General Dictionary
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An alphabetical listing of General terms and items. |
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The 15th letter of the Roman alphabet
The blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens; "people with type O blood are universal donors"
A nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth''s crust
Irish writer (born in 1932)
Irish playwright (1880-1964)
According to the clock; "it''s three o''clock in Tokyo now"
United States writer (1925-1964)
Throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend"
Irish writer of short stories (1896-1984)
United States writer (1905-1970)
United States painter (1887-1986)
United States playwright (1888-1953)
British actor (born in Ireland in 1932)
Dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"
An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
An endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
Give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything''s fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I''d have
In a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she''ll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright'' is a nonstandard variant of `all right'')
United States writer of short stories whose pen name was O. Henry (1862-1910) Back to top
An awkward stupid person
Ill-mannered and coarse and contemptible in behavior or appearance; "was boorish and insensitive"; "the loutish manners of a bully"; "her stupid oafish husband"; "aristocratic contempt for the swinish multitude"
An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
An island of central Hawaii (between Molokai and Kauai); the chief island of the state
A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"
The hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
Annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white-hairy beneath; common as a weed in North America
Consisting of or made of wood of the oak tree; "a solid oak table"; "the old oaken bucket"
A city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center
Annual European plant with spikes of greenish flowers and leaves that are white-hairy beneath; common as a weed in North America
United States sharpshooter who was featured in Buffalo Bill''s Wild West Show (1860-1926)
Loose hemp or jute fiber obtained by unravelling old ropes; when impregnated with tar it was used to caulk seams and pack joints in wooden ships
Oak gall caused by larvae of a cynipid wasp
A black plant louse that lives on oaks and dogwoods
A tree of the genus Castanopsis
Bright blue-green fern widely distributed especially in damp acid woodlands of temperate northern hemisphere
A United States military decoration consisting of bronze or silver oak leaves and acorns awarded to anyone who has won a given medal before
A deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns"
An implement used to propel or steer a boat
Thin deep-water tropical fish 20 to 30 feet long having a red dorsal fin Back to top
A holder attached to the gunwale of a boat that holds the oar in place and acts as a fulcrum for rowing
Someone who rows a boat
Skill as an oarsman
A woman oarsman
An association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
A shelter serving as a place of safety or sanctuary
A fertile tract in a desert (where the water table approaches the surface)
A kiln for drying hops
A building containing an oast (a kiln for drying hops); usually has a conical or pyramidal roof
Seed of the annual grass Avena sativa (spoken of primarily in the plural as `oats'')
Annual grass of Europe and North Africa; grains used as food and fodder (referred to primarily in the plural: `oats'')
Thin flat unleavened cake of baked oatmeal
Of or related to or derived from oats; "oaten bread"
United States writer (born in 1938)
English conspirator who claimed that there was a Jesuit plot to assassinate Charles II (1649-1705)
A commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
Profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger; "expletives were deleted"
A solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior; "they took an oath of allegience"
Meal made from rolled or ground oats
Porridge made of rolled oats Back to top
Cookies containing rolled oats
Highly malignant carcinoma composed of small round or egg-shaped cells with little cytoplasm; lung cancers are frequently oat cell carcinomas
A city of southeastern Mexico
A city of southeastern Mexico
The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
A major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
An Old Testament book telling Obadiah''s prophecies; the shortest book in the Christian Bible
A Hebrew minor prophet
A part of the score that must be performed without change or omission
A persistent but subordinate motif
Resoluteness by virtue of being unyielding and inflexible
Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child''s misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
In a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position"
A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
The wood of an African obeche tree; used especially for veneering
Large west African tree having large palmately lobed leaves and axillary cymose panicles of small white flowers and one-winged seeds; yields soft white to pale yellow wood
Behavior intended to please your parents; "their children were never very strong on obedience"; "he went to law school out of respect for his father''s wishes"
The act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person Back to top
The trait of being willing to obey
White-flowered West Indian plant whose root yields arrowroot starch
Dutifully complying with the commands or instructions of those in authority; "an obedient soldier"; "obedient children"; "a little man obedient to his wife"; "the obedient colonies...are heavily taxed; the refractory remain unburdened"- Edmund Burke
In an obedient manner; "obediently she slipped off her right shoe and stocking"
North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers
The act of obeying; dutiful or submissive behavior with respect to another person
Bending the head or body or knee as a sign of reverence or submission or shame
The craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the lamboid suture
A stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top
A character used in printing to indicate a cross reference or footnote
Excessively fat; "a weighty man"
More than average fatness
A diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat)
Be obedient to
Make obscure or unclear
Darkening or obscuring the sight of something
The activity of obscuring people''s understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered
Confusion resulting from failure to understand
A religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
A chloride used as an antidote for nerve gases such as sarin or VX Back to top
Belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies
A notice of someone''s death; usually includes a short biography
An opinion voiced by a judge on a point of law not directly bearing on the case in question and therefore not binding
An incidental remark
A notice of someone''s death; usually includes a short biography
A tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow; "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
The focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"
The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
(grammar) a constituent that is acted upon; "the object of the verb"
Express or raise an objection or protest or criticism or express dissent; "She never objected to the amount of work her boss charged her with"; "When asked to drive the truck, she objected that she did not have a driver''s license"
Be averse to or express disapproval of; "My wife objects to modern furniture"
A database in which the operations carried out on information items (data objects) are considered part of their definition
A database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database
(computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure; "C++ is an object-oriented programming language that is an extension of C"
(computer science) a programming language that enables the programmer to associate a set of procedures with each type of data structure; "C++ is an object-oriented programming language that is an extension of C"
The act of representing an abstraction as a physical thing
A concrete representation of an abstract idea or principle
Make impersonal or present as an object; "Will computers depersonalize human interactions?"; "Pornography objectifies women"
Make external or objective, or give reality to; "language externalizes our thoughts"
(law) a procedure whereby a party to a suit says that a particular line of questioning or a particular witness or a piece of evidence or other matter is improper and should not be continued and asks the court to rule on its impropriety or illegality Back to top
The act of protesting; a public (often organized) manifestation of dissent
The speech act of objecting
The act of expressing earnest opposition or protest
Liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to; "a thoroughly unpleasant highly exceptionable piece of writing"; "found the politician''s views objectionable"
Causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"
The quality of being hateful
In an obnoxious manner; "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"
The lens or system of lenses nearest the object being viewed
The goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
Belonging to immediate experience of actual things or events; "concrete benefits"; "a concrete example"; "there is no objective evidence of anything of the kind"
Undistorted by emotion or personal bias; based on observable phenomena; "an objective appraisal"; "objective evidence"
Emphasizing or expressing things as perceived without distortion of personal feelings or interpretation; "objective art"
Serving as or indicating the object of a verb or of certain prepositions and used for certain other purposes; "objective case"; "accusative endings"
With objectivity; "we must look at the facts objectively"
Judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
The category of nouns serving as the direct object of a verb
Judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices
A person who dissents from some established policy
The billiard ball first struck by the cue ball
The machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer Back to top
The lens or system of lenses nearest the object being viewed
The language into which a text written in another language is to be translated
A computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated
Punishment intended as a warning to others; "they decided to make an example of him"
The object governed by a preposition
The object that receives the direct action of the verb
A fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer
The visual perception of familiar objects
A work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d''art"; "it is not known who created this piece"
Censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive remarks"
Express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated"
Rebuking a person harshly
Of a leaf shape; having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
Having a rounded apex and tapering base
A lay person dedicated to religious work or the religious life
Having the equatorial diameter greater than the polar diameter; being flattened at the poles
The property possessed by a rounded shape that is flattened at the poles; "the oblateness of the planet"
The act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
The act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor"
Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He''s held by a contract"; "I''ll hold you by your promise" Back to top
Commit in order to fulfill an obligation; "obligate money"
Force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
Restricted to a particular condition of life; "an obligate anaerobe can survive only in the absence of OXYGen"
Caused by law or conscience to follow a certain course; "felt obligated to repay the kindness"; "was obligated to pay off the student loan"
An organism that cannot grow in the presence of oxygen
The social force that binds you to your obligations and the courses of action demanded by that force; "we must instill a sense of duty in our children"; "every right implies a responsibility; every opportunity, an obligation; every possession, a duty"- Jo
A legal agreement specifying a payment or action and the penalty for failure to comply
A personal relation in which one is indebted for a service or favor
The state of being obligated to do or pay something; "he is under an obligation to finish the job"
Relating or constituting or qualified to create a legal or financial obligation; "obligational authority"
A part of the score that must be performed without change or omission
A persistent but subordinate motif
In a manner that cannot be evaded; "the ministry considers that contributions to such a fund should be met from voluntary donations rather than from rates compulsorily levied."
In an obligatory manner; "this rule applies obligatorily"
Morally or legally constraining or binding; "attendance is obligatory"; "an obligatory contribution"
Required by obligation or compulsion or convention; "he made all the obligatory apologies"
Bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted; "He''s held by a contract"; "I''ll hold you by your promise"
Provide a service or favor for someone; "We had to oblige him"
Force or compel somebody to do something; "We compel all students to fill out this form"
Under a moral obligation to do something Back to top
Someone who performs a service or does a favor
Showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others; "to close one''s eyes like a complaisant husband whose wife has taken a lover"; "the obliging waiter was in no hurry for us to leave"
Happy to comply
In accommodation; "obligingly, he lowered his voice"
A disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
A diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso
Any grammatical case other than the nominative
Indirect in departing from the accepted or proper way; misleading; "used devious means to achieve success"; "gave oblique answers to direct questions"; "oblique political maneuvers"
Slanting or inclined in direction or course or position--neither parallel nor perpendicular nor right-angular; "the oblique rays of the winter sun"; "acute and obtuse angles are oblique angles"; "the axis of an oblique cone is not perpendicular to its bas
At an oblique angle; "the sun shone aslant into his face"
To, toward or at one side; "darting eyes looking sidelong out of a wizened face"
The quality of being oblique and rambling indirectly
The property of being neither parallel nor perpendicular, but at a slanting angle
An angle that is not a right angle or a multiple of a right angle
A bandage in which successive turns proceed obliquely up or down a limb
Any grammatical case other than the nominative
A triangle that contains no right angle
A tributary of the coronary sinus; on the posterior wall of the left atrium
The quality of being deceptive
The presentation during labor of the head of the fetus at an abnormal angle Back to top
Able to be obliterated completely
Remove completely from recognition or memory; "efface the memory of the time in the camps"
Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
Do away with completely, without leaving a trace
Mark for deletion, rub off, or erase; "kill these lines in the President''s speech"
Reduced to nothingness
Reduced to nothingness
Making undecipherable or imperceptible; "obliterating mists"; "an obscurant bank of clouds"
Destruction by annihilating something
The complete destruction of every trace of something
An eliminator that does away with all traces
Total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"
The state of being disregarded or forgotten
Failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"
(followed by `to'' or `of'') lacking conscious awareness of; "oblivious of the mounting pressures for political reform"; "oblivious to the risks she ran"; "not unmindful of the heavy responsibility"
Total forgetfulness; "he sought the great oblivion of sleep"
A plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
Deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
Of a leaf shape; having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
The property of being shaped like a rectangle Back to top
Rounded at each end with parallel sides
A common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds
A malicious attack
State of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Causing disapproval or protest; "a vulgar and objectionable person"
In an obnoxious manner; "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"
The quality of being hateful
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
A slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece
A oboe pitched a minor third lower than the ordinary oboe; used to perform baroque music
An alto oboe; precursor of the English horn
A musician who plays the oboe
A Greek unit of weight equal to one tenth of a gram
Of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
Egg-shaped with the narrower end at the base
Suggestive of or tending to moral looseness; "lewd whisperings of a dirty old man"; "an indecent gesture"; "obscene telephone calls"; "salacious limericks"
Designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"- Margaret Mead
Offensive to the mind; "an abhorrent deed"; "the obscene massacre at Wounded Knee"; "morally repugnant customs"; "repulsive behavior"; "the most repulsive character in recent novels"
In a lewd and obscene manner; "he had seen how in their dances the white men and women held one another obscenely" Back to top
To an obscene degree; "this man is obscenely rich"
An obscene act
The trait of behaving in an obscene manner
An offensive or indecent word or phrase
Making undecipherable or imperceptible; "obliterating mists"; "an obscurant bank of clouds"
A deliberate act intended to make something obscure
A policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
A person who is deliberately vague
Make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
Make difficult to perceive by sight; "The foliage of the huge tree obscures the view of the lake"
Make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat"
Make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions"
Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"
Not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...for
Marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka''s work say his style is obscure"
Remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village"
Not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw"
Not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war"
Difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat"
In an obscure manner; "this work is obscurely written" Back to top
The quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
The state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
The state of being humble and unimportant
The quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand
The state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination
An obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years"
Attentive in an ingratiating or servile manner; "obsequious shop assistants"
Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery
In an obsequious manner; "she acts obsequiously toward her boss"
Abject or cringing submissiveness
Capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior"
In an imperceptible manner or to an imperceptible degree; "the power of the Secretary of State in London increased gradually but imperceptibly"
The act of observing; taking a patient look
Conformity with law or custom or practice etc.
The act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"
A formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor"
Paying close attention especially to details
(of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs; "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed limit"
Quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
In an observant manner Back to top
The act of observing; taking a patient look
The act of making and recording a measurement
The act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police"
Facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor"
A remark expressing careful consideration
Relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis"
Lookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory
An elevated post affording a wide view
A station set up for making observations of something
A structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
A structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings
A building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
Observe correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees"
Make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing"
Observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction"
Discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
Watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals"
Follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
Show respect towards; "honor your parents!"
Celebrate, as of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" Back to top
Conform one''s action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract"
Discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena"
Fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations
A person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses
An expert who observes and comments on something
A meridian that passes through the observer''s zenith
Quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
In an observant manner
Haunt like a ghost; pursue; "Fear of illness haunts her"
Be preoccupied with something; "She is obsessing over her weight"
Having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something; "became more and more haunted by the stupid riddle"; "was absolutely obsessed with the girl"; "got no help from his wife who was preoccupied with the children"; "he was taken up in worry fo
Influenced or controlled by a powerful force such as a strong emotion; "by love possessed"
An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
An irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will
Characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"
In a compulsive manner; "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk"
Characterized by or constituting an obsession; "the obsessional character of his response"; "obsessive gambling"
Characterized by obsessions and compulsions; "obsessive-compulsive neurosis"
Personality characterized by a strong need to repeat certain acts or rituals
In a compulsive manner; "he cleaned his shoes compulsively after every walk" Back to top
Extreme compulsiveness
Extreme compulsiveness
Acid or granitic glass; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces
Become obsolete, fall into disuse; "This word has not obsolesced, although it is rarely used"
The process of becoming obsolete; falling into disuse or becoming out of date; "a policy of planned obsolescence"
Becoming obsolete
No longer in use; "obsolete words"
Old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"
The property of being out of date and not current
An obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of immagination is an obstacle to one''s advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the s
A race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles
Of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; "obstetric hospital"
Of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; "obstetric hospital"
The act of delivering a child
European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch
A physician specializing in obstetrics
The branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother
Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
The trait of being difficult to handle or overcome Back to top
Resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires
The trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
Persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"
Persisting in a reactionary stand
Resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior"
Stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing
In a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position"
Constipate severely
Severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines
Boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor"
Noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys"
In manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he demanded to get service"
Noisy defiance
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"
Shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains"
Hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn"
Shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice"
Any structure that makes progress difficult
Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Getting in someone''s way Back to top
The act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice"
Any structure that makes progress difficult
Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of immagination is an obstacle to one''s advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the s
The state or condition of being obstructed
Deliberate interference
Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court
Preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street"
In an obstructive manner; "he acted very obstructively when we tried to carry out our project"
Shock caused by obstruction of blood flow
Any structure that makes progress difficult
Someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take
Receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
Come into possession of; "How did you obtain the visa?"
Be valid, applicable, or true; "This theory still holds"
Capable of being obtained; "savings of up to 50 percent are obtainable"
The act of obtaining
The act of obtaining
Thrust oneself in as if by force; "The colors don''t intrude on the viewer"
Push to thrust outward Back to top
To intrude upon, infringe, encroach on, violate; "This new colleague invades my territory"; "The neighbors intrude on your privacy"
Sticking out; protruding
Undesirably noticeable; "the obtrusive behavior of a spoiled child"; "equally obtrusive was the graffiti"
In an obtrusive manner
An unwelcome conspicuousness
Reduce the edge or violence of; "obtunded reflexes"
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"
A prosthesis used to close an opening (as to close an opening of the hard palate in cases of cleft palate)
A vein formed by the union of tributaries that drain the hip joints and thigh muscles; empties into the internal iliac vein
Slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials mak
Lacking in insight or discernment; "too obtuse to grasp the implications of his behavior"; "a purblind oligarchy that flatly refused to see that history was condemning it to the dustbin"- Jasper Griffin
Of an angle; between 90 and 180 degrees
Of a leaf shape; rounded at the apex
A triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle
In a stupid manner; "he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone"
The quality of lacking a sharp edge or point
The quality of being slow to understand
An angle between 90 and 180 degrees
Having a rounded or blunt tip
A triangle that contains an obtuse interior angle Back to top
The side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design
The more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides; "the obverse of this issue"
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let''s avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
Do away with
Made impossible
The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
Obvious to the eye or mind; "a tower conspicuous at a great distance"; "wore conspicuous neckties"; "made herself conspicuous by her exhibitionistic preening"
Easily perceived or understood; "obvious errors"
Obvious to the eye; "a visible change of expression"
Easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind; "a perceptible sense of expectation in the court"; "an obvious (or palpable) lie"
Unmistakably (`plain'' is often used informally for `plainly''); "the answer is obviously wrong"; "she was in bed and evidently in great pain"; "he was manifestly too important to leave off the guest list"; "it is all patently nonsense"; "she has apparent
The property of being easy to see and understand
A major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea
South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
Egg-shaped terra-cotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes
English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam''s Razor (1285-1349)
The principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred
An event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
A vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
Reason; "there was no occasion for complaint" Back to top
An opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
The time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
Give occasion to
Occurring or appearing at usually irregular intervals; "episodic in his affections"; "occasional headaches"
Employed in a specified capacity from time to time; "casual employment"; "a casual correspondence with a former teacher"; "an occasional worker"
Occurring from time to time; "took an occasional glass of wine"
Now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
Something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized occasions"
The hemisphere that includes North and South America
The countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North and South America
An artificial language
A native inhabitant of the Occident
Denoting or characteristic of countries of Europe and the Western Hemisphere; "occidental civilization"; "Hesperian culture"
Make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up"
The quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Western civilizations
The scholarly knowledge of Western cultures and languages and people
Make western in character; "The country was Westernized after it opened up"
Of or relating to the occiput; "occipital bone"
A saucer-shaped membrane bone that forms the back of the skull
Any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum Back to top
That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
Prominence on the outer surface of the occipital bone
A vein that drains the occipital region
The suture between the occipital and the temporal bones; a continuation of the lamboid suture
Back part of the head or skull
The medieval dialects of Langue d''oc (southern France)
Block passage through; "obstruct the path"
(of a substance) taken into and retained in another substance; "the sorbed oil mass"; "large volumes of occluded hydrogen in palladium"
Closed off; "an occluded artery"
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
The act of blocking
An obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe"
(dentistry) the normal spatial relation of the teeth when the jaws are closed
(meteorology) a composite front when colder air surrounds a mass of warm air and forces it aloft
Closure or blockage (as of a blood vessel)
A consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it; "his stop consonants are too aspirated"
Tending to occlude
Occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult"
Supernatural forces and events and beings collectively; "She doesn''t believe in the supernatural"
Hide from view; "The lids were occulting her eyes" Back to top
Become concealed or hidden from view or have its light extinguished; "The beam of light occults every so often"
Cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention; "The Sun eclipses the moon today"; "Planets and stars often are occulted by other celestial bodies"
Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
Hidden and difficult to see; "an occult fracture"; "occult blood in the stool"
One celestial body obscures another
A belief in supernatural powers and the possibility of bringing them under human control
The study of the supernatural
A believer in occultism; someone versed in the occult arts
Occult practices and techniques; "he is a student of the occult"
The act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
An act of being a tenant or occupant
The percentage of all rental units (as in hotels) are occupied or rented at a given time
Someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
The act of occupying or taking possession of a building; "occupation of a building without a certificate of occupancy is illegal"
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money; "he''s not in my line of business"
Any activity that occupies a person''s attention; "he missed the bell in his occupation with the computer game"
The control of a country by military forces of a foreign power
The period of time during which a place or position or nation is occupied; "during the German occupation of Paris"
Of or relating to the activity or business for which you are trained; "occupational hazard"
Disease or disability resulting from conditions of employment (usually from long exposure to a noxious substance or from continuous repetition of certain acts) Back to top
A body of people doing the same kind of work
Any condition of a job that can result in illness or injury
A law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment
A government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
Physical therapy involving the therapeutic use of crafts and hobbies for the rehabilitation of handicapped or convalescing patients (especially for emotionally disturbed patients)
A license to pursue a particular occupation
A license to pursue a particular occupation
Having ones attention or mind or energy engaged; "she keeps herself fully occupied with volunteer activities"; "deeply engaged in conversation"
Resided in; having tenants; "not all the occupied (or tenanted) apartments were well kept up"
Held or filled or in use; "she keeps her time well occupied"; "the wc is occupied"
Seized and controlled as by military invasion; "the occupied countries of Europe"
A member of a military force who is residing in a conquered foreign country
Someone who lives at a particular place for a prolonged period or who was born there
Engage or engross wholly; "Her interest in butterflies absorbs her completely"
March aggressively into another''s territory by military force for the purposes of conquest and occupation; "Hitler invaded Poland on September 1, 1939"
As of time or space; "It took three hours to get to work this morning"; "This event occupied a very short time"
Keep busy with; "She busies herself with her butterfly collection"
Live (in a certain place)
Occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container"
Be present in; be inside of Back to top
Be on the mind of; "I worry about the second Germanic consonant"
Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important"
Come to one''s mind; suggest itself; "It occurred to me that we should hire another secretary"; "A great idea then came to her"
To be found to exist; "sexism occurs in many workplaces"; "precious stones occur in a large area in Brazil"
An event that happens
An instance of something occurring; "a disease of frequent occurrence"; "the occurrence (or presence) of life on other planets"
A large body of water constituting a principal part of the hydrosphere
Anything apparently limitless in quantity or volume
A skilled worker who can live in underwater installations and participate in scientific research
Land bordering an ocean
Used on the high seas; "seafaring vessels"
A large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
An eastern subfamily of Malayo-Polynesian languages
Constituting or living in the open sea; "oceanic waters"; "oceanic life"
Resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree; "the oceanic violence of his rage"
Relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean; "oceanic islands like Bermuda"; "oceanic currents"; "oceanic birds"; "pelagic organisms"; "pelagic whaling"
A large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
A long steep-sided depression in the ocean floor
Bird of the open seas
Fish whose flesh is dried and flaked for Japanese cookery; may be same species as skipjack tuna Back to top
Large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin; worldwide distribution; most dangerous shark
(Greek mythology) sea nymph who was a daughter of Oceanus and Tethys
A genus of Hydrobatidae
Medium-sized storm petrel
A scientist who studies physical and biological aspects of the seas
The branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
(Greek mythology) god of the stream that flowed around the earth in ancient mythology
The bottom of a sea or ocean
The steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction
The bottom of a sea or ocean
A large commercial ship (especially one that carries passengers on a regular schedule)
Large fish of northern Atlantic coasts of America and Europe
North Atlantic rockfish
Common along northeastern coast of North America
A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies; the smallest state
Among the largest bony fish; pelagic fish having an oval compressed body with high dorsal and anal fins and caudal fin reduced to a rudder-like lobe; worldwide in warm waters
An act of traveling by water
Having ocelli
Wild turkey of Central America and northern South America
An eyelike marking (as on the wings of some butterflies); usually a spot of color inside a ring of another color Back to top
An eye having a single lens
Nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
A moderate yellow-orange to orange color
Any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
Of a moderate orange-yellow color
Type genus of Ochnaceae; evergreen trees and shrubs of Old World tropics
Family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves
Family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves
Shrub with narrow-elliptic glossy evergreen leaves and yellow flowers with leathery petaloid sepals
United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (born in 1905)
Type genus of the Ochotonidae
Similar to little chief hare and may be same species
North American pika
Pikas and extinct forms
A moderate yellow-orange to orange color
Any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment
Of a moderate orange-yellow color
1 species: balsa
Forest tree of lowland Central America having a strong very light wood; used for making floats and rafts and in crafts
An accumulation of dark pigment in cartilage and other connective tissue; usually a symptom of alkaptonuria or phenol poisoning Back to top
United States newspaper publisher (1858-1935)
Basil
Annual or perennial of tropical Asia having spikes of small white flowers and aromatic leave; one of the most important culinary herbs; used in salads, casseroles, sauces and some liqueurs
English scholastic philosopher and assumed author of Occam''s Razor (1285-1349)
The principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred
Plant of southeastern United States having solitary white funnel-shaped flowers flushed with pink and large glossy green leaves that turn bronze-red in fall
Desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers
The month following September and preceding November
The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
A waxy saturated fatty acid; occurs widely as a glyceride in animal and vegetable fats
An eight-sided polygon
Of or relating to or shaped like an octagon
Any polyhedron having eight plane faces
Of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base; "an octal digit"
A digit from 0 to 7 in octal notation
Any mathematical notation that uses 8 different characters (usually the digits 0 to 7)
A positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of 8
A positional system of numeration that uses octal digits and a radix of 8
A verse line having eight metrical feet
Any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent Back to top
A dicarboxylic acid found in cork
A measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline
A measure of the antiknock properties of gasoline
Of or relating to or shaped like an octagon
The constellation that includes the southern celestial pole
A measuring instrument for measuring angles to a celestial body; similar to a sextant but with 45 degree calibration
A rhythmic group of eight lines of verse
A musical interval of eight tones
A feast day and the seven days following it
Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
The size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves
A musical composition written for eight performers
Eight people considered as a unit
A set of eight similar things considered as a unit
Eight performers or singers who perform together
The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
A musical composition written for eight performers
Eight people considered as a unit
A set of eight similar things considered as a unit
Eight performers or singers who perform together Back to top
The month following September and preceding November
A strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
A legal holiday commemorating the discovery of America by Christopher Columbus
A day for celebrating the founding of the United Nations
The coup d''etat by the Bolsheviks under Lenin in November 1917 that led to a period of civil war which ended in victory for the Bolsheviks in 1922
Someone whose age is in the eighties
Being from 80 to 89 years old
The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
Eight-armed cephalopod lacking an internal shell
Octopuses and paper nautilus
A family of Octopoda
Bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
Tentacles of octopus prepared as food
An offspring of a Quadroon and a White parent; a person who is one-eighth Black
Having or characterized by or consisting of eight syllables
Having or consisting of line of eight syllables; "octosyllabic verse"
A verse line having eight syllables or a poem of octosyllabic lines
A tax on various goods brought into a town
Having eight units or components
Combination of lenses at the viewing end of optical instruments Back to top
Able to be seen; "be sure of it; give me the ocular proof"- Shakespeare; "a visual presentation"; "a visual image"
Relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation"
