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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

Oregonian
Beaver noun a native or resident of Oregon

Orelanism
noun the political philosophy of the Orleanists

oreo
oreo cookie noun chocolate cookie with white cream filling

Oreopteris
genus Oreopteris noun 3 species of ferns formerly included in genus Dryopteris or Thelypteris

Oreortyx
genus Oreortyx noun mountain quail of western United States

Orestes
noun (Greek mythology) the son of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra; his sister Electra persuaded him to avenge Agamemnon`s death by killing Clytemnestra and Aegisthus

Orff
Carl Orff noun German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982)

organ
pipe organ noun wind instrument whose sound is produced by means of pipes arranged in sets supplied with air from a bellows and controlled from a large complex musical keyboard

organ donor
noun someone from whom an organ is taken for transplantation

organ loft
noun a gallery occupied by a church organ

organ of Corti
noun the hearing organ of the inner ear; contains receptors that respond to sound waves

organ of hearing
noun the part of the ear that is responsible for sensations of sound

organ pipe
pipe 3 pipework noun the flues and stops on a pipe organ

organ stop
noun a graduated set of organ pipes of like tone quality

organ transplant
noun an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); `he had a kidney transplant`; `the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent`; `a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago`

organ-grinder
noun a street musician who plays a hand organ or hurdy-gurdy

organdy
organdie noun a sheer stiff muslin

organelle
cell organelle noun a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ; `the first organelle to be identified was the nucleus`

organic
adjective simple and healthful and close to nature; `an organic lifestyle`

organic brain syndrome
noun mental abnormality resulting from disturbance of the structure or function of the brain

organic chemistry
noun the chemistry of compounds containing carbon (originally defined as the chemistry of substances produced by living organisms but now extended to substances synthesized artificially)

organic compound
noun any compound of carbon and another element or a radical

organic disorder
noun disorder caused by a detectable physiological or structural change in an organ

organic light-emitting diode
OLED noun a self-luminous diode (it glows when an electrical field is applied to the electrodes) that does not require backlighting or diffusers

organic phenomenon
noun (biology) a natural phenomenon involving living plants and animals

organic process
biological process noun a process occurring in living organisms

organically
adverb involving carbon compounds; `organically bound iodine`

organicism
noun theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes

organicistic
adjective relating to or tending toward organicism

organification
noun the process of organ formation

organiser
noun someone who enlists workers to join a union

organism
being noun a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently

organismal
organismic adjective of or relating to or belonging to an organism (considered as a whole); `the organismic theory of the state`

organist
noun a person who plays an organ

organization
organisation noun the act of organizing a business or an activity related to a business; `he was brought in to supervise the organization of a new department`

organization chart
noun a chart showing the lines of responsibility between departments of a large organization

organization expense
noun the cost (over a period of five years) of organizing a new corporation or partnership

organization man
noun an employee who sacrifices his own individuality for the good of an organization

Organization of American States
OAS noun an association of countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation

organizational
organisational adjective of or relating to an organization; `organizational structure`

organizationally
adverb with regard to organization; `organizationally, the conference was a disaster!`

organized
organised adjective being a member of or formed into a labor union; `organized labor`; `unionized workers`; `a unionized shop`

organized crime
gangland noun underworld organizations

organized labor
noun employees who are represented by a labor union

organizer
organiser noun a person who brings order and organization to an enterprise

organizer
noun someone who enlists workers to join a union

organon
noun a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge

organophosphate
noun an insecticide that interferes with an insect`s nervous system

organophosphate nerve agent
noun any of a series of nerve agents containing organophosphate compounds first synthesized by German chemists in 1936; in World War II the Germans tested them in concentration camps but not on the battlefield; Iraq is alleged to have used them against Iran and against the Kurds

organza
noun a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy

orgasm
climax noun the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse

orgiastic
adjective used of frenzied sexual activity

orgy
noun secret rite in the cults of ancient Greek or Roman deities involving singing and dancing and drinking and sexual activity

orgy
debauchery noun a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

oriel
oriel window noun a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a wall

orient
adjective (poetic) eastern; `the orient sun`

Oriental
oriental person noun a member of an Oriental race; the term is regarded as offensive by Asians (especially by Asian Americans)

oriental alabaster
onyx marble noun a hard compact kind of calcite

Oriental arborvitae
Thuja orientalis noun Asiatic shrub or small tree widely planted in United States and Europe; in some classifications assigned to its own genus

Oriental beetle
Asiatic beetle noun introduced into United States from the Orient; larvae feed on roots of sugarcane and other grasses

oriental bush cherry
Prunus japonica noun woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms

oriental cherry
Japanese cherry noun ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms

oriental cockroach
oriental roach noun dark brown cockroach originally from orient now nearly cosmopolitan in distribution

oriental plane
Platanus orientalis noun large tree of southeastern Europe to Asia Minor

oriental poppy
Papaver orientale noun commonly cultivated Asiatic perennial poppy having stiff heavily haired leaves and bright scarlet or pink to orange flowers

Oriental scops owl
Otus sunia noun Asian scops owl

oriental spruce
Picea orientalis noun evergreen tree of the Caucasus and Asia Minor used as an ornamental having pendulous branchlets

Orientalism
Oriental Studies noun the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and people

orientalist
noun a specialist in oriental subjects

orientation
noun the act of orienting

orientation course
noun a course introducing a new situation or environment

orienting
orientating adjective positioning with respect to a reference system or determining your bearings physically or intellectually; `noticed the bee`s momentary orienting pause before heading back to the hive`; `an orienting program for new employees`

orifice
opening noun an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; `the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart`

oriflamme
noun a red or orange-red flag used as a standard by early French kings

origami
noun the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)

origanum
noun any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum used as seasonings

Origen
noun Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian doctrine through the philosophy of Neoplatonism; his work was later condemned as unorthodox (185-254)

origin
origination noun an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

original
adjective not derived or copied or translated from something else; `the play is original; not an adaptation`; `he kept the original copy and gave her only a xerox`; `the translation misses much of the subtlety of the original French`

original sin
noun a sin said to be inherited by all descendants of Adam; `Adam and Eve committed the original sin when they ate the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden`

originalism
noun the belief that the United States Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it

originality
noun the quality of being new and original (not derived from something else)

originally
adverb in an original manner

originally
adverb with reference to the origin or beginning

origination fee
noun a fee charged to a borrower (especially for a mortgage loan) to cover the costs of initiating the loan

originator
conceiver noun someone who creates new things

orinasal phone
orinasal noun a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)

Orinoco
Orinoco River noun a South American river 1,500 miles long; flows into the South Atlantic

Oriolidae
family Oriolidae noun Old World orioles

Oriolus
genus Oriolus noun type genus of the Oriolidae

Orion
Hunter noun a constellation on the equator east of Taurus; contains Betelgeuse and Rigel

orison
noun reverent petition to a deity

Orissa
noun state in eastern India on the Bay of Bengal

Orites
genus Orites noun small genus of Australian shrubs or trees

Orites excelsa
noun Australian tree having alternate simple leaves (when young they are pinnate with prickly toothed margins) and slender axillary spikes of white flowers

Oriya
noun a Magadhan language that is spoken by the Oriya and is the official language of the Indian state of Orissa

Orizaba
noun a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular resort

Orkney Islands
noun an archipelago of about 70 islands in the North Atlantic and North Sea off the northeastern coast of Scotland

Orlando
noun a city in central Florida; site of Walt Disney World

Orleanais
noun a former province of north central France; centered around Orleans