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   Oenanthe
         n 1: poisonous herbs: water dropworts [syn: {Oenanthe}, {genus
               Oenanthe}]
         2: wheatears [syn: {Oenanthe}, {genus Oenanthe}]

English Dictionary: one and only(a)	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Oenanthe aquatica n European poisonous herb with fibrous roots [syn: {water fennel}, Oenanthe aquatica]
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Oenanthe crocata n European poisonous herb having tuberous roots, yellow juice that stains the skin, yellow flowers and foliage resembling celery; all parts extremely poisonous Synonym(s): water dropwort, hemlock water dropwort, Oenanthe crocata
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omental bursa n an isolated part of the peritoneal cavity that is dorsal to the stomach Synonym(s): bursa omentalis, omental bursa, lesser peritoneal cavity
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omentum n a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera
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Omomyid n extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins Synonym(s): Omomyid, Omomyid group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Omomyid group n extinct tiny nocturnal lower primates that fed on fruit and insects; abundant in North America and Europe 30 to 50 million years ago; probably gave rise to the tarsiers; some authorities consider them ancestral to anthropoids but others consider them only cousins Synonym(s): Omomyid, Omomyid group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
on and off adv not regularly; "they phone each other off and on" [syn: off and on, on and off]
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on hand adj readily available; "there will be a wealth of information on hand from the lawyers"
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one and only adj eminent beyond or above comparison; "matchless beauty"; "the team's nonpareil center fielder"; "she's one girl in a million"; "the one and only Muhammad Ali"; "a peerless scholar"; "infamy unmatched in the Western world"; "wrote with unmatchable clarity"; "unrivaled mastery of her art" Synonym(s): matchless, nonpareil, one(a), one and only(a), peerless, unmatched, unmatchable, unrivaled, unrivalled
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one hundred adj being ten more than ninety [syn: hundred, {one hundred}, 100, c]
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one hundred eighty adj being ten more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one hundred eighty}, 180, clxxx]
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one hundred fifteen adj being five more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred fifteen}, 115, cxv]
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one hundred fifty adj being ten more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred fifty}, 150, cl]
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one hundred fifty-five adj being five more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred fifty-five}, 155, clv]
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one hundred five adj being five more than one hundred [syn: {one hundred five}, 105, cv]
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one hundred forty adj being ten more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one hundred forty}, 140, cxl]
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one hundred forty-five adj being five more than one hundred forty [syn: {one hundred forty-five}, 145, cxlv]
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one hundred ninety adj being ten more than one hundred eighty [syn: {one hundred ninety}, 190, xcl]
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one hundred one adj being one more than one hundred [syn: hundred and one, one hundred one, 101, ci]
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one hundred seventy adj being ten more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred seventy}, 170, clxx]
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one hundred seventy-five adj being five more than one hundred seventy [syn: {one hundred seventy-five}, 175, clxxv]
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one hundred sixty adj being ten more than one hundred fifty [syn: {one hundred sixty}, 160, clx]
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one hundred sixty-five adj being five more than one hundred sixty [syn: {one hundred sixty-five}, 165, clxv]
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one hundred ten adj being ten more than one hundred [syn: one hundred ten, 110, cx]
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one hundred thirty adj being ten more than one hundred twenty [syn: {one hundred thirty}, 130, cxxx]
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one hundred thirty-five adj being five more than one hundred thirty [syn: {one hundred thirty-five}, 135, cxxxv]
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one hundred twenty adj being ten more than one hundred ten [syn: {one hundred twenty}, 120, cxx]
