O.K.
         adv 1: in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on
                  her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright'
                  is a nonstandard variant of `all right') [syn: {okay},
                  {O.K.}, {all right}, {alright}]
         adj 1: being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-
                  right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all
                  right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine";
                  "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine";
                  "another minute I'd have been fine" [syn: {all right},
                  {fine}, {o.k.}, {ok}, {okay}, {hunky-dory}]
         n 1: an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn:
               {O.K.}, {OK}, {okay}, {okey}, {okeh}]
         v 1: give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"
               [syn: {approve}, {O.K.}, {okay}, {sanction}] [ant:
               {disapprove}, {reject}]

English Dictionary: Os	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oak n the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring a deciduous tree of the genus Quercus; has acorns and lobed leaves; "great oaks grow from little acorns" Synonym(s): oak, oak tree
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
OAS n an association including most countries in the western hemisphere; created in 1948 to promote military and economic and social and cultural cooperation Synonym(s): Organization of American States, OAS
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oca n South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers Synonym(s): oca, oka, Oxalis tuberosa, Oxalis crenata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ochoa n United States biochemist (born in Spain) who studied the biological synthesis of nucleic acids (1905-1993) Synonym(s): Ochoa, Severo Ochoa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ogee n a molding that (in section) has the shape of an S with the convex part above and the concave part below Synonym(s): ogee, cyma reversa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
OIG n the investigative arm of the Federal Trade Commission [syn: Office of Inspector General, OIG]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
OIS n agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy Synonym(s): Office of Intelligence Support, OIS
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
OK adv an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence Synonym(s): very well, fine, alright, all right, OK adj being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all- right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" Synonym(s): all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory n a state in south central United States [syn: Oklahoma, Sooner State, OK] an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" Synonym(s): O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oka n a Turkish unit of weight equal to about 2.75 pounds a Turkish liquid unit equal to 1.3 pints South American wood sorrel cultivated for its edible tubers Synonym(s): oca, oka, Oxalis tuberosa, Oxalis crenata
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
okay adv in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right') Synonym(s): okay, O.K., all right, alright adj being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all- right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" Synonym(s): all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory n an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn: O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh] v give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies" Synonym(s): approve, O.K., okay, sanction Antonym(s): disapprove, reject
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
okeh n an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn: O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
okey n an endorsement; "they gave us the O.K. to go ahead" [syn: O.K., OK, okay, okey, okeh]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ooze n any thick, viscous matter [syn: sludge, slime, goo, goop, gook, guck, gunk, muck, ooze] the process of seeping Synonym(s): seepage, ooze, oozing v pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings Synonym(s): seep, ooze release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities; "exude sweat through the pores" Synonym(s): exude, exudate, transude, ooze out, ooze
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oozy adj leaking out slowly Synonym(s): oozing, oozy, seeping
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
os n a mouth or mouthlike opening a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known Synonym(s): osmium, Os, atomic number 76 (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services Synonym(s): operating system, OS the left eye Synonym(s): oculus sinister, OS rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates Synonym(s): bone, os
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
OSHA n a government agency in the Department of Labor to maintain a safe and healthy work environment Synonym(s): Occupational Safety and Health Administration, OSHA
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ouguiya n the basic unit of money in Mauritania
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ouija n a board with the alphabet on it; used with a planchette to spell out supernatural messages Synonym(s): Ouija, Ouija board
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ouse n a river in northeastern England that flows generally southeastward to join the Trent River and form the Humber Synonym(s): Ouse, Ouse River
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ouzo n a Greek liquor flavored with anise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ox n an adult castrated bull of the genus Bos; especially Bos taurus any of various wild bovines especially of the genera Bos or closely related Bibos Synonym(s): ox, wild ox
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oxeye n any North American shrubby perennial herb of the genus Heliopsis having large yellow daisylike flowers Synonym(s): heliopsis, oxeye Eurasian perennial herbs having daisylike flowers with yellow rays and dark centers an oval or round dormer window
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oz. n a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 16 drams or 28.349 grams Synonym(s): ounce, oz.
