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 |
