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   omeprazole
         n 1: antacid (trade name Prilosec) that suppresses acid
               secretion in the stomach [syn: {omeprazole}, {Prilosec}]

English Dictionary: on fire(p) by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omnifarious
adj
  1. of all varieties or forms or kinds; "omnifarious reading"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omnipresence
n
  1. the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
    Synonym(s): ubiquity, ubiquitousness, omnipresence
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omnipresent
adj
  1. being present everywhere at once [syn: omnipresent, ubiquitous]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omnivore
n
  1. a person who eats all kinds of foods
  2. an animal that feeds on both animal and vegetable substances
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omnivorous
adj
  1. feeding on both plants and animals [ant: carnivorous, herbivorous, insectivorous]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on approval
adv
  1. for examination (with an option to buy); "they took the VCR on approval"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on average
adv
  1. typically; "on average he watches three movies a week"
    Synonym(s): on the average, on average
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on board
adv
  1. on a ship, train, plane or other vehicle [syn: aboard, on board]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on fire
adj
  1. lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car's tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "houses on fire"
    Synonym(s): ablaze(p), afire(p), aflame(p), aflare(p), alight(p), on fire(p)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on purpose
adv
  1. with intention; in an intentional manner; "he used that word intentionally"; "I did this by choice"
    Synonym(s): intentionally, deliberately, designedly, on purpose, purposely, advisedly, by choice, by design
    Antonym(s): accidentally, by chance, circumstantially, unexpectedly, unintentionally
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one percent
n
  1. one part in a hundred equal parts [syn: one-hundredth, hundredth, one percent]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one-fourth
n
  1. 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]:
one-party
adj
  1. determined by a single party
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one-person
adj
  1. designed for or restricted to a single person; "a one-man show"; "a one-person tent"; "Sarah Silverman's hilarious one-woman show"
    Synonym(s): one-man(a), one-person(a), one-woman(a)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Onobrychis
n
  1. genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods
    Synonym(s): Onobrychis, genus Onobrychis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Onobrychis viciaefolia
n
  1. Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
    Synonym(s): sainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Onobrychis viciifolia
n
  1. Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
    Synonym(s): sainfoin, sanfoin, holy clover, esparcet, Onobrychis viciifolia, Onobrychis viciaefolia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Onopordon
n
  1. a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers
    Synonym(s): Onopordum, genus Onopordum, Onopordon, genus Onopordon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Onopordon acanthium
n
  1. biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
    Synonym(s): cotton thistle, woolly thistle, Scotch thistle, Onopordum acanthium, Onopordon acanthium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Onopordum
n
  1. a genus of Eurasian herbs of the family Compositae with prickly foliage and large purplish flowers
    Synonym(s): Onopordum, genus Onopordum, Onopordon, genus Onopordon
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Onopordum acanthium
n
  1. biennial Eurasian white hairy thistle having pale purple flowers; naturalized in North America
    Synonym(s): cotton thistle, woolly thistle, Scotch thistle, Onopordum acanthium, Onopordon acanthium
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omber \Om"ber\, Ombre \Om"bre\, n. [F. hombre, fr. Sp. hombre,
      lit., a man, fr. L. homo. See {Human}.]
      A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually
      played by three persons. --Pope.
  
               When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free, And,
               joined to two, he fails not to make three. --Young.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omber \Om"ber\, Ombre \Om"bre\, n. [F. hombre, fr. Sp. hombre,
      lit., a man, fr. L. homo. See {Human}.]
      A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually
      played by three persons. --Pope.
  
               When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free, And,
               joined to two, he fails not to make three. --Young.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ombre \Om"bre\, n. [F., of uncertain origin.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large Mediterranean food fish ({Umbrina cirrhosa}): --
      called also {umbra}, and {umbrine}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Umbra \[d8]Um"bra\, n.; pl. {Umbr[91]}. [L., a shadow.]
      1. (Astron.)
            (a) The conical shadow projected from a planet or
                  satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within
                  which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's
                  disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See
                  {Penumbra}.
            (b) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.
            (c) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly
                  called penumbra.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of sci[91]noid food
            fishes of the genus {Umbrina}, especially the
            Mediterranean species ({U. cirrhosa}), which is highly
            esteemed as a market fish; -- called also {ombre}, and
            {umbrine}.
  
