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- oaken
- adj. Made of or from oak.
- oakum
- n. Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely the yarns of old hemp rope.
- obdurate
- adj. Impassive to feelings of humanity or pity.
- obelisk
- n. A square shaft with pyramidal top, usually monumental or commemorative.
- obese
- adj. Exceedingly fat.
- obesity
- n. Excessive fatness.
- obituary
- adj. A published notice of a death.
- objective
- adj. Grasping and representing facts as they are.
- objector
- n. One who objects, as to a proposition, measure, or ruling.
- obligate
- v. To hold to the fulfillment of duty.
- obligatory
- adj. Binding in law or conscience.
- oblique
- adj. Slanting; said of lines.
- obliterate
- v. To cause to disappear.
- oblivion
- n. The state of having passed out of the memory or of being utterly forgotten.
- oblong
- adj. Longer than broad: applied most commonly to rectangular objects considerably elongated
- obnoxious
- adj. Detestable.
- obsequies
- n. Funeral rites.
- obsequious
- adj. Showing a servile readiness to fall in with the wishes or will of another.
- observance
- n. A traditional form or customary act.
- observant
- adj. Quick to notice.
- observatory
- n. A building designed for systematic astronomical observations.
- obsolescence
- n. The condition or process of gradually falling into disuse.
- obsolescent
- adj. Passing out of use, as a word.
- obsolete
- adj. No longer practiced or accepted.
- obstetrician
- n. A practitioner of midwifery.
- obstetrics
- n. The branch of medical science concerned with the treatment and care of women during pregnancy.
- obstinacy
- n. Stubborn adherence to opinion, arising from conceit or the desire to have one's own way.
- obstreperous
- adj. Boisterous.
- obstruct
- v. To fill with impediments so as to prevent passage, either wholly or in part.
- obstruction
- n. Hindrance.
- obtrude
- v. To be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
- obtrusive
- adj. Tending to be pushed or to push oneself into undue prominence.
- obvert
- v. To turn the front or principal side of (a thing) toward any person or object.
- obviate
- v. To clear away or provide for, as an objection or difficulty.
- occasion
- n. An important event or celebration.
- Occident
- n. The countries lying west of Asia and the Turkish dominions.
- occlude
- v. To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
- occult
- adj. Existing but not immediately perceptible.
- occupant
- n. A tenant in possession of property, as distinguished from the actual owner.
- occurrence
- n. A happening.
- octagon
- n. A figure with eight sides and eight angles.
- octave
- n. A note at this interval above or below any other, considered in relation to that other.
- octavo
- n. A book, or collection of paper in which the sheets are so folded as to make eight leaves.
- octogenarian
- adj. A person of between eighty and ninety years.
- ocular
- adj. Of or pertaining to the eye.
- oculist
- n. One versed or skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
- oddity
- n. An eccentricity.
- ode
- n. The form of lyric poetry anciently intended to be sung.
- odious
- adj. Hateful.
- odium
- n. A feeling of extreme repugnance, or of dislike and disgust.
- odoriferous
- adj. Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one.
- odorous
- adj. Having an odor, especially a fragrant one.
- off
- adj. Farther or more distant.
- offhand
- adv. Without preparation.
- officiate
- v. To act as an officer or leader.
- officious
- adj. Intermeddling with what is not one's concern.
- offshoot
- n. Something that branches off from the parent stock.
- ogre
- n. A demon or monster that was supposed to devour human beings.
- ointment
- n. A fatty preparation with a butter-like consistency in which a medicinal substance exists.
- olfactory
- adj. of or pertaining to the sense of smell.
- olive-branch
- n. A branch of the olive-tree, as an emblem of peace.
- ominous
- adj. Portentous.
- omission
- n. Exclusion.
- omnipotence
- n. Unlimited and universal power.
- Omnipotent
- adj. Possessed of unlimited and universal power.
- omniscience
- n. Unlimited or infinite knowledge.
- omniscient
- adj. Characterized by unlimited or infinite knowledge.
- omnivorous
- adj. Eating or living upon food of all kinds indiscriminately.
- onerous
- adj. Burdensome or oppressive.
- onrush
- n. Onset.
- onset
- n. An assault, especially of troops, upon an enemy or fortification.
- onslaught
- n. A violent onset.
- onus
- n. A burden or responsibility.
- opalescence
- n. The property of combined refraction and reflection of light, resulting in smoky tints.
- opaque
- adj. Impervious to light.
- operate
- v. To put in action and supervise the working of.
- operative
- adj. Active.
- operator
- n. One who works with or controls some machine or scientific apparatus.
- operetta
- n. A humorous play in dialogue and music, of more than one act.
- opinion
- n. A conclusion or judgment held with confidence, but falling short of positive knowledge.
