O

o', Short form of "of" (man o' war, etc.).
O'clock, (of time) by the clock. (ə).

o(h), int. Cry of surprise, sudden pleasure
or pain, etc. (ou).

oaf, n. Man, boy, who is foolish, rough
and unpolished in behaviour. (ouf).

oak, n., a. (Hard wood of) sorts of great
tree common in England. 'oak-apple, n.
Round growth on oak-tree caused by
insect. (ouk).

'oakum, n. Threads got by pulling out old
cord, used for
stopping up
cracks etc.
('oukəm).

oar, n. Long bladed
instrument
pulled by hand
against pin or
support on side
of boat and forcing it through water.
'oarsman, n. One using oars. (ɔ:).

o'asis (oases), n. Fertile place with water
in waste of sand. (ou'eisis (ou'eisi:z)).

oast, n. Oven for drying HOPS. 'oast-house,
n. Building with oast. (oust).

oat, n. (One grain of) sort of grass plant
producing grain used for food sp. of
horses. Sow one's wild oats, do foolish
things, be unwise in pleasures, when a
young man. 'oatmeal, n. Powdered oats.
(out).

oath, n. Undertaking given in GOD's name
to do something or that statement is
true; use of GOD's name etc. as bad
language. Make, take, swear, an oath, give
an oath; on oath, having taken an oath. (ouθ).

obbli'gato, [Mus.] n., a. (Music) for playing
on one instrument to go with
song and/or other instrument.
(ɔbli'ga:tou).

'obdurate, a. Not (readily) moved by
argument. ('ɔbdjurit).

o'bedient, a. (Readily) doing what one is
ordered. (ou'bi:djənt).

o'beisance, n. Motion of respect, sp. with
body bent low. (ou'beisəns).

'obelisk, n. Tall, 4-sided, stone structure
going up to point. ('ɔbilisk).

o'bese, a. (Of person) fat. (ou'bi:s).

o'bey, v.i.&t. Do as ordered (by).
(ou'bei).

'obfuscate, v.t. Make (mind etc.) unclear,
clouded. ('ɔbfəskeit).

o'bituary, n., a. Record of death(s), short
account of dead person, in newspaper
etc. (ou'bitjuəri).

'object, n. Material thing; person, thing,
to which act or feeling is pointed; thing
desired or attempted, purpose; [Lang.]
(in statement) name of person or thing
to which act named by v.t. is done or
coming after a prep. Money etc. is no object,
there is no need to take it into account.
objective, 1. a. Having existence outside
the mind; to do with, picturing,
facts uncoloured by feeling or opinion;
[Lang.] of the object 2. n. [Mil.] Point
to which forces are moving for purpose
of attack; thing desired, being worked
for; glass(es) of MICROSCOPE nearest
thing looked at. 'object-lesson, n. The teaching,
learning, of something from an example
before one. ('ɔbdʒikt).

ob'ject, v.i. Put forward or have objection
(to). ob'jection, n. Sp., statement, feeling,
against something; cause of objecting.
ob'jectionable, a. Open to objection; unpleasing,
causing disgust. (əb'dʒekt).

'objurgate, v.t. Say angry words to.
('ɔbdʒə:geit).

o'blation, n. Offering made to GOD etc.
(ou'bleiʃn).

obli'gation, n. That which one has to do
by law etc.; power of law, one's sense of
right etc., to make one do something;
feeling of debt to person because of kind
act etc. Be under an obligation, have to do something
as an obligation; have sense of debt to
person. 'obligate, v.t. Put under
obligation. o'bligatory, a. Which one
is obligated to do. (ɔbli'geiʃn).

o'blige, v.t. Make (person to do); do something
for (person) as requested by him.
Be obliged to (person), be in his debt.
o'bliging, a. Ready to do things for
others. (ə'blaidʒ).

o'blique, a. Sloping, at angle other
than right angle to given line
direction. o'bliquity (ɔ'blikwiti), n.
Sp., unstraightforward behaviour.
(ou'bli:k).

obliterate, v.t. Take away all signs of,
get rubbed out; make destruction of.
(o'blitəreit).

o'blivion, n. Condition of letting go, being
gone, from memory. o'blivious, a.
Unconscious of, having no memory of,
something. (ɔ'blivjən).

'oblong, n., a. Form, sp. 4-sided, right-angled
one, longer than it is wide.
('ɔblɔŋ).

'obloquy, n. Words said against a person;
being talked against, public shame.
('ɔbləkwi).

ob 'noxious, a. Unpleasing, disgusting.
(əb'nɔkʃəs).

'oboe, n. Wind music instrument of wood
with high notes. ('oubou).

ob'scene, a. (Of words, thoughts etc.)
low, dirty. (əb'si:n).

ob'scare, 1. a. Dark, not clearly seen;
away from public view, unnoted;
not clear to mind. 2. v.t. Make obscare.
(əb'skjuə).

'obsequies, n. pl. Forms gone through
when putting dead person in his last
resting-place. ('ɔbsikwiz).

ob'sequious, a. Over-ready to make oneself
pleasing, to give signs of respect.
(əb'si:kwiəs).

ob'serve, v.t. See, be watching, take
note of, be conscious of or (that); keep
(law, rule etc.); go through (forms); say
(that). ob'servance, n. Keeping of rule,
law etc.; form to be observed. ob'servant,
a. Quick at seeing, noting. obser'vation,
n. Seeing, noting; power of
noting; statement, sp. of opinion. ob'servatory,
n. Building for observation of
stars etc. (əb'zə:v).

ob'sess, v.t. Take up all the thoughts of,
be ever present in mind of. ob'session, n. Sp.,
thing, idea, obsessing. (əb'ses).

ob'sidian, n. Dark, glass-like stone from
VOLCANO. (ɔb'sidiən).

'obsolete, a. Of the past, no longer in use.
obsolescent (ɔbsə'lesnt), a. Becoming
obsolete. ('ɔbsəli:t).

'obstacle, n. Something getting in the
way, stopping motion. ('ɔbstəkl).

ob'stetric(al), a. To do with obstetrics.
ob'stetrics, n. Branch of medical science
to do with process of giving birth.
(ɔb'stetrik(l)).