      {Umbra tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Phytolacca diocia}) of the same
            genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is
            now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves,
            and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for
            coloring wine. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omber \Om"ber\, Ombre \Om"bre\, n. [F. hombre, fr. Sp. hombre,
      lit., a man, fr. L. homo. See {Human}.]
      A game at cards, borrowed from the Spaniards, and usually
      played by three persons. --Pope.
  
               When ombre calls, his hand and heart are free, And,
               joined to two, he fails not to make three. --Young.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ombre \Om"bre\, n. [F., of uncertain origin.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A large Mediterranean food fish ({Umbrina cirrhosa}): --
      called also {umbra}, and {umbrine}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Umbra \[d8]Um"bra\, n.; pl. {Umbr[91]}. [L., a shadow.]
      1. (Astron.)
            (a) The conical shadow projected from a planet or
                  satellite, on the side opposite to the sun, within
                  which a spectator could see no portion of the sun's
                  disk; -- used in contradistinction from penumbra. See
                  {Penumbra}.
            (b) The central dark portion, or nucleus, of a sun spot.
            (c) The fainter part of a sun spot; -- now more commonly
                  called penumbra.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of several species of sci[91]noid food
            fishes of the genus {Umbrina}, especially the
            Mediterranean species ({U. cirrhosa}), which is highly
            esteemed as a market fish; -- called also {ombre}, and
            {umbrine}.
  
      {Umbra tree} (Bot.), a tree ({Phytolacca diocia}) of the same
            genus as pokeweed. It is native of South America, but is
            now grown in southern Europe. It has large dark leaves,
            and a somber aspect. The juice of its berries is used for
            coloring wine. --J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Ombrometer \Om*brom"e*ter\, n. [Gr. [?] rain + -meter: cf. F.
      ombrom[82]tre.] (Meteorol.)
      An instrument for measuring the rain that falls; a rain
      gauge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnifarious \Om`ni*fa"ri*ous\, a. [L. omnifarius; omnis all +
      -farius. Cf. {Bifarious}.]
      Of all varieties, forms, or kinds. [bd]Omnifarious
      learning.[b8] --Coleridge.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omniferous \Om*nif"er*ous\, a. [L. omnifer; omnis all + ferre to
      bear.]
      All-bearing; producing all kinds.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omniform \Om"ni*form\, a. [L. omniformis; omnis all + forma
      form: cf. F. omniforme.]
      Having every form or shape. --Berkeley.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omniformity \Om`ni*for"mi*ty\, n.
      The condition or quality of having every form. --Dr. H. More.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omniparient \Om`ni*pa"ri*ent\, a. [L. omniparens all-producing;
      omnis all + parere to bring forth.]
      Producing or bringing forth all things; all-producing. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omniparity \Om`ni*par"i*ty\, n. [Omni- + -parity.]
      Equality in every part; general equality.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omniparous \Om*nip"a*rous\, a. [See {Omniparient}.]
      Producing all things; omniparient.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnipercipience \Om`ni*per*cip"i*ence\, Omnipercipiency
   \Om`ni*per*cip"i*en*cy\, n.
      Perception of everything.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnipercipience \Om`ni*per*cip"i*ence\, Omnipercipiency
   \Om`ni*per*cip"i*en*cy\, n.
      Perception of everything.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnipercipient \Om`ni*per*cip"i*ent\, a. [Omni- + percipient.]
      Perceiving everything. --Dr. H. More.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnipresence \Om`ni*pres"ence\, n. [Cf. F. omnipr[82]sence.]
      Presence in every place at the same time; unbounded or
      universal presence; ubiquity.
  
