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   Omayyad
         n 1: the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was
               Damascus [syn: {Umayyad}, {Ommiad}, {Omayyad}]

English Dictionary: omit by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omit
v
  1. prevent from being included or considered or accepted; "The bad results were excluded from the report"; "Leave off the top piece"
    Synonym(s): exclude, except, leave out, leave off, omit, take out
    Antonym(s): include
  2. leave undone or leave out; "How could I miss that typo?"; "The workers on the conveyor belt miss one out of ten"
    Synonym(s): neglect, pretermit, omit, drop, miss, leave out, overlook, overleap
    Antonym(s): attend to, take to heart
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ommiad
n
  1. the first dynasty of Arab caliphs whose capital was Damascus
    Synonym(s): Umayyad, Ommiad, Omayyad
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on it
adv
  1. on that; "text and commentary thereon" [syn: thereon, on it, on that]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on the way
adv
  1. on a route to some place; "help is on the way"; "we saw him on the way to California"
    Synonym(s): on the way, en route
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one-eyed
adj
  1. having or showing only one eye; "one-eyed Jacks are wild"; "the three one-eyed Cyclopes of Greek myth"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oneida
n
  1. a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living east of Lake Ontario
  2. the Iroquoian language spoken by the Oneida
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
owned
adj
  1. having an owner; often used in combination; "state-owned railways"
    Antonym(s): ownerless, unowned
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oint \Oint\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ointed}; p. pr & vb. n.
      {Ointing}.] [F. oint, p. p. of oindre, L. ungere. See
      {Anoint}, {Ointment}.]
      To anoint. [Obs.] --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Angioma \[d8]An`gi*o"ma\, n.; L. pl. {-omata}. [NL.; angio- +
      -oma.] (Med.)
      A tumor composed chiefly of dilated blood or lymph vessels.
      -- {An`gi*om"a*tous}, a.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omit \O*mit"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Omitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Omitting}.] [L. omittere, omissum; ob (see {Ob-} + mittere
      to cause to go, let go, send. See {Mission}.]
      1. To let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to
            drop.
  
                     These personal comparisons I omit.      --Bacon.
  
      2. To pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use
            of; to leave undone; to neglect.
  
                     Her father omitted nothing in her education that
                     might make her the most accomplished woman of her
                     age.                                                   --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Ommateum \[d8]Om`ma*te"um\, n.; pl. {Ommatea}. [NL., fr. Gr.
      [?], [?], the eye.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A compound eye, as of insects and crustaceans.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omniety \Om*ni"e*ty\, n.
      That which is all-pervading or all-comprehensive; hence, the
      Deity. [R.]
  
               Omniety formed nullity into an essence.   --Sir T.
                                                                              Browne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omohyoid \O`mo*hy"oid\, a. [Omo- + hyoid.] (Anat.)
      Of or pertaining to the shoulder and the hyoid bone; as, the
      omohyoid muscle.

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]:
   Way \Way\, n. [OE. wey, way, AS. weg; akin to OS., D., OHG., &
      G. weg, Icel. vegr, Sw. v[84]g, Dan. vei, Goth. wigs, L. via,
      and AS. wegan to move, L. vehere to carry, Skr. vah.
      [root]136. Cf. {Convex}, {Inveigh}, {Vehicle}, {Vex}, {Via},
      {Voyage}, {Wag}, {Wagon}, {Wee}, {Weigh}.]
      1. That by, upon, or along, which one passes or processes;
            opportunity or room to pass; place of passing; passage;
            road, street, track, or path of any kind; as, they built a
            way to the mine. [bd]To find the way to heaven.[b8]
            --Shak.
  
                     I shall him seek by way and eke by street.
                                                                              --Chaucer.
  
                     The way seems difficult, and steep to scale.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     The season and ways were very improper for his
                     majesty's forces to march so great a distance.
                                                                              --Evelyn.
  
      2. Length of space; distance; interval; as, a great way; a
            long way.
  
                     And whenever the way seemed long, Or his heart began
                     to fail.                                             --Longfellow.
  
      3. A moving; passage; procession; journey.
  
                     I prythee, now, lead the way.            --Shak.
  
      4. Course or direction of motion or process; tendency of
            action; advance.
  
                     If that way be your walk, you have not far.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
                     And let eternal justice take the way. --Dryden.
  
