OB : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   oaf
         n 1: an awkward stupid person [syn: {lout}, {clod},
               {stumblebum}, {goon}, {oaf}, {lubber}, {lummox}, {lump},
               {gawk}]

English Dictionary: OB	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ob n a major river of western Siberia; flows generally northward and westward to the Gulf of Ob and the Kara Sea Synonym(s): Ob, Ob River the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother Synonym(s): obstetrics, OB, tocology, midwifery
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obeah n (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery Synonym(s): obeah, obi a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas Synonym(s): obeah, obi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obey v be obedient to Antonym(s): disobey
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obi n (West Indies) followers of a religious system involving witchcraft and sorcery Synonym(s): obeah, obi a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas Synonym(s): obeah, obi
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oboe n a slender double-reed instrument; a woodwind with a conical bore and a double-reed mouthpiece Synonym(s): oboe, hautboy, hautbois
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
off adv from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" Synonym(s): away, off, forth at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" Synonym(s): off, away no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache" adj not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off" Antonym(s): on below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off" (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off" Synonym(s): off, cancelled Antonym(s): on in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" Synonym(s): off, sour, turned not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday" v kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" Synonym(s): murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ofo n a member of the Siouan people living in the Yazoo river valley in Mississippi a Siouan language spoken by the Ofo
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opah n large elliptical brightly colored deep-sea fish of Atlantic and Pacific and Mediterranean Synonym(s): opah, moonfish, Lampris regius
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
OPV n an oral vaccine (containing live but weakened poliovirus) that is given to provide immunity to poliomyelitis Synonym(s): Sabin vaccine, oral poliovirus vaccine, OPV, trivalent live oral poliomyelitis vaccine, TOPV
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
OV n a terrorist group of Protestants who oppose any political settlement with Irish nationalists; a paramilitary group that attacks Catholic interests in Northern Ireland Synonym(s): Orange Group, OV
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oaf \Oaf\ ([omac]f), n. [See {Auf}.] Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Auf \Auf\ ([add]f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr. Icel. [be]lfr elf. See {Elf}.] [Also spelt {oaf}, {ouphe}.] A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oaf \Oaf\ ([omac]f), n. [See {Auf}.] Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Auf \Auf\ ([add]f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr. Icel. [be]lfr elf. See {Elf}.] [Also spelt {oaf}, {ouphe}.] A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ob- \Ob-\ [L. ob, prep. Cf. {Epi-}.] A prefix signifying to, toward, before, against, reversely, etc.; also, as a simple intensive; as in oblige, to bind to; obstacle, something standing before; object, lit., to throw against; obovate, reversely, ovate. Ob- is commonly assimilated before c, f, g, and p, to oc-, of-, og-, and op-.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obbe \Ob"be\, n. See {Obi}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obi \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.] 1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written also {obe} and {obeah}.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obeah \O*be"ah\ n. Same as {Obi}. -- a. Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man. --B. Edwards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obi \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.] 1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written also {obe} and {obeah}.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obeah \O*be"ah\ n. Same as {Obi}. -- a. Of or pertaining to obi; as, the obeah man. --B. Edwards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obi \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.] 1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written also {obe} and {obeah}.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obey \O*bey"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obeyed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Obeying}.] [OE. obeyen, F. ob[82]ir, fr. L. obedire, oboedire; ob (see Ob-) + audire to hear. See {Audible}, and cf. {Obeisance}.] 1. To give ear to; to execute the commands of; to yield submission to; to comply with the orders of. Children, obey your parents in the Lord. --Eph. vi. 1. Was she the God, that her thou didst obey? --Milton. 2. To submit to the authority of; to be ruled by. My will obeyed his will. --Chaucer. Afric and India shall his power obey. --Dryden. 3. To yield to the impulse, power, or operation of; as, a ship obeys her helm.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obey \O*bey"\, v. i. To give obedience. Will he obey when one commands? --Tennyson. Note: By some old writers obey was used, as in the French idiom, with the preposition to. His servants ye are, to whom ye obey. --Rom. vi. 16. He commanded the trumpets to sound: to which the two brave knights obeying, they performed their courses. --Sir. P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obi \O"bi\, n. [Prob. of African origin.] 