'obstinate, a. Foolishly fixed in opinion,
not readily giving way. ('ɔbstinit).

ob'streperous, a. Making trouble, noise,
hard to keep in order. (əb'strepərəs).

ob'struct, v.t.&i. Be, get, in the way of;
keep back the development of. ob'struction, n.
Sp., thing obstructing. (ɔb'strʌkt).

ob'tain, v.t.&i. Get, become owner of;
(of rule, way etc.) be in use, current.
(əb'tein).

ob'trude, v.t. Be pushing (question, oneself)
forward on person, attention.
ob'trusive, a. (əb'tru:d).

obtuse, a. Not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged;
(of angle) greater than a right
angle; slow to see a point, not bright.
(əb'tju:s).

'obverse, n. Side of bit of money etc.
having head or chief design on it.
('ɔbvə:s).

'obviate, v.t. Get round, keep off, put an
end to (danger, trouble etc.). ('ɔbvieit).

'obvious, a. Clearly and readily seen, sp.,
by the mind. ('ɔbviəs).

oc'casion, 1. n. Right time, chance, for
something; reason, need, cause, for
something; (time of) special event. Occasions,
sp., business, work; on occasion, sometimes,
when there is need. 2. v.t. Be the cause
of. oc'casional, a. Not frequent. (ə'keiʒn).

'Occident, n. Only the Occident, the W.;
countries in the W. ('ɔksidənt).

oc'cult, a. Secret, only for those with
special knowledge; to do with powers
other than natural. (ɔ'kʌlt).

'occupy, v.t. Be living in; take up (space,
time, attention etc.); take time etc. of;
have (position etc.); take and keep
(town etc.) by force. 'occupant, n. One
occupying house etc. or position.
occupation, n. Sp., one's work, trade.
'occupier, n. Occupant of house etc.
('ɔkjupai).

oc'cur, v.i. Take place; be, be come across
(in); come into person's mind. oc'currence
(ə'kʌrns), n. Occurring; event. (ə'kə:).

'ocean, n. One of the 5 great divisions of
the sea (Atlantic, Pacific etc. Ocean); the sea.
('ouʃn).

'ocelot, n. S. Am. cat-like animal having
round marks on it. ('ɔsəlɔt).

'ochre, n. Sorts of earth used as yellow or
brown colouring substance; light yellow-brown.
('oukə).

'octa-, 8-. 'octagon, n. 8-sided form. ('ɔktə-).

'octave, [Mus.] n. Note 7 full notes higher
or lower than given note; note and octave
sounded together; range between these.
('ɔktiv).

oc'tavo, n. (Size of) book, page, produced
by folding paper of certain measure into
8 leaves. (ɔk'teivou).

oc'tet, n. Group of 8 verse lines, sp. as
first part of SONNET. (ɔk'tet).

Oc'tober, n. loth month of year.
(ɔk'toubə).

'octoge'narian, n., a. (Person) 80-89 years
old. ('ɔktoudʒi'neəriən).

'octopus, n. Sea-animal with 8 arms and
mouth in middle. ('ɔktəpəs).

'octroi, n. Tax on goods coming into a
town; place where, authorities by whom,
octroi is taken. ('ɔktrwa:).

'ocular, a. Of, for, with, the eyes or power
of seeing. 'oculist, n. Medical eye-expert.
('ɔkjulə).

odd, a. (Of numbers) not EVEN; over after
division of the rest into as great a
number of equal amounts as possible;
with a little in addition (200 etc. odd);
strange, not normal. Odd jobs, ones done
from time to time, not regularly. 'oddity, n.
Quality of being strange; strange trick
of behaviour; strange person, thing.
'oddments, n. pl. Bits, small things, of
different sorts and freq. little value. odds,
n. pl. Chances on side of or against some
outcome; relation between amounts
offered by persons making BET. At odds,
not in harmony; odds and ends, oddments;
what's the odds?. That's not important, is
it? (ɔd).

ode, n. Verse voicing serious thought, deep
feeling, gen. of complex form and designed
for special event etc. (oud).

'odious, a. Very unpleasing, causing hate.
'odium, n. General hate, strong feeling
against something. ('oudjəs).

'odour, n. Smell. In good (bad) odour, having
(not having) approval. odo'riferous, a.
Giving out smell. 'odorous, [Let.] a.
Giving out, gen. sweet, smell. ('oudə).

o'er, [Let.] adv., prep. Over. ('ouə).

oe'sophagus, n. Pipe-like part taking
food from mouth to stomach. (i:'sɔfəgəs).

of, prep. Forming a part in relation to (leg
of an animal); made from (table of
wood); from among (group of men, one of
these houses); in property relation to (the
house of his father); causing or producing
(maker of pots); caused or produced by
(work of his hands); in relation to
(mother of James, bare of leaves, kind of
heart, suspected of a crime); for (love of
cats); about (history of England); which
is (name of Charles); done to (punishment
of the boy, eating of fruit); from (rid place
of rats, cure person of disease). A man of
his word, one who keeps his word; of late,
not long back; 10 etc. years of age, 10 etc.
years old. (ɔv (əv)).

off, 1. prep. Opp. on, no longer on (in
physical sense), from; no longer having
a taste for (off one's food); (of streets
etc.) branching from; not far from, sp.
land. Off colour, not feeling very well.
2. adv. Opp. on, no longer on (in
physical sense); away, at or to a distance;
stopped, no longer to take place
or to be had; completely, to the end
(pay off a debt). Off and on, at times, not
frequently; well (badly etc.) off, having
much (little) money, comfort etc. 3. a.
The off side, the farther side; (of horses,
carriages etc.) the right side. Off chance, a
very small chance; off day, day free
from work. 'off-hand, a. (Of behaviour) without
interest, respect. off-hand, adv.
Straight away, without thought. 'offing, n.
Part of sea far from point of observation
but still in view. 'off-licence, n. One for
trading in beer etc. to be taken away
from building. 'offscourings, n. pl. Dirty,
waste material (freq. used of persons).
'offset, 1. v.t. Get (amount, fact, thing)
balanced by another. 2. n. Amount etc.
offsetting. 'offshoot, n. Side branch.
'offspring, n. Young of person, animal.
(ɔf).