      5. The means by which anything is reached, or anything is
            accomplished; scheme; device; plan.
  
                     My best way is to creep under his gaberdine. --Shak.
  
                     By noble ways we conquest will prepare. --Dryden.
  
                     What impious ways my wishes took!      --Prior.
  
      6. Manner; method; mode; fashion; style; as, the way of
            expressing one's ideas.
  
      7. Regular course; habitual method of life or action; plan of
            conduct; mode of dealing. [bd]Having lost the way of
            nobleness.[b8] --Sir. P. Sidney.
  
                     Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths
                     are peace.                                          --Prov. iii.
                                                                              17.
  
                     When men lived in a grander way.         --Longfellow.
  
      8. Sphere or scope of observation. --Jer. Taylor.
  
                     The public ministers that fell in my way. --Sir W.
                                                                              Temple.
  
      9. Determined course; resolved mode of action or conduct; as,
            to have one's way.
  
      10. (Naut.)
            (a) Progress; as, a ship has way.
            (b) pl. The timbers on which a ship is launched.
  
      11. pl. (Mach.) The longitudinal guides, or guiding surfaces,
            on the bed of a planer, lathe, or the like, along which a
            table or carriage moves.
  
      12. (Law) Right of way. See below.
  
      {By the way}, in passing; apropos; aside; apart from, though
            connected with, the main object or subject of discourse.
           
  
      {By way of}, for the purpose of; as being; in character of.
           
  
      {Covert way}. (Fort.) See {Covered way}, under {Covered}.
  
      {In the family way}. See under {Family}.
  
      {In the way}, so as to meet, fall in with, obstruct, hinder,
            etc.
  
      {In the way with}, traveling or going with; meeting or being
            with; in the presence of.
  
      {Milky way}. (Astron.) See {Galaxy}, 1.
  
      {No way}, {No ways}. See {Noway}, {Noways}, in the
            Vocabulary.
  
      {On the way}, traveling or going; hence, in process;
            advancing toward completion; as, on the way to this
            country; on the way to success.
  
      {Out of the way}. See under {Out}.
  
      {Right of way} (Law), a right of private passage over
            another's ground. It may arise either by grant or
            prescription. It may be attached to a house, entry, gate,
            well, or city lot, as well as to a country farm. --Kent.
           
  
      {To be under way}, [or] {To have way} (Naut.), to be in
            motion, as when a ship begins to move.
  
      {To give way}. See under {Give}.
  
      {To go one's way}, [or] {To come one's way}, to go or come;
            to depart or come along. --Shak.
  
      {To go the way of all the earth}, to die.

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]:
   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]:
   Onde \Onde\, n. [AS. anda malice, anger; akin to Icel. andi,
      [94]nd, breath.]
      Hatred; fury; envy. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {One day}.
            (a) On a certain day, not definitely specified, referring
                  to time past.
  
                           One day when Phoebe fair, With all her band, was
                           following the chase.                     --Spenser.
            (b) Referring to future time: At some uncertain day or
                  period; some day.
  
                           Well, I will marry one day.         --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Anniversary day}. See {Anniversary}, n.
  
      {Astronomical day}, a period equal to the mean solar day, but
            beginning at noon instead of at midnight, its twenty-four
            hours being numbered from 1 to 24; also, the sidereal day,
            as that most used by astronomers.
  
      {Born days}. See under {Born}.
  
      {Canicular days}. See {Dog day}.
  
      {Civil day}, the mean solar day, used in the ordinary
            reckoning of time, and among most modern nations beginning
            at mean midnight; its hours are usually numbered in two
            series, each from 1 to 12. This is the period recognized
            by courts as constituting a day. The Babylonians and
            Hindoos began their day at sunrise, the Athenians and Jews
            at sunset, the ancient Egyptians and Romans at midnight.
           
  
      {Day blindness}. (Med.) See {Nyctalopia}.
  
      {Day by day}, or {Day after day}, daily; every day;
            continually; without intermission of a day. See under
            {By}. [bd]Day by day we magnify thee.[b8] --Book of Common
            Prayer.
  
      {Days in bank} (Eng. Law), certain stated days for the return
            of writs and the appearance of parties; -- so called
            because originally peculiar to the Court of Common Bench,
            or Bench (bank) as it was formerly termed. --Burrill.
  
      {Day in court}, a day for the appearance of parties in a
            suit.
  
      {Days of devotion} (R. C. Ch.), certain festivals on which
            devotion leads the faithful to attend mass. --Shipley.
  
