obesity
         n 1: more than average fatness [syn: {fleshiness}, {obesity},
               {corpulency}]

English Dictionary: obfuscation	by the DICT Development Group
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obesity diet n a diet designed to help you lose weight (especially fat) Synonym(s): reducing diet, obesity diet
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obfuscate v make obscure or unclear [ant: clarify, clear up, elucidate]
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obfuscation n confusion resulting from failure to understand [syn: bewilderment, obfuscation, puzzlement, befuddlement, mystification, bafflement, bemusement] the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered Synonym(s): mystification, obfuscation darkening or obscuring the sight of something
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objet d'art n a work of art of some artistic value; "this store sells only objets d'art"; "it is not known who created this piece" Synonym(s): objet d'art, art object, piece
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oboist n a musician who plays the oboe
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obsidian n acid or granitic glass formed by the rapid cooling of lava without crystallization; usually dark, but transparent in thin pieces
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obstacle n something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" Synonym(s): obstacle, obstruction an obstruction that stands in the way (and must be removed or surmounted or circumvented)
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obstacle race n a race in which competitors must negotiate obstacles
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obstetric adj of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; "obstetric hospital" Synonym(s): obstetric, obstetrical
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obstetrical adj of or relating to or used in or practicing obstetrics; "obstetric hospital" Synonym(s): obstetric, obstetrical
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obstetrical delivery n the act of delivering a child [syn: delivery, obstetrical delivery]
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obstetrical toad n European toad whose male carries the fertilized eggs wrapped around its hind legs until they hatch Synonym(s): obstetrical toad, midwife toad, Alytes obstetricans
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obstetrician n a physician specializing in obstetrics [syn: obstetrician, accoucheur]
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obstetrics n the branch of medicine dealing with childbirth and care of the mother Synonym(s): obstetrics, OB, tocology, midwifery
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obstinacy n the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome [syn: stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, mulishness] resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires Synonym(s): stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will
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obstinance n the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome [syn: stubbornness, obstinacy, obstinance, mulishness] resolute adherence to your own ideas or desires Synonym(s): stubbornness, bullheadedness, obstinacy, obstinance, pigheadedness, self-will
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obstinate adj tenaciously unwilling or marked by tenacious unwillingness to yield Synonym(s): stubborn, obstinate, unregenerate Antonym(s): docile stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing Synonym(s): cussed, obdurate, obstinate, unrepentant resistant to guidance or discipline; "Mary Mary quite contrary"; "an obstinate child with a violent temper"; "a perverse mood"; "wayward behavior" Synonym(s): contrary, obstinate, perverse, wayward v persist stubbornly; "he obstinates himself against all rational arguments"
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obstinately adv in a stubborn unregenerate manner; "she remained stubbornly in the same position" Synonym(s): stubbornly, pig-headedly, obdurately, mulishly, obstinately, cussedly
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obstipate v constipate severely
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obstipation n severe constipation resulting from an obstruction in the intestines
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obstreperous adj noisily and stubbornly defiant; "obstreperous boys" boisterously and noisily aggressive; "kept up an obstreperous clamor"
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obstreperously adv in manner that attracts attention; "obstreperously, he demanded to get service" Synonym(s): obstreperously, loudly, clamorously
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obstreperousness n noisy defiance
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obstruct v hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" Synonym(s): obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass block passage through; "obstruct the path" Synonym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up Antonym(s): disengage, free shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" Synonym(s): obstruct, block
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obstructed adj shut off to passage or view or hindered from action; "a partially obstructed passageway"; "an obstructed view"; "justice obstructed is not justice" Antonym(s): unobstructed
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obstructer n someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take Synonym(s): obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter any structure that makes progress difficult Synonym(s): obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
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obstruction n any structure that makes progress difficult [syn: obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta] the physical condition of blocking or filling a passage with an obstruction Synonym(s): obstruction, blockage something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted; "lack of imagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan" Synonym(s): obstacle, obstruction the act of obstructing; "obstruction of justice" getting in someone's way
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obstruction of justice n impeding those who seek justice in a court (as by trying to influence or intimidate any juror or witness or officer of the court); can result in a finding of contempt of court
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obstructionism n deliberate interference
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obstructionist n someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take Synonym(s): obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter
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obstructive adj preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street" Synonym(s): clogging, hindering, impeding, obstructive
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obstructive shock n shock caused by obstruction of blood flow
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obstructively adv in an obstructive manner; "he acted very obstructively when we tried to carry out our project" Synonym(s): obstructively, hinderingly
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obstructor n someone who systematically obstructs some action that others want to take Synonym(s): obstructionist, obstructor, obstructer, resister, thwarter any structure that makes progress difficult Synonym(s): obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta
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obstruent n a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
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of a sudden adv happening unexpectedly; "suddenly she felt a sharp pain in her side" Synonym(s): suddenly, all of a sudden, of a sudden
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off-site adj taking place or located away from the site; "an off-site waste treatment operation" Antonym(s): on-site
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off-street adj not on the streets; "off-street parking"; "off-street unloading of vehicles" Antonym(s): on-street
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officiate v act in an official capacity in a ceremony or religious ritual, such as a wedding; "Who officiated at your wedding?" perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary" Synonym(s): officiate, function
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officiating n the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" [syn: umpirage, officiation, officiating, refereeing]
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officiation n the act of umpiring; "the officiating was excellent" [syn: umpirage, officiation, officiating, refereeing] the performance of a religious or ceremonial or public duty
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offsaddle v remove the saddle from; "They unsaddled their mounts" [syn: unsaddle, offsaddle] Antonym(s): saddle
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offset n the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her" Synonym(s): beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting time, showtime, offset Antonym(s): end, ending, middle a compensating equivalent Synonym(s): counterbalance, offset a horizontal branch from the base of plant that produces new plants from buds at its tips Synonym(s): stolon, runner, offset a natural consequence of development Synonym(s): outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper Synonym(s): offset, offset printing structure where a wall or building narrows abruptly Synonym(s): set-back, setoff, offset v compensate for or counterbalance; "offset deposits and withdrawals" Synonym(s): offset, countervail make up for; "His skills offset his opponent's superior strength" Synonym(s): cancel, offset, set off cause (printed matter) to transfer or smear onto another surface create an offset in; "offset a wall" produce by offset printing; "offset the conference proceedings"
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offset lithography n offset printing by lithography
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offset printing n a plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder, which in turn transfers it to the paper Synonym(s): offset, offset printing
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offsetting balance n a minimum credit balance that a bank may require a borrower to keep on deposit as a condition for granting a loan; a common requirement for establishing a line of credit at a bank; "the compensating balance increases the effective interest rate to the bank since the net amount loaned is reduced but the interest paid is unchanged" Synonym(s): compensating balance, offsetting balance
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offshoot n a natural consequence of development [syn: outgrowth, branch, offshoot, offset]
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offside adv illegally in advance of the ball or puck adj illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside" Synonym(s): offside, offsides Antonym(s): onside n (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.)