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ozawa n United States conductor (born in Japan in 1935) [syn: Ozawa, Seiji Ozawa]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D.       eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks             have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and             staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,             called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a             scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now             recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly             fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,             Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few             barely reaching the northern parts of South America and             Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand             proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually             hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary             rays, forming the silver grain.          2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.          Note: Among the true oaks in America are:          {Barren oak}, or          {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}.          {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}.          {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or             {quercitron oak}.          {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also             {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.          {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}.          {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}.          {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also             called {enceno}.          {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all             for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California.                      {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.          {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}.          {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}.          {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}.          {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc.          {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}.          {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}.          {Swamp Spanish oak}, or          {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}.          {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}.          {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}.          {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}.          {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe             are:          {Bitter oak}, [or]          {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}).          {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}.          {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}.          {Evergreen oak},          {Holly oak}, [or]          {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}.          {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}.          {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}.          Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus                {Quercus}, are:          {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia             Africana}).          {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus             {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).          {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).          {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.          {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon             excelsum}).          {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Silky, [or] Silk-bark}, {oak}, an Australian tree             ({Grevillea robusta}).          {Green oak}, oak wood colored green by the growth of the             mycelium of certain fungi.          {Oak apple}, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the             leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips             confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.          {Oak beauty} (Zo[94]l.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston             prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.          {Oak gall}, a gall found on the oak. See 2d {Gall}.          {Oak leather} (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms             leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.          {Oak pruner}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pruner}, the insect.          {Oak spangle}, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the             insect {Diplolepis lenticularis}.          {Oak wart}, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.          {The Oaks}, one of the three great annual English horse races             (the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was             instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called             from his estate.          {To sport one's oak}, to be [bd]not at home to visitors,[b8]             signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's             rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oak \Oak\ ([omac]k), n. [OE. oke, ok, ak, AS. [be]c; akin to D.       eik, G. eiche, OHG. eih, Icel. eik, Sw. ek, Dan. eeg.]       1. (Bot.) Any tree or shrub of the genus {Quercus}. The oaks             have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and             staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut,             called an {acorn}, which is more or less inclosed in a             scaly involucre called the cup or cupule. There are now             recognized about three hundred species, of which nearly             fifty occur in the United States, the rest in Europe,             Asia, and the other parts of North America, a very few             barely reaching the northern parts of South America and             Africa. Many of the oaks form forest trees of grand             proportions and live many centuries. The wood is usually             hard and tough, and provided with conspicuous medullary             rays, forming the silver grain.          2. The strong wood or timber of the oak.          Note: Among the true oaks in America are:          {Barren oak}, or          {Black-jack}, {Q. nigra}.          {Basket oak}, {Q. Michauxii}.          {Black oak}, {Q. tinctoria}; -- called also {yellow} or             {quercitron oak}.          {Bur oak} (see under {Bur}.), {Q. macrocarpa}; -- called also             {over-cup} or {mossy-cup oak}.          {Chestnut oak}, {Q. Prinus} and {Q. densiflora}.          {Chinquapin oak} (see under {Chinquapin}), {Q. prinoides}.          {Coast live oak}, {Q. agrifolia}, of California; -- also             called {enceno}.          {Live oak} (see under {Live}), {Q. virens}, the best of all             for shipbuilding; also, {Q. Chrysolepis}, of California.                      {Pin oak}. Same as {Swamp oak}.          {Post oak}, {Q. obtusifolia}.          {Red oak}, {Q. rubra}.          {Scarlet oak}, {Q. coccinea}.          {Scrub oak}, {Q. ilicifolia}, {Q. undulata}, etc.          {Shingle oak}, {Q. imbricaria}.          {Spanish oak}, {Q. falcata}.          {Swamp Spanish oak}, or          {Pin oak}, {Q. palustris}.          {Swamp white oak}, {Q. bicolor}.          {Water oak}, {Q. aguatica}.          {Water white oak}, {Q. lyrata}.          {Willow oak}, {Q. Phellos}. Among the true oaks in Europe             are:          {Bitter oak}, [or]          {Turkey oak}, {Q. Cerris} (see {Cerris}).          {Cork oak}, {Q. Suber}.          {English white oak}, {Q. Robur}.          {Evergreen oak},          {Holly oak}, [or]          {Holm oak}, {Q. Ilex}.          {Kermes oak}, {Q. coccifera}.          {Nutgall oak}, {Q. infectoria}.          Note: Among plants called oak, but not of the genus                {Quercus}, are:          {African oak}, a valuable timber tree ({Oldfieldia             Africana}).          {Australian, [or] She}, {oak}, any tree of the genus             {Casuarina} (see {Casuarina}).          {Indian oak}, the teak tree (see {Teak}).          {Jerusalem oak}. See under {Jerusalem}.          {New Zealand oak}, a sapindaceous tree ({Alectryon             excelsum}).          {Poison oak}, the poison ivy. See under {Poison}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Silky, [or] Silk-bark}, {oak}, an Australian tree             ({Grevillea robusta}).          {Green oak}, oak wood colored green by the growth of the             mycelium of certain fungi.          {Oak apple}, a large, smooth, round gall produced on the             leaves of the American red oak by a gallfly ({Cynips             confluens}). It is green and pulpy when young.          {Oak beauty} (Zo[94]l.), a British geometrid moth ({Biston             prodromaria}) whose larva feeds on the oak.          {Oak gall}, a gall found on the oak. See 2d {Gall}.          {Oak leather} (Bot.), the mycelium of a fungus which forms             leatherlike patches in the fissures of oak wood.          {Oak pruner}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pruner}, the insect.          {Oak spangle}, a kind of gall produced on the oak by the             insect {Diplolepis lenticularis}.          {Oak wart}, a wartlike gall on the twigs of an oak.          {The Oaks}, one of the three great annual English horse races             (the Derby and St. Leger being the others). It was             instituted in 1779 by the Earl of Derby, and so called             from his estate.          {To sport one's oak}, to be [bd]not at home to visitors,[b8]             signified by closing the outer (oaken) door of one's             rooms. [Cant, Eng. Univ.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oaky \Oak"y\, n.       Resembling oak; strong. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