               His omnipresence fills Land, sea, and air, and every
               kind that lives.                                    --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnipresency \Om`ni*pres"en*cy\, n.
      Omnipresence. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnipresent \Om`ni*pres"ent\, a. [Omni- + present: cf.F.
      omnipr[82]sent.]
      Present in all places at the same time; ubiquitous; as, the
      omnipresent Jehovah. --Prior.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnipresential \Om`ni*pre*sen"tial\, a.
      Implying universal presence. [R.] --South.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omniprevalent \Om`ni*prev"a*lent\, a. [Omni- + prevalent.]
      Prevalent everywhere or in all things. --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnivorous \Om*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. omnivorus; omnis all + vorate
      to eat greedily. See {Voracious}.]
      All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as,
      omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zo[94]l.), eating both animal and
      vegetable food. -- {Om*niv"o*rous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnivorous \Om*niv"o*rous\, a. [L. omnivorus; omnis all + vorate
      to eat greedily. See {Voracious}.]
      All-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as,
      omnivorous vanity; esp. (Zo[94]l.), eating both animal and
      vegetable food. -- {Om*niv"o*rous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Par \Par\, n. [L. par, adj., equal. See {Peer} an equal.]
      1. Equal value; equality of nominal and actual value; the
            value expressed on the face or in the words of a
            certificate of value, as a bond or other commercial paper.
  
      2. Equality of condition or circumstances.
  
      {At par}, at the original price; neither at a discount nor at
            a premium.
  
      {Above par}, at a premium.
  
      {Below par}, at a discount.
  
      {On a par}, on a level; in the same condition, circumstances,
            position, rank, etc.; as, their pretensions are on a par;
            his ability is on a par with his ambition.
  
      {Par of exchange}. See under {Exchange}.
  
      {Par value}, nominal value; face value.

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]:
   Board \Board\, n. [OE. bord, AS. bord board, shipboard; akin to
      bred plank, Icel. bor[?] board, side of a ship, Goth.
      f[?]tu-baurd]/> footstool, D. bord board, G. brett, bort. See
      def. 8. [root]92.]
      1. A piece of timber sawed thin, and of considerable length
            and breadth as compared with the thickness, -- used for
            building, etc.
  
      Note: When sawed thick, as over one and a half or two inches,
               it is usually called a plank.
  
      2. A table to put food upon.
  
      Note: The term board answers to the modern table, but it was
               often movable, and placed on trestles. --Halliwell.
  
                        Fruit of all kinds . . . She gathers, tribute
                        large, and on the board Heaps with unsparing
                        hand.                                             --Milton.
  
      3. Hence: What is served on a table as food; stated meals;
            provision; entertainment; -- usually as furnished for pay;
            as, to work for one's board; the price of board.
  
      4. A table at which a council or court is held. Hence: A
            council, convened for business, or any authorized assembly
            or meeting, public or private; a number of persons
            appointed or elected to sit in council for the management
            or direction of some public or private business or trust;
            as, the Board of Admiralty; a board of trade; a board of
            directors, trustees, commissioners, etc.
  
                     Both better acquainted with affairs than any other
                     who sat then at that board.               --Clarendon.
  
                     We may judge from their letters to the board.
                                                                              --Porteus.
  
      5. A square or oblong piece of thin wood or other material
            used for some special purpose, as, a molding board; a
            board or surface painted or arranged for a game; as, a
            chessboard; a backgammon board.
  
      6. Paper made thick and stiff like a board, for book covers,
            etc.; pasteboard; as, to bind a book in boards.
  
      7. pl. The stage in a theater; as, to go upon the boards, to
            enter upon the theatrical profession.
  
      8. [In this use originally perh. a different word meaning
            border, margin; cf. D. boord, G. bord, shipboard, and G.
            borte trimming; also F. bord (fr. G.) the side of a ship.
            Cf. {Border}.] The border or side of anything. (Naut.)
            (a) The side of a ship. [bd]Now board to board the rival
                  vessels row.[b8] --Dryden. See {On board}, below.
            (b) The stretch which a ship makes in one tack.
  
