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   odds and ends
         n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends},
               {oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {mishmash},
               {mingle-mangle}, {hodgepodge}, {hotchpotch}, {gallimaufry},
               {omnium-gatherum}]

English Dictionary: outsmart by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
odds-maker
n
  1. someone who sets the betting odds based on calculations of the outcome of a contest (especially a horse race)
    Synonym(s): odds-maker, handicapper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
odds-on
adj
  1. having a better than even chance of success; "the odds-on favorite"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
odiousness
n
  1. the quality of being offensive [syn: offensiveness, odiousness, distastefulness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oedogoniaceae
n
  1. filamentous green algae [syn: Oedogoniaceae, {family Oedogoniaceae}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oedogoniales
n
  1. simple or branched filamentous freshwater green algae [syn: Oedogoniales, order oedogoniales]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oedogonium
n
  1. type genus of Oedogoniaceae; freshwater green algae having long unbranched filaments; usually free-floating when mature
    Synonym(s): Oedogonium, genus Oedogonium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
OTC market
n
  1. a stock exchange where securities transactions are made via telephone and computer rather than on the floor of an exchange
    Synonym(s): over-the-counter market, OTC market
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
otic ganglion
n
  1. an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland
    Synonym(s): otic ganglion, otoganglion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Otis Skinner
n
  1. United States actor (1858-1942) [syn: Skinner, {Otis Skinner}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
otoganglion
n
  1. an autonomic ganglion whose postganglionic fibers are distributed to the parotid gland
    Synonym(s): otic ganglion, otoganglion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Otto Wagner
n
  1. Austrian architect and pioneer of modern architecture (1841-1918)
    Synonym(s): Wagner, Otto Wagner
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Otus sunia
n
  1. Asian scops owl
    Synonym(s): Oriental scops owl, Otus sunia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outcome
n
  1. something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
    Synonym(s): result, resultant, final result, outcome, termination
  2. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event"
    Synonym(s): consequence, effect, outcome, result, event, issue, upshot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outgeneral
v
  1. surpass in generalship
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outgoing
adj
  1. leaving a place or a position; "an outgoing steamship"
    Antonym(s): incoming
  2. retiring from a position or office; "the outgoing president"
    Antonym(s): incoming
  3. at ease in talking to others
    Synonym(s): extroverted, forthcoming, outgoing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outshine
v
  1. shine brighter than; "What star outshines the sun?"
  2. attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outsmart
v
  1. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
    Synonym(s): outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
  2. defeat by more skillful maneuvering; "The English troops outmaneuvered the Germans"; "My new supervisor knows how to outmaneuver the boss in most situations"
    Synonym(s): outmaneuver, outmanoeuvre, outsmart
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   --Jer. Taylor.
  
      {Odds and ends}, that which is left; remnants; fragments;
            refuse; scraps; miscellaneous articles. [bd]My brain is
            filled . . . with all kinds of odds and ends.[b8] --W.
            Irving.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Odious \O"di*ous\, a. [L. odiosus, from odium hatred: cf. F.
      odieux. See {Odium}.]
      1. Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an odious
            name, system, vice. [bd]All wickedness will be most
            odious.[b8] --Sprat.
  
                     He rendered himself odious to the Parliament.
                                                                              --Clarendon.
  
      2. Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust;
            offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight;
            an odious smell. --Milton.
  
                     The odious side of that polity.         --Macaulay.
  
      Syn: Hateful; detestable; abominable; disgusting; loathsome;
               invidious; repulsive; forbidding; unpopular. --
               {O"di*ous`ly}. adv. -- {O"di*ous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Odize \Od"ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Odized}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Odizing}.]
      To charge with od. See {Od}. [Archaic]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Otoconite \O*toc"o*nite\, n. [Oto- + Gr. [?] dust.] (Anat.)
      (a) A mass of otoliths.
      (b) An otolith.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outagamies \Ou"ta*gam`ies\, n. pl.; sing. {Outagamie}. (Ethnol.)
      See lst {Fox}, 7.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outagamies \Ou"ta*gam`ies\, n. pl.; sing. {Outagamie}. (Ethnol.)
      See lst {Fox}, 7.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs,
      OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox
      fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.]
      1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes},
            family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V.
            vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V.
            fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and
            the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are
            well-known species.
  
      Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the
               American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the
               cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of
               the same species, of less value. The common foxes of
               Europe and America are very similar; both are
               celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild
               birds, poultry, and various small animals.
  
                        Subtle as the fox for prey.            --Shak.
  
      2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet.
  
      3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also
            {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}.
  
      4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]
  
                     We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.
  
      5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;
            -- used for seizings or mats.
  
      6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the
            blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]
  
                     Thou diest on point of fox.               --Shak.
  
      7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,
            formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;
            -- called also {Outagamies}.
  
      {Fox and geese}.
            (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others
                  as they run one goal to another.
            (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for
                  them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the
                  geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle
                  of the board, endeavors to break through the line of
                  the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.
  
      {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus
            {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and
            the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the
            species are more than four feet across the outspread
            wings. See {Fruit bat}.
  
      {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.
           
  
      {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox.
  
      {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.
           