-ock \-ock\ [AS. -uc.]       A suffix used to form diminutives; as, bullock, hillock.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
O \O\ ([omac]), n.; pl. {O's} [or] {Oes} ([omac]z).       1. The letter O, or its sound. [bd]Mouthing out his hollow             oes and aes.[b8] --Tennyson.          2. Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.             [bd]This wooden O [Globe Theater][b8]. --Shak.          3. A cipher; zero. [R.]                         Thou art an O without a figure.         --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ogee \O*gee"\, n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain       origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase,       strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune,       apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.]       1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the             letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See             Illust. under {Cyma}.          2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.          {Ogee arch} (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of             which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed             curve near the apex.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Talon \Tal"on\, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the       ankle, heel.]       1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the             claw of a bird of prey. --Bacon.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of certain small prominences on the hind             part of the face of an elephant's tooth.          3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and             convex at the top; -- usually called an {ogee}.          Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an                {inverted talon}.          4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts             to shoot the bolt. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cyma \[d8]Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[adot]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma. See       {Cyme}]       1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of             which is wavelike in form.          2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}.          {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma}, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and             swelling below.          {Cyma reversa}, [or] {Ogee}, a cyma swelling out on the upper             part and hollow below.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ogee \O*gee"\, n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain       origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase,       strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune,       apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.]       1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the             letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See             Illust. under {Cyma}.          2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.          {Ogee arch} (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of             which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed             curve near the apex.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Talon \Tal"on\, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the       ankle, heel.]       1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the             claw of a bird of prey. --Bacon.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of certain small prominences on the hind             part of the face of an elephant's tooth.          3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and             convex at the top; -- usually called an {ogee}.          Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an                {inverted talon}.          4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts             to shoot the bolt. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cyma \[d8]Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[adot]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma. See       {Cyme}]       1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of             which is wavelike in form.          2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}.          {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma}, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and             swelling below.          {Cyma reversa}, [or] {Ogee}, a cyma swelling out on the upper             part and hollow below.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ogee \O*gee"\, n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain       origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase,       strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune,       apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.]       1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the             letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See             Illust. under {Cyma}.          2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.          {Ogee arch} (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of             which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed             curve near the apex.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Talon \Tal"on\, n. [F., heel, spur, LL. talo, fr. L. talus the       ankle, heel.]       1. The claw of a predaceous bird or animal, especially the             claw of a bird of prey. --Bacon.          2. (Zo[94]l.) One of certain small prominences on the hind             part of the face of an elephant's tooth.          3. (Arch.) A kind of molding, concave at the bottom and             convex at the top; -- usually called an {ogee}.          Note: When the concave part is at the top, it is called an                {inverted talon}.          4. The shoulder of the bolt of a lock on which the key acts             to shoot the bolt. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cyma \[d8]Cy"ma\ (s[imac]"m[adot]) n. [NL., fr. Gr. ky^ma. See       {Cyme}]       1. (Arch.) A member or molding of the cornice, the profile of             which is wavelike in form.          2. (Bot.) A cyme. See {Cyme}.          {Cyma recta}, or {Cyma}, a cyma, hollow in its upper part and             swelling below.          {Cyma reversa}, [or] {Ogee}, a cyma swelling out on the upper             part and hollow below.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oke \Oke\, n. [Turk. okkah, fr. Ar. [umac]k[imac]yah,       wak[imac]yah, prob. fr. Gr. [?], [?], an ounce, fr. L. uncia.       Cf. {Ounce} a weight.]       1. A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 2[frac34]             pounds.          2. An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about             2[frac12] pints.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ook \Ook\, n.       Oak. [Obs.] [bd]A branched ook.[b8] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ooze \Ooze\, n. (Oceanography)       A soft deposit covering large areas of the ocean bottom,       composed largely or mainly of the shells or other hard parts       of minute organisms, as Foraminifera, Radiolaria, and       diatoms. The {radiolarian ooze} occurring in many places in       very deep water is composed mainly of the siliceous skeletons       of radiolarians, calcareous matter being dissolved by the       lage percentage of carbon dioxide in the water at these       depths.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ooze \Ooze\, n. [OE. wose, AS. wase dirt, mire, mud, akin to       w[?]s juice, ooze, Icel. v[be]s wetness, OHG. waso turf, sod,       G. wasen.]       1. Soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or             easily yield to pressure. [bd]My son i' the ooze is             bedded.[b8] --Shak.          2. Soft flow; spring. --Prior.          3. The liquor of a tan vat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ooze \Ooze\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Oozed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Oozing}.] [Prov. Eng. weeze, wooz. See {Ooze}, n.]       1. To flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the             pores of a substance or through small openings.                         The latent rill, scare oozing through the grass.                                                                               --Thomson.          2. Fig.: To leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed             out; his courage oozed out.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ooze \Ooze\, v. t.       To cause to ooze. --Alex. Smith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oozy \Ooz"y\, a.       Miry; containing soft mud; resembling ooze; as, the oozy bed       of a river. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
