
That which jets out or projects from anything.
+
oorial
n.
A wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the Ladakh mountains. It is reddish brown, with a dark beard from the chin to the chest.
+
obedience
n.
A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope.
+
outlie
v.t.
To exceed in lying.
+
osteoclast
n.
An instrument for performing osteoclasis.
+
oppilation
n.
The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower intestines.
+
outface
v.t.
To face or look (one) out of countenance; to resist or bear down by bold looks or effrontery; to brave.
+
overhandle
v.t.
To handle, or use, too much; to mention too often.
+
opinion
n.
That which is opined; a notion or conviction founded on probable evidence; belief stronger than impression, less strong than positive knowledge; settled judgment in regard to any point of knowledge or action.
+
openhearted
a.
Candid; frank; generous.
+
orthid
n.
A brachiopod shell of the genus Orthis, and allied genera, of the family Orthidae.
+
oleograph
n.
The form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does not mix.
+
orle
n.
The wreath, or chaplet, surmounting or encircling the helmet of a knight and bearing the crest.
+
optigraph
a.
A telescope with a diagonal eyepiece, suspended vertically in gimbals by the object end beneath a fixed diagonal plane mirror. It is used for delineating landscapes, by means of a pencil at the eye end which leaves the delineation on paper.
+
otolithic
a.
Alt. of Otolitic
+
organling
n.
A large kind of sea fish; the orgeis.
+
opercula
n.pl.
See Operculum.
+
outdoors
adv.
Abread; out of the house; out of doors.
+
ovula
pl.
of Ovulum
+
orangetawny
a.|n.
Deep orange-yellow; dark yellow.
+
oriflamb
n.
Alt. of Oriflamme
+
octylic
a.
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, octyl; as, octylic ether.
+
ovulite
n.
A fossil egg.
+
ovant
a.
Exultant.
+
objurgate
v.t.
To chide; to reprove.
+
off
adv.
Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off.
+
ombrometer
n.
An instrument for measuring the rain that falls; a rain gauge.
+
omni

A combining form denoting all, every, everywhere; as in omnipotent, all-powerful; omnipresent.
+
overtilt
v.t.
To tilt over; to overturn.
+
onstead
n.
A single farmhouse; a steading.
+
operator
n.
One who, or that which, operates or produces an effect.
+
o
n.
Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.
+
ordinalism
n.
The state or quality of being ordinal.
+
overweener
n.
One who overweens.
+
obsoletely
adv.
In an obsolete manner.
+
on
prep.
In progress; proceeding; as, a game is on.
+
optimate
a.
Of or pertaining to the nobility or aristocracy.
+
offspring
n.sing.|pl.
The act of production; generation.
+
offsetting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Offset
+
opera
pl.
of Opus
+
oversold
imp.|p.p.
of Oversell
+
oriflamme
n.
A standard or ensign, in battle.
+
oviparity
n.
Generation by means of ova. See Generation.
+
overmaster
v.t.
To overpower; to subdue; to vanquish; to govern.
+
octopoda
n.pl.
Same as Arachnida.
+
orthogamy
n.
Direct fertilization in plants, as when the pollen fertilizing the ovules comes from the stamens of the same blossom; -- opposed to heterogamy.
+
ommatidium
n.
One of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates.
+
orchises
pl.
of Orchis
+
ostlery
n.
See Hostelry.
+
overgreatness
n.
Excessive greatness.
+
oul
n.
An owl.
+
outvie
v.t.
To exceed in vying.
+
obtrude
v.t.
To offer with unreasonable importunity; to urge unduly or against the will.
+
ostracoid
a.
Of or pertaining to the Ostracoidea.
+
outweigh
v.t.
To exceed in weight or value.
+
outbidding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outbid
+
ordinance
n.
Ordnance; cannon.
+
outbreaking
n.
That which bursts forth.
+
overweigh
v.t.
To exceed in weight; to overbalance; to weigh down.
+
onesided
a.
Having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement.
+
oneidas
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida Lake in the State of New York, and forming part of the Five Nations. Remnants of the tribe now live in New York, Canada, and Wisconsin.
+
outreason
v.t.
To excel or surpass in reasoning; to reason better than.
+
outfall
n.
The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the open end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge occurs.
+
ousted
imp.|p.p.
of Oust
+
operameter
n.
An instrument or machine for measuring work done, especially for ascertaining the number of rotations made by a machine or wheel in manufacturing cloth; a counter.
+
overlogical
a.
Excessively logical; adhering too closely to the forms or rules of logic.
+
ozone
n.
A colorless gaseous substance (O/) obtained (as by the silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic form of oxygen, containing three atoms in the molecule. It is a streng oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by he ordinary tests it is liable to be confused with certain other substances, as hydrogen dioxide, or certain oxides of nitrogen. It derives its name from its peculiar odor, which resembles that of weak chlorine.
+
omnivora
n.pl.
A group of ungulate mammals including the hog and the hippopotamus. The term is also sometimes applied to the bears, and to certain passerine birds.
+
omnium
n.
The aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is now usually funded.
+
outran
imp.
of Outrun
+
oxaline
n.
See Glyoxaline.
+
overweary
v.t.
To weary too much; to tire out.
+
ophidioid
a.
Of or pertaining to the Ophidiidae, a family of fishes which includes many slender species.
+
outblown
a.
Inflated with wind.
+
outcrafty
v.t.
To exceed in cunning.
+
objector
n.
One who objects; one who offers objections to a proposition or measure.
+
overripen
v.t.
To make too ripe.
+
objectivation
n.
Converting into an object.
+
ourology
n.
See Urology.
+
obelisk
n.
A mark of reference; -- called also dagger [/]. See Dagger, n., 2.
+
orchard
n.
An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit trees, collectively; -- used especially of apples, peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees.
+
ochrey
a.
See Ochery.
+
omniparient
a.
Producing or bringing forth all things; all-producing.
+
organized
imp.|p.p.
of Organize
+
obliterate
v.t.
To erase or blot out; to efface; to render undecipherable, as a writing.
+
ourselves
pron.
; sing. Ourself (/). An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; -- used as a subject, usually with we; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case.
+
ogreism
n.
Alt. of Ogrism
+
ordainment
n.
Ordination.
+
outscout
v.t.
To overpower by disdain; to outface.
+
oxeye
n.
A genus of composite plants (Buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.
+
oust
v.t.
To take away; to remove.
+
on
prep.
To the account of; -- denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all the blame; a curse on him.
+
oyez
interj.
Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three times.
+
opisthography
n.
A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a leaf or sheet already written upon on one side.
+
ossicula
pl.
of Ossiculum
+
orthotone
a.
Retaining the accent; not enclitic; -- said of certain indefinite pronouns and adverbs when used interrogatively, which, when not so used, are ordinarilly enclitic.
+
orb
n.
A circle; esp., a circle, or nearly circular orbit, described by the revolution of a heavenly body; an orbit.
+
overset
n.
An excess; superfluity.
+
organizability
n.
Quality of being organizable; capability of being organized.
+
outlook
n.
One who looks out; also, the place from which one looks out; a watchower.
+
obtaining
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obtain
+
overgaze
v.t.
To gaze; to overlook.
+
oogoniums
pl.
of Oogonium
+
olifant
n.
An ancient horn, made of ivory.
+
observe
v.t.
To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe civility.
+
ordain
v.t.
To set apart for an office; to appoint.
+
octuple
a.
Eightfold.
+
oculate
a.
Alt. of Oculated
+
ohm
n.
The standard unit in the measure of electrical resistance, being the resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampere. As defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893, and by United States Statute, it is a resistance substantially equal to 109 units of resistance of the C.G.S. system of electro-magnetic units, and is represented by the resistance offered to an unvarying electric current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice 14.4521 grams in mass, of a constant cross-sectional area, and of the length of 106.3 centimeters. As thus defined it is called the international ohm.
+
official
n.
Of or pertaining to an office or public trust; as, official duties, or routine.
+
on
prep.
Adhering; not off; as in the phrase, "He is neither on nor off," that is, he is not steady, he is irresolute.
+
overtake
v.t.
To come up with in a course, pursuit, progress, or motion; to catch up with.
+
openwork
n.
A quarry; an open cut.
+
oaf
n.
Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.
+
overveil
v.t.
To veil or cover.
+
overpowering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overpower
+
o
n.
A cipher; zero.
+
oracle
n.
One who communicates a divine command; an angel; a prophet.
+
orthopny
n.
Specifically, a morbid condition in which respiration can be performed only in an erect posture; by extension, any difficulty of breathing.
+
overturn
n.
The act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.
+
ork
n.
See Orc.
+
outwear
v.t.
To wear out; to consume or destroy by wearing.
+
occlusion
n.
The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.
+
ordinate
n.
The distance of any point in a curve or a straight line, measured on a line called the axis of ordinates or on a line parallel to it, from another line called the axis of abscissas, on which the corresponding abscissa of the point is measured.
+
oxygenator
n.
An oxidizer.
+
outpass
v.t.
To pass beyond; to exceed in progress.
+
ornamented
imp.|p.p.
of Ornament
+
oust
v.t.
To eject; to turn out.
+
orchanet
n.
Same as Alkanet, 2.
+
overdelicate
a.
Too delicate.
+
otary
n.
Any eared seal.
+
outlet
v.t.
To let out; to emit.
+
overrate
n.
An excessive rate.
+
operculums
pl.
of Operculum
+
ooze
n.
Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out.
+
ostensive
a.
Showing; exhibiting.
+
oillet
n.
A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture.
+
outliving
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outlive
+
oxalurate
n.
A salt of oxaluric acid.
+
override
v.t.
To ride over or across; to ride upon; to trample down.
+
osteoclasis
n.
The operation of breaking a bone in order to correct deformity.
+
oxyacetic
a.
Hydroxyacetic; designating an acid called also glycolic acid.
+
osteomere
n.
An osteocomma.
+
obedient
a.
Subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command.
+
omniformity
n.
The condition or quality of having every form.
+
ortolan
n.
In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora.
+
ornithopappi
n.pl.
An extinct order of birds. It includes only the Archaeopteryx.
+
oxaldehyde
n.
Same as Glyoxal.
+
overstated
imp.|p.p.
of Overstate
+
oxidator
n.
A contrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the Argand lamp; -- called also oxygenator.
+
obit
n.
Death; decease; the date of one's death.
+
orbital
a.
Of or pertaining to an orbit.
+
overgoing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overgo
+
overgrow
v.t.
To grow over; to cover with growth or herbage, esp. that which is rank.
+
owner
n.
One who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.
+
overhaul
v.t.
To haul or drag over; hence, to turn over for examination; to inspect; to examine thoroughly with a view to corrections or repairs.
+
originate
v.t.
To give an origin or beginning to; to cause to be; to bring into existence; to produce as new.
+
oosporangiums
pl.
of Oosporangium
+
overwhelming
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overwhelm
+
ose

A suffix denoting full of, containing, having the qualities of, like; as in verbose, full of words; pilose, hairy; globose, like a globe.
+
off
n.
The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.
+
oo
n.
A beautiful bird (Moho nobilis) of the Hawaiian Islands. It yields the brilliant yellow feathers formerly used in making the royal robes. Called also yellow-tufted honeysucker.
+
oblati
n.pl.
Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state.
+
oliver
n.
A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.
+
otography
n.
A description of the ear.
+
ostensively
adv.
In an ostensive manner.
+
overload
v.t.
To load or fill to excess; to load too heavily.
+
overmultitude
v.t.
To outnumber.
+
outpatient
n.
A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from it.
+
overstrict
a.
Excessively strict.
+
outlining
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outline
+
orthoclastic
a.
Breaking in directions at right angles to each other; -- said of the monoclinic feldspars.
+
ought
imp.p.p.orauxiliary
To be bound in duty or by moral obligation.
+
obeisancy
n.
See Obeisance.
+
outwalk
v.t.
To excel in walking; to leave behind in walking.
+
outform
n.
External appearance.
+
observe
v.i.
To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with on or upon.
+
obdiplostemonous
a.
Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers.
+
oration
v.i.
To deliver an oration.
+
oxygenic
a.
Pertaining to, containing, or resembling, oxygen; producing oxygen.
+
oilseed
n.
A cruciferous herb (Camelina sativa).
+
outbreast
v.t.
To surpass in singing. See Breast, n., 6.
+
onset
n.
A setting about; a beginning.
+
ochre
n.
See Ocher.
+
overwear
v.t.
To wear too much; to wear out.
+
osmaterium
n.
One of a pair of scent organs which the larvae of certain butterflies emit from the first body segment, either above or below.
+
oldfashioned
a.
Formed according to old or obsolete fashion or pattern; adhering to old customs or ideas; as, an old-fashioned dress, girl.
+
onward
a.
Advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.
+
ornithoidichnite
n.
A fossil track resembling that of a bird.
+
ornate
a.
Adorned; decorated; beautiful.
+
oval
n.
A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or popularly, of an ellipse.
+
overrank
a.
Too rank or luxuriant.
+
oxygenated
imp.|p.p.
of Oxygenate
+
ordain
v.t.
To set in order; to arrange according to rule; to regulate; to set; to establish.
+
olden
v.i.
To grow old; to age.
+
overtime
n.
Time beyond, or in excess of, a limit; esp., extra working time.
+
omniscient
a.
Having universal knowledge; knowing all things; infinitely knowing or wise; as, the omniscient God.
+
ours
possessivepron.
See Note under Our.
+
ordaining
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Ordain
+
oppugn
v.t.
To fight against; to attack; to be in conflict with; to oppose; to resist.
+
osmosis
n.
Osmose.
+
osmidrosis
n.
The secretion of fetid sweat.
+
overwatch
v.t.
To weary or exhaust by watching.
+
overrule
v.t.
To rule or determine in a contrary way; to decide against; to abrogate or alter; as, God overrules the purposes of men; the chairman overruled the point of order.
+
orseille
n.
See Archil.
+
outfeast
v.t.
To exceed in feasting.
+
omnipotence
n.
Alt. of Omnipotency
+
osar
pl.
of Os
+
on dit
n.
A flying report; rumor; as, it is a mere on dit.
+
oldwomanish
a.
Like an old woman; anile.
+
ochreous
a.
Of or pertaining to ocher; containing or resembling ocher; as, ocherous matter; ocherous soil.
+
oppressive
a.
Unreasonably burdensome; unjustly severe, rigorous, or harsh; as, oppressive taxes; oppressive exactions of service; an oppressive game law.
+
off
prep.
Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore.
+
one
a.
Single in kind; the same; a common.
+
orion
n.
A large and bright constellation on the equator, between the stars Aldebaran and Sirius. It contains a remarkable nebula visible to the naked eye.
+
onde
n.
Hatred; fury; envy.
+
obsequious
a.
Of or pertaining to obsequies; funereal.
+
opinionable
a.
Being, or capable of being, a matter of opinion; that can be thought; not positively settled; as, an opinionable doctrine.
+
outtell
v.t.
To surpass in telling, counting, or reckoning.
+
old
superl.
Worn out; weakened or exhausted by use; past usefulness; as, old shoes; old clothes.
+
opponency
n.
The act of opening an academical disputation; the proposition of objections to a tenet, as an exercise for a degree.
+
opposing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oppose
+
overflowingly
adv.
In great abundance; exuberantly.
+
odious
a.
Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an odious name, system, vice.
+
onomatology
n.
The science of names or of their classification.
+
ophite
n.
A greenish spotted porphyry, being a diabase whose pyroxene has been altered to uralite; -- first found in the Pyreness. So called from the colored spots which give it a mottled appearance.
+
overnight
n.
The fore part of the night last past; the previous evening.
+
overpaid
imp.|p.p.
of Overpay
+
octogild
n.
A pecuniary compensation for an injury, of eight times the value of the thing.
+
oxidized
imp.|p.p.
of Oxidize
+
overcrow
v.t.
To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower.
+
occurred
imp.|p.p.
of Occur
+
ovolo
n.
A round, convex molding. See Illust. of Column.
+
outspeak
v.t.
To exceed in speaking.
+
ornithorhynchus
n.
See Duck mole, under Duck.
+
obturator
n.
An apparatus designed to close an unnatural opening, as a fissure of the palate.
+
ordinary
a.
Common; customary; usual.
+
open
v.i.
To bark on scent or view of the game.
+
oilman
n.
One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles.
+
ottar
n.
See Attar.
+
obviate
v.t.
To anticipate; to prevent by interception; to remove from the way or path; to make unnecessary; as, to obviate the necessity of going.
+
octaedral
a.
See Octahedral.
+
otter
n.
A corruption of Annotto.
+
oliverian
n.
An adherent of Oliver Cromwell.
+
originator
n.
One who originates.
+
objective
a.
Of or pertaining to an object.
+
obeisant
a.
Ready to obey; reverent; differential; also, servilely submissive.
+
ony
a.
Any.
+
obreptitious
a.
Done or obtained by surprise; with secrecy, or by concealment of the truth.
+
oversee
v.i.
To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.
+
opposite
a.
Placed over against; standing or situated over against or in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite to the Exchange.
+
olive
n.
An olivary body. See under Olivary.
+
ophthalmite
n.
An eyestalk; the organ which bears the compound eyes of decapod Crustacea.
+
order
n.
The placing of words and members in a sentence in such a manner as to contribute to force and beauty or clearness of expression.
+
obvoluted
a.
Overlapping; contorted; convolute; -- applied primarily, in botany, to two opposite leaves, each of which has one edge overlapping the nearest edge of the other, and secondarily to a circle of several leaves or petals which thus overlap.
+
opiate
n.
Any medicine that contains opium, and has the quality of inducing sleep or repose; a narcotic.
+
obliqued
imp.|p.p.
of Oblique
+
oidium
n.
A genus of minute fungi which form a floccose mass of filaments on decaying fruit, etc. Many forms once referred to this genus are now believed to be temporary conditions of fungi of other genera, among them the vine mildew (Oidium Tuckeri), which has caused much injury to grapes.
+
oppone
v.t.
To oppose.
+
occipital
a.
Of or pertaining to the occiput, or back part of the head, or to the occipital bone.
+
obliged
imp.|p.p.
of Oblige
+
overneat
a.
Excessively neat.
+
ocellated
a.
Resembling an eye.
+
outpart
n.
An outlying part.
+
overstaying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overstay
+
outcry
n.
A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.
+
occupy
v.t.
To have sexual intercourse with.
+
oospere
n.
An analogous mass of protoplasm in the ovule of a flowering plant; an embryonic vesicle.
+
overwise
a.
Too wise; affectedly wise.
+
offer
v.t.
Attempt; endeavor; essay; as, he made an offer to catch the ball.
+
odometer
n.
An instrument attached to the wheel of a vehicle, to measure the distance traversed; also, a wheel used by surveyors, which registers the miles and rods traversed.
+
occidentals
n.pl.
Western Christians of the Latin rite.  See Orientals.
+
overglad
a.
Excessively or unduly glad.
+
obtuseangular
a.
Having an obtuse angle; as, an obtuse-angled triangle.
+
oldmaidish
a.
Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
+
orphancy
n.
Orphanhood.
+
orthotomic
a.
Cutting at right angles.
+
oxonian
a.
Of or relating to the city or the university of Oxford, England.
+
overrake
v.t.
To rake over, or sweep across, from end to end, as waves that break over a vessel anchored with head to the sea.
+
overshine
v.t.
To excel in shining; to outshine.
+
orientation
n.
An aspect or fronting to the east; especially (Arch.), the placing of a church so that the chancel, containing the altar toward which the congregation fronts in worship, will be on the east end.
+
obsequies
pl.
of Obsequy
+
obsess
v.t.
To besiege; to beset.
+
oxide
n.
A binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.
+
offend
v.t.
To strike against; to attack; to assail.
+
overbend
v.t.
To bend to excess.
+
oscitantly
adv.
In an oscitant manner.
+
obliqueangled
a.
Having oblique angles; as, an oblique-angled triangle.
+
offend
v.t.
To transgress; to violate; to sin against.
+
overthwart
a.
Crossing in kind or disposition; perverse; adverse; opposing.
+
ousel
n.
One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus).
+
other
pron.|a.
Not this, but the contrary; opposite; as, the other side of a river.
+
overly
a.
Excessive; too much.
+
oculinacea
n.pl.
A suborder of corals including many reef-building species, having round, starlike calicles.
+
overreacher
n.
One who overreaches; one who cheats; a cheat.
+
oma