  
      {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American
            grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the
            origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord},
            {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis
            vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the
            {Catawba}.
  
      {Fox hunter}.
            (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.
            (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.
  
      {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher
            shark}, under {Thrasher}.
  
      {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep.
  
      {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow
            ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its
            reddish color.
  
      {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel
            ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern
            States the black variety prevails; farther north the
            fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is
            more common.
  
      {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of
            terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes,
            and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired
            varieties.
  
      {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few
            steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,
            or a trot into a walk.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outcant \Out*cant"\, v. t.
      To surpass in canting. --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outcome \Out"come\, n.
      That which comes out of, or follows from, something else;
      issue; result; consequence; upshot. [bd]The logical
      outcome.[b8] --H. Spenser.
  
               All true literature, all genuine poetry, is the direct
               outcome, the condensed essence, of actual life and
               thougth.                                                --J. C.
                                                                              Shairp.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outcompass \Out*com"pass\, v. t.
      To exceed the compass or limits of. --Bacon.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outgeneral \Out*gen"er*al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outgeneraled}or
      {Outgeneralled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outgeneraling} or
      {Outgeneralling}.]
      To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior
      military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver.
      --Chesterfield.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outgeneral \Out*gen"er*al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outgeneraled}or
      {Outgeneralled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outgeneraling} or
      {Outgeneralling}.]
      To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior
      military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver.
      --Chesterfield.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outgeneral \Out*gen"er*al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outgeneraled}or
      {Outgeneralled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outgeneraling} or
      {Outgeneralling}.]
      To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior
      military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver.
      --Chesterfield.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outgeneral \Out*gen"er*al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outgeneraled}or
      {Outgeneralled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outgeneraling} or
      {Outgeneralling}.]
      To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior
      military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver.
      --Chesterfield.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outgeneral \Out*gen"er*al\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Outgeneraled}or
      {Outgeneralled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Outgeneraling} or
      {Outgeneralling}.]
      To exceed in generalship; to gain advantage over by superior
      military skill or executive ability; to outmaneuver.
      --Chesterfield.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outgoing \Out"go`ing\, n.
      1. The act or the state of going out.
  
                     The outgoings of the morning and evening. --Ps. lxv.
                                                                              8.
  
      2. That which goes out; outgo; outlay.
  
      3. The extreme limit; the place of ending. [Obs.]
  
                     The outgoings of the border were at the north bay of
                     the salt sea, at the south end of Jordan. --Josh.
                                                                              xviii. 19.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outgoing \Out"go`ing\, a.
      Going out; departing; as, the outgoing administration; an
      outgoing steamer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outgo \Out*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Outwent}; p. p. {Outgone}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Outgoing}.]
      1. To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to
            outdo.
  
      2. To circumvent; to overreach. [Obs.] --Denham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outgo \Out*go"\, v. t. [imp. {Outwent}; p. p. {Outgone}; p. pr.
      & vb. n. {Outgoing}.]
      1. To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to
            outdo.
  
      2. To circumvent; to overreach. [Obs.] --Denham.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outknave \Out*knave"\, v. t.
      To surpass in knavery.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outquench \Out*quench"\, v. t.
      To quench entirely; to extinguish. [bd]The candlelight
      outquenched.[b8] --Spenser.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outscent \Out*scent"\, v. t.
      To exceed in odor. --Fuller.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outsentry \Out"sen`try\, n. (Mil.)
      A sentry who guards the entrance or approach to a place; an
      outguard.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outshine \Out*shine"\, v. i.
      To shine forth. [bd]Bright, outshining beams.[b8] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outshine \Out*shine"\, v. t.
      To excel in splendor.
  
               A throne of royal state, which far Outshone the wealth
               of Ormus and of Ind.                              --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outsing \Out*sing"\, v. t.
      To surpass in singing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outsound \Out*sound"\, v. t.
      To surpass in sounding.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outtaken \Out*tak"en\, p. p.
      or prep. Excepted; save. [Obs.] --Wyclif. Chaucer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outzany \Out*za"ny\, v. t.
      To exceed in buffoonery. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

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   Otoe County, NE (county, FIPS 131)
      Location: 40.65220 N, 96.13576 W
      Population (1990): 14252 (6137 housing units)
      Area: 1595.1 sq km (land), 8.4 sq km (water)

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   Ottawa County, KS (county, FIPS 143)
      Location: 39.13161 N, 97.65281 W
      Population (1990): 5634 (2591 housing units)
      Area: 1867.8 sq km (land), 2.0 sq km (water)
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      Location: 42.92242 N, 86.23334 W
      Population (1990): 187768 (66624 housing units)
      Area: 1465.2 sq km (land), 2762.0 sq km (water)
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      Population (1990): 40029 (23340 housing units)
      Area: 660.7 sq km (land), 946.2 sq km (water)
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   Ottosen, IA (city, FIPS 60420)
      Location: 42.89961 N, 94.37533 W
      Population (1990): 72 (38 housing units)
      Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 50570

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   Outagamie County, WI (county, FIPS 87)
      Location: 44.41162 N, 88.46158 W
      Population (1990): 140510 (51923 housing units)
      Area: 1658.6 sq km (land), 10.5 sq km (water)
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