'offal, n. Waste or parts such as heart, head
etc. when animal is cut up for meat;
material which is waste or has gone bad.
('ɔfl).

offence, n. Attacking; wounding of the
feelings, making angry; crime, wrongdoing.
Give (take) offence, make (get) angry,
wounded. offend, v.i.&t. Do wrong,
do something (against law, right behaviour
etc.); give offence to. of'fensive,
1. a. (For, used in) attacking; giving
offence; disgusting. 2. n. Attack. Take
the offensive, make an attack. (ə'fens).

'offer, 1. v.t.&i. Put forward (thing or
suggestion etc.) to be taken or not as desired;
offer in exchange for money; give to
GOD, sp. with forms of religion; make
attempt at, do (violent act etc.). Chance,
occasion, opportunity, offers, a chance
comes about. 2. n. Statement offering
to do or give something, sp., to get
married to someone or give a certain
price. 'offering, n. Thing offered or given,
sp. to GOD. 'offertory, n. The taking of
money offerings in church. ('ɔfə).

'office, n. Position, the work which it is
one's business to do; room, building,
where business is done; form gone
through for purpose of religion. Offices, sp.,
rooms used for housework, stores etc.;
good offices, kind acts, help. 'officer, n. Official;
one in position of authority in army,
sea-force, police. official (ə'fiʃl), 1. a.
To do with, having, public position;
done, said, with the necessary authority.
2. n. One having public position,
position of authority in organization etc.
of'ficiate, v.i. Be acting in official position,
sp. for special event; (of PRIEST) go
through office of religion with public. of'ficious,
a. Over-ready to give help, undertaking
more than is one's business. ('ɔfis).

oft, [Let.] adv. Often. 'often ('ɔfn), adv.
Frequently. 'oft(en)times, [Old] adv.
Frequently. (ɔft).

'ogle, v.t.&i., n. (Give) side-look at as
sign of feeling attraction, desiring to
make love. ('ougl).

'ogre, [Fict.] n. Cruel GIANT who puts persons
to death for food. ('ougə).

ohm, [Sc.] n. Unit of electric RESISTANCE.
(oum).

oil, 1. n. Sorts of thick, readily-burning
liquid not able to be mixed with water,
got from animals or plants or out of the
earth. 2. v.t. Put oil on or into. 'oilcake, n.
Cake of crushed LINSEED after oil has
been taken out, used as food for animals.
'oilcloth, n. Canvas coated with special oil
for use as floor-cover etc. 'oil-colour,
n. Paint made by crushing colouring
material in oil. 'oilskin, n. (Coat etc. of)
cloth coated with oil to keep out water.
'oily, a. Sp., over-smooth in behaviour,
talk. (ɔil).

'ointment, n. Paste made with oil or fat,
used on skin medically or to make it soft
etc. ('ɔintmənt).

old, a. Having been a long time in existence
or use, opp. young and new; made, done,
having existence, at time long past. Of old,
in the past; old boy, sp., one who has been
at certain school; 2 etc. years old, having
been in existence for 2 etc. years. 'olden,
[Old] a. Old, of an earlier time. old-fashioned,
a. Not in the taste of the present
day, no longer current. 'old-time, a. Of,
like, the past. (ould).

ole'aginous, a. Having properties of,
producing, oil. (ouli'adʒinəs).

ole'ander, n. (Evergreen, tree-like plant
with) red or white flower. (ouli'andə).

'oleograph, n. Picture printed in oil-colours.
('ouliəgra:f).

ol'factory, a. To do with smelling.
(ɔl'faktəri).

'oligarchy, n. (Country having) government
by a small group with complete
power; such group. 'oligarch, n. One in
such group. ('ɔliga:ki).

'olive, 1. n. (Tree having) small stone-fruit
producing oil. Hold out the olive branch,
make a move in direction of making
peace. 2. a. (Of skin) yellow-brown.
('ɔliv).

'omega, n. Last letter of Gk. ABC.
('oumigə).

'omelet(te), n. Whipped eggs cooked
quickly in butter over fire. ('ɔmlit).

'omen, n. (Event, thing, as) sign of something
good or bad to come. 'ominous
('ɔminəs), a. Being or giving bad omen.
('oumən).

o'mit, v.t. Not put in; not do, let the
doing of (something) be overlooked (freq.
omit to do). o'mission, n. Sp., what is
omitted. (ou'mit).

'omni-, Completely, in all ways (om'nipotent);
in all places (omnipresent). om'niscient
(ɔm'nisiənt), a. Having knowledge
of every thing. om'nivorous (ɔm'nivərəs),
a. Taking any sort of food. ('ɔmni-).

'omnibus, 1. n. Public carriage or automobile
making
regular journeys
between fixed
points for transport
of persons. 2.
a. Having more
than one purpose,
use, formed of
more than one thing (omnibus bill, omnibus volume).
('ɔmnibəs).

on, 1. prep. Supported by, covering, or
fixed to; having as base, coming from
(decision on evidence, profit on a business);
by the help, use, of (living on meat); against,
in the direction of (attack on, smile
on); near, by (town on the sea); to do with,
about; straight away after, as an effect
of (on hearing); pointing to day as time
when (on Tuesday); in a condition of (on
one's best behaviour). 2. adv. Supported
by, covering, or fixed to something; forward,
farther (he walked on to London);
further in time, without stopping (he
worked on); in operation (the gas is on);
taking place (the play is on this week).
End etc. on, turned with end etc. forward.
'oncoming, a. Coming near. 'on-licence,
n. One for trading in beer etc. which
may not be taken away from building.
'onlooker, n. One looking at something
taking place. 'onset, n. (Start of)
attack. 'onto, prep. To a position on.
'onward, a. Going onwards. 'onward(s),
adv. Farther on, forward. (ɔn).

once, 1. adv. One time only; even once,
ever, at all (if once you let him, he will do it
again); at some past time. Once in a way,
not at all frequently; once upon a time, at
some time in the past. 2. conj. If at any
time, straight away when. 3. n. One time.
(wʌns).

one, 1. a. 1; forming a unit, united; the
same; some unnamed (day etc.); (of
person, thing, in comparison with
another) a certain. One or two, sp., a very
small number of. 2. n. 1. At one, in agreement,
harmony; one and all, every one;
one by one, one at a time, one after the other.
3. pron. Person or thing named before or
clear to hearer (the tall one, those red ones);
any person, a person such as you or I.
One another, the one (to) the other, and the
other (to) the one (loving one another).
one'self, n. See SELF. one-sided, a. Sp., looking
at one side of question etc. only.
'one-step, n. Quick dance for 2 persons.
(wʌn).

