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Obdiplostemonous
Having twice as many stamens as petals, those of the outer set being opposite the petals; -- said of flowers.
Obeliscal
Formed like an obelisk.
Oberration
A wandering about.
Objection
The act of objecting; .
obliterating
making undecipherable or imperceptible; .
Obluctation
A struggle against; resistance; opposition.
Obole
A weight of twelve grains; or, according to some, of ten grains, or half a scruple.
Obreption
The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
Obsignation
The act of sealing or ratifying; the state of being sealed or confirmed; confirmation, as by the Holy Spirit.
Obstreperous
Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous.
Obumbrant
Overhanging; .
Obvention
The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.
Occasive
Of or pertaining to the setting sun; falling; descending; western.
Odontophorous
Having an odontophore.
Odontotormae
An order of extinct toothed birds having the teeth in sockets, as in the genus . See .
nophilist
A lover of wine.
Officinal
Used in a shop, or belonging to it.
off-roader
a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country; amountain bike.
Offscum
Removed scum; refuse; dross.
Often
Frequent; common; repeated.
Oglio
See .
oil spill
A layer of oil floating on water or covering the shoreline of a body of water; -- usually petroleum which has leaked from an oil tanker.
okay
An endorsement; approval; permission; .
Olefiant
Forming or producing an oil; specifically, designating a colorless gaseous hydrocarbon called (olefiant gas).
Olent
Scented.
Olibene
A colorless mobile liquid of a pleasant aromatic odor obtained by the distillation of olibanum, or frankincense, and regarded as a terpene; -- called also .
Olivenite
An olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper (); olive ore.
Omnipotent
Able in every respect and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; almighty; .
Omnipresential
Implying universal presence.
Omnium
The aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is now usually funded.
Omy
Mellow, as land.
Onagga
The dauw.
Ological
Of or pertaining to ology.
Ooze
To cause to ooze.
Opacular
Opaque.
Opetide
Open time; -- applied to different things
Ophthalmy
Same as .
Optate
To choose; to wish for; to desire.
Order
To give orders; to issue commands.
Organoplastic
Having the property of producing the tissues or organs of animals and plants; .
orgasm
Eager or immoderate excitement or action; the state of turgescence of any organ; erethism.
Orichalceous
Pertaining to, or resembling, orichalch; having a color or luster like that of brass.
Orkneyan
Of or pertaining to the Orkney islands.
Orpharion
An old instrument of the lute or cittern kind.
Orris
A sort of gold or silver lace.
Orthopedy
Same as .
Ortolan
A European singing bird (), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also .
Osculate
To kiss one another; to kiss.
Osteozoa
Same as .
Ostriferous
Producing oysters; containing oysters.
Oul
An awl.
Outline
The line which marks the outer limits of an object or figure; the exterior line or edge; contour.
Outlinear
Of or pertaining to an outline; being in, or forming, an outline.
Output
The amount or quantity of a material or product that is produced by a mine, factory, or any system for production of commercial goods, such as the amount of coal or ore put out from one or more mines, or the quantity of material produced by, or turned out from, one or more furnaces or mills, in a given time; production.
Outquench
To quench entirely; to extinguish.
Outsee
To see beyond; to excel in certainty of seeing; to surpass in foresight.
Outwhore
To exceed in lewdness.
Overbend
To bend to excess.
overcrow
To crow, exult, or boast, over; to overpower.
overdress
To dress or adorn to excess; to dress too much; to dress too formally for an informal occasion.
overenthusiastic
unduly enthusiastic.
Overexquisite
Too exquisite; too exact or nice; too careful.
Overglaze
Applied over the glaze; -- said of enamel paintings, which sometimes are seen to project from the surface of the ware.
Overgrassed
Overstocked, or overgrown, or covered, with grass.
Overlick
To lick over.
Overluscious
Excessively luscious.
Overmoist
Excessively moist.
Overmost
Over the rest in authority; above all others; highest.
Overpoise
Preponderant weight; a counterbalance.
Overpolish
To polish too much.
Overscrupulosity
Overscrupulousness.
Oversee
To see too or too much; hence, to be deceived.
Overslop
An outer garment, or slop.
Oversnow
To cover with snow, or as with snow.
Overthwart
Across; from alde to side of.
Overtitle
To give too high a title to.
Overweary
To weary too much; to tire out.
Owl
To pry about; to prowl.
Oxgoad
A goad for driving oxen.
Oxhide
The skin of an ox, or leather made from it.
Oxidize
To combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent.
Oxygenous
Oxygenic.
Oxysalt
A salt of an oxyacid, as a sulphate.