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   omnibus
         adj 1: providing for many things at once; "an omnibus law"
         n 1: an anthology of articles on a related subject or an
               anthology of the works of a single author
         2: a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public
            transport; "he always rode the bus to work" [syn: {bus},
            {autobus}, {coach}, {charabanc}, {double-decker}, {jitney},
            {motorbus}, {motorcoach}, {omnibus}, {passenger vehicle}]

English Dictionary: ohne Beschäftigung sein by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omophagia
n
  1. the eating of raw food
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on base
adv
  1. on first or second or third base; "Their second homer with Bob Allison aboard"
    Synonym(s): aboard, on base
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on-off switch
n
  1. a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
    Synonym(s): toggle switch, toggle, on-off switch, on/off switch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on/off switch
n
  1. a hinged switch that can assume either of two positions
    Synonym(s): toggle switch, toggle, on-off switch, on/off switch
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one-piece
adj
  1. (of clothing) consisting of or fashioned in a single whole piece; "a one-piece garment"
    Antonym(s): three-piece, two-piece
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnibus \Om"ni*bus\, n. [L., for all, dat. pl. from omnis all.
      Cf. {Bus}.]
      1. A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many
            people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise,
            used in conveying passengers short distances.
  
      2. (Glass Making) A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer
            or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts.
  
      {Omnibus bill}, a legislative bill which provides for a
            number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations.
            [Parliamentary Cant, U.S.]
  
      {Omnibus box}, a large box in a theater, on a level with the
            stage and having communication with it. [Eng.]
            --Thackeray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnibus \Om"ni*bus\, n. [L., for all, dat. pl. from omnis all.
      Cf. {Bus}.]
      1. A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many
            people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise,
            used in conveying passengers short distances.
  
      2. (Glass Making) A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer
            or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts.
  
      {Omnibus bill}, a legislative bill which provides for a
            number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations.
            [Parliamentary Cant, U.S.]
  
      {Omnibus box}, a large box in a theater, on a level with the
            stage and having communication with it. [Eng.]
            --Thackeray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnibus \Om"ni*bus\, n. [L., for all, dat. pl. from omnis all.
      Cf. {Bus}.]
      1. A long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many
            people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise,
            used in conveying passengers short distances.
  
      2. (Glass Making) A sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer
            or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts.
  
      {Omnibus bill}, a legislative bill which provides for a
            number of miscellaneous enactments or appropriations.
            [Parliamentary Cant, U.S.]
  
      {Omnibus box}, a large box in a theater, on a level with the
            stage and having communication with it. [Eng.]
            --Thackeray.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnific \Om*nif"ic\, a. [Omni- + L. -ficare (in comp.) to make.]
      All-creating. [bd]The omnific word.[b8] --Milton.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omnivagant \Om*niv"a*gant\, a. [Omni + L. vagans, p. pr. of
      vagari to wander.]
      Wandering anywhere and everywhere. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omophagic \O"mo*phag"ic\, a. [Gr. [?]; [?] raw + [?] to eat.]
      Eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food; as, omophagic
      feasts, rites.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Omphacine \Om"pha*cine\, a. [Gr. [?], from [?] an unripe grape
      or olive: cf.F. omphacin.]
      Of, pertaining to, or expressed from, unripe fruit; as,
      omphacine oil.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Oueen-post \Oueen"-post`\, n. [Arch.]
      One of two suspending posts in a roof truss, or other framed
      truss of similar form. See {King-post}.

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
   OMNIFAX
  
      Alternate name for NYU OMNIFAX?   Early system on UNIVAC I or
      II.   Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959).
  
  
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