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one hundred twenty-five adj being five more than one hundred twenty [syn: {one hundred twenty-five}, 125, cxxv]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
one-and-one n a foul shot that must be made in order to earn the right to a second foul shot
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one-handed adj having or using a single hand; "one-handed golfers"; "a one-handed backetball shot"
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one-hundred-millionth n one part in a hundred million equal parts
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one-hundred-thousandth n one part in a hundred thousand equal parts
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one-hundredth n one part in a hundred equal parts [syn: one-hundredth, hundredth, one percent]
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onion dome n a dome that is shaped like a bulb; characteristic of Russian and Byzantine church architecture
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onion thrips n injurious to onion plants and sometimes tobacco [syn: onion thrips, onion louse, Thrips tobaci]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onomatomania n obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness
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onomatopoeia n using words that imitate the sound they denote
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onomatopoeic adj of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia [syn: onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic] (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer Synonym(s): echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic Antonym(s): nonechoic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onomatopoeical adj (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer Synonym(s): echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic Antonym(s): nonechoic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
onomatopoetic adj of or relating to or characterized by onomatopoeia [syn: onomatopoeic, onomatopoetic] (of words) formed in imitation of a natural sound; "onomatopoeic words are imitative of noises"; "it was independently developed in more than one place as an onomatopoetic term"- Harry Hoijer Synonym(s): echoic, imitative, onomatopoeic, onomatopoeical, onomatopoetic Antonym(s): nonechoic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Onondaga n a member of the Iroquoian people formerly living between Lake Champlain and the Saint Lawrence River the Iroquoian language spoken by the Onondaga
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Water hemlock \Wa"ter hem"lock\ (Bot) (a) A poisonous umbelliferous plant ({Cicuta virosa}) of Europe; also, any one of several plants of that genus. (b) A poisonous plant ({[OE]nanthe crocata}) resembling the above.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omander wood \O*man"der wood`\ [Etymol. uncertain.] (Bot.) The wood of {Diospyros ebenaster}, a kind of ebony found in Ceylon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omen \O"men\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Omened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Omening}.] To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise. The yet unknown verdict, of which, however, all omened the tragical contents. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omened \O"mened\, a. Attended by, or containing, an omen or omens; as, happy-omened day.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omentum \O*men"tum\, n.; pl. {Omenta}. [L.] (Anat.) A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiplo[94]n. Note: The great, or gastrocolic, omentum forms, in most mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers more or less of the intestines; the caul. The lesser, or gastrohepatic, omentum connects the stomach and liver and contains the hepatic vessels. The gastrosplenic omentum, or ligament, connects the stomach and spleen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omental \O*men"tal\, a. (Anat.) Of or pertaining to an omentum or the omenta.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omentum \O*men"tum\, n.; pl. {Omenta}. [L.] (Anat.) A free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiplo[94]n. Note: The great, or gastrocolic, omentum forms, in most mammals, a great sac, which is attached to the stomach and transverse colon, is loaded with fat, and covers more or less of the intestines; the caul. The lesser, or gastrohepatic, omentum connects the stomach and liver and contains the hepatic vessels. The gastrosplenic omentum, or ligament, connects the stomach and spleen.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Ominate \Om"i*nate\, v. t. & i. [L. ominatus, p. p. of ominari to presage, fr. omen.] To presage; to foreshow; to foretoken. [Obs.] --Dr. H. More.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Omination \Om`i*na"tion\, n. [L. ominatio.] The act of ominating; presaging. [Obs.] --Fuller.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
