oil burner
         n 1: a furnace that burns oil [syn: {oil burner}, {oil furnace}]

English Dictionary: Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.	by the DICT Development Group
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oil furnace n a furnace that burns oil Synonym(s): oil burner, oil furnace
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oil pressure n pressure that keeps oil on the moving parts of an internal- combustion engine
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oil production n the act of drilling a hole in the earth in the hope of producing petroleum Synonym(s): boring, drilling, oil production
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oil-bearing adj containing oil; "oil-bearing shale"
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oil-fired adj fueled by burning oil; "an oil-fired furnace"
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oilbird n nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter Synonym(s): oilbird, guacharo, Steatornis caripensis
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Olfersia n genus of fern having only one species [syn: Olfersia, genus Olfersia]
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Olfersia cervina n tropical American terrestrial fern with leathery lanceolate fronds; sometimes placed in genus Polybotrya Synonym(s): hart's-tongue, hart's-tongue fern, Olfersia cervina, Polybotrya cervina, Polybotria cervina
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olive ridley n olive-colored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans Synonym(s): Pacific ridley, olive ridley, Lepidochelys olivacea
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Oliver n United States jazz musician who influenced the style of Louis Armstrong (1885-1938) Synonym(s): Oliver, Joseph Oliver, King Oliver
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Oliver Cromwell n English general and statesman who led the parliamentary army in the English Civil War (1599-1658) Synonym(s): Cromwell, Oliver Cromwell, Ironsides
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Oliver Ellsworth n United States jurist and the third chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1745-1807) Synonym(s): Ellsworth, Oliver Ellsworth
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Oliver Goldsmith n Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774) Synonym(s): Goldsmith, Oliver Goldsmith
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Oliver Hardy n United States slapstick comedian who played the pompous and overbearing member of the Laurel and Hardy duo who made many films (1892-1957) Synonym(s): Hardy, Oliver Hardy
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Oliver Hazard Perry n United States commodore who led the fleet that defeated the British on Lake Erie during the War of 1812; brother of Matthew Calbraith Perry (1785-1819) Synonym(s): Perry, Oliver Hazard Perry, Commodore Perry
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Oliver Heaviside n English physicist and electrical engineer who helped develop telegraphic and telephonic communications; in 1902 (independent of A. E. Kennelly) he suggested the existence of an atmospheric layer that reflects radio waves back to earth (1850-1925) Synonym(s): Heaviside, Oliver Heaviside
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Oliver Stone n United States filmmaker (born in 1946) [syn: Stone, Oliver Stone]
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Oliver Wendell Holmes n United States writer of humorous essays (1809-1894) [syn: Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes]
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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. n United States jurist noted for his liberal opinions (1841-1935) Synonym(s): Holmes, Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
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Olivier n English actor best know for his Shakespearean roles (1907-1989) Synonym(s): Olivier, Laurence Olivier, Sir Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier of Birghton
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Birch \Birch\ (b[etil]rch), n.; pl. {Birches} (-[ecr]z). [OE.       birche, birk, AS. birce, beorc; akin to Icel. bj[94]rk, Sw.       bj[94]rk, Dan. birk, D. berk, OHG. piricha, MHG. birche,       birke, G. birke, Russ. bereza, Pol. brzoza, Serv. breza, Skr.       bh[umac]rja. [root]254. Cf. 1st {Birk}.]       1. A tree of several species, constituting the genus             {Betula}; as, the white or common birch ({B. alba}) (also             called silver birch and lady birch); the dwarf birch ({B.             glandulosa}); the paper or canoe birch ({B. papyracea});             the yellow birch ({B. lutea}); the black or cherry birch             ({B. lenta}).          2. The wood or timber of the birch.          3. A birch twig or birch twigs, used for flogging.          Note: The twigs of the common European birch (B. alba), being                tough and slender, were formerly much used for rods in                schools. They were also made into brooms.                            The threatening twigs of birch.      --Shak.          4. A birch-bark canoe.          {Birch of Jamaica}, a species ({Bursera gummifera}) of             turpentine tree.          {Birch partridge}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Ruffed grouse}.          {Birch wine}, wine made of the spring sap of the birch.          {Oil of birch}.             (a) An oil obtained from the bark of the common European                   birch ({Betula alba}), and used in the preparation of                   genuine (and sometimes of the imitation) Russia                   leather, to which it gives its peculiar odor.             (b) An oil prepared from the black birch ({B. lenta}),                   said to be identical with the oil of wintergreen, for                   which it is largely sold.