      Note: Board is much used adjectively or as the last part of a
               compound; as, fir board, clapboard, floor board,
               shipboard, sideboard, ironing board, chessboard,
               cardboard, pasteboard, seaboard; board measure.
  
      {The American Board}, a shortened form of [bd]The American
            Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions[b8] (the
            foreign missionary society of the American Congregational
            churches).
  
      {Bed and board}. See under {Bed}.
  
      {Board and board} (Naut.), side by side.
  
      {Board of control}, six privy councilors formerly appointed
            to superintend the affairs of the British East Indies.
            --Stormonth.
  
      {Board rule}, a figured scale for finding without calculation
            the number of square feet in a board. --Haldeman.
  
      {Board of trade}, in England, a committee of the privy
            council appointed to superintend matters relating to
            trade. In the United States, a body of men appointed for
            the advancement and protection of their business
            interests; a chamber of commerce.
  
      {Board wages}.
            (a) Food and lodging supplied as compensation for
                  services; as, to work hard, and get only board wages.
            (b) Money wages which are barely sufficient to buy food
                  and lodging.
            (c) A separate or special allowance of wages for the
                  procurement of food, or food and lodging. --Dryden.
  
      {By the board}, over the board, or side. [bd]The mast went by
            the board.[b8] --Totten. Hence (Fig.),
  
      {To go by the board}, to suffer complete destruction or
            overthrow.
  
      {To enter on the boards}, to have one's name inscribed on a
            board or tablet in a college as a student. [Cambridge,
            England.] [bd]Having been entered on the boards of Trinity
            college.[b8] --Hallam.
  
      {To make a good board} (Naut.), to sail in a straight line
            when close-hauled; to lose little to leeward.
  
      {To make short boards}, to tack frequently.
  
      {On board}.
            (a) On shipboard; in a ship or a boat; on board of; as, I
                  came on board early; to be on board ship.
            (b) In or into a railway car or train. [Colloq. U. S.]
  
      {Returning board}, a board empowered to canvass and make an
            official statement of the votes cast at an election.
            [U.S.]

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]:
   .
            (b) A balloon sent up at night with fireworks which ignite
                  at a regulated height. --Simmonds.
  
      {Fire bar}, a grate bar.
  
      {Fire basket}, a portable grate; a cresset. --Knight.
  
      {Fire beetle}. (Zo[94]l.) See in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Fire blast}, a disease of plants which causes them to appear
            as if burnt by fire.
  
      {Fire box}, the chamber of a furnace, steam boiler, etc., for
            the fire.
  
      {Fire brick}, a refractory brick, capable of sustaining
            intense heat without fusion, usually made of fire clay or
            of siliceous material, with some cementing substance, and
            used for lining fire boxes, etc.
  
      {Fire brigade}, an organized body of men for extinguished
            fires.
  
      {Fire bucket}. See under {Bucket}.
  
      {Fire bug}, an incendiary; one who, from malice or through
            mania, persistently sets fire to property; a pyromaniac.
            [U.S.]
  
      {Fire clay}. See under {Clay}.
  
      {Fire company}, a company of men managing an engine in
            extinguishing fires.
  
      {Fire cross}. See {Fiery cross}. [Obs.] --Milton.
  
      {Fire damp}. See under {Damp}.
  
      {Fire dog}. See {Firedog}, in the Vocabulary.
  
      {Fire drill}.
            (a) A series of evolutions performed by fireman for
                  practice.
            (b) An apparatus for producing fire by friction, by
                  rapidly twirling a wooden pin in a wooden socket; --
                  used by the Hindoos during all historic time, and by
                  many savage peoples.
  
      {Fire eater}.
            (a) A juggler who pretends to eat fire.
            (b) A quarrelsome person who seeks affrays; a hotspur.
                  [Colloq.]
  
      {Fire engine}, a portable forcing pump, usually on wheels,
            for throwing water to extinguish fire.
  
      {Fire escape}, a contrivance for facilitating escape from
            burning buildings.
  