On \On\, prep. [OE. on, an, o, a, AS. on, an; akin to D. aan, OS. & G. an, OHG. ana, Icel. [be], Sw. [aring], Goth. ana, Russ. na, L. an-, in anhelare to pant, Gr. 'ana`, Zend ana. [root]195. Cf. {A-}, 1, {Ana-}, {Anon}.] The general signification of on is situation, motion, or condition with respect to contact or support beneath; as: 1. At, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which stands on the floor of a house on an island. I stood on the bridge at midnight. --Longfellow. 2. To or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of another; as, rain falls on the earth. Whosoever shall fall on this stone shall be broken. --Matt. xxi. 44. 3. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. Hence, figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an impression on the mind. 4. At or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place, or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the fleet is on the American coast. 5. In addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought. --Shak. 6. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as, to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence, indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse. 7. At or in the time of; during; as, on Sunday we abstain from labor. See {At} (synonym). 8. At the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress or uniform. Hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded. 9. Toward; for; -- indicating the object of some passion; as, have pity or compassion on him. 10. At the peril of, or for the safety of. [bd]Hence, on thy life.[b8] --Dryden. 11. By virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a pledge or engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor. 12. To the account of; -- denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all the blame; a curse on him. His blood be on us and on our children. --Matt. xxvii. 25. 13. In reference or relation to; as, on our part expect punctuality; a satire on society. 14. Of. [Obs.] [bd]Be not jealous on me.[b8] --Shak. Or have we eaten on the insane root That takes the reason prisoner? --Shak. Note: Instances of this usage are common in our older writers, and are sometimes now heard in illiterate speech. 15. Occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three officers are on duty; on a journey. 16. In the service of; connected with; of the number of; as, he is on a newspaper; on a committee. Note: On and upon are in general interchangeable. In some applications upon is more euphonious, and is therefore to be preferred; but in most cases on is preferable. {On a bowline}. (Naut.) Same as {Closehauled}. {On a wind}, [or] {On the wind} (Naut.), sailing closehauled. {On a sudden}. See under {Sudden}. {On board}, {On draught}, {On fire}, etc. See under {Board}, {Draught}, {Fire}, etc. {On it}, {On't}, of it. [Obs. or Colloq.] --Shak. {On shore}, on land; to the shore. {On the road}, {On the way}, {On the wing}, etc. See under {Road}, {Way}, etc. {On to}, upon; on; to; -- sometimes written as one word, onto, and usually called a colloquialism; but it may be regarded in analogy with into. They have added the -en plural form on to an elder plural. --Earle. We see the strength of the new movement in the new class of ecclesiastics whom it forced on to the stage. --J. R. Green.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
On \On\, adv. [See {On}, prep.] 1. Forward, in progression; onward; -- usually with a verb of motion; as, move on; go on. [bd]Time glides on.[b8] --Macaulay. The path is smooth that leadeth on to danger. --Shak. 2. Forward, in succession; as, from father to son, from the son to the grandson, and so on. 3. In continuance; without interruption or ceasing; as, sleep on, take your ease; say on; sing on. 4. Adhering; not off; as in the phrase, [bd]He is neither on nor off,[b8] that is, he is not steady, he is irresolute. 5. Attached to the body, as clothing or ornament, or for use. [bd]I have boots on.[b8] --B. Gonson. He put on righteousness as a breastplate. --Is. lix. 17. 6. In progress; proceeding; as, a game is on. Note: On is sometimes used as an exclamation, or a command to move or proceed, some verb being understood; as, on, comrades; that is, go on, move on. {On and on}, continuously; for a long time together. [bd]Toiling on and on and on.[b8] --Longfellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{An end}. (a) On end; upright; erect; endways. --Spenser (b) To the end; continuously. [Obs.] --Richardson. {End bulb} (Anat.), one of the bulblike bodies in which some sensory nerve fibers end in certain parts of the skin and mucous membranes; -- also called end corpuscles. {End fly}, a bobfly. {End for end}, one end for the other; in reversed order. {End man}, the last man in a row; one of the two men at the extremities of a line of minstrels. {End on} (Naut.), bow foremost. {End organ} (Anat.), the structure in which a nerve fiber ends, either peripherally or centrally. {End plate} (Anat.), one of the flat expansions in which motor nerve fibers terminate on muscular fibers. {End play} (Mach.), movement endwise, or room for such movement. {End stone} (Horol.), one of the two plates of a jewel in a timepiece; the part that limits the pivot's end play. {Ends of the earth}, the remotest regions of the earth. {In the end}, finally. --Shak. {On end}, upright; erect. {To the end}, in order. --Bacon. {To make both ends meet}, to live within one's income. --Fuller. {To put an end to}, to destroy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Hand \Hand\, n. [AS. hand, hond; akin to D., G., & Sw. hand, OHG. hant, Dan. haand, Icel. h[94]nd, Goth. handus, and perh. to Goth. hinpan to seize (in comp.). Cf. {Hunt}.] 