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   oddity
         n 1: eccentricity that is not easily explained [syn: {oddity},
               {oddness}]
         2: a strange attitude or habit [syn: {oddity}, {queerness},
            {quirk}, {quirkiness}, {crotchet}]
         3: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting [syn:
            {curio}, {curiosity}, {oddity}, {oddment}, {peculiarity},
            {rarity}]

English Dictionary: outwit by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ootid
n
  1. mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outwit
v
  1. beat through cleverness and wit; "I beat the traffic"; "She outfoxed her competitors"
    Synonym(s): outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   O94tooid \O*[94]t"*ooid\, O94tocoid \O*[94]t"o*coid\, n. [Gr.
      [?] laying eggs ([?] egg + [?] a bearing, [?] to bear) +
      -oid.] (Zo[94]l.)
      A half oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or
      monotreme.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oddity \Odd"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Oddities}.
      1. The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness;
            peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like.
  
                     That infinitude of oddities in him.   --Sterne.
  
      2. That which is odd; as, a collection of oddities.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Out \Out\, adv. [OE. out, ut, oute, ute, AS. [umac]t, and
      [umac]te, [umac]tan, fr. [umac]t; akin to D. uit, OS.
      [umac]t, G. aus, OHG. [umac]z, Icel. [umac]t, Sw. ut, Dan.
      ud, Goth. ut, Skr. ud. [root]198. Cf. {About}, {But}, prep.,
      {Carouse}, {Utter}, a.]
      In its original and strict sense, out means from the interior
      of something; beyond the limits or boundary of somethings; in
      a position or relation which is exterior to something; --
      opposed to {in} or {into}. The something may be expressed
      after of, from, etc. (see {Out of}, below); or, if not
      expressed, it is implied; as, he is out; or, he is out of the
      house, office, business, etc.; he came out; or, he came out
      from the ship, meeting, sect, party, etc. Out is used in a
      variety of applications, as:
  
      1. Away; abroad; off; from home, or from a certain, or a
            usual, place; not in; not in a particular, or a usual,
            place; as, the proprietor is out, his team was taken out.
            [bd]My shoulder blade is out.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     He hath been out (of the country) nine years.
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      2. Beyond the limits of concealment, confinement, privacy,
            constraint, etc., actual of figurative; hence, not in
            concealment, constraint, etc., in, or into, a state of
            freedom, openness, disclosure, publicity, etc.; as, the
            sun shines out; he laughed out, to be out at the elbows;
            the secret has leaked out, or is out; the disease broke
            out on his face; the book is out.
  
                     Leaves are out and perfect in a month. --Bacon.
  
                     She has not been out [in general society] very long.
                                                                              --H. James.
  
      3. Beyond the limit of existence, continuance, or supply; to
            the end; completely; hence, in, or into, a condition of
            extinction, exhaustion, completion; as, the fuel, or the
            fire, has burned out. [bd]Hear me out.[b8] --Dryden.
  
                     Deceitiful men shall not live out half their days.
                                                                              --Ps. iv. 23.
  
                     When the butt is out, we will drink water. --Shak.
  
      4. Beyond possession, control, or occupation; hence, in, or
            into, a state of want, loss, or deprivation; -- used of
            office, business, property, knowledge, etc.; as, the
            Democrats went out and the Whigs came in; he put his money
            out at interest. [bd]Land that is out at rack rent.[b8]
            --Locke. [bd]He was out fifty pounds.[b8] --Bp. Fell.
  
                     I have forgot my part, and I am out.   --Shak.
  
      5. Beyond the bounds of what is true, reasonable, correct,
            proper, common, etc.; in error or mistake; in a wrong or
            incorrect position or opinion; in a state of disagreement,
            opposition, etc.; in an inharmonious relation.
            [bd]Lancelot and I are out.[b8] --Shak.
  
                     Wicked men are strangely out in the calculating of
                     their own interest.                           --South.
  
                     Very seldom out, in these his guesses. --Addison.
  
      6. Not in the position to score in playing a game; not in the
            state or turn of the play for counting or gaining scores.
  
      Note: Out is largely used in composition as a prefix, with
               the same significations that it has as a separate word;
               as outbound, outbreak, outbuilding, outcome, outdo,
               outdoor, outfield. See also the first Note under
               {Over}, adv.
  
      {Day in, day out}, from the beginning to the limit of each of
            several days; day by day; every day.
  
      {Out and out}.
            (a) adv. Completely; wholly; openly.
            (b) adj. Without any reservation or disguise; absolute;
                  as, an out and out villain. [As an {adj}. written also
                  {out-and-out}.]
  
      {Out at}, {Out in}, {Out on}, etc., elliptical phrases, that
            to which out refers as a source, origin, etc., being
            omitted; as, out (of the house and) at the barn; out (of
            the house, road, fields, etc., and) in the woods.
  
                     Three fishers went sailing out into the west, Out
                     into the west, as the sun went down.   --C. Kingsley.
  