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offsides adj illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; "the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside" Synonym(s): offside, offsides Antonym(s): onside
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offstage adv behind the scenes; not on stage; "the actors were waiting offstage" Antonym(s): onstage not in public; "the deal was done offstage" adj situated or taking place in the area of a stage not visible to the audience; "offstage noises" Antonym(s): onstage concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political meetings" Synonym(s): offstage, backstage n a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: wing, offstage, backstage]
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opacity n the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation Antonym(s): transparence, transparency incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning Synonym(s): opacity, opaqueness the quality of being opaque to a degree; the degree to which something reduces the passage of light Synonym(s): opacity, opaqueness Antonym(s): clarity, clearness, uncloudedness
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Opisthobranchia n gastropods having the gills when present posterior to the heart and having no operculum: includes sea slugs; sea butterflies; sea hares Synonym(s): Opisthobranchia, subclass Opisthobranchia
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Opisthocomidae n comprising the hoatzins [syn: Opisthocomidae, {family Opisthocomidae}]
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Opisthocomus n type genus of the Opisthocomidae: hoatzins [syn: Opisthocomus, genus Opisthocomus]
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Opisthocomus hoazin n crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings Synonym(s): hoatzin, hoactzin, stinkbird, Opisthocomus hoazin
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Opisthognathidae n jawfishes [syn: Opisthognathidae, {family Opisthognathidae}]
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opisthognathous adj having receding jaws [ant: hypognathous, prognathic, prognathous]
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opisthorchiasis n infestation with flukes obtained from eating raw fish; common in eastern Asia
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opisthotonos n severe spasm in which the back arches and the head bends back and heels flex toward the back
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opposed adj being in opposition or having an opponent; "two bitterly opposed schools of thought" Antonym(s): unopposed
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opposite adv directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table" Synonym(s): face-to-face, opposite adj being directly across from each other; facing; "And I on the opposite shore will be, ready to ride and spread the alarm"- Longfellow; "we lived on opposite sides of the street"; "at opposite poles" of leaves etc; growing in pairs on either side of a stem; "opposite leaves" Synonym(s): opposite, paired Antonym(s): alternate moving or facing away from each other; "looking in opposite directions"; "they went in opposite directions" the other one of a complementary pair; "the opposite sex"; "the two chess kings are set up on squares of opposite colors" altogether different in nature or quality or significance; "the medicine's effect was opposite to that intended"; "it is said that opposite characters make a union happiest"- Charles Reade characterized by opposite extremes; completely opposed; "in diametric contradiction to his claims"; "diametrical (or opposite) points of view"; "opposite meanings"; "extreme and indefensible polar positions" Synonym(s): diametric, diametrical, opposite, polar n a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'" Synonym(s): antonym, opposite word, opposite Antonym(s): equivalent word, synonym a relation of direct opposition; "we thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true" Synonym(s): reverse, contrary, opposite a contestant that you are matched against Synonym(s): opposition, opponent, opposite something inverted in sequence or character or effect; "when the direct approach failed he tried the inverse" Synonym(s): inverse, opposite
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opposite number n a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another Synonym(s): counterpart, opposite number, vis-a-vis
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opposite word n a word that expresses a meaning opposed to the meaning of another word, in which case the two words are antonyms of each other; "to him the antonym of `gay' was `depressed'" Synonym(s): antonym, opposite word, opposite Antonym(s): equivalent word, synonym
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oppositely adv in an opposite position
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oppositeness n the relation between opposed entities [syn: opposition, oppositeness]
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opposition n the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead" Synonym(s): resistance, opposition the relation between opposed entities Synonym(s): opposition, oppositeness the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition" Synonym(s): confrontation, opposition a contestant that you are matched against Synonym(s): opposition, opponent, opposite a body of people united in opposing something a direction opposite to another an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" Synonym(s): enemy, foe, foeman, opposition the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"
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oppositive adj expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'" Synonym(s): adversative, oppositive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fritfly \Frit"fly`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A small dipterous fly of the genus {Oscinis}, esp. {O.       vastator}, injurious to grain in Europe, and {O. Trifole},       injurious to clover in America.
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Obectize \Ob"ect*ize\, v. t.       To make an object of; to regard as an object; to place in the       position of an object.                   In the latter, as objectized by the former, arise the                emotions and affections.                        --Coleridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obequitate \Ob*eq"ui*tate\, v. i. [L. obequitatus, p. p. of       obequitare to ride about.]       To ride about. [Obs.] -- {Ob*eq`ui*ta"tion}, n. [Obs.]       --Cockerman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obequitate \Ob*eq"ui*tate\, v. i. [L. obequitatus, p. p. of       obequitare to ride about.]       To ride about. [Obs.] -- {Ob*eq`ui*ta"tion}, n. [Obs.]       --Cockerman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obesity \O*bes"i*ty\, n.[L. obesitas: cf.F. ob[82]sit[82].]       The state or quality of being obese; incumbrance of flesh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, a. [L. obfuscatus, p. p. of obfuscare       to darken; ob (see {Ob-}) + fuscare, fuscatum, to darken,       from fuscus dark.]       Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. [Obs.] [Written also       {offuscate}.] --Sir. T. Elyot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obfuscated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Obfuscating}.]       To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to       bewilder.                   His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the                ideas whirling round and round about in it, all                obfuscated and darkened over with fuliginous matter.                                                                               --Sterne.                   Clouds of passion which might obfuscate the intellects                of meaner females.                                 --Sir. W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obfuscated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Obfuscating}.]       To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to       bewilder.                   His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the                ideas whirling round and round about in it, all                obfuscated and darkened over with fuliginous matter.                                                                               --Sterne.                   Clouds of passion which might obfuscate the intellects                of meaner females.                                 --Sir. W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obfuscated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Obfuscating}.]       To darken; to obscure; to becloud; hence, to confuse; to       bewilder.                   His head, like a smokejack, the funnel unswept, and the                ideas whirling round and round about in it, all                obfuscated and darkened over with fuliginous matter.                                                                               --Sterne.                   Clouds of passion which might obfuscate the intellects                of meaner females.                                 --Sir. W.                                                                               Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obfuscation \Ob`fus*ca"tion\, n. [L. obfuscatio.]       The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being       darkened. [bd]Obfuscation of the cornea.[b8] --E. Darwin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oboist \O"bo*ist\, n.       A performer on the oboe.
