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   Oder River
         n 1: a European river; flows into the Baltic Sea [syn: {Oder},
               {Oder River}]

English Dictionary: odoriferous by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
odoriferous
adj
  1. morally offensive; "odoriferous legislation"
  2. emitting an odor; "odorous salt pork and weevily hardtack"
    Synonym(s): odoriferous, odorous
  3. having a natural fragrance; "odoriferous spices"; "the odorous air of the orchard"; "the perfumed air of June"; "scented flowers"
    Synonym(s): odoriferous, odorous, perfumed, scented, sweet, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Otaria Byronia
n
  1. of the southern coast of South America [syn: {South American sea lion}, Otaria Byronia]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ottawa river
n
  1. a river in southeastern Canada that flows along the boundary between Quebec and Ontario to the Saint Lawrence River near Montreal
    Synonym(s): Outaouais, Ottawa, Ottawa river
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Otto Robert Frisch
n
  1. British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979)
    Synonym(s): Frisch, Otto Frisch, Otto Robert Frisch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outer boundary
n
  1. the outside boundary or surface of something [syn: periphery, fringe, outer boundary]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Outer Hebrides
n
  1. a 130-mile long archipelago to the northwest of Scotland
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outer planet
n
  1. (astronomy) a major planet whose orbit is outside the asteroid belt (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
outrival
v
  1. be more of a rival than
    Synonym(s): outrival, outvie
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fritfly \Frit"fly`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A small dipterous fly of the genus {Oscinis}, esp. {O.
      vastator}, injurious to grain in Europe, and {O. Trifole},
      injurious to clover in America.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Odoriferous \O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer; odor odor +
      ferre to bear. See {Odoe}, and {[?]}st {Bear}.]
      Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of
      scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes,
      breezes. --Milton. -- {O`dor*if"er*ous*ly}, adv.
      --{O`dor*if"er*ous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Odoriferous \O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer; odor odor +
      ferre to bear. See {Odoe}, and {[?]}st {Bear}.]
      Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of
      scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes,
      breezes. --Milton. -- {O`dor*if"er*ous*ly}, adv.
      --{O`dor*if"er*ous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Odoriferous \O`dor*if"er*ous\, a. [L. odorifer; odor odor +
      ferre to bear. See {Odoe}, and {[?]}st {Bear}.]
      Bearing or yielding an odor; perfumed; usually, sweet of
      scent; fragrant; as, odoriferous spices, particles, fumes,
      breezes. --Milton. -- {O`dor*if"er*ous*ly}, adv.
      --{O`dor*if"er*ous*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Ancon \[d8]An"con\ ([acr][nsm]"k[ocr]m), n.; L. pl. {Ancones}.
      [L., fr. Gr. 'agkw`n the bent arm, elbow; any hook or bend.]
      (Anat.)
      The olecranon, or the elbow.
  
      {Ancon sheep} (Zo[94]l.), a breed of sheep with short crooked
            legs and long back. It originated in Massachusetts in
            1791; -- called also the {otter breed}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
  
  
      Note: The two British species are the great, or greater,
               weever ({Trachinus draco}), which becomes a foot long
               (called also {gowdie}, {sea cat}, {stingbull}, and
               {weaverfish}), and the lesser weever ({T. vipera}),
               about half as large (called also {otter pike}, and
               {stingfish}).

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outer \Out"er\ (out"[etil]r), a. [Compar. of {Out}.] [AS.
      [umac]tor, compar. of [umac]t, adv., out. See {Out}, {Utter},
      a.]
      Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the
      interior, from a given station, or from any space or position
      regarded as a center or starting place; -- opposed to
      {inner}; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the
      outer stump in cricket; the outer world.
  
      {Outer bar}, in England, the body of junior (or utter)
            barristers; -- so called because in court they occupy a
            place beyond the space reserved for Queen's counsel.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outrival \Out*ri"val\, v. t.
      To surpass in a rivalry.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outrive \Out*rive"\, v. t.
      To river; to sever. [Obs.] --Fairfax.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Outtravel \Out*trav"el\, v. t.
      To exceed in speed o[?] distance traveled. --Mad. D' Arblay.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Otterbein, IN (town, FIPS 57258)
      Location: 40.48828 N, 87.09413 W
      Population (1990): 1291 (490 housing units)
      Area: 1.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 47970

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Otterbien Home, OH
      Zip code(s): 45036

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Otterville, IL (town, FIPS 56978)
      Location: 39.05103 N, 90.39749 W
      Population (1990): 115 (48 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Otterville, MO (city, FIPS 55478)
      Location: 38.70228 N, 93.00281 W
      Population (1990): 507 (211 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 65348
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