A suffix used in medical terms to denote a morbid condition of some part, usually some kind of tumor; as in fibroma, glaucoma.
+
optician
a.
One who deals in optical glasses and instruments.
+
octane
n.
Any one of a group of metametric hydrocarcons (C8H18) of the methane series. The most important is a colorless, volatile, inflammable liquid, found in petroleum, and a constituent of benzene or ligroin.
+
onagri
pl.
of Onager
+
ophiologic
a.
Alt. of Ophiological
+
oxidulated
a.
Existing in the state of a protoxide; -- said of an oxide.
+
osteoplast
n.
An osteoblast.
+
occurrent
a.
Occurring or happening; hence, incidental; accidental.
+
ornate
v.t.
To adorn; to honor.
+
on
prep.
Occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three officers are on duty; on a journey.
+
overshadowy
a.
Overshadowing.
+
orderable
a.
Capable of being ordered; tractable.
+
offuscate

Alt. of Offuscation
+
outwell
v.i.
To issue forth.
+
odorate
a.
Odorous.
+
objected
imp.|p.p.
of Object
+
octagonal
a.
Having eight sides and eight angles.
+
ordinate
v.t.
To appoint, to regulate; to harmonize.
+
obtuseness
n.
State or quality of being obtuse.
+
ortho

A combining form (also used adjectively)
+
olivewood
n.
An Australian name given to the hard white wood of certain trees of the genus Elaeodendron, and also to the trees themselves.
+
occupied
imp.|p.p.
of Occupy
+
overcome
v.t.
To overflow; to surcharge.
+
one
n.
A single unit; as, one is the base of all numbers.
+
order
n.
Hence: A commission to purchase, sell, or supply goods; a direction, in writing, to pay money, to furnish supplies, to admit to a building, a place of entertainment, or the like; as, orders for blankets are large.
+
ossicle
n.
A little bone; as, the auditory ossicles in the tympanum of the ear.
+
overshake
v.t.
To shake over or away; to drive away; to disperse.
+
obligation
n.
The act of obligating.
+
official
a.
An ecclesiastical judge appointed by a bishop, chapter, archdeacon, etc., with charge of the spiritual jurisdiction.
+
outdo
v.t.
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
+
outgone
p.p.
of Outgo
+
overflown
p.p.
of Overfly
+
oleose
a.
Alt. of Oleous
+
olfactive
a.
See Olfactory, a.
+
oppidan
n.
A student of Eton College, England, who is not a King's scholar, and who boards in a private family.
+
over
prep.
Above in authority or station; -- implying government, direction, care, attention, guard, responsibility, etc.; -- opposed to under.
+
observative
a.
Observing; watchful.
+
on
prep.
Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. Hence, figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an impression on the mind.
+
overgone
p.p.
of Overgo
+
overbold
a.
Excessively or presumptuously bold; impudent.
+
on
prep.
The general signification of on is situation, motion, or condition with respect to contact or support beneath
+
owned
imp.|p.p.
of Own
+
osteomata
pl.
of Osteoma
+
outlawry
n.
The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an absconding criminal) is deprived of that protection.
+
owl
v.i.
To carry wool or sheep out of England.
+
obverting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obvert
+
offension
n.
Assault; attack.
+
onomastic
a.
Applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's handwriting.
+
old
superl.
Used colloquially as a term of cordiality and familiarity.
+
oppositifolious
a.
Placed at the same node with a leaf, but separated from it by the whole diameter of the stem; as, an oppositifolious peduncle.
+
octet
n.
A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
+
onychomancy
n.
Divination by the nails.
+
orderlies
pl.
of Orderly
+
orchestian
n.
Any species of amphipod crustacean of the genus Orchestia, or family Orchestidae. See Beach flea, under Beach.
+
overweak
a.
Too weak; too feeble.
+
overbid
v.t.
To bid or offer beyond, or in excess of.
+
oxygenium
n.
The technical name of oxygen.
+
oenology
n.
Knowledge of wine, scientific or practical.
+
overrun
v.i.
To extend beyond its due or desired length; as, a line, or advertisement, overruns.
+
ovulum
n.
An ovule.
+
ojibways
n.pl.
Same as Chippeways.
+
ous

An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having, possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious, abounding in grace; arduous, full of ardor; bulbous, having bulbs, bulblike; riotous, poisonous, piteous, joyous, etc.
+
orbate
a.
Bereaved; fatherless; childless.
+
open
a.
Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt.
+
omissive
a.
Leaving out; omitting.
+
obscureness
n.
Obscurity.
+
ontologist
n.
One who is versed in or treats of ontology.
+
only
a.
Above all others; particularly.
+
orthoclase
n.
Common or potash feldspar crystallizing in the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at right angles to each other. See Feldspar.
+
overheat
v.t.
To heat to excess; to superheat.
+
overgloom
v.t.
To spread gloom over; to make gloomy; to overshadow.
+
ornithic
a.
Of or pertaining to birds; as, ornithic fossils.
+
outknave
v.t.
To surpass in knavery.
+
organity
n.
Organism.
+
overspring
v.t.
To spring or leap over.
+
onocerin
n.
A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant Ononis spinosa.
+
out
n.
A word or words omitted by the compositor in setting up copy; an omission.
+
overshade
v.t.
To cover with shade; to render dark or gloomy; to overshadow.
+
object
a.
Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed.
+
oust
n.
See Oast.
+
oxanillamide
n.
A white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly by the action of cyanogen on aniline, and regarded as an anilide of oxamic acid; -- called also phenyl oxamide.
+
osteosarcoma
n.
A tumor having the structure of a sacroma in which there is a deposit of bone; sarcoma connected with bone.
+
ocellary
a.
Of or pertaining to ocelli.
+
outcast
n.
One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond.
+
obeah
n.
Same as Obi.
+
overcloy
v.t.
To fill beyond satiety.
+
overset
v.t.
To fill too full.
+
opinionator
n.
An opinionated person; one given to conjecture.
+
offertory
n.
The offerings themselves.
+
overshine
v.t.
To shine over or upon; to illumine.
+
overfall
n.
A turbulent surface of water, caused by strong currents setting over submerged ridges; also, a dangerous submerged ridge or shoal.
+
orthodome
n.
See the Note under Dome, 4.
+
offhand
adv.
In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.
+
ocreate
a.
Alt. of Ocreated
+
overlate
a.
Too late; exceedingly late.
+
obey
v.t.
To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.
+
oligist
a.
Hematite or specular iron ore; -- prob. so called in allusion to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite.
+
ostensible
a.
Shown; exhibited; declared; avowed; professed; apparent; -- often used as opposed to real or actual; as, an ostensible reason, motive, or aim.
+
odizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Odize
+
obreption
n.
The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.
+
ottomans
pl.
of Ottoman
+
onerate
v.t.
To load; to burden.
+
overrun
v.t.
To exceed in distance or speed of running; to go beyond or pass in running.
+
outdated
a.
Being out of date; antiquated.
+
oversman
n.
An overseer; a superintendent.
+
other
pron.|a.
Left, as opposed to right.
+
oxidability
n.
Capability of being converted into an oxide.
+
opposition
n.
The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or defeat; resistance.
+
onehorse
a.
Second-rate; inferior; small.
+
oblata
pl.
of Oblatum
+
offset
n.
A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.
+
oxymuriatic
a.
Pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid.
+
open
a.
Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.
+
overwit
v.t.
To outwit.
+
ovology
n.
That branch of natural history which treats of the origin and functions of eggs.
+
orf
n.
Alt. of Orfe
+
overdress
v.t.
To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much.
+
overdo
v.i.
To labor too hard; to do too much.
+
overcare
n.
Excessive care.
+
orator
n.
In equity proceedings, one who prays for relief; a petitioner.
+
oenocyan
n.
The coloring matter of red wines.
+
obedience
n.
One of the three monastic vows.
+
outlander
n.
A foreigner.
+
oh
interj.
An exclamation expressing various emotions, according to the tone and manner, especially surprise, pain, sorrow, anxiety, or a wish. See the Note under O.
+
opera
n.
The score of a musical drama, either written or in print; a play set to music.
+
oundy
a.
Wavy; waving/ curly.
+
outsparkle
v.t.
To exceed in sparkling.
+
osteocommata
pl.
of Osteocomma
+
outerly
adv.
Toward the outside.
+
oxygenizement
n.
Oxidation.
+
orthocenter
n.
That point in which the three perpendiculars let fall from the angles of a triangle upon the opposite sides, or the sides produced, mutually intersect.
+
obrok
n.
A rent.
+
octant
n.
The eighth part of a circle; an arc of 45 degrees.
+
outroom
n.
An outer room.
+
ovation
n.
A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves.
+
officious
a.
Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty.
+
obturator
a.
Serving as an obturator; closing an opening; pertaining to, or in the region of, the obturator foramen; as, the obturator nerve.
+
orchotomy
n.
The operation of cutting out or removing a testicle by the knife; castration.
+
outspend
n.
Outlay; expenditure.
+
ouistiti
n.
See Wistit.
+
outgrown
p.p.
of Outgrow
+
overrun
v.t.
To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with witch grass.
+
over
adv.
From inside to outside, above or across the brim.
+
overalls
n.pl.
Waterproof leggings.
+
obtension
n.
The act of obtending.
+
open
v.t.
To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.
+
obfirmation
n.
Hardness of heart; obduracy.
+
office
n.
The apartments or outhouses in which the domestics discharge the duties attached to the service of a house, as kitchens, pantries, stables, etc.
+
opisthodome
n.
A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella, farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an entrance of its own, and often used as a treasury.
+
ounding
vb.n.
Waving.
+
oosporic
a.
Of or pertaining to an oospore.
+
oracular
a.
Of or pertaining to an oracle; uttering oracles; forecasting the future; as, an oracular tongue.
+
opposite
a.
Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant; antagonistic.
+
obscurantist
n.
Same as Obscurant.
+
os
n.
A mouth; an opening; an entrance.
+
ol

A suffix denoting that the substance in the name of which it appears belongs to the series of alcohols or hydroxyl derivatives, as carbinol, glycerol, etc.
+
omissible
a.
Capable of being omitted; that may be omitted.
+
osteogenic
a.
Osteogenetic.
+
osmanlis
pl.
of Osmanli
+
occiduous
a.
Western; occidental.
+
octoate
n.
A salt of an octoic acid; a caprylate.
+
orphean
a.
Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician; as, Orphean strains.
+
outpour
n.
A flowing out; a free discharge.
+
overchange
n.
Too much or too frequent change; fickleness.
+
octavo
n.
A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eight leaves; hence, indicating more or less definitely a size of book so made; -- usually written 8vo or 8°.
+
operative
a.
Having the power of acting; hence, exerting force, physical or moral; active in the production of effects; as, an operative motive.
+
octylene
n.
Any one of a series of metameric hydrocarbons (C8H16) of the ethylene series. In general they are combustible, colorless liquids.
+
outskirt
n.
A part remote from the center; outer edge; border; -- usually in the plural; as, the outskirts of a town.
+
oogonia
pl.
of Oogonium
+
oily
superl.
Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance.
+
ortive
a.
Of or relating to the time or act of rising; eastern; as, the ortive amplitude of a planet.
+
onomatopoetic
a.
Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia; characterized by onomatopoeia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word.
+
over
prep.
Above, or higher than, in place or position, with the idea of covering; -- opposed to under; as, clouds are over our heads; the smoke rises over the city.
+
originalness
n.
The quality of being original; originality.
+
onirocritic
a.
See Oneirocritic.
+
ocean
n.
One of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans.
+
orsedew
n.
Alt. of Orsedue
+
orarian
a.
Of or pertaining to a coast.
+
overlord
n.
One who is lord over another or others; a superior lord; a master.
+
overstocking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overstock
+
oxyhaemoglobin
n.
Alt. of Oxyhemoglobin
+
omitted
imp.|p.p.
of Omit
+
overrun
v.t.
To go beyond; to extend in part beyond; as, one line overruns another in length.
+
overrent
v.t.
To rent for too much.
+
owning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Own
+
on
prep.
Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as, to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence, indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse.
+
officiated
imp.|p.p.
of Officiate
+
operation
n.
That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
+
obeah
a.
Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man.
+
outact
v.t.
To do or beyond; to exceed in acting.
+
offer
v.i.
To make an attempt; to make an essay or a trial; -- used with at.
+
olivine
n.
A common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks.
+
overword
v.t.
To say in too many words; to express verbosely.
+
oiler
n.
One who deals in oils.
+
orientation
n.
Fig.: A return to first principles; an orderly arrangement.
+
occursion
n.
A meeting; a clash; a collision.
+
oblation
n.
Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice.
+
or
n.
Yellow or gold color, -- represented in drawing or engraving by small dots.
+
outbid
p.p.
of Outbid
+
official
a.
One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
+
obtenebration
n.
The act of darkening; the state of being darkened; darkness.
+
outbid
v.t.
To exceed or surpass in bidding.
+
offshoot
n.
That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.
+
outbleat
v.t.
To surpass in bleating.
+
outland
a.
Foreign; outlandish.
+
ominous
a.
Of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread.
+
otozoum
n.
An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably dinosaurs, known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones.
+
overscrupulous
a.
Scrupulous to excess.
+
overhaste
n.
Too great haste.
+
osculatory
a.
Pertaining to, or having the properties of, an osculatrix; capable of osculation; as, a circle may be osculatory with a curve, at a given point.
+
oversight
n.
Watchful care; superintendence; general supervision.
+
opertaneous
a.
Concealed; private.
+
overread
v.t.
To read over, or peruse.
+
overeye
v.t.
To superintend; to oversee; to inspect.
+
oxidation
n.
The act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.
+
outterm
n.
An external or superficial thing; outward manner; superficial remark, etc.
+
orgue
n.
Any one of a number of long, thick pieces of timber, pointed and shod with iron, and suspended, each by a separate rope, over a gateway, to be let down in case of attack.
+
owlism
n.
Affected wisdom; pompous dullness.
+
overmuchness
n.
The quality or state of being in excess; superabundance.
+
overflow
n.
A flowing over, as of water or other fluid; an inundation.
+
oligoclase
n.
A triclinic soda-lime feldspar. See Feldspar.
+
organographical
a.
Of or pertaining to organography.
+
overflush
v.t.
To flush to excess.
+
orthophony
n.
The art of correct articulation; voice training.
+
opposed
imp.|p.p.
of Oppose
+
ombre
n.
A large Mediterranean food fish (Umbrina cirrhosa): -- called also umbra, and umbrine.
+
opposable
a.
Capable of being placed opposite something else; as, the thumb is opposable to the forefinger.
+
oratorial
a.
Oratorical.
+
outerly
adv.
Utterly; entirely.
+
orchis
n.
A genus of endogenous plants growing in the North Temperate zone, and consisting of about eighty species. They are perennial herbs growing from a tuber (beside which is usually found the last year's tuber also), and are valued for their showy flowers. See Orchidaceous.
+
outbuilding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outbuild
+
open
v.i.
To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.
+
olio
n.
A collection of miscellaneous pieces.
+
occultation
n.
Fig.: The state of being occult.
+
octogamy
n.
A marrying eight times.
+
oftenness
n.
Frequency.
+
oxygenized
imp.|p.p.
of Oxygenize
+
oligomerous
a.
Having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous flower.
+
of
prep.
Denoting identity or equivalence; -- used with a name or appellation, and equivalent to the relation of apposition; as, the continent of America; the city of Rome; the Island of Cuba.
+
oophorida
pl.
of Oophoridium
+
opacate
v.t.
To darken; to cloud.
+
orcharding
n.
Orchards, in general.
+
out
a.
Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the fire, has burned out.
+
osteoplasty
n.
An operation or process by which the total or partial loss of a bone is remedied.
+
overrode