'onerous, a. Hard, needing trouble to be
taken. ('ɔnərəs).

'onion, n. (Plant having) bulb with strong
taste and smell used as food. ('ʌnjən).

'only, 1. a. Of which there are no other
examples. 2. adv. And no other, and no
more, simply. If only, sp., how pleased
I would be if; only too pleased etc., very
pleased etc. 3. conj. But then, on the
other hand, if it was not that. ('ounli).

onomato'poeia, n. The forming of words
from sounds like those which have a
connection with the thing named; word
so formed. (ɔnəmatə'pi:ə).

'onslaught, n. Violent attack. ('ɔnslɔ:t).

on'tology, n. Discussion, theories, of properties
of being, existence, relations,
fictions etc. (ɔn'tɔlədʒi).

'onus, n. The trouble of doing, weight of being
responsible for, something. ('ounəs).

'onyx, n. Sort of stone with coloured
bands in it. ('ɔniks).

ooze, 1. n. Wet, almost liquid earth, sp. on
river-bed; slow-moving, oozing liquid.
2. v.i. (Of liquid) get slowly through
holes, cracks etc. (u:z).

'opal, n. Milk-white or blue stone in which
coloured lights are seen. opal'escent, 'opaline,
aa. Like an opal. ('oupl).

o'paque, a. Not letting light through,
not able to be seen through. o'pacity
(ou'pasiti), n. (ou'peik).

'open, 1. a. Opp. shut, not locked; not
covered; not shut in by walls, mountains,
land etc.; public, not secret; (of
person) straightforward, keeping nothing
secret; unfolded; (of substances)
with spaces in structure; (of competition
etc.) in which any may take part; (of
sound) produced with mouth more
widely open; (of question) about which
decision has not been, is not able to be,
made. Keep open house, be very ready to
have friends at one's house; open mind, one
ready for new ideas, seeing all sides of
question; open to, sp., ready to give hearing
to (reason, argument etc.); such as to give
reason for (doubt etc.), chance for (attack);
the open air, outside, not in a building. 2. n.
Only the open, the open air; open country, space.
3. v.t.&i. Make or become open, parted,
unfolded; get (business, discussion etc.)
started. Open fire, make a start at firing; open
on, into, (of room) have doorway etc.
going through to; open out, get unfolded,
undergo expansion; become free and open
in one's talk; open up, sp., make a way to,
make development possible in. 'open-handed,
a. Giving freely. 'opening, 1. n.
Sp., hole, place where thing opens;
start, first part; chance, position, which
business etc. is offering. 2. a. Sp., first,
starting. 'openly, adv. Publicly; straightforwardly.
'open-work, n. Design in
metal, cloth etc. with openings in it as
in net. ('oupən).

'opera, n. Play in which (almost) everything
is said in songs
with music. Grand opera,
serious opera completely
in song. 'opera-glasses,
n. pl. Long-distance
glasses for use at
theatre etc. 'opera-hat, n.
Man's TOP-HAT which
may be folded flat.
ope'ratic, a. ope'retta, n. Short, not
serious, opera. ('ɔpərə).

operate, v.i.&t. Be acting, having
effect; make (machine, system) operate; do
medical operation. ope'ration, n. Sp.,
process; way of operating; cutting of
body to take away diseased part, etc.;
army etc. move in war. In operation, working,
acting. 'operative, 1. a. Operating,
having effect. 2. n. Worker in industry.
('ɔpəreit).

oph'thalmia, n. INFLAMMATION of the
eye. oph'thalmic, a. Sp., of, for, the eye.
(ɔf'θalmiə).

'opiate, 1. n. Substance with OPIUM in for
producing sleep or making pain less.
2. a. Producing sleep. ('oupiit).

o'pine, v.t. Have, put forward, the opinion
(that). o'pinion (ə'pinjən), n. Belief not
based on complete knowledge, idea of
what is probable; one's thoughts about
anything; one's idea of the value, qualities
of person etc. 'opinionated, a. Very
certain of one's opinions. (ou'pain).

'opium, n. Substance got from POPPY,
having strong effect on nerve system,
stopping pain, producing sleep, etc.,
freq. smoked. ('oupjəm).

o'possum, n. Small Am. tree animal.
(ə'pɔsəm).

op'ponent, n. Person against one in fight,
argument, sport etc. (ə'pounənt).

'opportune, a. (Of time) right for the
purpose; good; coming, done, at right
time. 'opportunism, n. Being guided by
what seems possible more than by what
is right. oppor'tunity, n. Chance, opening,
(for, of doing, to). ('ɔpətju:n).

op'pose, v.t. Be against, have fight
against; take, put forward, as opposite
(to). 'opposite ('ɔpəzit), 1. a. Facing
or back to back; (of direction, position)
as different as possible; completely
against in tendency, sense. 2. n. Opposite
thing or word. 3. adv., prep. In opposite
position (to). oppo'sition, n. Sp.,
being against in sense, tendency; political
group against that which is in power.
(ə'pouz).

op'press, v.t. Be ruling cruelly, keep
under by force; be a weight on (mind
etc.). op'pressive, a. Sp., hard to put up with,
overpowering. (ə'pres).

op'probrium, n. Words shaming person;
public shame. op'probrious, a. (Of
language) bitterly attacking, making
clear disgust. (ə'proubriəm).

'optative, [Lang.] a., n. (Of) form of v.
etc. used as sign of desire. ('ɔptətiv).

'optic, a. Of the eye or sense of seeing.
'optical, a. Of seeing; of the relation
between light and seeing; giving help in
seeing; to do with optics. op'tician, n.
Maker of, trader in, optical instruments.
'optics, n. Science of seeing and the laws of
light. ('ɔptik).

'optimism, n. Belief that good will overcome
in the end; tendency to see bright
side of things. ('ɔptimizm).

'option, n. (Power, right, of making) selection
between; thing of which selection is
or may be made. 'optional, a. Which may be
done etc. or not as desired. ('ɔpʃən).