Of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light"
One of the small muscles of the eye that serve to rotate the eyeball
A medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye
A person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
Supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye
Supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye
A form of muscular dystrophy that usually begins between early adulthood and middle age and first affects muscles of the eyelid and throat; progresses slowly with swallowing problems common as the disease progresses; inheritance is autosomal dominant
The organ of sight
The right eye
The left eye
Snappers
Superior food fish of the tropical Atlantic and Caribbean with broad yellow stripe along the sides and on the tail
The right eye
A doctor''s degree in optometry
A woman who cohabits with an important man
Not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned"
Not divisible by two
An indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests" Back to top
Not used up; "leftover meatloaf"; "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie"; "some odd dollars left"; "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper"; "unexpended provisions"
Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "wh
Of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
A system of checking for errors in computer functioning
Not regular or skilled; "found only odd-job employment"
A man skilled in various odd jobs and other small tasks
Caliper having the points on its legs both curve in the same direction
A leaf shape; pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex
Pinnate with a single leaflet at the apex
Placental mammals having hooves with an odd number of toes on each foot
A person with an unusual or odd personality
Somewhat strange
Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
A strange attitude or habit
Eccentricity that is not easily explained
In a manner differing from the usual or expected; "had a curiously husky voice"; "he''s behaving rather peculiarly"
In a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny"
Curious (or funny or interesting or odd or strange) though it may seem; "curiously enough, he didn''t recognize his old friend"; "interestingly enough, America is now dependent on Africa for a large part of its oil"; "funnily enough, the ones I thought so
Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
A piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold Back to top
A motley assortment of things
Eccentricity that is not easily explained
The probability of a specified outcome
The ratio by which one better''s wager is greater than that of another; "he offered odds of two to one"
Someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)
Having a better than even chance of success; "the odds-on favorite"
A motley assortment of things
Someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
Someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
Norwegian chemist noted for his research on organic molecules (1897-1981)
Someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out from a group
A lyric poem with complex stanza forms
A European river; flows into the Baltic Sea
A European river; flows into the Baltic Sea
A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea
A port city of south central Ukraine on an arm of the Black Sea
A city in western Texas
United States playwright (1906-1963)
(Norse mythology) ruler of the Aesir; supreme god of war and poetry and knowledge and wisdom (for which he gave an eye) and husband of Frigg; identified with the Teutonic Wotan
Unequivocally detestable; "abominable treatment of prisoners"; "detestable vices"; "execrable crimes"; "consequences odious to those you govern"- Edmund Burke Back to top
In an offensive and hateful manner; "I don''t know anyone who could have behaved so abominably"
The quality of being offensive
Hate coupled with disgust
State of disgrace resulting from detestable behavior
Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493)
Walruses and extinct forms
Type genus of the Odobenidae: walruses
A walrus of the Bering Sea and northern Pacific
A walrus of northern Atlantic and Arctic waters
North American deer
Long-eared deer of western North America with two-pronged antlers
Mule deer of western Rocky Mountains
Common North American deer; tail has a white underside
A meter that shows mileage traversed
Dragonflies and damselflies
Large primitive predatory aquatic insect having two pairs of membranous wings
An ache localized in or around a tooth
Sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae
Type and sole genus of Carchariidae: sand sharks
Shallow-water shark with sharp jagged teeth found on both sides of Atlantic; sometimes dangerous to swimmers Back to top
The eruption through the gums of baby teeth
Toothed whales: dolphins; porpoises; sperm whales; beaked whales
Any of numerous and diverse orchids of the genus Odontoglossum having racemes of few to many showy usually large flowers in many colors
A toothlike process at the back of 2nd vertebra of the neck
The branch of medicine dealing with the anatomy and development and diseases of the teeth
Genus of Central and South American crested partridges resembling quails; sometimes placed in a distinct subfamily or isolated in a distinct family
Any property detected by the olfactory system
The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
Having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
Emitting an odor; "odoriferous blossoms"; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"
Giving off an odor; "the odoriferous elements in perfume"
Morally offensive; "odoriferous legislation"
Cause to smell or be smelly
Having no odor; "odorless gas"; "odorless flowers"
Having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
Emitting an odor; "odoriferous blossoms"; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"
Having odor or a characteristic odor; "odorous jasmine flowers"; "odorous garbage"; "fresh odorous bread"
Any property detected by the olfactory system
The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
Cause to smell or be smelly Back to top
Having no odor; "odorless gas"; "odorless flowers"
Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493)
Germanic barbarian leader who ended the western Roman Empire in 476 and became the first barbarian ruler of Italy (434-493)
Pope who called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)
Severe pain on swallowing due to a disorder of the esophagus
(Greek mythology) a famous mythical Greek hero; his return to Ithaca after the siege of Troy was described in the Odyssey
A long wandering and eventful journey
A Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
Tree crickets
Pale yellowish tree cricket widely distributed in North America
Concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement"
Of worldwide scope or applicability; "an issue of cosmopolitan import"; "the shrewdest political and ecumenical comment of our time"- Christopher Morley; "universal experience"
Concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions; "ecumenical thinking"; "ecumenical activities"; "the ecumenical movement"
An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
Swelling from excessive accumulation of serous fluid in tissue
A complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved
(Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex'' by Sophocles
A complex of males; desire to possess the mother sexually and to exclude the father; said to be a source of personality disorders if unresolved
(Greek mythology) a tragic king of Thebes who unknowingly killed his father Laius and married his mother Jocasta; the subject of the drama `Oedipus Rex'' by Sophocles
Filamentous green algae Back to top
Simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae
Type genus of Oedogoniaceae; freshwater green algae having long unbranched filaments; usually free-floating when mature
A circular or oval window; 17th or 18th century French architecture
Wheatears
Poisonous herbs: water dropworts
European poisonous herb with fibrous roots
European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous
Celtic god of love and beauty; patron deity of young men and women
A specialist in wine making
The art of wine making
A connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut
A connoisseur of fine wines; a grape nut
Chiefly North American herbs with usually nocturnal flowers
A coarse biennial of eastern North America with yellow flowers that open in the evening; naturalized in Europe
A day-flowering biennial or perennial of the genus Oenothera
Evening-opening primrose of south central United States
Danish physicist (1777-1851)
The magnetic field strength 1 cm from a unit magnetic pole
Reflux of stomach contents into the esophagus
Small veins from the esophagus emptying into the brachiocephalic vein or the azygos veins Back to top
Inflammation of the esophagus; often caused by gastroesophageal reflux
The junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium
An optical instrument for examining the inside of the esophagus
The passage between the pharynx and the stomach
A mountainous republic in central Europe; under the Habsburgs (1278-1918) Austria maintained control of the Holy Roman Empire and was a leader in European politics until the 19th century
The most powerful female hormone that occurs naturally; synthesized and used to treat estrogen deficiency and breast cancer
Warble flies
A naturally occurring estrogenic hormone; a synthetic form is used to treat estrogen deficiency
A general term for female steroid sex hormones that are secreted by the ovary and responsible for typical female sexual characteristics
A naturally occurring weak estrogenic hormone secreted by the mammalian ovary; synthesized (trade name Estronol) and used to treat estrogen deficiency
Type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies
Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
Larvae are parasitic on sheep
The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso''s work can be divided into periods"
A disorder in the sense of smell
Not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off"
(of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off"
Below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off"
In an unpalatable state; "sour milk"
No longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache" Back to top
From a particular thing or place or position (`forth'' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school";
At a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century"
Not performing or scheduled for duties; "He''s off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman"
Intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static"
A reflecting telescope with the mirror slightly tilted to throw the image to the side where it can be viewed
Located outside a military base; "off-base housing"
Low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan
Situated away from the center or axis
Situated away from the center or axis
Humorously vulgar; "bawdy songs"; "off-color jokes"; "ribald language"
In violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"
In violation of good taste even verging on the indecent; "an indelicate remark"; "an off-color joke"
A day when things go poorly; "I guess this is one of my off-days"
Not performing or scheduled for duties; "He''s off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman"
Not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"
Without preparation; "I don''t know the figures off-hand"
Inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"
A store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere
Barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits"
Not connected to a computer network; "off-line resources" Back to top
Not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an off-line ticket office"
Electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit
A operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit
Of a period of less than maximal use or demand or activity; "off-peak telepone rates"; "off-peak fares"
Tending to repel; "The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile"- Elizabeth Hess
Causing annoyance or repugnance; "an off-putting remark"
Designed for or used for or taking place on trails and beaches etc instead of public roads; "off-road vehicles such as dune buggies"; "off-road sports such as snowmobiling"
A bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country
The season when travel is least active and rates are lowest
Not in the most active period; "off-season hotel rates are lower"
Taking place or located away from the site; "an off-site waste treatment operation"
A baseball thrown with little velocity when the batter is expecting a fastball
Not on the streets; "off-street parking"; "off-street unloading of vehicles"
Overtime without extra compensation; "she often has to work off-the-clock"
With little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
(especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes"
(especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes"
(especially of clothing) made in standard sizes and available from merchandise in stock; "a ready-made jacket"; "ready-to-wear clothes"
Not covering the shoulders (especially inthe case of a blouse or dress)
Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teena Back to top
A shade of white the color of bleached bones
Tending toward white
Viscera and trimmings of a butchered animal often considered inedible by humans
Informal terms; strikingly unconventional
French composer of many operettas and an opera (1819-1880)
A crime less serious than a felony
The action of attacking an enemy
A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
A feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
Incapable of offending or attacking
Cause to feel resentment or indignation; "Her tactless remark offended me"
Hurt the feelings of; "She hurt me when she did not include me among her guests"; "This remark really bruised me ego"
Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
Act in disregard of laws and rules; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"
Hurt or upset; "she looked offended"; "face had a pained and puzzled expression"
A person who transgresses moral or civil law
Offending against or breaking a law or rule; "contracts offending against the statute were canceled"
A crime less serious than a felony
The action of attacking an enemy Back to top
A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
A feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
The team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
Incapable of offending or attacking
The action of attacking an enemy
Of an offensive substitute for inoffensive terminology; "`nigger'' is a dysphemistic term for `African-American''"
Unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses; "offensive odors"
Morally offensive; "an unsavory reputation"; "an unsavory scandal"
Causing anger or annoyance; "offensive remarks"
For the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"
Violating or tending to violate or offend against; "violative of the principles of liberty"; "considered such depravity offensive against all laws of humanity"
Causing or able to cause nausea; "a nauseating smell"; "nauseous offal"; "a sickening stench"
In an aggressive manner; "`In this crisis, we must act offensively,'' the President said"; "the admiral intends to act offensively in the Mediterranean"
In an obnoxious manner; "he said so in one of his more offensively intellectually arrogant sentences"
In an unpleasantly offensive manner; "he smelled offensively unwashed"
The quality of being offensive
A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
A usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
Something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
The verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance" Back to top
Put forward for consideration; "He offered his opinion"
Threaten to do something; "I offered to leave the committee if they did not accept my proposal"
Ask (someone) to marry you; "he popped the question on Sunday night"; "she proposed marriage to the man she had known for only two months"; "The old bachelor finally declared himself to the young woman"
Produce or introduce on the stage; "The Shakespeare Company is offering `King Lear'' this month"
Make available or accessible, provide or furnish; "The conference center offers a health spa"; "The hotel offers private meeting rooms"
Present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink"
Make available for sale; "The stores are offering specials on sweaters this week"
Offer verbally; "extend my greetings"; "He offered his sympathy"
Make available; provide; "extend a loan"; "The bank offers a good deal on new mortgages"
Propose a payment; "The Swiss dealer offered $2 million for the painting"
Mount or put up; "put up a good fight"; "offer resistance"
Agree freely; "She volunteered to drive the old lady home"; "I offered to help with the dishes but the hostess would not hear of it"
Present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"
Someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection
The act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor"
Something offered (as a proposal or bid); "noteworthy new offerings for investors included several index funds"
The verbal act of offering; "a generous offer of assistance"
Money contributed to a religious organization
In a protective manner; "he bent protectively over the woman"
Someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection Back to top
The part of the Eucharist when bread and wine are offered to God
The offerings of the congregation at a religious service
(stock market) the price at which a broker is willing to sell a certain security
Present as an act of worship; "offer prayers to the gods"
Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
With little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
In a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
Without previous thought or preparation; "couldn''t give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
Casually thoughtless or inconsiderate; "an offhand manner"; "she treated most men with offhand contempt"
With little or no preparation or forethought; "his ad-lib comments showed poor judgment"; "an extemporaneous piano recital"; "an extemporary lecture"; "an extempore skit"; "an impromptu speech"; "offhand excuses"; "trying to sound offhanded and reassuring
In a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
Without previous thought or preparation; "couldn''t give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
In a casually inconsiderate manner; "replied offhand, his mind a million miles away"; "she threw him over offhandedly without even a Dear-John letter"
Without previous thought or preparation; "couldn''t give the figures offhand"; "we decided offhand to go to Canada"; "she had made these remarks offhandedly"
A job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
The actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
A religious rite or service prescribed by ecclesiastical authorities; "the offices of the mass"
Place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed; "he rented an office in the new building"
An administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority"
Professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard" Back to top
(of a government or government official) holding an office means being in power; "being in office already gives a candidate a great advantage"; "during his first year in office"; "during his first year in power"; "the power of the president"
The person who holds an office
The official who holds an office
Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
Any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men"
Someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year"
A person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship''s engines"
A member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer"
Direct or command as an officer
A mess for the exclusive use of officers
A building containing offices where work is done
A young man who is employed to do odd jobs in a business office
A building containing offices where work is done
Furniture intended for use in an office
An independent agency established by and accountable to the President in 2001; develops and implements a national strategy to make the United States safe from terrorist threats or attacks
The investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission
Agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury''s offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy
The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget
The military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy
Professional or clerical workers in an office; "the whole office was late the morning of the blizzard" Back to top
Someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"
A worker who holds or is invested with an office
Having official authority or sanction; "official permission"; "an official representative"
Verified officially; "the election returns are now official"
(of a church) given official status as a national or state institution
Conforming to set usage, procedure, or discipline; "in prescribed order"
Of or relating to an office; "official privileges"
People elected or appointed to administer a government
The style of writing characteristic of some government officials: formal and obscure
Make official; "We officialized our relationship"
Make official; "We officialized our relationship"
In an official role; "officially, he is in charge"; "officially responsible"
With official authorization; "the club will be formally recognized"
(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right
A member of a legation
Personal immunity accorded to a public official from liability to anyone injured by actions that are the consequence of exercing official authority
A clergyman who officiates at a religious ceremony or service
Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
Act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?"
The act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" Back to top
The performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty
The act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent"
Intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner; "an interfering old woman"; "bustling about self-importantly making an officious nuisance of himself"; "busy about other people''s business"
In an officious manner; "nothing so fatal as to strive too officiously for an abstract quality like beauty"
Aggressiveness as evidenced by intruding; by advancing yourself or your ideas without invitation
The part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area; "there was a ship in the offing"
The near or foreseeable future; "there was a wedding in the offing"
Lacking cordiality; unfriendly; "a standoffish manner"
Take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van"
Transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data
A separately printed article that originally appeared in a larger publication
Remove the saddle from; "They unsaddled their mounts"
Structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly
A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
A natural consequence of development
A horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips
A compensating equivalent
The time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
Produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings"
Create an offset in; "offset a wall" Back to top
Cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface
Make up for; "His skills offset his opponent''s superior strength"
Compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals"
Compensating for
A minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank; "the compensating balance increases the effective interest rate to the ban
Offset printing by lithography
A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper
A natural consequence of development
(of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds"
At some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"
Away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles offshore"
Drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially
Illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside"
Illegally in advance of the ball or puck
Illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside"
Any immature animal
Something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution''s various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
The immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
A stage area out of sight of the audience
Situated or taking place in the area of a stage not visible to the audience; "offstage noises" Back to top
Withheld from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings"
Not in public; "the deal was done offstage"
Behind the scenes; not on stage; "the actors were waiting offstage"
Not regularly; "they phone each other off and on"
Not performing or scheduled for duties; "He''s off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman"
Not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"
Not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"
Not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"
Not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"
Remote from populous or much-traveled regions; "found a quiet out-of-the-way resort"
Without preparation; "the presidential candidate made a remark off the cuff"
Freed from danger or blame or obligation; "I let him off the hook with a mild reprimand"
Not for quotation; "he spoke to the reporter off the record"
A year in which no major political elections are held
A year in which productivity is low or inferior
Not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard"
A Siouan language spoken by the Ofo people
A member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi
Many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee"
Many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" Back to top
Frequently or in great quantities; "I don''t drink much"; "I don''t travel much"
More often or more frequently
The number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second); "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"
Many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee"
Many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee"
Having attained a specific age; (`aged'' is pronounced as one syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age"
At any time; "did you ever smoke?"; "the best con man of all time"
Happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side"
As might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill"
Per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district"
Belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one''s own"
Belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one''s own"
Of great significance or value; "important people"; "the important questions of the day"
In the recent past; "he was in Paris recently"; "lately the rules have been enforced"; "as late as yesterday she was fine"; "feeling better of late"; "the spelling was first affected, but latterly the meaning also"
Belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one''s own"
In such a manner as could not be otherwise; "it is necessarily so"; "we must needs by objective"
Belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one''s own"
Belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one''s own"
Of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to got to trial
Belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one''s own" Back to top
Of the greatest importance; "the all-important subject of disarmament"; "crucial information"; "in chess cool nerves are of the essence"
Not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial
Of great importance or use or service; "useful information"; "valuable advice"
Belonging completely to yourself; "a room of one''s own"
A Siouan language spoken by the Oglala people
A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota
Batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes
A town in northern Utah settled by Mormons
English psychologist who collaborated with I. A. Richards in designing Basic English (1889-1957)
United States writer noted for his droll epigrams (1902-1971)
The cardinal number that is the sum of seven and one
A pointed arch having an S-shape on both sides
Front consisting of the conical head of a missile or rocket that protects the payload from heat during its passage through the atmosphere
A Siouan language spoken by the Oglala people
A member of the Siouan people formerly inhabiting the Black Hills of western South Dakota
Look at with amorous intentions
A viewer who gives a flirtatious or lewd look at another person
(folklore) a giant who likes to eat human beings
A cruel wicked and inhuman person
(folklore) a female ogre Back to top
A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
A midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
A river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
A resident of Ohio
A buckeye with scaly gray bark that is found in the central United States
A variety of goldenrod
A river that is formed in western Pennsylvania and flows westward to become a tributary of the Mississippi River
A university in Columbus, Ohio
German physicist who formulated Ohm''s Law (1787-1854)
A unit of electrical resistance equal to the resistance between two points on a conductor when a potential difference of one volt between them produces a current of one ampere
Electric current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance; I = E/R
The ohmic resistance of a conductor
Of or relating to or measured in ohms
A material''s opposition to the flow of electric current; measured in ohms
A meter for measuring electrical resistance in ohms
The investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission
Oil paint used by an artist
Any of a group of liquid edible fats that are obtained from plants
A slippery or viscous liquid or liquefiable substance not miscible with water
Administer an oil or ointment to ; often in a religious ceremony of blessing Back to top
Cover with oil, as if by rubbing; "oil the wooden surface"
Containing oils; "oil-bearing shale"
Fueled with oil; "an oil-fired furnace"
Steel that is quenched in oil
An analyst of the oil industry
An interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water
Nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
A can with a long nozzle to apply oil to machinery
Cloth treated on one side with a drying oil or synthetic resin
Treated with oil; "oiled country roads"; "an oiled walnut table"
A cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
A well that yields or has yielded oil
A worker who oils engines or machinery
A region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells)
Very large deep-water snake mackerel
Smug self-serving earnestness
Consisting of or covered with oil
A worker who produces or sells petroleum
A person who owns or operates oil wells
Paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil Back to top
Rig used in drilling for oil or gas
Any of several seeds that yield oil
A macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
A whetstone for use with oil
Heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
Smeared or soiled with grease or oil; "greasy coveralls"; "get rid of rubbish and oily rags"
Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
Coated or covered with oil; "oily puddles in the streets"
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"
Any of various beetles that exude an oily substance from the leg joints that deters enemies
A furnace that burns oil
An industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products
Mass of e.g. linseed or cottonseed or soybean from which the oil has been pressed; used as food for livestock
A cartel of companies or nations formed to control the production and distribution of oil
Replacing dirty oil with clean
Oil paint used by an artist
A company that sells oil
The conservation of petroleum resources
A filter that removes impurities from the oil used to lubricate an internal-combustion engine
A furnace that burns oil Back to top
Petroleum bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date
A specialist in petroleum geology
A gland that secretes oil
Heater that burns oil (as kerosine) for heating or cooking
An industry that produces and delivers oil and oil products
A lamp that burns oil (as kerosine) for light
Ground oil cake
Oily drupaceous fruit of rabbitwood
Essential oil obtained from cloves and used to flavor medicines
Volatile liquid distilled from turpentine oleoresin; used as paint thinner and solvent and medicinally
(H2SO4) a highly corrosive acid made from sulfur dioxide; widely used in the chemical industry
Oil or flavoring obtained from the creeping wintergreen or teaberry plant
Paint in which a drying oil is the vehicle
A painter who uses oil paints
The act of painting with oil paints
A picture painted with oil paints
Pinnate-leaved palms of the genus Elaeis having dense clusters of crowded flowers and bright red fruit and yielding high quality palm oils
A pipeline used to transport oil
Pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal-combustion engine
The act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum Back to top
A pump that keeps a supply of oil on moving parts
A refinery for petroleum
Rig used in drilling for oil or gas
Someone who works on an oil rig
Shale from which oil can be obtained by heating
A thin film of oil floating on top of water (especially crude oil spilled from a ship)
A stain produced by oil
A cargo ship designed to carry crude oil in bulk
A powerful person in the oil business
A well that yields or has yielded oil
Utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
Toiletry consisting of any of various substances resembling cream that have a soothing and moisturizing effect when applied to the skin
Semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
The parliament of the Irish Free State
Agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury''s offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy
The Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa people
A member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior
The Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa people
A member of an Algonquian people who lived west of Lake Superior
A mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high) Back to top
An endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
A state in south central United States
Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything''s fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I''d have
Sentence-initial expression of agreement
South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
A Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints
A Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds
Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
Okapis
Similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
An endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
Give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
Being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything''s fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I''d have
In a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she''ll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright'' is a nonstandard variant of `all right'')
A lake in southeast Florida north of the Everglades
A large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia
An endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead"
German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria'' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)
German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria'' led to the cell theory (1779-1851)
An endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" Back to top
A campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign f
The largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands
A campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign f
A state in south central United States
Capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based on oil and livestock
Long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
Tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
Long green edible beaked pods of the okra plant
Tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
An autumn festival that involves merrymaking and drinking beer
A strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030)
King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030)
Past times (especially in the phrase `in days of old'')
Just preceding something else in time or order; "the previous owner"; "my old house was larger"
Of a very early stage in development; "Old English is also called Anglo Saxon"; "Old High German is High German from the middle of the 9th to the end of the 11th century"
Old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
Of long duration; not new; "old tradition"; "old house"; "old wine"; "old country"; "old friendships"; "old money"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age; especially not young; often used as a combining form to indicate an age as specified as in `a week-old baby''; "an old man''s eagle mind"--William Butler Yeat Back to top
Lacking originality or spontaneity; no longer new; "moth-eaten theories about race"
Of an earlier time; "his old classmates"
(used for emphasis) very familiar; "good old boy"; "same old story"
Used informally especially for emphasis; "a real honest-to-god live cowboy"; "had us a high old time"; "went upriver to look at a sure-enough fish wheel"
Insurance paid to the elderly
A monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
An old person who receives an old-age pension
Out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
The property of being no longer fashionable
North American plant having racemes of blue-violet flowers
Repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse; "bromidic sermons"; "his remarks were trite and commonplace"; "hackneyed phrases"; "a stock answer"; "repeating threadbare jokes"; "parroting some timeworn axiom"; "the trite metaphor `hard as nails''"
Out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
Stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers
Primly fastidious
Edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America
Attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"
An elderly man
An experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
Primly fastidious
Characteristic of former times especially in Europe; "an old-world cottage" Back to top
Of time long past; "olden days"
United States sculptor (born in Sweden); a leader of the pop art movement who was noted for giant sculptures of common objects (born in 1929)
Older brother or sister; "big sister"
Old in experience; "an old offender"; "the older soldiers"
Advanced in years; (`aged'' is pronounced as two syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper"; "senior citizen"
Used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son; "Bill Adams, Sr."
First in time; "the oldest rocks on the planet"
Attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); "houses with quaint thatched roofs"; "a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots"
United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
A song that was formerly popular
Somewhat elderly
The opposite of newness
The opposite of youngness
An elderly person
An elderly man
An experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
A gorge in northeastern Tanzania where anthropologists have found some of the earliest human remains
Tropical Atlantic fish
A common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
Tropical Atlantic fish Back to top
A late time of life; "old age is not for sissies"; "he''s showing his years"; "age hasn''t slowed him down at all"; "a beard white with eld"; "on the brink of geezerhood"
An ugly or ill-tempered woman; "he was romancing the old bag for her money"
The central Criminal Court in London
A vivacious elderly man
A male ex-pupil of a school
A familiar term of address for a man
An exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics); "professional women have developed an old boy network of their o
The Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th Century
United States legislator who opposed the use of paper currency (1782-1858)
A member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope
Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
The Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th Century
The Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th Century
Used affectionately to refer to an eccentric but amusing old man
A state in New England; one of the original 13 colonies
The country of origin of an immigrant
A city in north central India
A state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
A state in the eastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies; one of the Confederate States in the American Civil War
English prior to about 1100 Back to top
Large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy blue-gray-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to Roman occupation of Britain
A geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes
A cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices
The earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century
The Frisian language until the 16th century; the Germanic language of ancient Frisia
An elderly man
The national flage of the United States of America
A dark yellow
Forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
A faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas
An experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
7th president of the US; successfully defended New Orleans from the British in 1815; expanded the power of the presidency (1767-1845)
High German prior to 1200
The extinct dialect of Old Norse that was spoken in Iceland up until about 1600
Irish Gaelic up to about 1100
United States 44-gun frigate that was one of the first three naval ships built by the United States; it won brilliant victories over British frigates during the War of 1812 and is without doubt the most famous ship in the history of the United States Navy
The Italian language up to the middle of the 16th century
Your own wife; "meet my old lady"
The oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.)
