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   odd man out
         n 1: someone regarded as eccentric or crazy and standing out
               from a group [syn: {kook}, {odd fellow}, {odd fish}, {queer
               bird}, {queer duck}, {odd man out}]

English Dictionary: oddment by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oddment
n
  1. a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold
    Synonym(s): end, remainder, remnant, oddment
  2. something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
    Synonym(s): curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oddments
n
  1. a motley assortment of things [syn: odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Othman I
n
  1. the conqueror of Turkey who founded the Ottoman Empire and the Ottoman dynasty that ruled Turkey after the 13th century; conquered most of Asia Minor and assumed the title of emir in 1299 (1259-1326)
    Synonym(s): Osman I, Othman I
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Otto Neumann Sverdrup
n
  1. Norwegian explorer who led expeditions into the Arctic (1855-1930)
    Synonym(s): Sverdrup, Otto Neumann Sverdrup
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ottoman
adj
  1. of or relating to the Ottoman Empire or its people or its culture
n
  1. a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
    Synonym(s): Ottoman, Ottoman Turk, Osmanli
  2. the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I
    Synonym(s): Ottoman, Ottoman dynasty
  3. thick cushion used as a seat
    Synonym(s): ottoman, pouf, pouffe, puff, hassock
  4. a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person
    Synonym(s): footstool, footrest, ottoman, tuffet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ottoman dynasty
n
  1. the Turkish dynasty that ruled the Ottoman Empire from the 13th century to its dissolution after World War I
    Synonym(s): Ottoman, Ottoman dynasty
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ottoman Empire
n
  1. a Turkish sultanate of southwestern Asia and northeastern Africa and southeastern Europe; created by the Ottoman Turks in the 13th century and lasted until the end of World War I; although initially small it expanded until it superseded the Byzantine Empire
    Synonym(s): Ottoman Empire, Turkish Empire
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ottoman Turk
n
  1. a Turk (especially a Turk who is a member of the tribe of Osman I)
    Synonym(s): Ottoman, Ottoman Turk, Osmanli
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outmaneuver
v
  1. defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
    Synonym(s): outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outmanoeuvre
v
  1. defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
    Synonym(s): outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outnumber
v
  1. be larger in number
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oddment \Odd"ment\, n. [Odd + -ment.]
      An odd thing, or one that is left over, disconnected,
      fragmentary, or the like; something that is separated or
      disconnected from its fellows; esp. (in pl.), the odds and
      ends. Specif.: (Printing) Any separate small part or page in
      a book, other than the text, such as the title page,
      contents, etc.
  
               A miscellaneous collection of riddles, charms, gnomic
               verses, and [bd]oddments[b8] of different kinds.
                                                                              --Saintsbury.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scoter \Sco"ter\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. scote to plow up.] (Zo[94]l.)
      Any one of several species of northern sea ducks of the genus
      {Oidemia}.
  
      Note: The European scoters are {Oidemia nigra}, called also
               {black duck}, {black diver}, {surf duck}; and the
               velvet, or double, scoter ({O. fusca}). The common
               American species are the velvet, or white-winged,
               scoter ({O. Deglandi}), called also {velvet duck},
               {white-wing}, {bull coot}, {white-winged coot}; the
               black scoter ({O. Americana}), called also {black
               coot}, {butterbill}, {coppernose}; and the surf scoter,
               or surf duck ({O. perspicillata}), called also
               {baldpate}, {skunkhead}, {horsehead}, {patchhead},
               {pishaug}, and spectacled coot. These birds are
               collectively called also {coots}. The females and young
               are called gray coots, and brown coots.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Othman \Oth"man\, n. & a.
      See {Ottoman}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, a. [F. ottoman: cf. It. ottomano,
      ottomanno; -- from Othoman, Othman, or Osman, the name of a
      sultan who assumed the government of Turkey about the year
      1300. Cf. {Osmanli}, {Ottoman} a stuffed seat.]
      Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or
      empire.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl. {Ottomans}.
      1. A Turk.
  
      2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat
            without a back, originally used in Turkey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ottoman \Ot"to*man\, n.; pl. {Ottomans}.
      1. A Turk.
  
      2. [F. ottomane, from ottoman Turkish.] A stuffed seat
            without a back, originally used in Turkey.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outmaneuver \Out`ma*neu"ver\, Outmand2uvre \Out`ma*n[d2]u"vre\,
      v. t.
      To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to
      outgeneral.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outmaneuver \Out`ma*neu"ver\, Outmand2uvre \Out`ma*n[d2]u"vre\,
      v. t.
      To surpass, or get an advantage of, in maneuvering; to
      outgeneral.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outmantle \Out*man"tle\, v. t.
      To excel in mantling; hence, to excel in splendor, as of
      dress. [R.]
  
               And with poetic trappings grace thy prose, Till it
               outmantle all the pride of verse.            --Cowper.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outmount \Out*mount"\, v. t.
      To mount above. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outname \Out*name"\, v. t.
      1. To exceed in naming or describing. [R.]
  
      2. To exceed in name, fame, or degree. [Obs.]
  
                     And found out one to outname thy other faults.
                                                                              --Beau. & Fl.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outnumber \Out*num"ber\, v. t.
      To exceed in number.
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