'opulent, a. Very well-off; in great
amount. ('ɔpjulənt).

or, conj. Joining statements, names of
things, qualities, which are equally possible
(he way live or he may die, they
write in pen or pencil, the boxes are square
or round); joining 2 names having the
same sense, which may be used in place
of one another (dyspepsia or indigestion,
meteorology or the science of weather); if
not (go or I will be angry). (ɔ:).

'oracle, n. [Hist.] Place at which questions
about future etc. were put to Gk. GODS;
answer given at oracle; person or thing acting
as certain guide, test. o'racular, a.
Of, like, an oracle, sp., of uncertain
sense. ('ɔrəkl).

'oral, a. By word of mouth; [Sc.] of the
mouth. ('ɔ:rəl).

'orange, 1. n. (Evergreen tree having)
round, soft, red-yellow fruit with thick
skin; orange colour. 2. a. Orange-coloured. 'orangeade,
n. Drink made from liquid of oranges.
'orangery ('ɔrindʒəri), n. Place where orange-trees
are planted. ('ɔrindʒ).

o'rang-ou'rang, n. Great, long-armed,
man-like monkey. (ɔ'raŋu'taŋ).

o'ration, n. Public talk of serious sort given
at important event etc. 'orator ('ɔrətə),
n. Giver of oration, one expert in public
talking. 'oratory, n. Art of talking in
public; high-sounding language; place
for private PRAYER. (ɔ'reiʃn).

ora'torio, n. Opera with church music,
in which there is no acting or special
dress etc. (ɔrə'tɔ:riou).

orb, n. Ball or ball-like thing; sun, moon,
star; [Let.] eyeball. (ɔ:b).

'orbit, n. Curving direction taken by
PLANET etc. through sky; hollow into
which eyeball goes. ('ɔ:bit).

'orchard, n. Field of fruit-trees. ('ɔ:tʃəd).

'orchestra, n. (Place in theatre etc. for)
music-playing band; [Am.] front STALLS
in theatre. or'chestral, a. For, of,
played by, an orchestra. 'orchestrate, v.t.&i.
Put (music) into form for playing by
orchestra. ('ɔ:kistrə).

'orchid, 'orchis, nn. Sorts of plant, chiefly
in warm places, most of which have
brightly coloured flowers in strange form.
('ɔ:kid, 'ɔ:kis).

or'dain, v.t. Make come about; give
orders that; make a PRIEST. ordi'nation,
n. Ordaining as PRIEST. (ɔ:'dein).

or'deal, n. Experience testing person's
qualities; [Hist.] way of judging if person
had done crime by making him undergo
danger, pain. (ɔ:'di:l).

'order, 1. n. How things are placed in
relation to one another, sp. in a line or
scale, system; condition in which everything
is in its right place, working
rightly; condition of peace in which
laws are kept; statement to person to do
something, made with authority; request
to store etc. for goods; group in society
etc.; group united for purposes of
religion, living by certain rules; group,
society, which persons are let into
as reward; sign of such order to
put on dress; [Sc.] highest division
under CLASS in grouping of animals,
plants etc.; sort; rules fixed for public
meeting (point of order, etc.); (in religion)
regular form for use at special time; any
of 5 forms of COLUMN on which designs
of Gk. and Rom. buildings are based. Orders,
sp., position of Christian PRIEST (freq.
holy orders); by order, (on public signs) ordered
by the authorities; made to order, made specially
of sort, size etc. ordered; on order, ordered
but still to come. 2. v.t. Put in
(right) order; give order for (thing), to (person).
'orderly, 1. a. In good order, regular; keeping
rules. 2. n. Military servant or hospital
worker. ('ɔ:də).

'ordinal, n., a. (Number) giving order in
which thing is placed. ('ɔ:dinl).

'ordinance, n. Order given by authority;
form, act, of religion. ('ɔ:dinəns).

'ordinary, a. Normal; common, uninteresting.
('ɔ:dnri).

'ordnance, n. Great guns fixed or on
wheels; government office responsible for
military stores. ('ɔ:dnəns).

'ordure, n. Waste from animal bodies.
('ɔ:djuə).

ore, n. Sand, stone etc. in which metal is
bedded. (ɔ:).

'organ, n. Any part of animal or plant
doing special work, such as heart,
nose; music instrument in which air is
forced through pipes by special apparatus,
played like piano; newspaper
etc. voicing opinion of group, organization.
'organ-grinder, n. Player of
BARREL-ORGAN. or'ganic, a. Of, to do
with, organs of body; having such
organs; being a necessary part of some
structure, system; having complex
organization; (of chemistry) to do with
CARBON substances; (of disease) having
effect on structure of organ. 'organism, n.
Living body, system, having parts dependent
on one another. 'organist, n. Player
of organ. ('ɔ:gən).

'organdie, n. Thin stiff, cotton. ('ɔ:gandi).

'organize, v.t. Give ordered system to,
get into working order. organi'zation,
n. Sp., organized body, system, business
etc. 'organized, a. ('ɔ:gənaiz).

'orgy, n. Violent, uncontrolled pleasure-making
or giving way to desires.
orgi'astic, a. ('ɔ:dʒi).

'oriel, n., a. Part of room on higher floor
coming out from wall and having window
in it; such window. ('ɔ:riəl).

'orient, 1. n. The E., countries E. of Mediterranean
and South Europe (the Orient). 2. a.
(Of PEARLS) specially bright, of best
quality; (of sun) coming up; [Let.]
oriental. 3. ('ɔ:rient), v.t. Put (church)
facing E.; get the position of. Orient oneself,
get clear about one's position in
relation to some development etc.
ori'ental, n., a. (Person) of the E.
ori'entalist, n. Expert in oriental languages
and history. 'orientate, v.t. Orient.
('ɔ:riənt).

'orifice, n. Opening, mouth of hole etc.
('ɔrifis).

'origin, n. That from which anything
comes, starting-point; level of society
from which person comes, birth.
('ɔridʒin).

o'riginal, 1. a. Earliest, in existence from
the first; of a new sort, not copied from
or based on another; with powers of
invention, new ideas. 2. n. Thing from
which another is copied; writing of
which copy is made in another language,
etc.; one who is unlike others in behaviour.
o'riginate, v.t.&i. Be the
origin of, give a start to; have origin
(from, in, with). (ə'ridʒinl).