      {Fire gilding} (Fine Arts), a mode of gilding with an amalgam
            of gold and quicksilver, the latter metal being driven off
            afterward by heat.
  
      {Fire gilt} (Fine Arts), gold laid on by the process of fire
            gilding.
  
      {Fire insurance}, the act or system of insuring against fire;
            also, a contract by which an insurance company undertakes,
            in consideration of the payment of a premium or small
            percentage -- usually made periodically -- to indemnify an
            owner of property from loss by fire during a specified
            period.
  
      {Fire irons}, utensils for a fireplace or grate, as tongs,
            poker, and shovel.
  
      {Fire main}, a pipe for water, to be used in putting out
            fire.
  
      {Fire master}
            (Mil), an artillery officer who formerly supervised the
                     composition of fireworks.
  
      {Fire office}, an office at which to effect insurance against
            fire.
  
      {Fire opal}, a variety of opal giving firelike reflections.
           
  
      {Fire ordeal}, an ancient mode of trial, in which the test
            was the ability of the accused to handle or tread upon
            red-hot irons. --Abbot.
  
      {Fire pan}, a pan for holding or conveying fire, especially
            the receptacle for the priming of a gun.
  
      {Fire plug}, a plug or hydrant for drawing water from the
            main pipes in a street, building, etc., for extinguishing
            fires.
  
      {Fire policy}, the writing or instrument expressing the
            contract of insurance against loss by fire.
  
      {Fire pot}.
            (a) (Mil.) A small earthen pot filled with combustibles,
                  formerly used as a missile in war.
            (b) The cast iron vessel which holds the fuel or fire in a
                  furnace.
            (c) A crucible.
            (d) A solderer's furnace.
  
      {Fire raft}, a raft laden with combustibles, used for setting
            fire to an enemy's ships.
  
      {Fire roll}, a peculiar beat of the drum to summon men to
            their quarters in case of fire.
  
      {Fire setting} (Mining), the process of softening or cracking
            the working face of a lode, to facilitate excavation, by
            exposing it to the action of fire; -- now generally
            superseded by the use of explosives. --Raymond.
  
      {Fire ship}, a vessel filled with combustibles, for setting
            fire to an enemy's ships.
  
      {Fire shovel}, a shovel for taking up coals of fire.
  
      {Fire stink}, the stench from decomposing iron pyrites,
            caused by the formation of sulphureted hydrogen.
            --Raymond.
  
      {Fire surface}, the surfaces of a steam boiler which are
            exposed to the direct heat of the fuel and the products of
            combustion; heating surface.
  
      {Fire swab}, a swab saturated with water, for cooling a gun
            in action and clearing away particles of powder, etc.
            --Farrow.
  
      {Fire teaser}, in England, the fireman of a steam emgine.
  
      {Fire water}, ardent spirits; -- so called by the American
            Indians.
  
      {Fire worship}, the worship of fire, which prevails chiefly
            in Persia, among the followers of Zoroaster, called
            Chebers, or Guebers, and among the Parsees of India.
  
      {Greek fire}. See under {Greek}.
  
      {On fire}, burning; hence, ardent; passionate; eager;
            zealous.
  
      {Running fire}, the rapid discharge of firearms in succession
            by a line of troops.
  
      {St. Anthony's fire}, erysipelas; -- an eruptive fever which
            St. Anthony was supposed to cure miraculously. --Hoblyn.
  
      {St. Elmo's fire}. See under {Saint Elmo}.
  
      {To set on fire}, to inflame; to kindle.
  
      {To take fire}, to begin to burn; to fly into a passion.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Purpose \Pur"pose\, n. [OF. purpos, pourpos, propos, L.
      propositum. See {Propound}.]
      1. That which a person sets before himself as an object to be
            reached or accomplished; the end or aim to which the view
            is directed in any plan, measure, or exertion; view; aim;
            design; intention; plan.
  
                     He will his firste purpos modify.      --Chaucer.
  
                     As my eternal purpose hath decreed.   -- Milton.
  