1. A species of sorcery, probably of African origin, practiced among the negroes of the West Indies. [Written also {obe} and {obeah}.] --De Quincey. --B. Edwards.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oboe \O"boe\, n. [It., fr. F. hautbois. See {Hautboy}.] (Mus.) One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat like the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of a double reed; a hautboy. {[d8]Oboe d'amore} [It., lit., oboe of love], and {[d8]Oboe di caccia} [It., lit., oboe of the chase], are names of obsolete modifications of the oboe, often found in the scores of Bach and Handel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hautboy \Haut"boy\, n. [F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See {Haughty}, {Bush}; and cf. {Oboe}.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called {oboe}. See Illust. of {Oboe}. 2. (Bot.) A sort of strawberry ({Fragaria elatior}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oboe \O"boe\, n. [It., fr. F. hautbois. See {Hautboy}.] (Mus.) One of the higher wind instruments in the modern orchestra, yet of great antiquity, having a penetrating pastoral quality of tone, somewhat like the clarinet in form, but more slender, and sounded by means of a double reed; a hautboy. {[d8]Oboe d'amore} [It., lit., oboe of love], and {[d8]Oboe di caccia} [It., lit., oboe of the chase], are names of obsolete modifications of the oboe, often found in the scores of Bach and Handel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hautboy \Haut"boy\, n. [F. hautbois, lit., high wood; haut high + bois wood. So called on account of its high tone. See {Haughty}, {Bush}; and cf. {Oboe}.] 1. (Mus.) A wind instrument, sounded through a reed, and similar in shape to the clarinet, but with a thinner tone. Now more commonly called {oboe}. See Illust. of {Oboe}. 2. (Bot.) A sort of strawberry ({Fragaria elatior}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oby \O"by\, n. See {Obi}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{On the wing}. (a) Supported by, or flying with, the wings another. {On the wings of the wind}, with the utmost velocity. {Under the wing}, [or] {wings}, {of}, under the care or protection of. {Wing and wing} (Naut.), with sails hauled out on either side; -- said of a schooner, or her sails, when going before the wind with the foresail on one side and the mainsail on the other; also said of a square-rigged vessel which has her studding sails set. Cf. {Goosewinged}. {Wing case} (Zo[94]l.), one of the anterior wings of beetles, and of some other insects, when thickened and used to protect the hind wings; an elytron; -- called also {wing cover}. {Wing covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the small feathers covering the bases of the wing quills. See {Covert}, n., 2. {Wing gudgeon} (Mach.), an iron gudgeon for the end of a wooden axle, having thin, broad projections to prevent it from turning in the wood. See Illust. of {Gudgeon}. {Wing shell} (Zo[94]l.), wing case of an insect. {Wing stroke}, the stroke or sweep of a wing. {Wing transom} (Naut.), the uppermost transom of the stern; -- called also {main transom}. --J. Knowles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Of \Of\, prep. [AS. of of, from, off; akin to D. & OS. af, G. ab off, OHG. aba from, away, Icel., Dan., Sw., & Goth. af, L. ab, Gr. [?], Skr. apa. Cf.{Off}, {A-} (2), {Ab-}, {After}, {Epi-}.] In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety of applications; as: 1. Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood. That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. --Luke i. 35. I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you. --1 Cor. xi. 23. 2. Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven. [bd]Poor of spirit.[b8] --Macaulay. 3. Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water. 4. Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{On the wing}. (a) Supported by, or flying with, the wings another. {On the wings of the wind}, with the utmost velocity. {Under the wing}, [or] {wings}, {of}, under the care or protection of. {Wing and wing} (Naut.), with sails hauled out on either side; -- said of a schooner, or her sails, when going before the wind with the foresail on one side and the mainsail on the other; also said of a square-rigged vessel which has her studding sails set. Cf. {Goosewinged}. {Wing case} (Zo[94]l.), one of the anterior wings of beetles, and of some other insects, when thickened and used to protect the hind wings; an elytron; -- called also {wing cover}. {Wing covert} (Zo[94]l.), one of the small feathers covering the bases of the wing quills. See {Covert}, n., 2. {Wing gudgeon} (Mach.), an iron gudgeon for the end of a wooden axle, having thin, broad projections to prevent it from turning in the wood. See Illust. of {Gudgeon}. {Wing shell} (Zo[94]l.), wing case of an insect. {Wing stroke}, the stroke or sweep of a wing. {Wing transom} (Naut.), the uppermost transom of the stern; -- called also {main transom}. --J. Knowles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Of \Of\, prep. [AS. of of, from, off; akin to D. & OS. af, G. ab off, OHG. aba from, away, Icel., Dan., Sw., & Goth. af, L. ab, Gr. [?], Skr. apa. Cf.{Off}, {A-} (2), {Ab-}, {After}, {Epi-}.] In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety of applications; as: 1. Denoting that from which anything proceeds; indicating origin, source, descent, and the like; as, he is of a race of kings; he is of noble blood. That holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God. --Luke i. 35. I have received of the Lord that which also I delivered unto you. --1 Cor. xi. 23. 2. Denoting possession or ownership, or the relation of subject to attribute; as, the apartment of the consul: the power of the king; a man of courage; the gate of heaven. [bd]Poor of spirit.