'oriole, n. Sorts of bird with black and
yellow feathers. ('ɔ:rioul).

'orison, [Old] n. PRAYER. ('ɔrizn).

'ormolu, n. (Things made of, ornamented
with) BRONZE covered with gold or
mixed metal of gold colour. ('ɔ:məlu:).

'ornament, 1. n. Thing used, designed, to
make another more beautiful; person,
quality, forming pleasing addition to
something. 2. ('ɔməment), v.t. Give, be,
ornament to, make beautiful. ('ɔ:nəmənt).

or'nate, a. Much ornamented. (ɔ:'neit).

omi'thology, n. Science of observation of
birds. (ɔ:ni'θɔlədʒi).

'orphan, 1. n., a. (Girl, boy) whose father
and, or, mother is dead. 2. v.t. Make orphan.
'orphanage, n. House for orphans. ('ɔ:fən).

'ortho-, Right, straight. 'orthodox, a. (Having
views, sp. on religion, which are) right,
generally current. Orthodox Church, Gk. branch
of Christian Church. 'orthodoxy, n. Being
orthodox. or'thography (ɔ:'θɔgrəfi), n.
SPELLING. or'thology (ɔ:'θɔlədʒi), n.
Science of the right use of language.
'orthopaedy ('ɔ:θəpi:di), [Med.] n. The giving
of a normal form by operations etc. to
parts of the body which are wrongly
formed. ('ɔ:θou-).

'oscillate, v.i. Be in regular motion
from side to side between 2 points.
('ɔsileit).

oscu'lation, [Hum.] n. Kissing.
(ɔskjuleiʃn).

'osier, n. Sort of tree; thin branch of this
used in making baskets. ('ouʒə).

os'mosis, n. Tendency of liquids which
have thin skin separating them to go
through this and become mixed.
os'motic (ɔz'mɔtik), a. (ɔz'mousis).

'osprey, n. Great bird living on fish;
EGRET'S feather as hat ornament.
('ɔspri).

'osseous, a. Of, like, having, bone(s).
'ossify, v.t.&i. Make or become bone;
make or become hard, stiff. ('ɔsiəs).

os'tensible, a. (Of reason etc.) put forward,
sp. for purpose of covering true
one, seeming. (ɔs'tensibl).

osten'tation, n. Doing things to make
others see that one is well-off, important.
(ɔsten'teiʃn).

'osteo-, Bone-. oste'ology, n. Science of
bones. oste'opathy, [Med.] n. Working
on bones, muscles, with bands as way
of putting parts back in place, etc.
'osteopath, n. Expert in this. ('ɔstiou-).

'ostler, n. Man looking after horses at
hotel. ('ɔslə).

'ostracize, v.t.
Send out of
society, group
etc., have nothing
to do with.
'ostracism, n.
('ɔstrəsaiz).

'ostrich, n. Great,
quick-running,
long-necked bird
whose feathers
are valued for
ornament.
('ɔstritʃ).

'other, pron., a.
(Person, thing)
not the same as one or some named before;
of a different sort; in addition to
thing named; second of 2 opposite or
different acts, things. The other day, a short
time back. 'otherwise, 1. adv. In a different
way; in different conditions; in other
ways. Or otherwise, or not. 2. conj. If not, or.
('ʌðə).

'otiose, a. Of no use, not necessary.
('ouʃious).

'otter, n. (Skin with soft, thick hair of) flat-tailed
water-animal living on fish. ('ɔtə).

'ottoman, n. Long cushioned seat without
back or arms, freq. forming box.
('ɔtəmən).

'Ottoman, n., a. (Person) of Turkey.

oubli'ette, n. Prison under building, got
into by door in floor. (u:bli'et).

ought, v.aux. Used to give idea that it
would be right (to do) (we ought to keep the
law), wise (to do) (you ought to see the play),
or that it is probable that (he ought to do
well). (ɔ:t).

ounce, n. Unit of weight, 1/16 pound
AVOIRDUPOIS or 1/12 pound TROY. (auns).

our'self, our'selves. See SELF.

oust, v.t. Take the place of (person), get
pushed out. (aust).

out, 1. adv. Opp. in; to a distance, away,
sp. from body; made public, no longer
secret; openly, loudly; (of book) on the
market; open, flowering; on STRIKE; no
longer current or used; (of light etc.) no
longer on or burning; in error, wrong; (of
bone) forced out of normal position; to
or at an end, completely (before the week
is out; tired out). Out and away, by a great
amount; out and out, complete, in every
way (something bad); out for, to, desiring
and working for; out of, opp. in as prep.;
from among; moved by a feeling of; (of
store etc.) having no more of; out of date,
not in present taste, no longer current;
out of one's mind, senses, off one's head;
out of temper, angry. 2. a. Only out size, (of
clothing) of greater than normal size. 'outer,
a. Farther from middle or inside. 'outer-most,
a. Most outer. 'outing, n. Short walk
or pleasure journey. 'out-of-the-'way, a.
Far away, little seen, uncommon. (aut).

out-, Before v. form makes a. having
sense of v. used with "out" (outgoing,
outspread, outstretched, outworn); before v.
makes n. having sense of "-ing out,"
sp. suddenly, violently (outbreak, outburst,
outflow, outpouring (of feelings etc.)); before
v. gives sense of "-- more, better, longer,
than (something)" (outbid, outdo, outlast, outlive,
outmanoeuvre, outride, outrival, outrun, outshine,
outstay, outweigh).

'outbuilding, n. Smaller building separate
from, but near and having to do with,
greater one. ('autbildiŋ).

'outcast, n., a. (One) outside society,
turned from by friends. ('autka:st).

'out'class, v.t. Be much better than.
('aut'kla:s).

'outcome, n. Effect of, what is produced
by, event, conditions. ('autkʌm).

'outcrop, n. Mass of stone etc. coming out
from, not covered by, earth. ('autkrɔp).

'outcry, n. Loud cry; strong protest.
('autkrai).

'out'distance, v.t. Go quicker than, get
far in front of. ('aut'distəns).

'outdoor, a. Done etc. outdoors. outdoors,
adv. In the open air, outside.
('aut'dɔ:).

'out'face, v.t. Go on looking (person) in
the eyes till he is shamed. ('aut'feis).