- opponent
- n. One who supports the opposite side in a debate, discussion, struggle, or sport.
- opportune
- adj. Especially fit as occurring, said, or done at the right moment.
- opportunist
- n. One who takes advantage of circumstances to gain his ends.
- opportunity
- n. Favorable or advantageous chance or opening.
- opposite
- adj. Radically different or contrary in action or movement.
- opprobrium
- n. The state of being scornfully reproached or accused of evil.
- optic
- n. Pertaining to the eye or vision.
- optician
- n. One who makes or deals in optical instruments or eye-glasses.
- optics
- n. The science that treats of light and vision, and all that is connected with sight.
- optimism
- n. The view that everything in nature and the history of mankind is ordered for the best.
- option
- n. The right, power, or liberty of choosing.
- optometry
- n. Measurement of the powers of vision.
- opulence
- n. Affluence.
- opulent
- adj. Wealthy.
- oral
- adj. Uttered through the mouth.
- orate
- v. To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech.
- oration
- n. An elaborate or formal public speech.
- orator
- n. One who delivers an elaborate or formal speech.
- oratorio
- n. A composition for solo voices, chorus, and orchestra, generally taken from the Scriptures.
- oratory
- n. The art of public speaking.
- ordeal
- n. Anything that severely tests courage, strength, patience, conscience, etc.
- ordinal
- n. That form of the numeral that shows the order of anything in a series, as first, second, third.
- ordination
- n. A consecration to the ministry.
- ordnance
- n. A general name for all kinds of weapons and their appliances used in war.
- orgies
- n. Wild or wanton revelry.
- origin
- n. The beginning of that which becomes or is made to be.
- original
- adj. Not copied nor produced by imitation.
- originate
- v. To cause or constitute the beginning or first stage of the existence of.
- ornate
- adj. Ornamented to a marked degree.
- orthodox
- adj. Holding the commonly accepted faith.
- orthodoxy
- n. Acceptance of the common faith.
- orthogonal
- adj. Having or determined by right angles.
- orthopedic
- adj. Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity
- orthopedist
- n. One who practices the correcting or preventing of deformity
- oscillate
- v. To swing back and forth.
- osculate
- v. To kiss.
- ossify
- v. to convert into bone.
- ostentation
- n. A display dictated by vanity and intended to invite applause or flattery.
- ostracism
- n. Exclusion from intercourse or favor, as in society or politics.
- ostracize
- v. To exclude from public or private favor.
- ought
- v. To be under moral obligation to be or do.
- oust
- v. To eject.
- out-and-out
- adv. Genuinely.
- outbreak
- n. A sudden and violent breaking forth, as of something that has been pent up or restrained.
- outburst
- n. A violent issue, especially of passion in an individual.
- outcast
- n. One rejected and despised, especially socially.
- outcry
- n. A vehement or loud cry or clamor.
- outdo
- v. To surpass.
- outlandish
- adj. Of barbarous, uncouth, and unfamiliar aspect or action.
- outlast
- v. To last longer than.
- outlaw
- n. A habitual lawbreaker.
- outlive
- v. To continue to exist after.
- out-of-the-way
- adj. Remotely situated.
- outpost
- n. A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main body to guard against surprise.
- outrage
- n. A gross infringement of morality or decency.
- outrageous
- adj. Shocking in conduct.
- outreach
- v. To reach or go beyond.
- outride
- v. To ride faster than.
- outrigger
- n. A part built or arranged to project beyond a natural outline for support.
- outright
- adv. Entirely.
- outskirt
- n. A border region.
- outstretch
- v. To extend.
- outstrip
- v. To go beyond.
- outweigh
- v. To surpass in importance or excellence.
- overdo
- v. To overtax the strength of.
- overdose
- n. An excessive dose, usually so large a dose of a medicine that its effect is toxic.
- overeat
- v. To eat to excess.
- overhang
- n. A portion of a structure which projects or hangs over.
- overleap
- v. To leap beyond.
- overlord
- n. One who holds supremacy over another.
- overpass
- v. To pass across or over, as a river.
- overpay
- v. To pay or reward in excess.
- overpower
- v. To gain supremacy or victory over by superior power.
- overproduction
- n. Excessive production.
- overreach
- v. To stretch out too far.
- overrun
- v. To infest or ravage.
- oversee
- v. To superintend.
- overseer
- n. A supervisor.
- overshadow
- v. To cast into the shade or render insignificant by comparison.
- overstride
- v. To step beyond.
- overthrow
- v. To vanquish an established ruler or government.
- overtone
- n. A harmonic.
- overture
- n. An instrumental prelude to an opera, oratorio, or ballet.
- overweight
- n. Preponderance.