A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies Back to top
A card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid'')
A person who is primly fastidious
An elderly unmarried woman
Commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers
Any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
Any of various plants of the genus Zinnia cultivated for their variously and brightly colored flower heads
A familiar term of address for a man
An informal term for your father
A man who is very old
Boss
Aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
Common climber of eastern North America that sprawls over other plants and bears numerous panicles of small creamy white flowers
Vigorous deciduous climber of Europe to Afghanistan and Lebanon having panicles of fragrant green-white flowers in summer and autumn
Dense festoons of greenish-gray hairlike flexuous strands anchored to tree trunks and branches by sparse wiry roots; southeastern United States and West Indies to South America
Whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States
A great European painter prior to 19th century
The inherited wealth of established upper-class families; "he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth"; "she is the daughter of old money from Massachusetts"
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
The extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350
The medieval Norman dialect of Old French Back to top
A state in southeastern United States; one of the original 13 colonies
An elderly person
A dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
A greyish-pink color
A man who serves as a sailor
Low German prior to 1200
A class of people favoring traditional ideas
Necktie indicating the school the wearer attended
A form of all fours in which a total of seven points is game
The South before the Civil War
A common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
An experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service
A typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
The solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February
A typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
The collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
Past times remembered with nostalgia
North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land
North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land
A bit of lore passed on by word of mouth Back to top
A woman who is old
Herb with grayish leaves found along the east coast of North America; used as an ornamental plant
The regions of the world that were known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas
Of or relating to the Old World (especially Europe); "Old World hawks"; "Old World monkeys"
A European variety of beaver
Any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
Songbirds having a chattering call
Eurasian coot
Any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia
Small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America
Any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
Medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor
A European jay
Of Europe
Leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas
Of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
Mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
Terrestrial porcupine
Small game bird with a rounded body and small tail Back to top
Common grayish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young born naked and helpless
Small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
European scops owl
Any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia
Small active brownish or grayish Old World birds
Similar to American white pelican
Predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world
Evergreen trees and shrubs having oily one-seeded fruits
Trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of trees or shrubs of the olive family
Containing an unusual amount of grease or oil; "greasy hamburgers"; "oily fried potatoes"; "oleaginous seeds"
Unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech; "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"
Smug self-serving earnestness
Consisting of or covered with oil
Coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales
An ornamental but poisonous flowering shrub having narrow evergreen leaves and clusters of fragrant white to pink or red flowers: native to East Indies but widely cultivated in warm regions
Tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia
Or family Polypodiaceae: tropical epiphytic or terrestrial ferns
One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems
Tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia Back to top
Tropical fern having leathery fronds resembling oleander; found from Asia to Polynesia
Large genus of Australian evergreen shrubs or small trees with large daisylike flowers
Musk-scented shrub or tree of southern and southeastern Australia having creamy-yellow flower heads
Bushy New Zealand shrub cultivated for its fragrant white flower heads
Any of several shrubs of the genus Elaeagnus having silver-white twigs and yellow flowers followed by olivelike fruits
Shrubs or small trees often armed
Northern Zealand tree having dense hard light-brown wood
Evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
Small New Zealand tree having red pulpy one-seeded fruit
Process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
Process of the ulna that forms the outer bump of the elbow and fits into the fossa of the humerus when the arm is extended
Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
A colorless oily liquid occurring as a glyceride; it is the major fatty acid in olive oil and canola oil; used in making soap and cosmetics and ointments and lubricating oils
A naturally occuring glyceride of oleic acid that is found in fats and oils
A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
A spread made chiefly from vegetable oils and used as a substitute for butter
Having a strong affinity for oils rather than water
Lacking affinity for oils
A naturally occurring mixture of a resin and an essential oil; obtained from certain plants Back to top
An oleoresin extracted from the capiscum pepper plant
Obtained from beef fat; used in making margarine and soap and in lubrication
The faculty of smell
Of or relating to olfaction
Of or relating to olfaction
A center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals; in humans it seems to mediate complex emotional behavior
One of two enlargements at the terminus of the olfactory nerve at the base of the brain just above the nasal cavities
The faculty of smell
A collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa
The organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals; "he has a cold in the nose"
The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
Any property detected by the olfactory system
The sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
Genus of fern having only one species
Tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya
Soviet gymnast (born in 1955)
An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation
One of the rulers in an oligarchy
Of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy
Of or relating to or supporting or characteristic of an oligarchy Back to top
A political system governed by a few people
From 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats
From 40 million to 25 million years ago; appearance of sabertoothed cats
Earthworms
Hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
Hermaphroditic terrestrial and aquatic annelids having bristles borne singly along the length of the body
Any of a rock-forming series of triclinic feldspars
Congenital condition in which some fingers or toes are missing
Tissue consisting of glial cells with sheet-like processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
A cell of the oligodendroglia
Tissue consisting of glial cells with sheet-like processes that form the myelin sheath of nerve fibers
Congenital condition in which some of the teeth are missing
Abnormally light or infrequent menstruation
Leatherjackets
(economics) a market in which control over the supply of a commodity is in the hands of a small number of producers and each one can influence prices and affect competitors
A genus of fungi belonging to the family Polyporaceae
A pore fungus with a whitish cottony soft cap found on conifer logs in forests at high elevation in the western United States and adjacent Canada
Any of the carbohydrates that yield only a few monosaccharide molecules on complete hydrolysis
Insufficient spermatozoa in the semen
Production of an abnormally small amount of urine Back to top
Abnormally small production of urine; can be a symptom of kidney disease or obstruction of the urinary tract or edema or an imbalance of fluids and electrolytes in the body
A mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)
A yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation
One-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish
Hard yellow often variegated wood of an olive tree; used in cabinetwork
Evergreen tree cultivated in the Mediterranean region since antiquity and now elsewhere; has edible shiny black fruits
Small ovoid fruit of the European olive tree; important food and source of oil
Of a yellow-green color similar to that of an unripe olive
Of a brown color with a greenish tinge
Of a brownish green color
Military uniform of the United States army; made from cloth of a dull olive color
Resembling an olive
Red luminescent mushroom of Europe
Resembling an olive
Rare green to black mineral consisting of hydrated copper arsenate that is found in copper deposits
United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938)
English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658)
Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774)
United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957)
United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) Back to top
English physicist and electrical engineer who helped develop telegraphic and telephonic communications; in 1902 (independent of A. E. Kennelly) he suggested the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1850-1925)
United States filmmaker (born in 1946)
United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894)
United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935)
Something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace
A shade of brown tinged with green
A cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms
Military uniform of the United States army; made from cloth of a dull olive color
A grayish olive or dark olive gray
Trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac
A color that is lighter and greener than olive
Oil from olives
Olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans
A tree of the genus Olea cultivated for its fruit
English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989)
A mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium
Leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
A Dravidian language spoken in south central India
Spanish version of burgoo
European cave-dwelling aquatic salamander with permanent external gills Back to top
A member of an early Mesoamerican civilization contered around Veracruz that flourished between 1300 and 400 BC
Of or relating to the Olmec of Mexico
United States landscape architect primarily responsible for the design of Central Park in New York City (1822-1903)
An informal word (abstracted from words with this ending) for some unidentified branch of knowledge
A plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; site of the original Olympian Games
Capital of the state of Washington; located in western Washington on Puget Sound
The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
One of the 4-year intervals between Olympic Games; used to reckon time in ancient Greece for twelve centuries beginning in 776 BC
A classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
An athlete who participates in the Olympic games
Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart''s prodigious talents"
Majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
Of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"
Of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"
The ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC
Of or relating to the Olympic Games; "Olympic winners"
Of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"
The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country
The ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC
The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country Back to top
A classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
A national park in Washington having rain forests of giant evergreens
Small large-eyed semiaquatic salamander of the United States northwest
A mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high)
Thoroughbred that won the triple crown in 1935
The Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Omaha people
Largest city in Nebraska; located in eastern Nebraska on the Missouri river; a major transportation center of the Midwest
A member of the Siouan people formerly living in the Missouri river valley in northeastern Nebraska
A strategically located monarchy on the southern and eastern coasts of the Arabian Peninsula; the economy is dominated by oil
A native or inhabitant of Oman
Of or relating to Oman or its people; "Omani oil producers"; "Omani ports"
Monetary unit in Oman
The basic unit of money in Oman
United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
Persian poet and mathematician and astronomer whose poetry was popularized by Edward Fitzgerald''s translation (1050-1123)
United States general who played an important role in the Allied victory in World War II (1893-1981)
The third compartment of the stomach of a ruminant
The first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
The executive agency that advises the President on the federal budget
Fast-growing herbaceous evergreen tree of South America having a broad trunk with high water content and dark green oval leaves Back to top
A government appointee who investigates complaints by private persons against the government
A battle (1898) in which an English and Egyptian army under Kitchener defeated the Sudanese
A city of Sudan; located in the central Sudan on the White Nile opposite Khartoum
The last (24th) letter of the Greek alphabet
The ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation
A polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning
A polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond three carbons from the beginning
A polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning
A polyunsaturated fatty acid whose carbon chain has its first double valence bond six carbons from the beginning
A global cluster in the constellation Centaurus
Beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
Beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly
Pan for cooking omelets
Pan for cooking omelets
A sign of something about to happen; "he looked for an omen before going into battle"
Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news"
An isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach
A fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera
Antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid secretion in the stomach
A code of silence practiced by the Mafia; a refusal to give evidence to the police about criminal activities Back to top
The 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
Presaging ill-fortune; "ill omens"; "ill predictions"; "my words with inauspicious thunderings shook heaven"- P.B.Shelley; "a dead and ominous silence prevailed"; "a by-election at a time highly unpropitious for the Government"
Threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments; "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clo
In an ominous manner; "the sun darkened ominously"
Possible to omit
A mistake resulting from neglect
Neglecting to do something; leaving out or passing over something
Any process whereby sounds are left out of spoken words or phrases
Something that has been omitted; "she searched the table for omissions"
Characterized by omissions; "omissive crimes"
Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
A city of east central Honshu; a suburb of Tokyo
Extremely active cylindrical squid with short strong arms and large rhombic terminal fins
Any of the numerous small cone-shaped eyes that make up the compound eyes of some arthropods
The first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
A vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport; "he always rode the bus to work"
An anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
Providing for many things at once; "an omnibus law"
Not directional; "omnidirectional antenna" Back to top
An antenna that sends or receives signals equally in all directions
A navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing
A navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing
Of all varieties or forms or kinds; "omnifarious reading"
The state of being omnipotent; having unlimited power
Having unlimited power
The state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
Being present everywhere at once
A navigational system consisting of a network of radio beacons that provide aircraft with information about exact position and bearing
The state of being omniscient; having infinite knowledge
Infinitely wise
A motley assortment of things
An animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
A person who eats all kinds of foods
Feeding on both plants and animals
Extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only
Extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only
The eating of raw food
A group of related languages spoken in a valley of southern Ethiopia; closely related to Cushitic languages
Protrusion of the intestine and omentum through a hernia in the abdominal wall near the navel; usually self correcting after birth Back to top
Scar where the umbilical cord was attached
Contemplation of one''s navel
A genus of mushrooms with a depressed disc in the cap
A large poisonous agaric with orange caps and narrow clustered stalks; the gills are luminescent
Scar where the umbilical cord was attached
A city in the Asian part of Russia
In operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position"
(of events) planned or scheduled; "the picnic is on, rain or shine"; "we have nothing on for Friday night"
With a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on"
Indicates continuity or persistence or concentration; "his spirit lives on"; "shall I read on?"
In a state required for something to function or be effective; "turn the lights on"; "get a load on"
Performing or scheduled for duties; "I''m on from five to midnight"; "Naval personnel on duty in Alaska"; "her on-duty hours were 11p.m. to 7 a.m."
Performing or scheduled for duties; "I''m on from five to midnight"; "Naval personnel on duty in Alaska"; "her on-duty hours were 11p.m. to 7 a.m."
In tune; accurate in pitch; "a true note"
A license to sell liquor for consumption on the premises
Connected to a computer network or accessible by computer; "an on-line database"
On a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system; "on-line industries"
Being in progress now; "on-line editorial projects"
(computer science) a database that can be accessed by computers
A hinged switch that can assume either of two positions Back to top
Taking place or located at the site; "on-site inspection"
At the sides of streets; "on-street parking is prohibited at rush hour"
Relating to or associated with a job or employment; "on-the-job training"; "on-the-job requirements"
At the scene of action; "an on-the-spot reporter"; "on-the-spot inspections"; "an on-the scene newscast"
At the scene of action; "an on-the-spot reporter"; "on-the-spot inspections"; "an on-the scene newscast"
A hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
Asiatic wild ass
Medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles
A large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales
A method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation
Manual stimulation of the genital organs (of yourself or another) for sexual pleasure
A person who practices masturbation
On a ship, train, plane or other vehicle
On one occasion; "once I ran into her"
At a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"
As soon as; "once we are home, we can rest"
Belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
A swift cursory examination or inspection; "I gave him the once-over"
Anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
In a conclusive way; "we settled the problem conclusively" Back to top
Now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
Anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
Infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; coho salmon
Small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes
Small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning
Large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning
Any orchid of the genus Oncidium: characterized by slender branching sprays of small yellow and brown flowers; often grown as houseplants
Orchid of South America and Trinidad having large yellow and reddish-brown flowers; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
Orchid of South and Central America having flowers similar to but smaller than Psychopsis papilio; sometimes placed in genus Oncidium
A gene that causes normal cells to change into cancerous tumor cells
Of or relating to or practicing oncology; "oncological nurse"
Of or relating to or practicing oncology; "oncological nurse"
A specialist in oncology
The branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of tumors
The beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
Moving toward one
Periwinkle plant derivative used as an antineoplastic drug (trade name Oncovin); used to treat cancer of the lymphatic system
Canadian writer (born in Sri Lanka in 1943)
Muskrats Back to top
Beaver-like aquatic rodent of North America with dark glossy brown fur
A single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered"
The smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number; "he has the one but will need a two and three to go with it"; "they had lunch at one"
Being a single entity made by combining separate components; "three chemicals combining into one solution"
Used of a single unit or thing; not two or more; "`ane'' is Scottish"
Eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team''s nonpareil center fielder"; "she''s one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity
Indefinite in time or position; "he will come one day"; "one place or another"
Particular but unspecified; "early one evening"
Used informally as an intensifier; "that is one fine dog"
Of the same kind or quality; "two animals of one species"
Being one in number--a single unit or thing; "one person is going"; "her one thought was to win"; "I''m just one player on the team"; "one day is just like the next"; "seen one horse and you''ve seen them all"
Being the single appropriate individual of a kind; only; "the one horse that could win this race"; "the one person I could marry"
Having the indivisible character of a unit; "a unitary action"; "spoke with one voice"
A foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot
Having one arm; "a one-armed veteran"
A slot machine that is used for gambling; "they spend hours and hours just playing the slots"
One part in a billion
Having a single cell (and thus not divided into cells)
Of or in or along or relating to a line; involving a single dimension; "a linear foot"
Relating to a single dimension or aspect; having no depth or scope; "a prose statement of fact is unidimensional, its value being measured wholly in terms of its truth"- Mary Sheehan; "a novel with one-dimensional characters" Back to top
The property of having one dimension
A programming language whose expressions are represented by strings of characters
Having a single ear
An eighth part
Having or showing only one eye; "one-eyed Jacks are wild"; "the three one-eyed Cyclopes of Greek myth"
A fifth part
Delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola
Delicate evergreen dwarf herb of north temperate regions having a solitary white terminal flower; sometimes placed in genus Pyrola
One of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"
One of two equal parts of a divisible whole; "half a loaf"; "half an hour"; "a century and one half"
A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team only one hit
Small and remote and insignificant; "a jerkwater college"; "passed a series of poky little one-horse towns"
One part in a hundred
A one-line joke
Designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man show"; "a one-person tent"
A form of government in which the ruler is an absolute dictator (not restricted by a constitution or laws or opposition etc.)
Based on the system of having only one member from each district (as of a legislature); "a uninominal electoral system"
One part in a million
A performance in one place on one night only
A brief sexual encounter lasting only for a single night; "he ran through a series of loveless one-night stands" Back to top
A ninth part
A happening that occurs only once and is not repeated
Being a system of play in which an individual defensive player guards an individual offensive player; "one-on-one defense"
Directly between two individuals; "one-on-one instruction"
(of two persons) in direct encounter; "preferred to settle the matter one-on-one"; "interviewed her person-to-person"
Determined by a single party
Designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man show"; "a one-person tent"
(of clothing) consisting of or fashioned in a single whole piece; "a one-piece garment"
One part in a quadrillion
One part in a quintillion
A seventh part
Involving only one part or side; "unilateral paralysis"; "a unilateral decision"
Excessively devoted to one faction
Favoring one person or side over another; "a biased account of the trial"; "a decision that was partial to the defendant"
Not reversible or capable of having either side out
Out of proportion in shape
A sixth part
One part in sixty
An early ballroom dance; precursor to the fox-trot
A tenth part; one part in ten Back to top
One of three equal parts of a divisible whole; "it contains approximately a third of the minimum daily requirement"
One part in a thousand
Used of relations such that each member of one set is associated with one member of a second set
One part in a trillion
The practice of keeping one jump ahead of a friend or competitor
Moving or permitting movement in one direction only; "one-way streets"; "a one-way ticket"
The elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object
A street on which vehicular traffic is allowed to move in only one direction
Unilateral interaction; "cooperation cannot be a one-way street"
Designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man show"; "a one-person tent"
Completing its life cycle within a year; "a border of annual flowering plants"
Lake in northwestern Russia near the border with Finland; second largest lake in Europe
The Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida people
A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario
Of or relating to or suggestive of dreams
Absent-minded dreaming while awake
Someone who divines through the interpretation of dreams
Divination through the interpretation of dreams
The quality of being united into one
Not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren''t onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule" Back to top
In an onerous manner
Unwelcome burdensome difficulty
Belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
In single file; "the prisoners came out one by one"
Eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team''s nonpareil center fielder"; "she''s one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity
Being the exact same one; not any other:; "this is the identical room we stayed in before"; "the themes of his stories are one and the same"; "saw the selfsame quotation in two newspapers"; "on this very spot"; "the very thing he said yesterday"; "the ver
In single file; "the prisoners came out one by one"
One piece at a time; "she sold the plates by the piece"
Apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly"
In single file; "the prisoners came out one by one"
Ten 10s
A piece of paper money worth one dollar
Being ten more than ninety
Being ten more than one hundred seventy
Being five more than one hundred ten
Being ten more than one hundred forty
Being five more than one hundred fifty
Being five more than one hundred
Being ten more than one hundred thirty
Being five more than one hundred forty Back to top
Being ten more than one hundred eighty
Being one more than one hundred
Being ten more than one hundred sixty
Being five more than one hundred seventy
Being ten more than one hundred fifty
Being five more than one hundred sixty
Being ten more than one hundred
Being ten more than one hundred twenty
Being five more than one hundred thirty
Being ten more than one hundred ten
Being five more that one hundred twenty
(golf) the long iron with the most nearly vertical face
The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; in the United Kingdom the usage followed in the United States is frequently seen
The number that is represented as a one followed by 12 zeros; "in England they call a trillion a billion"
The number that is represented as a one followed by 18 zeros; "in England they call a quintillion a trillion"
Within an indefinite time or at an unspecified future time; "he will understand eventually"; "he longed for the flowers that were yet to show themselves"; "sooner or later you will have to face the facts"; "in time they came to accept the harsh reality"
A man who has been socially accepted into a group of other men; "he quickly became one of the boys"
Immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from; "the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"; "he was elected on his predecessor''s coattails"
One part in a hundred
A charge of ammunition for a single shot Back to top
The cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
Denoting a quantity consisting of 1,000 items or units
The number that is represented as a one followed by 9 zeros
The number that is represented as a one followed by 6 zeros
On one occasion; "once I ran into her"
Currently happening; "an ongoing economic crisis"; "negotiations are in progress"
The military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy
An aromatic flavorful bulb
Bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
Edible bulb of an onion plant
A thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies
Bagel flavored with onion
Bread containing finely minced onions
Butter blended with minced onion
A dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture
Injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco
Fungus causing a downy mildew on onions
Bulbous plant having hollow leaves cultivated worldwide for its rounded edible bulb
Yeast-raised roll flavored with onion
Ground dried onion and salt Back to top
Smut fungus causing blackish blisters on scales and leaves of onions; especially destructive to seedlings
A white agaric that tends to cluster and has a club-shaped base
Injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco
The virus that produces stunting and yellowing of the leaves of onion plants
The yellow dwarf disease of onion plants
A family of Isopoda
Type genus of the Oniscidae; woodlice that cannot roll into a ball
Someone who looks on
Exclusive of anyone or anything else; "she alone believed him"; "cannot live by bread alone"; "I''ll have this car and this car only"
And nothing more; "I was merely asking"; "it is simply a matter of time"; "just a scratch"; "he was only a child"; "hopes that last but a moment"
Without any others being included or involved; "was entirely to blame"; "a school devoted entirely to the needs of problem children"; "he works for Mr. Smith exclusively"; "did it solely for money"; "the burden of proof rests on the prosecution alone"; "a
With nevertheless the final result; "He arrived only to find his wife dead"; "We won only to lose again in the next round"
In the final outcome; "These news will only make you more upset"
As recently as; "I spoke to him only an hour ago"
Except that; "It was the same story; only this time she came out better"
Never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"
Being the only one; single and isolated from others; "the lone doctor in the entire county"; "a lonesome pine"; "an only child"; "the sole heir"; "the sole example"; "a solitary instance of cowardice"; "a solitary speck in the sky"
Never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse"
To a high degree; "she is all too ready to accept the job"
Never except when; "call me only if your cold gets worse" Back to top
United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
Genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods
Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
1 species: sensitive fern; in some classifications included in Polypodiaceae
Beautiful spreading fern of eastern North America and eastern Asia naturalized in western Europe; pinnately divided fronds show a slight tendency to fold when touched; pinnules enclose groups of sori in beadlike lobes
Tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
One who practices onomancy
Divination by the letters of a name
Of or related to onomastics; "he published a collection of his onomastic essays"
A list of proper nouns naming persons or places
The branch of lexicology that studies the forms and origins of proper names
Obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness
Using words that imitate the sound they denote
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
Of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
(of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer
Of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia
The Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga people Back to top
A member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River
Genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow
European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners
Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots
A genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers
Biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
A genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers
Biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
A genus of North American perennial herbs of the family Boraginaceae
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
A forceful forward rush or flow; "from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed"; "the explosion interrupted the wild onsrush of her thoughts"
United States chemist (born in Norway) noted for his work in thermodynamics (1903-1976)
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
The beginning or early stages; "the onset of pneumonia"
(of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "seaward winds"
On the edge of the land; "an onshore lighthouse"
On or toward the land; "they were living onshore"
Not offside; being within the prescribed area of play
(military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); "the attack began at dawn"
The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written) Back to top
A sudden and severe onset of trouble
Situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience
On the stage; "it was time for her to go onstage"
A prosperous and industrialized province in central Canada
The smallest of the Great Lakes
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
Of or relating to the origin and development of individual organisms; "ontogenetic development"
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
Of or relating to ontology; "ontological speculations"
The metaphysical study of the nature of being and existence
Towards the shore from the water; "we invited them ashore"
An onerous or difficult concern; "the burden of responsibility"; "that''s a load off my mind"
Moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events"
In a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
Forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward"
In a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud"
The act of moving forward toward a goal
Small terrestrial ferns of Old World tropics and subtropics: claw ferns; sometimes placed in family Cryptogrammataceae
A genus of Macropodidae
Separation of a nail from its normal attachment to the nail bed Back to top
Grasshopper mice
Enigmatic small elongated wormlike terrestrial invertebrates of damp dark habitats in warm regions; distinct from the phylum Annelida; resemble slugs with legs and are sometimes described as the missing link between arthropods and annelids
Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms
Any disease or disorder of the nails
Bearing a name; "articles in magazines are usually onymous"
A chalcedony with alternating black and white bands; used in making cameos
Toenail having its free tip or edges embedded in the surrounding flesh
A hard compact kind of calcite
Very happily; "we were floating on air at the news"
On hands and knees; "he got down on all fours to play with his grandson"
Not regularly; "they phone each other off and on"
Apart from others; "taken individually, the rooms were, in fact, square"; "the fine points are treated singly"
In an irregular manner; "her letters arrived irregularly"
For examination (with an option to buy); "they took the VCR on approval"
Typically; "on average he watches three movies a week"
On a floor above; "they lived upstairs"
On a floor below; "the tenants live downstairs"
In a regular manner; "letters arrived regularly from his children"
On first or second or third base; "Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard"
Within range of a movie or television camera; "the senator didn''t realize that he was speaking on camera" Back to top
Performing or scheduled for duties; "I''m on from five to midnight"; "Naval personnel on duty in Alaska"; "her on-duty hours were 11p.m. to 7 a.m."
Used with question words to convey surprise; "what on earth are you doing?"
With trust and confidence; "we accepted him on faith"
Lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car''s tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming cr
Vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation"
Present and easily available; "the cash on hand is adequate for current needs"; "emergency police were on hand in case of trouble"; "a visible supply"; "visible resources"
Responsible for yourself; "now out of college and on their own"
Responsible for yourself; "now out of college and on their own"
On that; "text and commentary thereon"
Towards the shore from the water; "we invited them ashore"
Absent with permission from work or duty
Now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
Vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation"
Responsible for yourself; "now out of college and on their own"
From one point of view; "on the one hand, she is a gifted chemist"
According to the assumed facts; "on paper the candidate seems promising"
As described in contrast to as practiced; "on paper, this looks like a good idea"
As written or printed; "this is exactly what the composer had set down on paper"
With intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"
On the occasion of a request; "advice was free for the asking" Back to top
Available for immediate use; "extra personnel on tap"; "other sports and entertainment facilities are on tap"; "there are numerous projects on tap"
(of liquids) available by turning a tap; "ale on tap"; "hot and cold running water on tap"
On that; "text and commentary thereon"
In that matter; "I agree with you there"
Responsible for yourself; "now out of college and on their own"
Watchful and prepared for action; "bird watchers on the alert for a rare species"; "cops were on the job and caught them red-handed"
Typically; "on average he watches three movies a week"
Entered in a record; "he claims to have graduated from Harvard but his name is not on the books"
Being precisely to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button"
Just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,'' he said"
Immediately following or undeservedly benefiting from; "the CEO resigned on the coattails of the scandal"; "he was elected on his predecessor''s coattails"
Contrary to expectations; "he didn''t stay home; on the contrary, he went out with his friends"
Just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,'' he said"
From appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face
On the farther side from the observer; "a pond with a hayfield beyond"
Characterized by indecision; "some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan"; "too many voters still declare they are undecided"
On the run or in a hurry; "she wrote those letters on the fly"
(of a person) very busy and active; "is always on the go"
Caught in a difficult or dangerous situation; "there I was back on the hook"
Watchful and prepared for action; "bird watchers on the alert for a rare species"; "cops were on the job and caught them red-handed" Back to top
Actively engaged in paid work; "the working population"; "the ratio of working men to unemployed"; "a working mother"; "robots can be on the job day and night"
Having escaped, especially from confinement; "a convict still at large"; "searching for two escaped prisoners"; "dogs loose on the streets"; "criminals on the loose in the neighborhood"
Being precisely to a prescribed or specified criterion; "his guess was on the nose"; "the prediction for snow was right on the button"
Just as it should be; "`Precisely, my lord,'' he said"
Actively attacking
From one point of view; "on the one hand, she is a gifted chemist"
(contrastive) from another point of view; "on the other hand, she is too ambitious for her own good"; "then again, she might not go"
In secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"
In secrecy; not openly; "met secretly to discuss the invasion plans"; "the children secretly went to the movies when they were supposed to be at the library"; "they arranged to meet in secret"
Conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods; "clandestine intelligence operations"; "cloak-and-dagger activities behind enemy lines"; "hole-and-corner intrigue"; "secret missions"; "a secret agent"; "secret sales of arms"; "surreptitious mobilizati
Lively attentiveness
Travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road"
Without official authorization; "he had made some money on the side"
In a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night"
Without delay or immediately; "we hired her on the spot"; "thought they were going to shoot us down on the spot"
At the place in question; there; "they were on the spot when it happened"; "it had to be decided by the man on the spot"
In a difficult situation; "that question really put him on the spot"
On impulse; without premeditation; "he decided to go to Chicago on the spur of the moment"; "he made up his mind suddenly"
Able to be negotiated or arranged by compromise; "negotiable demands"; "the proposal is still on the table"
On a route to some place; "help is on the way"; "we saw him on the way to California" Back to top
With everything considered (and neglecting details); "altogether, I''m sorry it happened"; "all in all, it''s not so bad"
Flying through the air; "we saw the ducks in flight"
According to schedule or without delay; "they were always on time"; "a prompt reply"
At the expected time; "she always arrives on time"
Travelling about; "they took the show on the road"; "they lost all their games on the road"
In the process of being tested or tried
Vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation"
Responsible for yourself; "now out of college and on their own"
A female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions
A large number or amount; "made lots of new friends"; "she amassed a mountain of newspapers"
Development of ova
Chinese tea leaves that have been semi-fermented before being dried
The activeness of an energetic personality
Attractiveness to the opposite sex
Nonphotosynthetic fungi that resemble algae and that reproduce by forming oospores; sometimes classified as protoctists
Boer statesman (1825-1904)
Surgical removal of one of both ovaries
Inflammation of one or both ovaries
Surgical removal of one or both ovaries and the corresponding Fallopian tubes
Dutch astronomer who proved that the galaxy is rotating and proposed the existence of the Oort cloud (1900-1992) Back to top
(astronomy) a hypothetical huge collection of comets orbiting the sun far beyond the orbit of Pluto; perturbations (as by other stars) can upset a comet''s orbit and may send it tumbling toward the sun
Used especially of lower plants
A thick-walled sexual spore that develops from a fertilized oosphere in some algae and fungi
Mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote
The process of seeping
Any thick messy substance
Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"
Pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
A very soft leather made from the skins of calves and having a suede finish on the flesh side
Release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores"
Of liquids; "Blood oozed through the bandage"
The process of seeping
Leaking out slowly
Leaking out slowly
The process of becoming cloudy or opaque
Become opaque; "the tissue in the eye''s cornea may opacify and the patient may go blind"
Make opaque; "The glass was opacified more greater privacy"
The quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
Incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
The phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation Back to top
Large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean
A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color; some varieties are used as gemstones
Exhibit a play of colors like that of an opal; "This nitrate opalesces under certain conditions"
Reflect light or colors like an opal; "Distant clouds opalesce like pale brocade"; "raindrops caught in a sunbeam seem to opalesce"
The visual property of something having a milky brightness
Having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
Having a play of lustrous rainbow-like colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
Replace or convert into opal; "opalized tree trunks"
Make opalescent
Replace or convert into opal; "opalized tree trunks"
Make opalescent
A milky white translucent or opaque glass
Not clear; not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; "opaque windows of the jail"; "opaque to X-rays"
Not clearly understood or expressed
In an opaque manner; "he referred opaquely to her recent past"
The quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light
Incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning
A gemstone that is opaque
International organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention
An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum Back to top
German industrialist who was the first in Germany to use an assembly line in manufacturing automobiles (1871-1948)
Information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
A tournament in which both professionals and amateurs may play
Where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water; "finally broke out of the forest into the open"
Make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
Become available; "an opportunity opened up"
Make the opening move; "Kasparov opened with a standard opening"
Cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
Become open; "The door opened"
Spread out or open from a closed or folded state; "open the map"; "spread your arms"
Display the contents of a file or start an application as on a computer
Afford access to; "the door opens to the patio"; "The French doors give onto a terrace"
Begin or set in action, of meetings, speeches, recitals, etc.; "He opened the meeting with a long speech"
Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
Have an opening or passage or outlet; "The bedrooms open into the hall"
Ready for business; "the stores are open"
Not having been filled; "the job is still open"
Receptive to new ideas; "an open mind"; "open to new ideas"
Opened out; "an open newspaper" Back to top
Relatively empty of and unobstructed by fences or hedges or headlands or shoals; "in open country"; "the open countryside"; "open waters"; "on the open seas"
Sincere and free of reserve in expression; "Please be open with me"
Openly straightforward and direct without reserve or secretiveness; "his candid eyes"; "an open and trusting nature"; "a heart-to-heart talk"
Lax in enforcing laws; "an open town"
Without undue constriction as from e.g. tenseness or inhibition; "the clarity and resonance of an open tone"; "her natural and open response"
Affording free passage or view; "a clear view"; "a clear path to victory"
Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed; "an open door"; "they left the door open"
Affording free passage or access; "open drains"; "the road is open to traffic"; "open ranks"
Used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
Having no protecting cover or enclosure; "an open boat"; "an open fire"; "open sports cars"
Used of string or hole or pipe of instruments
Of a set; containing points whose neighborhood consists of other points of the same set, or being the complement of an open set; of an interval; containing neither of its end points
Open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"
Open to or in view of all; "an open protest"; "an open letter to the editor"
With no protection or shield; "the exposed northeast frontier"; "open to the weather"; "an open wound"
Accessible to all; "open season"; "an open economy"
Not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table"
Without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious; "open disregard of the law"; "open family strife"; "open hostility"; "a blatant appeal to vanity"; "a blazing indiscretion"
Not secret; "open plans"; "an open ballot"
Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined" Back to top
(of textures) full of small openings or gaps; "an open texture"; "a loose weave"
Possibly accepting or permitting; "a passage capable of misinterpretation"; "open to interpretation"; "an issue open to question"; "the time is fixed by the director and players and therefore subject to much variation"
Not defended or capable of being defended; "an open city"; "open to attack"
Not requiring union membership; "an open shop employs nonunion workers"
In the open air; "an alfresco lunch"; "an open-air theater"
A public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold
A public marketplace where food and merchandise is sold
So obvious as to be easily solved or decided; "an open-and-shut case"
Glaucoma caused by blockage of the canal of Schlemm; produces gradual loss of peripheral vision
Chemistry; not cyclic; having an open chain structure
A word to which an independent meaning can be assigned
Of a shirt; not buttoned at the neck; "dressed casually in shorts and an open-collared shirt"
The policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
Allowing for future changes or revisions; "open-ended agreements"
Allowing for a spontaneous response; "an open-ended question"
Without fixed limits or restrictions; "an open-ended discussion"
A consumer credit line that can be used up to a certain limit or paid down at any time
A regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares
A regulated investment company with a pool of assets that regularly sells and redeems its shares
A wrench having parallel jaws at fixed separation (often on both ends of the handle) Back to top
Carefully observant or attentive; on the lookout for possible danger; "a policy of open-eyed awareness"; "the vigilant eye of the town watch"; "there was a watchful dignity in the room"; "a watchful parent with a toddler in tow"
Sandwich without a covering slice of bread
A process for making steel using an open-hearth furnace
Heart surgery in which the rib cage is spread open and surgery to fix a heart valve or repair a coronary artery is performed while the heart is stopped and blood is detoured through a heart-lung machine
Ready to entertain new ideas; "an open-minded curiosity"; "open-minded impartiality"
(of rooms or buildings) having large rooms with few dividing partitions
Of or relating to or being computer software for which the source code is freely available
Stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip
(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast mining"; "an opencut iron mine"
The mining of ore or coal from an open mine
(of mines and mining) worked from the exposed surface; "opencast mining"; "an opencut iron mine"
Made open or clear; "the newly opened road"
Used of mouth or eyes; "keep your eyes open"; "his mouth slightly opened"
Not sealed or having been unsealed; "the letter was already open"; "the opened package lay on the table"
A hand tool used for opening sealed containers (bottles or cans)
The first event in a series; "she played Chopin for her opener"; "the season''s opener was a game agains the Yankees"
A person who unfastens or unwraps or opens; "children are talented undoers of their shoelaces"
Given or giving freely; "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday''s child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and
Liberality in bestowing gifts; extremely liberal and generous of spirit
Generously responsive; "good-hearted but inept efforts to help"; "take a kindly interest"; "a kindly gentleman"; "an openhearted gift to charity" Back to top
Freely communicative; candidly straightforward; "openhearted advice"
The first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
The act of opening something; "the ray of light revealed his cautious opening of the door"
Becoming open or being made open; "the opening of his arms was the sign I was waiting for"
An entrance equipped with a hatch; especially a passageway between decks of a ship
A vacant or unobstructed space that is man-made; "they left a small opening for the cat at the bottom of the door"
An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
A possible alternative; "bankruptcy is always a possibility"
The initial part of the introduction; "the opening established the basic theme"
The first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
A ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise
An open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
Opportunity especially for employment or promotion; "there is an opening in the sales department"
First or beginning; "the memorable opening bars of Beethoven''s Fifth"; "the play''s opening scene"
The first line of a piece of writing (as a newspaper story)
The first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings"
The first performance (as of a theatrical production); "the opening received good critical reviews"
In an open way; "he openly flaunted his affection for his sister"
With eyes or mouth open in surprise
Willingness or readiness to receive (especially impressions or ideas); "he was testing the government''s receptiveness to reform"; "this receptiveness is the key feature is oestral behavior, enabling natural mating to occur"; "their receptivity to the pro Back to top
Characterized by an attitude of ready accessibility (especially about one''s actions or purposes); not secretive
Without obstructions to passage or view; "the openness of the prairies"
A woodworking plane designed to cut rabbets
Ornamental work (such a embroidery or latticework) having a pattern of openings
An unpaid credit order
Credit extended by a business to a customer
Where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"
A chain of atoms in a molecule whose ends are not joined to form a ring
An incomplete electrical circuit in which no current flows
Freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"
The policy of granting equal trade opportunities to all countries
Start firing a weapon
An open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built; "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
Bone fracture associated with lacerated soft tissue or an open wound
Any frame in which a bowler fails to make a strike or spare; "the break in the eighth frame cost him the match"
An informal party of people with hospitality for all comers
An interval that does not include its endpoints
A letter of protest; addressed to one person but intended for the general public
A marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
A military formation leaving enough space between ranks to allow an inspecting officer to pass Back to top
A primary in which any registered voter can vote (but must vote for candidates of only one party)
Sandwich without a covering slice of bread
Something that is supposed to be secret but is generally known; "their love affair was an open secret"
Any very successful means of achieving a result
A magical command; used by Ali Baba
A company whose workers are hired without regard to their membership in a labor union
Rear gunsight having an open notch instead of a peephole or telescope
A society that allows its members considerable freedom (as in a democracy); "America''s open society has made it an easy target for terrorists"
(`hospitable'' is usually followed by `to'') having an open mind; "hospitable to new ideas"; "open to suggestions"
A British university that is open to people without formal academic qualifications and where teaching is by correspondence or broadcasting or summer school
Make available; "This opens up new possibilities"
Become available; "an opportunity opened up"
Talk freely and without inhibition
Cause to open or to become open; "Mary opened the car door"
Become open; "The door opened"
Open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"
Start to operate or function or cause to start operating or functioning; "open a business"
A weave in which warp threads never come together, leaving interstices in the fabric
Large African forest tree yielding a strong hard yellow to golden brown lumber; sometimes placed in genus Sarcocephalus
Theater where opera is performed Back to top
A drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
Capable of being treated by surgical operation; "an operable cancer"
Usable for a specific purpose; "an operable plan"; "a practicable solution"
Fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"
A patron of the opera
A quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed
Having influence or producing an effect; "many emotional determinants at work"; "an operant conscience"
Conditioning in which an operant response is brought under stimulus control by virtue of presenting reinforcement contingent upon the occurrence of the operant response
Perform surgery on; "The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life"
Happen; "What is going on in the minds of the people?"