      Note: In these lines after out may be understood, [bd]of the
               harbor,[b8] [bd]from the shore,[b8] [bd]of sight,[b8]
               or some similar phrase. The complete construction is
               seen in the saying: [bd]Out of the frying pan into the
               fire.[b8]
  
      {Out from}, a construction similar to {out of} (below). See
            {Of} and {From}.
  
      {Out of}, a phrase which may be considered either as composed
            of an adverb and a preposition, each having its
            appropriate office in the sentence, or as a compound
            preposition. Considered as a preposition, it denotes, with
            verbs of movement or action, from the interior of; beyond
            the limit: from; hence, origin, source, motive, departure,
            separation, loss, etc.; -- opposed to {in} or {into}; also
            with verbs of being, the state of being derived, removed,
            or separated from. Examples may be found in the phrases
            below, and also under Vocabulary words; as, out of breath;
            out of countenance.
  
      {Out of cess}, beyond measure, excessively. --Shak.
  
      {Out of character}, unbecoming; improper.
  
      {Out of conceit with}, not pleased with. See under {Conceit}.
           
  
      {Out of date}, not timely; unfashionable; antiquated.
  
      {Out of door}, {Out of doors}, beyond the doors; from the
            house; in, or into, the open air; hence, figuratively,
            shut out; dismissed. See under {Door}, also,
            {Out-of-door}, {Outdoor}, {Outdoors}, in the Vocabulary.
            [bd]He 's quality, and the question's out of door,[b8]
            --Dryden.
  
      {Out of favor}, disliked; under displeasure.
  
      {Out of frame}, not in correct order or condition; irregular;
            disarranged. --Latimer.
  
      {Out of hand}, immediately; without delay or preparation.
            [bd]Ananias . . . fell down and died out of hand.[b8]
            --Latimer.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      {Out of harm's way}, beyond the danger limit; in a safe
            place.
  
      {Out of joint}, not in proper connection or adjustment;
            unhinged; disordered. [bd]The time is out of joint.[b8]
            --Shak.
  
      {Out of mind}, not in mind; forgotten; also, beyond the limit
            of memory; as, time out of mind.
  
      {Out of one's head}, beyond commanding one's mental powers;
            in a wandering state mentally; delirious. [Colloq.]
  
      {Out of one's time}, beyond one's period of minority or
            apprenticeship.
  
      {Out of order}, not in proper order; disarranged; in
            confusion.
  
      {Out of place}, not in the usual or proper place; hence, not
            proper or becoming.
  
      {Out of pocket}, in a condition of having expended or lost
            more money than one has received.
  
      {Out of print}, not in market, the edition printed being
            exhausted; -- said of books, pamphlets, etc.
  
      {Out of the question}, beyond the limits or range of
            consideration; impossible to be favorably considered.
  
      {Out of reach}, beyond one's reach; inaccessible.
  
      {Out of season}, not in a proper season or time; untimely;
            inopportune.
  
      {Out of sorts}, wanting certain things; unsatisfied; unwell;
            unhappy; cross. See under {Sort}, n.
  
      {Out of temper}, not in good temper; irritated; angry.
  
      {Out of time}, not in proper time; too soon, or too late.
  
      {Out of time}, not in harmony; discordant; hence, not in an
            agreeing temper; fretful.
  
      {Out of twist}, {winding}, [or] {wind}, not in warped
            condition; perfectly plain and smooth; -- said of
            surfaces.
  
      {Out of use}, not in use; unfashionable; obsolete.
  
      {Out of the way}.
            (a) On one side; hard to reach or find; secluded.
            (b) Improper; unusual; wrong.
  
      {Out of the woods}, not in a place, or state, of obscurity or
            doubt; free from difficulty or perils; safe. [Colloq.]
  
      {Out to out}, from one extreme limit to another, including
            the whole length, breadth, or thickness; -- applied to
            measurements.
  
      {Out West}, in or towards, the West; specifically, in some
            Western State or Territory. [U. S.]
  
      {To come out}, {To cut out}, {To fall out}, etc. See under
            {Come}, {Cut}, {Fall}, etc.
  
      {To put out of the way}, to kill; to destroy.
  
      {Week in, week out}. See {Day in, day out} (above).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outdo \Out*do"\, v. t. [imp. {Outdid}; p. p. {Outdone}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Outdoing}.]
      To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
  
               An imposture outdoes the original.         --L' Estrange.
  
               I grieve to be outdone by Gay.               --Swift.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outweed \Out*weed"\, v. t.
      To weed out. [Obs.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outwit \Out*wit"\, v. t.
      To surpass in wisdom, esp. in cunning; to defeat or overreach
      by superior craft.
  
               They did so much outwit and outwealth us ! --Gauden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outwit \Out"wit\, n.
      The faculty of acquiring wisdom by observation and
      experience, or the wisdom so acquired; -- opposed to inwit.
      [Obs.] --Piers Plowman.

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Oded
      restoring, or setting up. (1.) Father of the prophet Azariah (2
      Chr. 15:1, 8).
     
         (2.) A prophet in the time of Ahaz and Pekah (2 Chr. 28:9-15).
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
   Oded, to sustain, hold or lift up
  
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