1. That part of the fore limb below the forearm or wrist in man and monkeys, and the corresponding part in many other animals; manus; paw. See {Manus}. 2. That which resembles, or to some extent performs the office of, a human hand; as: (a) A limb of certain animals, as the foot of a hawk, or any one of the four extremities of a monkey. (b) An index or pointer on a dial; as, the hour or minute hand of a clock. 3. A measure equal to a hand's breadth, -- four inches; a palm. Chiefly used in measuring the height of horses. 4. Side; part; direction, either right or left. On this hand and that hand, were hangings. --Ex. xxxviii. 15. The Protestants were then on the winning hand. --Milton. 5. Power of performance; means of execution; ability; skill; dexterity. He had a great mind to try his hand at a Spectator. --Addison. 6. Actual performance; deed; act; workmanship; agency; hence, manner of performance. To change the hand in carrying on the war. --Clarendon. Gideon said unto God, If thou wilt save Israel by my hand. --Judges vi. 36. 7. An agent; a servant, or laborer; a workman, trained or competent for special service or duty; a performer more or less skillful; as, a deck hand; a farm hand; an old hand at speaking. A dictionary containing a natural history requires too many hands, as well as too much time, ever to be hoped for. --Locke. I was always reckoned a lively hand at a simile. --Hazlitt. 8. Handwriting; style of penmanship; as, a good, bad or running hand. Hence, a signature. I say she never did invent this letter; This is a man's invention and his hand. --Shak. Some writs require a judge's hand. --Burril. 9. Personal possession; ownership; hence, control; direction; management; -- usually in the plural. [bd]Receiving in hand one year's tribute.[b8] --Knolles. Albinus . . . found means to keep in his hands the goverment of Britain. --Milton. 10. Agency in transmission from one person to another; as, to buy at first hand, that is, from the producer, or when new; at second hand, that is, when no longer in the producer's hand, or when not new. 11. Rate; price. [Obs.] [bd]Business is bought at a dear hand, where there is small dispatch.[b8] --Bacon. 12. That which is, or may be, held in a hand at once; as: (a) (Card Playing) The quota of cards received from the dealer. (b) (Tobacco Manuf.) A bundle of tobacco leaves tied together. 13. (Firearms) The small part of a gunstock near the lock, which is grasped by the hand in taking aim. Note: Hand is used figuratively for a large variety of acts or things, in the doing, or making, or use of which the hand is in some way employed or concerned; also, as a symbol to denote various qualities or conditions, as: (a) Activity; operation; work; -- in distinction from the head, which implies thought, and the heart, which implies affection. [bd]His hand will be against every man.[b8] --Gen. xvi. 12. (b) Power; might; supremacy; -- often in the Scriptures. [bd]With a mighty hand . . . will I rule over you.[b8] --Ezek. xx. 33. (c) Fraternal feeling; as, to give, or take, the hand; to give the right hand. (d) Contract; -- commonly of marriage; as, to ask the hand; to pledge the hand. Note: Hand is often used adjectively or in compounds (with or without the hyphen), signifying performed by the hand; as, hand blow or hand-blow, hand gripe or hand-gripe: used by, or designed for, the hand; as, hand ball or handball, hand bow, hand fetter, hand grenade or hand-grenade, handgun or hand gun, handloom or hand loom, handmill or hand organ or handorgan, handsaw or hand saw, hand-weapon: measured or regulated by the hand; as, handbreadth or hand's breadth, hand gallop or hand-gallop. Most of the words in the following paragraph are written either as two words or in combination. {Hand bag}, a satchel; a small bag for carrying books, papers, parcels, etc. {Hand basket}, a small or portable basket. {Hand bell}, a small bell rung by the hand; a table bell. --Bacon. {Hand bill}, a small pruning hook. See 4th {Bill}. {Hand car}. See under {Car}. {Hand director} (Mus.), an instrument to aid in forming a good position of the hands and arms when playing on the piano; a hand guide. {Hand drop}. See {Wrist drop}. {Hand gallop}. See under {Gallop}. {Hand gear} (Mach.), apparatus by means of which a machine, or parts of a machine, usually operated by other power, may be operated by hand. {Hand glass}. (a) A glass or small glazed frame, for the protection of plants. (b) A small mirror with a handle. {Hand guide}. Same as {Hand director} (above). {Hand language}, the art of conversing by the hands, esp. as practiced by the deaf and dumb; dactylology. {Hand lathe}. See under {Lathe}. {Hand money}, money paid in hand to bind a contract; earnest money. {Hand organ} (Mus.), a barrel organ, operated by a crank turned by hand. {Hand plant}. (Bot.) Same as {Hand tree} (below). -- {Hand rail}, a rail, as in staircases, to hold by. --Gwilt. {Hand sail}, a sail managed by the hand. --Sir W. Temple. {Hand screen}, a small screen to be held in the hand. {Hand screw}, a small jack for raising heavy timbers or weights; (Carp.) a screw clamp. {Hand staff} (pl. {Hand staves}), a javelin. --Ezek. xxxix. 