objurgate
         v 1: express strong disapproval of; "We condemn the racism in
               South Africa"; "These ideas were reprobated" [syn:
               {condemn}, {reprobate}, {decry}, {objurgate}, {excoriate}]
         2: censure severely; "She chastised him for his insensitive
            remarks" [syn: {chastise}, {castigate}, {objurgate},
            {chasten}, {correct}]

English Dictionary: observe	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
objurgation n rebuking a person harshly [syn: chiding, scolding, objurgation, tongue-lashing]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obscurantism n a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge a deliberate act intended to make something obscure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obscurantist n a person who is deliberately vague
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obscure adj not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke Synonym(s): obscure, vague marked by difficulty of style or expression; "much that was dark is now quite clear to me"; "those who do not appreciate Kafka's work say his style is obscure" Synonym(s): dark, obscure difficult to find; "hidden valleys"; "a hidden cave"; "an obscure retreat" Synonym(s): hidden, obscure not famous or acclaimed; "an obscure family"; "unsung heroes of the war" Synonym(s): obscure, unknown, unsung not drawing attention; "an unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet"; "an obscure flaw" Synonym(s): obscure, unnoticeable remote and separate physically or socially; "existed over the centuries as a world apart"; "preserved because they inhabited a place apart"- W.H.Hudson; "tiny isolated villages remote from centers of civilization"; "an obscure village" Synonym(s): apart(p), isolated, obscure v make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" Synonym(s): obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist make unclear, indistinct, or blurred; "Her remarks confused the debate"; "Their words obnubilate their intentions" Synonym(s): confuse, blur, obscure, obnubilate make obscure or unclear; "The distinction was obscured" Synonym(s): obscure, bedim, overcloud reduce a vowel to a neutral one, such as a schwa make undecipherable or imperceptible by obscuring or concealing; "a hidden message"; "a veiled threat" Synonym(s): obscure, blot out, obliterate, veil, hide
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obscurely adv in an obscure manner; "this work is obscurely written"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obscureness n the state of being humble and unimportant [syn: humbleness, unimportance, obscureness, lowliness] the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination Synonym(s): obscurity, obscureness the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand Synonym(s): obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness Antonym(s): clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
obscurity n the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand Synonym(s): obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness Antonym(s): clarity, clearness, limpidity, lucidity, lucidness, pellucidity an obscure and unimportant standing; not well known; "he worked in obscurity for many years" Antonym(s): prominence the state of being indistinct or indefinite for lack of adequate illumination Synonym(s): obscurity, obscureness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observable adj capable of being seen or noticed; "a discernible change in attitude"; "a clearly evident erasure in the manuscript"; "an observable change in behavior" Synonym(s): discernible, evident, observable
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observably adv in a noticeable manner; "he changed noticeably over the years" Synonym(s): perceptibly, noticeably, observably Antonym(s): imperceptibly, unnoticeably
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observance n the act of observing; taking a patient look [syn: observation, observance, watching] a formal event performed on a special occasion; "a ceremony commemorating Pearl Harbor" Synonym(s): ceremony, ceremonial, ceremonial occasion, observance the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" Synonym(s): notice, observation, observance conformity with law or custom or practice etc. Synonym(s): honoring, observance Antonym(s): nonobservance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observant adj paying close attention especially to details quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception Synonym(s): observant, observing (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs; "law-abiding citizens"; "observant of the speed limit" Synonym(s): law-abiding, observant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observantly adv in an observant manner [syn: observantly, observingly]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observation n the act of making and recording a measurement the act of observing; taking a patient look Synonym(s): observation, observance, watching a remark expressing careful consideration Synonym(s): observation, reflection, reflexion facts learned by observing; "he reported his observations to the mayor" the act of noticing or paying attention; "he escaped the notice of the police" Synonym(s): notice, observation, observance
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observation dome n lookout consisting of a dome-shaped observatory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observation post n an elevated post affording a wide view [syn: lookout, observation post]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observation station n a station set up for making observations of something
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observation tower n a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings Synonym(s): lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observational adj relying on observation or experiment; "experimental results that supported the hypothesis" Synonym(s): experimental, data-based, observational
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observatory n a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena a structure commanding a wide view of its surroundings Synonym(s): lookout, observation tower, lookout station, observatory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observe v discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" Synonym(s): detect, observe, find, discover, notice make mention of; "She observed that his presentation took up too much time"; "They noted that it was a fine day to go sailing" Synonym(s): note, observe, mention, remark observe with care or pay close attention to; "Take note of this chemical reaction" Synonym(s): note, take note, observe watch attentively; "Please observe the reaction of these two chemicals" show respect towards; "honor your parents!" Synonym(s): respect, honor, honour, abide by, observe Antonym(s): disrespect behave as expected during of holidays or rites; "Keep the commandments"; "celebrate Christmas"; "Observe Yom Kippur" Synonym(s): observe, celebrate, keep follow with the eyes or the mind; "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars" Synonym(s): watch, observe, follow, watch over, keep an eye on stick to correctly or closely; "The pianist kept time with the metronome"; "keep count"; "I cannot keep track of all my employees" Synonym(s): observe, keep, maintain conform one's action or practice to; "keep appointments"; "she never keeps her promises"; "We kept to the original conditions of the contract" Synonym(s): observe, keep Antonym(s): breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observed adj discovered or determined by scientific observation; "variation in the ascertained flux depends on a number of factors"; "the discovered behavior norms"; "discovered differences in achievement"; "no explanation for the observed phenomena" Synonym(s): ascertained, discovered, observed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observed fire n fire for which the point of impact (the burst) can be seen by an observer; fire can be adjusted on the basis of the observations
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observer n a person who becomes aware (of things or events) through the senses Synonym(s): perceiver, percipient, observer, beholder an expert who observes and comments on something Synonym(s): observer, commentator
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observer's meridian n a meridian that passes through the observer's zenith
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observing adj quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception [syn: observant, observing]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
observingly adv in an observant manner [syn: observantly, observingly]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
of course adv as might be expected; "naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill" Synonym(s): naturally, of course, course Antonym(s): unnaturally