of Override
+
oscillatory
a.
Moving, or characterized by motion, backward and forward like a pendulum; swinging; oscillating; vibratory; as, oscillatory motion.
+
oversubtile
a.
Excessively subtile.
+
ornamentation
n.
The act or art of ornamenting, or the state of being ornamented.
+
oratory
n.
A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions.
+
obtected
a.
Covered with a hard chitinous case, as the pupa of certain files.
+
orbic
a.
Alt. of Orbical
+
ordinant
a.
Ordaining; decreeing.
+
oligarchic
a.
Alt. of Oligarchical
+
othergates
adv.
In another manner.
+
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-.
+
oxytone
n.
An acute sound.
+
oligochete
a.
Of or pertaining to the Oligochaeta.
+
object
v.t.
That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause.
+
out
n.
One who, or that which, is out; especially, one who is out of office; -- generally in the plural.
+
outhire
v.t.
To hire out.
+
opportunity
n.
Convenience of situation; fitness.
+
obiyuary
a.
Of or pertaining to the death of a person or persons; as, an obituary notice; obituary poetry.
+
opulent
a.
Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent; as, an opulent city; an opulent citizen.
+
oblong
n.
A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad.
+
overdrawn
p.p.
of Overdraw
+
oakum
n.
The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling.
+
one
a.
Denoting a person or thing conceived or spoken of indefinitely; a certain. "I am the sister of one Claudio" [Shak.], that is, of a certain man named Claudio.
+
occupant
n.
One who occupies, or takes possession; one who has the actual use or possession, or is in possession, of a thing.
+
ornithologic
a.
Alt. of Ornithological
+
opened
imp.|p.p.
of Open
+
oospere
n.
An unfertilized, rounded mass of protoplasm, produced in an oogonium.
+
operant
a.
Operative.
+
orchestra
n.
The instruments employed by a full band, collectively; as, an orchestra of forty stringed instruments, with proper complement of wind instruments.
+
ollapodrida
n.
Any incongruous mixture or miscellaneous collection; an olio.
+
octogynia
n.pl.
A Linnaean order of plants having eight pistils.
+
outsider
n.
A horse which is not a favorite in the betting.
+
oiled
a.
Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil.
+
outray
v.i.
To spread out in array.
+
obstetricate
v.i.
To perform the office of midwife.
+
ontogenetic
a.
Of or pertaining to ontogenesis; as, ontogenetic phenomena.
+
occident
n.
The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west; -- opposed to orient. Specifically, in former times, Europe as opposed to Asia; now, also, the Western hemisphere.
+
orthotropous
a.
Having the axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum and chalaza to the orifice or the micropyle; atropous.
+
ophite
a.
A mamber of a Gnostic serpent-worshiping sect of the second century.
+
ornithoscopy
n.
Observation of birds and their habits.
+
overhand
a.
Over and over; -- applied to a style of sewing, or to a seam, in which two edges, usually selvedges, are sewed together by passing each stitch over both.
+
orthognathism
n.
The quality or state of being orthognathous.
+
orohippus
n.
A genus of American Eocene mammals allied to the horse, but having four toes in front and three behind.
+
oval
a.
Having the figure of an egg; oblong and curvilinear, with one end broader than the other, or with both ends of about the same breadth; in popular usage, elliptical.
+
overvalued
imp.|p.p.
of Overvalue
+
old
superl.
Continued in life; advanced in the course of existence; having (a certain) length of existence; -- designating the age of a person or thing; as, an infant a few hours old; a cathedral centuries old.
+
overrigged
a.
Having too much rigging.
+
obtain
v.t.
To hold; to keep; to possess.
+
overcarry
v.t.|i.
To carry too far; to carry beyond the proper point.
+
outgate
n.
An outlet.
+
outscent
v.t.
To exceed in odor.
+
overwork
v.t.
To work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.
+
odorant
a.
Yielding odors; fragrant.
+
ordonnance
n.
The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole.
+
opposite
a.
Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as a stamen which stands before a petal.
+
osspringer
n.
The osprey.
+
obey
v.i.
To give obedience.
+
ozonize
v.t.
To treat with ozone.
+
obloquy
n.
Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension.
+
oostegite
n.
One of the plates which in some Crustacea inclose a cavity wherein the eggs are hatched.
+
order
n.
Of periods of time or occurrences, and the like.
+
orthographical
a.
Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also, correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter was orthographic.
+
ordering
n.
Disposition; distribution; management.
+
oblique
a.
Not erect or perpendicular; neither parallel to, nor at right angles from, the base; slanting; inclined.
+
oesophagus
a.
Alt. of Oesophageal
+
opercula
pl.
of Operculum
+
overlade
v.t.
To load with too great a cargo; to overburden; to overload.
+
ostiole
n.
The exterior opening of a stomate. See Stomate.
+
ornithichnite
n.
The footmark of a bird occurring in strata of stone.
+
opercle
n.
Any one of the bony plates which support the gill covers of fishes; an opercular bone.
+
oxy

A prefix, also used adjectively
+
ogeechee lime

The tree which bears this fruit.
+
overbalance
v.t.
To cause to lose balance or equilibrium.
+
operation
n.
Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.
+
oracle
n.
The sanctuary, or Most Holy place in the temple; also, the temple itself.
+
onlooker
n.
A looker-on.
+
oafish
a.
Like an oaf; simple.
+
ordalian
a.
Of or pertaining to trial by ordeal.
+
overweight
n.
Weight over and above what is required by law or custom.
+
ordeal
n.
An ancient form of test to determine guilt or innocence, by appealing to a supernatural decision, -- once common in Europe, and still practiced in the East and by savage tribes.
+
orphanotrophism
n.
The care and support of orphans.
+
opisometer
n.
An instrument with a revolving wheel for measuring a curved line, as on a map.
+
osmund
n.
A fern of the genus Osmunda, or flowering fern. The most remarkable species is the osmund royal, or royal fern (Osmunda regalis), which grows in wet or boggy places, and has large bipinnate fronds, often with a panicle of capsules at the top.  The rootstock contains much starch, and has been used in stiffening linen.
+
oaky
n.
Resembling oak; strong.
+
our
possessivepron.
Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our country; our rights; our troops; our endeavors. See I.
+
oberration
n.
A wandering about.
+
overreach
v.t.
To deceive, or get the better of, by artifice or cunning; to outwit; to cheat.
+
oblateness
n.
The quality or state of being oblate.
+
opake
a.
See Opaque.
+
orcein
n.
A reddish brown amorphous dyestuff, /, obtained from orcin, and forming the essential coloring matter of cudbear and archil. It is closely related to litmus.
+
opining
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Opine
+
outhess
n.
Outcry; alarm.
+
oversupply
v.t.
To supply in excess.
+
off
a.
Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics.
+
obstipation
n.
The act of stopping up, as a passage.
+
organic
a.
Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of the large series of substances which, in nature or origin, are connected with vital processes, and include many substances of artificial production which may or may not occur in animals or plants; -- contrasted with inorganic.
+
obnoxious
a.
Offensive; odious; hateful; as, an obnoxious statesman; a minister obnoxious to the Whigs.
+
overflowed
imp.|p.p.
of Overflow
+
orison
n.
A prayer; a supplication.
+
oppugned
imp.|p.p.
of Oppugn
+
overspeak
v.t.|i.
To exceed in speaking; to speak too much; to use too many words.
+
oversize
v.t.
To surpass in size.
+
osteosarcomata
pl.
of Osteosarcoma
+
organum
n.
An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; -- a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title ("Novum Organon") of part of his treatise on philosophical method.
+
optical
a.
Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; as, the optic nerves (the first pair of cranial nerves) which are distributed to the retina. See Illust. of Brain, and Eye.
+
overgarrison
v.t.
To garrison to excess.
+
orientalism
n.
Knowledge or use of Oriental languages, history, literature, etc.
+
original
a.
Before unused or unknown; new; as, a book full of original matter.
+
ouroscopy
n.
Ourology.
+
octave
n.
The eighth day after a church festival, the festival day being included; also, the week following a church festival.
+
ostensible
a.
Capable of being shown; proper or intended to be shown.
+
optic
a.
An eyeglass.
+
oxamide
n
A white crystalline neutral substance (C2O2(NH2)2) obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. It is the acid amide of oxalic acid.  Formerly called also oxalamide.
+
objectionable
a.
Liable to objection; likely to be objected to or disapproved of; offensive; as, objectionable words.
+
outbow
v.t.
To excel in bowing.
+
ort
n.
A morsel left at a meal; a fragment; refuse; -- commonly used in the plural.
+
orthodoxy
n.
By extension, said of any correct doctrine or belief.
+
octavos
pl.
of Octavo
+
operative
a.
Based upon, or consisting of, an operation or operations; as, operative surgery.
+
oviposit
v.i.
To lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.
+
operate
v.i.
To perform a work or labor; to exert power or strengh, physical or mechanical; to act.
+
overdare
v.t.|i.
To dare too much or rashly; to be too daring.
+
orle
n.
A bearing, in the form of a fillet, round the shield, within, but at some distance from, the border.
+
obsolescent
a.
Going out of use;          becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude.
+
opposition
n.
The state of being placed over against; situation so as to front something else.
+
obscured
imp.|p.p.
of Obscure
+
orthodox
a.
According or congruous with the doctrines of Scripture, the creed of a church, the decree of a council, or the like; as, an orthodox opinion, book, etc.
+
orderly
adv.
According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly.
+
odin
n.
The supreme deity of the Scandinavians; -- the same as Woden, of the German tribes.
+
orator
n.
A plaintiff, or complainant, in a bill in chancery.
+
observation
n.
Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
+
ormer
n.
An abalone.
+
oleander
n.
A beautiful evergreen shrub of the Dogbane family, having clusters of fragrant red or white flowers. It is native of the East Indies, but the red variety has become common in the south of Europe. Called also rosebay, rose laurel, and South-sea rose.
+
obovate
a.
Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf.
+
obsequiousness
n.
The quality or state of being obsequious.
+
omnipatient
a.
Capable of enduring all things.
+
orgulous
a.
See Orgillous.
+
ries
pl.
of Ostiary
+
orycterope
n.
Same as Oryctere.
+
overbuilt
a.
Having too many buildings; as, an overbuilt part of a town.
+
obviated
imp.|p.p.
of Obviate
+
overtoil
v.t.
To weary excessively; to exhaust.
+
orts
pl.
of Ort
+
orb
n.
One of the azure transparent spheres conceived by the ancients to be inclosed one within another, and to carry the heavenly bodies in their revolutions.
+
oxyrrhodine
n.
A mixture of two parts of the oil of roses with one of the vinegar of roses.
+
overraught