9. {Hand stamp}, a small stamp for dating, addressing, or canceling papers, envelopes, etc. {Hand tree} (Bot.), a lofty tree found in Mexico ({Cheirostemon platanoides}), having red flowers whose stamens unite in the form of a hand. {Hand vise}, a small vise held in the hand in doing small work. --Moxon. {Hand work}, [or] {Handwork}, work done with the hands, as distinguished from work done by a machine; handiwork. {All hands}, everybody; all parties. {At all hands}, {On all hands}, on all sides; from every direction; generally. {At any hand}, {At no hand}, in any (or no) way or direction; on any account; on no account. [bd]And therefore at no hand consisting with the safety and interests of humility.[b8] --Jer. Taylor. {At first hand}, {At second hand}. See def. 10 (above). {At hand}. (a) Near in time or place; either present and within reach, or not far distant. [bd]Your husband is at hand; I hear his trumpet.[b8] --Shak. (b) Under the hand or bridle. [Obs.] [bd]Horses hot at hand.[b8] --Shak. {At the hand of}, by the act of; as a gift from. [bd]Shall we receive good at the hand of God and shall we not receive evil?[b8] --Job ii. 10. {Bridle hand}. See under {Bridle}. {By hand}, with the hands, in distinction from instrumentality of tools, engines, or animals; as, to weed a garden by hand; to lift, draw, or carry by hand. {Clean hands}, freedom from guilt, esp. from the guilt of dishonesty in money matters, or of bribe taking. [bd]He that hath clean hands shall be stronger and stronger.[b8] --Job xvii. 9. {From hand to hand}, from one person to another. {Hand in hand}. (a) In union; conjointly; unitedly. --Swift. (b) Just; fair; equitable. As fair and as good, a kind of hand in hand comparison. --Shak. {Hand over hand}, {Hand over fist}, by passing the hands alternately one before or above another; as, to climb hand over hand; also, rapidly; as, to come up with a chase hand over hand. {Hand over head}, negligently; rashly; without seeing what one does. [Obs.] --Bacon. {Hand running}, consecutively; as, he won ten times hand running. {Hand off!} keep off! forbear! no interference or meddling! {Hand to hand}, in close union; in close fight; as, a hand to hand contest. --Dryden. {Heavy hand}, severity or oppression. {In hand}. (a) Paid down. [bd]A considerable reward in hand, and . . . a far greater reward hereafter.[b8] --Tillotson. (b) In preparation; taking place. --Chaucer. [bd]Revels . . . in hand.[b8] --Shak. (c) Under consideration, or in the course of transaction; as, he has the business in hand. {In one's hand} [or] {hands}. (a) In one's possession or keeping. (b) At one's risk, or peril; as, I took my life in my hand. {Laying on of hands}, a form used in consecrating to office, in the rite of confirmation, and in blessing persons. {Light hand}, gentleness; moderation. {Note of hand}, a promissory note. {Off hand}, {Out of hand}, forthwith; without delay, hesitation, or difficulty; promptly. [bd]She causeth them to be hanged up out of hand.[b8] --Spenser. {Off one's hands}, out of one's possession or care. {On hand}, in present possession; as, he has a supply of goods on hand. {On one's hands}, in one's possession care, or management. {Putting the hand under the thigh}, an ancient Jewish ceremony used in swearing. {Right hand}, the place of honor, power, and strength. {Slack hand}, idleness; carelessness; inefficiency; sloth. {Strict hand}, severe discipline; rigorous government. {To bear a hand} (Naut), to give help quickly; to hasten. {To bear in hand}, to keep in expectation with false pretenses. [Obs.] --Shak. {To be} {hand and glove, [or] in glove} {with}. See under {Glove}. {To be on the mending hand}, to be convalescent or improving. {To bring up by hand}, to feed (an infant) without suckling it. {To change hand}. See {Change}. {To change hands}, to change sides, or change owners. --Hudibras. {To clap the hands}, to express joy or applause, as by striking the palms of the hands together. {To come to hand}, to be received; to be taken into possession; as, the letter came to hand yesterday. {To get hand}, to gain influence. [Obs.] Appetites have . . . got such a hand over them. --Baxter. {To got one's hand in}, to make a beginning in a certain work; to become accustomed to a particular business. {To have a hand in}, to be concerned in; to have a part or concern in doing; to have an agency or be employed in. {To have in hand}. (a) To have in one's power or control. --Chaucer. (b) To be engaged upon or occupied with. {To have one's hands full}, to have in hand al that one can do, or more than can be done conveniently; to be pressed with labor or engagements; to be surrounded with difficulties. {To} {have, [or] get}, {the (higher) upper hand}, to have, or get, the better of another person or thing. {To his hand}, {To my hand}, etc., in readiness; already prepared. [bd]The work is made to his hands.