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| oakum |
Hemp-fiber obtained by untwisting and picking out loosely
the yarns of old hemp rope. |
| obdurate |
adj. impossible to change; stubborn |
| obelisk |
n. tall pointed stone pillar with four sides, set up
as a monument or landmark |
| obese |
adj. (of people) very fat |
| obesity |
n. being obese |
| obituary |
n. printed notice (eg in a newspaper) of a person's
death, often with a short account of his life and achievements |
| objective |
adj. not influenced by personal feelings or opinions;
unbiased; fair |
| obligate |
v. compel (sb) legally or morally (to do sth) |
| obligatory |
adj. required by rule, law or custom; compulsory |
| oblique |
adj. not horizontal or vertical; sloping; slanting |
| obliterate |
v. remove all signs of (sth); rub or blot out |
| oblivion |
n. state of forgetting; state of being unaware or unconscious |
| oblong |
n, adj with four straight sides and angles of 90, longer
than it is wide |
| obnoxious |
adj. very unpleasant; nasty; offensive |
| obsequious |
adj. ~ (to sb) too willing to obey or serve; too respectful
(esp in the hope of getting a reward or favour from sb) |
| observance |
n. ~ keeping or observing (observe |
| observant |
adj. quick at noticing things |
| observatory |
n. building from which the stars, the weather, etc
can be observed by scientists |
| obsolescence |
n. being obsolescent |
| obsolescent |
adj. becoming out of date; going out of use |
| obsolete |
adj. no longer used; out of date |
| obstetrician |
n. doctor who specializes in obstetrics |
| obstetrics |
n. branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth |
| obstinacy |
n. being obstinate; stubbornness |
| obstreperous |
adjnoisy and uncontrolled; unruly |
| obstruct |
v. ~ sth (with sth) be or get in the way of (sb/sth);
block (a road, passage, etc) , |
| obstruction |
n. action of obstructing; being obstructed |
| obtrude |
v. ~(on/upon sb/sth) (fml ) force (oneself, one's opinions,
ideas, etc) upon sb/sth, esp when unwanted |
| obtrusive |
adj. very noticeable or obvious; inclined to obtrude |
| obviate |
v. remove (sth); get rid of |
| occasion |
n. particular time |
| Occident |
n. the Occident the countries of the West, ie Europe
and America |
| occlude |
to close up or block off:OBSTRUCT |
| occult |
adj. only for those with special knowledge or powers;
hidden, secret |
| occupant |
n. person who occupies a house, room or position, or
who possesses and occupies land |
| occurrence |
n. event; incident; happening |
| octagon |
n. flat figure with eight sides and eight angles |
| octave |
n. note that is six whole tones above or below a given
note |
| octavo |
n. (abbrs oct) (size of a) book or page produced by
folding a piece of paper of standard size three times
to give eight sheets |
| octogenarian |
n. person between 80 and 89 years of age 8089 |
| ocular |
adj. of, for, by, the eyes |
| oculist |
n. specialist in treating diseases and defects of the
eye |
| oddity |
n. quality of being odd(1); strangeness |
| ode |
n. poem expressing noble feeling, often written to
a person or thing, or celebrating some special event |
| odious |
adj. disgusting; hateful |
| odium |
n. general or widespread hatred or disgust felt towards
a person or his actions |
| odoriferous |
giving off an order |
| odorous |
adj. having a (pleasant or unpleasant) smell |
| off |
adj. = off-side |
| offhand |
adj. too casual; abrupt |
| officiate |
v. ~ perform the duties of an office(4) or position |
| officious |
adj. too ready or willing to give orders, offer advice
or help, or use one's authority; bossy and interfering |
| offshoot |
n. stem or branch growing from a main stem |
| ogre |
n. (in legends and fairy stories) cruel and frightening
giant who eats people |
| ointment |
n. smooth greasy paste rubbed on the skin to heal injuries
or roughness, or as a cosmetic |
| olfactory |
adj. of or concerned with the sense of smell |
| ominous |
adj. suggesting that sth bad is about to happen; threatening |
| omission |
n. action of omitting or leaving out sb/sth |
| omnipotence |
Unlimited and universal power. |
| omnipotent |
adj. having unlimited or very great power |
| omniscience |
Unlimited or infinite knowledge. |
| omniscient |
adj. knowing everything |
| omnivorous |
adj. (of animals) eating both plants and animal flesh |
| onerous |
adj. needing effort; burdensome |
| onrush |
n. strong forward rush or flow |
| onset |
n. vigorous beginning |
| onslaught |
n. ~ fierce attack |
| onus |
n. the onus duty or responsibility (for doing sth);
burden |
| opalescence |
The property of combined refraction and reflection
of light, resulting in smoky tints. |
| opaque |
adj. not allowing light to pass through; not transparent |
| operate |
v. (fml ) work; be in action |
| operative |
adj. operating; effective; in use |
| operator |
n. person who operates equipment, a machine, etc |
| operetta |
n. short light musical comedy |
| opinion |
n. ~ belief or judgement (about sb/sth) not necessarily
based on fact or knowledge |