of Overreach
+
outlier
n.
A part of a rock or stratum lying without, or beyond, the main body, from which it has been separated by denudation.
+
obumbration
n.
Act of darkening or obscuring.
+
offendress
n.
A woman who offends.
+
opodeldoc
n.
A saponaceous, camphorated liniment; a solution of soap in alcohol, with the addition of camphor and essential oils; soap liniment.
+
oligochaeta
n.pl.
An order of Annelida which includes the earthworms and related species.
+
ocellus
n.
An eyelike spot of color, as those on the tail of the peacock.
+
outlawing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outlaw
+
overlong
a.|adv.
Too long.
+
opianic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained by the oxidation of narcotine.
+
orichalch
n.
A metallic substance, resembling gold in color, but inferior in value; a mixed metal of the ancients, resembling brass; -- called also aurichalcum, orichalcum, etc.
+
opportune
v.t.
To suit.
+
ought
n.|adv.
See Aught.
+
oneness
n.
The state of being one; singleness in number; individuality; unity.
+
officeholder
n.
An officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
+
overthwartly
adv.
In an overthwart manner; across; also, perversely.
+
of
prep.
During; in the course of.
+
oven
n.
A place arched over with brick or stonework, and used for baking, heating, or drying; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking, drying, etc.; esp., now, a chamber in a stove, used for baking or roasting.
+
onychia
n.
An affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail.
+
oneration
n.
The act of loading.
+
occasionally
adv.
In an occasional manner; on occasion; at times, as convenience requires or opportunity offers; not regularly.
+
odometry
n.
Measurement of distances by the odometer.
+
olefine
n.
Olefiant gas, or ethylene; hence, by extension, any one of the series of unsaturated hydrocarbons of which ethylene is a type. See Ethylene.
+
overthrow
n.
The act of throwing a ball too high, as over a player's head.
+
octospermous
a.
Containing eight seeds.
+
overcome
v.t.
To come or pass over; to spreads over.
+
opinlate
v.t.
To hold or maintain persistently.
+
occasion
n.
A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.
+
odorous
a.
Having or emitting an odor or scent, esp. a sweet odor; fragrant; sweet-smelling.
+
objectively
adv.
In the manner or state of an object; as, a determinate idea objectively in the mind.
+
omniety
n.
That which is all-pervading or all-comprehensive; hence, the Deity.
+
ossiculated
a.
Having small bones.
+
oxeye
n.
The oxeye daisy. See under Daisy.
+
overtrading
n.
The act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of the market.
+
orchidean
a.
Orchidaceous.
+
occupy
v.t.
To do business in; to busy one's self with.
+
opiniatre
a.
Opinionated.
+
outfall
n.
A quarrel; a falling out.
+
out
a.
Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money out at interest.
+
osteotomist
n.
One skilled in osteotomy.
+
oversupply
n.
An excessive supply.
+
oxidize
v.t.
To combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to; as, to oxidize nitrous acid so as to form nitric acid.
+
overpay
v.t.
To pay too much to; to reward too highly.
+
opinionated
a.
Stiff in opinion; firmly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion or to preconceived notions; obstinate in opinion.
+
opiated
a.
Mixed with opiates.
+
odist
n.
A writer of an ode or odes.
+
overgrow
v.t.
To grow beyond; to rise above; hence, to overcome; to oppress.
+
only
a.
Singly; without more; as, only-begotten.
+
oppress
v.t.
To put down; to crush out; to suppress.
+
ophiuroidea
n.pl.
A class of star-shaped echinoderms having a disklike body, with slender, articulated arms, which are not grooved beneath and are often very fragile; -- called also Ophiuroida and Ophiuridea. See Illust. under Brittle star.
+
only
conj.
Save or except (that); -- an adversative used elliptically with or without that, and properly introducing a single fact or consideration.
+
oscillating
a.
That oscillates; vibrating; swinging.
+
ostracea
n.pl.
A division of bivalve mollusks including the oysters and allied shells.
+
objectable
a.
Such as can be presented in opposition; that may be put forward as an objection.
+
osculated
imp.|p.p.
of Osculate
+
overcharge
n.
An excessive load or burden.
+
offensive
a.
Making the first attack; assailant; aggressive; hence, used in attacking; -- opposed to defensive; as, an offensive war; offensive weapons.
+
outrageous
n.
Of the nature of an outrage; exceeding the limits of right, reason, or decency; involving or doing an outrage; furious; violent; atrocious.
+
oncometer
n.
An instrument for measuring the variations in size of the internal organs of the body, as the kidney, spleen, etc.
+
optimistic
a.
Of or pertaining to optimism; tending, or conforming, to the opinion that all events are ordered for the best.
+
opaque
n.
That which is opaque; opacity.
+
onslaught
n.
An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.
+
olibanum
n.
The fragrant gum resin of various species of Boswellia; Oriental frankincense.
+
oversman
n.
An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected, disagree.
+
obtain
v.i.
To prevail; to succeed.
+
overbuild
v.t.
To build over.
+
ovum
n.
One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.
+
often
a.
Frequent; common; repeated.
+
oblectate
v.t.
To delight; to please greatly.
+
obmutescence
n.
A keeping silent or mute.
+
outfield
n.
A field beyond, or separated from, the inclosed land about the homestead; an uninclosed or unexplored tract. Also used figuratively.
+
outscorn
v.t.
To confront, or subdue, with greater scorn.
+
organic
a.
Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them; as, the organic structure of animals and plants; exhibiting characters peculiar to living organisms; as, organic bodies, organic life, organic remains.  Cf. Inorganic.
+
osteogenetic
a.
Connected with osteogenesis, or the formation of bone; producing bone; as, osteogenetic tissue; the osteogenetic layer of the periosteum.
+
oar
n
An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is called the loom.
+
overtalk
v.i.
To talk to excess.
+
outrider
n.
A servant on horseback attending a carriage.
+
oculus
n.
A round window, usually a small one.
+
oenomania
n.
Dipsomania.
+
outromance
v.t.
To exceed in romantic character.
+
officialily
n.
See Officialty.
+
odd
superl.
Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.
+
octodecimos
pl.
of Octodecimo
+
otter
n.
Any carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra, and related genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris; the American otter is L. Canadensis; other species inhabit South America and Asia.
+
octagon
n.
A plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.
+
ocular
a.
Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof.
+
ostracism
n.
Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.
+
oleandrine
n.
One of several alkaloids found in the leaves of the oleander.
+
omnify
v.t.
To render universal; to enlarge.
+
obedience
n.
The act of obeying, or the state of being obedient; compliance with that which is required by authority; subjection to rightful restraint or control.
+
overshoot
v.t.
To pass swiftly over; to fly beyond.
+
outrun
v.t.
To exceed, or leave behind, in running; to run faster than; to outstrip; to go beyond.
+
orthopedic
a.
Alt. of Orthopedical
+
oozy
a.
Miry; containing soft mud; resembling ooze; as, the oozy bed of a river.
+
oenanthylous
a.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed to be the acid of oenanthylic ether, but now known to be a mixture of higher acids, especially capric acid.
+
outward
n.
External form; exterior.
+
ostrea
n.
A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes the true oysters.
+
outwork
v.t.
To exceed in working; to work more or faster than.
+
overpass
v.t.
To go over or beyond; to cross; as, to overpass a river; to overpass limits.
+
outsport
v.t.
To exceed in sporting.
+
odorline
n.
A pungent oily substance obtained by redistilling bone oil.
+
orient
a.
Bright; lustrous; superior; pure; perfect; pellucid; -- used of gems and also figuratively, because the most perfect jewels are found in the East.
+
oppose
n.
To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to oppose a bill in Congress.
+
ogee
n.
A molding, the section of which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See Illust. under Cyma.
+
orthology
n.
The right description of things.
+
observant
n.
An Observantine.
+
optimates
n.pl.
The nobility or aristocracy of ancient Rome, as opposed to the populares.
+
overshadowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overshadow
+
organonymy
n.
The designation or nomenclature of organs.
+
overdelighted
a.
Delighted beyond measure.
+
overloop
n.
See Orlop.
+
officered
imp.|p.p.
of Officer
+
obelized
imp.|p.p.
of Obelize
+
opisthocoelian
a.
Alt. of Opisthocoelous
+
outbring
v.t.
To bring or bear out.
+
oral
a.
Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law.
+
orsellinic
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained by a partial decomposition of orsellic acid as a white crystalline substance, and related to protocatechuic acid.
+
opercular
n.
The principal opercular bone or operculum of fishes.
+
orderly
a.
Performed in good or established order; well-regulated.
+
oilnut
n.
The buffalo nut. See Buffalo nut, under Buffalo.
+
oxpecker
n.
An African bird of the genus Buphaga; the beefeater.
+
outsider
n.
One not belonging to the concern, institution, party, etc., spoken of; one disconnected in interest or feeling.
+
odontography
n.
A description of the teeth.
+
outline
n.
In art: A line drawn by pencil, pen, graver, or the like, by which the boundary of a figure is indicated.
+
outspread
v.t.
To spread out; to expand; -- usually as a past part. / adj.
+
oryctology
n.
An old name for mineralogy and geology.
+
olfaction
n.
The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.
+
oftensith
adv.
Frequently; often.
+
oxbane
n.
A poisonous bulbous plant (Buphane toxicaria) of the Cape of Good Hope.
+
overladen
p.p.
of Overlade
+
overhearing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overhear
+
oxybenzene
n.
Hydroxy benzene. Same as Phenol.
+
overdry
v.t.
To dry too much.
+
oneself
pron.
A reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. Commonly writen as two words, one's self.
+
otacoustic
n.
Alt. of Otacousticon
+
overwet
n.
Excessive wetness.
+
oreades
n.pl.
A group of butterflies which includes the satyrs. See Satyr, 2.
+
overoffice
v.t.
To domineer over by virtue of office.
+
odontalgy
n.
Same as Odontalgia.
+
orchidology
n.
The branch of botany which treats of orchids.
+
outsentry
n.
A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an outguard.
+
obimbricate
a.
Imbricated, with the overlapping ends directed downward.
+
obvious
a.
Opposing; fronting.
+
oxonate
n.
A salt of oxonic acid.
+
orcin
n.
A colorless crystalline substance, C6H3.CH3.(OH)2, which is obtained from certain lichens (Roccella, Lecanora, etc.), also from extract of aloes, and artificially from certain derivatives of toluene.  It changes readily into orcein.
+
orderly
n.
A street sweeper.
+
outstand
v.t.
To stay beyond.
+
overweight
a.
Overweighing; excessive.
+
overhand
a.
Done (as pitching or bowling) with the hand higher than the elbow, or the arm above, or higher than, the shoulder.
+
oughtness
n.
The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness.
+
overwrest
v.t.
To wrest or force from the natural or proper position.
+
omo

A combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the shoulder or the scapula.
+
ornithotomist
n.
One who is skilled in ornithotomy.
+
omahas
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians who inhabited the south side of the Missouri River. They are now partly civilized and occupy a reservation in Nebraska.
+
offscouring
n.
That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised.
+
overestimate
v.t.
To estimate too highly; to overvalue.
+
ochreate
a.
Alt. of Ochreated
+
outstanding
a.
That stands out; undischarged; uncollected; not paid; as, outstanding obligations.
+
odylic
a.
Of or pertaining to odyle; odic; as, odylic force.
+
overt
a.
Not covert; open; public; manifest; as, an overt act of treason.
+
organize
v.t.
To sing in parts; as, to organize an anthem.
+
occiputs
pl.
of Occiput
+
outsweeten
v.t.
To surpass in sweetness.
+
overstayed
imp.|p.p.
of Overstay
+
onomatologist
n.
One versed in the history of names.
+
ology
n.
A colloquial or humorous name for any science or branch of knowledge.
+
oracling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oracle
+
outground
n.
Ground situated at a distance from the house; outlying land.
+
offenseful
a.
Causing offense; displeasing; wrong; as, an offenseful act.
+
ochreated
a.
Provided with ochrea, or sheathformed stipules, as the rhubarb, yellow dock, and knotgrass.
+
opeidoscope
n.
An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it.
+
oinement
n.
Ointment.
+
ovococci
pl.
of Ovococcus
+
osteocommas
pl.
of Osteocomma
+
oblationer
n.
One who makes an offering as an act worship or reverence.
+
operation
n.
The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
+
overgo
v.t.
To travel over.
+
offensive
n.
The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to defensive.
+
ovenbird
n.
In the United States, Seiurus aurocapillus; -- called also golden-crowned thrush.
+
overelegant
a.
Too elegant.
+
overflying
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overfly
+
overmore
adv.
Beyond; moreover.
+
ocra
n.
See Okra.
+
opinionative
a.
Unduly attached to one's own opinions; opinionated.
+
open
v.t.
To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.
+
on
prep.
In the service of; connected with; of the number of; as, he is on a newspaper; on a committee.
+
opposition
n.
That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to the party in power.
+
oryal
n.
Alt. of Oryall
+
overshadower
n.
One that throws a shade, or shadow, over anything.
+
outlawry
n.
The state of being an outlaw.
+
oryza
n.
A genus of grasses including the rice plant; rice.
+
obolize
v.t.
See Obelize.
+
override
v.t.
To suppress; to destroy; to supersede; to annul; as, one low overrides another; to override a veto.
+
obstinate
a.
Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.
+
orb
n.
A spherical body; a globe; especially, one of the celestial spheres; a sun, planet, or star.
+
omination
n.
The act of ominating; presaging.
+
observandum
n.
A thing to be observed.
+
obsecration
n.
The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."
+
orbical
a.
Spherical; orbicular; orblike; circular.
+
orographical
a.
Of or pertaining to orography.
+
over
prep.
Above, implying superiority after a contest; in spite of; notwithstanding; as, he triumphed over difficulties; the bill was passed over the veto.
+
obliterated
imp.|p.p.
of Obliterate
+
overreach
v.i.
To strike the toe of the hind foot against the heel or shoe of the forefoot; -- said of horses.
+
operculum
n.
The lid of the urnlike capsule of mosses.
+
orach
n.
Alt. of Orache
+
outtoil
v.t.
To exceed in toiling.
+
once
adv.
At some one period of time; -- used indefinitely.
+
oosperm
n.
The ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.
+
overtoil
v.t.
To overwork.
+
opisthobranchia
n.pl.
Alt. of Opisthobranchiata
+
objection
n.
The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.
+
oligotokous
a.
Producing few young.
+
overproud
a.
Exceedingly or unduly proud.
+
outlived
imp.|p.p.
of Outlive
+
owe
v.
To have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.
+
overspreading
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overspread
+
ordain
v.t.
To regulate, or establish, by appointment, decree, or law; to constitute; to decree; to appoint; to institute.
+
overfatigue
v.t.
To fatigue to excess; to tire out.
+
obsecrate
v.t.
To beseech; to supplicate; to implore.
+
ouzel
n.
Same as Ousel.
+
ought
imp.p.p.orauxiliary
To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed.
+
outvillain
v.t.
To exceed in villainy.
+
oratorical
a.
Of or pertaining to an orator or to oratory; characterized by oratory; rhetorical; becoming to an orator; as, an oratorical triumph; an oratorical essay.
+
overshooting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overshoot
+
obstetrication
n.
The act of assisting as a midwife; delivery.
+
oestrual
a.
Of or pertaining to sexual desire; -- mostly applied to brute animals; as, the oestrual period; oestrual influence.
+
operation
n.
Effect produced; influence.
+
oliver
n.
An olive tree.
+
oft
a.
Frequent; often; repeated.
+
oleiferous
a.
Producing oil; as, oleiferous seeds.
+
osmose
n.
The action produced by this tendency.
+
officinal
a.
Kept in stock by apothecaries; -- said of such drugs and medicines as may be obtained without special preparation or compounding; not magistral.
+
ophidious
a.
Ophidian.
+
omit
v.t.
To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop.
+
outgrowing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outgrow
+
overflourish
v.t.
To embellish with outward ornaments or flourishes; to varnish over.
+
overwent
imp.
of Overgo
+
ost
n.
See Oast.
+
ostension
n.
The showing of the sacrament on the altar in order that it may receive the adoration of the communicants.
+
obsecration
n.
A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.
+
optics
n.
That branch of physical science which treats of the nature and properties of light, the laws of its modification by opaque and transparent bodies, and the phenomena of vision.
+
ovococcus
n.
A germinal vesicle.
+
optical
a.
Of or pertaining to vision or sight.
+
oleone
n.
An oily liquid, obtained by distillation of calcium oleate, and probably consisting of the ketone of oleic acid.
+
occiput
n.
A plate which forms the back part of the head of insects.
+
organ
n.
An instrument or medium by which some important action is performed, or an important end accomplished; as, legislatures, courts, armies, taxgatherers, etc., are organs of government.
+
oecoid
n.
The colorless porous framework, or stroma, of red blood corpuscles from which the zooid, or hemoglobin and other substances of the corpuscles, may be dissolved out.
+
oppressor
n.
One who oppresses; one who imposes unjust burdens on others; one who harasses others with unjust laws or unreasonable severity.
+
opisthobranchiata
n.pl.
A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the tectibranchs and nudibranchs.
+
orn
v.t.
To ornament; to adorn.
+
objicient
n.
One who makes objection; an objector.
+
overwork
v.t.
To decorate all over.
+
obfuscate
v.t.
To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to bewilder.
+
overdrawing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overdraw
+
outofdoor
a.
Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. See Out of door, under Out, adv.
+
ornament
v.t.
To adorn; to deck; to embellish; to beautify; as, to ornament a room, or a city.
+
obstancy
n.
Opposition; impediment; obstruction.
+
oddity
n.
The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like.
+
overgorge
v.t.
To gorge to excess.
+
overshadow
v.t.
Fig.: To cover with a superior influence.
+
overgrowth
n.
Excessive growth.
+
overlooker
n.
One who overlooks.
+
overshoot
v.i.
To fly beyond the mark.
+
outsell
v.t.
To exceed in the price of selling; to fetch more than; to exceed in value.
+
obstupefactive
a.
Stupefactive.
+
outwit
n.
The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit.
+
omelet
n.
Eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan; as, a plain omelet.
+
ogdoad
n.
A thing made up of eight parts.
+
outmeasure
v.t.
To exceed in measure or extent; to measure more than.
+
overrid

of Override
+
ovist
n.
Same as Ovulist.
+
oared
imp.|p.p.
of Oar
+
outwell
v.t.
To pour out.
+
over
adv.
Also, with verbs of being: At, or on, the opposite side; as, the boat is over.
+
off
adv.
Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off.
+
onomantical
a.
Of or pertaining to onomancy.
+
overliberally
adv.
In an overliberal manner.
+
octogynian
a.
Alt. of Octogynous
+
overreckon
v.t.
To reckon too highly.
+
oratorio
n.
A more or less dramatic text or poem, founded on some Scripture nerrative, or great divine event, elaborately set to music, in recitative, arias, grand choruses, etc., to be sung with an orchestral accompaniment, but without action, scenery, or costume, although the oratorio grew out of the Mysteries and the Miracle and Passion plays, which were acted.
+
order
v.i.
To give orders; to issue commands.
+
osteologer
n.
One versed in osteology; an osteologist.
+
ownerless
a.
Without an owner.
+
organology
n.
That branch of biology which treats, in particular, of the organs of animals and plants. See Morphology.
+
outnoise
v.t.
To exceed in noise; to surpass in noisiness.
+
octandrian
a.
Alt. of Octandrous
+
orpiment
n.
Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous lemonyellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow crystalline mineral; -- formerly called auripigment. It is used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain technical processes, as indigo printing.
+
oakum
n.
The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.
+
owl
v.i.
Hence, to carry on any contraband trade.
+
overinfluence
v.t.
To influence in an excessive degree; to have undue influence over.
+
overstraitly
adv.
Too straitly or strictly.
+
orderly
n.
A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service.
+
orsellic
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, an acid found in certain lichens, and called also lecanoric acid.
+
ophiologist
n.
One versed in the natural history of serpents.
+
oleraceous
a.
Pertaining to pot herbs; of the nature or having the qualities of herbs for cookery; esculent.
+
outhouse
n.
A small house or building at a little distance from the main house; an outbuilding.
+
outright
adv.
Completely; utterly.
+
offset
v.t.
To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.
+
option
n.
The exercise of the power of choice; choice.
+
ooze
v.t.
To cause to ooze.
+
obeisance
n.
A manifestation of obedience; an expression of difference or respect; homage; a bow; a courtesy.
+
outflown
p.p.
of Outfly
+
overgross
a.
Too gross.
+
operatic
a.
Alt. of Operatical
+
olivary
a.
Like an olive.
+
overwatch
v.t.
To watch too much.
+
obscurantism
n.
The system or the principles of the obscurants.
+
overhall
v.t.
See Overhaul.
+
overseership
n.
The office of an overseer.
+
oriole
n.
Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or O. oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note. 
+
overdo
v.t.
To do too much; to exceed what is proper or true in doing; to exaggerate; to carry too far.
+
ortho