[b8] --Macaulay. 3. Denoting the material of which anything is composed, or that which it contains; as, a throne of gold; a sword of steel; a wreath of mist; a cup of water. 4. Denoting part of an aggregate or whole; belonging to a number or quantity mentioned; out of; from amongst; as, of this little he had some to spare; some of the mines were unproductive; most of the company.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Off \Off\, adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [fb]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off. 2. Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off, to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to fly off, and the like. 3. Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off. 4. Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off. 5. Denoting opposition or negation. [Obs.] The questions no way touch upon puritanism, either off or on. --Bp. Sanderson. {From off}, off from; off. [bd]A live coal . . . taken with the tongs from off the altar.[b8] --Is. vi. 6. {Off and on}. (a) Not constantly; not regularly; now and then; occasionally. (b) (Naut.) On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land. {To be off}. (a) To depart; to escape; as, he was off without a moment's warning. (b) To be abandoned, as an agreement or purpose; as, the bet was declared to be off. [Colloq.] {To come off}, {To cut off}, {To fall off}, {To go off}, etc. See under {Come}, {Cut}, {Fall}, {Go}, etc. {To get off}. (a) To utter; to discharge; as, to get off a joke. (b) To go away; to escape; as, to get off easily from a trial. [Colloq.] {To take off}, to mimic or personate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Off \Off\, interj. Away; begone; -- a command to depart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Off \Off\, prep. Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore. --Addison. {Off hand}. See {Offhand}. {Off side} (Football), out of play; -- said when a player has got in front of the ball in a scrimmage, or when the ball has been last touched by one of his own side behind him. {To be off color}, to be of a wrong color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Off \Off\, a. 1. On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the {nigh} or {near} horse or ox; the off leg. 2. Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics. [bd]In the off season.[b8] --Thackeray. {Off side}. (a) The right hand side in driving; the farther side. See {Gee}. (b) (Cricket) See {Off}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Off \Off\, n. (Cricket) The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edge \Edge\, v. i. 1. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way. 2. To sail close to the wind. I must edge up on a point of wind. --Dryden. {To edge away} [or] {off} (Naut.), to increase the distance gradually from the shore, vessel, or other object. {To edge down} (Naut.), to approach by slow degrees, as when a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique direction from the windward. {To edge in}, to get in edgewise; to get in by degrees. {To edge in with}, as with a coast or vessel (Naut.), to advance gradually, but not directly, toward it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Off \Off\, adv. [OE. of, orig. the same word as R. of, prep., AS. of, adv. & prep. [fb]194. See {Of}.] In a general sense, denoting from or away from; as: 1. Denoting distance or separation; as, the house is a mile off. 2. Denoting the action of removing or separating; separation; as, to take off the hat or cloak; to cut off, to pare off, to clip off, to peel off, to tear off, to march off, to fly off, and the like. 3. Denoting a leaving, abandonment, departure, abatement, interruption, or remission; as, the fever goes off; the pain goes off; the game is off; all bets are off. 4. Denoting a different direction; not on or towards: away; as, to look off. 5. Denoting opposition or negation. [Obs.] The questions no way touch upon puritanism, either off or on. --Bp. Sanderson. {From off}, off from; off. [bd]A live coal . . . taken with the tongs from off the altar.[b8] --Is. vi. 6. {Off and on}. (a) Not constantly; not regularly; now and then; occasionally. (b) (Naut.) On different tacks, now toward, and now away from, the land. {To be off}. (a) To depart; to escape; as, he was off without a moment's warning. (b) To be abandoned, as an agreement or purpose; as, the bet was declared to be off. [Colloq.] {To come off}, {To cut off}, {To fall off}, {To go off}, etc. See under {Come}, {Cut}, {Fall}, {Go}, etc. {To get off}. (a) To utter; to discharge; as, to get off a joke. (b) To go away; to escape; as, to get off easily from a trial. [Colloq.] {To take off}, to mimic or personate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Off \Off\, interj. Away; begone; -- a command to depart.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Off \Off\, prep. Not on; away from; as, to be off one's legs or off the bed; two miles off the shore. --Addison. {Off hand}. See {Offhand}. {Off side} (Football), out of play; -- said when a player has got in front of the ball in a scrimmage, or when the ball has been last touched by one of his own side behind him. {To be off color}, to be of a wrong color.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Off \Off\, a. 1. On the farther side; most distant; on the side of an animal or a team farthest from the driver when he is on foot; in the United States, the right side; as, the off horse or ox in a team, in distinction from the {nigh} or {near} horse or ox; the off leg. 2. Designating a time when one is not strictly attentive to business or affairs, or is absent from his post, and, hence, a time when affairs are not urgent; as, he took an off day for fishing: an off year in politics. [bd]In the off season.