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
off guard adj not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" Synonym(s): napping, off-guard(a), off guard(p), off one's guard(p), off his guard, off her guard, off your guard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
off his guard adj not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" Synonym(s): napping, off-guard(a), off guard(p), off one's guard(p), off his guard, off her guard, off your guard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
off-guard adj not prepared or vigilant; "the blow caught him napping"; "caught in an off-guard moment"; "found him off his guard" Synonym(s): napping, off-guard(a), off guard(p), off one's guard(p), off his guard, off her guard, off your guard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
officer n any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" Synonym(s): military officer, officer someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" Synonym(s): officeholder, officer a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" Synonym(s): policeman, police officer, officer a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" Synonym(s): officer, ship's officer v direct or command as an officer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
officer's mess n a mess for the exclusive use of officers
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
offshore adv away from shore; away from land; "cruising three miles offshore" Antonym(s): onshore adj (of winds) coming from the land; "offshore winds" [syn: offshore, seaward] Antonym(s): inshore, onshore, seaward, shoreward at some distance from the shore; "offshore oil reserves"; "an offshore island"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
offshore rig n drilling rig consisting of an offshore platform (floating or fixed to the sea bed) from which many oil wells can be bored radially Synonym(s): drilling platform, offshore rig
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ophisaurus n glass lizards Synonym(s): Ophisaurus, genus Ophisaurus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opposer n someone who offers opposition [syn: adversary, antagonist, opponent, opposer, resister] Antonym(s): agonist
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ovis aries n any of various breeds raised for wool or edible meat or skin Synonym(s): domestic sheep, Ovis aries
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obcordate \Ob*cor"date\, a. [Pref. ob- + cordate.]       Heart-shaped, with the attachment at the pointed end;       inversely cordate: as, an obcordate petal or leaf.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Objuration \Ob`ju*ra"tion\, n. [L. objurare to bind by oath; ob       (see {Ob-}) + jurare to swear, fr. jus right.]       A binding by oath. [R.] --Abp. Bramhall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Objurgate \Ob*jur"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Objurgated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Objurgating}.] [L. objurgatus, p. p. of       objurgare to chide; ob (see {Ob-}) + jurgare to quarrel,       scold, fr. jus right, court. See {Jury}.]       To chide; to reprove.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Objurgate \Ob*jur"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Objurgated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Objurgating}.] [L. objurgatus, p. p. of       objurgare to chide; ob (see {Ob-}) + jurgare to quarrel,       scold, fr. jus right, court. See {Jury}.]       To chide; to reprove.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Objurgate \Ob*jur"gate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Objurgated}; p.       pr. & vb. n. {Objurgating}.] [L. objurgatus, p. p. of       objurgare to chide; ob (see {Ob-}) + jurgare to quarrel,       scold, fr. jus right, court. See {Jury}.]       To chide; to reprove.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Objurgation \Ob`jur*ga"tion\, n. [L. objurgatio: cf.F.       objurgation.]       The act of objurgating; reproof.                   While the good lady was bestowing this objurgation on                Mr.Ben Allen.                                          --Dickens.                   With a strong objurgation of the elbow in his ribs.                                                                               --Landor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Objurgatory \Ob*jur"ga*to*ry\, a. [L. objurgatorius.]       Designed to objurgate or chide; containing or expressing       reproof; culpatory. --Bancroft.                   The objurgatory question of the Pharisees. --Paley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscurant \Ob*scur"ant\, n. [L. obscurans, p. pr. of obscurare       to obscure.]       One who obscures; one who prevents enlightenment or hinders       the progress of knowledge and wisdom. --Coleridge.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscurantism \Ob*scur"ant*ism\, n.       The system or the principles of the obscurants. --C.       Kingsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscurantist \Ob*scur"ant*ist\, n.       Same as {Obscurant}. --Ed. Rev.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscuration \Ob`scu*ra"tion\, n. [L. obscurativ: cf.F.       obscuration. See {Obscure}, v. t. ]       The act or operation of obscuring; the state of being       obscured; as, the obscuration of the moon in an eclipse.       --Sir J. Herschel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obscured}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Obscuring}.] [L. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF.       obscurer. See {Obscure}, a.]       To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the       dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible,       glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.                   They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with                obscured lights.                                    --Shak.                   Why, 't is an office of discovery, love, And I should                be obscured.                                          --Shak.                   There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by                the writings of learned men as this.      --Wake.                   And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, a. [Compar. {Obscurer}; superl.       {Obscurest}.] [L. obscurus, orig., covered; ob- (see {Ob-}) +       a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr.       sku to cover: cf.F. obscur. Cf.{Sky}.]       1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;             imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.                         His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.                                                                               --Prov. xx.                                                                               20.          2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to             the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from             observation; unnoticed.                         The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night.                                                                               --Shak.                         The obscure corners of the earth.      --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. [bd]O base and obscure             vulgar.[b8] --Shak. [bd]An obscure person.[b8]             --Atterbury.          4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or             blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.          5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an             obscure view of remote objects.          {Obscure rays} (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or             visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits             of the visible portion.          Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;                intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;                unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, v. i.       To conceal one's self; to hide; to keep dark. [Obs.]                   How! There's bad news. I must obscure, and hear it.                                                                               --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, n.       Obscurity. [Obs.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, a. [Compar. {Obscurer}; superl.       {Obscurest}.] [L. obscurus, orig., covered; ob- (see {Ob-}) +       a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr.       sku to cover: cf.F. obscur. Cf.{Sky}.]       1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;             imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.                         