O \O\ ([omac]), n.; pl. {O's} [or] {Oes} ([omac]z).       1. The letter O, or its sound. [bd]Mouthing out his hollow             oes and aes.[b8] --Tennyson.          2. Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.             [bd]This wooden O [Globe Theater][b8]. --Shak.          3. A cipher; zero. [R.]                         Thou art an O without a figure.         --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Os \Os\, n.; pl. {Osar}. [Sw. [86]s ridge, chain of hills, pl.       [86]sar.] (Geol.)       One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc.,       supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed       by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of       Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See {Eschar}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
O \O\ ([omac]), n.; pl. {O's} [or] {Oes} ([omac]z).       1. The letter O, or its sound. [bd]Mouthing out his hollow             oes and aes.[b8] --Tennyson.          2. Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.             [bd]This wooden O [Globe Theater][b8]. --Shak.          3. A cipher; zero. [R.]                         Thou art an O without a figure.         --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Os \Os\, n.; pl. {Osar}. [Sw. [86]s ridge, chain of hills, pl.       [86]sar.] (Geol.)       One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc.,       supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed       by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of       Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See {Eschar}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
-ose \-ose\ [L. -osus: cf. F. -ose. Cf. {-ous}.]       1. A suffix denoting full of, containing, having the             qualities of, like; as in verbose, full of words; pilose,             hairy; globose, like a globe.          2. (Chem.) A suffix indicating that the substance to the name             of which it is affixed is a member of the carbohydrate             group; as in cellulose, sucrose, dextrose, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osmic \Os"mic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, osmium;       specifically, designating those compounds in which it has a       valence higher than in other lower compounds; as, osmic       oxide.          {Osmic acid}. (Chem.)       (a) Osmic tetroxide. [Obs.]       (b) Osmic acid proper, an acid analogous to sulphuric acid,             not known in the free state, but forming a well-known and             stable series of salts (osmates), which were formerly             improperly called osmites.          {Osmic tetroxide} (Chem.), a white volatile crystalline             substance, {OsO4}, the most stable and characteristic of             the compounds of osmium. It has a burning taste, and gives             off a vapor, which is a powerful irritant poison,             violently attacking the eyes, and emitting a strong             chlorinelike odor. Formerly improperly called {osmic             acid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oss \Oss\, v. i. [See {Osse}, n.]       To prophesy; to presage. [R. & Obs.] --R. Edgeworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Os \[d8]Os\, n.; pl. {Ossa}. [L.]       A bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Osse \Osse\, n. [Gr. [?].]       A prophetic or ominous utterance. [R. & Obs.] --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ouch \Ouch\ (ouch), n. [OE. ouch, nouche (a nouch being taken       for an ouch: cf. {Adder}), fr. OF. nusche, nosche, nousche,       buckle, clasp, LL. nusca, fr. OHG. nusca, nuscha.]       A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or       ornament worn on the person.                   A precious stone in a rich ouche.            --Sir T.                                                                               Elyot.                   Your brooches, pearls, and ouches.         --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
-ous \-ous\ [OF. -ous, us, -os, F. -eux, fr. L. -osus, and -us.       Cf. {-ose}.]       1. An adjective suffix meaning full of, abounding in, having,             possessing the qualities of, like; as in gracious,             abounding in grace; arduous, full of ardor; bulbous,             having bulbs, bulblike; riotous, poisonous, piteous,             joyous, etc.          2. (Chem.) A suffix denoting that the element indicated by             the name bearing it, has a valence lower than that denoted             by the termination -ic; as, nitrous, sulphurous, etc., as             contrasted with nitric, sulphuric, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ouse \Ouse\, n. & v.       See {Ooze}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ouze \Ouze\, n. & v.       See {Ooze}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Owch \Owch\, n.       See {Ouch}. [Obs.] --Speser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Owse \Owse\ (ouz), Owser \Ow"ser\ (ou"z[etil]r), n.       Tanner's ooze. See {Ooze}, 3.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ox \Ox\ ([ocr]ks), n.; pl. {Oxen}. [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G.       ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth.       a[a3]hsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle.       [root]214. Cf. {Humid}, {Aurochs}.] (Zo[94]l.)       The male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal       when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. The       word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of       bovine animals, male and female.                   All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field.                                                                               --Ps. viii. 7.          Note: The castrated male is called a steer until it attains                its full growth, and then, an ox; but if castrated                somewhat late in life, it is called a stag. The male,                not castrated, is called a bull. These distinctions are                well established in regard to domestic animals of this                genus. When wild animals of this kind are spoken of, ox                is often applied both to the male and the female. The                name ox is never applied to the individual cow, or                female, of the domestic kind. Oxen may comprehend both                the male and the female.          {Grunting ox} (Zo[94]l.), the yak.          {Indian ox} (Zo[94]l.), the zebu.          {Javan ox} (Zo[94]l.), the banteng.          {Musk ox}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Musk}.          {Ox bile}. See {Ox gall}, below.          {Ox gall}, the fresh gall of the domestic ox; -- used in the             arts and in medicine.          {Ox pith}, ox marrow. [Obs.] --Marston.          {Ox ray} (Zo[94]l.), a very large ray ({Dicerobatis             Giorn[91]}) of Southern Europe. It has a hornlike organ             projecting forward from each pectoral fin. It sometimes             becomes twenty feet long and twenty-eight feet broad, and             weighs over a ton. Called also {sea devil}.          {To have the black ox tread on one's foot}, to be             unfortunate; to know what sorrow is (because black oxen             were sacrificed to Pluto). --Leigh Hunt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxeye \Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) The oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}.             (b) The corn camomile ({Anthemis arvensis}).             (c) A genus of composite plants ({Buphthalmum}) with large                   yellow flowers.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ({Parus                   major}) and the blue titmouse ({P. c[d2]ruleus}).                   [Prov. Eng.]             (b) The dunlin.             (c) A fish; the bogue, or box.          {Creeping oxeye} (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant             ({Wedelia carnosa}).          {Seaside oxeye} (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub             ({Borrichia arborescens}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain       bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from       pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See       {Float}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds             belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially             those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They             are prized as game birds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,             the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola});             the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and             other species of sandpipers.          Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied,                [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola})                of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover},                {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and                {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the                {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}).                See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis                meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the                {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the                {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all                small American species.          {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing.          {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}.                      {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]          {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover.             [Prov. Eng.]          {Whistling plover}.             (a) The golden plover.             (b) The black-bellied plover.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxeye \Ox"eye`\, n. [Ox + eye.]       1. (Bot.)             (a) The oxeye daisy. See under {Daisy}.             (b) The corn camomile ({Anthemis arvensis}).             (c) A genus of composite plants ({Buphthalmum}) with large                   yellow flowers.          2. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A titmouse, especially the great titmouse ({Parus                   major}) and the blue titmouse ({P. c[d2]ruleus}).                   [Prov. Eng.]             (b) The dunlin.             (c) A fish; the bogue, or box.          {Creeping oxeye} (Bot.) a West Indian composite plant             ({Wedelia carnosa}).          {Seaside oxeye} (Bot.), a West Indian composite shrub             ({Borrichia arborescens}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Plover \Plov"er\, n. [OF. plovier, F. pluvier, prop., the rain       bird, fr. LL. (assumed) pluviarius, fr. L. pluvia rain, from       pluere to rain; akin to E. float, G. fliessen to flow. See       {Float}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of limicoline birds             belonging to the family {Charadrid[91]}, and especially             those belonging to the subfamily {Charadrins[91]}. They             are prized as game birds.          2. (Zo[94]l.) Any grallatorial bird allied to, or resembling,             the true plovers, as the crab plover ({Dromas ardeola});             the American upland, plover ({Bartramia longicauda}); and             other species of sandpipers.          Note: Among the more important species are the {blackbellied,                [or] blackbreasted, plover} ({Charadrius squatarola})                of America and Europe; -- called also {gray plover},                {bull-head plover}, {Swiss plover}, {sea plover}, and                {oxeye}; the {golden plover} (see under {Golden}); the                {ring [or] ringed plover} ({[92]gialitis hiaticula}).                See {Ringneck}. The {piping plover} ({[92]gialitis                meloda}); {Wilson's plover} ({[92]. Wilsonia}); the                {mountain plover} ({[92]. montana}); and the                {semipalmated plover} ({[92]. semipalmata}), are all                small American species.          {Bastard plover} (Zo[94]l.), the lapwing.          {Long-legged}, [or] {yellow-legged}, {plover}. See {Tattler}.                      {Plover's page}, the dunlin. [Prov. Eng.]          {Rock plover}, [or] {Stone plover}, the black-bellied plover.             [Prov. Eng.]          {Whistling plover}.             (a) The golden plover.             (b) The black-bellied plover.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxshoe \Ox"shoe`\, n.       A shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to       the hoof.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oxy- \Ox"y-\ (Chem.)       A prefix, also used adjectively, designating:       (a) A compound containing oxygen.       (b) A compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly             designated by hydroxy-. See {Hydroxy-}.          {Oxy acid}. See {Oxyacid} (below).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oyez \O"yez`\ ([omac]y[ecr]s; 277), interj. [Anglo-F. oyez hear       ye. See {Oyer}.]       Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure       silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three       times. [Written also {oyes}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oyez \O"yez`\ ([omac]y[ecr]s; 277), interj. [Anglo-F. oyez hear       ye. See {Oyer}.]       Hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure       silence before making a proclamation. It is repeated three       times. [Written also {oyes}.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oak, NE (village, FIPS 35245)       Location: 40.23726 N, 97.90404 W       Population (1990): 68 (41 housing units)       Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68964
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oaks, MO (village, FIPS 53804)       Location: 39.19695 N, 94.57188 W       Population (1990): 130 (58 housing units)       Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Oaks, OK (town, FIPS 53550)       Location: 36.16816 N, 94.85298 W       Population (1990): 431 (141 housing units)       Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74359
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ocoee, FL (city, FIPS 51075)       Location: 28.57219 N, 81.53259 W       Population (1990): 12778 (4439 housing units)       Area: 23.4 sq km (land), 1.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 34761    Ocoee, TN       Zip code(s): 37361
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Ojai, CA (city, FIPS 53476)       Location: 34.44908 N, 119.24572 W       Population (1990): 7613 (3130 housing units)       Area: 11.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 93023
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Okay, OK (town, FIPS 54100)       Location: 35.85222 N, 95.31430 W       Population (1990): 528 (235 housing units)       Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Osco, IL       Zip code(s): 61274
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Osseo, MI       Zip code(s): 49266    Osseo, MN (city, FIPS 49012)       Location: 45.11790 N, 93.39915 W       Population (1990): 2704 (1034 housing units)       Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Osseo, WI (city, FIPS 60575)       Location: 44.57834 N, 91.21812 W       Population (1990): 1551 (656 housing units)       Area: 3.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 54758
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oswayo, PA (borough, FIPS 57280)       Location: 41.92007 N, 78.02051 W       Population (1990): 156 (82 housing units)       Area: 2.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 16915
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Owasa, IA (city, FIPS 60555)       Location: 42.43115 N, 93.20511 W       Population (1990): 37 (20 housing units)       Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Owasso, OK (city, FIPS 56650)       Location: 36.28011 N, 95.83505 W       Population (1990): 11151 (4219 housing units)       Area: 15.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 74055
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Owego, NY (village, FIPS 55882)       Location: 42.10480 N, 76.26266 W       Population (1990): 4442 (1913 housing units)       Area: 6.5 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 13827
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Owosso, MI (city, FIPS 61940)       Location: 42.99522 N, 84.17577 W       Population (1990): 16322 (6716 housing units)       Area: 12.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 48867
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
ogg /og/ v.   [CMU] 1. In the multi-player space combat game    Netrek, to execute kamikaze attacks against enemy ships which are    carrying armies or occupying strategic positions.   Named during a    game in which one of the players repeatedly used the tactic while    playing Orion ship G, showing up in the player list as "Og".   This    trick has been roundly denounced by those who would return to the    good old days when the tactic of dogfighting was dominant, but as    Sun Tzu wrote, "What is of supreme importance in war is to attack    the enemy's strategy, not his tactics."   However, the traditional    answer to the newbie question "What does ogg mean?"   is just "Pick    up some armies and I'll show you."   2. In other games, to forcefully    attack an opponent with the expectation that the resources expended    will be renewed faster than the opponent will be able to regain his    previous advantage.   Taken more seriously as a tactic since it has    gained a simple name.   3. To do anything forcefully, possibly    without consideration of the drain on future resources.   "I guess    I'd better go ogg the problem set that's due tomorrow."   "Whoops!   I    looked down at the map for a sec and almost ogged that oncoming car."