| opponent |
n. ~ (at/in sth) person who is against another person
in a fight, a struggle, a game or an argument |
| opportune |
adj. (of time) suitable or favourable for a purpose |
| opportunity |
n. ~ ~ (to do sth) favourabletime, occasion or set
of circumstances |
| opposite |
adj. ~ having a position on the other side (of sb/sth);
facing |
| opprobrium |
n. public disgrace and shame |
| optic |
adj. of or concerned with the eye or the sense of sight |
| optician |
n. person who makes and sells optical instruments,
esp contact lenses and glasses |
| optimism |
n. tendency to expect the best in all things; confidence
in success; belief that good will triumph over evil in
the end |
| option |
n. power or freedom of choosing; choice |
| optometry |
Measurement of the powers of vision. |
| opulence |
n. opulently |
| opulent |
adj. having or showing signs of great wealth |
| oral |
adj. not written; spoken |
| orate |
To deliver an elaborate or formal public speech. |
| oration |
n. formal speech made on a public occasion, esp as
part of a ceremony |
| orator |
n. person who makes formal speeches in public |
| oratorio |
n. musical composition for solo voices, chorus and
orchestra,usu with a Biblical theme |
| oratory |
n. small chapel for private prayer or worship |
| ordeal |
n. difficult or painful experience |
| ordinal |
adj. showing order or position in a series . > ordinal
n (also ,ordinal `number) |
| ordination |
n. ceremony of ordaining (a priest or minister) |
| ordnance |
n. military supplies and materials |
| origin |
n. starting-point; source |
| original |
adj. existing from the beginning; first or earliest |
| originate |
v. ~ in sth; ~ from/with sb have sth/sb as a cause
or beginning |
| ornate |
adj. richly decorated |
| orthodox |
adj. generally accepted or approved |
| orthodoxy |
n. state of being orthodox or holding orthodox beliefs |
| orthogonal |
Having or determined by right angles. |
| orthopedic |
Relating to the correcting or preventing of deformity |
| oscillate |
v. move repeatedly and regularly from one position
to another and back again |
| osculate |
To kiss. |
| ossify |
v. (fml ) (cause sth to) become hard like bone; change
into bone ; |
| ostentation |
n. exaggerated display (of wealth, knowledge, skill,
etc) intended to impress people or make them envious |
| ostracism |
n. action of ostracizing; state of being ostracized |
| ostracize |
exclude from public favor; ban |
| ought |
To be under moral obligation to be or do. |
| oust |
v. ~ sb (fml ) remove sb (from a position, job, etc)
sometimes in order to take his place |
| out-and-out |
adj. thorough; complete |
| outbreak |
n. sudden appearance or start |
| outburst |
n. bursting out; explosion |
| outcast |
n, adj ~ (person) driven away from home, friends, society,
etc; homeless and friendless (person) |
| outcry |
n. ~ (about/against sth) strong public protest |
| outdo |
v. do more or better than (sb) |
| outlandish |
adj. looking or sounding strange |
| outlaw |
n. person who has broken the law and is hiding to avoid
being caught |
| outlive |
v. live longer than |
| out-of-the-way |
Remotely situated. |
| outpost |
n. observation point some distance away from the main
army |
| outrage |
n. (act of) great violence or cruelty |
| outrageous |
adj. very offensive or immoral; shocking |
| outreach |
To reach or go beyond. |
| outride |
To ride faster than. |
| outrigger |
n. structure projectingover the side of a boat or ship,
eg for the rowlocks in a racing boat or to give stability
to a canoe |
| outright |
adv. openly and honestly, with nothing held back |
| outskirt |
A border region. |
| outstretch |
To extend. |
| outstrip |
v. run faster than (sb in a race) and leave him behind |
| outweigh |
v. be greater in weight, value or importance than |
| overdo |
v. do, perform or express (sth) too fully or for too
long; exaggerate |
| overdose |
n. too great an amount taken at one time |
| overeat |
v. eat more than one needs or more than is healthy |
| overhang |
v. hang over or stand out over (sth) like a shelf |
| overleap |
To leap beyond. |
| overlord |
n. nobleman on whose land people of lower rank worked |
| overpass |
n. (Brit also flyover ) bridge that carries a road
over a motorway ; |
| overpower |
v. be too strong or powerful for defeat (sb) by greater
strength or numbers |
| overreach |
v. ~ oneself fail by trying to achieve more than is
possible |
| overrun |
v. spread over and occupy (a place) in great numbers |
| oversee |
v. watch over and control (sb/sth); supervise |
| overseer |
n. person whose job is to take charge of work and see
that it is properly done |
| overshadow |
v. cause to be shaded or to have little light |
| overstride |
To step beyond. |
| overthrow |
v. cause the downfall or defeat of (sb/sth); put an
end to |
| overtone |
n. something suggested or implied in addition to what
is actually stated; hint |
| overture |
n. ~ (fml ) friendly approach, proposalor offer made
(to sb) with the aim of starting discussions |
| overweight |
adj. heavier than is usual or allowed |