His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.                                                                               --Prov. xx.                                                                               20.          2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to             the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from             observation; unnoticed.                         The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night.                                                                               --Shak.                         The obscure corners of the earth.      --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. [bd]O base and obscure             vulgar.[b8] --Shak. [bd]An obscure person.[b8]             --Atterbury.          4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or             blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.          5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an             obscure view of remote objects.          {Obscure rays} (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or             visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits             of the visible portion.          Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;                intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;                unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obscured}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Obscuring}.] [L. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF.       obscurer. See {Obscure}, a.]       To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the       dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible,       glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.                   They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with                obscured lights.                                    --Shak.                   Why, 't is an office of discovery, love, And I should                be obscured.                                          --Shak.                   There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by                the writings of learned men as this.      --Wake.                   And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscurely \Ob*scure"ly\, adv.       In an obscure manner. --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscurement \Ob*scure"ment\, n.       The act of obscuring, or the state of being obscured;       obscuration. --Pomfret.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscureness \Ob*scure"ness\, n.       Obscurity. --Bp. Hall.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscurer \Ob*scur"er\, n.       One who, or that which, obscures.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, a. [Compar. {Obscurer}; superl.       {Obscurest}.] [L. obscurus, orig., covered; ob- (see {Ob-}) +       a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr.       sku to cover: cf.F. obscur. Cf.{Sky}.]       1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;             imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.                         His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.                                                                               --Prov. xx.                                                                               20.          2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to             the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from             observation; unnoticed.                         The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night.                                                                               --Shak.                         The obscure corners of the earth.      --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. [bd]O base and obscure             vulgar.[b8] --Shak. [bd]An obscure person.[b8]             --Atterbury.          4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or             blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.          5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an             obscure view of remote objects.          {Obscure rays} (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or             visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits             of the visible portion.          Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;                intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;                unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, a. [Compar. {Obscurer}; superl.       {Obscurest}.] [L. obscurus, orig., covered; ob- (see {Ob-}) +       a root probably meaning, to cover; cf. L. scutum shield, Skr.       sku to cover: cf.F. obscur. Cf.{Sky}.]       1. Covered over, shaded, or darkened; destitute of light;             imperfectly illuminated; dusky; dim.                         His lamp shall be put out in obscure darkness.                                                                               --Prov. xx.                                                                               20.          2. Of or pertaining to darkness or night; inconspicuous to             the sight; indistinctly seen; hidden; retired; remote from             observation; unnoticed.                         The obscure bird Clamored the livelong night.                                                                               --Shak.                         The obscure corners of the earth.      --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.          3. Not noticeable; humble; mean. [bd]O base and obscure             vulgar.[b8] --Shak. [bd]An obscure person.[b8]             --Atterbury.          4. Not easily understood; not clear or legible; abstruse or             blind; as, an obscure passage or inscription.          5. Not clear, full, or distinct; clouded; imperfect; as, an             obscure view of remote objects.          {Obscure rays} (Opt.), those rays which are not luminous or             visible, and which in the spectrum are beyond the limits             of the visible portion.          Syn: Dark; dim; darksome; dusky; shadowy; misty; abstruse;                intricate; difficult; mysterious; retired; unnoticed;                unknown; humble; mean; indistinct.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscure \Ob*scure"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Obscured}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Obscuring}.] [L. obscurare, fr. obscurus: cf. OF.       obscurer. See {Obscure}, a.]       To render obscure; to darken; to make dim; to keep in the       dark; to hide; to make less visible, intelligible, legible,       glorious, beautiful, or illustrious.                   They are all couched in a pit hard by Herne's oak, with                obscured lights.                                    --Shak.                   Why, 't is an office of discovery, love, And I should                be obscured.                                          --Shak.                   There is scarce any duty which has been so obscured by                the writings of learned men as this.      --Wake.                   And seest not sin obscures thy godlike frame? --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Obscurity \Ob*scu"ri*ty\, n. [L. obscuritas: cf. F.       obscurit[82].]       The quality or state of being obscure; darkness; privacy;       inconspicuousness; unintelligibleness; uncertainty.                   Yuo are not for obscurity designed.         --Dryden.                   They were now brought forth from obscurity, to be                contemplated by artists with admiration and despair.                                                                               --Macaulay.          Syn: {Darkness}; dimness; gloom. See {Darkness}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Observable \Ob*serv"a*ble\, a. [L. observabilis: cf.F.       observable.]       Worthy or capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable;       remarkable. --Sir. T. Browne.                   The difference is sufficiently observable. --Southey.       -- {Ob*serv"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ob*serv"a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Observable \Ob*serv"a*ble\, a. [L. observabilis: cf.F.       observable.]       Worthy or capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable;       remarkable. --Sir. T. Browne.                   The difference is sufficiently observable. --Southey.       -- {Ob*serv"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ob*serv"a*bly}, adv.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Observable \Ob*serv"a*ble\, a. [L. observabilis: cf.F.       observable.]       Worthy or capable of being observed; discernible; noticeable;       remarkable. --Sir. T. Browne.                   The difference is sufficiently observable. --Southey.       -- {Ob*serv"a*ble*ness}, n. -- {Ob*serv"a*bly}, adv.