Perform a movement in military or naval tactics in order to secure an advantage in attack or defense
Handle and cause to function; "do not operate machinery after imbibing alcohol"; "control the lever"
Keep engaged; "engaged the gears"
Perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won''t go unless it''s plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn''t work anymore"
Direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.; "She is running a relief operation in the Sudan"
Perform surgery on; "The doctors operated ont he patient but failed to save his life"
Of or relating to or characteristic of opera
Singer of lead role in an opera
Involved in a kind of operation; "the operating conditions of the oxidation pond"
Being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new'' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions" Back to top
A budget for current expenses as distinct from financial transactions or permanent improvements
The capability of a technological system to perform as intended
Capital available for the operations of a firm (e.g. manufacturing or transportation) as distinct from financial transactions and long-term improvements
The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
A manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
Binocular microscope used in surgery to provide a clear view of small and inaccessible parts of the body (as in microsurgery)
A procedure for operating something or for dealing with a given situation
A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"
A financial statement that gives operating results for a specific period
A physician who specializes in surgery
(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
Table on which the patient lies during a surgical operation
A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"
A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"
The activity of operating something (a machine or business etc.); "her smooth operation of the vehicle gave us a surprisingly comfortable ride"
A planned activity involving many people performing various actions; "they organized a rescue operation"; "the biggest police operation in French history"; "running a restaurant is quite an operation"; "consolidate the companies various operations"
A process or series of acts especially of a practical or mechanical nature involved in a particular form of work; "the operations in building a house"; "certain machine tool operations"
A medical procedure involving an incision with instruments; performed to repair damage or arrest disease in a living body; "they will schedule the operation as soon as an operating room is available"; "he died while undergoing surgery"
(mathematics) calculation by mathematical methods; "the problems at the end of the chapter demonstrated the mathematical processes involved in the derivation"; "they were learning the basic operations of arithmetic" Back to top
Activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign); "it was a joint operation of the navy and air force"
A business especially one run on a large scale; "a large-scale farming operation"; "a multinational operation"; "they paid taxes on every stage of the operation"; "they had to consolidate their operations"
(psychology) the performance of some composite cognitive activity; an operation that affects mental contents; "the process of thinking"; "the cognitive operation of remembering"
(computer science) data processing in which the result is completely specified by a rule (especially the processing that results from a single instruction); "it can perform millions of operations per second"
Process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine its operation"; "the plane''s operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet''s performance conformed to high standards"
The state of being in effect or being operative; "that rule is no longer in operation"
Being in effect or operation; "de facto apartheid is still operational even in the `new'' African nations"- Leslie Marmon Silko; "bus service is in operation during the emergency"; "the company had several operating divisions"
Of or intended for or involved in military operations
Fit or ready for use or service; "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"
Pertaining to a process or series of actions for achieving a result; "operational difficulties"; "they assumed their operational positions"
(philosophy) the doctrine that the meaning of a proposition consists of the operations involved in proving or applying it
Of or relating to or espousing operationalism; "operationalist doctrine"
In respect to operation; "reported the machine operationally satisfactory"; "a well-trained staff that is operationally adequate"
Loss of military equipment in field operations
A terrorist cell that performs clandestine activities
Loss of military equipment in field operations
Financial transactions at a brokerage; having to do with the execution of trades and keeping customer records
Research designed to determine most efficient way to do something
The portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer
The United States and its allies defeated Iraq in a ground war that lasted 100 hours (1991) Back to top
Someone who can be employed as a detective to collect information
A person secretly employed in espionage for a government
Being in force or having or exerting force; "operative regulations"; "the major tendencies operative in the American political system"
(of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
Relating to or requiring or amenable to treatment by surgery especially as opposed to medicine; "a surgical appendix"; "a surgical procedure"; "operative dentistry"
Effective; producing a desired effect; "the operative word"
Of or relating to a surgical operation; "operative surgery"
By means of an operative
The area that is open during surgery
A shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
An agent that operates some apparatus or machine; "the operator of the switchboard"
Someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the operator of this franchise?"
A speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
(mathematics) a symbol that represents a function from functions to functions; "the integral operator"
A gene that activates the production of messenger RNA by adjacent structural genes
Opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
A large cloak worn over evening clothes
Opera with a happy ending and in which some of the text is spoken
A company that produces operas
An optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes Back to top
A man''s hat with a tall crown; usually covered with beaver or silk
A large cloak worn over evening clothes
Theater where opera is performed
Singer of lead role in an opera
Having an operculum
Having an operculum
A hard flap serving as a cover for (a) the gill slits in fishes or (b) the opening of the shell in certain gastropods when the body is retracted
A short amusing opera
A segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene
The quality of requiring extended effort
North American green snakes
Of southern and eastern United States
Of western and central United States
Snakes
Limbless scaly elongate reptile; some are venomous
Eel-like marine fishes
Poisoning by snake venom
A genus of Ophiodontidae
Fishes closely related to greenlings
Food fish of the northern Pacific related to greenlings Back to top
A family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution
Coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae
The type genus of the fern family Ophioglossaceae
Epiphytic fern with straplike usually twisted fronds of tropical Asia and Polynesia and America
Worship of snakes
King cobra
Large cobra of southeastern Asia and the East Indies; the largest venomous snake; sometimes placed in genus Naja
Glass lizards
A large constellation in the equatorial region between Hercules and Scorpius
Brittle stars
Brittle stars and basket stars
The craniometric point in the midline of the forehead immediately above the orbits
A hardy genus of terrestrial orchids of Europe and northern Africa and western Asia
European orchid whose flowers resemble bumble bees in shape and color
European orchid whose flowers resemble flies
European orchid whose flowers resemble flies
Spring-blooming spider orchid having a flower with yellow or green or pink sepals and a broad brown velvety lip
Surgical removal of an eye
Severe conjunctivitis
Ophthalmia in newborns; contracted while passing through the birth canal; usually prevented with silver nitrate drops Back to top
Of or relating to ophthalmology; "ophthalmic surgery"
Of or relating to the eye; "ophthalmic defect"
A branch of the internal carotid artery that supplies the eye and neighboring structures
Either of two veins that serve the eye; empties into the cavernous sinus
Severe conjunctivitis
A medical doctor specializing in the treatment of diseases of the eye
The branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases
Paralysis of the motor nerves of the eye
Medical instrument for examining the retina of the eye
A narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
Harvestmen
Expect, believe, or suppose; "I imagine she earned a lot of money with her new novel"; "I thought to find her in a bad state"; "he didn''t think to find her in the kitchen"; "I guess she is angry at me for standing her up"
Speak one''s opinion without fear or hesitation; "John spoke up at the meeting"
The reason for a court''s judgment (as opposed to the decision itself)
A vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
A personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
A belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"
The legal document stating the reasons for a judicial decision; "opinions are usually written by a single judge"
A message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof; "his opinions appeared frequently on the editorial page"
Obstinate in your opinions Back to top
Obstinate in your opinions
An inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
Gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea butterflies; sea hares
Comprising the hoatzins
Type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins
Crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
Jawfishes
Having receding jaws
Infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia
Severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
An addictive narcotic extracted from seed capsules of the opium poppy
Someone addicted to opium
A building where opium is sold and used
Southwestern Asian herb with grayish leaves and white or reddish flowers; source of opium
Someone addicted to opium
An odorous gum resin formerly used in medicines
Port city in northwest Portugal; noted for port wine
Nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America
Small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails
Terrestrial marsupials of southern South America that resemble shrews Back to top
Shrimp-like crustaceans whose females carry eggs and young in a pouch between the legs
Medium-sized tree of West Virginia to Florida and Texas
United States physicist who directed the project at Los Alamos that developed the first atomic bomb (1904-1967)
Someone who offers opposition
A contestant that you are matched against
Characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies"
At a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests"
Suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose; "an opportune place to make camp"; "an opportune arrival"
At an opportune time; "he arrived rather opportunely just when we needed a new butler"
Timely convenience
Taking advantage of opportunities without regard for the consequences for others
A person who places expediency above principle
Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
Taking immediate advantage, often unethically, of any circumstance of possible benefit
Any infection caused by a microorganism that does not normally cause disease in humans; occurs in persons with abnormally functioning immune systems (as AIDS patients or transplant patients receiving immunosuppressive drugs)
A possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances; "the holiday gave us the opportunity to visit Washington"; "now is your chance"
Cost in terms of foregone alternatives
Capable of being placed opposite to something; "the thumb is opposable to the forefinger"
Be against; express opposition to; "We oppose the ban on abortion"
Be resistant to; "The board opposed his motion" Back to top
Set into opposition or rivalry; "let them match their best athletes against ours"; "pit a chess player against the Russian champion"; "He plays his two children off against each other"
Fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don''t fight it!"
Act against or in opposition to; "She reacts negatively to everything I say"
Oppose with equal weight or force
Being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought"
In opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.); "an opposing vote"
Someone who offers opposition
Acting in opposition to; "the opposing sector of the same muscle group"
Characterized by active hostility; "opponent (or opposing) armies"
In opposition to (a policy or attitude etc.); "an opposing vote"
Two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"
A contestant that you are matched against
A relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true"
Something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse"
Of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves"
Characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions"
Altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine''s effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade
The other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors"
Being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles"
Moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions" Back to top
Directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"
In an opposite position
The relation between opposed entities
A person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
Two words that express opposing concepts; "to him the opposite of gay was depressed"
The action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
The act of opposing groups confronting each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
A body of people united in opposing something
A political party opposed to the party in power and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty''s loyal opposition"
An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
A contestant that you are matched against
A direction opposite to another
The relation between opposed entities
Expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but'' in `poor but happy''"
Come down on or keep down by unjust use of one''s authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
Cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
Burdened psychologically or mentally; "laden with grief"; "oppressed by a sense of failure"
The act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant''s oppression of the people"
A feeling of being oppressed
The state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted" Back to top
Marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
Weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"
In a heavy and oppressive way; "it was oppressively hot in the office"
Unwelcome burdensome difficulty
A feeling of being oppressed
A person of authority who subjects others to undue pressures
(used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame; "Man...has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands"- Rachel Carson; "an ignominious retreat"; "inglorious defeat"; "an opprobrious monument to human
Expressing offensive reproach
A state of extreme dishonor; "a date which will live in infamy"- F.D.Roosevelt; "the name was a by-word of scorn and opprobrium throughout the city"
State of disgrace resulting from public abuse
Challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of; "We must question your judgment in this matter"
(Roman mythology) goddess of abundance and fertility; wife of Saturn; counterpart of Greek Rhea and Cybele of ancient Asia Minor
Bottom-dwelling fish having scaleless slimy skin and a broad thick head with a wide mouth
Retinal protein formed by the action of light on rhodopsin
An antibody in blood serum that attaches to invading microorganisms and other antigens to make them more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
Process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
Process whereby opsonins make an invading microorganism more susceptible to phagocytosis
Make (cells) more susceptible to the action of phagocytes
Select as an alternative; choose instead; prefer as an alternative; "I always choose the fish over the meat courses in this restaurant"; "She opted for the job on the East coast"
A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs Back to top
Relating to a mood of verbs in some languages; "optative verb endings"
Indicating an option or wish
A mood (as in Greek or Sanskrit) that expresses a wish or hope; expressed in English by modal verbs
An artificial language
Of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light"
The organ of sight
Relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation"
Of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light"
Of or relating to or involving light or optics; "optical supplies"
Relating to or using sight; "ocular inspection"; "an optical illusion"; "visual powers"; "visual navigation"
Of or relating to or resembling the eye; "ocular muscles"; "an ocular organ"; "ocular diseases"; "the optic (or optical) axis of the eye"; "an ocular spot is a pigmented organ or part believed to be sensitive to light"
In an optical manner; "optically distorted"
An optical phenomenon resulting from the failure of a lens or mirror to produce a good image
Apparatus for observation and measurement of optical phenomena
Lens used to concentrate light on an object
Optical glass of low dispersion and low refractive index
A device for producing or controlling light
A disk coated with plastic that can store digital data astiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface
A disk coated with plastic that can store digital data astiny pits etched in the surface; is read with a laser that scans the surface
A very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images Back to top
A very thin fiber made of glass that functions as a waveguide for light; used in bundles to transmit images
Optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index
The combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept
Clear homogeneous glass of known refractive index; used to make lenses
An optical phenomenon that results in a false or deceptive visual impression
An instrument designed to aid vision
A lens that focuses the image in a camera
An acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation; an optical device that produces an intense monochromatic beam of coherent light
Opacity to light
A physical phenomenon related to or involving light
Optical device having a triangular shape and made of glass or quartz; used to deviate a beam or invert an image
A pyrometer that uses the color of the light emitted by a hot object
An astronomical telescope designed to collect and record light from cosmic sources
A worker who makes glasses for remedying defects of vision
The branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light
A line that passes through the center of curvature of a lens so that light is neither reflected nor refracted
The crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
The crossing of the optic nerves from the two eyes at the base of the brain
(embryology) a two-walled cuplike depression that develops into the pigmented and sensory layers of the retina
The point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light Back to top
The point where the optic nerve enters the retina; not sensitive to light
The cranial nerve that serves the retina
The cranial nerve that serves the retina
Most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"
In an optimal and most desirable way
The act of rendering optimal; "the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability"; "in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized"; "to promote the optimization and
Act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
Modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost; "optimize a computer program"
Make optimal; get the most out of; use best; "optimize your resources"
A general disposition to expect the best in all things
The optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
A person disposed to take a favorable view of things
Expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view"
Expecting the best; "an affirmative outlook"
With optimism; in an optimistic manner; "`We have a good chance of winning,'' he exclaimed optimistically"
The act of rendering optimal; "the simultaneous optimization of growth and profitability"; "in an optimization problem we seek values of the variables that lead to an optimal value of the function that is to be optimized"; "to promote the optimization and
Act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
Modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost; "optimize a computer program"
Make optimal; get the most out of; use best; "optimize your resources"
Most favorable condition or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances Back to top
Most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied; "an optimum return on capital"; "optimal concentration of a drug"
The act of choosing or selecting; "your choice of colors was unfortunate"; "you can take your pick"
One of a number of things from which only one can be chosen; "what option did I have?"; "there no other alternative"; "my only choice is to refuse"
The right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited
Possible but not necessary; left to personal choice
In an optional manner; "this rule is applied optionally"
A person skilled in testing for defects of vision in order to prescribe corrective glasses
The practice of an optometrist
Choose not to do something, as out of fear of failing; "She copped out when she was supposed to get into the hang glider"
Wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living
Rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
In a sumptuous and opulent manner; "this government building is sumptuously appointed"
Large genus of cactuses native to America: prickly pears
Coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses
Arborescent cacti having very spiny cylindrical stem segments; southwestern United States and Mexico
Cactus having yellow flowers and purple fruits
Tropical American flat-jointed prickly pear; Jamaica
A musical work that has been created; "the composition is written in four movements"
An oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s; produces dramatic visual effects with colors and contrasts that are difficult for the eye to resolve Back to top
A room in a hospital equipped for the performance of surgical operations; "great care is taken to keep the operating rooms aseptic"
A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
Any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes
A shrine where an oracular god is consulted
A prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible
An authoritative person who divines the future
(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
(Greek mythology) the oracle at Delphi where a priestess supposedly delivered messages from Apollo to those who sought advice; the messages were usually obscure or ambiguous
Resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought; "the oracular sayings of Victorian poets"; "so enigmatic that priests might have to clarify it"; "an enigmatic smile"
Obscurely prophetic; "Delphic pronouncements"; "an oracular message"
Of or relating to an oracle; "able by oracular means to expose a witch"
Toward the mouth or oral region
A corticosteroid drug (trade names Decadron or Dexamethasone Intensol or Dexone or Hexadrol or Oradexon) used to treat allergies or inflammation
An examination conducted by word of mouth
A stage in psychosexual development when the child''s interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
Of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located; "the oral cavity"; "the oral mucous membrane"; "the oral surface of a starfish"
Using speech rather than writing; "an oral tradition"; "an oral agreement"
Of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth; "oral hygiene"; "an oral thermometer"; "an oral vaccine"
By spoken rather than written means; "these stories were transmitted by word of mouth" Back to top
(of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; "he was administered the drug orally"
Malignant neoplasm of the lips of mouth; most common in men over the age of 60
The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
(language) communication by word of mouth; "his speech was garbled"; "he uttered harsh language"; "he recorded the spoken language of the streets"
Contraception achieved by taking oral contraceptive pills
A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
A contraceptive in the form of a pill containing estrogen and progestin to inhibit ovulation and so prevent conception
An agreement that is not in writing and is not signed by the parties but is a real existing contract that lacks only the formal requirement of a memorandum to render it enforceable in litigation
An examination conducted by word of mouth
An examination conducted by word of mouth
The opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge; "he stuffed his mouth with candy"
Caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1)
(psychoanalysis) a personality characterized either by generous optimism or aggressive and ambitious selfishness; formed in early childhood by fixation during the oral stage of development
(psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant''s development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting
An oral poliovirus vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis
Delivering an address to a public audience; "people came to see the candidates and hear the speechmaking"
United States evangelist (born 1918)
Oral-genital stimulation; "they say he gives good head"
Alimentary tract smear of material obtained from the mouth
(psychoanalysis) the first sexual and social stage of an infant''s development; the mouth is the focus of the libido and satisfaction comes from suckling and chewing and biting Back to top
A port city in northwestern Algeria and the country''s 2nd largest city
Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
Any of a range of colors between red and yellow
Round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees
A river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean
Any citrus tree bearing oranges
Any pigment producing the orange color
Similar to the color of a ripe orange
Diminutive Australian orchid with loose racemes of fragrant white flowers with purple and orange markings on the lip
Orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen
Sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice
A member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold Protestantism and the British sovereign
Any of a range of colors between red and yellow
Fine-grained wood of an orange tree; used in fine woodwork
North American annual plant with usually yellow or orange flowers; grows chiefly on wet rather acid soil
A common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur
Mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers
Mat-forming herb of Turkestan with nearly double orange-yellow flowers
A province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997
Annual wiry-stemmed North American weed with minute scalelike leaves and small yellow flowers Back to top
A terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland
Grove of orange trees
European hawkweed having flower heads with bright orange-red rays; a troublesome weed especially as naturalized in northeastern North America; sometimes placed in genus Hieracium
A common bat of northwestern Australia having orange or yellow fur
Bottled or fresh-squeezed juice of oranges
Liqueur flavored with orange
Marmalade made from oranges
Erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
Bog plant of pine barrens of southeastern United States having spikes of irregular yellow-orange flowers
A variety of mushroom pimple
A Protestant political organization in Northern Ireland
The rind of an orange
A discomycete with bright orange cup-shaped or saucer-shaped fruiting bodies and pale orange exteriors
A superior grade of black tea; grown in India and Sri Lanka and Java
A variable color that is vivid red but sometimes with an orange tinge
The rind of an orange
A river in South Africa that flows generally westward to the Atlantic Ocean
Stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep
Orange-flavored carbonated drink
Buttered toast with sugar and grated orange rind and a little orange juice Back to top
California moth whose larvae live in especially oranges
Any citrus tree bearing oranges
A shade of yellow tinged with orange
Tiny bits of orange peel
Similar to the color of a ripe orange
Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
Large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits
A dehydrogenated analogue of cortisol (trade names Orasone or Deltasone or Liquid Pred or Meticorten); used as an anti-inflammatory drug in the treatment of arthritis and as an immunosuppressant
Talk pompously
An instance of oratory; "he delivered an oration on the decline of family values"
A person who delivers a speech or oration
Characteristic of an orator or oratory; "oratorical prose"; "harangued his men in an oratorical way"- Robert Graves
A musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text
Addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous); "he loved the sound of his own oratory"
The ball-shaped capsule containing the vertebrate eye
An object with a spherical shape; "a ball of fire"
Having the shape of a sphere or ball; "a spherical object"; "nearly orbicular in shape"; "little globular houses like mud-wasp nests"- Zane Grey
Circular or nearly circular
Circular or nearly circular
Circular or nearly circular Back to top
Palms of southern Mexico to northern South America: babassu palm
Tropical American feather palm whose large nuts yield valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
Tall feather palm of northern Brazil with hard-shelled nuts yielding valuable oil and a kind of vegetable ivory
United States composer and rockabilly tenor popular in the 1950s (1936-1988)
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"; "the ambit of municipal legislation"; "within the compass of this article"; "within the scope of an investigation"; "outside the reach of the law"; "in t
The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
The (usually elliptical) path described by one celestial body in its revolution about another; "he plotted the orbit of the moon"
The path of an electron around the nucleus of an atom
A particular environment or walk of life; "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he''s out of my orbit"
Move in an orbit; "The moon orbits around the Earth"; "The planets are orbiting the sun"; "electrons orbit the nucleus"
Of or relating to the eye socket; "orbital scale"; "orbital arch"
Of or relating to an orbit; "orbital revolution"; "orbital velocity"
The craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit
The bony cavity in the skull containing the eyeball
Motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation"
(astronomy) the plane on which a body is orbiting
The craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge of the orbit
Motion of an object in an orbit around a fixed point; "satellites in orbital rotation" Back to top
Man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon
The time it takes to complete one full orbit around a celestial body; "the orbit period depends on the altitude of the satellite"
A round spider web
Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
Garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth
Native Eurasian tree widely cultivated in many varieties for its firm rounded edible fruits
Widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass
The male is chestnut-and-black
Type genus of the family Orchestiidae
Beach fleas
Seating on the main floor in a theater
A musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
Relating to or composed for an orchestra; "orchestral score"
A percussion instrument consisting of a set of graduated metal bars mounted on a frame and played with small hammers
Plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
Write an orchestra score for
Arranged for performance by an orchestra
The act of arranging a piece of music for an orchestra and assigning parts to the different musical instruments
An arrangement of events that attempts to achieve a maximum effect; "the skillful orchestration of his political campaign"
An arrangement of a piece of music for performance by an orchestra or band Back to top
An arranger who writes for orchestras
Lowered area in front of a stage where an orchestra accompanies the performers
Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
Any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors
Order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae
Pain in the testes
Surgical removal of one or both testicles
Any cactus of the genus Epiphyllum having flattened jointed irregularly branching stems and showy tubular flowers
Enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers
Small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood
Surgical removal of one or both testicles
Any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil
A purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens
Operation to bring an undescended testicle into the scrotum
One of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermatozoa and secrete androgens; "she kicked him in the balls and got away"
Any of various deciduous terrestrial orchids having fleshy tubers and flowers in erect terminal racemes
Eurasian orchid with showy pink or purple flowers in a loose spike
Mediterranean orchid having usually purple flowers with a fan-shaped spotted or striped rose-red lip
North American orchid having a spike of violet-purple flowers mixed with white; sepals and petals form a hood Back to top
Inflammation of one or both testes; characterized by pain and swelling
Surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for analysis (as in cases of abnormally low sperm count)
Killer whales
Predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
God of the underworld; counterpart of Greek Pluto
British writer (born in Hungary) (1865-1947)
Issue an order
Appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
Invest with ministerial or priestly authority; "The minister was ordained only last month"
Order by virtue of superior authority; decree; "The King ordained the persecution and expulsion of the Jews"; "the legislature enacted this law in 1985"
Invested with ministerial or priestly functions; "an ordained priest"
Fixed or established especially by order or command; "at the time appointed (or the appointed time")
A cleric who ordains; a cleric who admits someone to holy orders
A primitive method of determining a person''s guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence
A severe or trying experience
Dark brown highly poisonous seed of the calabar-bean vine; source of physostigmine and used in native witchcraft
Evergreen shrub or tree of South Africa
Putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
(architecture) one of original three styles of Greek architecture distinguished by the type of column and entablature used or a style developed from the original three by the Romans
A degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude" Back to top
A commercial document used to request someone to supply something in return for payment and providing specifications and quantities; "IBM received an order for a hundred computers"
A legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
A body of rules followed by an assembly
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed; "the British ships dropped anchor and waited for orders from London"
A request for food or refreshment (as served in a restaurant or bar etc.); "I gave the waiter my order"
(biology) taxonomic group containing one or more families
A group of person living under a religious rule; "the order of Saint Benedict"
A formal association of people with similar interests; "he joined a golf club"; "they formed a small lunch society"; "men from the fraternal order will staff the soup kitchen today"
Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy; "theologians still disagree over whether `bishop'' should or should not be a separate order"
Established customary state (especially of society); "order ruled in the streets"; "law and order"
A condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"
Place in a certain order; "order these files"
Bring order to or into; "Order these files"
Assign a rank or rating to; "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
Arrange thoughts, ideas, temporal events, etc.; "arrange my schedule"; "set up one''s life"; "I put these memories with those of bygone times"
Make a request for something; "Order me some flowers"; "order a work stoppage"
Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something with authority; "I said to him to go home"; "She ordered him to do the shopping"; "The mother told the child to get dressed"
Issue commands or orders for
Appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church" Back to top
Bring into conformity with rules or principles or usage; impose regulations; "We cannot regulate the way people dress"; "This town likes to regulate"
Corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation"
Having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule; "an ordered sequence"
Marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated life"
Disposed or placed in a particular kind of order; "the carefully arranged chessmen"; "haphazardly arranged interlobular septa"; "comfortable chairs arranged around the fireplace"
An ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"
An organizer who puts things in order; "Aristotle was a great orderer of ideas"
Someone who places an order to buy
Putting in order; "there were mistakes in the ordering of items on the list"
Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
The quality of appreciating method and system
A condition of regular or proper arrangement; "he put his desk in order"; "the machine is now in working order"
A male hospital attendant who has general non-medical duties
A soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer; "the orderly laid out the general''s uniform"
Marked by an orderly, logical, and aesthetically consistent relation of parts; "a logical argument"; "the orderly presentation"
Devoid of violence or disruption; "an orderly crowd confronted the president"
Marked by system or regularity or discipline; "a quiet ordered house"; "an orderly universe"; "a well regulated life"
Not haphazard; "a series of orderly actions at regular hours"
According to custom or rule or natural law Back to top
Marked by or adhering to method or system; "a clean orderly man"; "an orderly mind"; "an orderly desk"
The first sergeant of a company; duties formerly included the conveyance of orders
Mites and ticks
In some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
Sea anemones
Sea anemones
Filamentous or rod-shaped bacteria
Parasites of worms
Huge extinct flightless birds: elephant birds
Typical gilled mushrooms belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota
Corals and sea anemones having eight branches
An order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants
The animal order including amoebas
The animal order including amoebas
Small flat-bodied semi-terrestrial crustaceans: whale lice; sand-hoppers; skeleton shrimp
At least partially equivalent to the order Gadiformes in some classifications
Extinct order of jawless vertebrates
Comprises a single genus: Andreaea
Elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
Sucking lice Back to top
Small aquatic crustaceans lacking a carapace: fairy shrimps; brine shrimps
Ducks; geese; swans; screamers
Hornworts; liverworts having a thalloid gametophyte; in some classification systems included in the class Hepaticopsida
Frogs, toads, tree toads
Includes chiefly saprophytic fungi typically with shelflike bodies; sometimes placed in class Hymenomycetes or included in Agaricales
An order of Amphineura
Elongate fishes with pelvic fins and girdle absent or reduced
Swifts; hummingbirds
A ratite bird order: flightless ground birds having vestigial wings and long bills and small eyes: kiwis
Araceae; Lemnaceae
Spiders
Spiders
Order of plants distinguished by tubular petaloid perianth and inferior ovary
A position in the manual of arms; the rifle is held vertically on the right side with the butt on the ground; often used as a command
An order of hooved mammals of the subclass Eutheria (including pigs and peccaries and hippopotami and members of the suborder Ruminantia) having an even number of functional toes
Order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium
Coextensive with the family Auriculariaceae; sometimes included in the order Tremellales
Fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
Frogs, toads, tree toads
Order of extinct dibranchiate cephalopods related to the surviving spirulas Back to top
Fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous
An order of spiny-finned fish in the superorder Acanthopterygii
Fungi that carry out asexual reproduction by thick-walled resting spores that produce zoospores upon germination; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
A book in which customers'' orders are entered; usually makes multiple copies of the order
A printed copy of the order of the day
Copepods with suctorial mouthparts; parasitic on fishes
Category used in some classification systems for mosses having the spore case separated from the capsule wall by a hollow intercellular space
An order or plants of the subclass Asteridae including: Campanulaceae; Lobeliaceae; Cucurbitaceae; Goodeniaceae; Compositae
Goatsuckers; frogmouths; oilbirds
Cats; lions; tigers; panthers; dogs; wolves; jackals; bears; raccoons; skunks; and members of the suborder Pinnipedia
Corresponds approximately to the older group Centrospermae
A ratite bird order: cassowaries and emus
Order of chiefly Australian trees and shrubs comprising the casuarinas; 1 family: Casuarinaceae
Salamanders; newts; congo snakes
Ctenophore having short tentacles; one family
An order of Eutheria
Large diverse order of aquatic birds found along seacoasts and inland waters: shorebirds and coastal diving birds; most feed on anima life
Small order of macroscopic fresh and brackish water algae with a distinct axis: stoneworts
False scorpions
Tortoises and turtles Back to top
An old order dating to early Eocene: bats: suborder Megachiroptera (fruit bats); suborder Microchiroptera (insectivorous bats)
Unicellular green algae that reproduce by spores
Simple aquatic fungi mostly saprophytic but some parasitic on higher plants or animals or fresh water fungi; sometimes placed in class Oomycetes
Order of chiefly tropical marsh-dwelling fish-eating wading birds with long legs and bills and (except for flamingos) unwebbed feet: herons; storks; spoonbills; flamingos; ibises
In some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
An order in the subclass Telosporidia
The portion of a set of operation descriptions that specifies the operation to be performed; the set of operations in a computer
Beetles
Minute wingless arthropods: springtails
Sand grouse; pigeons; doves; extinct dodos and solitaires
Grebes
An order of monocotyledonous herbs
Profusely branching and chiefly evergreen trees and some shrubs having narrow or needlelike leaves
Extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum
Extinct order of primitive vertebrates; the precise taxonomy is not clear; in some classifications considered a separate phylum
Rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies
Extinct plants having tall arborescent trunks comparable to or more advanced than cycads; known from the Pennsylvanian; probably extinct since the Mesozoic
An order of insects: includes booklice and barklice
Crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials
Crocodiles; alligators; caimans; gavials Back to top
Cuckoos; touracos; etc.
Primitive tropical gymnosperms abundant in the Mesozoic, now reduced to a few scattered tropical forms
Fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns
Primitive jawless aquatic vertebrate: lampreys; hagfishes
Ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles
Ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles
Ctenophores having two long pinnate tentacles
An order of animals including almost entirely freshwater fishes: characins; loaches; carp; suckers; sometimes classified as a suborder of Ostariophysi
Squids and cuttlefishes
Lobsters; crayfish; crabs; shrimps; prawns
Earwigs and a few related forms
Flying lemurs
Used in some classifications: coextensive with family Diapensiaceae
Widely distributed order of mosses with erect gametophores and sporophytes at the tips of stems
In some classifications replaced by the orders (here suborders) Blattodea (cockroaches) and Manteodea (mantids); in former classifications often subsumed under a much broader order Orthoptera
Small order of primitive ungulates of the Paleocene and Eocene
In some classifications considered a phylum of the kingdom Protista; in others included in the plant phylum Pyrrophyta
A ratite bird order: recently extinct flightless birds of New Zealand
A large order of insects having a single pair of wings and sucking or piercing mouths; includes true flies and mosquitoes and gnats and crane flies
Small order of fishes comprising the remoras Back to top
Trees or shrubs of the families Ebenaceae or Sapotaceae or Styracaceae or Symplocaceae
Order of mammals having few or no teeth including: New World anteaters; sloths; armadillos
Web spinners
Web spinners
Fungi having a zygote or a single cell developing directly into an ascus
Coextensive with the family Entomophthoraceae
Mayflies
Mayflies
Lower tracheophytes in existence since the Devonian
Ericaceae; Clethraceae; Diapensiaceae; Epacridaceae; Lennoaceae; Pyrolaceae; Monotropaceae
Saprophytic and parasitic fungi that live on plants
One of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; gram-positive spherical or rod-shaped forms; some are motile; in some classifications considered an order of Schizomycetes
Mosses with perennial erect gametophores and stems with rows of leaves and drooping capsules
Small commonly luminescent crustaceans; important element of marine plankton: krill
Order of fungi having a closed ascocarp (cleistothecium) with the asci scattered rather than gathered in a hymenium
Extinct aquatic arthropods of the Paleozoic
Flat sea urchins
An order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae
Chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures
True (leptosporangiate) ferns Back to top
Foraminifers
A form to use when placing an order
Coextensive with the family Fucaceae
Cods, haddocks, grenadiers; in some classifications considered equivalent to the order Anacanthini
Pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
A group of mostly extinct primitive bony fishes characterized by armor-like bony scales
Large aquatic birds: loons and some extinct forms
An order of dicotyledonous plants having gamopetalous flowers; Gentianaceae; Apocynaceae; Asclepiadaceae; Loganiaceae; Oleaceae; Salvadoraceae
Small elongate centipedes living in soil and under stones and having more than 30 pairs of legs
An order of plants of subclass Rosidae including geraniums and many other plants; see Euphorbiaceae; Geraniaceae; Rutaceae; Malpighiaceae; Simaroubaceae; Meliaceae; Zygophyllaceae; Tropaeolaceae
Coextensive with the family Ginkgoaceae: plants that first appeared in the Permian and now represented by a single surviving species; often included in Coniferales
Chiefly tropical or xerophytic woody plants; practically unknown as fossils but considered close to the ancestral line of angiosperms
Grasses; sedges; rushes
An order in the subclass Telosporidia
Inland marsh-dwelling birds with long legs and necks and bills that wade in water in search of food: cranes; rails; bustards
Used in some classifications; coextensive with Parietales
An order of amphibians including caecilians
An order in the subclass Telosporidia
An order in the subclass Acnidosporidia
Mostly freshwater protozoa Back to top
Order of fungi having asci in a disk- to goblet-shaped apothecium
Plant bugs; bedbugs; some true bugs; also includes suborders Heteroptera (true bugs) and Homoptera (e.g., aphids, plant lice and cicadas)
Flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes
Yellow-green algae with simple or branching filaments; comprising the single family Tribonemaceae
An order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes; has a distinct basidiocarp with a fleshy or waxy gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
An order of insects including: bees; wasps; ants; ichneumons; sawflies; gall wasps; etc.
A large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae
Cellulose-producing flagellates
Used in some classifications for the family Hypocreaceae
Hyraxes and some extinct animals
Extinct marine reptiles: ichthyosaurs
Extinct reptiles of the later Triassic period
Shrews; moles; hedgehogs; tenrecs
A bird with feet adapted for perching (as on tree branches); this order is now generally abandoned by taxonomists
Aquatic or marsh-growing fern allies; known to have existed since the Cenozoic; sometimes included in Lycopodiales
Woodlice
Order of social insects that live in colonies, including: termites; often placed in subclass Exopterygota
Most primitive teleost fishes; all are soft-finned: salmon; trout; herring; shad; sardines; anchovies; whitefish; smelts; tarpon
Coextensive with the family Juglandaceae
Large order of chiefly tropical liverworts Back to top
Rabbits; hares; pikas; formerly considered the suborder Duplicidentata of the order Rodentia
In some classifications coextensive with family Laminariaceae: marine brown algae of cold or polar seas
Category used in some classification systems for all lichens that produce apothecia
Fossil arborescent plants arising during the early Devonian and conspicuous throughout the Carboniferous
Moths and butterflies
Category used especially in former classifications for organisms now constituting the division Lichenes
An order of monocotyledonous plants including Amaryllidaceae and Liliaceae and Iridaceae
Ctenophore having tentacles only in the immature stage; body compressed vertically having two large oral lobes and four pointed processes
Former name for the order Crocodylia
Small order of basidiomycetous fungi having fleshy often globose fruiting bodies; includes puffballs and earthstars
Lower vascular plants coextensive with the family Lycopodiaceae; in some classifications includes the Selaginellaceae and Isoetaceae
Fossil gymnospermous trees or climbing plants from the Devonian: seed ferns
Stony corals
Biting lice
Malvaceae; Bombacaceae; Elaeocarpaceae; Sterculiaceae; Tiliaceae
An order of insect identified in 2002 in a 45 million year old piece of amber from the Baltic region
Lower ferns coextensive with the family Marattiaceae
Liverworts with gametophyte differentiated internally
Coextensive with the subclass Metatheria
An order of carnivorous insects usually having long membranous wings and long beaklike heads with chewing mouths at the tip Back to top
Order of imperfect fungi lacking conidiophores of having conidiophores that are superficial and not enclosed in a pycnidium
Coextensive with the subclass Prototheria
An order of mostly saprophytic fungi
Tropical plants
Clams
Order of imperfect fungi having no known spore stage
Coextensive with the family Mycoplasmataceae
An order in the subclass Cnidosporidia
Coextensive with the family Myricaceae
Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae
Opossum shrimp
An order of higher bacteria
An order of higher bacteria
An order of higher bacteria
An order in the subclass Cnidosporidia
An order of aquatic monocotyledonous herbaceous plants
An order of insects including: lacewings; antlions; dobsonflies; alderflies; fishflies; mantispids; spongeflies
Small order of basidiomycetous fungi comprising families Nidulariaceae and Sphaerobolaceae
Small freshwater crustaceans with a shield-shaped carapace
Comprising numerous marine gastropod mollusks lacking a shell in the adult state and usually having a body like a slug Back to top
Octopuses and paper nautilus
Dragonflies and damselflies
Simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae
A list of matters to be taken up (as at a meeting)
A degree in a continuum of size or quantity; "it was on the order of a mile"; "an explosion of a low order of magnitude"
A number assigned to the ratio of two quantities; two quantities are of the same order of magnitude if one is less than 10 times as large as the other; the number of magnitudes that the quantities differ is specified to within a power of 10
A Roman Catholic mendicant order founded in the 12th century
A document ordering the payment of money; drawn by one person or bank on another
A Roman Catholic monastic order founded in the 6th century; noted for liturgical worship and for scholarly activities
The order of business for an assembly on a given day
A United States military decoration awarded to any member of the armed forces who is wounded in action
Coextensive with the family Oleaceae; in some classifications included in the order Gentianales
Coextensive with the family Ophioglossaceae
Harvestmen
Coextensive with the family Cactaceae: cactuses
Order of plants with irregular flowers having minute seeds: Orchidaceae; Burmanniaceae
Extinct terrestrial reptiles having birdlike pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); bone-headed and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods)
Grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
In some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes
Extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear Back to top
Coextensive with the family Palmae: palms
Families Typhaceae; Sparganiaceae; Pandanaceae
An order of dicotyledonous plants
A printed copy of the order of the day
A large order of dicotyledonous plants of subclass Dilleniidae
Largest order of birds comprising about half the known species; rooks; finches; sparrows; tits; warblers; robins; wrens; swallows; etc.; the four suborders are Eurylaimi and Tyranni and Menurae and Oscines or Passeres
Large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb
Anglers and batfishes; spiny-finned marine fishes having pectoral fins at the ends of armlike processes and a long movable spine on the dorsal fin to lure prey to the large mouth
Whip scorpions
Pelicans; frigate birds; gannets; cormorants
Edaphosaurus; dimetrodon
One of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
One of the largest natural groups of fishes of both marine and fresh water: true perches; basses; tuna
Nonruminant ungulates: horses; tapirs; rhinoceros; extinct forms
Order of chiefly parasitic lower fungi: Albuginaceae and Peronosporaceae and Pythiaceae
Order of mostly saprophytic fungi having cup-shaped ascocarps
Harvestmen
Order of fungi comprising the stinkhorns and related forms whose mature hymenium is slimy and fetid; sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes
In some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects
In some classifications considered a suborder of Orthoptera: stick insects; leaf insects Back to top
Pangolins; in some former classifications included in the order Edentata
Term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes
Woodpeckers; jacamars; puffbirds; barbets; honey guides; toucans
Piperaceae; Saururaceae; Chloranthaceae
Coextensive with the family Plantaginaceae
An order of Tentaculata
Stoneflies
Boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
Flatfishes: halibut; sole; flounder; plaice; turbot; tonguefishes
Coextensive with the family Plumbaginaceae; usually included in order Primulales
Grebes
Grebes
Polemoniaceae; Solanaceae; Boraginaceae; Labiatae; Lentibulariaceae; Pedaliaceae; in some classifications includes the order Scrophulariales
Coextensive with the family Polygonaceae,
Small usually parasitic flagellates
True (leptosporangiate) ferns
An animal order including lemurs and tarsiers and monkeys and apes and human beings
Primulaceae; Theophrastaceae; Myrsinaceae; and (in some classifications) Plumbaginaceae
An order of animals including elephants and mammoths
Petrels; albatrosses; shearwaters; diving petrels Back to top
Coextensive with the family Proteaceae
Minute wingless arthropods: telsontails
One of two usually recognized orders of true bacteria; gram-negative spiral or spherical or rod-shaped bacteria usually motile by polar flagella; some contain photosynthetic pigments
False scorpions
False scorpions
Paleozoic simple dichotomously branched plants of Europe and eastern Canada including the oldest known vascular land plants
Lower vascular plants having dichotomously branched sporophyte divided into aerial shoot and rhizome and lacking true roots
An order of birds including parrots and amazons and cockatoos and lorikeets and lories and macaws and parakeets
An order of insects: includes booklice and barklice
Extinct flying reptiles: pterosaurs
Large order of gastropods usually breathing by means of a lung-like sac comprising most land snails and slugs and many freshwater snails
Sea spiders
Marine protozoa
Fish with dorsoventrally flattened bodies; includes: rays; skates; guitarfishes; sawfishes
Herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae
Herbs, shrubs and trees: includes families Ranunculaceae; Annonaceae; Berberidaceae; Magnoliaceae; Menispermaceae; Myristicaceae; Nymphaeaceae; Lardizabalaceae; Lauraceae; Calycanthaceae; Ceratophyllaceae; Cercidiphyllaceae
Term used in former classifications; erroneously grouped together birds of the orders Falconiformes and Strigiformes
An order of dicotyledonous plants
A ratite bird order: birds intermediate in characteristics between ostriches and emus: recent and extinct rheas
An order of dicotyledonous plants Back to top
Tuataras; extinct forms from middle Triassic
Pleomorphic gram-negative microorganisms
Small gnawing animals: porcupines; rats; mice; squirrels; marmots; beavers; gophers; voles; hamsters; guinea pigs; agoutis
In some classifications this category does not include Leguminosae
An order of dicotyledonous plants of the subclass Asteridae; have opposite leaves and an inferior compound ovary
Coextensive with the family Salicaceae
Frogs, toads, tree toads
Order of plants distinguished by having a one-celled inferior ovary; many are parasitic or partly parasitic usually on roots
An order od dicotyledonous plants
Order of chiefly aquatic fungi
Imperfectly known parasites of the muscles of vertebrates
Plants that are variously modified to serve as insect traps: families Sarraceniaceae; Nepenthaceae; Droseraceae
Extinct terrestrial reptiles: theropods (carnivorous); sauropods (herbivorous)
Extinct marine reptiles: plesiosaurs; nothosaurs
A small order comprising only the tree shrews: in some classifications tree shrews are considered either primates (and included in the suborder Prosimii) or true insectivores (and included in the order Insectivora)
An order of fungi having a peridium surrounding a gleba (sometimes placed in subclass Homobasidiomycetes)
Scorpionfishes; sculpins; gurnards; greenlings; flying gurnards
True scorpions
Used in some classification systems; often included in the order Polemoniales
An order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes Back to top
In some classifications included in Lycopodiales
An order of fish belonging to the superorder Malacopterygii including catfishes
Fleas
Marine colonial hydrozoans
Manatees; dugongs; Stellar''s sea cow
Bellows fishes; shrimpfishes; cornetfishes; pipefishes; small order of chiefly tropical marine fishes of varied and bizarre form all having a small mouth at the end of a drawn-out tubular snout
An order of Amphineura
Heart-shaped sea urchins
Large order of ascomycetous fungi usually having a dark hard perithecia with definite ostioles; in more recent classifications often divided among several orders
Small order sometimes included in the order Jungermanniales
Coextensive with the genus Sphagnum; in some classifications isolated in a separate subclass
Penguins
Higher bacteria; slender spiral rodlike forms
Diapsid reptiles: snakes and lizards
In former classifications a division of Amphibia comprising all pre-Jurassic and some later extinct large salamandriform amphibia
Formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; amphibia having vertebrae whose component elements are fused into a single piece; "most vertebrates are stereospondylous"
Mantis shrimps
Owls
A ratite bird order: ostriches and related extinct birds; known from the Pleistocene onward
Order of fishes having spineless fins; needlefishes; sauries; flying fishes; halfbeaks Back to top
Coextensive with the family Taxaceae: yews
Formerly a suborder of Stegocephalia; large Carboniferous and Permian amphibians having vertebrae in which some elements remain separate
Testacean rhizopods
Tortoises and turtles
Tortoises and turtles
Boxfishes; filefishes; globefishes; ocean sunfishes; triggerfishes; puffers
Extinct terrestrial reptiles having teeth set in sockets; of the late Permian to Triassic
Extinct mammal-like reptiles found inhabiting all continents from the mid Permian to late Triassic
Myrtaceae; Combretaceae; Elaeagnaceae; Haloragidaceae; Melastomaceae; Lecythidaceae; Lythraceae; Rhizophoraceae; Onagraceae; Lecythidaceae; Punicaceae
Thrips
Firebrats; silverfish; machilids
Coextensive with the family Tinamidae
Rays with torpedo-shaped bodies
Fungi varying from gelatinous to waxy or even horny in texture; most are saprophytic
An order of insects consisting of caddis flies
Trogons
Small order of fungi belonging to the subdivision Ascomycota having closed underground ascocarps
An order of Eutheria
An order of fungi belonging to the class Gasteromycetes
An order of protoctista Back to top
Plants having umbels or corymbs of uniovulate flowers; includes the Umbelliferae (chiefly herbs) and Cornaceae (chiefly trees or shrubs)
Rust fungi: parasitic fungi causing rust in plants; sometimes placed in
Salamanders; newts; congo snakes
Whip scorpions
An order of dicotyledonous plants including Moraceae and Urticaceae and Ulmaceae
Parasitic fungi causing smuts; sometimes placed in class Tiliomycetes
Chiefly freshwater green algae; solitary or colonial
Horseshoe crabs and extinct forms
An order of monocotyledonous herbs
Dories
Pond scums; desmids
Pond scums; desmids
The number designating place in an ordered sequence
Being or denoting a numerical order in a series; "ordinal numbers"; "held an ordinal rank of seventh"
Of or relating to a taxonomic order; "family and ordinal names of animals and plants"
The number designating place in an ordered sequence
The act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi''s family was present for his ordination"
A statute enacted by a city government
An authoritative rule
A person being ordained Back to top
Under normal conditions; "usually she was late"
The quality of being ordinary
(heraldry) any of several conventional figures used on shields
An early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
A judge of a probate court
A clergyman appointed to prepare condemned prisoners for death
The expected or commonplace condition or situation; "not out of the ordinary"
Lacking special distinction, rank, or status; commonly encountered; "average people"; "the ordinary (or common) man in the street"
Not exceptional in any way especially in quality or ability or size or degree; "ordinary everyday objects"; "ordinary decency"; "an ordinary day"; "an ordinary wine"
An annuity paid in a series of more or less equal payments at the end of equally spaced periods
An early bicycle with a very large front wheel and small back wheel
The care that a reasonable man would exercise under the circumstances; the standard for determining legal duty
Insurance on the life of the insured for a fixed amount at a definite premium that is paid each year in the same amount during the entire lifetime of the insured
Stock other than preferred stock; entitles the owner to a share of the corporation''s profits and a share of the voting power in shareholder elections; "over 40 million Americans invest in common stocks"
The value of a coordinate on the vertical axis
Bring (components or parts) into proper or desirable coordination correlation; "align the wheels of my car"; "ordinate similar parts"
Appoint to a clerical posts; "he was ordained in the Church"
The act of ordaining; the act of conferring (or receiving) holy orders; "the rabbi''s family was present for his ordination"
Logical or comprehensible arrangement of separate elements; "we shall consider these questions in the inverse order of their presentation"
The status of being ordained to a sacred office Back to top
Large but transportable armament
Military supplies
Military supplies
The official cartography agency of the British government
From 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and ostracods and algae and seaweeds
From 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and ostracods and algae and seaweeds
Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
Most widely distributed kangaroo rat: plains and mountain areas of central and western United States
A monetary subunit in Denmark and Norway and Sweden; 100 ore equal 1 krona
A metal-bearing mineral valuable enough to be mined
(Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs
Mountain goats
Sure-footed mammal of mountainous northwestern North America
Nurse sharks and carpet sharks
Carpet sharks
Shark of the western Pacific with flattened body and mottled skin
Pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets
Aromatic Eurasian perennial
A state in northwestern United States on the Pacific
A resident of Oregon Back to top
Large tree of Pacific coast of North America having hard red wood much used for furniture
Timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash
Large timber tree of western North America with trunk diameter to 12 feet and height to 200 feet
Small tree or shrub of western United States having white blossoms and tiny yellow or red fruit
Lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
Ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
Small shrub with gray-green leaves and yellow flowers followed by glaucous blue berries
Ornamental evergreen shrub of Pacific coast of North America having dark green pinnate leaves and racemes of yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries
A pidgin incorporating Chinook and French and English words; formerly used as a lingua franca in northwestern North America
Tall larch of western North America have pale green sharply pointed leaves and oblong cones; an important timber tree
Lily of western North America with showy orange-red purple-spotted flowers
Maple of western North America having large 5-lobed leaves orange in autumn
Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit; yields a hard tough wood
Small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale gray bark
Lofty douglas fir of northwestern North America having short needles and egg-shaped cones
Small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale gray bark
Alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry
The political philosophy of the Orleanists
Chocolate cookie with white cream filling
3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris Back to top
Common European mountain fern having fragrant lemon or balsam scented fronds
Mountain quail of western United States
California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail
Chocolate cookie with white cream filling
(Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon''s death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus
A stratum of ore
Crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
Crushing and separating ore into valuable substances or waste by any of a variety of techniques
German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982)
(music) an electronic simulation of a pipe organ
A free-reed instrument in which air is forced through the reeds by bellows
Wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard
A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
A periodical that is published by a special interest group; "the organ of the communist party"
A government agency or instrument devoted to the performance of some specific function; "The Census Bureau is an organ of the Commerce Department"
A street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy
A sheer stiff muslin
A sheer stiff muslin
A specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; "the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus"
A fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter Back to top
Constitutional in the structure of something (especially your physical makeup)
Involving or affecting physiology or bodily organs; "an organic disease"
Simple and healthful and close to nature; "an organic lifestyle"
Relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis; "hydrocarbons are organic compounds"
Being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms; "organic life"; "organic growth"; "organic remains found in rock"
Of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones; "organic eggs"; "organic vegetables"; "organic chicken"
Of or relating to or derived from living organisms; "organic soil"
Involving carbon compounds; "organically bound iodone"
As an important constituent; "the drapery served organically to cover the Madonna"
In an organic manner; "this food is grown organically"
Theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes
Relating to or tending toward organicism
Mental abnormality resulting from disturbance of the structure or function of the brain
The chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)
Any compound of carbon and another element or a radical
Disorder caused by a detectable physiological or structural change in an organ
A fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
A fertilizer that is derived from animal or vegetable matter
Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government
(biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals Back to top
A process occurring in living organisms
The entire physical structure of an organism (especially an animal or human being); "he felt as if his whole body were on fire"
The process of organ formation
The act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
The activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
The act of organizing a business or business-related activity; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"
An ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can''t do it unless we establish some system around here"
An organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
A group of people who work together
The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became rec
Bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"
Plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
Arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director''s office"
Cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
Form or join a union; "The autoworkers decided to unionize"
Create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
Being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop"
A lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
A person who brings order and organization to an enterprise
Someone who enlists workers to join a union Back to top
A living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
A system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body; "the social organism"
Of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole); "the organismic theory of the state"
Of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole); "the organismic theory of the state"
A person who plays an organ
The act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
The activity or result of distributing or disposing persons or things properly or methodically; "his organization of the work force was very efficient"
The act of organizing a business or business-related activity; "he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department"
An ordered manner; orderliness by virtue of being methodical and well organized; "his compulsive organization was not an endearing quality"; "we can''t do it unless we establish some system around here"
An organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
A group of people who work together
The persons (or committees or departments etc.) who make up a body for the purpose of administering something; "he claims that the present administration is corrupt"; "the governance of an association is responsible to its members"; "he quickly became rec
Of or relating to an organization; "organizational structure"
With regard to organization; "organizationally, the conference was a disaster!"
