ohmic resistance
         n 1: a material's opposition to the flow of electric current;
               measured in ohms [syn: {electric resistance}, {electrical
               resistance}, {impedance}, {resistance}, {resistivity},
               {ohmic resistance}]

English Dictionary: ohmic resistance	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omicron n the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on a higher floor adv on a floor above; "they lived upstairs" [syn: upstairs, up the stairs, on a higher floor] Antonym(s): below, down the stairs, downstairs, on a lower floor
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on guard adj vigilant; "on guard against con artists"; "must remain on your guard in such a situation" Synonym(s): on guard, on one's guard(p), upon one's guard(p), on your guard
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onager n an engine that provided medieval artillery used during sieges; a heavy war engine for hurling large stones and other missiles Synonym(s): catapult, arbalest, arbalist, ballista, bricole, mangonel, onager, trebuchet, trebucket Asiatic wild ass Synonym(s): onager, Equus hemionus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Onagraceae n a large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales Synonym(s): Onagraceae, family Onagraceae, evening-primrose family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oncorhynchus n Pacific salmon including sockeye salmon; chinook salmon; chum salmon; coho salmon Synonym(s): Oncorhynchus, genus Oncorhynchus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oncorhynchus keta n a large Pacific salmon with small spots on its back; an important food fish Synonym(s): chum salmon, chum, Oncorhynchus keta
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oncorhynchus kisutch n small salmon of northern Pacific coasts and the Great Lakes Synonym(s): coho, cohoe, coho salmon, blue jack, silver salmon, Oncorhynchus kisutch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oncorhynchus nerka n small salmon with red flesh; found in rivers and tributaries of the northern Pacific and valued as food; adults die after spawning Synonym(s): sockeye, sockeye salmon, red salmon, blueback salmon, Oncorhynchus nerka
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha n large Pacific salmon valued as food; adults die after spawning Synonym(s): chinook, chinook salmon, king salmon, quinnat salmon, Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one-quarter n one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one- fourth}, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onshore adv on or toward the land; "they were living onshore" [ant: offshore] adj (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land; "an inshore breeze"; "an onshore gale"; "sheltered from seaward winds" Synonym(s): inshore, onshore, seaward, shoreward Antonym(s): offshore, seaward on the edge of the land; "an onshore lighthouse"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Marjoram \Mar"jo*ram\, n. [OE. majoran, F. marjolaine, LL.       marjoraca, fr. L. amaracus, amaracum, Gr. [?], [?].] (Bot.)       A genus of mintlike plants ({Origanum}) comprising about       twenty-five species. The sweet marjoram ({O. Majorana}) is       pecularly aromatic and fragrant, and much used in cookery.       The wild marjoram of Europe and America is {O. vulgare}, far       less fragrant than the other.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omicron \O*mi"cron\, n. [Written also {omikron}.] [NL., fr. Gr.       [OMICRON] [omicron]. See {Micro-}.]       Lit., the little, or short, O, o; the fifteenth letter of the       Greek alphabet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Mira \[d8]Mi"ra\, n. [NL., from L. mirus wonderful.] (Astron.)       A remarkable variable star in the constellation Cetus       ({[omicron] Ceti}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omicron \O*mi"cron\, n. [Written also {omikron}.] [NL., fr. Gr.       [OMICRON] [omicron]. See {Micro-}.]       Lit., the little, or short, O, o; the fifteenth letter of the       Greek alphabet.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omnicorporeal \Om`ni*cor*po"re*al\, a. [Omni- + corporeal.]       Comprehending or including all bodies; embracing all       substance. [R.] --Cudworth.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omnigraph \Om"ni*graph\, n. [Omni- + -graph.]       A pantograph. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Stegosauria \[d8]Steg`o*sau"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See       {Stegosaurus}.] (Paleon.)       An extinct order of herbivorous dinosaurs, including the       genera {Stegosaurus}, {Omosaurus}, and their allies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Guard \Guard\, n. [OF. guarde, F. garde; of German origin; cf.       OHG. wart, marto, one who watches, mata a watching, Goth.       wardja watchman. See {Guard}, v. t.]       1. One who, or that which, guards from injury, danger,             exposure, or attack; defense; protection.                         His greatness was no guard to bar heaven's shaft.                                                                               --Shak.          2. A man, or body of men, stationed to protect or control a             person or position; a watch; a sentinel.                         The guard which kept the door of the king's house.                                                                               --Kings xiv.                                                                               27.          