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Observance \Ob*serv"ance\, n. [F. observance, L. observantia.       See {Observant}.]       1. The act or practice of observing or noticing with             attention; a heeding or keeping with care; performance; --             usually with a sense of strictness and fidelity; as, the             observance of the Sabbath is general; the strict             observance of duties.                         It is a custom More honored in the breach than the                      observance.                                       --Shak.          2. An act, ceremony, or rite, as of worship or respect;             especially, a customary act or service of attention; a             form; a practice; a rite; a custom.                         At dances These young folk kept their observances.                                                                               --Chaucer.                         Use all the observance of civility.   --Shak.                         Some represent to themselves the whole of religion                      as consisting in a few easy observances. --Rogers.                         O I that wasted time to tend upon her, To compass                      her with sweet observances!               --Tennyson.          3. Servile attention; sycophancy. [Obs.]                         Salads and flesh, such as their haste could get,                      Served with observance.                     --Chapman.                         This is not atheism, But court observance. --Beau. &                                                                               Fl.          Syn: {Observance}, {Observation}. These words are                discriminated by the two distinct senses of observe. To                observe means (1) to keep strictly; as, to observe a                fast day, and hence, observance denotes the keeping or                heeding with strictness; (2) to consider attentively, or                to remark; and hence, observation denotes either the act                of observing, or some remark made as the result thereof.                We do not say the observation of Sunday, though the word                was formerly so used. The Pharisees were curious in                external observances; the astronomers are curious in                celestial observations.                            Love rigid honesty, And strict observance of                         impartial laws.                              --Roscommon.
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Observancy \Ob*serv"an*cy\, n.       Observance. [Obs.]
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d8Observandum \[d8]Ob*ser`van"dum\, n.; pl. {Observanda}. [L.]       A thing to be observed. --Swift.
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Observant \Ob*serv"ant\, n.       1. One who observes forms and rules. [Obs.] --Hooker.          2. A sycophantic servant. [Obs.]                         Silly ducking observants, That stretch their duties                      nicely.                                             --Shak.          3. (R.C.Ch.) An Observantine.
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Observant \Ob*serv"ant\, a. [L. observans, -anits, p. pr. of       observare: cf. F. observant. See {Observe}.]       1. Taking notice; viewing or noticing attentively; watchful;             attentive; as, an observant spectator; observant habits.                         Wandering from clime to clime observant stray'd.                                                                               --Pope.          2. Submissively attentive; obediently watchful; regardful;             mindful; obedient (to); -- with of, as, to be observant of             rules.                         We are told how observant Alexander was of his                      master Aristotle.                              --Sir K.                                                                               Digby.
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Observantine \Ob`ser*van"tine\, n. [Fr. observantin.] (R.C.Ch.)       One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to       adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of       the founder, especially as to poverty; -- called also       {Observants}.
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Observantly \Ob*serv"ant*ly\, adv.       In an observant manner.
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Observantine \Ob`ser*van"tine\, n. [Fr. observantin.] (R.C.Ch.)       One of a branch of the Order of Franciscans, who profess to       adhere more strictly than the Conventuals to the intention of       the founder, especially as to poverty; -- called also       {Observants}.
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Observation \Ob`ser*va"tion\, n. [L. observatio: cf.F.       observation.]       1. The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the             act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.                         My observation, which very seldom lies. --Shak.          2. The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view;             reflection; conclusion; judgment.                         In matters of human prudence, we shall find the                      greatest advantage in making wise observations on                      our conduct.                                       --I. Watts.          3. Hence: An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what             one has observed; a remark. [bd]That's a foolish             observation.[b8] --Shak.                         To observations which ourselves we make We grow more                      partial for the observer's sake.         --Pope.          4. Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice;             observance. [Obs.]                         We are to procure dispensation or leave to omit the                      observation of it in such circumstances. --Jer.                                                                               Taylor.          5. (Science)             (a) The act of recognizing and noting some fact or                   occurrence in nature, as an aurora, a corona, or the                   structure of an animal.             (b) Specifically, the act of measuring, with suitable                   instruments, some magnitude, as the time of an                   occultation, with a clock; the right ascension of a                   star, with a transit instrument and clock; the sun's                   altitude, or the distance of the moon from a star,                   with a sextant; the temperature, with a thermometer,                   etc.             (c) The information so acquired.          Note: When a phenomenon is scrutinized as it occurs in                nature, the act is termed an observation. When the                conditions under which the phenomenon occurs are                artificial, or arranged beforehand by the observer, the                process is called an experiment. Experiment includes                observation.          {To take an observation} (Naut.), to ascertain the altitude             of a heavenly body, with a view to fixing a vessel's             position at sea.          Syn: Observance; notice; attention; remark; comment; note.                See {Observance}.
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Observation car \Ob`ser*va"tion car\       A railway passenger car made so as to facilitate seeing the       scenery en route; a car open, or with glass sides, or with a       kind of open balcony at the rear.
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Observational \Ob`ser*va"tion*al\, a.       Of a pertaining to observation; consisting of, or containing,       observations. --Chalmers.
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Observative \Ob*serv"a*tive\, a.       Observing; watchful.
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Observator \Ob"ser*va`tor\, n. [L.]       1. One who observes or takes notice. [Obs.] --Sir M. Hale.          2. One who makes a remark. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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Observatory \Ob*serv"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Observatories}. [Cf. F.       observatoire.]       1. A place or building for making observations on the             heavenly bodies.                         The new observatory in Greenwich Park. --Evelyn.          2. A building fitted with instruments for making systematic             observations of any particular class or series of natural             phenomena.          3. A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be             observed or commanded.          4. (Mil.) A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer             can note the range and effect of the fire. --Farrow.