A chart showing the lines of responsibility between departments of a large organization
The cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new corporation or partnership
International organization for chemical disarmament; administers the Chemical Weapons Convention
An employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization
An association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation
An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the production and sale of petroleum Back to top
A Shiite terrorist organization with strong ties to Iran; seeks to create an Iranian fundamentalist Islamic state in Lebanon; car bombs are the signature weapon
Bring order and organization to; "Can you help me organize my files?"
Plan and direct (a complex undertaking); "he masterminded the robbery"
Arrange by systematic planning and united effort; "machinate a plot"; "organize a strike"; "devise a plan to take over the director''s office"
Cause to be structured or ordered or operating according to some principle or idea
Form or join a union; "The autoworkers decided to unionize"
Create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
Methodical and efficient in arrangement or function; "how well organized she is"; "his life was almost too organized"
Formed into a structured or coherent whole; "organized religion"; "organized crime"; "an organized tour"
Being a member of or formed into a labor union; "organized labor"; "unionized workers"; "a unionized shop"
Underworld organizations
A lightweight consumer electronic device that looks like a hand-held computer but instead performs specific tasks; can serve as a diary or a personal database or a telephone or an alarm clock etc.
A person who brings order and organization to an enterprise
Someone who enlists workers to join a union
A system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge
An insecticide that interferes with an insect''s nervous system
Any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936; in World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps but not on the battlefield; Iraq is alleged to have used them against Iran an
Edible viscera of a butchered animal
A fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy
Someone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation Back to top
A gallery occupied by a church organ
The hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves
The part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound
The flues and stops on a pipe organ
A graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality
An operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"
The moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
Used of riotously drunken merrymaking; "a night of bacchanalian revelry"; "carousing bands of drunken soldiers"; "orgiastic festivity"
Used of frenzied sexual activity
A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
Secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity
Any act of immoderate indulgence; "an orgy of shopping"; "an emotional binge"; "a splurge of spending"
A projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
A projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall
The hemisphere that includes Eurasia and Africa and Australia
The countries of Asia
Determine one''s position with reference to another point
Cause to point; "Orient the house towards the West"
Be oriented; "The weather vane points North"
(poetic) eastern; "the orient sun" Back to top
A member of an Oriental race
Denoting or characteristic of the biogeographic region including southern Asia and the Malay Archipelago as far as the Philippines and Borneo and Java; "Oriental politeness"; "for people of South and East Asian ancestry the term `Asian'' is preferred to `
Make oriental in character; "orientalize your garden"
The quality or customs or mannerisms characteristic of Asian civilizations; "orientalisms can be found in Mozart''s operas"
The scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people
A specialist in oriental subjects
Make oriental in character; "orientalize your garden"
A hard compact kind of calcite
Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus
Introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses
Ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America
Edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
Woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms
Ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms
Dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution
A plant of eastern Asia; larger than Allium schoenoprasum
A member of an Oriental race
Large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor
Commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers
Dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution Back to top
Asian scops owl
Leishmaniasis of the skin; characterized by ulcerative skin lesions
Evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets
The scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people
Determine one''s position with reference to another point
Adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout"
Positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; "noticed the bee''s momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new employees"
A course introducing a new situation or environment
The act of orienting
A person''s awareness of self with regard to position and time and place and personal relationships
A predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"
An integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
Position or alignment relative to points of the compass or other specific directions
A course introducing a new situation or environment
Adjusted or located in relation to surroundings or circumstances; sometimes used in combination; "the house had its large windows oriented toward the ocean view"; "helping freshmen become oriented to college life"; "the book is value-oriented throughout"
Positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; "noticed the bee''s momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive"; "an orienting program for new employees"
An aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart"
A red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings
An inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point in a struggle
The Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds) Back to top
Any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings
Dwarf aromatic shrub of Crete
Aromatic European plant native to Mediterranean and Turkey; not widespread in Europe
Aromatic Eurasian perennial
Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian doctrine through the philosophy of Neoplatonism; his work was later condemned as unorthodox
Properties attributable to your ancestry; "he comes from good origins"
The point of intersection of coordinate axes; where the values of the coordinates are all zero
An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
The descendants of one individual; "his entire lineage has been warriors"
The place where something begins, where it springs into being; "the Italian beginning of the Renaissance"; "Jupiter was the origin of the radiation"; "Pittsburgh is the source of the Ohio River"; "communism''s Russian root"
An original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made
An original model on which something is patterned
Not derived or copied or translated from something else; "the play is original; not an adaptation"; "he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox"; "the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French"
Preceding all others in time or being as first made or performed; "the original inhabitants of the Americas"; "the book still has its original binding"; "restored the house to its original condition"; "the original performance of the opera"; "the original
Being or productive of something fresh and unusual; or being as first made or thought of; "a truly original approach"; "with original music"; "an original mind"
(of e.g. information) not secondhand or by way of something intermediary; "his work is based on only original, not secondary, sources"
The belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it
The quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)
The ability to think and act independently
In an original manner Back to top
Before now; "why didn''t you tell me in the first place?"
With reference to the origin or beginning
A sin inherited by all descendants of Adam; "Adam and Even committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden"
Bring into being; "He initiated a new program"; "Start a foundation"
Come into existence; take on form or shape; "A new religious movement originated in that country"; "a love that sprang up from friendship"; "the idea for the book grew out of a short story"; "An interesting phenomenon uprose"
Begin a trip at a certain point, as of a plane, train, bus, etc.; "The flight originates in Calcutta"
Come from
The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction"
An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
A fee charged to a borrower (especially for a mortgage loan) to cover the costs of initiating the loan
Having the ability or power to create; "a creative imagination"
Containing seeds of later development; "seminal ideas of one discipline can influence the growth of another"
Having the power to bring into being
Someone who creates new things
A speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)
A speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)
Sulfonylurea; an oral antidiabetic drug (trade name Orinase) used in the treatment of adult-onset diabetes mellitus
A South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
A South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic
American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow Back to top
Mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
Old World orioles
Type genus of the Oriolidae
Bright yellow songbird with black wings
A constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel
(Greek mythology) a giant Boeotian hunter who pursued the Pleiades and was eventually slain by Artemis; was then placed in the sky as a constellation
Reverent petition to a deity
State in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal
Small genus of Australian shrubs or trees
Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers
A Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya people and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa
A member of a people in India living in Orissa and neighboring areas
A city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort
An archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland
A city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World
Belgian composer (1532-1594)
A former province of north central France; centered around Orleans
A supporter of the Orleans branch of the Bourbons that was descended from a younger brother of Louis XIV
A long siege by the English was relieved by Joan of Arc in 1429
A city on the Loire river in north central France; site of the siege of Orleans by the English (1428-1429) Back to top
An acrylic fiber or the lightweight crease-resistant fabric made with Orlon yarns
The fourth or lowest deck
The fourth or lowest deck
A southeastern suburb of Paris; site of an international airport serving Paris
A militant Marxist-Leninist terrorist organization formed in 1975 to force Turkey to acknowledge killing more than a million Armenians and forcibly removing them from border areas in 1915; wants Turkey to pay reparations and cede territory to Armenia; "AS
United States conductor (born in Hungary) (1899-1985)
Chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good
An abalone found near the Channel Islands
Brass that looks like gold; used to decorate furniture
Genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood
West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds
Small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
Chief deity of Zoroastrianism; source of light and embodiment of good
Something used to beautify
Make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
Be an ornament to; "stars ornamented the Christmas tree"
Any plant grown for its beauty or ornamental value
Serving an esthetic rather than a useful purpose; "cosmetic fenders on cars"; "the buildings were utilitarian rather than decorative"
Someone who decorates
The act of adding extraneous decorations to something Back to top
Something used to beautify
The state of being ornamented
Rich in decorative detail
Rich in decorative detail
Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton
In an ornate manner; "the cradle was ornately carved"
An ornate appearance; being elaborately decorated
Mean-spirited disagreeable contrariness
Having a difficult and contrary disposition; "a cantankerous and venomous-tongued old lady"- Dorothy Sayers
An amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is important in the formation of urea
Extinct terrestrial reptiles having birdlike pelvises: armored dinosaurs (thyreophorans); bone-headed and horned dinosaurs (marginocephalians); duck-billed dinosaurs (euronithopods)
Herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
Herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird
Sometimes placed in family Hyacinthaceae
Old World star of Bethlehem having edible young shoots
South African perennial with long-lasting spikes of white blossoms that are shipped in to Europe and America for use as winter cut flowers
Common Old World herb having grasslike leaves and clusters of star-shaped white flowers with green stripes; naturalized in the eastern United States
Of or relating to ornithology; "her ornithological interests"
A zoologist who studies birds
The branch of zoology that studies birds Back to top
Lightly built medium-sized dinosaur having extremely long limbs and necks with small heads and big brains and large eyes
Lightly built medium-size theropods
Bipedal herbivorous dinosaur
Widespread group including duck-billed dinosaurs and their early relatives (hadrosaurs, trachodon and iguanodon)
Bipedal herbivorous dinosaur
Heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
Platypus
Type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae
Small densely furred aquatic monotreme of Australia and Tasmania having a broad bill and tail and webbed feet; only species in the family Ornithorhynchidae
An atypical pneumonia caused by a rickettsia microorganism and transmitted to humans from infected birds
Brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales
The process of mountain formation (especially by the upward displacement of the earth''s crust)
The science of mountains
Alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jewelry
The science of mountains
A university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot River north of Bangor
1 species of aquatic plant: golden club
Aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers
Of or relating to or located near the oropharynx
Cavity formed by the pharynx at the back of the mouth Back to top
(of sounds) full and rich; "orotund tones"; "the rotund and reverberating phrase"; "pear-shaped vowels"
Ostentatiously lofty in style; "a man given to large talk"; "tumid political prose"
Mexican painter noted for his monumental murals (1883-1949)
A young animal without a mother
The first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column
A child who has lost both parents
Someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision
Deprive of parents
Deprived of parents by death or desertion
A public institution for the care of orphans
The condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"
Deprived of parents by death or desertion
The condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult"
A public institution for the care of orphans
A toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup
A skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism
(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed
Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients"
Ascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to Orpheus
A richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment Back to top
A yellow mineral occuring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic
Perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
Perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers
English breed of large white-skinned chickens
Canadian hockey player (born 1948)
Planetarium consisting of an apparatus that illustrates the relative positions and motions of bodies in the solar system by rotation and revolution of balls moved by wheelwork; sometimes incorporated in a clock
Fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome
Fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine iris; used in perfumes and medicines
United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
Chachalacas
Nicaraguan statesman (born in 1945)
Spanish philosopher who advocated leadership by an intellectual elite (1883-1955)
A now obsolete picture pickup tube in a television camera; electrons emitted from a photoemissive surface in proportion to the intensity of the incident light are focused onto the target causing secondary emission of electrons
A shrubby perennial rhizomatous evergreen herb; grows in damp coniferous woodlands in northern temperate regions
A white or colorless slightly acid solid that is soluble in water and ethanol; used in the manufacture of glass and paper and adhesives and in detergents and as a flux in welding; also used as an antiseptic and food preservative
A form of chorea in which spasms occur mainly when the patient is erect
A photographic film sensitive to green and blue and violet light
A white or colored monoclinic feldspar
The branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth Back to top
Of or relating to or involving or practicing orthodontics; "orthodontic braces"
The branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Dental treatment that corrects irregularities of the teeth or of the relation of the teeth to surrounding anatomy; treatment is usually by braces or mechanical aids; "orthodontic treatment of facial abnormalities"
A dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
The branch of dentistry dealing with the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth
Adhering to what is commonly accepted; "an orthodox view of the world"
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Judaism; "Orthodox Judaism"
Of or relating to or characteristic of the Eastern Orthodox Church
The quality of being orthodox (especially in religion)
A belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
Derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
Derived from the Byzantine Church and adhering to Byzantine rites
Jew who practices strict observance of Mosaic Law
Beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic Law
Jews who strictly observe the Mosaic Law as interpreted in the Talmud
A recurring sleep state during which rapid eye movements do not occur and dreaming does not occur; accounts for about 75% of normal sleep time
A practitioner of orthoepy (especially one of the 17th or 18th century scholars who proposed to reform English spelling so it would reflect pronunciation more closely)
A term formerly used for the part of phonology that dealt with the `correct'' pronunciation of words and its relation to `correct'' orthography
The way a word or a language is customarily spoken; "the pronunciation of Chinese is difficult for foreigners"; "that is the correct pronunciation"
Having a set of mutually perpendicular axes; meeting at right angles; "wind and sea may displace the ship''s center of gravity along three orthogonal axes"; "a rectangular Cartesian coordinate system" Back to top
Statistically unrelated
Not pertinent to the matter under consideration; "an issue extraneous to the debate"; "the price was immaterial"; "mentioned several impertinent facts before finally coming to the point"
The quality of lying or intersecting at right angles
The relation of opposition between things at right angles
The relation of opposition between things at right angles
Of or relating to or expressed in orthography
A method of representing the sounds of a language by written or printed symbols
A map projection in which a small area is rendered in its true shape
A group of viruses including those causing influenza
Of or relating to or employed in orthopedics; "orthopedic shoes"
The branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints
A specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)
Of or relating to or employed in orthopedics; "orthopedic shoes"
Of or relating to or employed in orthopedics; "orthopedic shoes"
The branch of medical science concerned with disorders or deformities of the spine and joints
A specialist in correcting deformities of the skeletal system (especially in children)
A salt of phosphoric acid
An acid used in fertilizers and soaps: H3PO4
A clear or yellow-colored monobasic acid (H3PO2)
Form of dyspnea in which the person can breathe comfortably only when standing or sitting erect; associated with asthma and emphysema and angina pectoris Back to top
A genus of Haemulidae
Found from Long Island southward
Heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of wings
Grasshoppers and locusts; crickets
Any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
Any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
Any of various insects having leathery forewings and membranous hind wings and chewing mouthparts
Of or relating to normal binocular vision
Treatment of defects of binocular vision (such as strabismus and amblyopia) by nonsurgical measures (especially by exercises to strengthen the eye muscles)
A specialist in orthoptics
An ophthalmoscope with a layer of water to neutralize the refraction of the cornea
Pertaining to an upright standing posture; "orthostatic hypotension"
Low blood pressure occurring in some people when they stand up
Tailorbirds
Tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest
(of a plant ovule) completely straight with the micropyle at the apex
A completely straight ovule with the micropyle at the apex
Of Mexico and Texas
Brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
Brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy Back to top
Any of several East Indian birds
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail)
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade names Orudis or Orudis KT or Oruvail)
United States aviation pioneer who (with his brother Wilbur Wright) invented the airplane (1871-1948)
Imaginative British writer concerned with social justice (1903-1950)
Of or relating to the works of George Orwell (especially his picture of a future totalitarian state)
Aardvarks
Coextensive with the family Orycteropodidae
Nocturnal burrowing mammal of the grasslands of Africa that feeds on termites; sole extant representative of the order Tubulidentata
Old World rabbits
Common grayish-brown burrowing animal native to southern Europe and northern Africa but introduced elsewhere; widely domesticated and developed in various colors and for various needs; young born naked and helpless
Large African antelope with long straight nearly upright horns
Large South African oryx with a broad black band along its flanks
Rice
Yields the staple food of 50 percent of world''s population
Rice rats
Hardy agile rat of grassy marshes of Mexico and the southeastern United States
Rice grass
Valuable forage grass of dry upland areas and plains of western North America to northern Mexico Back to top
Perennial mountain rice native to Mediterranean region and introduced into North America
Pasta shaped like pearls of barley; frequently prepared with lamb in Greek cuisine
A gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire
In place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
A gate circuit in a computer that fires when any of its inputs fire
(of quantities) imprecise but fairly close to correct; "lasted approximately an hour"; "in just about a minute"; "he''s about 30 years old"; "I''ve had about all I can stand"; "we meet about once a month"; "some forty people came"; "weighs around a hundre
Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates
A mouth or mouthlike opening
The left eye
(computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
A hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known
The Dhegiha dialect spoken by the Osage people
A river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River
A member of the Siouan people formerly living in Missouri in the valleys of the Missouri and Osage rivers; oil was found on Osage lands early in the 20th century
Small shrubby deciduous yellowwood tree of south central United States having spines, glossy dark green leaves and an inedible fruit that resembles an orange; its hard orange-colored wood used for bows by native Americans; frequently planted as boundary h
A river in Missouri that is a tributary of the Missouri River
Port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay; a commercial and industrial center of Japan
A bay of the western Pacific in southern Honshu
Arab terrorist who established al-Qaeda (born in 1957)
A city in southeastern Brazil; suburb of Sao Paulo Back to top
English playwright (1929-1994)
An extinct Italic language of ancient southern Italy
An Oscan-speaking member of an ancient people of Campania
Able to communicate in Oscan
An annual award by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion picture production and performance
Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960)
United States lyricist who collaborated on many musical comedies (most successfully with Richard Rodgers) (1895-1960)
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
Irish writer and wit (1854-1900)
Swelling of the scrotum
Swelling of the scrotum
Move or swing from side to side regularly; "the needle on the meter was oscillating"
Be undecided about something; waver between conflicting positions or courses of action; "He oscillates between accepting the new position and retirement"
Having periodic vibrations
A single complete execution of a periodically repeated phenomenon; "a year constitutes a cycle of the seasons"
(physics) a regular periodic variation in value about a mean
The process of oscillating between states
Generator that produces sonic oscillations or alternating current Back to top
Blue green algae
Having periodic vibrations
The recording produced by an oscillograph
A device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating voltages or currents
Electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
Passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
Of or relating to the songbirds
Two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
Passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his ostinancy"
Drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning
An involuntary intake of breath through a wide open mouth; usually triggered by fatigue or boredom; "he could not suppress a yawn"; "the yawning in the audience told him it was time to stop"; "he apologized for his ostinancy"
Drowsiness and dullness manifested by yawning
Showing lack of attention or boredom; "the yawning congregation"
A group of dead languages of ancient Italy; they were displace by Latin
Touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone''s mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.; "The newly married couple kissed"; "She kissed her grandfather on the forehead when she entered the room"
Have at least three points in common with; "one curve osculates the other"; "these two surfaces osculate"
Be intermediate between two taxonomic groups; "These species osculate"
The circle that touches a curve (on the concave side) and whose radius is the radius of curvature
The act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof) Back to top
(mathematics) a contact of two curves (or two surfaces) at which they have a common tangent
Someone who kisses
A government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment
Any of various willows having pliable twigs used in basketry and furniture
Flexible twig of a willow tree
Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938)
Russian poet who died in a prison camp (1891-1938)
Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and sister of Isis; father or brother of Horus
The capital and largest city of Norway; the country''s main port; located at the head of a fjord on Norway''s southern coast
A Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
Widely distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or trees of southern United States and Middle East and China and Japan
Small tree of southern United States having panicles of dull white flowers followed by dark purple fruits
The conqueror of Turkey who founded the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman dynasty that ruled Turkey after the 13th century; conquered most of Asia Minor and assumed the title of emir in 1299 (1259-1326)
Smelts
Type genus of the Osmeridae
The common smelt of Europe
Important marine and landlocked food fish of eastern North America and Alaska
A hard and corrosion resistant mineral that is a natural alloy of osmium and iridium (usually containing small amounts of rhodium and platinum); used in needles and pen nibs etc.
A diuretic (trade name Osmitrol) used to promote the excretion of urine
A hard brittle blue-gray or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known Back to top
Sensory end organ that responds to changes in osmotic pressure
Diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal
Of or relating to osmosis; "osmotic pressure"
By means of osmosis
(physical chemistry) the pressure exerted by a solution necessary to prevent osmosis into that solution when it is separated from the pure solvent by a semipermeable membrane
Any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters
Large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas
New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible
North American fern having tall erect pinnate fronds and a few sporogenous pinnae at or near the center of the fertile fronds
Large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds
Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
Composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue"
Cavity in the petrous part of the temporal bone that contains the membranous labyrinth
The porous calcified substance from which bones are made
A northeastern Iranian language spoken in Russia
A small bone; especially one in the middle ear
Pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear
Pertaining to the ossicles in the middle ear
A small bone; especially one in the middle ear
Containing bones (especially fossil bones); "ossiferous caves" Back to top
Hardened conventionality
The developmental process of bone formation
The process of becoming rigidly fixed in a conventional pattern of thught or behavior
The calcification of soft tissue into a bonelike material
Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system"
Changed into bone; hardened by deposits of mineral matter; "cartilages ossified with age"
Become bony; "The tissue ossified"
Cause to become hard and bony; "The disease ossified the tissue"
Make rigid and set into a conventional pattern; "rigidify the training schedule"; "ossified teaching methods"; "slogans petrify our thinking"
Sliced veal knuckle or shin bone cooked with olive oil and wine and tomatoes and served with rice or vegetables
Any receptacle for the burial of human bones
In some classifications considered a superorder comprising the Cypriniformes and the Siluriformes
Composed of or containing bone; "osseous tissue"
Relating to bone or to the skeleton
A class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage
Inflammation of a bone as a consequence of infection or trauma or degeneration
A disease of bone occurring in the middle aged and elderly; excessive bone destruction sometimes leading to bone pain and fractures and skeletal deformities
Represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
Appearing as such but not necessarily so; "for all his apparent wealth he had no money to pay the rent"; "the committee investigated some apparent discrepancies"; "the ostensible truth of their theories"; "his seeming honesty"
From appearances alone; "irrigation often produces bumper crops from apparently desert land"; "the child is seemingly healthy but the doctor is concerned"; "had been ostensibly frank as to his purpose while really concealing it"-Thomas Hardy; "on the face Back to top
Represented or appearing as such; pretended; "His ostensible purpose was charity, his real goal popularity"
Manifestly demonstrative
A definition that points out or exhibits instances of the term defined
Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
Pretentious or showy or vulgar display
Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
A showy outward display
Intended to attract notice and impress others; "an ostentatious sable coat"
Of a display that is tawdry or vulgar
In an ostentatious manner; "Mr Khrushchev ostentatiously wooed and embraced Castro at the U.N. general assembly"
Lack of elegance as a consequence of being pompous and puffed up with vanity
Chronic breakdown of cartilage in the joints; the most common form of arthritis occurring usually after middle age
A cell from which bone develops
Benign tumor of bone and fibrous tissue; occurs in the vertebrae or femur or tibia or arm bones (especially in young adults)
Benign tumor containing both bone and cartilage; usually occurs near the end of a long bone
Treatment of a skeletal deformity by intentionally fracturing a bone
Cell that functions in the breakdown and resorption of bone tissue
Mature bone cell
Defective bone development; usually attributable to renal disease or to disturbances in calcium and phosphorus metabolism
Autosomal dominant disorder of connective tissue characterized by brittle bones that fracture easily Back to top
Malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
Lysis of bone caused by disease or infection or inadequate blood supply
A slow growing benign tumor of consisting of bone tissue; usually on the skull or mandible
Abnormal softening of bones caused by deficiencies of phosphorus or calcium or vitamin D
An inflammation of bone and bone marrow (usually caused by bacterial infection)
A therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles
A therapist who manipulates the skeleton and muscles
Therapy based on the assumption that restoring health is best accomplished by manipulating the skeleton and muscles
An inherited disorder characterized by an increase in bone density; in severe forms the bone marrow cavity may be obliterated
Small abnormal bony outgrowth
Abnormal loss of bony tissue resulting in fragile porous bones attributable to a lack of calcium; most common in postmenopausal women
Malignant bone tumor; most common in children and young adults where it tends to affect the femur
Abnormal hardening or eburnation of bone
An inherited skeletal disorder beginning before birth; cartilage is converted to bone resulting in dwarfism
Extinct jawless fish of the Devonian with armored head
Extinct group of armored fishlike vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
Surgical sectioning of bone
The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church
Someone who guards an entrance
The lowest of the minor Holy Orders in the unreformed Western Church but now suppressed by the Roman Catholic Church Back to top
A musical phrase repeated over and over during a composition
A small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass
Someone employed in a stable to take care of the horses
Surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes
Boxfishes
Avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"
Expel from a community or group
The act of excluding someone from society by general consent
The state of being banished or ostracized (excluded from society by general consent); "the association should get rid of its elderly members--not by euthanasia, of course, but by Coventry"
Avoid speaking to or dealing with; "Ever since I spoke up, my colleagues ostracize me"
Expel from a community or group
Tiny marine and freshwater crustaceans with a shrimp-like body enclosed in a bivalve shell
Seed shrimps
Extinct fishlike jawless vertebrate having a heavily armored body; of the Paleozoic
Extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear
An industrial city in northwestern Czech Republic in the Moravian lowlands; located in the coal mining area of Silesia
Type genus of the family Ostreidae
A large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
Oysters
Fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird Back to top
A person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand)
Tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes
A member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD
Deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae
Medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor
Medium-sized hop hornbeam of eastern North America
Deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae
German chemist (1853-1932)
(chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different from the color before dissociation
A Ugric language (related to Hungarian) spoken by the Ostyak people
A member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Ural mountains)
The Uralic language spoken by the Ostyak-Samoyed people
One of the people of mixed Ostyak and Samoyed origin in Siberia
United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)
German philosopher who argued that cultures grow and decay in cycles (1880-1936)
United States mathematician (1880-1960)
Perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads
A bone that is of approximately equal dimension in all directions
The wrist bone with a rounded head shape that articulates with the 3rd metatarsal
The large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits Back to top
The wrist bone in line with the 4th and 5th fingers
A U-shaped bone at the base of the tongue that supports the tongue muscles
One of the three sections of the hipbone; situated below the ilium
In vertebrate animals: a long cylindrical marrow-containing bone of a limb
One of the eight small wrist bones
An elongated rectangular bone that forms the bridge of the nose
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits
A small wrist bone that articulates only with the triquetral
One of the three sections of the hipbone; together the two pubic bones form the front of the pelvis
The largest wrist bone on the thumb side
Any of several small round bones formed in a tendon where it passes over a joint
Butterfly-shaped bone at the base of the skull
The largest tarsal bone; forms the human heel
A thick bone forming the side of the human cranium and encasing the inner ear
The wrist bone on the thumb side of the hand that articulates with the 1st and 2nd metacarpals
The wrist bone between the trapezium and the capitate bones
A wrist bone that articulates with the pisiform and hamate and lunate bones
The arch of bone beneath the eye that forms the prominence of the cheek
A starch obtained from the root of the pia
A starch obtained from the root of the pia Back to top
An ache localized in the middle or inner ear
Type genus of the Otariidae
Of the southern coast of South America
Eared seals: sea lions and fur seals
(of securities) not quoted on a stock exchange; "over-the-counter stocks"
A stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange
A security traded in the over-the-counter market
Stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange
The hero of William Shakespeare''s tragedy who would not trust his wife
Very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow
Not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn''t any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are sti
Further or added; "called for additional troops"; "need extra help"; "an extra pair of shoes"; "I have no other shoes"; "there are other possibilities"
Of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
Recently past; "the other evening"
The quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known
Other than as supposed or expected; "the outcome was otherwise"
In other respects or ways; "he is otherwise normal"; "the funds are not otherwise available"; "an otherwise hopeless situation"
In another and different manner; "very soon you will know differently"; "she thought otherwise"
Concern with things of the spirit
Existing outside of or not in accordance with nature; "find transcendental motives for sublunary action"-Aldous Huxley Back to top
Being distinct from that or those first considered; "all parts of the house other than the windows were in good condition"; "apparently took no clothes other than those he was wearing"
The conqueror of Turkey who founded the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman dynasty that ruled Turkey after the 13th century; conquered most of Asia Minor and assumed the title of emir in 1299 (1259-1326)
A South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers
King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973)
Of or relating to near the ear
An autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland
Terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards
Bustards
Disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
Producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
Serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; "otiose lines in a play"; "advice is wasted words"
Type genus of the Otididae: European bustard
United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)
United States actor (1858-1942)
Largest European land bird
Inflammation of the ear
Inflammation of the external ear (including auricle and ear canal)
Inflammation of the inner ear; can cause vertigo and vomiting
Inflammation of the middle ear; common in children
A dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto people Back to top
A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska
A dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto people
A member of the Siouan people inhabiting the valleys of the Platte and Missouri rivers in Nebraska
An autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland
A specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
The branch of medicine concerned with the ear
A physician who specializes in the ear and its diseases
The branch of medicine concerned with the ear
Reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear
A specialist in the disorders of the ear or nose or throat
Discharge from the external ear
Hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
Medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)
Toxic to the organs of hearing or balance or to the auditory nerve; "some drugs are ototoxic"
Essential oil or perfume obtained from flowers
A stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc
The capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)
A member of the Algonquian people of southern Ontario
Freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur
The fur of an otter Back to top
Hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
Hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters
Amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter
United States inventor (born in Germany) of the Linotype machine (1854-1899)
A low stool to rest the feet of a seated person
Thick cushion used as a seat
The Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I
A Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
Of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture
The Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I
A Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empi
A Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
Italian composer remembered for his symphonic poems (1879-1936)
British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
United States biochemist (born in Germany) who studied the metabolism of muscles (1884-1951)
German chemist who was co-discoverer with Lise Meitner of nuclear fission (1879-1968)
German biochemist who pioneered the use of chemical techniques in biological investigations; noted for studies of cellular respiration (1883-1970)
King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973)
Danish linguist (1860-1943)
United States pharmacologist (born in Germany) who was the first to show that acetylcholine is produced at the junction between a parasympathetic nerve and a muscle (1873-1961) Back to top
United States biochemist (born in Germany) who studied the metabolism of muscles (1884-1951)
Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)
British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973)
German statesman under whose leadership Germany was united (1815-1898)
Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)
A town in southeast Iowa
A genus of Strigidae
Small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle
European scops owl
Asian scops owl
A river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River
A river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River
A dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling
The basic unit of money in Mauritania
A board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages
A board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages
A city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border
Large feline of upland central Asia having long thick whitish fur
A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams Back to top
A unit of apothecary weight equal to 480 grains or one twelfth of a pound
A genus of Hominidae
(Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology
Common yellow-flowered perennial bedstraw; North America and Europe and Asia
Tall Old World biennial thistle with large clasping white-blotched leaves and purple flower heads; naturalized in California and South America
Yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers
A river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber
Common black European thrush
A river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber
Remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"
Remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"
The act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
A wrongful dispossession
A person who ousts or supplants someone else
The act of ejecting someone or forcing them out
(baseball) a failure by a batter or runner to reach a base safely in baseball; "you only get 3 outs per inning"
Be made known; be disclosed or revealed; "The truth will out"
Reveal somebody else''s homosexuality; "This actor was outed last week"
To state openly and publicly one''s homosexuality; "This actor outed last year"
Outer or outlying; "the out islands" Back to top
No longer fashionable; "that style is out these days"
Outside of an enclosed space; "she is out"
Outward from a reference point; "he kicked his legs out"
Away from home; "they went out last night"
From one''s possession; "he gave out money to the poor"; "gave away the tickets"
Outside or external; "the out surface of a ship''s hull"
Directed outward or serving to direct something outward; "the out doorway"; "the out basket"
Out of power; especially having been unsuccessful in an election; "now the Democrats are out"
Of a fire; being out or having grown cold; "threw his extinct cigarette into the stream"; "the fire is out"
Knocked unconscious by a heavy blow
Excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
Not worth considering as a possibility; "a picnic is out because of the weather"
Not allowed to continue to bat or run; "he was tagged out at second on a close play"; "he fanned out"
Complete and without restriction or qualification; sometimes used informally as intensifiers; "absolute freedom"; "an absolute dimwit"; "a downright lie"; "out-and-out mayhem"; "an out-and-out lie"; "a rank outsider"; "many right-down vices"; "got the job
Someone who is excellent at something
A wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material
Surpass someone in cruelty or evil
Migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle in another)
The dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body
Outside the foul lines Back to top
Barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits"
Resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court
Old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"
Located, suited for, or taking place in the open air; "outdoor clothes"; "badminton and other outdoor games"; "a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding"
Where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"
Calling for the spending of cash; "his out-of-pocket costs were $10"
Not attenhding school and therefore free to work; "opportunities for out-of-school youth"
Thinking that moves away in diverging directions so as to involve a variety of aspects and which sometimes lead to novel ideas and solutions; associated with creativity
Out of the ordinary; "out-of-the-way information"
Improper or even offensive; "out-of-the-way remarks"; "did you notice anything out-of-the-way?"