3. One who has charge of a mail coach or a railway train; a             conductor. [Eng.]          4. Any fixture or attachment designed to protect or secure             against injury, soiling, or defacement, theft or loss; as:             (a) That part of a sword hilt which protects the hand.             (b) Ornamental lace or hem protecting the edge of a                   garment.             (c) A chain or cord for fastening a watch to one's person                   or dress.             (d) A fence or rail to prevent falling from the deck of a                   vessel.             (e) An extension of the deck of a vessel beyond the hull;                   esp., in side-wheel steam vessels, the framework of                   strong timbers, which curves out on each side beyond                   the paddle wheel, and protects it and the shaft                   against collision.             (f) A plate of metal, beneath the stock, or the lock                   frame, of a gun or pistol, having a loop, called a                   bow, to protect the trigger.             (g) (Bookbinding) An interleaved strip at the back, as in                   a scrap book, to guard against its breaking when                   filled.          5. A posture of defense in fencing, and in bayonet and saber             exercise.          6. An expression or admission intended to secure against             objections or censure.                         They have expressed themselves with as few guards                      and restrictions as I.                        --Atterbury.          7. Watch; heed; care; attention; as, to keep guard.          8. (Zo[94]l.) The fibrous sheath which covers the phragmacone             of the Belemnites.          Note: Guard is often used adjectively or in combination; as,                guard boat or guardboat; guardroom or guard room; guard                duty.          {Advanced guard}, {Coast guard}, etc. See under {Advanced},             {Coast}, etc.          {Grand guard} (Mil.), one of the posts of the second line             belonging to a system of advance posts of an army.             --Mahan.          {Guard boat}.             (a) A boat appointed to row the rounds among ships of war                   in a harbor, to see that their officers keep a good                   lookout.             (b) A boat used by harbor authorities to enforce the                   observance of quarantine regulations.          {Guard cells} (Bot.), the bordering cells of stomates; they             are crescent-shaped and contain chlorophyll.          {Guard chamber}, a guardroom.          {Guard detail} (Mil.), men from a company regiment etc.,             detailed for guard duty.          {Guard duty} (Mil.), the duty of watching patrolling, etc.,             performed by a sentinel or sentinels.          {Guard lock} (Engin.), a tide lock at the mouth of a dock or             basin.          {Guard of honor} (Mil.), a guard appointed to receive or to             accompany eminent persons.          {Guard rail} (Railroads), a rail placed on the inside of a             main rail, on bridges, at switches, etc., as a safeguard             against derailment.          {Guard ship}, a war vessel appointed to superintend the             marine affairs in a harbor, and also, in the English             service, to receive seamen till they can be distributed             among their respective ships.          {Life guard} (Mil.), a body of select troops attending the             person of a prince or high officer.          {Off one's guard}, in a careless state; inattentive;             unsuspicious of danger.          {On guard}, serving in the capacity of a guard; doing duty as             a guard or sentinel; watching.          {On one's guard}, in a watchful state; alert; vigilant.          {To mount guard} (Mil.), to go on duty as a guard or             sentinel.          {To run the guard}, to pass the watch or sentinel without             leave.          Syn: Defense; shield; protection; safeguard; convoy; escort;                care; attention; watch; heed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Shore \Shore\, n. [OE. schore, AS. score, probably fr. scieran,       and so meaning properly, that which is shorn off, edge; akin       to OD. schoore, schoor. See {Shear}, v. t.]       The coast or land adjacent to a large body of water, as an       ocean, lake, or large river.                   Michael Cassio, Lieutenant to the warlike Moor Othello,                Is come shore.                                       --Shak.                   The fruitful shore of muddy Nile.            --Spenser.          {In shore}, near the shore. --Marryat.          {On shore}. See under {On}.          {Shore birds} (Zo[94]l.), a collective name for the various             limicoline birds found on the seashore.          {Shore crab} (Zo[94]l.), any crab found on the beaches, or             between tides, especially any one of various species of             grapsoid crabs, as {Heterograpsus nudus} of California.          {Shore lark} (Zo[94]l.), a small American lark ({Otocoris             alpestris}) found in winter, both on the seacoast and on             the Western plains. Its upper parts are varied with dark             brown and light brown. It has a yellow throat, yellow             local streaks, a black crescent on its breast, a black             streak below each eye, and two small black erectile ear             tufts. Called also {horned lark}.          {Shore plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large-billed Australian plover             ({Esacus magnirostris}). It lives on the seashore, and             feeds on crustaceans, etc.          {Shore teetan} (Zo[94]l.), the rock pipit ({Anthus             obscurus}). [Prov. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