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Observatory \Ob*serv"a*to*ry\, n.; pl. {Observatories}. [Cf. F.       observatoire.]       1. A place or building for making observations on the             heavenly bodies.                         The new observatory in Greenwich Park. --Evelyn.          2. A building fitted with instruments for making systematic             observations of any particular class or series of natural             phenomena.          3. A place, as an elevated chamber, from which a view may be             observed or commanded.          4. (Mil.) A lookout on a flank of a battery whence an officer             can note the range and effect of the fire. --Farrow.
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Observe \Ob*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Observed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Observing}.] [L. observare, observatum; ob (see       {Ob-}) + servare to save, preserve, keep, heed, observe:       cf.F. observer. See {Serve}.]       1. To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's             action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to             comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe             civility.                         Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread.                                                                               --Ex. xii. 17.                         He wolde no such cursedness observe.   --Chaucer.                         Must I budge? Must I observe you?      --Shak.                         With solemn purpose to observe Immutably his                      sovereign will.                                 --Milton.          2. To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to             notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to             observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a             dress; to observe the movements of an army.          3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark;             to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.
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Observe \Ob*serve"\, v. i.       1. To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or             hears; to attend.          2. To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with on or             upon.
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Observe \Ob*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Observed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Observing}.] [L. observare, observatum; ob (see       {Ob-}) + servare to save, preserve, keep, heed, observe:       cf.F. observer. See {Serve}.]       1. To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's             action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to             comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe             civility.                         Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread.                                                                               --Ex. xii. 17.                         He wolde no such cursedness observe.   --Chaucer.                         Must I budge? Must I observe you?      --Shak.                         With solemn purpose to observe Immutably his                      sovereign will.                                 --Milton.          2. To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to             notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to             observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a             dress; to observe the movements of an army.          3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark;             to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.
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Observer \Ob*serv"er\, n.       1. One who observes, or pays attention to, anything;             especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close             and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer.                         The observed of all observers.            --Shak.                         Careful observers may foretell the hour, By sure                      prognostic, when to dread a shower.   --Swift.          2. One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one             who conforms to anything in practice. [bd]Diligent             observers of old customs.[b8] --Spenser.                         These . . . hearkend unto observers of times.                                                                               --Deut. xviii.                                                                               14.          3. One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his             promises.          4. A sycophantic follower. [Obs.] --Beau. & Fl.
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Observership \Ob*serv"er*ship\, n.       The office or work of an observer.
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Observe \Ob*serve"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Observed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Observing}.] [L. observare, observatum; ob (see       {Ob-}) + servare to save, preserve, keep, heed, observe:       cf.F. observer. See {Serve}.]       1. To take notice of by appropriate conduct; to conform one's             action or practice to; to keep; to heed; to obey; to             comply with; as, to observe rules or commands; to observe             civility.                         Ye shall observe the feast of unleavened bread.                                                                               --Ex. xii. 17.                         He wolde no such cursedness observe.   --Chaucer.                         Must I budge? Must I observe you?      --Shak.                         With solemn purpose to observe Immutably his                      sovereign will.                                 --Milton.          2. To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to             notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to             observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a             dress; to observe the movements of an army.          3. To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark;             to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.
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Observing \Ob*serv"ing\, a.       Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what       passes; as, an observing person; an observing mind.
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-- {Ob*serv"ing*ly}, adv.
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Certain \Cer"tain\, a. [F. certain, fr. (assumed) LL. certanus,       fr. L. certus determined, fixed, certain, orig. p. p. of       cernere to perceive, decide, determine; akin to Gr. [?] to       decide, separate, and to E. concern, critic, crime, riddle a       sieve, rinse, v.]       1. Assured in mind; having no doubts; free from suspicions             concerning.                         To make her certain of the sad event. --Dryden.                         I myself am certain of you.               --Wyclif.          2. Determined; resolved; -- used with an infinitive.                         However, I with thee have fixed my lot, Certain to                      undergo like doom.                              --Milton.          3. Not to be doubted or denied; established as a fact.                         The dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof                      sure.                                                --Dan. ii. 45.          4. Actually existing; sure to happen; inevitable.                         Virtue that directs our ways Through certain dangers                      to uncertain praise.                           --Dryden.                         Death, as the Psalmist saith, is certain to all.                                                                               --Shak.          5. Unfailing; infallible.                         I have often wished that I knew as certain a remedy                      for any other distemper.                     --Mead.          6. Fixed or stated; regular; determinate.                         The people go out and gather a certain rate every                      day.                                                   --Ex. xvi. 4.          7. Not specifically named; indeterminate; indefinite; one or             some; -- sometimes used independenty as a noun, and             meaning certain persons.                         It came to pass when he was in a certain city.                                                                               --Luke. v. 12.                         About everything he wrote there was a certain                      natural grace und decorum.                  --Macaulay.          {For certain}, assuredly.          {Of a certain}, certainly.          Syn: Bound; sure; true; undeniable; unquestionable;                undoubted; plain; indubitable; indisputable;                incontrovertible; unhesitating; undoubting; fixed;                stated.
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Certainty \Cer"tain*ty\, n.; pl. {Certainties}. [OF.       certainet[82].]       1. The quality, state, or condition, of being certain.                         The certainty of punishment is the truest security                      against crimes. --Fisher Ames.          2. A fact or truth unquestionable established.                         Certainties are uninteresting and sating. --Landor.          3. (Law) Clearness; freedom from ambiguity; lucidity.          {Of a certainty}, certainly.