Remote from populous or much-traveled regions; "found a quiet out-of-the-way resort"
Happening in or being of another town or city; "an out-of-town tryout"; "an out-of-town school"
A wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material
A temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); "there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m."
The amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation
The bush country of the interior of Australia
Inaccessible and sparsely populated
Weigh more heavily
Bid higher than others
Bid over an opponent''s bid when one''s partner has not bid or doubled Back to top
Internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat
A motorboat with an outboard motor
Located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft; "the outboard section of a wing"; "outboard rigging"
Internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat
A motorboat with an outboard motor
That is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"
Be braver than
Resist bravely; "He outbraved the enemy"
A sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); "the outbreak of hostilities"
Bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes
A building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building
A sudden violent disturbance
An unrestrained expression of emotion
A sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"
Make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game
A person who is rejected (from society or home)
Excluded from a society
A person belonging to no caste
Not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society; "the foreigner was a casteless person"
Cause to appear in a lower class; "The Yankees outclassed Cincinnati" Back to top
Decisively surpassed by something else so as to appear to be of a lower class
Something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
A phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
The part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
Appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground; "Big boulders outcropped"
The part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land
A loud utterance; often in protest or opposition; "the speaker was interrupted by loud cries from the rear of the audience"
Utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy; "`I won!'' he exclaimed"; "`Help!'' she cried"; "`I''m here,'' the mother shouted when she saw her child looking lost"
Shout louder than
Old; no longer in use or valid or fashionable; "obsolete words"; "an obsolete locomotive"; "outdated equipment"; "superannuated laws"; "out-of-date ideas"
Go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"
Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
Get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
Pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities; "outdoor education is the area of teacher training concerned with training for outdoor activities"
Located, suited for, or taking place in the open air; "outdoor clothes"; "badminton and other outdoor games"; "a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding"
Where the air is unconfined; "he wanted to get outdoors a little"; "the concert was held in the open air"; "camping in the open"
Outside a building; "in summer we play outside"
A person who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting or fishing)
A woman who spends time outdoors (e.g., hunting and fishing)
Characteristic of or suitable to outdoor life; "a rugged outdoorsy life" Back to top
An athletic game that is played outdoors
Someone who enjoys outdoor activities
A sport that is played outdoors
A platform where a (brass) band can play in the open air
Draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight
Being on or toward the outside of the body; "the outer ear"
Located outside; "outer reality"
Being on the outside or further from a center; "spent hours adorning the outer man"; "the outer suburbs"
Mutual sexual gratification without the exchange of bodily fluids
Situated at the farthest possible point from a center
Clothing for use outdoors
The outside boundary or surface of something
The part of the ear visible externally
A garment worn over other garments
A 130-mile long archipelago northwest of Scotland
A landlocked socialist republic in central Asia
Any location outside the Earth''s atmosphere; "the astronauts walked in outer space without a tether"
Overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent"
The outlet of a river or drain or other source of water
The area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases Back to top
A fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield
(baseball) a person who plays in the outfield
To fight better than; get the better of; "the Rangers outfought the Maple Leafs"; "The French forces outfought the Germans"
Gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
A set of clothing (with accessories); "his getup was exceedingly elegant"
Any cohesive unit such as a military company
Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
Equipped with appropriate wearing apparel and accessories; "children properly outfitted for school"; "equipt in the...national dress of the Scottish people"- Sir Walter Scott
Furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation; "well-outfitted expedition to the South Pole"
A shop that provides equipment for some specific purpose; "an outfitter provided everything needed for the safari"
Someone who sells men''s clothes
The act of renovating and fitting out a ship
Get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
Go around the flank of (an opposing army)
The unwanted discharge of a fluid from some container; "they tried to stop the escape of gas from the damaged pipe"; "he had to clean up the leak"
A natural flow of ground water
The process of flowing out
That is flowing outward
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
Outdo someone in trickery Back to top
Surpass in generalship
Money paid out
Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
Someone who leaves one country to settle in another
Going out or away or of the past; "an outgoing steamship"; "the outgoing president"
Somewhat extroverted
At ease in talking to others
Grow too large for
Grow too large or too mature for; "I have outgrown these clothes"
Grow faster than
A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; "a bony process"
The gradual beginning or coming forth; "figurines presage the emergence of sculpture in Greece"
A natural consequence of development
Attempt to anticipate or predict
A small outbuilding with a bench having holes through which a user can defecate
A journey taken for pleasure; "many summer excursions to the shore"; "it was merely a pleasure trip"; "after cautious sashays into the field"
A day devoted to an outdoor social gathering
A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country
Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teena
In an outlandish manner; "the Bavarian was outlandishly dressed in lederhosen" Back to top
Strikingly out of the ordinary
Live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"
Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime
Declare illegal; outlaw; "Marijuana is criminalized in the U.S."
Disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains"
Contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
Contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
Illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law
The act of spending or disbursing money
Money paid out
Activity that releases or expresses creative energy or emotion; "she had no other outlet for her feelings"; "he gave vent to his anger"
An opening that permits escape or release; "he blocked the way out"; "the canyon had only one issue"
A place of business for retailing goods
Receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices
(electricity) receptacle consisting of the metal box designed for connections to a wiring system
An extreme deviation from the mean
A person who lives away from his place of work
A schematic or preliminary plan
A sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
The line that appears to bound an object Back to top
Describe roughly or briefly or give the main points or summary of; "sketch the outline of the book"; "outline his ideas"
Trace the shape of
Draw up an outline or sketch for something; "draft a speech"
Showing clearly the outline or profile or boundary; "hills defined against the evening sky"; "the setting sun showed the outlined figure of a man standing on the hill"
Live longer than; "She outlived her husband by many years"
The act of looking out
Belief about (or mental picture of) the future
A habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
Relatively far from a center or middle; "outlying settlements"
Defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops putmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new superviser knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
Defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops putmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new superviser knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
March longer distances and for a longer time than; "This guy can outmarch anyone!"
Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
Make unfashionable, outdated, or obsolete; "Modern ways of cooking have outmoded the hearth"
Out of fashion; "a suit of rather antique appearance"; "demode (or outmoded) attire"; "outmoded ideas"
Situated at the farthest possible point from a center
Be larger in number
Surpass in speed; "Malthus believed that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence"
A patient who does not reside in the hospital where he is being treated
Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class" Back to top
Excel or defeat in a game; "The Knicks outplayed the Mets"
Score more points than one''s opponents
Sail closer to the wind than
A subsidiary port built in deeper water than the original port (but usually farther from the center of trade)
A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
A settlement on the frontier of civilization
A station in a remote or sparsely populated location
A large flow
The rapid and continuous delivery of linguistic communication (spoken or written)
The pouring forth of a fluid
A sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
A natural flow of ground water
Production of a certain amount
Final product; the things produced
What is produced in a given time period
Signal that comes out of an electronic system
The quantity of something (as a commodity) that is created (usually within a given period of time); "production was up in the second quarter"
To create or manufacture a specific amount; "the computer is outputting the data from the job I''m running"
The output power of a transducer divided by the input power
A contract in which you promise to deliver your entire output to the other party who promises to accept it Back to top
(computer science) a computer file that contains data that are the output of a device or program
A utility program that organizes the output of a computer
A routine that controls an output device
Signal that comes out of an electronic system
A wantonly cruel act
The act of scandalizing
A disgraceful event
A feeling of righteous anger
Strike with disgust or revulsion; "The scandalous behavior of this married woman shocked her friends"
Force (someone) to have sex against their will; "The woman was raped on her way home at night"
Violate the sacred character of a place or language; "desecrate a cemetary"; "violate the sanctity of the church"; "profane the name of God"
Angered at something unjust or wrong; "an indignant denial"; "incensed at the judges'' unfairness"; "a look of outraged disbelief"; "umbrageous at the loss of their territory"
Greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation; "exorbitant rent"; "extortionate prices"; "spends an outrageous amount on entertainment"; "usorious interest rate"; "unconscionable spending"
Grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror; "subjected to outrageous cruelty"; "a hideous pattern of injustice"; "horrific conditions in the mining industry"
To an extravagant or immoderate degree; "atrociously expensive"
In a very offensive manner; "he behaved outrageously"
The quality of being outrageous
Excessive excess
Have a greater range than (another gun)
Take precedence or surpass others in rank Back to top
Conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual; "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teena
The act of reaching out; "the outreach toward truth of the human spirit"
Ride better, faster, or further than; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors"
A trial of endurance; "ride out the storm"
An escort who rides ahead (as a member of the vanguard)
Rigged with a structure projecting from or over the side of a boat for various purposes; to prevent capsizing or to support an oarlock or to help secure a mast etc
A stabilizer for a canoe; spars attach to a shaped log or pontoon parallel to the hull
A seagoing canoe (as in South Pacific) with an outrigger to prevent it from upsetting
Without reservation or exception
Without any delay; "he was killed outright"
Without reservation or concealment; "she asked him outright for a divorce"
Without restrictions or stipulations or further payments; "buy outright"
Be more of a rival than
Roar louder than
Run faster than; "in this race, I managed to outran everybody else"
Sail faster or better than; "They outsailed the Roman fleet"
Score more points than one''s opponents
Sell more than others; "This salesman outsells his colleagues"
Be sold more often than other, similar products; "The new Toyota outsells the Honda by a wide margin"
The time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" Back to top
Attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
Shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?"
Shout louder than
The outer side or surface of something
The region that is outside of something
(of a baseball pitch) on the far side of home plate from the batter; "the pitch was away (or wide)"; "an outside pitch"
Originating or belonging beyond some bounds:"the outside world"; "outside interests"; "an outside job"
On or toward an outer edge; "an outer lane"; "the outside lane"
Functioning outside the boundaries or precincts of an organized unit; "extramural hospital care and treatment"; "extramural studies"
Coming from the outside; "extraneous light in the camera spoiled the photograph"; "relying upon an extraneous income"; "disdaining outside pressure groups"
Very unlikely; "an outside chance"; "a remote possibility"; "a remote contingency"
Maximal in amount; "a maximal amount"; "an outside estimate"
Located, suited for, or taking place in the open air; "outdoor clothes"; "badminton and other outdoor games"; "a beautiful outdoor setting for the wedding"
Relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit; "an outside margin"
Outside a building; "in summer we play outside"
On the outside; "outside, the box is black"
Leading to or from the outside; "an outside door"
From or between other countries; "external commerce"; "international trade"; "developing nations need outside help"
Someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group
A constestant (human or animal) not considered to have a good chance to win Back to top
A genre of art and outdoor constructions made by untrained artists who do not recognize themselves as artists
Caliper for measuring outside dimensions; points on its legs curve inward
A clinch with the end of the line outside the loop
A doorway that allows entrance to or exit from a building
A loop consisting of a dive followed by inverted flight followed by a climb that returns to horizontal flight
Of unwed parents; "he was born out of wedlock"
Car mirror that reflects the view at side and behind car
An unusual garment size (especially one that is very large)
Larger than normal for its kind
Larger than normal for its kind
A part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"
Outlying areas (as of a city or town); "they lived on the outskirts of Houston"; "they mingled in the outskirts of the crowd"
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
Defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops putmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new superviser knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
The outer sole of a shoe or boot
Obtain goods or services from an outside supplier; to contract work out; "Many companies outsource and hire consultants rather in order to maintain a flexible workforce"
Remove the yoke or harness from; "unspan the draft animals"
Given to expressing yourself freely or insistently; "outspoken in their opposition to segregation"; "a vocal assembly"
Characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion; "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me wh
In an outspoken manner; "he was outspokenly critical of the Government''s new social policy" Back to top
The trait of being blunt and outspoken
Fully extended in width; "outspread wings"; "with arms spread wide"
Having a quality that thrusts itself into attention; "an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom"; "a new theory is the most prominent feature of the book"; "salient trait
Of major significance or importance; "a great work of art"; "Einstein was one of the outstanding figures of the 20th century"
Owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
Distinguished from others in excellence; "did outstanding work in human relations"; "an outstanding war record"
To a remarkably degree or extent; "she was unusually tall"
In an outstanding manner or to an outstanding degree; "she was outstandingly successful in her profession"
Overcome or cause to waver or submit by (or as if by) staring; "He simply stared down his opponent"
A station in a remote or sparsely populated location
Surpass in staying power; "They outstayed their competitors"
Stay too long; "overstay or outstay one''s welcome"
Fully extended especially in length; "a kitten with one paw outstretched"
Be or do something to a greater degree; "her performance surpasses that of any other student I know"; "She outdoes all other athletes"; "This exceeds all my expectations"; "This car outperforms all others in its class"
Go far ahead of; "He outdistanced the other runners"
The stroke of an engine piston moving toward the crankshaft
A scene that is filmed but is not used in the final editing of the film
An outcropping of rock that extends outward
What is produced in a given time period
Be more of a rival than Back to top
Defeat by a majority of votes; "The Democrats outvoted the Republicans"
Relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind; "a concern with outward beauty rather than with inward reflections"
That is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"
Toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"
That is going out or leaving; "the departing train"; "an outward journey"; "outward-bound ships"
Away from an axis, as in a flower cluster in which the oldest flowers are in the center, the youngest near the edge
Moving or directed away from center, especially when spinning or traveling in a curve
In outward appearance; "outwardly, she appeared composed"
With respect to the outside; "outwardly, the figure is smooth"
Concern with or responsiveness to outward things (especially material objects as opposed to ideal concepts); "hearty showmanship and all-round outwardness"
The quality or state of being outside or directed toward or relating to the outside or exterior; "the outwardness of the world"
Concern with outward things or material objects (especially the body and its appearance) as opposed to the mind and spirit; "hearty showmanship and all-around outwardness"
Toward the outside; "move the needle further outward!"
Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
Last longer than others; "This material outwears all others"
Be heavier than
Weigh more heavily
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
Subsidiary defensive structure lying outside the main fortified area; "the outworks of the castle"
By a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten" Back to top
Leading or ahead in a competition; "the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch"; "ahead by two pawns"; "our candidate is in the lead in the polls"; "way out front in the race"; "the advertising campaign put them out front in sales"
Enter a harbor; "the ship called in Athens"
Using the voice; not silently; "please read the passage aloud"; "he laughed out loud"
So badly injured as to be unable to continue; "disabled veterans"
A line that marks the side boundary of a playing field
Breathing laboriously or convulsively
Not available for service
Not in good condition
Outside a building; "in summer we play outside"
(of an image) not in or brought into focus; "at their edges things were pretty much out of focus"
Not having gears engaged; "threw the machine''s pinion out of gear"
Out of control; "the riots got out of hand"
Without warning; "your cousin arrived out of thin air"
Of an inappropriate or misapplied nature
Not in a proper arrangement; "not a hair was out of place"
Of a ball; "a ball that is out of play is dead"
Impaired in skill by neglect
(of books) no longer offered for sale by a publisher; "that edition is out of print"
Inaccessibly located or situated; "an unapproachable chalet high in the mountains"; "an unreachable canyon"; "the unreachable stars"
(of a ship) withdrawn from active service; "the ship was placed out of service after the war" Back to top
Not accessible to view; "concealed (or hidden) damage"; "in stormy weather the stars are out of sight"
Quietly in concealment; "he lay doggo"
No longer visible; "the ship disappeared behind the horizon and passed out of sight"
Not available for sale or use; "too many items are out of stock"
In a way that was not expected; "her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue"
Not anticipated; "unanticipated and disconcerting lines of development"- H.W.Glidden; "unforeseen circumstances"; "a virtue unlooked-for in people so full of energy"; "like a bolt out of the blue"
Totally unlikely
Without warning; "your cousin arrived out of thin air"
Not accurately fitted; not level; "the frame was out of true"; "off-level floors and untrue doors and windows"
Closed to traffic; "the repaving results in many blocked streets"
No longer visible; "the ship disappeared behind the horizon and passed out of sight"
Of unwed parents; "he was born out of wedlock"
Of biological parents not married to each other; "this child was born illegitimately"
Out of balance or out of adjustment; "the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack"
Not having a job; "idle carpenters"; "jobless transients"; "many people in the area were out of work"
Not in keeping with what is correct or proper; "completely inappropriate behavior"
Fixed in your purpose; "bent on going to the theater"; "dead set against intervening"; "out to win every event"
Common black European thrush
Anise-flavored Greek liquor
A terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland Back to top
A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting completely through it; "the sums of the distances from the foci to any point on an ellipse is constant"
Rounded like an egg
The white of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water
A genus of Portunidae
Brightly spotted crab of sandy beaches of the Atlantic coast of the United States
Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats
The office of the President of the United States in the White House
Fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
Of or involving the ovaries; "ovarian cancer"
The artery that branches from the aorta and supplies blood to the ovaries
A cystic tumor (usually benign) of the ovary
Ectopic pregnancy in the ovary
One of the veins that drain the ovaries; the right opens into the inferior vena cava; the left opens into the left renal vein
Surgical removal of one of both ovaries
(vertebrates) one of usually two organs that produce ova and secrete estrogen and progesterone
The organ that bears the ovules of a flower
Rounded like an egg
Of a leaf shape; egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
Egg-shaped with the broader end at the base
Enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) Back to top
Kitchen appliance used for baking or roasting
Prepared before sale and ready to be cooked
Bake in an oven; "ovenbake this chicken"
Small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests
American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
Heat-resistant dishware in which food can be cooked as well as served
Cook under a broiler; "broil fish"
A brand name for a roasting chicken
A brand name for a roasting chicken
A thermometer that registers the temperature inside an oven
(cricket) the period during which a given number of balls (6 in England but 8 in Australia) are bowled at the batsman by one player from the other team from the same end of the pitch
Throughout a period of time; "stay over the weekend"
At or to a point across intervening space etc.; "come over and see us some time"; "over there"
Throughout an area; "he is known the world over"
In such a manner as to be understood and accepted; "she cannot get her ideas across"
Having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished"; "the abruptly terminated interview"
Make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
Excessive crowding; "traffic congestion"
Excessively elaborate or showily expressed; "a writer of empurpled literature"; "many purple passages"; "speech embellished with classical quotations"; "an over-embellished story of the fish that got away"
Refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter" Back to top
(of securities) not quoted on a stock exchange; "over-the-counter stocks"
Purchasable without a doctor''s prescription; "nonprescription drugs"; "an over-the-counter cold remedy"
A drug that is sold without a prescription
A stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange
A drug that is sold without a prescription
Too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope
A special case of loft bombing in which the bomb is released past the vertical so it is tossed back to the target
Far more than usual or expected; "an extraordinary desire for approval"; "it was an over-the-top experience"
A quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"
The state of being more than full
Excessively abundant
Perform better or achieve a greater degree of success than expected; "His daughter always overachieves"
Better than expected performance (better than might have been predicted from intelligence tests)
A student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated
Exaggerate one''s acting
Poor acting by a ham actor
More active than normal; "a hyperactive child"
Excessive activity; "overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily"
Too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope
Too old to be useful; "He left the house...for the support of twelve superannuated wool carders"- Anthony Trollope Back to top
Work clothing consisting of denim trousers (usually with a bib and shoulder straps)
A loose protective coverall or smock worn over ordinary clothing for dirty work
Involving only main features; "the overall pattern of his life"
Including everything; "the overall cost"; "the total amount owed"
Excessively ambitious
Excessive anxiety
Anxious or nervous to an excessive degree
An appraisal that is too high
Form an arch over; "Big rocks overarch the stream"
Be central or dominant; "This scene overarches the entire first act"
With hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke"
Subdue, restrain, or overcome by affecting with a feeling of awe; frighten (as with threats)
Overcome by a feeling of awe
Out out of; "It is not desirable to overbalance the budget"
Weigh more heavily
Contract the abdominal muscles during childbirth to ease delivery
Bear too much
Overcome; "overbear criticism, protest, or arguments"
Expecting unquestioning obedience; "he was imperious and dictatorial"; "the timid child of authoritarian parents"; "insufferably overbearing behavior toward the waiter"
In an overbearing manner Back to top
The trait of being imperious and overbearing
(bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent''s bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand)
A bid that is higher than preceding bids
Bid more than the object is worth
To bid for more tricks than one can expect to win,
(dentistry) malocclusion in which the upper teeth extend abnormally far over the lower teeth
Past the stage of full bloom; "overblown roses"
Puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
From on board a vessel into the water; "they dropped their garbage overboard"
To extremes; "he went overboard to please his in-laws"
Boil excessively; "The peas are overboiled"
Overflow or cause to overflow while boiling; "The milk is boiling over"
Improperly forward or bold; "don''t be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"
An excessive burden
The surface soil that must be moved away to get at coal seams and mineral deposits
Burden with too much work or responsibility
Load with excessive weight
Heavily burdened with work or cares; "bowed down with troubles"; "found himself loaded down with responsibilities"; "overburdened social workers"; "weighed down with cares"
Too busy
(bridge) a bid that is higher than your opponent''s bid (especially when your partner has not bid at all and your bid exceeds the value of your hand) Back to top
(business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)
Capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
Overestimate the market value of; "overcapitalize a property"
Estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
(business) too much capitalization (the sale of more stock than the business warrants)
Capitalize beyond what the business or the profit-making prospects warrant
Overestimate the market value of; "overcapitalize a property"
Estimate the capital value of (a company) at an unreasonably or unlawfully high level
Excessively or unduly careful
A cast that falls beyond the intended spot
A long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
Gloomy semidarkness caused by cloud cover
The state of the sky when it is covered by clouds
Sew with an overcast stitch from one section to the next; "overcast books"
Sew over the edge of with long slanting wide stitches
Make overcast or cloudy; "Fall weather often overcasts our beaches"
Filled or abounding with clouds
A long whip stitch or overhand stitch overlying an edge to prevent raveling
Unnecessarily cautious; "sometimes it doesn''t pay to be overcautious in business"
A price that is too high Back to top
Place too much a load on; "don''t overload the car"
Rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Dress excessively; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"
Clothing for use outdoors
Make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured"
Become covered with clouds; "The sky clouded over"
A heavy coat worn over clothes in winter
An additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish)
An additional protective coating (as of paint or varnish)
Overcome, usually through no fault or weakness of the person that is overcome; "Heart disease can get the best of us"
Win a victory over; "You must overcome all difficulties"; "defeat your enemies"; "He overcame his shyness"; "She conquered here fear of mice"; "He overcame his infirmity"; "Her anger got the better of her and she blew up"
Get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness"
Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work"
Someone who overcomes and establishes ascendancy and control by force or persuasion
Make excessive corrections for fear of making an error
Make up for shortcomings or a feeling of inferiority by exaggerating good qualities; "he is compensating for being a bad father"
Excessive compensation
(psychiatry) an attempt to overcome a real or imagined defect or unwanted trait by overly exaggerating its opposite
Total certainty or greater certainty than circumstances warrant Back to top
Marked by excessive confidence; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets"
Cook too long; "The vegetables were completely overcooked"
Too much credulity
Too credulous for your own good
Inclined to judge too severely; "hypercritical of colloquial speech"; "the overcritical teacher can discourage originality"
To exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"
A bridge designed for pedestrians
Crowd together too much
Cause to crowd together too much; "The students overcrowded the cafeteria"
To exhaust by excessive cultivation; "the farmers overcropped the land"
Medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year
Showing excessive curiosity
Extremely delicate; "an overdelicate digestive system"
Do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 push-ups"
Cooked too long but still edible
Represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"
Dose too heavily; "The rock star overdosed and was found dead in his hotel room"
A draft in excess of the credit balance
Credit provided by a bank in honoring a customer''s overdrafts
Present in an overly dramatic manner; "She is overdramatizing her child''s failure in the physics class" Back to top
Present in an overly dramatic manner; "She is overdramatizing her child''s failure in the physics class"
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'' imagery"
Draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"
Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
Dress excessively; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"
Dressed too elaborately
A high gear used at high speeds to maintain the driving speed with less output power
The state of high or excessive activity or productivity or concentration; "Troops are ready to go into overdrive as soon as the signal is given"; "Melissa''s brain was in overdrive"
Make use of too often or too extensively
Drive or work too hard; "The teacher is overworking his students"; "Overdriving people often suffer stress"
Past due; not paid at the scheduled time; "an overdue installment"; "a delinquent account"
Excessively eager; "overeager in his pursuit of the girl"
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
Eating to excess (personified as one of the deadly sins)
Excessively or abnormally emotional
Too much emphasis
Place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
Place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
Unduly enthusiastic
A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high Back to top
An appraisal that is too high
Make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers"
Assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value of your old car"
A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
An appraisal that is too high
Unduly excited
Exert (oneself) excessively and go beyond one''s strength; "don''t overexert yourself when exercising!"
