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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language
Category: General
Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA
Words: 85192
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oilfishRuvettus pretiosus noun very large deep-water snake mackerel
oilman noun a worker who produces or sells petroleum
oilpaper noun paper that has been made translucent and waterproof by soaking in oil
oilseedoil-rich seed noun any of several seeds that yield oil
oilskinslicker noun a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof
oilstone noun a whetstone for use with oil
oily adjective coated or covered with oil; `oily puddles in the streets`
oink verb utter a high-pitched cry, characteristic of pigs
ointmentunction noun semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
Oireachtas noun the parliament of the Irish Free State
OjibwaOjibway noun the Algonquian language spoken by the Ojibwa
Ojos del Salado noun a mountain in the Andes on the border between Argentina and Chile (22,572 feet high)
okapiOkapia johnstoni noun similar to the giraffe but smaller with much shorter neck and stripe on the legs
Okapiagenus Okapia noun okapis
okayO.K. adverb 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`)
OkeechobeeLake Okeechobee noun a lake in southeast Florida north of the Everglades
Okefenokee Swamp noun a large swampy area of northeast Florida and southeast Georgia
OkenLorenz Oken noun German naturalist whose speculations that plants and animals are made up of tiny living `infusoria` led to the cell theory (1779-1851)
OkinawaOkinawa campaign noun a campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April to June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting United States marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans
OklahomaSooner State noun a state in south central United States
Oklahoma Citycapital of Oklahoma noun capital and largest city of Oklahoma; the economy is based on oil and livestock
OklahomanSooner noun a native or resident of Oklahoma
okragumbo noun tall coarse annual of Old World tropics widely cultivated in southern United States and West Indies for its long mucilaginous green pods used as basis for soups and stews; sometimes placed in genus Hibiscus
okra noun long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews
OktoberfestOctoberfest noun a strong lager made originally in Germany for the Oktoberfest celebration; sweet and copper-colored
olaolla noun leaf or strip from a leaf of the talipot palm used in India for writing paper
Olaf IIOlav II noun King and patron saint of Norway (995-1030)
oldolder adjective old in experience; `an old offender`; `the older soldiers`
old ageyears noun a late time of life; `old age is not for sissies`; `he`s showing his years`; `age hasn`t slowed him down at all`; `a beard white with eld`; `on the brink of geezerhood`
Old Bailey noun the central criminal court in London
old boy noun a vivacious elderly man
old boy network noun an exclusive informal network linking members of a social class or profession or organization in order to provide connections and information and favors (especially in business or politics); `professional women have developed an old boy network of their own`
Old Catholic noun a member of the church formed in the 19th century by German Catholics who refused to accept the infallibility of the Pope
Old Catholic Church noun Catholic churches that broke away from the Roman Catholic Church in the 18th century
Old Church SlavonicOld Church Slavic noun the Slavic language into which the Bible was translated in the 9th century
old country noun the country of origin of an immigrant
Old EnglishAnglo-Saxon noun English prior to about 1100
Old English sheepdog noun large sheepdog with a profuse shaggy bluish-grey-and-white coat and short tail; believed to trace back to the Roman occupation of Britain
Old Faithful noun a geyser in Yellowstone National Park that erupts for about 4 minutes about every 65 minutes
old fashioned noun a cocktail made of whiskey and bitters and sugar with fruit slices
Old French noun the earliest form of the French language; 9th to 15th century
Old Frisian noun the Frisian language until the 16th century; the Germanic language of ancient Frisia
old gold noun a dark yellow
old growthvirgin forest noun forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity
old guard noun a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas
Old High German noun High German prior to 1200
Old Icelandic noun the extinct dialect of Old Norse that was spoken in Iceland up until about 1600
Old Irish noun Irish Gaelic up to about 1100
Old Italian noun the Italian language up to the middle of the 16th century
old lady noun your own wife; `meet my old lady`
Old Latin noun the oldest recorded Latin (dating back at early as the 6th century B.C.)
old maid noun a card game using a pack of cards from which one queen has been removed; players match cards and the player holding the unmatched queen at the end of the game is the loser (or `old maid`)
old mangraybeard noun a man who is very old
old man of the mountainalpine sunflower noun whitish hairy plant with featherlike leaves and a few stout stems each bearing an especially handsome solitary large yellow flower head; mountainous regions north central United States
old master noun a great European painter prior to 19th century
Old Norse noun the extinct Germanic language of medieval Scandinavia and Iceland from about to 700 to 1350
Old Prussian noun a dead language of the (non-German) Prussians (extinct after 1700); thought to belong to the Baltic branch of Indo-European
old rose noun a greyish-pink color
Old Saxon noun Low German prior to 1200
old school noun a class of people favoring traditional ideas
old school tie noun necktie indicating the school the wearer attended
Old South noun the South of the United States before the American Civil War
old squawoldwife 1 Clangula hyemalis noun a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
old styleold style font noun a typeface (based on an 18th century design) distinguished by irregularity and slanted ascender serifs and little contrast between light and heavy strokes
Old Testament noun the collection of books comprising the sacred scripture of the Hebrews and recording their history as the chosen people; the first half of the Christian Bible
old witchgrassold witch grass noun North American grass with slender brushy panicles; often a weed on cultivated land
old wives` tale noun a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth
old woman noun a woman who is old
Old World adjective of or relating to the Old World (especially Europe); `Old World hawks`; `Old World monkeys`
Old World beaverCastor fiber noun a European variety of beaver
Old World buffalo noun any of several Old World animals resembling oxen including, e.g., water buffalo; Cape buffalo
Old World chat noun songbirds having a chattering call
Old World cootFulica atra noun a coot found in Eurasia
Old World coral snake noun any of various venomous elapid snakes of Asia and Africa and Australia
Old World crayfishecrevisse noun small crayfish of Europe and Asia and western North America
Old World flycatchertrue flycatcher noun any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
Old World hop hornbeamOstrya carpinifolia noun medium-sized hop hornbeam of southern Europe and Asia Minor
Old World jay noun a European jay
Old World least weaselMustela nivalis noun of Europe
Old World monkeycatarrhine noun of Africa or Arabia or Asia; having nonprehensile tails and nostrils close together
Old World oriole noun mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
Old World porcupine noun terrestrial porcupine
Old World quail noun small game bird with a rounded body and small tail
Old World scops owlOtus scops noun European scops owl
Old World vulture noun any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia
Old World warblertrue warbler noun small active brownish or greyish Old World birds
Old world white pelicanPelecanus onocrotalus noun similar to American white pelican
Old World yewEnglish yew noun predominant yew in Europe; extraordinarily long-lived and slow growing; one of the oldest species in the world
old-age insurance noun insurance paid to the elderly
old-age pensionretirement pension noun a monthly payment made to someone who is retired from work
old-age pensioner noun an old person who receives an old-age pension
old-fashionedness noun the property of being no longer fashionable
old-maidishold-womanish adjective primly fastidious
old-man-of-the-woodsStrobilomyces floccopus noun edible mild-tasting mushroom found in coniferous woodlands of eastern North America
old-timequaint adjective attractively old-fashioned (but not necessarily authentic); `houses with quaint thatched roofs`; `a vaulted roof supporting old-time chimney pots`
old-timeroldtimer noun an elderly man
old-world adjective characteristic of former times especially in Europe; `an old-world cottage`
old(a) adjective (used for emphasis) very familiar; `good old boy`; `same old story`
olden adjective long past; `olden days`
OldfieldBarney Oldfield noun United States race driver who was the first to drive faster than a mile a minute (1878-1946)