Connection with, or affinity to, one variety of isomerism, characteristic of the benzene compounds; -- contrasted with meta- or para-; as, the ortho position; hence, designating any substance showing such isomerism; as, an ortho compound.
+
opacity
n.
The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.
+
omphalos
n.
The navel.
+
odontalgic
a.
Of or pertaining to odontalgia.
+
omagra
n.
Gout in the shoulder.
+
oneirocritic
a.
An interpreter of dreams.
+
orthodromics
n.
The art of sailing in a direct course, or on the arc of a great circle, which is the shortest distance between any two points on the surface of the globe; great-circle sailing; orthodromy.
+
octroi
n.
A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.
+
outline
v.t.
Fig.: To sketch out or indicate as by an outline; as, to outline an argument or a campaign.
+
observation
n.
The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view; reflection; conclusion; judgment.
+
obscurity
n.
The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy; inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.
+
owch
n.
See Ouch.
+
outre
a.
Being out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre.
+
outjest
v.t.
To surpass in jesting; to drive out, or away, by jesting.
+
ostracoidea
n.pl.
An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They are of small size, and swim freely about.
+
outside
a.
Of or pertaining to the outside; external; exterior; superficial.
+
overbalance
n.
Excess of weight or value; something more than an equivalent; as, an overbalance of exports.
+
opiniaster
a.
Alt. of Opiniatre
+
officer
v.t.
To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments officered the recruits.
+
over
adv.
Beyond a limit; hence, in excessive degree or quantity; superfluously; with repetition; as, to do the whole work over.
+
outspan
v.t.|i.
To unyoke or disengage, as oxen from a wagon.
+
obmutescence
n.
A becoming dumb; loss of speech.
+
oxygenating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oxygenate
+
ordinance
n.
An established rite or ceremony.
+
on
prep.
Of.
+
outcheat
v.t.
To exceed in cheating.
+
overcoming
a.
Conquering; subduing.
+
ostic
a.
Pertaining to, or applied to, the language of the Tuscaroras, Iroquois, Wyandots, Winnebagoes, and a part of the Sioux Indians.
+
overscrupulousness
n.
The quality or state of being overscrupulous; excess of scrupulousness.
+
overplease
v.t.
To please excessively.
+
omander wood

The wood of Diospyros ebenaster, a kind of ebony found in Ceylon.
+
outswell
v.t.
To exceed in swelling.
+
objection
n.
That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections.
+
orchitis
n.
Inflammation of the testicles.
+
outvoice
v.t.
To exceed in noise.
+
obscenities
pl.
of Obscenity
+
one
indef.pron.
Any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one would have well done, one should do one's self.
+
outrance
n.
The utmost or last extremity.
+
oscitancy
n.
Drowsiness; dullness; sluggishness.
+
overzealous
a.
Too zealous.
+
oar
n
An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.
+
ornature
n.
Decoration; ornamentation.
+
oxysulphuret
n.
An oxysulphide.
+
orcadian
a.
Of or pertaining to the Orkney Islands.
+
overfree
a.
Free to excess; too liberal; too familiar.
+
oenanthylidene
n.
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, having a garlic odor; heptine.
+
orologist
n.
One versed in orology.
+
octile
n.
Same as Octant, 2.
+
outbid
imp.
of Outbid
+
outmost
a.
Farthest from the middle or interior; farthest outward; outermost.
+
opalized
imp.|p.p.
of Opalize
+
orthographic
a.
Alt. of Orthographical
+
overworking
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overwork
+
outbrag
v.t.
To surpass in bragging; hence, to make appear inferior.
+
occupation
n.
The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.
+
outgoing
n.
That which goes out; outgo; outlay.
+
ostracoda
n.pl.
Ostracoidea.
+
overnumerous
a.
Excessively numerous; too many.
+
orbitelae
n.pl.
A division of spiders, including those that make geometrical webs, as the garden spider, or Epeira.
+
oppressure
n.
Oppression.
+
octastyle
a.
See Octostyle.
+
owe
v.
Hence: To have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.
+
olivil
n.
A white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties.
+
ophidion
n.
The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also Ophidium.] See Illust. under Ophidioid.
+
overlook
v.t.
To look down upon from a place that is over or above; to look over or view from a higher position; to rise above, so as to command a view of; as, to overlook a valley from a hill.
+
ovuliferous
a.
Producing ovules.
+
original
a.
Pertaining to the origin or beginning; preceding all others; first in order; primitive; primary; pristine; as, the original state of man; the original laws of a country; the original inventor of a process.
+
obstructer
n.
One who obstructs or hinders.
+
option
n.
A wishing; a wish.
+
outquench
v.t.
To quench entirely; to extinguish.
+
overseeing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oversee
+
opponent
a.
Situated in front; opposite; hence, opposing; adverse; antagonistic.
+
onomatopoeic
a.
Onomatopoetic.
+
ophthalmoscope
n.
An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye, particularly the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a mirror (usually concave) and the interior is then examined with or without the aid of a lens.
+
overcoming
p.pr|vb.n.
of Overcome
+
ozonize
v.t.
To convert into ozone, as oxygen.
+
orthognathous
a.
Having the front of the head, or the skull, nearly perpendicular, not retreating backwards above the jaws; -- opposed to prognathous. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.
+
oared
a.
Having feet adapted for swimming.
+
ostracism
n.
Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.
+
overdo
v.t.
To overtask. or overtax; to fatigue; to exhaust; as, to overdo one's strength.
+
orvet
n.
The blindworm.
+
overstare
v.i.
To stare wildly.
+
orbitolites
n.
A genus of living Foraminifera, forming broad, thin, circular disks, containing numerous small chambers.
+
overscented
a.
Covered or concealed by a different odor.
+
overmeddling
n.
Excessive interference.
+
otherguise
a.|adv.
Alt. of Otherguess
+
obscenity
n.
That quality in words or things which presents what is offensive to chasity or purity of mind; obscene or impure lanquage or acts; moral impurity; lewdness; obsceneness; as, the obscenity of a speech, or a picture.
+
onomatope
n.
An imitative word; an onomatopoetic word.
+
orphanotrophy
n.
The act of supporting orphans.
+
overhappy
a.
Exceedingly happy.
+
outwrest
v.t.
To extort; to draw from or forth by violence.
+
oylet
n.
See Eyelet.
+
obstructing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obstruct
+
outcant
v.t.
To surpass in canting.
+
outlandish
a.
Foreign; not native.
+
ovarious
a.
Consisting of eggs; as, ovarious food.
+
orris
n.
A plant of the genus Iris (I. Florentina); a kind of flower-de-luce. Its rootstock has an odor resembling that of violets.
+
ophiuchus
n.
A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere, delineated as a man holding a serpent in his hands; -- called also Serpentarius.
+
olive
n.
The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
+
obcordate
a.
Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end; inversely cordate: as, an obcordate petal or leaf.
+
obstructionism
n.
The act or the policy of obstructing progress.
+
override
v.t.
To ride beyond; to pass; to outride.
+
outwing
v.t.
To surpass, exceed, or outstrip in flying.
+
oversight
n.
An overlooking; an omission; an error.
+
objection
n.
Cause of trouble; sorrow.
+
outvalue
v.t.
To exceed in value.
+
ovoid
n.
A solid resembling an egg in shape.
+
orientate
v.i.
To move or turn toward the east; to veer from the north or south toward the east.
+
ordinaryship
n.
The state of being an ordinary.
+
onagers
pl.
of Onager
+
outleap
n.
A sally.
+
overstare
v.t.
To outstare.
+
oblong
a.
Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.
+
obsignation
n.
The act of sealing or ratifying; the state of being sealed or confirmed; confirmation, as by the Holy Spirit.
+
oneiromancy
n.
Divination by means of dreams.
+
ople tree

The witch-hazel.
+
open
n.
Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.
+
odmyl
n.
A volatile liquid obtained by boiling sulphur with linseed oil. It has an unpleasant garlic odor.
+
ossiferous
a.
Containing or yielding bone.
+
overthwart
prep.
Across; from alde to side of.
+
ostleress
n.
A female ostler.
+
out
a.
Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual, place; as, the proprietor is out, his team was taken out.
+
originating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Originate
+
overfish
v.t.
To fish to excess.
+
overglide
v.t.
To glide over.
+
ordering
ppr.|vb.n.
of Order
+
ornately
adv.
In an ornate manner.
+
obtainment
n.
The act or process of obtaining; attainment.
+
ophiomorpha
n.pl.
An order of tailless amphibians having a slender, wormlike body with regular annulations, and usually with minute scales imbedded in the skin. The limbs are rudimentary or wanting. It includes the caecilians. Called also Gymnophiona and Ophidobatrachia.
+
obtuse
superl.
Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound.
+
overbattle
a.
Excessively fertile; bearing rank or noxious growths.
+
ordinal
n.
The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons.
+
ovaries
pl.
of Ovary
+
outclimb
v.t.
To climb bevond; to surpass in climbing.
+
oxymuriate
n.
A salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a chloride.
+
ormuzd
n.
The good principle, or being, of the ancient Persian religion. See Ahriman.
+
oscan
a.
Of or pertaining to the Osci, a primitive people of Campania, a province of ancient Italy.
+
occur
v.i.
To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs.
+
occupate
v.t.
To occupy.
+
outfrown
v.t.
To frown down; to overbear by frowning.
+
operancy
n.
The act of operating or working; operation.
+
oversee
v.t.
To superintend; to watch over; to direct; to look or see after; to overlook.
+
ottoman
n.
A Turk.
+
overworked
imp.|p.p.
of Overwork
+
ope
a.
Open.
+
oppidan
a.
Of or pertaining to a town.
+
oedema
n.
A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
+
ordinative
a.
Tending to ordain; directing; giving order.
+
opposite
a.
Applied to the other of two things which are entirely different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite extreme.
+
osteo

A combining form of Gr. / a bone.
+
orbitude
n.
Alt. of Orbity
+
obtruder
n.
One who obtrudes.
+
overfreight
v.t.
To put too much freight in or upon; to load too full, or too heavily; to overload.
+
observant
n.
One who observes forms and rules.
+
omit
v.t.
To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect.
+
oratorio
n.
Performance or rendering of such a composition.
+
oryctological
a.
Of or pertaining to oryctology.
+
ollapodrida
n.
A favorite Spanish dish, consisting of a mixture of several kinds of meat chopped fine, and stewed with vegetables.
+
oophoric
a.
Having the nature of, or belonging to, an oophore.
+
oxbird
n.
An African weaver bird (Textor alector).
+
odontoblast
n.
One of the more or less columnar cells on the outer surface of the pulp of a tooth; an odontoplast. They are supposed to be connected with the formation of dentine.
+
overset
v.i.
To turn, or to be turned, over; to be upset.
+
obsession
n.
The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.
+
opiniatrety
n.
Obstinacy in opinious.
+
octodentate
a.
Having eight teeth.
+
overgild
v.t.
To gild over; to varnish.
+
outpour
v.t.
To pour out.
+
observable
a.
Worthy or capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable; remarkable.
+
ornithopoda
n.pl.
An order of herbivorous dinosaurs with birdlike characteristics in the skeleton, esp. in the pelvis and hind legs, which in some genera had only three functional toes, and supported the body in walking as in Iguanodon. See Illust. in Appendix.
+
oily
superl.
Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an oily appearance.
+
overpamper
v.t.
To pamper excessively; to feed or dress too much.
+
offering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Offer
+
obstetrics
n.
The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.
+
ovipositor
n.
The organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. Some ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larvae of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same.
+
odible
a.
Fitted to excite hatred; hateful.
+
ornamentation
n.
That which ornaments; ornament.
+
order
n.
That which prescribes a method of procedure; a rule or regulation made by competent authority; as, the rules and orders of the senate.
+
occasional
a.
Of or pertaining to an occasion or to occasions; occuring at times, but not constant, regular, or systematic; made or happening as opportunity requires or admits; casual; incidental; as, occasional remarks, or efforts.
+
officer
n.
Specifically, a commissioned officer, in distinction from a warrant officer.
+
ovulation
n.
The formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. In the mammalian female the discharge occurs during menstruation.
+
over
adv.
In a manner to bring the under side to or towards the top; as, to turn (one's self) over; to roll a stone over; to turn over the leaves; to tip over a cart.
+
ostreophagist
n.
One who feeds on oysters.
+
ordonnant
a.
Of or pertaining to ordonnance.
+
oscula
pl.
of Osculum
+
oilskin
n.
Cloth made waterproof by oil.
+
obsequious
a.
Promptly obedient, or submissive, to the will of another; compliant; yielding to the desires of another; devoted.
+
office
n.
The place where a particular kind of business or service for others is transacted; a house or apartment in which public officers and others transact business; as, the register's office; a lawyer's office.
+
oboli
pl.
of Obolus
+
on
prep.
To or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of another; as, rain falls on the earth.
+
obsignatory
a.
Ratifying; confirming by sealing.
+
opsiometer
n.
An instrument for measuring the limits of distincts vision in different individuals, and thus determiming the proper focal length of a lens for correcting imperfect sight.
+
outliver
n.
One who outlives.
+
ornithotomical
a.
Of or pertaining to ornithotomy.
+
overstraining
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overstrain
+
orthoceratite
n.
An orthoceras; also, any fossil shell allied to Orthoceras.
+
overhipping
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overhip
+
opetide
n.
The time after harvest when the common fields are open to all kinds of stock.
+
obsolete
v.i.
To become obsolete; to go out of use.
+
oceanic
a.
Of or pertaining to Oceania or its inhabitants.
+
ostent
n.
Appearance; air; mien.
+
oppressed
imp.|p.p.
of Oppress
+
overforward
a.
Forward to excess; too forward.
+
oblivion
n.
The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.
+
outgeneraled
imp.|p.p.
of Outgeneral
+
overspan
v.t.
To reach or extend over.
+
oleaceous
a.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (Oleaceae), mostly trees and shrubs, of which the olive is the type. It includes also the ash, the lilac, the true jasmine, and fringe tree.
+
olay
n.pl.
Palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a style pointed with steel.
+
ochlocratical
a.
Of or pertaining to ochlocracy; having the form or character of an ochlocracy; mobocratic.
+
oversleep
v.i.
To sleep too long.
+
ornateness
n.
The quality of being ornate.
+
oxymel
n.
A mixture of honey, water, vinegar, and spice, boiled to a sirup.
+
overmix
v.t.
To mix with too much.
+
owler
v.i.
One who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. See Owling, n.
+
ostentatious
a.
Fond of, or evincing, ostentation; unduly conspicuous; pretentious; boastful.
+
overmagnify
v.t.
To magnify too much.
+
omphaloptic
n.
An optical glass that is convex on both sides.
+
oxyhydrogen
a.
Of or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen; as, oxyhydrogen gas.
+
overall
adv.
Everywhere.
+
originant
a.
Originating; original.
+
own
v.t.
To grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love.
+
overset
v.t.
To cause to fall, or to tail; to subvert; to overthrow; as, to overset a government or a plot.
+
outspeak
v.t.
To express more than.
+
overstand
v.t.
To stand on the price or conditions of, so as to lose a sale; to lose by an extravagant price or hard conditions.
+
oxalethyline
n.
A poisonous nitrogenous base (C6H10N2) obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. It is probably related to pyridine.
+
outscold
v.t.
To exceed in scolding.
+
offskip
n.
That part of a landscape which recedes from the spectator into distance.
+
orange
a.
Of or pertaining to an orange; of the color of an orange; reddish yellow; as, an orange ribbon.
+
obscurer
n.
One who, or that which, obscures.
+
onology
n.
Foolish discourse.
+
overhang
v.t.
To impend or hang over.
+
obtunding
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obtund
+
onager
n.
A military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery.
+
obbe
n.
See Obi.
+
oopack
n.
Alt. of Oopak
+
obstetricate
v.t.
To assist as a midwife.
+
outwear
v.t.
To last longer than; to outlast; as, this cloth will outwear the other.
+
outborn
a.
Foreign; not native.
+
ogreish
a.
Resembling an ogre; having the character or appearance of an ogre; suitable for an ogre.
+
outgeneraling
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outgeneral
+
overcatch
v.t.
To overtake.
+
orifice
n.
A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound.
+
organization
n.
The state of being organized; also, the relations included in such a state or condition.
+
outdream
v.t.
To pass, or escape, while dreaming.
+
optatively
adv.
In an optative manner; with the expression of desire.
+
overstory
n.
The clearstory, or upper story, of a building.
+
organization
n.
an arrangement of parts for the performance of the functions necessary to life.
+
ogee
n.
Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.
+
obsecrating
p.pr.|vbn.
of Obsecrate
+
osteology
n.
The science which treats of the bones of the vertebrate skeleton.
+
overpost
v.t.
To post over; to pass over swiftly, as by post.
+
oglio
n.
See Olio.
+
orthopteran
n.
One of the Orthoptera.
+
orgyia
n.
A genus of bombycid moths whose caterpillars (esp. those of Orgyia leucostigma) are often very injurious to fruit trees and shade trees. The female is wingless. Called also vaporer moth.
+
overhauling