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Obsidian \Ob*sid"i*an\, n. [L. Obsidianus lapis, so named,       according to Pliny, after one Obsidius, who discovered it in       Ethiopia: cf.F. obsidiane, obsidienne. The later editions of       Pliny read Obsianus lapis, and Obsius, instead of Obsidianus       lapis, and Obsidius.] (Min.)       A kind of glass produced by volcanoes. It is usually of a       black color, and opaque, except in thin splinters.          Note: In a thin section it often exhibits a fluidal                structure, marked by the arrangement of microlites in                the lines of the flow of the molten mass.
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Obsidional \Ob*sid"i*o*nal\, a. [L. obsidionalis, from obsidio a       siege, obsidere to besiege: cf.F. obsidional. See {Obsess}.]       Of or pertaining to a siege.          {Obsidional crown} (Rom.Antiq.), a crown bestowed upon a             general who raised the siege of a beleaguered place, or             upon one who held out against a siege.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obsidional \Ob*sid"i*o*nal\, a. [L. obsidionalis, from obsidio a       siege, obsidere to besiege: cf.F. obsidional. See {Obsess}.]       Of or pertaining to a siege.          {Obsidional crown} (Rom.Antiq.), a crown bestowed upon a             general who raised the siege of a beleaguered place, or             upon one who held out against a siege.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstacle \Ob"sta*cle\, n. [F., fr. L. obstaculum, fr. obstare to       withstand, oppose; ob (see {Ob-}) + stare to stand. See       {Stand}. and cf. {Oust}, v.]       That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that       hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or       moral.                   If all obstacles were cut away. And that my path were                even to the crown.                                 --Shak.          Syn: Impediment; obstuction; hindrance; difficulty. See                {Impediment}, and {Obstruction}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstancy \Ob"stan*cy\, n. [L. obstantia, fr. obstans, p. pr. of       obstare. See {Obstacle}.]       Opposition; impediment; obstruction. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\, Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\, a. [L.       obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to       stand before: cf.F. obst[82]trique. See {Obstacle}.]       Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in       childbed; as, the obstetric art.          {Obstetrical toad} (Zo[94]l.), a European toad of the genus             {Alytes}, especially {A. obstetricans}. The eggs are laid             in a string which the male winds around his legs, and             carries about until the young are hatched.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\, Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\, a. [L.       obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to       stand before: cf.F. obst[82]trique. See {Obstacle}.]       Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in       childbed; as, the obstetric art.          {Obstetrical toad} (Zo[94]l.), a European toad of the genus             {Alytes}, especially {A. obstetricans}. The eggs are laid             in a string which the male winds around his legs, and             carries about until the young are hatched.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstetric \Ob*stet"ric\, Obstetrical \Ob*stet"ric*al\, a. [L.       obstetricius, fr. obstetrix, -icis, a midwife, fr. obstare to       stand before: cf.F. obst[82]trique. See {Obstacle}.]       Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in       childbed; as, the obstetric art.          {Obstetrical toad} (Zo[94]l.), a European toad of the genus             {Alytes}, especially {A. obstetricans}. The eggs are laid             in a string which the male winds around his legs, and             carries about until the young are hatched.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Toad \Toad\, n. [OE. tode, tade, AS. t[be]die, t[be]dige; of       unknown origin. Cf. {Tadpole}.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any one of numerous species of batrachians belonging to the       genus {Bufo} and allied genera, especially those of the       family {Bufonid[91]}. Toads are generally terrestrial in       their habits except during the breeding season, when they       seek the water. Most of the species burrow beneath the earth       in the daytime and come forth to feed on insects at night.       Most toads have a rough, warty skin in which are glands that       secrete an acrid fluid.          Note: The common toad ({Bufo vulgaris}) and the natterjack                are familiar European species. The common American toad                ({B. lentiginosus}) is similar to the European toad,                but is less warty and is more active, moving chiefly by                leaping.          {Obstetrical toad}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Obstetrical}.          {Surinam toad}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Pita}.          {Toad lizard} (Zo[94]l.), a horned toad.          {Toad pipe} (Bot.), a hollow-stemmed plant ({Equisetum             limosum}) growing in muddy places. --Dr. Prior.          {Toad rush} (Bot.), a low-growing kind of rush ({Juncus             bufonius}).          {Toad snatcher} (Zo[94]l.), the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]          {Toad spittle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Cuckoo spit}, under {Cuckoo}.                      {Tree toad}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Tree}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstetricate \Ob*stet"ri*cate\, v. i. [L. obstetricatus, p. p.       of obstetricare, fr. obstetrix.]       To perform the office of midwife. [Obs.] [bd]Nature does       obstetricate.[b8] --Evelyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obstetricate \Ob*stet"ri*cate\, v. t.       To assist as a midwife. [Obs.] --E. Waterhouse.
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Obstetrication \Ob*stet"ri*ca"tion\, n.       The act of assisting as a midwife; delivery. [Obs.] --Bp.       Hall.
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Obstetrician \Ob`ste*tri"cian\, n.       One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.
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Obstetricious \Ob`ste*tri"cious\, a. [See {Obstetric}.]       Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; hence, facilitating       any bringing forth or deliverance. [Obs.]                   Yet is all human teaching but maieutical, or                obstetricious.                                       --Cudworth.
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Obstetrics \Ob*stet"rics\, n. [Cf. F. obst[82]trique. See       {Obstetric}.]       The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in       parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.
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Obstetricy \Ob*stet"ri*cy\, n.       Obstetrics. [R.] --Dunglison.