On \On\, prep. [OE. on, an, o, a, AS. on, an; akin to D. aan,       OS. & G. an, OHG. ana, Icel. [be], Sw. [aring], Goth. ana,       Russ. na, L. an-, in anhelare to pant, Gr. 'ana`, Zend ana.       [root]195. Cf. {A-}, 1, {Ana-}, {Anon}.]       The general signification of on is situation, motion, or       condition with respect to contact or support beneath; as:          1. At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a             thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact             with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which             stands on the floor of a house on an island.                         I stood on the bridge at midnight.      --Longfellow.          2. To or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the             motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of             another; as, rain falls on the earth.                         Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken.                                                                               --Matt. xxi.                                                                               44.          3. Denoting performance or action by contact with the             surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by             means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. Hence,             figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an             impression on the mind.          4. At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place,             or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the             fleet is on the American coast.          5. In addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or             succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on             mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought. --Shak.          6. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as,             to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence,             indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will             promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse.          7. At or in the time of; during; as, on Sunday we abstain             from labor. See {At} (synonym).          8. At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive;             as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress             or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on             the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded.          9. Toward; for; -- indicating the object of some passion; as,             have pity or compassion on him.          10. At the peril of, or for the safety of. [bd]Hence, on thy             life.[b8] --Dryden.          11. By virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a pledge or             engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he             affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor.          12. To the account of; -- denoting imprecation or invocation,             or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all             the blame; a curse on him.                         His blood be on us and on our children. --Matt.                                                                               xxvii. 25.          13. In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect             punctuality; a satire on society.          14. Of. [Obs.] [bd]Be not jealous on me.[b8] --Shak.                         Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the                      reason prisoner?                              --Shak.          Note: Instances of this usage are common in our older                writers, and are sometimes now heard in illiterate                speech.          15. Occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three             officers are on duty; on a journey.          16. In the service of; connected with; of the number of; as,             he is on a newspaper; on a committee.          Note: On and upon are in general interchangeable. In some                applications upon is more euphonious, and is therefore                to be preferred; but in most cases on is preferable.          {On a bowline}. (Naut.) Same as {Closehauled}.          {On a wind}, [or] {On the wind} (Naut.), sailing closehauled.                      {On a sudden}. See under {Sudden}.          {On board}, {On draught}, {On fire}, etc. See under {Board},             {Draught}, {Fire}, etc.          {On it}, {On't}, of it. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Shak.          {On shore}, on land; to the shore.          {On the road}, {On the way}, {On the wing}, etc. See under             {Road}, {Way}, etc.          {On to}, upon; on; to; -- sometimes written as one word,             onto, and usually called a colloquialism; but it may be             regarded in analogy with into.                         They have added the -en plural form on to an elder                      plural.                                             --Earle.                         