      {Days of grace}. See {Grace}.
  
      {Days of obligation} (R. C. Ch.), festival days when it is
            obligatory on the faithful to attend Mass. --Shipley.
  
      {Day owl}, (Zo[94]l.), an owl that flies by day. See {Hawk
            owl}.
  
      {Day rule} (Eng. Law), an order of court (now abolished)
            allowing a prisoner, under certain circumstances, to go
            beyond the prison limits for a single day.
  
      {Day school}, one which the pupils attend only in daytime, in
            distinction from a boarding school.
  
      {Day sight}. (Med.) See {Hemeralopia}.
  
      {Day's work} (Naut.), the account or reckoning of a ship's
            course for twenty-four hours, from noon to noon.
  
      {From day to day}, as time passes; in the course of time; as,
            he improves from day to day.
  
      {Jewish day}, the time between sunset and sunset.
  
      {Mean solar day} (Astron.), the mean or average of all the
            apparent solar days of the year.
  
      {One day}, {One of these days}, at an uncertain time, usually
            of the future, rarely of the past; sooner or later.
            [bd]Well, niece, I hope to see you one day fitted with a
            husband.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {Only from day to day}, without certainty of continuance;
            temporarily. --Bacon.
  
      {Sidereal day}, the interval between two successive transits
            of the first point of Aries over the same meridian. The
            Sidereal day is 23 h. 56 m. 4.09 s. of mean solar time.
  
      {To win the day}, to gain the victory, to be successful. --S.
            Butler.
  
      {Week day}, any day of the week except Sunday; a working day.
           
  
      {Working day}.
            (a) A day when work may be legally done, in distinction
                  from Sundays and legal holidays.
            (b) The number of hours, determined by law or custom,
                  during which a workman, hired at a stated price per
                  day, must work to be entitled to a day's pay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oneidas \O*nei"das\, n. pl.; sing. {Oneida}. (Ethnol.)
      A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting the region near Oneida
      Lake in the State of New York, and forming part of the Five
      Nations. Remnants of the tribe now live in New York, Canada,
      and Wisconsin.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Onethe \On*ethe"\, adv.
      Scarcely. See {Unnethe}. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

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]:
   Onto \On"to\, prep. [On + to. Cf. {Into}.]
      On the top of; upon; on. See {On to}, under {On}, prep.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ounded \Ound"ed\, Oundy \Oun"dy\, a. [F. ond[82], -[82]e, fr.
      onde, L. unda, a wave.]
      Wavy; waving[?] curly. [Obs.] [bd]Owndie hair.[b8] --Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Owenite \Ow"en*ite\, n.
      A follower of Robert Owen, who tried to reorganize society on
      a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community
      on the Clyde, Scotland, and, later, a similar one in Indiana.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Own \Own\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Owned}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Owning}.] [OE. ohnien, ahnien, AS. [be]gnian, fr. [be]gen
      own, a. See {Own}, a.]
      To hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to
      be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a
      house.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oneida, AR
      Zip code(s): 72369
   Oneida, IA (city, FIPS 59205)
      Location: 42.54114 N, 91.35293 W
      Population (1990): 49 (20 housing units)
      Area: 2.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Oneida, IL (city, FIPS 56159)
      Location: 41.07244 N, 90.22540 W
      Population (1990): 723 (301 housing units)
      Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 61467
   Oneida, KS (city, FIPS 52900)
      Location: 39.86800 N, 95.93980 W
      Population (1990): 79 (34 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 66522
   Oneida, KY
      Zip code(s): 40972
   Oneida, NY (city, FIPS 54837)
      Location: 43.07576 N, 75.66382 W
      Population (1990): 10850 (4463 housing units)
      Area: 57.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 13421
   Oneida, TN (town, FIPS 55860)
      Location: 36.50392 N, 84.51503 W
      Population (1990): 3502 (1506 housing units)
      Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 0.4 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 37841
   Oneida, WI (CDP, FIPS 59975)
      Location: 44.49268 N, 88.21613 W
      Population (1990): 808 (278 housing units)
      Area: 14.6 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 54155

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Onida, SD (city, FIPS 47180)
      Location: 44.70470 N, 100.06649 W
      Population (1990): 761 (359 housing units)
      Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 57564

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   OMT
  
      {Object Modelling Technique}
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   onto
  
      {surjection}
  
  
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