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Obstinacy \Ob"sti*na*cy\, n. [See {Obstinate}.]       1. A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not             be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and             usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or             system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity;             persistency; contumacy.                         You do not well in obstinacy To cavil in the course                      of this contract.                              --Shak.                         To shelter their ignorance, or obstinacy, under the                      obscurity of their terms.                  --Locke.          2. The quality or state of being difficult to remedy,             relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or             evil.          Syn: Pertinacity; firmness; resoluteness; inflexibility;                persistency; stubbornness; perverseness; contumacy.          Usage: {Obstinacy}, {Pertinacity}. Pertinacity denotes great                   firmness in holding to a thing, aim, etc. Obstinacy is                   great firmness in holding out against persuasion,                   attack, etc. The former consists in adherence, the                   latter in resistance. An opinion is advocated with                   pertinacity or defended with obstinacy. Pertinacity is                   often used in a good sense; obstinacy generally in a                   bad one. [bd]In this reply was included a very gross                   mistake, and if with pertinacity maintained, a capital                   error.[b8] --Sir T. Browne. [bd]Every degree of                   obstinacy in youth is one step to rebellion.[b8]                   --South.
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Obstinate \Ob"sti*nate\, a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare       to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see       {Ob-}) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See {Stand},       and cf.{Destine}.]       1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course;             persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other             means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying             unreasonableness.                         I have known great cures done by obstinate                      resolution of drinking no wine.         --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.                         No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate.   --Pope.                         Of sense and outward things.               --Wordsworth.          2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate             fever; obstinate obstructions.          Syn: Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious;                persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding;                refractory; contumacious. See {Stubborn}. --                {Ob"sti*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Ob"sti*nate*ness}, n.
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Obstinate \Ob"sti*nate\, a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare       to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see       {Ob-}) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See {Stand},       and cf.{Destine}.]       1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course;             persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other             means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying             unreasonableness.                         I have known great cures done by obstinate                      resolution of drinking no wine.         --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.                         No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate.   --Pope.                         Of sense and outward things.               --Wordsworth.          2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate             fever; obstinate obstructions.          Syn: Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious;                persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding;                refractory; contumacious. See {Stubborn}. --                {Ob"sti*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Ob"sti*nate*ness}, n.
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Obstinate \Ob"sti*nate\, a. [L. obstinatus, p. p. of obstinare       to set about a thing with firmness, to persist in; ob (see       {Ob-}) + a word from the root of stare to stand. See {Stand},       and cf.{Destine}.]       1. Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course;             persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other             means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying             unreasonableness.                         I have known great cures done by obstinate                      resolution of drinking no wine.         --Sir W.                                                                               Temple.                         No ass so meek, no ass so obstinate.   --Pope.                         Of sense and outward things.               --Wordsworth.          2. Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate             fever; obstinate obstructions.          Syn: Stubborn; inflexible; immovable; firm; pertinacious;                persistent; headstrong; opinionated; unyielding;                refractory; contumacious. See {Stubborn}. --                {Ob"sti*nate*ly}, adv. -- {Ob"sti*nate*ness}, n.
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Obstination \Ob`sti*na"tion\, n. [L. obstinatio.]       Obstinacy; stubbornness. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Obstipation \Ob`sti*pa"tion\, n. [L. obstipatio a close       pressure; ob (see {Ob-}) + stipare to press.]       1. The act of stopping up, as a passage. [Obs.] --Bailey.          2. (Med.) Extreme constipation. [Obs.] --Hooper.
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Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from       obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob-}) + strepere to       make a noise.]       Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise;       clamorous; noisy; vociferous. [bd]The obstreperous city.[b8]       --Wordsworth. [bd]Obstreperous approbation.[b8] --Addison.                   Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B.                                                                               Jonson.       -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ness}, n.
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Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from       obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob-}) + strepere to       make a noise.]       Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise;       clamorous; noisy; vociferous. [bd]The obstreperous city.[b8]       --Wordsworth. [bd]Obstreperous approbation.[b8] --Addison.                   Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B.                                                                               Jonson.       -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ness}, n.
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Obstreperous \Ob*strep"er*ous\, a. [L. obstreperus, from       obstrepere to make a noise at; ob (see {Ob-}) + strepere to       make a noise.]       Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise;       clamorous; noisy; vociferous. [bd]The obstreperous city.[b8]       --Wordsworth. [bd]Obstreperous approbation.[b8] --Addison.                   Beating the air with their obstreperous beaks. --B.                                                                               Jonson.       -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Ob*strep"er*ous*ness}, n.
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Obstriction \Ob*stric"tion\, n. [L. obstringere, obstrictum, to       bind to or about.]       The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which       constrains or obliges; obligation; bond. [R.] --Milton.
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Obstringe \Ob*stringe"\, v. t. [See {Obstriction}.]       To constrain; to put under obligation. [R.] --Bp. Gardiner.
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Obstruct \Ob*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obstructed}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Obstructing}.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere       to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see {Ob-}) +       struere to pile up. See {Structure}.]       1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to             place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or             impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to             obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.                         'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear.                                                                               --Pope.          2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to             stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor             obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light             of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. [bd]Th'             impatience of obstructed love.[b8] --Johnson.          Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog;                choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.
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Obstruct \Ob*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obstructed}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Obstructing}.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere       to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see {Ob-}) +       struere to pile up. See {Structure}.]       1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to             place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or             impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to             obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.                         'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear.                                                                               --Pope.          2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to             stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor             obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light             of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. [bd]Th'             impatience of obstructed love.[b8] --Johnson.          Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog;                choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.
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Obstructer \Ob*struct"er\, n.       One who obstructs or hinders.
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Obstruct \Ob*struct"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obstructed}; p. pr.       & vb. n. {Obstructing}.] [L. obstructus, p. p. of obstruere       to build up before or against, to obstruct; ob (see {Ob-}) +       struere to pile up. See {Structure}.]       1. To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to             place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or             impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to             obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.                         'T is the obstructed paths of sound shall clear.                                                                               --Pope.          2. To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to             stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor             obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light             of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation. [bd]Th'             impatience of obstructed love.[b8] --Johnson.          Syn: To bar; barricade; stop; arrest; check; interrupt; clog;                choke; impede; retard; embarrass; oppose.