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
OS /O-S/   1. [Operating System] n. An abbreviation heavily used    in email, occasionally in speech.   2. n. obs. On ITS, an output spy.    See "{OS and JEDGAR}" in Appendix A.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
OS/2 /O S too/ n.   The anointed successor to MS-DOS for Intel    286- and 386-based micros; proof that IBM/Microsoft couldn't get it    right the second time, either.   Often called `Half-an-OS'.    Mentioning it is usually good for a cheap laugh among hackers -- the    design was so {baroque}, and the implementation of 1.x so bad, that    3 years after introduction you could still count the major {app}s    shipping for it on the fingers of two hands -- in unary.   The 2.x    versions are said to have improved somewhat, and informed hackers    now rate them superior to Microsoft Windows (an endorsement which,    however, could easily be construed as damning with faint praise).    See {monstrosity}, {cretinous}, {second-system effect}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
OSS   Written-only acronym for "Open Source Software" (see {open    source}.   This is a rather ugly {TLA}, and the principals in the    open-source movement don't use it, but it has (perhaps inevitably)    spread through the trade press like kudzu.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
OSU /O-S-U/ n. obs.   [TMRC] Acronym for Officially Sanctioned    User; a user who is recognized as such by the computer authorities    and allowed to use the computer above the objections of the security    monitor.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Oc          ("Oh see!")   A {parallel} {logic language}.          ["Self-Description of Oc and its Applications", M. Hirata,       Proc 2nd Natl Conf Japan Soc Soft Sci Tech, pp. 153-156,       1984].          (1995-03-16)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OC-12          {Optical Carrier 12}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OC-3          {Optical Carrier 3}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OC-48          {Optical Carrier 48}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OCS          {Object Compatibility Standard}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OCX          {OLE custom controls}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ogg          /og/ ({CMU}) 1. In the multi-player space combat game       {Netrek}, to execute kamikaze attacks against enemy ships       which are carrying armies or occupying strategic positions.       Named during a game in which one of the players repeatedly       used the tactic while playing Orion ship G, showing up in the       player list as "Og".   This trick has been roundly denounced by       those who would return to the good old days when the tactic of       dogfighting was dominant, but as Sun Tzu wrote, "What is of       supreme importance in war is to attack the enemy's strategy."       However, the traditional answer to the newbie question "What       does ogg mean?" is just "Pick up some armies and I'll show       you."          2. In other games, to forcefully attack an opponent with the       expectation that the resources expended will be renewed faster       than the opponent will be able to regain his previous       advantage.   Taken more seriously as a tactic since it has       gained a simple name.          3. To do anything forcefully, possibly without consideration       of the drain on future resources.   "I guess I'd better go ogg       the problem set that's due tomorrow."   "Whoops!   I looked down       at the map for a sec and almost ogged that oncoming car."          (1995-01-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OHCI          {Open Host Controller Interface}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OIC          oh, I see.          (1998-01-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OOZE          Object oriented extension of Z.   "Object Orientation in Z", S.       Stepney et al eds, Springer 1992.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OS          1. {operating system}.          2. [obsolete, {ITS}], an output spy.   See "{OS and JEDGAR}".          3. An {operating system} from {IBM} for       their {System/360} line of hardware announced in 1964.   OS was       planned with several flavours that were supposed to be       compatible.   OS was late, memory hungry and not able to reach       the marketing objectives of IBM for the 360/30, the planned       successor of the {IBM 1401}.   IBM then decided to design a new       operating system for the low end machines which they called       {DOS/360}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1997-09-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OS2          Normally written "{OS/2}".          [{Jargon File}]          (1997-05-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OS/2          /O S too/ {IBM} and {Microsoft}'s successor to the {MS-DOS}       {operating system} for {Intel 80286} and {Intel 80386}-based       {microprocessors}.   It is proof that they couldn't get it       right the second time either.   Often called "Half-an-OS".   The       design was so {baroque}, and the implementation of 1.x so bad,       that 3 years after introduction you could still count the       major {application programs} shipping for it on the fingers of       two hands, in {unary}.   Later versions improved somewhat, and       informed hackers now rate them superior to {Microsoft       Windows}, which isn't saying much.   See {second-system       effect}.          On an {Intel 80386} or better, OS/2 can {multitask} between       existing {MS-DOS} {applications}.   OS/2 is strong on       connectivity and the provision of robust {virtual machines}.       It can support {Microsoft Windows} programs in addition to its       own {native} applications.   