'outfit, n. Apparatus, clothing etc. necessary
for some purpose. 'outfitter, n. Trader
in clothing of all sorts. ('autfit).

'out'grow, v.t. Get taller than; get over-tall
for (one's clothing etc.); get to stage,
through being older etc., of no longer
having taste for, interest in, tendency to.
('aut'grou).

'outgrowth, n. Thing branching out from
another; natural development from
something. ('autgrouθ).

'outhouse, n. Outbuilding. ('authaus).

out'landish, a. Looking or sounding
strange. (aut'landiʃ).

'outlaw, 1. n. Person outside help of the
law. 2. v.t. Make an outlaw. ('autlɔ:).

'outlay, n. Money used in get ting materials, etc. for some bit of work etc. ('autlei).

'outlet, n. Way out for liquid etc.; that
which gives chance for operation of
feelings, power. ('autlet).

'outline, 1. n. Line round, limiting, marking
out, form or thing; statement of chief
points, facts, to give general idea of
something. 2. v.t. Make outline picture, give
outline account, of. ('autlain).

'outlook, n. View looked out on; what
seems probable for the future; person's
way of looking at question etc. ('autluk).

'outlying, a. Far from middle, on edge, of
town etc. ('autlaiiŋ).

'out'number, v.t. Be greater in number
than. ('aut'nʌmbə).

'outpatient, n. One getting attention at
without living in hospital. ('autpeiʃnt).

'outpost, [Mil.] n. Body of men sent out by
army to keep watch at some distance
away. ('autpoust).

'output, n. Amount of goods etc. produced.
('autput).

'outrage, v.t., n. Do something cruel,
violent, to; openly go against (common
sense, what is right etc.). out'rageous,
a. Shocking; shockingly, very, bad.
('autreids).

'ouiré, [F.] a. Very strange, outside limits
of good taste. ('u:trei).

'outrider, n. Servant going on horseback
near carriage. ('autraidə).

'out'right, 1. adv. Completely, not by
degrees or in part; openly. 2. a. Open,
straightforward. ('aut'rait).

'outset, n. Start. ('autset).

'out'side, 1. n. Outer side, part(s). At the outside,
sp., at the most. 2. a., adv., prep. Opp.
inside. Outside price, the highest one is ready
to give. 'out'sider, n. One who is not in some
group etc.; one whose behaviour, education
etc. are not right for the best society;
horse etc. looked on as having no chance
in competition. ('aut'said).

'outskirts, n. pl. Outer edge of town etc.
('autska:ts).

out'spoken, a. Open, freely voicing one's
thoughts, opinions. (aut'spoukən).

out'standing, a. In a position to be readily
seen; noted, important; (of question,
account etc.) still waiting for attention,
payment. (aut'standiŋ).

out'strip, v.t. Go past, quicker than,
(person) in running etc.; do better than.
(aut'strip).

out'wit, v.t. Get the better of by trick
etc. (aut'wit).

'outwork, n. Part of strong military
structure in forward or separate position.
('autwə:k).

'oval, n., a. (Thing, outline) having egg-like
form freq. with equal ends. ('ouvl).

'ovary, n. One or other of 2 OVA-producing
parts in female body; seed-vessel in plant.
o'varian, a. To do with ovary. ('ouvəri).

o'vation, n. General outburst of approval.
(ou'veiʃn).

'oven, n. Cupboard, box, which is heated
for cooking food in. ('ʌvn).

'over, 1. prep. At a point straight up from;
having under one's authority; covering;
from one side to the other of, sp., across
every part of; here and there on; up one
side and down the other of; down from
the edge of; about, in connection with;
more than. Over a person's head, sp., more
than his brain is able to take in. 2. adv.
So as to be covering; across; down, from
edge or upright position; so as to get
other side up, on top; more than is right,
wise; from start to end, freq. again;
ended; (of part of amount after division
of rest) not being enough to undergo
further division; present, not used, after
some has been taken, used (freq. left over).
Over against, opposite; against, balancing;
over and above, in addition to. 3. n. (In
CRICKET) number of times ball is sent,
amount of play, between changing of
ends by players. ('ouvə).

'over-, Over in physical senses (overarch (v.),
overcloud (v.), overflow, overshadow (v.), 'overshoe (n.),
overspread (v.), overstep (v.), overturn (v.)); more,
later, than is normal, right (overburden
(v.), overcharge, over-delicate, overdose, overdue (a.),
overeat, overheat (v.), overladen, overmuch, overproduction,
oversleep (v.), overweight, overwork (v.)); at a
higher value than is right (overestimate,
overrate (v.), overvalue (v.)).

'over'act, v.t.&i. Overdo acting of (part).
('ouvə'akt).

'overall, n. Loose dress or trousers for
putting on over clothing to keep it
clean. ('ouvərɔ:l).

over'awe, v.t. Overcome with AWE.
(ouvar'ɔ:).

overbalance, v.t.&i. (Make) have fall
through loss of balance. (ouvə'baləns).

over'bear (overbore, overborne), v.t.
Keep, be pushing, down by weight,
force, power, authority. over'bearing, a. Making
unnecessarily great use of one's authority,
unpleasingly self-important. (ouvə'beə
(ouvə'bɔ:n)).

'over'blown, a. (Of flower) fully open,
almost dropping. ('ouvə 'bloun).

'overboard, adv. Over side of ship into
water. ('ouvəbɔ:d).

'over'cast, a. (Of sky) covered with
clouds. ('ouvə'ka:st).

'overcoat, n. Long outdoor coat.
('ouvəkout).

over'come (overcame, overcome), v.t.
Put down, get control over, (as) in fight;
make feeble, unconscious. (ouvə'kʌm
(ouvə'keim)).

over'do (overdid, overdone), v.t. Do overmuch,
make overmuch use of; get (meat)
overcooked. (ouvə'du: (ouvə'did, -'dʌn)).

'over'draw (overdrew, overdrawn), v.t.&i.
Take more money from bank than
amount of (one's account). 'overdraft,
n. Amount by which account is overdrawn.
('ouvə'drɔ: ('ouvə'dru:)).

'over'dress, v.i. Be dressed with more
ornament etc. than is in good taste.
('ouvə'dres).

'over'grow (overgrew, overgrown), v.t.
GROW over so as to be covering. 'over'grown, a.
Sp., having been over-quick in growth,
tall. ('ouvə'grou ('ouvə'gru:)).