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Obstruction \Ob*struc"tion\, n. [L. obstructio.]       1. The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.          2. That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an             impediment; a hindrance.                         A popular assembly free from obstruction. --Swift.          3. The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in             their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions;             death. [Poetic]                         To die, and go we know not where, To lie in cold                      obstruction, and to rot.                     --Shak.          Syn: {Obstacle}; bar; barrier; impediment; clog; check;                hindrance.          Usage: {Obstruction}, {Obstacle}. The difference between                   these words is that indicated by their etymology; an                   obstacle is something standing in the way; an                   obstruction is something put in the way. Obstacle                   implies more fixedness and is the stronger word. We                   remove obstructions; we surmount obstacles.                               Disparity in age seems a greater obstacle to an                            intimate friendship than inequality of fortune.                                                                               --Collier.                               The king expected to meet with all the                            obstructions and difficulties his enraged                            enemies could lay in his way.      --Clarendon.
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Obstructionism \Ob*struc"tion*ism\, n.       The act or the policy of obstructing progress. --Lond. Lit.       World.
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Obstructionist \Ob*struc"tion*ist\, n.       One who hinders progress; one who obstructs business, as in a       legislative body. -- a. Of or pertaining to obstructionists.       [Recent]
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Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, a. [Cf.F. obstrictif.]       Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing       impediment. -- {Ob*struct"ive*ly}, adv.
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Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, n.       An obstructive person or thing.
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Obstructive \Ob*struct"ive\, a. [Cf.F. obstrictif.]       Tending to obstruct; presenting obstacles; hindering; causing       impediment. -- {Ob*struct"ive*ly}, adv.
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Obstruent \Ob"stru*ent\, a. [L. obstruens, p. pr. of obstruere.       See {Obstruct}.]       Causing obstruction; blocking up; hindering; as, an obstruent       medicine. --Johnson.
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Obstruent \Ob"stru*ent\, n.       Anything that obstructs or closes a passage; esp., that which       obstructs natural passages in the body; as, a medicine which       acts as an obstruent.
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Obstupefaction \Ob*stu`pe*fac"tion\, n. [L. obstuperfacere to       stupefy.]       See {Stupefaction}. [Obs.] --Howell.
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Obstupefactive \Ob*stu`pe*fac"tive\, a.       Stupefactive. [Obs.]
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Obstupefy \Ob*stu"pe*fy\, v. t. [Cf.L. obstupefacere. See {Ob-},       and {Stupefy}.]       See {Stupefy}. [Obs.]
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Sudden \Sud"den\, n.       An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.          {All of a sudden}, {On a sudden}, {Of a sudden}, sooner than             was expected; without the usual preparation; suddenly.                         How art thou lost! how on a sudden lost! --Milton.                         He withdrew his opposition all of a sudden.                                                                               --Thackeray.
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Circuit \Cir"cuit\, n. [F. circuit, fr. L. circuitus, fr.       circuire or circumire to go around; circum around + ire to       go.]       1. The act of moving or revolving around, or as in a circle             or orbit; a revolution; as, the periodical circuit of the             earth round the sun. --Watts.          2. The circumference of, or distance round, any space; the             measure of a line round an area.                         The circuit or compass of Ireland is 1,800 miles.                                                                               --J. Stow.          3. That which encircles anything, as a ring or crown.                         The golden circuit on my head.            --Shak.          4. The space inclosed within a circle, or within limits.                         A circuit wide inclosed with goodliest trees.                                                                               --Milton.          5. A regular or appointed journeying from place to place in             the exercise of one's calling, as of a judge, or a             preacher.          6.             (a) (Law) A certain division of a state or country,                   established by law for a judge or judges to visit, for                   the administration of justice. --Bouvier.             (b) (Methodist Church) A district in which an itinerant                   preacher labors.          7. Circumlocution. [Obs.] [bd]Thou hast used no circuit of             words.[b8] --Huloet.          {Circuit court} (Law), a court which sits successively in             different places in its circuit (see {Circuit}, 6). In the             United States, the federal circuit courts are commonly             presided over by a judge of the supreme court, or a             special circuit judge, together with the judge of the             district court. They have jurisdiction within statutory             limits, both in law and equity, in matters of federal             cognizance. Some of the individual States also have             circuit courts, which have general statutory jurisdiction             of the same class, in matters of State cognizance.          {Circuit or Circuity} {of action} (Law), a longer course of             proceedings than is necessary to attain the object in             view.          {To make a circuit}, to go around; to go a roundabout way.          {Voltaic [or] Galvanic} {circuit [or] circle}, a continous             electrical communication between the two poles of a             battery; an arrangement of voltaic elements or couples             with proper conductors, by which a continuous current of             electricity is established.
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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.
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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.
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Stump \Stump\, n. [OE. stumpe, stompe; akin to D. stomp, G.       stumpf, Icel. stumpr, Dan. & Sw. stump, and perhaps also to       E. stamp.]       1. The part of a tree or plant remaining in the earth after             the stem or trunk is cut off; the stub.          2. The part of a limb or other body remaining after a part is             amputated or destroyed; a fixed or rooted remnant; a stub;             as, the stump of a leg, a finger, a tooth, or a broom.          3. pl. The legs; as, to stir one's stumps. [Slang]          4. (Cricket) One of the three pointed rods stuck in the             ground to form a wicket and support the bails.          5. A short, thick roll of leather or paper, cut to a point,             or any similar implement, used to rub down the lines of a             crayon or pencil drawing, in shading it, or for shading             drawings by producing tints and gradations from crayon,             etc., in powder.          6. A pin in a tumbler lock which forms an obstruction to             throwing the bolt, except when the gates of the tumblers             are properly arranged, as by the key; a fence; also, a pin             or projection in a lock to form a guide for a movable             piece.          {Leg stump} (Cricket), the stump nearest to the batsman.          {Off stump} (Cricket), the stump farthest from the batsman.                      {Stump tracery} (Arch.), a term used to describe late German             Gothic tracery, in which the molded bar seems to pass             through itself in its convolutions, and is then cut off             short, so that a section of the molding is seen at the end             of each similar stump.          {To go on the stump}, [or] {To take the stump}, to engage in             making public addresses for electioneering purposes; -- a             phrase derived from the practice of using a stump for a             speaker's platform in newly-settled districts. Hence also             the phrases stump orator, stump speaker, stump speech,             stump oratory, etc. [Colloq. U.S.]
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Offcut \Off"cut`\, n.       1. That which is cut off.          2. (Bookbinding) A portion ofthe printed sheet, in certain             sizes of books, that is cut off before folding.
