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   obelion
         n 1: the craniometric point on the sagittal suture near the
               lamboid suture

English Dictionary: opaline by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oblanceolate
adj
  1. (of a leaf shape) having a broad rounded apex and a tapering base
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oblanceolate leaf
n
  1. a leaf having a rounded apex and tapering base
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oblong
adj
  1. (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides
  2. deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction
n
  1. a plane figure that deviates from a square or circle due to elongation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oblong leaf
n
  1. a simple leaf that is rounded at each end with parallel sides
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oblong woodsia
n
  1. a common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds
    Synonym(s): rusty woodsia, fragrant woodsia, oblong woodsia, Woodsia ilvensis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oblongness
n
  1. the property of being shaped like a rectangle [syn: rectangularity, oblongness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
off-limits
adj
  1. barred to a designated group; "that area is off-limits"
    Synonym(s): off-limits, out-of-bounds(p)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
off-line
adj
  1. not on a regular route of a transportation system; "an off-line ticket office"
    Antonym(s): on-line, online
  2. not connected to a computer network; "off-line resources"
    Antonym(s): on-line, online
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
off-line equipment
n
  1. electronic equipment not in direct communication (or under the control of) the central processing unit
    Synonym(s): off-line equipment, auxiliary equipment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
off-line operation
n
  1. a operation performed by off-line equipment not under the control of the central processing unit
    Synonym(s): auxiliary operation, off-line operation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opaline
adj
  1. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors; "an iridescent oil slick"; "nacreous (or pearlescent) clouds looking like mother-of-pearl"; "a milky opalescent (or opaline) luster"
    Synonym(s): iridescent, nacreous, opalescent, opaline, pearlescent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Opiliones
n
  1. harvestmen [syn: Phalangida, order Phalangida, Opiliones, order Opiliones]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opulence
n
  1. wealth as evidenced by sumptuous living [syn: luxury, luxuriousness, opulence, sumptuousness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opulent
adj
  1. rich and superior in quality; "a princely sum"; "gilded dining rooms"
    Synonym(s): deluxe, gilded, grand, luxurious, opulent, princely, sumptuous
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
opulently
adv
  1. in a sumptuous and opulent manner; "this government building is sumptuously appointed"
    Synonym(s): sumptuously, opulently
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
oval window
n
  1. fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it
    Synonym(s): fenestra ovalis, fenestra vestibuli, oval window, fenestra of the vestibule
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ovulen
n
  1. trade name for an oral contraceptive containing mestranol and a progestin compound
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblanceolate \Ob*lan"ce*o*late\, a. [Pref. ob- + lanceolate.]
      Lanceolate in the reversed order, that is, narrowing toward
      the point of attachment more than toward the apex.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblong \Ob"long\, a. [L. oblongus; ob (see {Ob-}) + longus long:
      cf. F. oblong.]
      Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblong \Ob"long\, n.
      A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any
      figure longer than it is broad.
  
               The best figure of a garden I esteem an oblong upon a
               descent.                                                --Sir W.
                                                                              Temple.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Oblongum \[d8]Ob*lon"gum\, n.; pl. {Oblonga}. [NL. See
      {Oblong}.] (Geom.)
      A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of
      an ellipse about its greater axis. Cf. {Oblatum}, and see
      {Ellipsoid of revolution}, under {Ellipsoid}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblongatal \Ob"lon*ga"tal\, a.
      Of or pertaining to the medulla oblongata; medullar.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblongish \Ob"long*ish\, a.
      Somewhat oblong.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblongly \Ob"long*ly\, adv.
      In an oblong form.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblongness \Ob"long*ness\, n.
      State or quality of being oblong.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oblong-ovate \Ob"long-o"vate\, a.
      Between oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      2. Drawn out or extended in time; continued through a
            considerable tine, or to a great length; as, a long series
            of events; a long debate; a long drama; a long history; a
            long book.
  
      3. Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or duration;
            lingering; as, long hours of watching.
  
      4. Occurring or coming after an extended interval; distant in
            time; far away.
  
                     The we may us reserve both fresh and strong Against
                     the tournament, which is not long.      --Spenser.
  
      5. Extended to any specified measure; of a specified length;
            as, a span long; a yard long; a mile long, that is,
            extended to the measure of a mile, etc.
  
      6. Far-reaching; extensive. [bd] Long views.[b8] --Burke.
  
      7. (Phonetics) Prolonged, or relatively more prolonged, in
            utterance; -- said of vowels and syllables. See {Short},
            a., 13, and Guide to Pronunciation, [sect][sect] 22, 30.
  
      Note: Long is used as a prefix in a large number of compound
               adjectives which are mostly of obvious meaning; as,
               long-armed, long-beaked, long-haired, long-horned,
               long-necked, long-sleeved, long-tailed, long- worded,
               etc.
  
      {In the long run}, in the whole course of things taken
            together; in the ultimate result; eventually.
  
      {Long clam} (Zo[94]l.), the common clam ({Mya arenaria}) of
            the Northern United States and Canada; -- called also
            {soft-shell clam} and {long-neck clam}. See {Mya}.
  
      {Long cloth}, a kind of cotton cloth of superior quality.
  