It also supports the {Presentation       Manager} {graphical user interface}.          {OS/2} supports {hybrid multiprocessing} (HMP), which provides       some elements of {symmetric multiprocessing} (SMP), using       add-on IBM software called {MP/2}.   OS/2 SMP was planned for       release in late 1993.          After OS/2 1.x the {IBM} and {Microsoft} partnership split.       IBM continued to develop OS/2 2.0, while Microsoft developed       what was originally intended to be OS/2 3.0 into {Windows NT}.       In October 1994, IBM released version OS/2 3.0 (known as       "Warp") but it is only distantly related to {Windows NT}.       This version raised the limit on RAM from 16MB to 1GB (like       Windows NT).          IBM introduced networking with "OS/2 Warp Connect", the first       multi-user version.   OS/2 Warp 4.0 ("Merlin") is a {network       operating system}.          {(http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/os2/os2world.html)}.          [Dates?]          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-07-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OS2          Normally written "{OS/2}".          [{Jargon File}]          (1997-05-02)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OS/2          /O S too/ {IBM} and {Microsoft}'s successor to the {MS-DOS}       {operating system} for {Intel 80286} and {Intel 80386}-based       {microprocessors}.   It is proof that they couldn't get it       right the second time either.   Often called "Half-an-OS".   The       design was so {baroque}, and the implementation of 1.x so bad,       that 3 years after introduction you could still count the       major {application programs} shipping for it on the fingers of       two hands, in {unary}.   Later versions improved somewhat, and       informed hackers now rate them superior to {Microsoft       Windows}, which isn't saying much.   See {second-system       effect}.          On an {Intel 80386} or better, OS/2 can {multitask} between       existing {MS-DOS} {applications}.   OS/2 is strong on       connectivity and the provision of robust {virtual machines}.       It can support {Microsoft Windows} programs in addition to its       own {native} applications.   It also supports the {Presentation       Manager} {graphical user interface}.          {OS/2} supports {hybrid multiprocessing} (HMP), which provides       some elements of {symmetric multiprocessing} (SMP), using       add-on IBM software called {MP/2}.   OS/2 SMP was planned for       release in late 1993.          After OS/2 1.x the {IBM} and {Microsoft} partnership split.       IBM continued to develop OS/2 2.0, while Microsoft developed       what was originally intended to be OS/2 3.0 into {Windows NT}.       In October 1994, IBM released version OS/2 3.0 (known as       "Warp") but it is only distantly related to {Windows NT}.       This version raised the limit on RAM from 16MB to 1GB (like       Windows NT).          IBM introduced networking with "OS/2 Warp Connect", the first       multi-user version.   OS/2 Warp 4.0 ("Merlin") is a {network       operating system}.          {(http://www.mit.edu:8001/activities/os2/os2world.html)}.          [Dates?]          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-07-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OS/360          {Operating System/360}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OS/390          An {IBM} {mainframe} {operating system},       featuring integrated {MVS}, {UNIX}, {LAN}, {distributed       computing} and {application enablement services} through its       base elements.   These base services enable open, distributed       processing and offer a foundation for object-ready application       development.   The OS/390 base includes a {Communication       Server} that includes {VTAM}, the {VTAM AnyNet} feature,       {TCP/IP} and {TIOC}.   It provides {SNA} ({3270}), {APPC},       {High Performance Routing}, {ATM} support, {sockets} and       {RPC}.          OS/390 is basically rebranded, repackaged {MVS/OE}, {CMOS}       processors, {RAMAC} disk arrays and {open systems} extension       to networking in {VTAM}, the principle being that if you can't       compete, rebrand what you have and tell everyone it's       something new.          {Home (http://204.146.133.206/os390/index.html)}.          (1999-01-20)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OS-9          A {real-time} {operating system} written by       {Microware Corporation}.   The original version was written       about 1978 for the {Motorola 6809} and has since been ported       to the {Motorola 68000}, {Intel 80386}, {Intel 486}, and the       {PowerPC}.   The {kernel} of OS-9 is {ROMable}, modular, with a       unified file system, allowing it to easily be scaled up or       down as required.          {FAQ (http://os9archive.rtsi.com/os9faq.html)}.          {User Group (http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~pruyne/os9ugfaq.html)}.          {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.os.os9}.          (1996-04-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OSA          {Open Scripting Architecture}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OSE          {Open Systems Environment}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OSI          1. {Open Systems Interconnect}.          2. {Open Source Initiative}.          (1999-12-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Ox          A {preprocessor}, written by Kurt Bischoff of       {Iowa State University}, that extends and generalises the       {syntax} and {semantics} of {Yacc}, {Lex}, and {C}.   Ox's       support of {LALR1 grammars} generalises {yacc} in the way that       {attribute grammars} generalise {context-free grammars}.   It       augments Yacc and {Lex} specifications with definitions of       synthesised and inherited attributes written in {C} {syntax}.       