of Overhaul
+
outset
n.
A setting out, starting, or beginning.
+
ocellus
n.
A little eye; a minute simple eye found in many invertebrates.
+
octopetalous
a.
Having eight petals or flower leaves.
+
over
adv.
From beginning to end; throughout the course, extent, or expanse of anything; as, to look over accounts, or a stock of goods; a dress covered over with jewels.
+
onehand
a.
Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. See Dactylology.
+
overlap
n.
An extension of geological beds above and beyond others, as in a conformable series of beds, when the upper beds extend over a wider space than the lower, either in one or in all directions.
+
olivenite
n.
An olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper; olive ore.
+
ornithoscelida
n.pl.
A group of extinct Reptilia, intermediate in structure (especially with regard to the pelvis) between reptiles and birds.
+
ossify
v.t.
To form into bone; to change from a soft animal substance into bone, as by the deposition of lime salts.
+
outer
n.
The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull's-eye.
+
overfloat
v.t.
To overflow.
+
obliquely
adv.
In an oblique manner; not directly; indirectly.
+
orbicle
n.
A small orb, or sphere.
+
orientated
imp.|p.p.
of Orientate
+
obesity
n.
The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.
+
octandria
n.pl.
A Linnaean class of plants, in which the flowers have eight stamens not united to one another or to the pistil.
+
oxiodic
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen.
+
oxanilide
n.
a white crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of oxalic acid; -- called also diphenyl oxamide.
+
overcover
v.t.
To cover up.
+
occurrent
n.
Anything that happens; an occurrence.
+
oroide
n.
An alloy, chiefly of copper and zinc or tin, resembling gold in color and brilliancy.
+
oblatration
n.
The act of oblatrating; a barking or snarling.
+
overdid
imp.
of Overdo
+
otologist
n.
One skilled in otology; an aurist.
+
oxytonical
a.
Oxytone.
+
overleap
v.t.
To leap over or across; hence, to omit; to ignore.
+
oxytone
a.
Having an acute sound; (Gr. Gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable.
+
oread
n.
One of the nymphs of mountains and grottoes.
+
ornithologist
n.
One skilled in ornithology; a student of ornithology; one who describes birds.
+
orphanism
n.
Orphanhood.
+
ophiurid
n.
Same as Ophiurioid.
+
obliger
n.
One who, or that which, obliges.
+
oscillative
a.
Tending to oscillate; vibratory.
+
oxhead
n.
Literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a dolt; a blockhead.
+
otalgia
n.
Pain in the ear; earache.
+
oats
pl.
of Oat
+
officialism
n.
The state of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence to office routine; red-tapism.
+
organizer
n.
One who organizes.
+
occulted
a.
Hidden; secret.
+
overbalance
v.t.
To exceed equality with; to outweigh.
+
overlip
n.
The upper lip.
+
onerously
adv.
In an onerous manner.
+
ovum
n.
A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust. of Mycropyle.
+
octachord
n.
An instrument of eight strings; a system of eight tones.
+
ouanderoo
n.
The wanderoo.
+
orchestra
n.
Strictly: A band suitable for the performance of symphonies, overtures, etc., as well as for the accompaniment of operas, oratorios, cantatas, masses, and the like, or of vocal and instrumental solos.
+
oxidable
a.
Capable of being converted into an oxide.
+
obscure
a.
To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible, glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.
+
oxy

A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly designated by hydroxy-. See Hydroxy-.
+
ostensibly
adv.
In an ostensible manner; avowedly; professedly; apparently.
+
obnubilate
v.t.
To cloud; to obscure.
+
ostensibility
n.
The quality or state of being ostensible.
+
oca
n.
A Peruvian name for certain species of Oxalis (O. crenata, and O. tuberosa) which bear edible tubers.
+
outdazzle
v.t.
To surpass in dazzing.
+
overfrequent
a.
Too frequent.
+
onomatechny
n.
Prognostication by the letters of a name.
+
occasional
a.
Produced by accident; as, the occasional origin of a thing.
+
overquell
v.t.
To quell or subdue completely.
+
outside
n.
The part or space which lies without an inclosure; the outer side, as of a door, walk, or boundary.
+
osculatrix
n.
A curve whose contact with a given curve, at a given point, is of a higher order (or involves the equality of a greater number of successive differential coefficients of the ordinates of the curves taken at that point) than that of any other curve of the same kind.
+
overlordship
n.
Lordship or supremacy of a person or a people over others.
+
ousting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oust
+
octroi
n.
A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.
+
on
prep.
Forward, in succession; as, from father to son, from the son to the grandson, and so on.
+
omphalocele
n.
A hernia at the navel.
+
overcold
a.
Cold to excess.
+
obsolescence
n.
The state of becoming obsolete.
+
osteographer
n.
An osteologist.
+
oleometer
n.
An instrument for ascertaining the weight and purity of oil; an elaiometer.
+
onagga
n.
The dauw.
+
otherwhere
adv.
In or to some other place, or places; elsewhere.
+
outflank
v.t.
To go beyond, or be superior to, on the flank; to pass around or turn the flank or flanks of.
+
okra
n.
An annual plant (Abelmoschus, / Hibiscus, esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo.
+
osteoplastic
a.
Of or pertaining to the replacement of bone; as, an osteoplastic operation.
+
obliterative
a.
Tending or serving to obliterate.
+
ovile
a.
See Ovine.
+
obversion
n.
The act of turning toward or downward.
+
overmatch
n.
One superior in power; also, an unequal match; a contest in which one of the opponents is overmatched.
+
otitis
n.
Inflammation of the ear.
+
one
n.
A single person or thing.
+
occultation
n.
The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; -- applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by their primaries.
+
overlaid
imp.|p.p.
of Overlay
+
over
adv.
At an end; beyond the limit of continuance; completed; finished.
+
overpraise
v.t.
To praise excessively or unduly.
+
operation
n.
Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.
+
obliquity
n.
The condition of being oblique; deviation from a right line; deviation from parallelism or perpendicularity; the amount of such deviation; divergence; as, the obliquity of the ecliptic to the equator.
+
oestrian
n.
A gadfly.
+
outgoing
a.
Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an outgoing steamer.
+
obstruct
v.t.
To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation.
+
oragious
a.
Stormy.
+
origan
n.
Alt. of Origanum
+
opposition
n.
Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or purpose; antipathy.
+
overeye
v.t.
To see; to observe.
+
omentum
n.
A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploon.
+
offer
v.t.
To bid, as a price, reward, or wages; as, to offer a guinea for a ring; to offer a salary or reward.
+
overfraught

of Overfreight
+
opalizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Opalize
+
orbiculated
a.
Made, or being, in the form of an orb; having a circular, or nearly circular, or a spheroidal, outline.
+
opsimathy
n.
Education late in life.
+
ossification
n.
The formation of bone; the process, in the growth of an animal, by which inorganic material (mainly lime salts) is deposited in cartilage or membrane, forming bony tissue; ostosis.
+
oxalite
n.
A yellow mineral consisting of oxalate of iron.
+
ooze
n.
Soft flow; spring.
+
optative
n.
The optative mood; also, a verb in the optative mood.
+
oilmen
pl.
of Oilman
+
ovenbird
n.
Any species of the genus Furnarius, allied to the creepers. They inhabit South America and the West Indies, and construct curious oven-shaped nests.
+
occultism
n.
A certain Oriental system of theosophy.
+
ontologically
adv.
In an ontological manner.
+
obtusangular
a.
See Obstuseangular.
+
obole
n.
A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple.
+
overlargeness
n.
Excess of size or bulk.
+
oaring
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Oar
+
onomasticon
n.
A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about A.D.180.
+
organ
n.
A natural part or structure in an animal or a plant, capable of performing some special action (termed its function), which is essential to the life or well-being of the whole; as, the heart, lungs, etc., are organs of animals; the root, stem, foliage, etc., are organs of plants.
+
oboval
a.
Obovate.
+
oceanography
n.
A description of the ocean.
+
ontogeny
n.
The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. Called also henogenesis, henogeny.
+
oenometer
n.
See Alcoholometer.
+
overanxious
a.
Anxious in an excessive or needless degree.
+
obfuscated
imp.|p.p.
of Obfuscate
+
out
a.
Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct, proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement, opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation.
+
octopod
n.
One of the Octocerata.
+
orgue
n.
A piece of ordnance, consisting of a number of musket barrels arranged so that a match or train may connect with all their touchholes, and a discharge be secured almost or quite simultaneously.
+
obeliscal
a.
Formed like an obelisk.
+
outermost
a.
Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row.
+
ordeal
n.
Any severe trial, or test; a painful experience.
+
olfactor
n.
A smelling organ; a nose.
+
orthodoxal
a.
Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox.
+
organist
n.
One of the priests who organized or sung in parts.
+
outray
v.t.
To outshine.
+
oatcake
n.
A cake made of oatmeal.
+
opisthotic
n.
The inferior and posterior of the three elements forming the periotic bone.
+
overpoise
v.t.
To outweigh; to overbalance.
+
oblivion
n.
Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon; as, an act of oblivion.
+
oscitancy
n.
The act of gaping or yawning.
+
ornate
a.
Finely finished, as a style of composition.
+
overpotent
a.
Too potent or powerful.
+
ince
n.
The ounce.
+
osteoma
n.
A tumor composed mainly of bone; a tumor of a bone.
+
olive
n.
The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil is pressed from its flesh.
+
opposite
n.
One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist.
+
oblige
v.t.
To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to accommodate.
+
opalescence
n.
A reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.
+
ootocoid
n.
A half oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or monotreme.
+
orlop
n.
The lowest deck of a vessel, esp. of a ship of war, consisting of a platform laid over the beams in the hold, on which the cables are coiled.
+
operosity
n.
Laboriousness.
+
onlooking
a.
Looking on or forward.
+
overwork
n.
Work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
+
overfreighting
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overfreight
+
organizing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Organize
+
overprompt
a.
Too prompt; too ready or eager; precipitate.
+
owe
v.
To have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.
+
orphanotrophy
n.
A hospital for orphans.
+
overest
superl.
Uppermost; outermost.
+
oleoresin
n.
A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution.
+
office
n.
A charge or trust, of a sacred nature, conferred by God himself; as, the office of a priest under the old dispensation, and that of the apostles in the new.
+
onondagas
n.pl.
A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting what is now a part of the State of New York. They were the central or head tribe of the Five Nations.
+
outbuild
v.t.
To exceed in building, or in durability of building.
+
ovate
a.
Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal sectior of an egg, with the broader end basal.
+
overspread
imp.|p.p.
of Overspread
+
outkeeper
n.
An attachment to a surveyor's compass for keeping tally in chaining.
+
officer
v.t.
To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
+
october
n.
The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
+
oxheart
n.
A large heart-shaped cherry, either black, red, or white.
+
odor
n.
Any smell, whether fragrant or offensive; scent; perfume.
+
oriole
n.
In America, any one of several species of the genus Icterus, belonging to the family Icteridae. See Baltimore oriole, and Orchard oriole, under Orchard.
+
obscure
n.
Obscurity.
+
oscinian
n.
One of the Oscines, or singing birds.
+
outlaw
v.t.
To remove from legal jurisdiction or enforcement; as, to outlaw a debt or claim; to deprive of legal force.
+
obfuscate
a.
Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.
+
ones
adv.
Once.
+
occupy
v.t.
To use; to expend; to make use of.
+
omental
a.
Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.
+
ostiary
n.
One who keeps the door, especially the door of a church; a porter.
+
offset
n.
In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something
+
overliver
n.
A survivor.
+
outring
v.t.
To excel in volume of ringing sound; to ring louder than.
+
oarsweed
n.
Any large seaweed of the genus Laminaria; tangle; kelp.  See Kelp.
+
ostrogoth
n.
One of the Eastern Goths. See Goth.
+
otocrane
n.
The cavity in the skull in which the parts of the internal ear are lodged.
+
orientalist
n.
An inhabitant of the Eastern parts of the world; an Oriental.
+
ordurous
a.
Of or pertaining to ordure; filthy.
+
on
prep.
At or in the time of; during; as, on Sunday we abstain from labor. See At (synonym).
+
orb
n.
Same as Mound, a ball or globe. See lst Mound.
+
oophyte
n.
Any plant of a proposed class or grand division (collectively termed oophytes or Oophyta), which have their sexual reproduction accomplished by motile antherozoids acting on oospheres, either while included in their oogonia or after exclusion.
+
onomantic
a.
Alt. of Onomantical
+
overtake
v.t.
Hence, figuratively, in the past participle (overtaken), drunken.
+
orchestra
n.
A band composed, for the largest part, of players of the various viol instruments, many of each kind, together with a proper complement of wind instruments of wood and brass; -- as distinguished from a military or street band of players on wind instruments, and from an assemblage of solo players for the rendering of concerted pieces, such as septets, octets, and the like.
+
orthostade
n.
A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds.
+
orb
n.
A body of soldiers drawn up in a circle, as for defense, esp. infantry to repel cavalry.
+
obtrusion
n.
The act of obtruding; a thrusting upon others by force or unsolicited; as, the obtrusion of crude opinions on the world.
+
overwalk
v.t.
To walk over or upon.
+
offering
n.
A sum of money offered, as in church service; as, a missionary offering. Specif.: (Ch. of Eng.) Personal tithes payable according to custom, either at certain seasons as Christmas or Easter, or on certain occasions as marriages or christenings.
+
onset
v.t.
To assault; to set upon.
+
overflow
v.i.
To be superabundant; to abound.
+
outline
n.
The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.
+
over
n.
A certain number of balls (usually four) delivered successively from behind one wicket, after which the ball is bowled from behind the other wicket as many times, the fielders changing places.
+
optable
a.
That may be chosen; desirable.
+
otoscopy
n.
The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope.
+
ostium
n.
An opening; a passage.
+
open
a.
Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.
+
overmuch
a.
Too much.
+
orphan
v.t.
To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents.
+
obsequiously
adv.
In a manner appropriate to obsequies.
+
overlander
n.
One who travels over lands or countries; one who travels overland.
+
outflew
imp.
of Outfly
+
odontostomatous
a.
Having toothlike mandibles; -- applied to certain insects.
+
overwary
a.
Too wary; too cautious.
+
octic
a.
Of the eighth degree or order.
+
ostracean
n.
Any one of a family of bivalves, of which the oyster is the type.
+
overhauled
imp.|p.p.
of Overhaul
+
outway
n.
A way out; exit.
+
obtuse
superl.
Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses.
+
osmometer
n.
An instrument for measuring the amount of osmotic action in different liquids.
+
optimacy
n.
Government by the nobility.
+
odyssey
n.
An epic poem attributed to Homer, which describes the return of Ulysses to Ithaca after the siege of Troy.
+
owing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Owe
+
order
n.
Right arrangement; a normal, correct, or fit condition; as, the house is in order; the machinery is out of order.
+
oscillaria
n.
A genus of dark green, or purplish black, filamentous, fresh-water algae, the threads of which have an automatic swaying or crawling motion. Called also Oscillatoria.
+
ovine
a.
Of or pertaining to sheep; consisting of sheep.
+
oecology
n.
The various relations of animals and plants to one another and to the outer world.
+
overgrew
imp.
of Overgrow
+
oaths
pl.
of Oath
+
object
v.t.
Sight; show; appearance; aspect.
+
oxycaproic
a.
See Leucic.
+
orthodox
a.
Sound in opinion or doctrine, especially in religious doctrine; hence, holding the Christian faith; believing the doctrines taught in the Scriptures; -- opposed to heretical and heterodox; as, an orthodox Christian.
+
obstupefaction
n.
See Stupefaction.
+
out
v.t.
To cause to be out; to eject; to expel.
+
oscillancy
n.
The state of oscillating; a seesaw kind of motion.
+
outmanoeuvre
v.t.
To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to outgeneral.
+
octogenary
a.
Of eighty years of age.
+
ordinance
n.
A rule established by authority; a permanent rule of action; a statute, law, regulation, rescript, or accepted usage; an edict or decree; esp., a local law enacted by a municipal government; as, a municipal ordinance.
+
ovalbumen
n.
The albumin from white of eggs; egg albumin; -- in distinction from serum albumin. See Albumin.
+
obfuscating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Obfuscate
+
ostreaculture
n.
The artificial cultivation of oysters.
+
occupier
n.
One who occupies, or has possession.
+
obtuseangled
a.
Alt. of obtuse-angular
+
odontocete
n.pl.
A subdivision of Cetacea, including the sperm whale, dolphins, etc.; the toothed whales.
+
orbicula
n.
Same as Discina.
+
ornithological
a.
Of or pertaining to ornithology.
+
outrage
n.
Specifically, to violate; to commit an indecent assault upon (a female).
+
ought
imp.p.p.orauxiliary
Owned; possessed.
+
ouvarovite
n.
Chrome garnet.
+
oversell
v.t.
To sell for a higher price than; to exceed in selling price.
+
ora
pl.
of Os
+
overgo
v.t.
To exceed; to surpass.
+
ossuary
n.
A place where the bones of the dead are deposited; a charnel house.
+
oblongatal
a.
Of or pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.
+
overtire
v.t.
To become too tired.
+
opinicus
n.
An imaginary animal borne as a charge, having wings, an eagle's head, and a short tail; -- sometimes represented without wings.
+
overstrain
v.t.
To stretch or strain too much; as to overstrain one's nerves.
+
ophiomorphous
a.
Having the form of a serpent.
+
outstep
v.t.
To exceed in stepping.
+
overhang
v.t.
To hang over; to jut or project over.
+
orbitonasal
a.
Of or pertaining to the orbit and the nose; as, the orbitonasal, or ophthalmic, nerve.
+
obdured
a.
Obdurate; hard.
+
oxidizer
n.
An agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.
+
outgoing
n.
The act or the state of going out.
+
output
n.
That which is thrown out as products of the metabolic activity of the body; the egesta other than the faeces. See Income.
+
overvail
v.t.
See Overveil.
+
oke
n.
A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2/ pounds.
+
oxysulphide
n.
A ternary compound of oxygen and sulphur.
+
oblati
n.pl.
A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and their property to a monastery.
+
ochre
n.
A impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow (limonite), -- used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is also applied to clays of other colors.
+
obstupefy
v.t.
See Stupefy.
+
ock

