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

Ostracodermi
order Ostracodermi noun extinct group of armored jawless vertebrates; taxonomy is not clear

Ostrea
genus Ostrea noun type genus of the family Ostreidae

Ostreidae
family Ostreidae noun oysters

ostrich
Struthio camelus noun fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird

ostrich fern
shuttlecock fern noun tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes

ostrich-like
adjective resembling an ostrich

Ostrogoth
noun a member of the eastern group of Goths who created a kingdom in northern Italy around 500 AD

Ostrya
genus Ostrya noun deciduous monoecious trees of Europe and Asia and America; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae

Ostryopsis
genus Ostryopsis noun deciduous monoecious shrubs of China and Mongolia resembling trees of the genus Ostrya; sometimes placed in subfamily or family Carpinaceae

Ostwald
Wilhelm Ostwald noun German chemist (1853-1932)

Ostyak
Khanty noun a member of the nomadic Ugrian people living in northwestern Siberia (east of the Urals)

Oswald
Lee Harvey Oswald noun United States assassin of President John F. Kennedy (1939-1963)

oswego tea
Monarda didyma noun perennial aromatic herb of eastern North America having variously colored tubular flowers in dense showy heads

Otaheite arrowroot
Otaheite arrowroot starch noun a starch obtained from the root of the pia

Otaria
genus Otaria noun type genus of the Otariidae

Otariidae
family Otariidae noun eared seals: sea lions and fur seals

Othello
noun the hero of William Shakespeare`s tragedy who would not trust his wife

other
adjective very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; `a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail`- Lance Morrow

other(a)
adjective recently past; `the other evening`

otherness
distinctness 1 separateness noun the quality of being not alike; being distinct or different from that otherwise experienced or known

otherwise
adjective other than as supposed or expected; `the outcome was otherwise`

otherworld
noun an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality

othonna
noun a South African plant of the genus Othonna having smooth often fleshy leaves and heads of yellow flowers

otic
auricular adjective of or relating to near the ear

otic ganglion
otoganglion noun an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland

Otides
suborder Otides noun terrestrial game birds of the Old World and Australia: bustards

Otididae
family Otididae noun bustards

otiose
pointless adjective serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being; `otiose lines in a play`; `advice is wasted words`

Otis
genus Otis noun type genus of the Otididae: European bustard

Otis Skinner
noun United States actor (1858-1942)

otitis
noun inflammation of the ear

otitis externa
noun inflammation of the external ear (including auricle and ear canal)

otitis media
noun inflammation of the middle ear; common in children

Oto
Otoe noun a dialect of the Chiwere language spoken by the Oto

otology
noun the branch of medicine concerned with the ear

otoplasty
noun reconstructive surgery of the auricle of the external ear

otorrhea
noun discharge from the external ear

otosclerosis
noun hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness

otoscope
auriscope noun medical instrument consisting of a magnifying lens and light; used for examining the external ear (the auditory meatus and especially the tympanic membrane)

ototoxic
adjective toxic to the organs of hearing or balance or to the auditory nerve; `some drugs are ototoxic`

ottava rima
noun a stanza of eight lines of heroic verse with the rhyme scheme abababcc

Ottawa
Canadian capital noun the capital of Canada (located in southeastern Ontario across the Ottawa river from Quebec)

otter
noun freshwater carnivorous mammal having webbed and clawed feet and dark brown fur

otter shrew
potamogale noun amphibious African insectivorous mammal that resembles an otter

otterhound
otter hound noun hardy British hound having long pendulous ears and a thick coarse shaggy coat with an oily undercoat; bred for hunting otters

Otto Heinrich Warburg
noun German biochemist who pioneered the use of chemical techniques in biological investigations; noted for studies of cellular respiration (1883-1970)

Otto I
Otho I noun King of the Germans and Holy Roman Emperor (912-973)

Otto Wagner
noun Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)

Ottoman
adjective of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture

Ottoman Empire
Turkish Empire noun a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire

Ottumwa
noun a town in southeast Iowa

Otus
genus Otus noun a genus of Strigidae

Otus asio
noun small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers whose call sounds like a quavering whistle

Ouachita
Ouachita River noun a river that rises in western Arkansas and flows southeast into eastern Louisiana to become a tributary of the Red River

oubliette
noun a dungeon with the only entrance or exit being a trap door in the ceiling

ouguiya
noun the basic unit of money in Mauritania

Ouija
Ouija board noun a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages

Oujda
noun a city in northeastern Morocco near the Algerian border

ounce
noun a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams

Our Lord`s candle
Yucca whipplei noun yucca of southwestern United States and Mexico with a tall spike of creamy white flowers

Ouranopithecus
genus Ouranopithecus noun a genus of Hominidae

Ouranos
Uranus noun (Greek mythology) god of the heavens; son and husband of Gaea and father of the Titans in ancient mythology

Ouse
Ouse River noun a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber

ouster
ousting noun the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out

out
adjective outer or outlying; `the out islands`

out front
in the lead adverb leading or ahead in a competition; `the horse was three lengths ahead going into the home stretch`; `ahead by two pawns`; `our candidate is in the lead in the polls`; `way out front in the race`; `the advertising campaign put them out front in sales`

out of gear(p)
adjective not having gears engaged; `threw the machine`s pinion out of gear`

out of hand
beyond control adverb out of control; `the riots got out of hand`

out of play(p)
adjective (of a ball) `a ball that is out of play is dead`

out of practice(p)
rusty adjective impaired in skill by neglect

out of print
adjective (of books) no longer offered for sale by a publisher; `that edition is out of print`

out of sight
adverb no longer visible; `the ship disappeared behind the horizon and passed out of sight`

out of stock(p)
adjective not available for sale or use; `too many items are out of stock`

out of the blue
adverb in a way that was not expected; `her brother showed up at the wedding out of the blue`

out of thin air
out of nothing adverb without warning; `your cousin arrived out of thin air`

out of true
untrue adjective not accurately fitted; not level; `the frame was out of true`; `off-level floors and untrue doors and windows`

out of view
adverb no longer visible; `the ship disappeared behind the horizon and passed out of sight`

out of whack
adjective out of balance or out of adjustment; `the front wheel of my bicycle is out of whack`

out-and-outer
noun someone who is excellent at something

out-basket
out-tray noun a wood or metal receptacle placed on your desk to hold your outgoing material

out-of-body experience
noun the dissociative experience of observing yourself from an external perspective as though your mind or soul had left and was observing your body

out-of-bounds
adjective outside the foul lines

out-of-court settlement
noun resolution of a dispute prior to the rendering of a final decision by the trial court

out-of-pocket
adjective calling for the spending of cash; `his out-of-pocket costs were $10`

out-of-school
adjective not attending school and therefore free to work; `opportunities for out-of-school youth`

out-of-the-way
adjective out of the ordinary; `out-of-the-way information`

out-of-town
adjective happening in or being of another town or city; `an out-of-town tryout`; `an out-of-town school`

out(a)
adjective outside or external; `the out surface of a ship`s hull`

out(p)
adjective not worth considering as a possibility; `a picnic is out because of the weather`

outage
noun a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers); `there will be a network outage from 8 to 10 a.m.`

Outaouais
Ottawa noun a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal

outback
noun the bush country of the interior of Australia

outback(a)
remote adjective inaccessible and sparsely populated;

outboard
adjective located away from the midline of a vessel or aircraft; `the outboard section of a wing`; `outboard rigging`

outboard motor
outboard noun internal-combustion engine that mounts at stern of small boat

outboard motorboat
noun a motorboat with an outboard motor

outbound
outward adjective that is going out or leaving; `the departing train`; `an outward journey`; `outward-bound ships`

outbreak
eruption 3 irruption noun a sudden violent spontaneous occurrence (usually of some undesirable condition); `the outbreak of hostilities`

outbred
adjective bred of parents not closely related; having parents of different classes or tribes

outbuilding
noun a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building