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Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Officiated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Officiating}.] [LL. officiare. See {Office}.]       To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the       business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public       service. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. t.       To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or       function. [Obs.]                   Merely to officiate light Round this opacous earth.                                                                               --Milton.
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Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Officiated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Officiating}.] [LL. officiare. See {Office}.]       To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the       business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public       service. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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Officiate \Of*fi"ci*ate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Officiated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Officiating}.] [LL. officiare. See {Office}.]       To act as an officer in performing a duty; to transact the       business of an office or public trust; to conduct a public       service. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
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Officiator \Of*fi"ci*a`tor\, n.       One who officiates. --Tylor.
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Offset \Off"set`\, n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set-off}.]       In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against,       something; as:          1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and             produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of             {Houseleek}.          2. A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or             account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given             in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.          3. A spur from a range of hills or mountains.          4. (Arch.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed             by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or             upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also             {set-off}.          5. (Surv.) A short distance measured at right angles from a             line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary,             or to some object.          6. (Mech.) An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which             one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel,             with the rest; the part thus bent aside.          7. (Print.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed             page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are             pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor.          {Offset staff} (Surv.), a rod, usually ten links long, used             in measuring offsets.
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Offset \Off*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offset}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Offsetting}.]       1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to             offset one account or charge against another.          2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.
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Offset \Off"set\, v. i. (Printing)       To make an offset.
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Offset \Off"set`\, n. [Off + set. Cf. {Set-off}.]       In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against,       something; as:          1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and             produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of             {Houseleek}.          2. A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or             account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given             in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.          3. A spur from a range of hills or mountains.          4. (Arch.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed             by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or             upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also             {set-off}.          5. (Surv.) A short distance measured at right angles from a             line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary,             or to some object.          6. (Mech.) An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which             one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel,             with the rest; the part thus bent aside.          7. (Print.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed             page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are             pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor.          {Offset staff} (Surv.), a rod, usually ten links long, used             in measuring offsets.
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Offset \Off*set"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Offset}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Offsetting}.]       1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to             offset one account or charge against another.          2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.
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Offshoot \Off"shoot`\, n. [Off + shoot.]       That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel,       family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.
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Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, a. [L. obfuscatus, p. p. of obfuscare       to darken; ob (see {Ob-}) + fuscare, fuscatum, to darken,       from fuscus dark.]       Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. [Obs.] [Written also       {offuscate}.] --Sir. T. Elyot.
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Offuscate \Of*fus"cate\, Offuscation \Of`fus*ca`tion\       See {Obfuscate}, {Obfuscation}. [Obs.]
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Obfuscate \Ob*fus"cate\, a. [L. obfuscatus, p. p. of obfuscare       to darken; ob (see {Ob-}) + fuscare, fuscatum, to darken,       from fuscus dark.]       Obfuscated; darkened; obscured. [Obs.] [Written also       {offuscate}.] --Sir. T. Elyot.
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Offuscate \Of*fus"cate\, Offuscation \Of`fus*ca`tion\       See {Obfuscate}, {Obfuscation}. [Obs.]
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Offuscate \Of*fus"cate\, Offuscation \Of`fus*ca`tion\       See {Obfuscate}, {Obfuscation}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opacate \O*pa"cate\, v. t. [L. opacatus, p. p. of opacare.]       To darken; to cloud. [Obs.] --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opacity \O*pac"i*ty\, n. [L. opacitas: cf.F. opacit[82].]       1. The state of being opaque; the quality of a body which             renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of             transparency; opaqueness.          2. Obscurity; want of clearness. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Opisthobranchia \[d8]O*pis`tho*bran"chi*a\, Opisthobranchiata    \O*pis`tho*bran`chi*a"ta\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. [?] behind +       [?] gills.] (Zo[94]l.)       A division of gastropod Mollusca, in which the breathing       organs are usually situated behind the heart. It includes the       tectibranchs and nudibranchs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opisthobranchiate \O*pis`tho*bran"chi*ate\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Of or pertaining to the Opisthobranchiata. -- n. One of the       Opisthobranchiata.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opisthocd2lian \O*pis`tho*c[d2]"li*an\, Opisthocd2lous    \O*pis`tho*c[d2]"lous\, a. [Gr. [?] behind + [?] hollow,]       (Anat.)       Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebr[91] in which       the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior       concave.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opisthocd2lian \O*pis`tho*c[d2]"li*an\, Opisthocd2lous    \O*pis`tho*c[d2]"lous\, a. [Gr. [?] behind + [?] hollow,]       (Anat.)       Concave behind; -- applied especially to vertebr[91] in which       the anterior end of the centrum is convex and the posterior       concave.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hoazin \Hoa"zin\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A remarkable South American bird ({Opisthocomus cristatus});       the crested touraco. By some zo[94]logists it is made the       type of a distinct order ({Opisthocomi}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opisthodome \O*pis"tho*dome\, n. [L. opisthodomus, Gr. [?]; [?]       behind + do`mos house: cf. F. opisthodome.] (Arch.)       A back chamber; especially, that part of the naos, or cella,       farthest from the main entrance, sometimes having an entrance       of its own, and often used as a treasury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opisthography \Op`is*thog"ra*phy\, n. [Gr. [?] behind +       -graphy.]       A writing upon the back of anything, as upon the back of a       leaf or sheet already written upon on one side. [R.]       --Scudamore.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opisthopulmonate \O*pis`tho*pul"mo*nate\, a.[Gr. [?] behind + E.       pulmonate.] (Zo[94]l.)       Having the pulmonary sac situated posteriorly; -- said of       certain air-breathing Mollusca.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opisthotic \Op`is*thot"ic\, n. [Gr. [?] behind + [?], [?], ear.]       (Anat.)       The inferior and posterior of the three elements forming the       periotic bone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oppose \Op*pose"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Opposed}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Opposing}.] [F. opposer. See {Ob-}, {Pose}, and cf.2d       {Appose}, {Puzzle}, n. Cf.L. opponere, oppositum.]       1. To place in front of, or over against; to set opposite; to             exhibit.                         Her grace sat down . . . In a rich chair of state;                      opposing freely The beauty of her person to the                      people.                                             --Shak.          2. To put in opposition, with a view to counterbalance or             countervail; to set against; to offer antagonistically.                         