Ox checks these specifications for consistency and       completeness, and generates a program that builds and       decorates {attributed parse trees}.   Ox accepts a most general       class of attribute grammars.   The user may specify       postdecoration traversals for easy ordering of {side effects}       such as {code generation}.          Latest version: G1.01, as of 1993-11-14.          {(ftp://ftp.cs.iastate.edu/pub/ox/)}.          Info: .          ["User Manual for Ox: An Attribute-Grammar Compiling System       based on Yacc, Lex and C", K.M. Bischoff, TR92-30, Iowa State       U, Dec 1992].          (2000-04-03)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Oz          An {object-oriented} {concurrent} {constraint} language from       the {University of Saarbrucken}.   Oz is based on {constraint       communication}, a new form of {asynchronous} communication       using {logic variable}s.   Partial information about the values       of variables is imposed concurrently and incrementally.       Supports {higher order} programming and object-orientation       including {multiple inheritance}.          {(ftp:duck.dfki.uni-sb.de/pub/papers)}.          ["Object-Oriented Concurrent Constraint Programming in Oz",       G. Smolka et al].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
oz          An old Australian {top-level domain} and network which got       incorporated into the current one.   The former Australian       {domain}s .oz, .edu and .com are now .oz.au, .edu.au and       .com.au.          (1994-10-04)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Oz          An {object-oriented} {concurrent} {constraint} language from       the {University of Saarbrucken}.   Oz is based on {constraint       communication}, a new form of {asynchronous} communication       using {logic variable}s.   Partial information about the values       of variables is imposed concurrently and incrementally.       Supports {higher order} programming and object-orientation       including {multiple inheritance}.          {(ftp:duck.dfki.uni-sb.de/pub/papers)}.          ["Object-Oriented Concurrent Constraint Programming in Oz",       G. Smolka et al].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
oz          An old Australian {top-level domain} and network which got       incorporated into the current one.   The former Australian       {domain}s .oz, .edu and .com are now .oz.au, .edu.au and       .com.au.          (1994-10-04)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Oak       There are six Hebrew words rendered "oak."                (1.) 'El occurs only in the word El-paran (Gen. 14:6). The       LXX. renders by "terebinth." In the plural form this word occurs       in Isa. 1:29; 57:5 (A.V. marg. and R.V., "among the oaks"); 61:3       ("trees"). The word properly means strongly, mighty, and hence a       strong tree.                (2.) 'Elah, Gen. 35:4, "under the oak which was by Shechem"       (R.V. marg., "terebinth"). Isa. 6:13, A.V., "teil-tree;" R.V.,       "terebinth." Isa. 1:30, R.V. marg., "terebinth." Absalom in his       flight was caught in the branches of a "great oak" (2 Sam. 18:9;       R.V. marg., "terebinth").                (3.) 'Elon, Judg. 4:11; 9:6 (R.V., "oak;" A.V., following the       Targum, "plain") properly the deciduous species of oak shedding       its foliage in autumn.                (4.) 'Elan, only in Dan. 4:11,14,20, rendered "tree" in       Nebuchadnezzar's dream. Probably some species of the oak is       intended.                (5.) 'Allah, Josh. 24:26. The place here referred to is called       Allon-moreh ("the oak of Moreh," as in R.V.) in Gen. 12:6 and       35:4.                (6.) 'Allon, always rendered "oak." Probably the evergreen oak       (called also ilex and holm oak) is intended. The oak woods of       Bashan are frequently alluded to (Isa. 2:13; Ezek. 27:6). Three       species of oaks are found in Palestine, of which the "prickly       evergreen oak" (Quercus coccifera) is the most abundant. "It       covers the rocky hills of Palestine with a dense brushwood of       trees from 8 to 12 feet high, branching from the base, thickly       covered with small evergreen rigid leaves, and bearing acorns       copiously." The so-called Abraham's oak at Hebron is of this       species. Tristram says that this oak near Hebron "has for       several centuries taken the place of the once renowned terebinth       which marked the site of Mamre on the other side of the city.       The terebinth existed at Mamre in the time of Vespasian, and       under it the captive Jews were sold as slaves. It disappeared       about A.D. 330, and no tree now marks the grove of Mamre. The       present oak is the noblest tree in Southern Palestine, being 23       feet in girth, and the diameter of the foliage, which is       unsymmetrical, being about 90 feet." (See {HEBRON};       TEIL-{TREE}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Og       gigantic, the king of Bashan, who was defeated by Moses in a       pitched battle at Edrei, and was slain along with his sons       (Deut. 1:4), and whose kingdom was given to the tribes of Reuben       and Gad and half the tribe of Manasseh (Num. 21:32-35; Deut.       3:1-13). His bedstead (or rather sarcophagus) was of iron (or       ironstone), 9 cubits in length and 4 cubits in breadth. His       overthrow was afterwards celebrated in song (Ps. 135:11;       136:20). (See {SIHON}.)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Ox       Heb. bakar, "cattle;" "neat cattle", (Gen. 12:16; 34:28; Job       1:3, 14; 42:12, etc.); not to be muzzled when treading the corn       (Deut. 25:4). Referred to by our Lord in his reproof to the       Pharisees (Luke 13:15; 14:5).
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Og, a cake; bread baked in ashes
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Oshea, same as Joshua