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{Oil gas}, inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for             lighting streets, houses, etc.          {Oil gland}.       (a) (Zo[94]l.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in             birds, the large gland at the base of the tail.       (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil.          {Oil green}, a pale yellowish green, like oil.          {Oil of brick}, empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a             brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature,             -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which             stones and gems are sawn or cut. --Brande & C.          {Oil of talc}, a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in             the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.          {Oil of vitriol} (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called             from its oily consistency and from its forming the             vitriols or sulphates.          {Oil of wine}, [OE]nanthic ether. See under {[OE]nanthic}.          {Oil painting}.       (a) The art of painting in oil colors.       (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally             ground in oil.          {Oil palm} (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil,             esp. {El[91]is Guineensis}. See {El[91]is}.          {Oil sardine} (Zo[94]l.), an East Indian herring ({Clupea             scombrina}), valued for its oil.          {Oil shark} (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The liver shark.       (b) The tope.          {Oil still}, a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum.          {Oil test}, a test for determining the temperature at which             petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode.                      {Oil tree}. (Bot.)       (a) A plant of the genus {Ricinus} ({R. communis}), from the             seeds of which castor oil is obtained.       (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See {Mahwa}.       (c) The oil palm.          {To burn the midnight oil}, to study or work late at night.                      {Volatle oils}. See {Essential oils}, under {Essential}.
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Verbena \Ver*be"na\, n. [L. See {Vervain}.] (Bot.)       A genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are       extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers;       vervain.          Note: Verbena, or vervain, was used by the Greeks, the                Romans, and the Druids, in their sacred rites.                --Brewer.          {Essence of verbena}, {Oil of verbena}, a perfume prepared             from the lemon verbena; also, a similar perfume properly             called {grass oil}. See {Grass oil}, under {Grass}.          {Lemon}, [or] {Sweet}, {verbena}, a shrubby verbenaceous             plant ({Lippia citriodora}), with narrow leaves which             exhale a pleasant, lemonlike fragrance when crushed.
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Oilbird \Oil"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       See {Guacharo}.
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d8Guacharo \[d8]Gua*cha"ro\, n. [Cf. Sp. gu[a0]charo sickly,       dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zo[94]l.)       A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ({Steatornis       Caripensis}, or {S. steatornis}); -- called also {oilbird.}          Note: It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks, but feeds                on fruits, and nests in caverns. A pure oil, used in                place of butter, is extracted from the young by the                natives.
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Oilbird \Oil"bird`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       See {Guacharo}.
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d8Guacharo \[d8]Gua*cha"ro\, n. [Cf. Sp. gu[a0]charo sickly,       dropsical, guacharaca a sort of bird.] (Zo[94]l.)       A nocturnal bird of South America and Trinidad ({Steatornis       Caripensis}, or {S. steatornis}); -- called also {oilbird.}          Note: It resembles the goatsuckers and nighthawks, but feeds                on fruits, and nests in caverns. A pure oil, used in                place of butter, is extracted from the young by the                natives.
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d8Olea \[d8]O"le*a\, n. [L. olive. See {Olive}.] (Bot.)       A genus of trees including the olive.          Note: The Chinese {Olea fragrans}, noted for its fragrance,                and the American devilwood ({Olea Americana}) are now                usually referred to another genus ({Osmanthus}).
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Oleiferous \O`le*if`er*ous\, a. [L. oleum oil + -ferous: cf.F.       ol[82]if[82]re.]       Producing oil; as, oleiferous seeds.
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Olivary \Ol"i*va*ry\, a. [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr.       oliva an olive: cf. F. olivaire.] (Anat.)       Like an olive.          {Olivary body} (Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of             the medulla oblongata; -- called also {olive}.
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Olivary \Ol"i*va*ry\, a. [L. olivarius belonging to olives, fr.       oliva an olive: cf. F. olivaire.] (Anat.)       Like an olive.          {Olivary body} (Anat.), an oval prominence on each side of             the medulla oblongata; -- called also {olive}.