A suffix used to form diminutives; as, bullock, hillock.
+
overseas
adv.
Over the sea; abroad.
+
oligosiderite
n.
A meteorite characterized by the presence of but a small amount of metallic iron.
+
orography
n.
That branch of science which treats of mountains and mountain systems; orology; as, the orography of Western Europe.
+
ofttimes
adv.
Frequently; often.
+
osmious
a.
Denoting those compounds of osmium in which the element has a valence relatively lower than in the osmic compounds; as, osmious chloride.
+
obreption
n.
The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
+
operating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Operate
+
overseason
v.t.
To season too highly.
+
overreach
v.i.
To sail on one tack farther than is necessary.
+
objective
a.
Pertaining to, or designating, the case which follows a transitive verb or a preposition, being that case in which the direct object of the verb is placed. See Accusative, n.
+
olpe
n.
Originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.
+
overstep
v.t.
To step over or beyond; to transgress.
+
osteoid
a.
Resembling bone; bonelike.
+
organogenic
a.
Of or pertaining to organogenesis.
+
osteogenesis
n.
Alt. of Osteogeny
+
ophthalmic
a.
Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the eye; ocular; as the ophthalmic, or orbitonasal, nerve, a division of the trigeminal, which gives branches to the lachrymal gland, eyelids, nose, and forehead.
+
outlying
a.
Lying or being at a distance from the central part, or the main body; being on, or beyond, the frontier; exterior; remote; detached.
+
outcome
n.
That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.
+
offering
n.
The act of an offerer; a proffering.
+
oval
a.
Broadly elliptical.
+
oblique
a.
Not straightforward; indirect; obscure; hence, disingenuous; underhand; perverse; sinister.
+
onycha
n.
The precious stone called onyx.
+
ophicleide
n.
A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the orchestra and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a compass of three octaves; -- now generally supplanted by bass and contrabass tubas.
+
overcolor
v.t.
To color too highly.
+
offset
n.
A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
+
osteocomma
n.
A metamere of the vertebrate skeleton; an osteomere; a vertebra.
+
ovatelanceolate
a.
Having a form intermediate between ovate and lanceolate.
+
overrule
v.t.
To rule over; to govern or determine by superior authority.
+
overanxiety
n.
The state of being overanxious; excessive anxiety.
+
official
n.
Discharging an office or function.
+
offscum
n.
Removed scum; refuse; dross.
+
obrok
n.
A poll tax paid by peasants absent from their lord's estate.
+
oricalche
n.
See Orichalch.
+
overknowing
a.
Too knowing or too cunning.
+
overflux
n.
Overflow; exuberance.
+
officer
n.
One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as, a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer.
+
operate
v.i.
To produce an appropriate physical effect; to issue in the result designed by nature; especially (Med.), to take appropriate effect on the human system.
+
outlay
n.
That which is expended; expenditure.
+
occlusion
n.
The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation.
+
outride
n.
A place for riding out.
+
obi
n.
A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies.
+
outwards
adv.
See Outward, adv.
+
offertory
n.
That part of the Mass which the priest reads before uncovering the chalice to offer up the elements for consecration.
+
overpassing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Overpass
+
overlive
v.i.
To live too long, too luxuriously, or too actively.
+
overstaid

of Overstay
+
orbiculation
n.
The state or quality of being orbiculate; orbicularness.
+
occurrence
n.
Any incident or event; esp., one which happens without being designed or expected; as, an unusual occurrence, or the ordinary occurrences of life.
+
ouranography
n.
See Uranography.
+
oylet
n.
Same as Oillet.
+
overweather
v.t.
To expose too long to the influence of the weather.
+
overstock
n.
Stock in excess.
+
oscillated
imp.|p.p.
of Oscillate
+
orthographically
adv.
according to orthographic projection.
+
oversight
n.
Escape from an overlooked peril.
+
ouphe
n.
A fairy; a goblin; an elf.
+
o
a.
One.
+
outward
a.
Forming the superficial part; external; exterior; -- opposed to inward; as, an outward garment or layer.
+
overmatch
v.t.
To marry (one) to a superior.
+
objurgating
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Objurgate
+
officinal
a.
Used in a shop, or belonging to it.
+
occurrent
n.
One who meets; hence, an adversary.
+
overlook
v.t.
Hence: To supervise; to watch over; sometimes, to observe secretly; as, to overlook a gang of laborers; to overlook one who is writing a letter.
+
on
prep.
By virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a pledge or engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor.
+
objectiveness
n.
Objectivity.
+
oculus
n.
An eye; (Bot.) a leaf bud.
+
octodecimo
n.
A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more or less definitely a size of book, whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written 18mo or 18°, and called eighteenmo.
+
objurgatory
a.
Designed to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing reproof; culpatory.
+
overstudious
a.
Too studious.
+
overmorrow
n.
The day after or following to-morrow.
+
oviferous
a.
Egg-bearing; -- applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in Crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched.
+
outweed
v.t.
To weed out.
+
olive
a.
Approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
+
oxyneurine
n.
See Betaine.
+
oblanceolate
a.
Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward the point of attachment more than toward the apex.
+
observant
a.
Submissively attentive; obediently watchful; regardful; mindful; obedient (to); -- with of, as, to be observant of rules.
+
oratorize
v.i.
To play the orator.
+
ostracize
v.t.
To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends.
+
overtook
imp.
of Overtake
+
oracle
n.
The answer of a god, or some person reputed to be a god, to an inquiry respecting some affair or future event, as the success of an enterprise or battle.
+
omber
n.
Alt. of Ombre
+
oarfoot
n.
Any crustacean of the genus Remipes.
+
outrunning
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outrun
+
oracle
v.i.
To utter oracles.
+
oversize
v.t.
To cover with viscid matter.
+
oscillate
v.i.
To vary or fluctuate between fixed limits; to act or move in a fickle or fluctuating manner; to change repeatedly, back and forth.
+
obtrusive
a.
Disposed to obtrude; inclined to intrude or thrust one's self or one's opinions upon others, or to enter uninvited; forward; pushing; intrusive.
+
own
a.
Belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price.
+
offertory
n.
The oblation of the elements.
+
outblush
v.t.
To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color.
+
ounce
n.
The twelfth part of a troy pound.
+
ord
n.
An edge or point; also, a beginning.
+
orchestral
a.
Of or pertaining to an orchestra; suitable for, or performed in or by, an orchestra.
+
osteocolla
n.
A kind of glue obtained from bones.
+
oiler
n.
One who, or that which, oils.
+
occultly
adv.
In an occult manner.
+
outspoken
a.
Speaking, or spoken, freely, openly, or boldly; as, an outspoken man; an outspoken rebuke.
+
oboe
n.
One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat like the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of a double reed; a hautboy.
+
oleous
a.
Oily.
+
orsedue
n.
Leaf metal of bronze; Dutch metal. See under Dutch.
+
ochrea
n.
A kind of sheath formed by two stipules united round a stem.
+
old
superl.
Formerly existing; ancient; not modern; preceding; original; as, an old law; an old custom; an old promise.
+
oary
a.
Having the form or the use of an oar; as, the swan's oary feet.
+
ordinability
n.
Capability of being ordained or appointed.
+
orchestre
n.
See Orchestra.
+
ooecia
pl.
of Ooecium
+
octaemeron
n.
A fast of eight days before a great festival.
+
otocranial
a.
Of or pertaining to the otocrane.
+
obligation
n.
The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place others under obligations to one.
+
oleamen
n.
A soft ointment prepared from oil.
+
oenomania
n.
Delirium tremens.
+
oop
v.t.
To bind with a thread or cord; to join; to unite.
+
overburdensome
a.
Too burdensome.
+
occludent
a.
Serving to close; shutting up.
+
overpaint
v.t.
To color or describe too strongly.
+
overlap
v.t.|i.
To lap over; to lap.
+
overtop
v.t.
To rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.
+
organist
n.
One who plays on the organ.
+
ossivorous
a.
Feeding on bones; eating bones; as, ossivorous quadrupeds.
+
overturn
v.t.
To turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.
+
opiniator
n.
Alt. of Opiniatre
+
oculary
a.
Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; optic; as, oculary medicines.
+
outspring
v.i.
To spring out; to issue.
+
octocerata
n.pl.
A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also Octopoda.
+
objectify
v.t.
To cause to become an object; to cause to assume the character of an object; to render objective.
+
orange
n.
The fruit of a tree of the genus Citrus (C. Aurantium). It is usually round, and consists of pulpy carpels, commonly ten in number, inclosed in a leathery rind, which is easily separable, and is reddish yellow when ripe.
+
only
a.
In one manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply; merely; barely.
+
overpolish
v.t.
To polish too much.
+
outshine
v.t.
To excel in splendor.
+
overture

An opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.
+
outrecuidance
n.
Excessive presumption.
+
ostitis
n.
See Osteitis.
+
oxidize
v.t.
To remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen; as, to oxidize alcohol so as to form aldehyde.
+
osseous
a.
Composed of bone; resembling bone; capable of forming bone; bony; ossific.
+
oath
n.
A careless and blasphemous use of the name of the divine Being, or anything divine or sacred, by way of appeal or as a profane exclamation or ejaculation; an expression of profane swearing.
+
overharden
v.t.
To harden too much; to make too hard.
+
opening
n.
Hence: A vacant place; an opportunity; as, an opening for business.
+
osculatrixes
pl.
of Osculatrix
+
owelty
n.
Equality; -- sometimes written ovelty and ovealty.
+
overlay
v.t.
To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.
+
outsell
v.t.
To exceed in amount of sales; to sell more than.
+
orangite

An orange-yellow variety of the mineral thorite, found in Norway.
+
onerous
a.
Burdensome; oppressive.
+
overween
v.t.
To think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume.
+
obit
n.
A funeral solemnity or office; obsequies.
+
outfield
n.
Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield, 1.
+
ought

of Owe
+
oriency
n.
Brightness or strength of color.
+
ordinator
n.
One who ordains or establishes; a director.
+
out
n.
A place or space outside of something; a nook or corner; an angle projecting outward; an open space; -- chiefly used in the phrase ins and outs; as, the ins and outs of a question. See under In.
+
outpray
v.t.
To exceed or excel in prayer.
+
ochery
a.
Ocherous.
+
ossify
v.i.
To become bone; to change from a soft tissue to a hard bony tissue.
+
overlanguaged
a.
Employing too many words; diffuse.
+
outtalk
v.t.
To overpower by talking; to exceed in talking; to talk down.
+
offerable
a.
Capable of being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.
+
order
n.
To admit to holy orders; to ordain; to receive into the ranks of the ministry.
+
overabound
v.i.
To be exceedingly plenty or superabundant.
+
outbeg
v.t.
To surpass in begging.
+
ounce
n.
A feline quadruped (Felis irbis, / uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also once.
+
overflow
n.
An outlet for the escape of surplus liquid.
+
oystergreen
n.
A green membranous seaweed (Ulva) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, etc.
+
omission
n.
The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.
+
ommateum
n.
A compound eye, as of insects and crustaceans.
+
owel
a.
Equal.
+
oppositipetalous
a.
Placed in front of a petal.
+
ossified
imp.|p.p.
of Ossify
+
overdo
v.t.
To cook too much; as, to overdo the meat.
+
often
adv.
Frequently; many times; not seldom.
+
octa

A combining form meaning eight; as in octodecimal, octodecimal, octolocular.
+
ormolu
n.
A variety of brass made to resemble gold by the use of less zinc and more copper in its composition than ordinary brass contains. Its golden color is often heightened by means of lacquer of some sort, or by use of acids. Called also mosaic gold.
+
outgeneralling

of Outgeneral
+
overbreed
v.t.
To breed to excess.
+
overget
v.t.
To reach; to overtake; to pass.
+
osar
n.pl.
See 3d Os.
+
odyle
n.
See Od. [Archaic].
+
oxalyl
n.
An old name for carboxyl.
+
opining
n.
Opinion.
+
ochraceous
a.
Ocherous.
+
occur
v.i.
To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory.
+
over
prep.
Across or during the time of; from beginning to end of; as, to keep anything over night; to keep corn over winter.
+
organific
a.
Making an organic or organized structure; producing an organism; acting through, or resulting from, organs.
+
osteogeny
n.
The formation or growth of bone.
+
overply
v.t.
To ply to excess; to exert with too much vigor; to overwork.
+
opined
imp.|p.p.
of Opine
+
orb
v.t.
To form into an orb or circle.
+
omniprevalent
a.
Prevalent everywhere or in all things.
+
originally
adv.
At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or costruction; as, a book originally written by another hand.
+
overfly
v.t.
To cross or pass over by flight.
+
overlive
v.t.
To outlive.
+
overcareful
a.
Too careful.
+
obtund
v.t.
To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall.
+
outfacing
ppr.|vb.n.
of Outface
+
ode
n.
A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
+
overarm
a.
Done (as bowling or pitching) with the arm raised above the shoulder. See Overhard.
+
oculi
pl.
of Oculus
+
ogled
imp.|p.p.
of Ogle
+
obtundent
n.
A substance which sheathes a part, or blunts irritation, usually some bland, oily, or mucilaginous matter; -- nearly the same as demulcent.
+
ottoman
a.
Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire.
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ocelot
n.
An American feline carnivore (Felis pardalis). It ranges from the Southwestern United States to Patagonia. It is covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches, which are variously arranged.  The ground color varies from reddish gray to tawny yellow.
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ordinant
n.
One who ordains.
+
outlearn
v.t.
To learn out [i. e., completely, utterly]; to exhaust knowledge of.
+
osteocranium
n.
The bony cranium, as distinguished from the cartilaginous cranium.
+
otalgic
a.
Of or pertaining to otalgia.
+
outnumber
v.t.
To exceed in number.
+
openness
n.
The quality or state of being open.
+
odonata
n.pl.
The division of insects that includes the dragon flies.
+
order
n.
An ecclesiastical grade or rank, as of deacon, priest, or bishop; the office of the Christian ministry; -- often used in the plural; as, to take orders, or to take holy orders, that is, to enter some grade of the ministry.
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overmost
a.
Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest.
+
organization
n.
That which is organized; an organized existence; an organism
+
orangeade
n.
A drink made of orange juice and water, corresponding to lemonade; orange sherbet.
+
overland
adv.
By, upon, or across, land.
+
opplete
a.
Alt. of Oppleted
+
oxeye
n.
The corn camomile (Anthemis arvensis).
+
open
v.t.
To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
+
offensible
a.
That may give offense.
+
oracle
n.
A wise sentence or decision of great authority.
+
overcanopy
v.t.
To cover as with a canopy.
+
oppilated
imp.|p.p.
of Oppilate
+
outlook
v.t.
To inspect throughly; to select.
+
organ
v.t.
To supply with an organ or organs; to fit with organs; to organize.
+
odium
n.
The quality that provokes hatred; offensiveness.
+
occult
a.
Hidden from the eye or the understanding; inviable; secret; concealed; unknown.
+
oenanthone
n.
The ketone of oenanthic acid.
+
overdue
a.
Due and more than due; delayed beyond the proper time of arrival or payment, etc.; as, an overdue vessel; an overdue note.
+
ocean
a.
Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream.
+
octagynous
a.
Having eight pistils or styles; octogynous.
+
oppugnant
n.
An opponent.
+
opinable
a.
Capable of being opined or thought.
+
outbreak
n.
A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection.
+
organdie
n.
Alt. of Organdy
+
osteitis
n.
Inflammation of bone.
+
overmeasure
n.
Excessive measure; the excess beyond true or proper measure; surplus.
+
octave
n.
The eighth tone in the scale; the interval between one and eight of the scale, or any interval of equal length; an interval of five tones and two semitones. 
+
outrush
v.i.
To rush out; to issue, or ru/ out, forcibly.
+
outlook
n.
The act of looking out; watch.
+
orthoepist
n.
One who is skilled in orthoepy.
+
outlet
n.
The place or opening by which anything is let out; a passage out; an exit; a vent.
+
oases
pl.
of Oasis
+
overleather
n.
Upper leather.
+
ordered
imp.|p.p.
of Order
+
onus
n.
A burden; an obligation.
+
offertory
n.
The Scripture sentences said or sung during the collection of the offerings.
+
oxygenize
v.t.
To oxidize.
+
oath
n.
A solemn affirmation, connected with a sacred object, or one regarded as sacred, as the temple, the altar, the blood of Abel, the Bible, the Koran, etc.
+
overture

Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
+
ossifragous
a.
Serving to break bones; bone-breaking.
+
oolitic
a.
Of or pertaining to oolite; composed of, or resembling, oolite.
+
osmometry
n.
The study of osmose by means of the osmometer.
+
outdoing
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Outdo
+
oxybutyric
a.
Hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a group of metameric acids (C3H6.OH.CO2H).
+
otolite
n.
One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone. Collectively, the otoliths are called ear sand and otoconite.
+
oval
a.
Of or pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions.
+
osteotome
n.
Strong nippers or a chisel for dividing bone.
+
outbray
v.t.
To exceed in braying.
+
oracle
n.
Any person reputed uncommonly wise; one whose decisions are regarded as of great authority; as, a literary oracle.
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osage orange

An ornamental tree of the genus Maclura (M. aurantiaca), closely allied to the mulberry (Morus); also, its fruit. The tree was first found in the country of the Osage Indians, and bears a hard and inedible fruit of an orangelike appearance. See Bois d'arc.
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oxheal
n.
Same as Bear's-foot.
+
oscillate
v.i.
To move backward and forward; to vibrate like a pendulum; to swing; to sway.
+
otoscope
n.
An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
+
observation
n.
The information so acquired.
+
oenanthol
n.
An oily substance obtained by the distillation of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of oenanthylic acid, and hence called also oenanthaldehyde.
+
offer
v.t.
The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.
+
orris
n.
A peculiar pattern in which gold lace or silver lace is worked; especially, one in which the edges are ornamented with conical figures placed at equal distances, with spots between them.
+
os
pl.
of O
+
overboard
adv.
Over the side of a ship; hence, from on board of a ship, into the water; as, to fall overboard.
+
otherwise
adv.
In other respects.
+
overfront
v.t.
To confront; to oppose; to withstand.
+
outlay
n.
An outlying haunt.
+
overwrestle
v.t.
To subdue by wrestling.
+
oddities
pl.
of Oddity
+
outfangthef
v.t.
The privilege of trying such a thief.
+
offertory
n.
The act of offering, or the thing offered.
+
overestimate
n.
An estimate that is too high; as, an overestimate of the vote.
+
olive
n.
Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. See Oliva.
+
ostracize
v.t.
To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.
+
outbreaking
n.
The act of breaking out.
+
obtusion
n.
The act or process of making obtuse or blunt.
+
ossean
n.
A fish having a bony skeleton; a teleost.
+
oxyphenol
n.
A phenol, /////, produced by the distillation of catechin; called also oxyphenic acid, and now pyrocatechin.
+
octave
n.
The first two stanzas of a sonnet, consisting of four verses each; a stanza of eight lines.
+
olid
a.
Alt. of Olidous
+
orthodoxy
n.
Consonance to genuine Scriptural doctrines; -- said of moral doctrines and beliefs; as, the orthodoxy of a creed.
+
outlook
v.t.
To face down; to outstare.
+
owenite
n.
A follower of Robert Owen, who tried to reorganize society on a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community on the Clyde, Scotland, and, later, a similar one in Indiana.
+
orthogonally
adv.
Perpendicularly; at right angles; as, a curve cuts a set of curves orthogonally.
+
operate
v.t.
To put into, or to continue in, operation or activity; to work; as, to operate a machine.
+
occupant
n.
A prostitute.
+
ore
n.
The native form of a metal, whether free and uncombined, as gold, copper, etc., or combined, as iron, lead, etc.  Usually the ores contain the metals combined with oxygen, sulphur, arsenic, etc. (called mineralizers).
+
sories
pl.
of Ostensory
+
obstruction
n.
The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
+
ordainer
n.
One who ordains.
+
otaheite apple

The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree (Spondias dulcis), also called vi-apple. It is rather larger than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples.
+
orthopoda
n.pl.
An extinct order of reptiles which stood erect on the hind legs, and resembled birds in the structure of the feet, pelvis, and other parts.
+
ogygian
a.
Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity.
+
oilery
n.
The business, the place of business, or the goods, of a maker of, or dealer in, oils.
+
organicalness
n.
The quality or state of being organic.
+
outlimb
n.
An extreme member or part of a thing; a limb.
+
octangular
a.
Having eight angles; eight-angled.
+
obedible
a.
Obedient.
+
obdiplostemony
n.
The condition of being obdiplostemonous.
+
onychia
n.
A whitlow.
+
opiniatre
a.
See Opiniaster.
+
outguard
n.
A guard or small body of troops at a distance from the main body of an army, to watch for the approach of an enemy; hence, anything for defense placed at a distance from the thing to be defended.
+
on
prep.
In continuance; without interruption or ceasing; as, sleep on, take your ease; say on; sing on.
+
oviparous
a.
Producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; -- opposed to viviparous.
+
overtaken
p.p.
of Overtake
+
otherways
adv.
See Otherwise.
+
obdure
v.t.
To harden.
+
outspeak
v.t.
To speak openly or boldly.
+
olla
n.
A dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.
+
overlead
v.t.
To domineer over; to affront; to treat with indignity.
+
oar
v.t.|i.
To row.
+
oneirocriticism
n.
Alt. of Oneirocritics
+
overpoise
n.
Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.
+
opossum
n.
Any American marsupial of the genera Didelphys and Chironectes. The common species of the United States is Didelphys Virginiana.
+
outherod
v.t.
To surpass (Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in any vicious or offensive particular.
+
open
v.i.
To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.
+
oxanilic
a.
Pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; -- used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heating these substances together.
+
overslaugh
n.
A bar in a river; as, the overslaugh in the Hudson River.
+
omnipercipiency
n.
Perception of everything.
+
ovaritis
n.
Inflammation of the ovaries.
+
oenomel
n.
Wine mixed with honey; mead,
+
overofficious
a.
Too busy; too ready to intermeddle; too officious.
+
oxbiter
n.
The cow blackbird.
+
oppression
n.
A sense of heaviness or obstruction in the body or mind; depression; dullness; lassitude; as, an oppression of spirits; an oppression of the lungs.
+
officering
p.pr.|vb.n.
of Officer
+
operculiferous
a.
Bearing an operculum.
+
overwing
v.t.
To outflank.
+
omer
n.
A Hebrew measure, the tenth of an ephah. See Ephah.
+
one
a.
Single; inmarried.
+
outgive
v.t.
To surpass in giving.
+
orotund
n.
The orotund voice or utterance
+
option
n.
A right formerly belonging to an archbishop to select any one dignity or benefice in the gift of a suffragan bishop consecrated or confirmed by him, for bestowal by himself when next vacant; -- annulled by Parliament in 1845.
+
omnispective
a.
Beholding everything; capable of seeing all things; all-seeing.
+
oncotomy
n.
The opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a cutting instrument.
+
openbill
n.
A bird of the genus Anastomus, allied to the stork; -- so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also open-beak. See Illust. (m), under Beak.
+
overture
v.t.
To make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.
+
ossein
n.
The organic basis of bone tissue; the residue after removal of the mineral matters from bone by dilute acid; in embryonic tissue, the substance in which the mineral salts are deposited to form bone; -- called also ostein. Chemically it is the same as collagen.
+
olent
a.
Scented.
+
outgrowth
n.
That which grows out of, or proceeds from, anything; an excrescence; an offshoot; hence, a result or consequence.
+
overvote
v.t.
To outvote; to outnumber in votes given.
+
overhead
adv.
Aloft; above; in or attached to the ceiling or roof; in the story or upon the floor above; in the zenith.
+
obtruncate
v.t.
To deprive of a limb; to lop.
+
obscurant
n.
One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders the progress of knowledge and wisdom.
+
odorless
a.
Free from odor.
+
oarfooted
a.
Having feet adapted for swimming.
+
oxidate
v.t.
To oxidize.
+
ovarian
a.
Alt. of Ovarial
+
open
a.
Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.
+
oestrus
n.
A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
+
oaten
a.
Consisting of an oat straw or stem; as, an oaten pipe.
+
or

A noun suffix denoting an act; a state or quality; as in error, fervor, pallor, candor, etc.
+
ontological
a.
Of or pertaining to ontology.
+
overbarren
a.
Excessively barren.
+
offuscation

See Obfuscate, Obfuscation.
+
oviform
a.
Having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an oviform leaf.
+
ophthalmometer
n.
An instrument devised by Helmholtz for measuring the size of a reflected image on the convex surface of the cornea and lens of the eye, by which their curvature can be ascertained.
+
oaker
n.
See Ocher.
+
ophidian
n.
One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
+
opulency
n.
See Opulence.
+
overflourish
v.t.
To make excessive display or flourish of.
+
oppugner
n.
One who opposes or attacks; that which opposes.
+
overwax
v.i.
To wax or grow too rapindly or too much.
+
oilstone
n.
A variety of hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated with oil.
+
overmultiply
v.t.|i.
To multiply or increase too much; to repeat too often.
+
olive
n.
A tree (Olea Europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated.
+
outthrow
v.t.
To excel in throwing, as in ball playing.
+
ozonous
a.
Pertaining to or containing, ozone.
+
ordinal
n.
A word or number denoting order or succession.
+
oleoptene
n.
See Eleoptene.
+
oscillation
n.
The act of oscillating; a swinging or moving backward and forward, like a pendulum; vibration.
+
obeli
pl.
of Obelus
+
oyer
n.
A hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court prays oyer of a writing.
+
outbuilded

of Outbuild
+
opinion
n.
Favorable estimation; hence, consideration; reputation; fame; public sentiment or esteem.
+
opalesce
v.i.
To give forth a play of colors, like the opal.
+
oppugnancy
n.
The act of oppugning; opposition; resistance.
+
organy
n.
See Origan.
+
oxygonial
a.
Having acute angles.
+
oparcular
a.
Of, pertaining to, or like, an operculum.
+
odorament
n.
A perfume; a strong scent.
+
overstock
v.t.
To fill too full; to supply in excess; as, to overstock a market with goods, or a farm with cattle.
+
outsee
v.t.
To see beyond; to excel in cer/ainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight.
+
opiferous
a.
Bringing help.
+
odd
superl.
Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.
+
outmarch
v.t.
To surpass in marching; to march faster than, or so as to leave behind.
+
ogganition
n.
Snarling; grumbling.
+
obligato
a.
See Obbligato.
+
overeager
a.
Too eager; too impatient.
+
o

A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, O'Carrol.
+
oculiform
a.
In the form of an eye; resembling an eye; as, an oculiform pebble.
+
occupier
n.
One who follows an employment; hence, a tradesman.
+
overfierce
a.
Excessively fierce.
+
optional
a.
Involving an option; depending on the exercise of an option; left to one's discretion or choice; not compulsory; as, optional studies; it is optional with you to go or stay.
+
ordinance
n.
Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.
+
overhung
a.
Covered over; ornamented with hangings.
+
otto
n.
See Attar.
+
outstretch
v.t.
To stretch out.
+
octuor
n.
See Octet.
+
outpower
v.t.
To excel in power; to overpover.
+
offered
imp.|p.p.
of Offer
+
obdurate
a.
Hardened in feelings, esp. against moral or mollifying influences; unyielding; hard-hearted; stubbornly wicked.
+
operate
v.i.
To deal in stocks or any commodity with a view to speculative profits.
+
organdy
n.
A kind of transparent light muslin.
+
overdose
v.t.
To dose to excess; to give an overdose, or too many doses, to.
+
oligo

A combining form from Gr. /, few, little, small.
+
originative
a.
Having power, or tending, to originate, or bring into existence; originating.
+
orthographically
adv.
according to the rules of proper spelling
+
ory

An adjective suffix meaning of or pertaining to, serving for; as in auditory, pertaining to or serving for hearing; prohibitory, amendatory, etc.
+
oratorian
n.
See Fathers of the Oratory, under Oratory.
+
ogeechee lime

The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species of tupelo (Nyssa capitata) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida.
+
opinative
a.
Obstinate in holding opinions; opinionated.
+
obsequies
n.pl.
See Obsequy.
+
oxygon
n.
A triangle having three acute angles.
+
overwhelming
a.
Overpowering; irresistible.
+
objective
n.
Same as Objective point, under Objective, a.
+
ornithomancy
n.
Divination by means of birds, their flight, etc.
+
outgush
v.i.
To gush out; to flow forth.
+
outflying

of Outfly
+
ogress
n.
A female ogre.
+
original
n.
An original thinker or writer; an originator.
+
omnipotently
adv.
In an omnipotent manner.
+
ounce
n.
Fig.: A small portion; a bit.
+
ophiurioid
n.
One of the Ophiurioidea.
+
oaken
a.
Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks.
+
on
prep.
Toward; for; -- indicating the object of some passion; as, have pity or compassion on him.
+
overact
v.t.
To act or perform to excess; to exaggerate in acting; as, he overacted his part.
+
original
n.
That which precedes all others of its class; archetype; first copy; hence, an original work of art, manuscript, text, and the like, as distinguished from a copy, translation, etc.
+
ostriferous
a.
Producing oysters; containing oysters.
+
ortalidian
n.
Any one of numerous small two-winged flies of the family Ortalidae. The larvae of many of these flies live in fruit; those of others produce galls on various plants.
+
orangeat
n.
Candied orange peel; also, orangeade.
+
ommatea
pl.
of Ommateum
+
oomiac
n.
Alt. of Oomiak
+
orbitar
a.
Orbital.
+
outher
conj.
Other.
+
olifant
n.
An elephant.
+
ooze
n.
The liquor of a tan vat.
+
outbrave
v.t.
To excel in bravery o/ in insolence; to defy with superior courage or audacity
+
overhaul
v.t.
To gain upon in a chase; to overtake.
+
overthwart
a.
Having a transverse position; placed or situated across; hence, opposite.
+
oilbird
n.
See Guacharo.
+
occurrence
n.
A coming or happening; as, the occurence of a railway collision.
+
opening
n.
A thinly wooded space, without undergrowth, in the midst of a forest; as, oak openings.
+
officiary
a.
Of or pertaining to an office or an officer; official.
+
ochreated
a.
Wearing or furnished with an ochrea or legging; wearing boots; booted.
+
olefiant
a.
Forming or producing an oil; specifically, designating a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon called ethylene.
+
oblique
a.
Not direct in descent; not following the line of father and son; collateral.
+
oared
a.
Totipalmate; -- said of the feet of certain birds. See Illust. of Aves.
+
ordure
n.
Dung; excrement; faeces.
+
offerture
n.
Offer; proposal; overture.
+
oppose
n.
To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to exhibit.
+
octamerous
a.
Having the parts in eights; as, an octamerous flower; octamerous mesenteries in polyps.
+
organon
n.
Alt. of Organum
+
oldmaidism
n.
The condition or characteristics of an old maid.
+
overforce
n.
Excessive force; violence.
+
obduracy
n.
The duality or state of being obdurate; invincible hardness of heart; obstinacy.
+
oneirocritics
n.
The art of interpreting dreams.
+
ozocerite
n.
A waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called native paraffin, and mineral wax.
+
ostein
n.
Ossein.
+
ovated
a.
Ovate.
+
optimity
n.
The state of being best.
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outmaneuver
v.t.
Alt. of Outmanoeuvre
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orphanet
n.
A little orphan.
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oligarchal
a.
Oligarchic.
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observatory
n.
A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be observed or commanded.
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operculum
n.
Any lid-shaped structure closing the aperture of a tube or shell.
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order
n.
Of material things, like the books in a library.
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