'overhand, a., adv. (Of ball) sent with
hand going over head; (in swimming)
with hands lifted out of water.
('ouvəhand).

'over'hang (overhung), v.t.&i. Come out
over like shelf. ('ouvə'haŋ ('ouvə'hʌŋ)).

over'haul, v.t. Go over every bit of, take
to bits, to see if everything is in order;
overtake. (ouvə'hɔ:l).

over'head, adv. In the sky, over and
higher than person. 'overhead, a. Placed
overhead. Overhead expenses, payments which have to
be made for offices and general needs of
business. (ouvə'hed).

over'hear (overheard), v.t. Be hearing
without knowledge of persons who are
talking. (ouvə'hiə (ouvə'hə:d)).

over'joyed, a. Overcome with pleasure.
(ouvə'dʒɔid).

over'land, adv. (Of
journey, road
etc.) by land.
'overland, a.
Made, going, overland.
(ouvə'land).

over'lap, v.t.&i.
Be covering in
part, stretching
over and farther than. (ouvə'lap).

over'lay (overlaid), v.t. Make covered with
coat of substance. (ouvə'lei (ouvə'leid)).

'over'leaf, adv. On other side of leaf of
book etc. ('ouvə'li:f).

over'look, v.t. Have view of from higher
position; give no attention to, not take
note of (sp. wrongdoing). (ouvə'luk).

'overlord, n. The highest LORD.
('ouvə1ɔ:d).

'overmantel, n. Shelves over MANTELPIECE.
('ouvəmantl).

over'master, v.t. Overcome, get complete
control over. (ouvə'ma:stə).

'over'night, 1. adv. On the night before
the day in question. 2. a. Going on
through the night. ('ouvə'nait).

'overplus, n. Amount which is in addition,
more than necessary. ('ouvəplʌs).

over'power, v.t. Get the better of.
over'powering, a. Over-strong, over-great in degree.
(ouvə'pauə).

over'reach, v.t. Get the better of by trick.
Overreach oneself, do oneself damage by attempting
overmuch. (ouvə'ri:tʃ).

over'ride (overrode, overridden), v.t. Put
(desire, opinion etc.) of person on one
side. (ouvə'raid (ouvə'roud, -'ridn)).

over'rule, v.t. Make (decision etc.) of no
effect by use of higher authority.
(ouvə'ru:l).

over'run (overran, overrun), v.t. Sp., go
over (land etc.) causing destruction, in
over-great amount; go over the limit of.
(ouvə'rʌn (ouvə'ran)).

'over'sea(s), a., adv. (At, from, to do with,
a place) across the sea. ('ouvə'si:(z)).

'over'see (oversaw, overseen), v.t. Be looking
after, controlling (workmen, work).
'overseer, n. ('ouvə'si: ('ouvə'sɔ:)).

'over'shoot (overshot), v.t. Go, send
thing, farther than (what it is desired to
get to). ('ouvə'ʃu:t ('ouvə'ʃɔt)).

'oversight, n. Error, overlooking of
something. ('ouvəsait).

'over'state, v.t. Say more than what is
true about. ('ouvə'steit).

'over'strain, v.t., n. Do damage to by
working, using, overmuch.
('ouvə'strein).

'over'strung, a. (Of person, nerves)
worked up overmuch. ('ouvə'strʌŋ).

'overt, a. Openly done, not secret.
('ouvə:t).

over'take (overtook, overtaken), v.t.
Come up level with; (of trouble etc.)
come suddenly on. (ouvə'teik (ouvə'tuk)).

'over'throw (overthrew, overthrown), v.t.
Put an end to, overthrow power of, overcome.
'overthrow, n. ('ouvə'θrou (ouvə'θru:)).

'overtime, n., adv. (Time worked) after
normal hours. ('ouvətaim).

'overture, n. Move to get someone interested,
discussion started, etc., offer
(freq. make overtures to); opening music of
opera etc. ('ouvətjuə).

over'weening, a. Having, marked by, an
over-high opinion of oneself, looking
down on others. (ouvə'wimiŋ).

over'whelm, v.t. Overcome completely;
make crushed, weighted down.
(ouvə'welm).

'overwrought, a. Very tired, feeling
effects of having been greatly worked
up. ('ouvə'rɔ:t).

o'viparous, a. Producing young in eggs.
(ou'vipərəs).

'ovum (ova), n. Body, egg, from which
offspring comes in female animal.
('ouvəm).

owe, v.t.&i. Be in debt to (person), for
(amount). 'owing, a. Of which payment
has still to be made. Owing to, sp., because of,
as outcome of. (ou).

owl, n. Night bird with great, round eyes,
living on birds and small animals. (aul).

own, 1. a. Word used after my, your etc. to
give them special force (my own, my, not
another person's). Hold one's own, keep
one's position, not be overcome; on one's
own, by oneself; one's own, one's property
etc. 2. v.t.&i. Have as property; give
agreement to the fact that one is the
father, owner etc. of; say when questioned,
pushed, that (something, sp.
against oneself, one's argument, is a fact).
Own up, say one has done some crime,
wrong thing. 'owner, n. One who owns
something, in relation to it. (oun).

ox (-en), n. Sorts of animal, gen. homed,
of which female is named cow, used for
producing milk, for transport, as meat
etc.; male ox without sex parts. (ɔks
(ɔksn)).

'oxide, [Sc.] n. Sorts of substance formed
by uniting of OXYGEN with another ELEMENT
or with certain other substances.
'oxidize, v.t.&i. Make, become, united
with oxygen; get (metal) covered with
oxide. ('ɔksaid).

'oxygen, n. Gas without colour, taste, or
smell, present in air and necessary to
existence of animals and plants. 'oxygenate,
'oxygenize, vv.t. Give oxygen to, get mixed or
united with oxygen. ('ɔksidʒən).

o'yez, o'yes, int. Cry given, gen. 3 times,
by public crier of news, to get attention.
(ou'jez, ou'jes).

'oyster, n. Soft-bodied MOLLUSC with hard
outer cover in 2 parts, used, freq. uncooked,
as food. ('ɔistə).

'ozone, n. Form of OXYGEN with sharp,
clean smell. ('ouzoun).