I may . . . oppose my single opinion to his.                                                                               --Locke.          3. To resist or antagonize by physical means, or by             arguments, etc.; to contend against; to confront; to             resist; to withstand; as, to oppose the king in battle; to             oppose a bill in Congress.          4. To compete with; to strive against; as, to oppose a rival             for a prize.                         I am . . . too weak To oppose your cunning. --Shak.          Syn: To combat; withstand; contradict; deny; gainsay; oppugn;                contravene; check; obstruct.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opposite \Op"po*site\, n.       1. One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist. [Obs.]                         The opposites of this day's strife.   --Shak.          2. That which is opposed or contrary; as, sweetness and its             opposite.                         The virtuous man meets with more opposites and                      opponents than any other.                  --Landor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opposite \Op"po*site\, a. [F., fr. L. oppositus, p. p. of       opponere. See {Opponent}.]       1. Placed over against; standing or situated over against or             in front; facing; -- often with to; as, a house opposite             to the Exchange.          2. Applied to the other of two things which are entirely             different; other; as, the opposite sex; the opposite             extreme.          3. Extremely different; inconsistent; contrary; repugnant;             antagonistic.                         Novels, by which the reader is misled into another                      sort of pieasure opposite to that which is designed                      in an epic poem.                                 --Dryden.                         Particles of speech have divers, and sometimes                      almost opposite, significations.         --Locke.          4. (Bot.)             (a) Set over against each other, but separated by the                   whole diameter of the stem, as two leaves at the same                   node.             (b) Placed directly in front of another part or organ, as                   a stamen which stands before a petal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oppositely \Op"po*site*ly\, adv.       In a situation to face each other; in an opposite manner or       direction; adversely.                   Winds from all quarters oppositely blow. --May.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oppositeness \Op"po*site*ness\, n.       The quality or state of being opposite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oppositifolious \Op*pos`i*ti*fo"li*ous\, a. [See {Opposite},       {Folious}.] (Bot.)       Placed at the same node with a leaf, but separated from it by       the whole diameter of the stem; as, an oppositifolious       peduncle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opposition \Op`po*si"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. oppositio. See       {Opposite}.]       1. The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or             defeat; resistance.                         The counterpoise of so great an opposition. --Shak.                         Virtue which breaks through all opposition.                                                                               --Milton.          2. The state of being placed over against; situation so as to             front something else. --Milton.          3. Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or             purpose; antipathy. --Shak.          4. That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the             aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in             politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to             the party in power.          5. (Astron.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to             another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite             to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite             when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180[deg];             -- signified by the symbol [?]; as, [?] [Jupiter] [Sun],             opposition of Jupiter to the sun.          6. (Logic) The relation between two propositions when, having             the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity,             or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions             which have the same matter but a different form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.]       1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a             sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the             poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds.          2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to             which the magnetic needle is directed.          3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common             radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates.          {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an             equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis.          {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or]             Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It             sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs             1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful,             and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is             white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See             {Bear}.          {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell             which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its             maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar             bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The             first polar body formed is usually larger than the second             one, and often divides into two after its separation from             the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal             chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of             the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are             not fully understood.          {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a             distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity             of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern             called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic             circle.          {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus,             turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and             indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being             turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the             light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun.          {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}.          {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great             circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math.             Dict.          {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a             sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly             body from the north pole of the heavens.          {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which             expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of             every point of the line or surface.          {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act             in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the             two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc.          {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America             ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It             is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L.             timidus}).          {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis.          {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast}             (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence             of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a             species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an             opposition or contrast as possible.          {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}.          {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle             whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a             given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2.          {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See             {Whale}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opposition \Op`po*si"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. oppositio. See       {Opposite}.]       1. The act of opposing; an attempt to check, restrain, or             defeat; resistance.                         The counterpoise of so great an opposition. --Shak.                         Virtue which breaks through all opposition.                                                                               --Milton.          2. The state of being placed over against; situation so as to             front something else. --Milton.          3. Repugnance; contrariety of sentiment, interest, or             purpose; antipathy. --Shak.          4. That which opposes; an obstacle; specifically, the             aggregate of persons or things opposing; hence, in             politics and parliamentary practice, the party opposed to             the party in power.          5. (Astron.) The situation of a heavenly body with respect to             another when in the part of the heavens directly opposite             to it; especially, the position of a planet or satellite             when its longitude differs from that of the sun 180[deg];             -- signified by the symbol [?]; as, [?] [Jupiter] [Sun],             opposition of Jupiter to the sun.          6. (Logic) The relation between two propositions when, having             the same subject and predicate, they differ in quantity,             or in quality, or in both; or between two propositions             which have the same matter but a different form.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Polar \Po"lar\, a. [Cf. F. polaire. See {Pole} of the earth.]       1. Of or pertaining to one of the poles of the earth, or of a             sphere; situated near, or proceeding from, one of the             poles; as, polar regions; polar seas; polar winds.          2. Of or pertaining to the magnetic pole, or to the point to             which the magnetic needle is directed.          3. (Geom.) Pertaining to, reckoned from, or having a common             radiating point; as, polar co[94]rdinates.          {Polar axis}, that axis of an astronomical instrument, as an             equatorial, which is parallel to the earths axis.          {Polar bear} (Zo[94]l.), a large bear ({Ursus, [or]             Thalarctos, maritimus}) inhabiting the arctic regions. It             sometimes measures nearly nine feet in length and weighs             1,600 pounds. It is partially amphibious, very powerful,             and the most carnivorous of all the bears. The fur is             white, tinged with yellow. Called also {White bear}. See             {Bear}.          {Polar body}, {cell}, [or] {globule} (Biol.), a minute cell             which separates by karyokinesis from the ovum during its             maturation. In the maturation of ordinary ova two polar             bodies are formed, but in parthogenetic ova only one. The             first polar body formed is usually larger than the second             one, and often divides into two after its separation from             the ovum. Each of the polar bodies removes maternal             chromatin from the ovum to make room for the chromatin of             the fertilizing spermatozo[94]n; but their functions are             not fully understood.          {Polar circles} (Astron. & Geog.), two circles, each at a             distance from a pole of the earth equal to the obliquity             of the ecliptic, or about 23[deg] 28[b7], the northern             called the arctic circle, and the southern the antarctic             circle.          {Polar clock}, a tube, containing a polarizing apparatus,             turning on an axis parallel to that of the earth, and             indicating the hour of the day on an hour circle, by being             turned toward the plane of maximum polarization of the             light of the sky, which is always 90[deg] from the sun.          {Polar co[94]rdinates}. See under 3d {Co[94]rdinate}.          {Polar dial}, a dial whose plane is parallel to a great             circle passing through the poles of the earth. --Math.             Dict.          {Polar distance}, the angular distance of any point on a             sphere from one of its poles, particularly of a heavenly             body from the north pole of the heavens.          {Polar equation of a line} [or] {surface}, an equation which             expresses the relation between the polar co[94]rdinates of             every point of the line or surface.          {Polar forces} (Physics), forces that are developed and act             in pairs, with opposite tendencies or properties in the             two elements, as magnetism, electricity, etc.          {Polar hare} (Zo[94]l.), a large hare of Arctic America             ({Lepus arcticus}), which turns pure white in winter. It             is probably a variety of the common European hare ({L.             timidus}).          {Polar lights}, the aurora borealis or australis.          {Polar}, [or] {Polaric}, {opposition} [or] {contrast}             (Logic), an opposition or contrast made by the existence             of two opposite conceptions which are the extremes in a             species, as white and black in colors; hence, as great an             opposition or contrast as possible.          {Polar projection}. See under {Projection}.          {Polar spherical triangle} (Spherics), a spherical triangle             whose three angular points are poles of the sides of a             given triangle. See 4th {Pole}, 2.          {Polar whale} (Zo[94]l.), the right whale, or bowhead. See             {Whale}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oppositionist \Op`po*si"tion*ist\, n.       One who belongs to the opposition party. --Praed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oppositipetalous \Op*pos`i*ti*pet"al*ous\, a. [See {Opposite},       and {Petal}.] (Bot.)       Placed in front of a petal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oppositisepalous \Op*pos`i*ti*sep"al*ous\, a. [See {Opposite},       and {Sepal}.] (Bot.)       Placed in front of a sepal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Oppositive \Op*pos`i*tive\, a. [Cf. F. oppositif. See       {Opposite}.]       Capable of being put in opposition. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Nayaur \[d8]Na*yaur"\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A specied of wild sheep ({Ovis Hodgsonii}), native of Nepaul       and Thibet. It has a dorsal mane and a white ruff beneath the       neck.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovist \O"vist\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A believer in ovism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovist \O"vist\, n. (Biol.)       Same as {Ovulist}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovulist \O"vu*list\, n. (Biol.)       A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current       during the last century, that the egg was the real animal       germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa       simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the       egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the       other. Also called {ovist}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovist \O"vist\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A believer in ovism.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovist \O"vist\, n. (Biol.)       Same as {Ovulist}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovulist \O"vu*list\, n. (Biol.)       A believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current       during the last century, that the egg was the real animal       germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa       simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the       egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the       other. Also called {ovist}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Obsidian, ID       Zip code(s): 83340
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Obfuscated C Contest n.   (in full, the `International    Obfuscated C Code Contest', or IOCCC) An annual contest run since    1984 over Usenet by Landon Curt Noll and friends.   The overall    winner is whoever produces the most unreadable, creative, and    bizarre (but working) C program; various other prizes are awarded at    the judges' whim.   C's terse syntax and macro-preprocessor    facilities give contestants a lot of maneuvering room.   The winning    programs often manage to be simultaneously (a) funny, (b)    breathtaking works of art, and (c) horrible examples of how _not_ to    code in C.          This relatively short and sweet entry might help convey the flavor    of obfuscated C:          /*       * HELLO WORLD program       * by Jack Applin and Robert Heckendorn, 1985       * (Note: depends on being able to modify elements of argv[],       * which is not guaranteed by ANSI and often not possible.)       */       main(v,c)char**c;{for(v[c++]="Hello, world!\n)";       (!!c)[*c]&&(v--||--c&&execlp(*c,*c,c[!!c]+!!c,!c));       **c=!c)write(!!*c,*c,!!**c);}          Here's another good one:          /*       * Program to compute an approximation of pi       * by Brian Westley, 1988       * (requires pcc macro concatenation; try gcc -traditional-cpp)       */          #define _ -F<00||--F-OO--;       int F=00,OO=00;       main(){F_OO();printf("%1.3f\n",4.*-F/OO/OO);}F_OO()       {                         _-_-_-_                _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_             _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_       _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_       _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_       _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_       _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_       _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_       _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_       _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_       _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_             _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_                   _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_                         _-_-_-_       }       Note that this program works by computing its own area.   For more    digits, write a bigger program.   See also {hello world}.          The IOCCC has an official home page at `http://www.ioccc.org'.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Obfuscated C Contest          The International Obfuscated C Code Contest       (IOCCC) is an annual contest run since 1984 over {Usenet} by       Landon Curt Noll and friends.   The overall winner is whoever       produces the most unreadable, creative, and bizarre (but       working) {C} program.   Various other prizes are awarded at the       judges' whim.   C's terse {syntax} and {macro-preprocessor}       facilities give contestants a lot of maneuvering room.   The       winning programs often manage to be simultaneously funny,       breathtaking works of art and horrible examples of how *not*       to code in C.          This relatively short and sweet entry might help convey the       flavour of obfuscated C:             /*          * HELLO WORLD program          * by Jack Applin and Robert Heckendorn, 1985          */          main(v,c)char**c;{for(v[c++]="Hello, world!\n)";          (!!c)[*c]&&(v--||--c&&execlp(*c,*c,c[!!c]+!!c,!c));          **c=!c)write(!!*c,*c,!!**c);}          Here's another good one:             /*          * Program to compute an approximation of pi          *   by Brian Westley, 1988          */             #define _ -F<00||--F-OO--;          int F=00,OO=00;          main(){F_OO();printf("%1.3f\n",4.*-F/OO/OO);}F_OO()          {             _-_-_-_                   _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_             _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_          _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_             _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_-_       _-_-_-_-_-_-_-_             _-_-_-_          }          Note that this program works by computing its own area.   For       more digits, write a bigger program.   See also {hello, world}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OBJT          {Error algebra}s plus an image construct.   Tardo.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
off-side rule          A lexical convention due to Landin, allowing the scope of       declarations in a program to be expressed by indentation.   Any       non-whitespace token to the left of the first such token on       the previous line is taken to be the start of a new       declaration.   Used in, for example, Miranda and Haskell.          [P.J. Landin "The Next 700 Programming Languages", CACM vol 9       pp157-165, March 1966]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
op code          {instruction mnemonic}