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Olive \Ol"ive\, n. [F., fr. L. oliva, akin to Gr. [?]. See       {Oil}.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) A tree ({Olea Europ[91]a}) with small oblong or                   elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and                   oval, one-seeded drupes. The tree has been cultivated                   for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches                   are the emblems of peace. The wood is yellowish brown                   and beautifully variegated.             (b) The fruit of the olive. It has been much improved by                   cultivation, and is used for making pickles. Olive oil                   is pressed from its flesh.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any shell of the genus Oliva and allied genera; -- so                   called from the form. See {Oliva}.             (b) The oyster catcher. [Prov.Eng.]          3.             (a) The color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish,                   yellowish, or tawny green.             (b) One of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and                   green mixed in equal strength and proportion.          4. (Anat.) An olivary body. See under {Olivary}.          5. (Cookery) A small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and             cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.          Note: Olive is sometimes used adjectively and in the                formation of self-explaining compounds; as, olive                brown, olive green, olive-colored, olive-skinned, olive                crown, olive garden, olive tree, olive yard, etc.          {Bohemian olive} (Bot.), a species of {El[91]agnus} ({E.             angustifolia}), the flowers of which are sometimes used in             Southern Europe as a remedy for fevers.          {Olive branch}.             (a) A branch of the olive tree, considered an emblem of                   peace.             (b) Fig.: A child.          {Olive brown}, brown with a tinge of green.          {Olive green}, a dark brownish green, like the color of the             olive.          {Olive oil}, an oil expressed from the ripe fruit of the             olive, and much used as a salad oil, also in medicine and             the arts.          {Olive ore} (Min.), olivenite.          {Wild olive} (Bot.), a name given to the oleaster or wild             stock of the olive; also variously to several trees more             or less resembling the olive.
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Oliver \Ol"i*ver\, n.       1. [OF. oliviere.] An olive grove. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          2. [F. olivier.] An olive tree. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Oliver \Ol"i*ver\, n.       A small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.
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Oliverian \Ol`i*ve"ri*an\, n. (Eng. Hist.)       An adherent of Oliver Cromwell. --Macaulay.
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Kakapo \Ka`ka*po"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A singular nocturnal parrot ({Strigops habroptilus}), native       of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is       active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and       general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a       short distance. Called also {owl parrot}, {night parrot}, and       {night kaka}.
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Owl \Owl\, n. [AS. [umac]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [umac]wila, G.       eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family             {Strigid[91]}. They have large eyes and ears, and a             conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are             mostly nocturnal in their habits.          Note: Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the                head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The                species are numerous. See {Barn owl}, {Burrowing owl},                {Eared owl}, {Hawk owl}, {Horned owl}, {Screech owl},                {Snowy owl}, under {Barn}, {Burrowing}, etc.          Note: In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with                desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a                bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it                the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, -- and                indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of                wisdom. --Am. Cyc.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.          {Owl monkey} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South             American nocturnal monkeys of the genus {Nyctipithecus}.             They have very large eyes. Called also {durukuli}.          {Owl moth} (Zo[94]l.), a very large moth ({Erebus strix}).             The expanse of its wings is over ten inches.          {Owl parrot} (Zo[94]l.), the kakapo.          {Sea owl} (Zo[94]l.), the lumpfish.          {Owl train}, a cant name for certain railway trains whose run             is in the nighttime.
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Parrot \Par"rot\, n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre       Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf.       {Paroquet}, {Petrel}, {Petrify}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order             {Psittaci}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Psittacus}, {Chrysotis},             {Pionus}, and other genera of the family {Psittacid[91]},             as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories.             They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked             space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako ({P.             erithacus}) of Africa (see {Jako}), and the species of             Amazon, or green, parrots ({Chrysotis}) of America, are             examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to             imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.          {Carolina parrot} (Zo[94]l.), the Carolina parrakeet. See             {Parrakeet}.          {Night parrot}, [or] {Owl parrot}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kakapo}.                      {Parrot coal}, cannel coal; -- so called from the crackling             and chattering sound it makes in burning. [Eng. & Scot.]                      {Parrot green}. (Chem.) See {Scheele's green}, under {Green},             n.          {Parrot weed} (Bot.), a suffrutescent plant ({Bocconia             frutescens}) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer             parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid             leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers.          {Parrot wrasse}, {Parrot fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish of the             genus {Scarus}. One species ({S. Cretensis}), found in the             Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly             prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Kakapo \Ka`ka*po"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A singular nocturnal parrot ({Strigops habroptilus}), native       of New Zealand. It lives in holes during the day, but is       active at night. It resembles an owl in its colors and       general appearance. It has large wings, but can fly only a       short distance. Called also {owl parrot}, {night parrot}, and       {night kaka}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Owl \Owl\, n. [AS. [umac]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [umac]wila, G.       eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family             {Strigid[91]}. They have large eyes and ears, and a             conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. They are             mostly nocturnal in their habits.          Note: Some species have erectile tufts of feathers on the                head. The feathers are soft and somewhat downy. The                species are numerous. See {Barn owl}, {Burrowing owl},                {Eared owl}, {Hawk owl}, {Horned owl}, {Screech owl},                {Snowy owl}, under {Barn}, {Burrowing}, etc.          Note: In the Scriptures the owl is commonly associated with                desolation; poets and story-tellers introduce it as a                bird of ill omen. . . . The Greeks and Romans made it                the emblem of wisdom, and sacred to Minerva, -- and                indeed its large head and solemn eyes give it an air of                wisdom. --Am. Cyc.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A variety of the domestic pigeon.          {Owl monkey} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of South             American nocturnal monkeys of the genus {Nyctipithecus}.             They have very large eyes. Called also {durukuli}.          {Owl moth} (Zo[94]l.), a very large moth ({Erebus strix}).             The expanse of its wings is over ten inches.          {Owl parrot} (Zo[94]l.), the kakapo.          {Sea owl} (Zo[94]l.), the lumpfish.          {Owl train}, a cant name for certain railway trains whose run             is in the nighttime.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Parrot \Par"rot\, n. [Prob. fr. F. Pierrot, dim. of Pierre       Peter. F. pierrot is also the name of the sparrow. Cf.       {Paroquet}, {Petrel}, {Petrify}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) In a general sense, any bird of the order             {Psittaci}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any species of {Psittacus}, {Chrysotis},             {Pionus}, and other genera of the family {Psittacid[91]},             as distinguished from the parrakeets, macaws, and lories.             They have a short rounded or even tail, and often a naked             space on the cheeks. The gray parrot, or jako ({P.             erithacus}) of Africa (see {Jako}), and the species of             Amazon, or green, parrots ({Chrysotis}) of America, are             examples. Many species, as cage birds, readily learn to             imitate sounds, and to repeat words and phrases.          {Carolina parrot} (Zo[94]l.), the Carolina parrakeet. See             {Parrakeet}.          {Night parrot}, [or] {Owl parrot}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Kakapo}.                      {Parrot coal}, cannel coal; -- so called from the crackling             and chattering sound it makes in burning. [Eng. & Scot.]                      {Parrot green}. (Chem.) See {Scheele's green}, under {Green},             n.          {Parrot weed} (Bot.), a suffrutescent plant ({Bocconia             frutescens}) of the Poppy family, native of the warmer             parts of America. It has very large, sinuate, pinnatifid             leaves, and small, panicled, apetalous flowers.          {Parrot wrasse}, {Parrot fish} (Zo[94]l.), any fish of the             genus {Scarus}. One species ({S. Cretensis}), found in the             Mediterranean, is esteemed by epicures, and was highly             prized by the ancient Greeks and Romans.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Olivehurst, CA (CDP, FIPS 53714)       Location: 39.08432 N, 121.54751 W       Population (1990): 9738 (3373 housing units)       Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 95961
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oliver, GA (city, FIPS 58100)       Location: 32.52066 N, 81.53279 W       Population (1990): 242 (107 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Oliver, PA (CDP, FIPS 56704)       Location: 39.91518 N, 79.72206 W       Population (1990): 3271 (1416 housing units)       Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 15472    Oliver, WI (village, FIPS 59800)       Location: 46.64990 N, 92.18995 W       Population (1990): 265 (102 housing units)       Area: 5.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oliver County, ND (county, FIPS 65)       Location: 47.11267 N, 101.34534 W       Population (1990): 2381 (968 housing units)       Area: 1874.0 sq km (land), 19.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oliver Springs, TN (town, FIPS 55800)       Location: 36.03645 N, 84.32952 W       Population (1990): 3433 (1385 housing units)       Area: 11.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 37840
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oliverea, NY       Zip code(s): 12410
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OLE for Process Control          (OPC) A set of seven open standards for       connectivity and interoperability of industrial automation and       the enterprise systems.          Based on fundamental and evolving standards and technology of       the general computing market, the OPC Foundation adapts and       creates specifications that fill industry-specific needs.          {OPC Foundation (http://www.opcfoundation.org/)}.          (2003-05-21)