[b8] --Thackeray. {Off side}. (a) The right hand side in driving; the farther side. See {Gee}. (b) (Cricket) See {Off}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Off \Off\, n. (Cricket) The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Edge \Edge\, v. i. 1. To move sideways; to move gradually; as, edge along this way. 2. To sail close to the wind. I must edge up on a point of wind. --Dryden. {To edge away} [or] {off} (Naut.), to increase the distance gradually from the shore, vessel, or other object. {To edge down} (Naut.), to approach by slow degrees, as when a sailing vessel approaches an object in an oblique direction from the windward. {To edge in}, to get in edgewise; to get in by degrees. {To edge in with}, as with a coast or vessel (Naut.), to advance gradually, but not directly, toward it.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oop \Oop\, v. t. [Etymol. uncertain.] To bind with a thread or cord; to join; to unite. [Scot.] --Jamieson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opah \O"pah\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A large oceanic fish ({Lampris quttatus}), inhabiting the Atlantic Ocean. It is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round silvery spots. Called also {king of the herrings}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ope \Ope\, a. Open. [Poetic] --Spenser. On Sunday heaven's gate stands ope. --Herbert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ope \Ope\, v. t. & i. To open. [Poetic] Wilt thou not ope thy heart to know What rainbows teach and sunsets show? --Emerson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opie \O"pie\, n. Opium. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opye \O"pye\, n. Opium. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ouphe \Ouphe\, n. [See {Auf}.] A fairy; a goblin; an elf. [Obs.] [bd]Like urchins, ouphes, and fairies.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Auf \Auf\ ([add]f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr. Icel. [be]lfr elf. See {Elf}.] [Also spelt {oaf}, {ouphe}.] A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ouphe \Ouphe\, n. [See {Auf}.] A fairy; a goblin; an elf. [Obs.] [bd]Like urchins, ouphes, and fairies.[b8] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Auf \Auf\ ([add]f), n. [OE. auph, aulf, fr. Icel. [be]lfr elf. See {Elf}.] [Also spelt {oaf}, {ouphe}.] A changeling or elf child, -- that is, one left by fairies; a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an oaf. [Obs.] --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ovum \[d8]O"vum\, n.; pl. L. {Ova}, E. {Ovums}. [L., an egg. See {Oval}.] 1. (Biol.) A more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. See Illust. of {Mycropyle}. Note: The ovum is a typical cell, with a cell wall, cell substance, nucleus, and nucleolus. In man and the higher animals the cell wall, a vertically striated membrane, is called the zona pellucida; the cell contents, the vitellus; the nucleus, the germinal vesicle; and the nucleolus, the germinal spot. The diameter of the ripe ovum in man and the domestic animals varies between 1-200 and 1-120 of an inch. 2. (Arch.) One of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved. --Gwilt.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ofu, AS (village, FIPS 58500) Location: 14.15405 S, 169.67867 W Population (1990): 353 (59 housing units) Area: 7.2 sq km (land), 110.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Opp, AL (city, FIPS 57120) Location: 31.29140 N, 86.25600 W Population (1990): 6985 (2902 housing units) Area: 46.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36467
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Ob- /ob/ pref. Obligatory. A piece of {netiquette} acknowledging that the author has been straying from the newsgroup's charter topic. For example, if a posting in alt.sex is a response to a part of someone else's posting that has nothing particularly to do with sex, the author may append `ObSex' (or `Obsex') and toss off a question or vignette about some unusual erotic act. It is considered a sign of great {winnitude} when one's Obs are more interesting than other people's whole postings.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
op /op/ n. 1. In England and Ireland, common verbal abbreviation for `operator', as in system operator. Less common in the U.S., where {sysop} seems to be preferred. 2. [IRC] Someone who is endowed with privileges on {IRC}, not limited to a particular channel. These are generally people who are in charge of the IRC server at their particular site. Sometimes used interchangeably with {CHOP}. Compare {sysop}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OAP {Outside Awareness Port}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Ob- /ob/ prefix Obligatory. A piece of {netiquette} acknowledging that the author has been straying from the newsgroup's charter topic. For example, if a posting in alt.sex is a response to a part of someone else's posting that has nothing particularly to do with sex, the author may append "ObSex" (or "Obsex") and toss off a question or vignette about some unusual erotic act. It is considered a sign of great {winnitude} when one's Obs are more interesting than other people's whole postings. [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OBE {Office By Example}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OBOE {Object-code Buffer Overrun Evaluator}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OOF {Object-Oriented Fortran}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OOP {object-oriented programming}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
op /op/ 1. In England and Ireland, a common verbal abbreviation for "operator", as in {system operator}. This is less common in the US, where {sysop} seems to be preferred. 2. The general term for an {IRC} {channel op}. Also, as a verb: to give someone {channel op} privileges. Compare {ircop}. [{Jargon File}] (1997-12-12)