      {Long clothes}, clothes worn by a young infant, extending
            below the feet.
  
      {Long division}. (Math.) See {Division}.
  
      {Long dozen}, one more than a dozen; thirteen.
  
      {Long home}, the grave.
  
      {Long measure}, {Long mater}. See under {Measure}, {Meter}.
           
  
      {Long Parliament} (Eng. Hist.), the Parliament which
            assembled Nov. 3, 1640, and was dissolved by Cromwell,
            April 20, 1653.
  
      {Long price}, the full retail price.
  
      {Long purple} (Bot.), a plant with purple flowers, supposed
            to be the {Orchis mascula}. --Dr. Prior.
  
      {Long suit} (Whist), a suit of which one holds originally
            more than three cards. --R. A. Proctor.
  
      {Long tom}.
            (a) A pivot gun of great length and range, on the dock of
                  a vessel.
            (b) A long trough for washing auriferous earth. [Western
                  U.S.]
            (c) (Zo[94]l.) The long-tailed titmouse.
  
      {Long wall} (Coal Mining), a working in which the whole seam
            is removed and the roof allowed to fall in, as the work
            progresses, except where passages are needed.
  
      {Of long}, a long time. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
  
      {To be}, [or] {go}, {long of the market}, {To be on the long
      side of the market}, etc. (Stock Exchange), to hold stock for
            a rise in price, or to have a contract under which one can
            demand stock on or before a certain day at a stipulated
            price; -- opposed to {short} in such phrases as, to be
            short of stock, to sell short, etc. [Cant] See {Short}.
  
      {To have a long head}, to have a farseeing or sagacious mind.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opaline \O"pal*ine\, n.
      1. An opaline variety of yellow chalcedony.
  
      2. Opal glass.
  
      3. An opaline color or expanse.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opaline \O"pal*ine\, a. [Cf. F. opalin.]
      Of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having
      changeable colors like those of the opal.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Phalangoidea \[d8]Phal`an*goi"de*a\, n. pl. [NL., from
      Phalangium the daddy longlegs (see {Phalangious}) + Gr. [?]
      form.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A division of Arachnoidea, including the daddy longlegs or
      harvestman ({Phalangium}) and many similar kinds. They have
      long, slender, many-jointed legs; usually a rounded,
      segmented abdomen; and chelate jaws. They breathe by
      trache[91]. Called also {Phalangides}, {Phalangidea},
      {Phalangiida}, and {Opilionea}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opulence \Op"u*lence\, n. [L. opulentia: cf. F. opulence. See
      {Opulent}.]
      Wealth; riches; affluence. --Swift

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opulency \Op"u*len*cy\, n.
      See {Opulence}. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opulent \Op"u*lent\, a. [L. opulens, opulentus, fr. ops, opis,
      power, wealth, riches, perh. akin to E. apt: cf. F. opulent.
      Cf. {Copious}, {Couple}, {Office}.]
      Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent;
      as, an opulent city; an opulent citizen. -- {Op"u*lent*ly},
      adv.
  
               I will piece Her opulent throne with kingdoms. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Opulent \Op"u*lent\, a. [L. opulens, opulentus, fr. ops, opis,
      power, wealth, riches, perh. akin to E. apt: cf. F. opulent.
      Cf. {Copious}, {Couple}, {Office}.]
      Having a large estate or property; wealthy; rich; affluent;
      as, an opulent city; an opulent citizen. -- {Op"u*lent*ly},
      adv.
  
               I will piece Her opulent throne with kingdoms. --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Warty \Wart"y\, a.
      1. Having warts; full of warts; overgrow with warts; as, a
            warty leaf.
  
      2. Of the nature of warts; as, a warty excrescence.
  
      {Warty egg} (Zo[94]l.), a marine univalve shell ({Ovulum
            verrucosum}), having the surface covered with wartlike
            elevations.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Oblong, IL (village, FIPS 55106)
      Location: 39.00222 N, 87.90845 W
      Population (1990): 1616 (794 housing units)
      Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 62449

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   O'Fallon, IL (city, FIPS 55249)
      Location: 38.59200 N, 89.91330 W
      Population (1990): 16073 (6326 housing units)
      Area: 15.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   O'Fallon, MO (city, FIPS 54074)
      Location: 38.78431 N, 90.70788 W
      Population (1990): 18698 (6714 housing units)
      Area: 41.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
   offline adv.   Not now or not here.   "Let's take this discussion
   offline."   Specifically used on {Usenet} to suggest that a
   discussion be moved off a public newsgroup to email.
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   off-line
  
      (Or "offline")
  
      1. Not directly connected to the computer (e.g., an off-line
      {tape drive}), or with connection suspended ("take the
      {printer} off-line").
  
      Contrast {background}, {on-line}.
  
      2. Not now or not here.   "Let's take this discussion
      off-line."   Specifically used on {Usenet} to suggest that a
      discussion be moved off a public {newsgroup} to {e-mail}.
  
      See also {off-line world}.
  
      [{Jargon File}]
  
      (1996-02-02)
  
  

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   off-line world
  
      A die-hard {nethead} term for non-computer-related
      experience.
  
      See also {big room}.
  
      ["Internet", Feb 1996].
  
      (1996-03-04)
  
  
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