                     The flighty purpose never is o'ertook Unless the
                     deed go with it.                                 --Shak.
  
      2. Proposal to another; discourse. [Obs.] --Spenser.
  
      3. Instance; example. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
  
      {In purpose}, {Of purpose}, {On purpose}, with previous
            design; with the mind directed to that object;
            intentionally. On purpose is the form now generally used.
  
      Syn: design; end; intention; aim. See {Design}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oneberry \One"ber`ry\, n. (Bot.)
      The herb Paris. See {Herb Paris}, under {Herb}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cockshead \Cocks"head`\, n. (Bot.)
      A leguminous herb ({Onobrychis Caput-galli}), having small
      spiny-crested pods.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Cockscomb \Cocks"comb`\ (k[ocr]ks"k[omac]m`), n. [1st cock, n. +
      comb crest.]
      1. See {Coxcomb}.
  
      2. (Bot.) A plant ({Celosia cristata}), of many varieties,
            cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant
            flowers; -- sometimes called {garden cockscomb}. Also the
            {Pedicularis}, or lousewort, the {Rhinanthus
            Crista-galli}, and the {Onobrychis Crista-galli}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Sainfoin \Sain"foin\ (?; 277), n. [F., fr. sain wholesome (L.
      sanus; see {Sane}.) + foin hay (L. f[91]num); or perh. fr.
      saint sacred (L. sanctus; see {Saint}) + foin hay.] (Bot.)
      (a) A leguminous plant ({Onobrychis sativa}) cultivated for
            fodder. [Written also {saintfoin}.]
      (b) A kind of tick trefoil ({Desmodium Canadense}). [Canada]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Esparcet \Es*par"cet\, n. [F. esparcet, esparcette, [82]parcet,
      fr. Sp. esparceta, esparcilla.] (Bot.)
      The common sainfoin ({Onobrychis sativa}), an Old World
      leguminous forage plant.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scotch \Scotch\, a. [Cf. {Scottish}.]
      Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its
      inhabitants; Scottish.
  
      {Scotch broom} (Bot.), the {Cytisus scoparius}. See {Broom}.
           
  
      {Scotch dipper}, [or] {Scotch duck} (Zo[94]l.), the
            bufflehead; -- called also {Scotch teal}, and {Scotchman}.
           
  
      {Scotch fiddle}, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott.
  
      {Scotch mist}, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
  
      {Scotch nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov.
            Eng.]
  
      {Scotch pebble}. See under {pebble}.
  
      {Scotch pine} (Bot.) See {Riga fir}.
  
      {Scotch thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Onopordon
            acanthium}); -- so called from its being the national
            emblem of the Scotch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to
      D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,
      Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)
      Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those
      of the genera {Cnicus}, {Craduus}, and {Onopordon}. The name
      is often also applied to other prickly plants.
  
      {Blessed thistle}, {Carduus benedictus}, so named because it
            was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of
            venomous creatures.
  
      {Bull thistle}, {Cnicus lanceolatus}, the common large
            thistle of neglected pastures.
  
      {Canada thistle}, {Cnicus arvensis}, a native of Europe, but
            introduced into the United States from Canada.
  
      {Cotton thistle}, {Onopordon Acanthium}.
  
      {Fuller's thistle}, the teasel.
  
      {Globe thistle}, {Melon thistle}, etc. See under {Globe},
            {Melon}, etc.
  
      {Pine thistle}, {Atractylis gummifera}, a native of the
            Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the
            involucre.
  
      {Scotch thistle}, either the cotton thistle, or the musk
            thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national
            emblems of Scotland.
  
      {Sow thistle}, {Sonchus oleraceus}.
  
      {Spear thistle}. Same as {Bull thistle}.
  
      {Star thistle}, a species of {Centaurea}. See {Centaurea}.
  
      {Torch thistle}, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus
            Cereus. See {Cereus}.
  
      {Yellow thistle}, {Cincus horridulus}.
  