We see the strength of the new movement in the new                      class of ecclesiastics whom it forced on to the                      stage.                                                --J. R. Green.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Koulan \[d8]Kou"lan\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       A wild horse ({Equus, [or] Asinus, onager}) inhabiting the       plants of Central Asia; -- called also {gour}, {khur}, and       {onager}. [Written also {kulan}.]          Note: It is sometimes confounded with the dziggetai, to which                it is closely related. It is gray in winter, but                fulvous in summer. It has a well defined, dark, dorsal                stripe, and a short, erect mane. In size, it is                intermediate between the horse and ass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Onager \[d8]On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. {Onagri}, E. {Onagers}. [L.       onager, onagrus, Gr. [?].]       1. (Rom.Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which             threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated             by machinery. --Fairholt.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A wild ass, especially the koulan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onagraceous \On`a*gra"ceous\, Onagrarieous \On`a*gra*ri"e*ous\,       a. [From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening       primrose (Enothera), fr. Gr. [?] a kind of plant; of       uncertain origin.] (Bot.)       Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants       ({Onagrace[91]} or {Onagrarie[91]}), which includes the       fuchsia, the willow-herb ({Epilobium}), and the evening       primrose ({[OE]nothera}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onagraceous \On`a*gra"ceous\, Onagrarieous \On`a*gra*ri"e*ous\,       a. [From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening       primrose (Enothera), fr. Gr. [?] a kind of plant; of       uncertain origin.] (Bot.)       Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants       ({Onagrace[91]} or {Onagrarie[91]}), which includes the       fuchsia, the willow-herb ({Epilobium}), and the evening       primrose ({[OE]nothera}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onagraceous \On`a*gra"ceous\, Onagrarieous \On`a*gra*ri"e*ous\,       a. [From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening       primrose (Enothera), fr. Gr. [?] a kind of plant; of       uncertain origin.] (Bot.)       Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants       ({Onagrace[91]} or {Onagrarie[91]}), which includes the       fuchsia, the willow-herb ({Epilobium}), and the evening       primrose ({[OE]nothera}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onagraceous \On`a*gra"ceous\, Onagrarieous \On`a*gra*ri"e*ous\,       a. [From NL. Onagra an old scientific name of the evening       primrose (Enothera), fr. Gr. [?] a kind of plant; of       uncertain origin.] (Bot.)       Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants       ({Onagrace[91]} or {Onagrarie[91]}), which includes the       fuchsia, the willow-herb ({Epilobium}), and the evening       primrose ({[OE]nothera}).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Onager \[d8]On"a*ger\, n.; pl. L. {Onagri}, E. {Onagers}. [L.       onager, onagrus, Gr. [?].]       1. (Rom.Antiq.) A military engine acting like a sling, which             threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated             by machinery. --Fairholt.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A wild ass, especially the koulan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Nerka \Ner"ka\, n. [Russ. niarka, prob. fr. native name.]       (Zo[94]l.)       The most important salmon of Alaska ({Oncorhinchus nerka}),       ascending in spring most rivers and lakes from Alaska to       Oregon, Washington, and Idaho; -- called also {red salmon},       {redfish}, {blueback}, and {sawqui}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Quinnat \Quin"nat\, n. [From the native name.] (Zo[94]l.)       The California salmon ({Oncorhynchus choicha}); -- called       also {chouicha}, {king salmon}, {chinnook salmon}, and       {Sacramento salmon}. It is of great commercial importance.       [Written also {quinnet}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: The salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head                streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes,                and will even leap over considerable falls which lie in                the way of their progress. The common salmon has been                known to grow to the weight of seventy-five pounds;                more generally it is from fifteen to twenty-five                pounds. Young salmon are called parr, peal, smolt, and                grilse. Among the true salmons are:          {Black salmon}, or {Lake salmon}, the namaycush.          {Dog salmon}, a salmon of Western North America             ({Oncorhynchus keta}).          {Humpbacked salmon}, a Pacific-coast salmon ({Oncorhynchus             gorbuscha}).          {King salmon}, the quinnat.          {Landlocked salmon}, a variety of the common salmon (var.             {Sebago}), long confined in certain lakes in consequence             of obstructions that prevented it from returning to the             sea. This last is called also {dwarf salmon}.          