[b8] --Locke. {To hold hand}, to compete successfully or on even conditions. [Obs.] --Shak. {To lay hands on}, to seize; to assault. {To lend a hand}, to give assistance. {To} {lift, [or] put forth}, {the hand against}, to attack; to oppose; to kill. {To live from hand to mouth}, to obtain food and other necessaries as want compels, without previous provision. {To make one's hand}, to gain advantage or profit. {To put the hand unto}, to steal. --Ex. xxii. 8. {To put the} {last, [or] finishing}, {hand to}, to make the last corrections in; to complete; to perfect. {To set the hand to}, to engage in; to undertake. That the Lord thy God may bless thee in all that thou settest thine hand to. --Deut. xxiii. 20. {To stand one in hand}, to concern or affect one. {To strike hands}, to make a contract, or to become surety for another's debt or good behavior. {To take in hand}. (a) To attempt or undertake. (b) To seize and deal with; as, he took him in hand. {To wash the hands of}, to disclaim or renounce interest in, or responsibility for, a person or action; as, to wash one's hands of a business. --Matt. xxvii. 24. {Under the hand of}, authenticated by the handwriting or signature of; as, the deed is executed under the hand and seal of the owner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
One \One\, n. 1. A single unit; as, one is the base of all numbers. 2. A symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i. 3. A single person or thing. [bd]The shining ones.[b8] --Bunyan. [bd]Hence, with your little ones.[b8] --Shak. He will hate the one, and love the other. --Matt. vi. 24. That we may sit, one on thy right hand, and the other on thy left hand, in thy glory. --Mark x. 37. {After one}, after one fashion; alike. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {At one}, in agreement or concord. See {At one}, in the Vocab. {Ever in one}, continually; perpetually; always. [Obs.] --Chaucer. {In one}, in union; in a single whole. {One and one}, {One by one}, singly; one at a time; one after another. [bd]Raising one by one the suppliant crew.[b8] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
One-hand \One"-hand`\, a. Employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. See {Dactylology}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onomatechny \On"omatech`ny\, n. [Gr. [?] + [?] art.] Prognostication by the letters of a name.
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Onomatologist \On`omatol"o*gist\, n. One versed in the history of names. --Southey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onomatology \On`omatol"o*gy\, n. [Gr. [?], [?] + -logy.] The science of names or of their classification.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onomatopd2ia \On`omat`op[d2]"ia\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?]; [?], [?], a name + [?] to make.] (Philol.) The formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire. Note: It has been maintained by some philologist that all primary words, especially names, were formed by imitation of natural sounds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onomatopd2ic \On`omat`op[d2]"ic\, a. Onomatopoetic. --Whitney.
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Onomatope \Onom"atope\, n. [See {Onomatop[d2]ia}.] An imitative word; an onomatopoetic word.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onomatopoetic \On`omat`opo*et"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to onomatop[d2]ia; characterized by onomatop[d2]ia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word. --Earle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onomatopy \On`omat"opy\, n. Onomatop[d2]ia.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onondagas \On`on*da"gas\, n. pl.; sing. {Onondaga}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting what is now a part of the State of New York. They were the central or head tribe of the Five Nations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Onondagas \On`on*da"gas\, n. pl.; sing. {Onondaga}. (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting what is now a part of the State of New York. They were the central or head tribe of the Five Nations.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Oneonta, AL (city, FIPS 57000) Location: 33.95117 N, 86.47060 W Population (1990): 4844 (2114 housing units) Area: 28.6 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35121 Oneonta, NY (city, FIPS 54881) Location: 42.45472 N, 75.06729 W Population (1990): 13954 (4685 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13820
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Onondaga, MI Zip code(s): 49264 Onondaga, NY Zip code(s): 13215
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Onondaga County, NY (county, FIPS 67) Location: 43.00660 N, 76.19610 W Population (1990): 468973 (190878 housing units) Area: 2021.0 sq km (land), 65.8 sq km (water)