      {Thistle bird} (Zo[94]l.), the American goldfinch, or
            yellow-bird ({Spinus tristis}); -- so called on account of
            its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under
            {Goldfinch}.
  
      {Thistle butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely colored American
            butterfly ({Vanessa cardui}) whose larva feeds upon
            thistles; -- called also {painted lady}.
  
      {Thistle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza
            militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Thistle crown}, a gold coin of England of the reign of James
            I., worth four shillings.
  
      {Thistle finch} (Zo[94]l.), the goldfinch; -- so called from
            its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Thistle funnel}, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring
            mouth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Scotch \Scotch\, a. [Cf. {Scottish}.]
      Of or pertaining to Scotland, its language, or its
      inhabitants; Scottish.
  
      {Scotch broom} (Bot.), the {Cytisus scoparius}. See {Broom}.
           
  
      {Scotch dipper}, [or] {Scotch duck} (Zo[94]l.), the
            bufflehead; -- called also {Scotch teal}, and {Scotchman}.
           
  
      {Scotch fiddle}, the itch. [Low] --Sir W. Scott.
  
      {Scotch mist}, a coarse, dense mist, like fine rain.
  
      {Scotch nightingale} (Zo[94]l.), the sedge warbler. [Prov.
            Eng.]
  
      {Scotch pebble}. See under {pebble}.
  
      {Scotch pine} (Bot.) See {Riga fir}.
  
      {Scotch thistle} (Bot.), a species of thistle ({Onopordon
            acanthium}); -- so called from its being the national
            emblem of the Scotch.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Thistle \This"tle\, n. [OE. thistil, AS. [thorn]istel; akin to
      D. & G. distel, OHG. distila, distil, Icel. [thorn]istill,
      Sw. tistel, Dan. tidsel; of uncertain origin.] (Bot.)
      Any one of several prickly composite plants, especially those
      of the genera {Cnicus}, {Craduus}, and {Onopordon}. The name
      is often also applied to other prickly plants.
  
      {Blessed thistle}, {Carduus benedictus}, so named because it
            was formerly considered an antidote to the bite of
            venomous creatures.
  
      {Bull thistle}, {Cnicus lanceolatus}, the common large
            thistle of neglected pastures.
  
      {Canada thistle}, {Cnicus arvensis}, a native of Europe, but
            introduced into the United States from Canada.
  
      {Cotton thistle}, {Onopordon Acanthium}.
  
      {Fuller's thistle}, the teasel.
  
      {Globe thistle}, {Melon thistle}, etc. See under {Globe},
            {Melon}, etc.
  
      {Pine thistle}, {Atractylis gummifera}, a native of the
            Mediterranean region. A vicid gum resin flows from the
            involucre.
  
      {Scotch thistle}, either the cotton thistle, or the musk
            thistle, or the spear thistle; -- all used national
            emblems of Scotland.
  
      {Sow thistle}, {Sonchus oleraceus}.
  
      {Spear thistle}. Same as {Bull thistle}.
  
      {Star thistle}, a species of {Centaurea}. See {Centaurea}.
  
      {Torch thistle}, a candelabra-shaped plant of the genus
            Cereus. See {Cereus}.
  
      {Yellow thistle}, {Cincus horridulus}.
  
      {Thistle bird} (Zo[94]l.), the American goldfinch, or
            yellow-bird ({Spinus tristis}); -- so called on account of
            its feeding on the seeds of thistles. See Illust. under
            {Goldfinch}.
  
      {Thistle butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), a handsomely colored American
            butterfly ({Vanessa cardui}) whose larva feeds upon
            thistles; -- called also {painted lady}.
  
      {Thistle cock} (Zo[94]l.), the corn bunting ({Emberiza
            militaria}). [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Thistle crown}, a gold coin of England of the reign of James
            I., worth four shillings.
  
      {Thistle finch} (Zo[94]l.), the goldfinch; -- so called from
            its fondness for thistle seeds. [Prov. Eng.]
  
      {Thistle funnel}, a funnel having a bulging body and flaring
            mouth.
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