Note: Among fishes of other families which are locally and                erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called                {jack salmon}; the spotted, or southern, squeteague;                the cabrilla, called {kelp salmon}; young pollock,                called {sea salmon}; and the California yellowtail.          2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the             salmon.          {Salmon berry} (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from             Alaska to California, the fruit of the {Rubus Nutkanus}.                      {Salmon killer} (Zo[94]l.), a stickleback ({Gasterosteus             cataphractus}) of Western North America and Northern Asia.                      {Salmon ladder}, {Salmon stair}. See {Fish ladder}, under             {Fish}.          {Salmon peel}, a young salmon.          {Salmon pipe}, a certain device for catching salmon. --Crabb.          {Salmon trout}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The European sea trout ({Salmo trutta}). It resembles                   the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more                   numerous scales.             (b) The American namaycush.             (c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black                   spotted trout ({Salmo purpuratus}), and to the steel                   head and other large trout of the Pacific coast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Humpbacked salmon \Hump"backed` salm"on\       A small salmon ({Oncorhynchus gorbuscha}) which ascends the       rivers of the Pacific coast from California to Alaska, and       also on the Asiatic side. In the breeding season the male has       a large dorsal hump and distorted jaws.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Humpback \Hump"back`\, n. [Cf. {Hunchback}.]       1. A crooked back; a humped back. --Tatler.          2. A humpbacked person; a hunchback.          3. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) Any whale of the genus {Megaptera}, characterized by a                   hump or bunch on the back. Several species are known.                   The most common ones in the North Atlantic are                   {Megaptera longimana} of Europe, and {M. osphyia} of                   America; that of the California coasts is {M.                   versabilis}.             (b) A small salmon ({Oncorhynchus gorbuscha}), of the                   northwest coast of America.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Note: The salmons ascend rivers and penetrate to their head                streams to spawn. They are remarkably strong fishes,                and will even leap over considerable falls which lie in                the way of their progress. The common salmon has been                known to grow to the weight of seventy-five pounds;                more generally it is from fifteen to twenty-five                pounds. Young salmon are called parr, peal, smolt, and                grilse. Among the true salmons are:          {Black salmon}, or {Lake salmon}, the namaycush.          {Dog salmon}, a salmon of Western North America             ({Oncorhynchus keta}).          {Humpbacked salmon}, a Pacific-coast salmon ({Oncorhynchus             gorbuscha}).          {King salmon}, the quinnat.          {Landlocked salmon}, a variety of the common salmon (var.             {Sebago}), long confined in certain lakes in consequence             of obstructions that prevented it from returning to the             sea. This last is called also {dwarf salmon}.          Note: Among fishes of other families which are locally and                erroneously called salmon are: the pike perch, called                {jack salmon}; the spotted, or southern, squeteague;                the cabrilla, called {kelp salmon}; young pollock,                called {sea salmon}; and the California yellowtail.          2. A reddish yellow or orange color, like the flesh of the             salmon.          {Salmon berry} (Bot.), a large red raspberry growing from             Alaska to California, the fruit of the {Rubus Nutkanus}.                      {Salmon killer} (Zo[94]l.), a stickleback ({Gasterosteus             cataphractus}) of Western North America and Northern Asia.                      {Salmon ladder}, {Salmon stair}. See {Fish ladder}, under             {Fish}.          {Salmon peel}, a young salmon.          {Salmon pipe}, a certain device for catching salmon. --Crabb.          {Salmon trout}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The European sea trout ({Salmo trutta}). It resembles                   the salmon, but is smaller, and has smaller and more                   numerous scales.             (b) The American namaycush.             (c) A name that is also applied locally to the adult black                   spotted trout ({Salmo purpuratus}), and to the steel                   head and other large trout of the Pacific coast.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Keta \Ke"ta\, n. [Perh. of Amer. Indian origin.] (Zo[94]l.)       A small salmon ({Oncorhynchus keta}) of inferior value, which       in the autumn runs up all the larger rivers between San       Francisco and Kamchatka.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Silver plover} (Zo[94]l.), the knot.          {Silver salmon} (Zo[94]l.), a salmon ({Oncorhynchus kisutch})             native of both coasts of the North Pacific. It ascends all             the American rivers as far south as the Sacramento. Called             also {kisutch}, {whitefish}, and {white salmon}.          {Silver shell} (Zo[94]l.), a marine bivalve of the genus             Anomia. See {Anomia}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blueback \Blue"back`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A trout ({Salmo oquassa}) inhabiting some of the lakes of             Maine.       (b) A salmon ({Oncorhynchus nerka}) of the Columbia River and             northward.       (c) An American river herring ({Clupea [91]stivalis}),             closely allied to the alewife.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Commune \Com*mune"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Communed}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Communing}.] [OF. communier, fr. L. communicare to       communicate, fr. communis common. See {Common}, and cf.       {Communicate}.]       1. To converse together with sympathy and confidence; to             interchange sentiments or feelings; to take counsel.                         I would commune with you of such things That want no                      ear but yours.                                    --Shak.          2. To receive the communion; to partake of the eucharist or             Lord's supper.                         To commune under both kinds.               --Bp. Burnet.          {To commune with one's self} [or] {one's heart}, to think; to             reflect; to meditate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rest \Rest\, n. [AS. rest, r[ae]st, rest; akin to D. rust, G.       rast. OHG. rasta, Dan. & Sw. rast rest, repose, Icel. r[94]st       the distance between two resting places, a mole, Goth. rasta       a mile, also to Goth. razn house, Icel. rann, and perhaps to       G. ruhe rest, repose, AS. r[omac]w, Gr. 'erwh`. Cf.       {Ransack}.]       1. A state of quiet or repose; a cessation from motion or             labor; tranquillity; as, rest from mental exertion; rest             of body or mind. --Chaucer.                         Sleep give thee all his rest!            --Shak.          2. Hence, freedom from everything which wearies or disturbs;             peace; security.                         And the land had rest fourscore years. --Judges iii.                                                                               30.          3. Sleep; slumber; hence, poetically, death.                         How sleep the brave who sink to rest, By all their                      country's wishes blest.                     --Collins.          4. That on which anything rests or leans for support; as, a             rest in a lathe, for supporting the cutting tool or             steadying the work.                         He made narrowed rests round about, that the beams                      should not be fastened in the walls of the house.                                                                               --1 Kings vi.                                                                               6.          5. (Anc. Armor) A projection from the right side of the             cuirass, serving to support the lance.                         Their visors closed, their lances in the rest.                                                                               --Dryden.          6. A place where one may rest, either temporarily, as in an             inn, or permanently, as, in an abode. [bd]Halfway houses             and travelers' rests.[b8] --J. H. Newman.                         In dust our final rest, and native home. --Milton.                         Ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the                      inheritance which the Lord your God giveth you.                                                                               --Deut. xii.                                                                               9.          7. (Pros.) A short pause in reading verse; a c[ae]sura.          8. The striking of a balance at regular intervals in a             running account. [bd]An account is said to be taken with             annual or semiannual rests.[b8] --Abbott.          9. A set or game at tennis. [Obs.]          10. (Mus.) Silence in music or in one of its parts; the name             of the character that stands for such silence. They are             named as notes are, whole, half, quarter,etc.          {Rest house}, an empty house for the accomodation of             travelers; a caravansary. [India]          {To set, [or] To set up}, {one's rest}, to have a settled             determination; -- from an old game of cards, when one so             expressed his intention to stand or rest upon his hand.             [Obs.] --Shak. Bacon.          Syn: Cessation; pause; intermission; stop; stay; repose;                slumber; quiet; ease; quietness; stillness;                tranquillity; peacefulness; peace.          Usage: {Rest}, {Repose}. Rest is a ceasing from labor or                   exertion; repose is a mode of resting which gives                   relief and refreshment after toil and labor. The words                   are commonly interchangeable.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onocerin \On`o*ce"rin\, n. [NL. Ononis, the generic name of the       plant + L. cera wax.] (Chem.)       A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of       the leguminous plant Ononis spinosa.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Owens Crossroads, AL (town, FIPS 57504)       Location: 34.58202 N, 86.46016 W       Population (1990): 695 (277 housing units)       Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Ohm, Georg Simon          {Georg Simon Ohm}