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Vertex \Ver"tex\, n.; pl. {Vertexes}, L. {Vertices}. [L. vertex,       -icis, a whirl, top of the head, top, summit, from vertere to       turn. See {Verse}, and cf. {Vortex}.]       A turning point; the principal or highest point; top; summit;       crown; apex. Specifically:       (a) (Anat.) The top, or crown, of the head.       (b) (Anat.) The zenith, or the point of the heavens directly             overhead.       (c) (Math.) The point in any figure opposite to, and farthest             from, the base; the terminating point of some particular             line or lines in a figure or a curve; the top, or the             point opposite the base.          Note: The principal vertex of a conic section is, in the                parabola, the vertex of the axis of the curve: in the                ellipse, either extremity of either axis, but usually                the left-hand vertex of the transverse axis; in the                hyperbola, either vertex, but usually the right-hand                vertex of the transverse axis.          {Vertex of a curve} (Math.), the point in which the axis of             the curve intersects it.          {Vertex of an angle} (Math.), the point in which the sides of             the angle meet.          {Vertex of a solid}, [or] {of a surface of revolution}             (Math.), the point in which the axis pierces the surface.
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Course \Course\ (k?rs), n. [F. cours, course, L. cursus, fr.       currere to run. See {Current}.]       1. The act of moving from one point to another; progress;             passage.                         And when we had finished our course from Tyre, we                      came to Ptolemais.                              --Acts xxi. 7.          2. The ground or path traversed; track; way.                         The same horse also run the round course at                      Newmarket.                                          --Pennant.          3. Motion, considered as to its general or resultant             direction or to its goal; line progress or advance.                         A light by which the Argive squadron steers Their                      silent course to Ilium's well known shore.                                                                               --Dennham.                         Westward the course of empire takes its way.                                                                               --Berkeley.          4. Progress from point to point without change of direction;             any part of a progress from one place to another, which is             in a straight line, or on one direction; as, a ship in a             long voyage makes many courses; a course measured by a             surveyor between two stations; also, a progress without             interruption or rest; a heat; as, one course of a race.          5. Motion considered with reference to manner; or derly             progress; procedure in a certain line of thought or             action; as, the course of an argument.                         The course of true love never did run smooth.                                                                               --Shak.          6. Customary or established sequence of events; recurrence of             events according to natural laws.                         By course of nature and of law.         --Davies.                         Day and night, Seedtime and harvest, heat and hoary                      frost, Shall hold their course.         --Milton.          7. Method of procedure; manner or way of conducting; conduct;             behavior.                         My lord of York commends the plot and the general                      course of the action.                        --Shak.                         By perseverance in the course prescribed.                                                                               --Wodsworth.                         You hold your course without remorse. --Tennyson.          8. A series of motions or acts arranged in order; a             succession of acts or practices connectedly followed; as,             a course of medicine; a course of lectures on chemistry.          9. The succession of one to another in office or duty; order;             turn.                         He appointed . . . the courses of the priests --2                                                                               Chron. viii.                                                                               14.          10. That part of a meal served at one time, with its             accompaniments.                         He [Goldsmith] wore fine clothes, gave dinners of                      several courses, paid court to venal beauties.                                                                               --Macaulay.          11. (Arch.) A continuous level range of brick or stones of             the same height throughout the face or faces of a             building. --Gwilt.          12. (Naut.) The lowest sail on any mast of a square-rigged             vessel; as, the fore course, main course, etc.          13. pl. (Physiol.) The menses.          {In course}, in regular succession.          {Of course}, by consequence; as a matter of course; in             regular or natural order.          {In the course of}, at same time or times during. [bd]In the             course of human events.[b8] --T. Jefferson.          Syn: Way; road; route; passage; race; series; succession;                manner; method; mode; career; progress.
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Office wire \Of"fice wire`\ (Elec.)       Copper wire with a strong but light insulation, used in       wiring houses, etc.
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Officer \Of"fi*cer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Officered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Officering}.]       1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.             --Marshall.          2. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments             officered the recruits.
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Officer \Of"fi*cer\, n. [F. officier. See {Office}, and cf.       {Official}, n.]       1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with             an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as,             a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. [bd]I             am an officer of state.[b8] --Shak.          2. (U. S. Mil.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in             distinction from a warrant officer.          {Field officer}, {General officer}, etc. See under {Field},             {General}. etc.          {Officer of the day} (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day,             has charge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and             police of the post or camp.          {Officer of the deck}, [or] {Officer of the watch} (Naut.),             the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel,             esp. a war vessel.
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Commission \Com*mis"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See       {Commit}.]       1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of             perpetrating.                         Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a                      certain degree of hardness.               --South.          2. The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a             trust shall be executed.          3. The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons;             a trust; a charge.          4. A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain             powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the             performance of certain duties.                         Let him see our commission.               --Shak.          5. A certificate conferring military or naval rank and             authority; as, a colonel's commission.          6. A company of persons joined in the performance of some             duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate             commerce commission.                         A commission was at once appointed to examine into                      the matter.                                       --Prescott.          7. (Com.)             (a) The acting under authority of, or on account of,                   another.             (b) The thing to be done as agent for another; as, I have                   three commissions for the city.             (c) The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent                   for transacting business for another; as, a commission                   of ten per cent on sales. See {Del credere}.          {Commission of array}. (Eng. Hist.) See under {Array}.          {Commission of bankruptcy}, a commission appointing and             empowering certain persons to examine into the facts             relative to an alleged bankruptcy, and to secure the             bankrupt's lands and effects for the creditors.          {Commission of lunacy}, a commission authorizing an inquiry             whether a person is a lunatic or not.          {Commission merchant}, one who buys or sells goods on             commission, as the agent of others, receiving a rate per             cent as his compensation.          {Commission, [or] Commissioned}, {officer} (Mil.), one who             has a commission, in distinction from a noncommissioned or             warrant officer.          {Commission of the peace}, a commission under the great seal,             constituting one or more persons justices of the peace.             [Eng.]          {To put a vessel into commission} (Naut.), to equip and man a             government vessel, and send it out on service after it has             been laid up; esp.,
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Officer \Of"fi*cer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Officered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Officering}.]       1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.             --Marshall.          2. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments             officered the recruits.