Excessive exertion; so much exertion that discomfort or injury results
Strain oneself more than is healthy
Exploit excessively; "We should not overexploit our natural resources"
Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
Expose excessively; "As a child, I was overexposed to French movies"
Expose to too much light; "the photographic film was overexposed and there is no image"
The act of exposing someone excessively to an influencing experience; "an overexposure to violence on televsion"
The act of exposing film to too much light or for too long a time
Strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"
Taking undue liberties; "young women disliked the overfamiliar tone he took with them"
Tire excessively
Too well nourished
Feed excessively Back to top
Excessive feeding
Fill beyond capacity; "overfill the baskets"
A flight by an aircraft over a particular area (especially over an area in foreigh territory)
A large flow
The occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
Overflow with a certain feeling; "The children bubbled over with joy"; "My boss was bubbling over with anger"
Flow or run over (a limit or brim)
Covered with water; "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
Overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks"
Urinary incontinence that occurs when the bladder is so full that it continually leaks urine; often attributable to a blocked urethra (e.g., due to prostate enlargement) or weak bladder muscles or nerve damage
Fly over; "The plane passed over Damascus"
Excessively fond
Exceeding demand; "a glutted market"
A garment worn over other garments
Draw too general a conclusion; "It is dangerous to overgeneralize"
Draw too general a conclusion; "It is dangerous to overgeneralize"
Very generous; "distributed gifts with a lavish hand"; "the critics were lavish in their praise"; "a munificent gift"; "his father gave him a half-dollar and his mother a quarter and he thought them munificent"; "prodigal praise"; "unsparing generosity";
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
Excessively gluttonous
Grow too large for Back to top
Grow beyond or across; "The ivy overgrew the patio"
Become overgrown; "The patio overgrew with ivy"
Covered with growing plants
Abounding in usually unwanted vegetation
A profusion of growth on or over something else
Excessive size; usually caused by excessive secretion of growth hormone from the pituitary gland
Sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)
With hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke"
With hand brought forward and down from above shoulder level; "an overhand pitch"; "an overhand stroke"
A simple small knot (often used as part of other knots)
A stitch passing over an edge vertically
Projection that extends beyond or hangs over something else
Be suspended over or hang over; "This huge rock beetles over the edge of the town"
Project over
Done with very great haste and without due deliberation; "hasty marriage seldom proveth well"- Shakespeare; "hasty makeshifts take the place of planning"- Arthur Geddes; "rejected what was regarded as an overhasty plan for reconversion"; "wondered whether
Periodic maintenance on a car or machine; "it was time for an overhaul on the tractor"
Make repairs or adjustments to; "You should overhaul your car engine"
Travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
A hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head
(nautical) the top surface of an enclosed space on a ship Back to top
A transparency for use with an overhead projector
(computer science) the disk space required for non-data information (used for location and timing)
The expense of maintaining property (e.g., paying property taxes and utilities and insurance); it does not include depreciation or the cost of financing or income taxes
(computer science) the processing time required by a device prior to the execution of a command
Located or originating from above; "an overhead crossing"
Above the head; over the head; "bring the legs together overhead"
Above your head; in the sky; "planes were flying overhead"
A projector operated by a speaker; projects the image over the speaker''s head
An electric elevated railway
Hear, usually without the knowledge of the speakers; "We overheard the conversation at the next table"
Get excessively and undesirably hot; "The car engines overheated"
Make excessively or undesirably hot; "The room was overheated"
Heated beyond a safe or desirable point; "the child became overheated"; "overheated metal"
Excessive heating
Overeat or eat immodestly; make a pig of oneself; "She stuffed herself at the dinner"; "The kids binged on icecream"
Excessive indulgence; "the child was spoiled by overindulgence"
Suspicious or unduly suspicious or fearful of being displaced by a rival; "a jealous lover"
Extremely joyful
Any effort that seems to go farther than would be necessary to achieve its goal
The capability to obliterate a target with more weapons (especially nuclear weapons) than are required Back to top
Loaded past capacity
Traveling or passing over land; "an overland journey"; "the overland route used by Marco Polo"
A flap that lies over another part; "the lap of the shingles should be at least ten inches"
The property of partial coincidence in time
A representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
Coincide partially or wholly; "Our vacations overlap"
Extend over and cover a part of; "The roofs of the houses overlap in this crowded city"
Covering with a design in which one element covers a part of another (as with tiles or shingles)
Laid overlapping (not flush)
Related by having something in common with or coinciding with; "having overlapping duties"; "found unexpected overlapping areas of interest"
Excessively large
Protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
Kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets"
Put something on top of something else; "cover the meat with a lot of gravy"
Protective covering consisting, for example, of a layer of boards applied to the studs and joists of a building to strengthen it and serve as a foundation for a weatherproof exterior
On or to the other side of a page; "data tabulated overleaf"
Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Jump across or leap over (an obstacle)
Defeat (oneself) by going too far
Kill by lying on; "The sow overlay her piglets" Back to top
Lie upon; lie on top of; "the granite overlies the older rocks"
An excessive burden
An electrical load that exceeds the available electrical power
Fill to excess so that function is impaired; "Fear clogged her mind"; "The story was clogged with too many details"
Place too much a load on; "don''t overload the car"
Become overloaded; "The aerator overloaded"
Loaded past capacity
A high place affording a good view
Leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
Watch over; "I am overlooking her work"
Look past, fail to notice
Look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
Be oriented in a certain direction; "The house looks out on a tennis court"; "The apartment overlooks the Hudson"
Not taken into account; "his retirement was not allowed to go unmarked"
Used of a height or viewpoint; "a commanding view of the ocean"; "looked up at the castle dominating the countryside"; "the balcony overlooking the ballroom"
A person who has general authority over others
The position of overlord
To an excessive degree; "too big"
Placed on or over something else; "an overlying image"
A shelf over a mantelpiece Back to top
Overcome by superior force
Affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
A quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"
Very great in quantity; overabundant; "showed overmuch affection"
More than necessary; "she eats too much"; "let''s not blame them overmuch"
A quantity that is more than what is appropriate; "four-year-olds have an overabundance of energy"; "we received an inundation of email"
Excessively fastidious and easily disgusted; "too nice about his food to take to camp cooking"; "so squeamish he would only touch the toilet handle with his elbow"
Lasting through or extending over the whole night; "a nightlong vigil"; "an overnight trip"
Happening in a short time or with great speed; "these solutions cannot be found overnight!"
A small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight
A guest who stays overnight
A small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight
A small traveling bag to carry clothing and accessories for staying overnight
Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England"
Pay too much
The act of paying too much
A payment larger than needed or expected
Exaggerate one''s acting
Extreme excess; "an embarrassment of riches"
Cause to have too great a population; "Some towns in New Jersey are becoming overpopulated" Back to top
Too much population
Overcome by superior force
Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work"
So strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"
Incapable of being resisted; "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man"
Praise excessively
A transient air pressure greater than the surrounding atmospheric pressure; "the overpressure of the blast kills by lethal concussion"
Price excessively high
Too costly for the value; "overpriced items at resort shops"
Something added by overprinting
Print (additional text or colors) onto an already imprinted paper
Produce in excess; "The country overproduces cars"
Produce in excess; produce more than needed or wanted
Too much production or more than expected
Protect excessively; "Don''t overprotect your son--he is an adult now!"
Care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"
Excessive protection
Overly protective; "overprotective parents"
Excessively proud Back to top
Make too high an estimate of; "He overestimated his own powers"
A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
Beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
Fail by aiming too high or trying too hard
Revealing excessive self-confidence; reaching for the heights; "vaulting ambition"
Show an exaggerated response to something; "Don''t overreact to the bad news--take it easy"
An excessive reaction; a reaction with inappropriate emotional behavior
A calculation that results in an estimate that is too high
Refine too much or with excess of subtlety; "He is overrefining this matter"
Excessively delicate or refined
The act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
The act of nullifying; making null and void; counteracting or overriding the effect or force of something
A manually operated device to correct the operation of an automatic device
Rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
Ride (a horse) too hard
Counteract the normal operation of (an automatic gear shift in a vehicle)
Prevail over; "health considerations override financial concerns"
Having superior power and influence; "the predominant mood among policy-makers is optimism"
Too ripe
Rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" Back to top
Too much production or more than expected
Run beyond or past; "The plane overran the runway"
Seize the position of and defeat; "the Crusaders overran much of the Holy Land"
Invade in great numbers; "the roaches infested our kitchen"
Flow or run over (a limit or brim)
Occupy in large numbers or live on a host; "the Kudzu plant infests much of the South and is spreading to the North"
(often followed by `with'' or used in combination) troubled by or encroached upon in large numbers; "waters infested with sharks"; "shark-infested waters"; "the locust-overrun countryside"; "drug-plagued streets"
Being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose"
Beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years"
In a foreign country; "markets abroad"; "overseas markets"
Being or passing over or across the sea; "some overseas trade in grain arose"
In a place across an ocean
Beyond or across the sea; "He lived overseas for many years"
A wedge-shaped wool or cotton cap; worn as part of a uniform
A telegram sent abroad
Watch and direct; "Who is overseeing this project?"
A person who directs and manages an organization
Unduly sensitive or thin-skinned
Sensitivity leading to easy irritation or upset
Excessively serious Back to top
Sew (two edges) with close stitches that pass over them both
Sewn together with overhand stitches (close vertical stitches that pass over and draw the two edges together)
Having excessive sexual desire or appeal
Cast a shadow upon; "The tall tree overshadowed the house"; "The tragedy overshadowed the couple''s happiness"
Make appear small by comparison; "This year''s debt dwarves that of last year"
Exceed in importance; outweigh; "This problem overshadows our lives right now"
Excessive protection
Footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold
An approach that fails and gives way to another attempt
Aim too high; "The plan overshoots its aim"
Shoot beyond or over (a target)
Having an upper part projecting beyond the lower; "an overshot jaw"
Over the side of a boat; "Willie eased himself overside into the sea"
A mistake resulting from inattention
Management by overseeing the performance or operation of a person or group
An unintentional omission resulting from failure to notice something
Excessive simplification; the act of making something too simple (to the point of misrepresentation)
A simplification that goes too far (to the point of misrepresentation)
Unrealistically simple
Make too simple; "Don''t oversimplify the instructions" Back to top
Simplify to an excessive degree; "Don''t oversimplify the problem"
Larger than normal for its kind
Larger than normal for its kind
An outer skirt worn over another skirt
Sleep longer than intended
Excessively solicitous
Become overly specialized; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian"
Become overly specialized; "She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian"
Spend at a high rate
Spend more than available of (a budget, for example)
The occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity
Too much population
Spread across or over; "A big oil spot spread across the water"
To enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South'' imagery"
Represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself"
Making to seem more important than it really is
Stay too long; "overstay or outstay one''s welcome"
Pass beyond (limits or boundaries)
Go beyond; "She exceeded our expectations"; "She topped her performance of last year"
Stock excessively Back to top
Too much strain
Strain excessively; "He overextended himself when he accepted the additional assignment"
Place special or excessive emphasis on; "I cannot overemphasize the importance of this book"
Strain abnormally; "I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up"; "The athlete pulled a tendon in the competition"
Too tightly strung; "an overstrung archery bow"
Being in a tense state
Stuff too much; "The pillow was overstuffed"
Upholstered thickly and deeply; "an overstuffed sofa"
A comfortable upholstered armchair
Sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets; "the opera season was oversubscribed"
The quality of being so overabundant that prices fall
Supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
Unduly suspicious
Open and observable; not secret or hidden; "an overt lie"; "overt hostility"; "overt intelligence gathering"
Catch up with and possibly overtake; "The Rolls Royce caught us near the exit ramp"
Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Travel past; "The sports car passed all the trucks"
Going by something that is moving in order to get in front of it; "she drove but well but her reckless passing of every car on the road frightened me"
Tax excessively; "Don''t overtax my constituents!"
The termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force) Back to top
The act of disturbing the mind or body; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living"
Rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
Cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
A geological fault in which the upper side appears to have been pushed upward by compression
Work done in addition to regular working hours
Playing time beyond regulation, to break a tie
Beyond the regular time; "she often has to work overtime"
A period of overtime play to resolve a tie; e.g. basketball
Tire excessively
In an overt manner; "he did it overtly"
Too much permissiveness
A harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
(usually plural) an ulterior implicit meaning or quality; "overtones of despair"
Look down on; "The villa dominates the town"
Play a trump higher than (one previously played) to the trick
Orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances"
Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner"
An improbable and unexpected victory; "the biggest upset since David beat Goliath"
The act of upsetting something; "he was badly bruised by the upset of his sled at a high speed" Back to top
Change radically; "E-mail revolutionized communication in academe"
Rule against; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill"
Annul by recalling or rescinding; "He revoked the ban on smoking"; "lift an embargo"; "vacate a death sentence"
Turn from an upright or normal position; "The big vase overturned"; "The canoe tumped over"
Cause to overturn from an upright or normal position; "The cat knocked over the flower vase"; "the clumsy customer turned over the vase"; "he tumped over his beer"
Cause the downfall of; of rulers; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class"
Having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom; "an overturned car"; "the upset pitcher of milk"; "sat on an upturned bucket"
The collection of intelligence openly without concealment
Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
Make use of too often or too extensively
Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
Exploitation to the point of diminishing returns
Having or showing undue valor or boldness; "a foolish overvaliant act"
Too high a value or price assigned to something
An appraisal that is too high
Assign too high a value to; "You are overestimating the value of your old car"
A general summary of a subject; "the treasurer gave a brief overview of the financial consequences"
Tire excessively
Presumptuously arrogant; "had a witty but overweening manner"; "no idea how overweening he would be"- S.V.Benet; "getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down"- NY Times
Unrestrained in especially feelings; "extravagant praise"; "exuberant compliments"; "overweening ambition"; "overweening greed" Back to top
The property of excessive fatness
Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it
Charge someone with too many tasks
Overcome by superior force
Cover completely or make imperceptible; "I was drowned in work"; "The noise drowned out her speech"
Overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli
Rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work"
Very intense; "politics is his consuming passion"; "overwhelming joy"
So strong as to be irresistible; "an overpowering need for solitude"; "the temptation to despair may become overwhelming"; "an overwhelming majority"
Incapable of being resisted; "the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man"
The act working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"
Use too much; "This play has been overworked"
Work excessively hard; "he is exploiting the students"
The act working too much or too long; "he became ill from overwork"
Write new data on top of existing data and thus erase the previously existing data; "overwrite that file"
Deeply agitated especially from emotion; "distraught with grief"
Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist"
Anew; "she tried again"; "they rehearsed the scene again"
Repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text"
Repeatedly; "the unknown word turned up over and over again in the text" Back to top
In a specified area or place; "you shouldn''t be up here"
A security traded in the over-the-counter market
Stock that is not listed and traded on an organized exchange
In a place across an ocean
Consisting of the musk-ox
Large shaggy-coated bovid mammal of Canada and Greenland; intermediate in size and anatomy between an ox and a sheep
Roman poet remembered for his elegiac verses on love (43 BC - AD 17)
Either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus
A city in northwestern Spain near the Cantabrian Mountains
Rounded like an egg
An ethnic group speaking Umbundu and living in western Angola
Of or pertaining to or of the nature of or characteristic of a sheep or sheep
Egg-laying
Egg-laying tubular structure at the end of the abdomen in many female insects and some fishes
Advanced carnivorous theropod
Sheep
Wild sheep of semidesert regions in central Asia
Any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin
Wild sheep of mountainous regions of western North America having massive curled horns
Large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska Back to top
Wild short-fleeced mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia
Asiatic wild sheep with exceptionally large horns; sometimes considered a variety of the argali (or Ovis ammon)
Bearded reddish sheep of southern Asia
Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norethindrone
A B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
An egg-shaped object
Rounded like an egg
A convex molding having a cross section in the form of a quarter of a circle or of an ellipse
Hermaphroditic gonad that contains both testicular and ovarian tissue
Producing living young from eggs that hatch within the body
Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing estradiol and norgestrel
Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing norgestrel
Of or relating to an ovum
Being or of the nature of an ovule
Produce and discharge eggs; "women ovulate about once every month"
The expulsion of an ovum from the ovary (usually midway in the menstrual cycle)
Natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery
Natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery
A small or immature ovum
A small body that contains the female germ cell of a plant; develops into a seed after fertilization Back to top
Trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound
The female reproductive cell; the female gamete
Be in debt; "She owes me $200"; "The thesis owes much to his adviser"
Be obliged to pay or repay
Be indebted to, in an abstract or intellectual sense; "This new theory owes much to Einstein''s Relativity Theory"
Owed and payable immediately or on demand; "payment is due"
Owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
English comparative anatomist and paleontologist who was an opponent of Darwinism (1804-1892)
Welsh industrialist and social reformer who founded cooperative communities (1771-1858)
United States athlete and Black American whose success in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin outraged Hitler (1913-1980)
A town in northwestern Kentucky on the Ohio River; a tobacco market
Welsh chieftain who led a revolt against Henry IV''s rule in Wales (1359-1416)
United States writer (1860-1938)
Owed as a debt; "must pay what is owing"; "sleep owing to you because of a long vigil"
Owed as a debt; "outstanding bills"; "the amount still owed"; "undischarged debts"
Nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
Stout perennial herb of western United States having flower heads with drooping orange-yellow rays; causes spewing sickness in sheep
Young owl
Usually dull-colored medium-sized nocturnal moth; the usually smooth-bodied larvae are destructive agricultural pests
Resembling an owl; solemn and wise in appearance Back to top
In an owlish manner; "the gentle-looking barrister peered owlishly around him"
The elapsed time it takes for light (or radio signals) to travel between the Earth and a celestial object
Have ownership or possession of; "He owns three houses in Florida"; "How many cars does she have?"
Belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive; "for your own use"; "do your own thing"; "she makes her own clothes"; "`ain'' is Scottish"
Having an owner; often used in combination; "state-owned railways"
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
A person who owns something; "they are searching for the owner of the car"; "who is the owner of that friendly smile?"
A motorist who owns the car that he/she drives
Lived in by the owner; "one owner-occupied and three rental apartments"
A occupant who owns the home that he/she lives in
Having no owner
The act of having and controlling property
The relation of an owner to the thing possessed; possession with the right to transfer possession to others
The state or fact of being an owner
(soccer) a goal that results when a player inadvertently knocks the ball into the goal he is defending; "the own goal cost them the game"
By title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved; "a peer in his own right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right"; "a fine opera in its own right"
Any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos
An adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus
Having large round eyes like those of an ox; "ox-eyed Juno"
Tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum Back to top
A form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci
A salt or ester of oxalacetic acid
An acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates)
A salt or ester of oxalic acid
A toxic colorless crystalline organic acid found in oxalis and other plants; used as a bleach and rust remover and in chemical analysis
A family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers
Any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis
Eurasian plant with heart-shaped trifoliate leaves and white pink- or purple-veined flowers
Short-stemmed South African plant with bluish flowers
South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
Creeping much-branched mat-forming weed; cosmopolitan
South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
South African bulbous wood sorrel with showy yellow flowers
South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers
Perennial herb of eastern North America with palmately compound leaves and usually rose-purple flowers
A salt or ester of oxalacetic acid
An acid formed by oxidation of maleic acid (as in metabolism of fats and carbohydrates)
Genus of tropical trees
Source of most of the lancewood of commerce
A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Daypro) Back to top
A tranquilizing drug (trade name Serax) used to treat anxiety and insomnia and alcohol withdrawal
A dark brownish red
A wooden framework bent in the shape of a U; its upper ends are attached to the horizontal yoke and the loop goes around the neck of an ox
A U-shaped curve in a stream
The land inside an oxbow bend in a river
A crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel
General term for an ancient and prestigious and privileged university (especially Oxford University or Cambridge University)
A cart that is drawn by an ox
Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age; "so many head of cattle"; "wait till the cows come home"; "seven thin and ill-favored kine"- Bible; "a team of oxen"
An oval or round dormer window
Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers
Any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers
Tall leafy-stemmed Eurasian perennial with white flowers; widely naturalized; often placed in genus Chrysanthemum
Similar to oxeye daisy
A low shoe laced over the instep
A university in England
A city in southern England northwest of London; site of Oxford University
A university town in northern Mississippi; home of William Faulkner
Dark gray
Dark gray Back to top
The dialect of English spoken at Oxford University and regarded by many as affected and pretentious
An unabridged dictionary constructed on historical principles
A very dark gray color
A very dark gray color
19th-century movement in the Church of England opposing liberal tendencies
A university in England
Large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh
Any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits
Large heart-shaped sweet cherry with soft flesh
Any of several cultivated sweet cherries having sweet juicy heart-shaped fruits
A substance that oxidizes another substance
Any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation
Add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"
The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
A reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
An indicator that shows a reversible color change between oxidized and reduced forms
The degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2"
The degree of oxidation of an atom or ion or molecule; for simple atoms or ions the oxidation number is equal to the ionic charge; "the oxidation number of hydrogen is +1 and of oxygen is -2"
Taking place in the presence of oxygen; "oxidative glycolysis"; "oxidative rancidity" Back to top
An enzymatic process in cell metabolism that synthesizes ATP from ADP
Any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"
Combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen; "the oxidized form of iodine"
A substance that oxidizes another substance
Capable of undergoing a chemical reaction with oxygen
The process of oxidizing; the addition of oxygen to a compound with a loss of electrons; always occurs accompanied by reduction
Add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
Enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide; "This metal oxidizes easily"
Combined with or having undergone a chemical reaction with oxygen; "the oxidized form of iodine"
LDL cholesterol that has been bombarded by free radicals; it is thought to cause atherosclerosis
A substance that oxidizes another substance
A substance that oxidizes another substance
An enzyme that catalyzes oxidation-reduction
A reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction
Any compound containing the group -C=NOH
A measuring instrument that measures the oxygen in arterial blood
Eurasian primrose with yellow flowers clustered in a one-sided umbel Back to top
A resident of Oxford
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of the city of Oxford, England, or its inhabitants; "his Oxonian neighbors"; "Oxonian bookstores"
Of or pertaining to or characteristic of Oxford University; "Oxonian education"
The skinned tail of cattle; used especially for soups
A soup made from the skinned tail of an ox
A unit of angular distance equal to half a quadrant
Widespread European weed with spiny tongue-shaped leaves and yellow flowers; naturalized in United States
A mixture of oxygen and acetylene; used to create high temperatures for cutting or welding metals
Of or using a mixture of acetylene and oxygen; "an oxyacetylene torch"; "oxyacetelyne welding"
A blowtorch that burns oxyacetylene
Any acid that contains oxygen
Vine snakes
A toxic white soluble crystalline acidic derivative of benzene; used in manufacturing and as a disinfectant and antiseptic; poisonous if taken internally
Hydroxy derivative of butyric acid
A congenital abnormality of the skull; the top of the skull assumes a cone shape
Sourwood
Deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
A nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth''s crust
An oxidoreductase that catalyzes the incorporation of molecular oxygen
Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood" Back to top
Used of tissues or especially blood; supplied with oxygen by respiration
The process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen; "the oxygenation of the blood"
Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
Dehydrogenate with oxygen
Change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)
Impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen; "oxygenate blood"
Dehydrogenate with oxygen
Change (a compound) by increasing the proportion of the electronegative part; or change (an element or ion) from a lower to a higher positive valence: remove one or more electrons from (an atom, ion, or molecule)
Any acid that contains oxygen
A cumulative deficit of oxygen resulting from intense exercise; the deficit must be made up when the body returns to rest
Temporary oxygen shortage in cells resulting from strenuous exercise
A breathing device that is placed over the mouth and nose; supplies oxygen from an attached storage tank
The bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs; "oxyhemoglobin transports oxygen to the cells of the body"
The bright red hemoglobin that is a combination of hemoglobin and oxygen from the lungs; "oxyhemoglobin transports oxygen to the cells of the body"
A genus of Hexagrammidae
Greenling with whitish body marked with black bands
Conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence'')
Unusually acute vision
An anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis
An anticholinergic drug (trade name Daricon) used in treating peptic ulcers Back to top
A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
A yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections
A drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus
A drug that induces labor by stimulating contractions of the muscles of the uterus
Hormone secreted by the posterior pituitary gland (trade name Pitocin); stimulates contractions of the uterus and ejection of milk
Word having stress or an acute accent on the last syllable
Large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pealike corolla with a clawed petal
Tufted locoweed of southwestern United States having purple or pink to white flowers
Ruddy duck
Taipans
Large highly venomous snake of northeastern Australia
Reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America
Pinworms
A Japanese supervisor
Marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
A small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl
Edible body of any of numerous oysters
Gather oysters, dig oysters
A variety of toadfish
Black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc. Back to top
A variety of toadfish
Oysters spread with butter and spinach and seasonings and baked on the half shell
Edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood
A workplace where oysters are bred and grown
A bar (as in a restaurant) that specializes in oysters prepared in different ways
A workplace where oysters are bred and grown
Black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
Tiny soft-bodied crab living within the mantle cavity of oysters
A small dry usually round cracker
Stuffing made with oysters
A variety of toadfish
Edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood
Edible agaric with a soft grayish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood
A workplace where oysters are bred and grown
Long white-skinned salsify
Mediterranean biennial herb with long-stemmed heads of purple ray flowers and milky sap and long edible root; naturalized throughout United States
Edible root of the salsify plant
A shell of an oyster
Oysters in cream
Stuffing made with oysters Back to top
A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams
A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures
An area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
Shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwest United States
Shrubby tree closely related to the Allegheny chinkapin but with larger leaves; southern midwest United States
An area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
An area of low mountains in northwestern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri and northeastern Oklahoma
Evening-opening primrose of south central United States
United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935)
A chronic disease of the nose characterized by a foul-smelling nasal discharge and atrophy of nasal structures
A waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles
A waxy mineral that is a mixture of hydrocarbons and occurs in association with petroleum; some varieties are used in making ceresin and candles
A colorless gas (O3) soluble in alkalis and cold water; a strong oxidizing agent; can be produced by electric discharge in oxygen or by the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation)
An area of the ozone layer (near the poles) that is seasonally depleted of ozone
A layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Illness that can occur to persons exposed to ozone in high-altitude aircraft; characterized by sleepiness and headache and chest pains and itchiness
Any of a class of unstable chemical compounds resulting from the addition of ozone to a double bond in an unsaturated compound
Form genus of imperfect fungi
A layer in the stratosphere (at approximately 20 miles) that contains a concentration of ozone sufficient to block most ultraviolet radiation from the sun
Genus of Australian shrubs and perennial herbs; sometimes included in genus Helichrysum Back to top
Shrub with white woolly branches and woolly leaves having fragrant flowers forming long sprays; flowers suitable for drying; sometimes placed in genus Helichrysum
The basic level of a subject taken in school
A gasket consisting of a flat ring of rubber or plastic; used to seal a joint against high pressure Back to top |