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Officer \Of"fi*cer\, n. [F. officier. See {Office}, and cf.       {Official}, n.]       1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with             an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as,             a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. [bd]I             am an officer of state.[b8] --Shak.          2. (U. S. Mil.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in             distinction from a warrant officer.          {Field officer}, {General officer}, etc. See under {Field},             {General}. etc.          {Officer of the day} (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day,             has charge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and             police of the post or camp.          {Officer of the deck}, [or] {Officer of the watch} (Naut.),             the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel,             esp. a war vessel.
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Commission \Com*mis"sion\, n. [F., fr. L. commissio. See       {Commit}.]       1. The act of committing, doing, or performing; the act of             perpetrating.                         Every commission of sin introduces into the soul a                      certain degree of hardness.               --South.          2. The act of intrusting; a charge; instructions as to how a             trust shall be executed.          3. The duty or employment intrusted to any person or persons;             a trust; a charge.          4. A formal written warrant or authority, granting certain             powers or privileges and authorizing or commanding the             performance of certain duties.                         Let him see our commission.               --Shak.          5. A certificate conferring military or naval rank and             authority; as, a colonel's commission.          6. A company of persons joined in the performance of some             duty or the execution of some trust; as, the interstate             commerce commission.                         A commission was at once appointed to examine into                      the matter.                                       --Prescott.          7. (Com.)             (a) The acting under authority of, or on account of,                   another.             (b) The thing to be done as agent for another; as, I have                   three commissions for the city.             (c) The brokerage or allowance made to a factor or agent                   for transacting business for another; as, a commission                   of ten per cent on sales. See {Del credere}.          {Commission of array}. (Eng. Hist.) See under {Array}.          {Commission of bankruptcy}, a commission appointing and             empowering certain persons to examine into the facts             relative to an alleged bankruptcy, and to secure the             bankrupt's lands and effects for the creditors.          {Commission of lunacy}, a commission authorizing an inquiry             whether a person is a lunatic or not.          {Commission merchant}, one who buys or sells goods on             commission, as the agent of others, receiving a rate per             cent as his compensation.          {Commission, [or] Commissioned}, {officer} (Mil.), one who             has a commission, in distinction from a noncommissioned or             warrant officer.          {Commission of the peace}, a commission under the great seal,             constituting one or more persons justices of the peace.             [Eng.]          {To put a vessel into commission} (Naut.), to equip and man a             government vessel, and send it out on service after it has             been laid up; esp.,
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Officer \Of"fi*cer\, n. [F. officier. See {Office}, and cf.       {Official}, n.]       1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with             an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as,             a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. [bd]I             am an officer of state.[b8] --Shak.          2. (U. S. Mil.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in             distinction from a warrant officer.          {Field officer}, {General officer}, etc. See under {Field},             {General}. etc.          {Officer of the day} (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day,             has charge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and             police of the post or camp.          {Officer of the deck}, [or] {Officer of the watch} (Naut.),             the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel,             esp. a war vessel.
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Officer \Of"fi*cer\, n. [F. officier. See {Office}, and cf.       {Official}, n.]       1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with             an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as,             a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. [bd]I             am an officer of state.[b8] --Shak.          2. (U. S. Mil.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in             distinction from a warrant officer.          {Field officer}, {General officer}, etc. See under {Field},             {General}. etc.          {Officer of the day} (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day,             has charge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and             police of the post or camp.          {Officer of the deck}, [or] {Officer of the watch} (Naut.),             the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel,             esp. a war vessel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Officer \Of"fi*cer\, n. [F. officier. See {Office}, and cf.       {Official}, n.]       1. One who holds an office; a person lawfully invested with             an office, whether civil, military, or ecclesiastical; as,             a church officer; a police officer; a staff officer. [bd]I             am an officer of state.[b8] --Shak.          2. (U. S. Mil.) Specifically, a commissioned officer, in             distinction from a warrant officer.          {Field officer}, {General officer}, etc. See under {Field},             {General}. etc.          {Officer of the day} (Mil.), the officer who, on a given day,             has charge for that day of the quard, prisoners, and             police of the post or camp.          {Officer of the deck}, [or] {Officer of the watch} (Naut.),             the officer temporarily in charge on the deck of a vessel,             esp. a war vessel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Officer \Of"fi*cer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Officered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Officering}.]       1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.             --Marshall.          2. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments             officered the recruits.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Officer \Of"fi*cer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Officered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Officering}.]       1. To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.             --Marshall.          2. To command as an officer; as, veterans from old regiments             officered the recruits.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Officiary \Of*fi"ci*a*ry\, a.       Of or pertaining to an office or an officer; official. [R.]       --Heylin.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Offscouring \Off"scour`ing\, n. [Off + scour.]       That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter;       that which is vile or despised. --Lam. iii. 45.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Offshore \Off"shore"\, a.       From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Snake \Snake\, n. [AS. snaca; akin to LG. snake, schnake, Icel.       sn[be]kr, sn[?]kr, Dan. snog, Sw. snok; of uncertain origin.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of the order Ophidia; an ophidian; a serpent,       whether harmless or venomous. See {Ophidia}, and {Serpent}.          Note: Snakes are abundant in all warm countries, and much the                larger number are harmless to man.          {Blind snake}, {Garter snake}, {Green snake}, {King snake},       {Milk snake}, {Rock snake}, {Water snake}, etc. See under             {Blind}, {Garter}, etc.          {Fetich snake} (Zo[94]l.), a large African snake ({Python             Seb[91]}) used by the natives as a fetich.          {Ringed snake} (Zo[94]l.), a common European columbrine snake             ({Tropidonotus natrix}).          {Snake eater}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The markhoor.       (b) The secretary bird.          {Snake fence}, a worm fence (which see). [U.S.]          {Snake fly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             neuropterous insects of the genus {Rhaphidia}; -- so             called because of their large head and elongated neck and             prothorax.          {Snake gourd} (Bot.), a cucurbitaceous plant ({Trichosanthes             anguina}) having the fruit shorter and less snakelike than             that of the serpent cucumber.          {Snake killer}. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) The secretary bird.       (b) The chaparral cock.          {Snake moss} (Bot.), the common club moss ({Lycopodium             clavatum}). See {Lycopodium}.          {Snake nut} (Bot.), the fruit of a sapindaceous tree             ({Ophiocaryon paradoxum}) of Guiana, the embryo of which             resembles a snake coiled up.          {Tree snake} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of             colubrine snakes which habitually live in trees,             especially those of the genus {Dendrophis} and allied             genera.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Glass-snake \Glass"-snake`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A long, footless lizard ({Ophiosaurus ventralis}), of the       Southern United States; -- so called from its fragility, the       tail easily breaking into small pieces. It grows to the       length of three feet. The name is applied also to similar       species found in the Old World.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Opposer \Op*pos"er\, n.       One who opposes; an opponent; an antagonist; an adversary.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ovigerons \O*vig"er*ons\, a. [Ovum + -gerous: cf. F. ovigere.]       (Biol.)       Bearing eggs; oviferous.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Sheep \Sheep\, n. sing. & pl. [OE. shep, scheep, AS. sc[?]p,       sce[a0]p; akin to OFries. sk[?]p, LG. & D. schaap, G. schaf,       OHG. sc[be]f, Skr. ch[be]ga. [root]295. Cf. {Sheepherd}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of ruminants of the             genus {Ovis}, native of the higher mountains of both             hemispheres, but most numerous in Asia.          Note: The domestic sheep ({Ovis aries}) varies much in size,                in the length and texture of its wool, the form and                size of its horns, the length of its tail, etc. It was                domesticated in prehistoric ages, and many distinct                breeds have been produced; as the merinos, celebrated                for their fine wool; the Cretan sheep, noted for their                long horns; the fat-tailed, or Turkish, sheep,                remarkable for the size and fatness of the tail, which                often has to be supported on trucks; the Southdowns, in                which the horns are lacking; and an Asiatic breed which                always has four horns.          2. A weak, bashful, silly fellow. --Ainsworth.          3. pl. Fig.: The people of God, as being under the government             and protection of Christ, the great Shepherd.          {Rocky mountain sheep}.(Zo[94]l.) See {Bighorn}.          {Maned sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Aoudad}.          {Sheep bot} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of the sheep botfly. See             {Estrus}.          {Sheep dog} (Zo[94]l.), a shepherd dog, or collie.          {Sheep laurel} (Bot.), a small North American shrub ({Kalmia             angustifolia}) with deep rose-colored flowers in corymbs.                      {Sheep pest} (Bot.), an Australian plant ({Ac[91]na ovina})             related to the burnet. The fruit is covered with barbed             spines, by which it adheres to the wool of sheep.          {Sheep run}, an extensive tract of country where sheep range             and graze.          {Sheep's beard} (Bot.), a cichoraceous herb ({Urospermum             Dalechampii}) of Southern Europe; -- so called from the             conspicuous pappus of the achenes.          {Sheep's bit} (Bot.), a European herb ({Jasione montana})             having much the appearance of scabious.          {Sheep pox} (Med.), a contagious disease of sheep,             characterixed by the development of vesicles or pocks upon             the skin.          {Sheep scabious}. (Bot.) Same as {Sheep's bit}.          {Sheep shears}, shears in which the blades form the two ends             of a steel bow, by the elasticity of which they open as             often as pressed together by the hand in cutting; -- so             called because used to cut off the wool of sheep.          {Sheep sorrel}. (Bot.), a prerennial herb ({Rumex             Acetosella}) growing naturally on poor, dry, gravelly             soil. Its leaves have a pleasant acid taste like sorrel.                      {Sheep's-wool} (Zo[94]l.), the highest grade of Florida             commercial sponges ({Spongia equina}, variety             {gossypina}).          {Sheep tick} (Zo[94]l.), a wingless parasitic insect             ({Melophagus ovinus}) belonging to the Diptera. It fixes             its proboscis in the skin of the sheep and sucks the             blood, leaving a swelling. Called also {sheep pest}, and             {sheep louse}.          {Sheep walk}, a pasture for sheep; a sheep run.          {Wild sheep}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Argali}, {Mouflon}, and             {O[94]rial}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bighorn \Big"horn`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The Rocky Mountain sheep ({Ovis [or] Caprovis montana}).
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
obscure adj.   Used in an exaggeration of its normal meaning, to    imply total incomprehensibility.   "The reason for that last crash is    obscure."   "The `find(1)' command's syntax is obscure!"   The phrase    `moderately obscure' implies that something could be figured out but    probably isn't worth the trouble.   The construction `obscure in the    extreme' is the preferred emphatic form.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
OBSCURE          "A Formal Description of the Specification Language OBSCURE",       J.   Loeckx, TR A85/15, U Saarlandes, Saarbrucken, 1985.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
observational equivalence          Two terms M and N are observationally equivalent iff for all       contexts C[] where C[M] is a valid term, C[N] is also a valid       term with the same value.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Office Workstations Limited          (OWL) A UK software company, now a subsidiary of       {Matsushita} (Panasonic, etc.).   They previously supported the       {Guide} {hypertext} system but that support is now provided by       US company {InfoAccess}.          E-mail:          [Correct address?]          (1996-01-15)