Orobanchaceae
         n 1: brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the
               order Scrophulariales [syn: {Orobanchaceae}, {family
               Orobanchaceae}, {broomrape family}]

English Dictionary: orpin	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orphan n a child who has lost both parents someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision the first line of a paragraph that is set as the last line of a page or column a young animal without a mother v deprive of parents
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orphan site n a toxic waste area where the polluter could not be identified or the polluter refused to take action or pay for the cleanup
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orphanage n the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult" Synonym(s): orphanage, orphanhood a public institution for the care of orphans Synonym(s): orphanage, orphans' asylum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orphaned adj deprived of parents by death or desertion
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orphanhood n the condition of being a child without living parents; "his early orphanage shaped his character as an adult" Synonym(s): orphanage, orphanhood
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orphans' asylum n a public institution for the care of orphans [syn: orphanage, orphans' asylum]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orphenadrine n a skeletal muscle relaxant (trade name Norflex) used to treat severe muscle strain and Parkinsonism Synonym(s): orphenadrine, Norflex
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orpiment n a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an ore of arsenic
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orpin n perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers Synonym(s): orpine, orpin, livelong, live-forever, Sedum telephium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
orpine n perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and heads of small purplish-white flowers Synonym(s): orpine, orpin, livelong, live-forever, Sedum telephium
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Orpington n English breed of large chickens with white skin
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orb \Orb\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orbed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Orbing}.]       1. To form into an orb or circle. [Poetic] --Milton. Lowell.          2. To encircle; to surround; to inclose. [Poetic]                         The wheels were orbed with gold.         --Addison.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Broom rape \Broom" rape`\ (Bot.)       A genus ({Orobanche}) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia.       They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of       leaves, and spiked flowers, and grow attached to the roots of       other plants, as furze, clover, flax, wild carrot, etc. The       name is sometimes applied to other plants related to this       genus, as {Aphyllon uniflorum}and {A. Ludovicianum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphan \Or"phan\, n. [L. orphanus, Gr. [?], akin to L. orbus.       Cf. {Orb} a blank window.]       A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also,       a child who has but one parent living.          {Orphans' court} (Law), a court in some of the States of the             Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and persons of             orphans or other wards. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphan \Or"phan\, a.       Bereaved of parents, or (sometimes) of one parent.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphan \Or"phan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orphaned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Orphaning}.]       To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphanage \Or"phan*age\, n.       1. The state of being an orphan; orphanhood; orphans,             collectively.          2. An institution or asylum for the care of orphans.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphancy \Or"phan*cy\, n.       Orphanhood. --Sir P. Sidney.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphan \Or"phan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orphaned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Orphaning}.]       To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphanet \Or"phan*et\, n.       A little orphan. --Drayton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphanhood \Or"phan*hood\, n.       The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphan \Or"phan\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Orphaned}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Orphaning}.]       To cause to become an orphan; to deprive of parents. --Young.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphanism \Or"phan*ism\, n.       Orphanhood. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphanotrophism \Or`phan*ot"ro*phism\, n.       The care and support of orphans. [R.] --Cotton Mather (1711).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphanotrophy \Or`phan*ot"ro*phy\, n. [L. orphanotrophium, Gr.       [?]; [?] an orphan + [?] to feed, bring up.]       1. A hospital for orphans. [R.] --A. Chalmers.          2. The act of supporting orphans. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphan \Or"phan\, n. [L. orphanus, Gr. [?], akin to L. orbus.       Cf. {Orb} a blank window.]       A child bereaved of both father and mother; sometimes, also,       a child who has but one parent living.          {Orphans' court} (Law), a court in some of the States of the             Union, having jurisdiction over the estates and persons of             orphans or other wards. --Bouvier.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orphean \Or*phe"an\, a. [L. Orph[?]us, Gr. [?].]       Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician;       as, Orphean strains. --Cowper.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orpiment \Or"pi*ment\, n. [F., fr. L. auripigmentum; aurum gold       + pigmentum pigment. Cf. {Aureate}, {Pigment}, {Orpin},       {Orpine}.] (Chem.)       Arsenic sesquisulphide, produced artificially as an amorphous       lemonyellow powder, and occurring naturally as a yellow       crystalline mineral; -- formerly called auripigment. It is       used in king's yellow, in white Indian fire, and in certain       technical processes, as indigo printing.                   Our orpiment and sublimed mercurie.         --Chaucer.          {Red orpiment}, realgar; the red sulphide of arsenic.          {Yellow orpiment}, king's yellow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orpin \Or"pin\, n. [F., orpiment, also, the plant orpine. See       {Orpiment}.]       1. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity,             approaching also to red.          2. (Bot.) The orpine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orpine \Or"pine\, n. [F. orpin the genus of plants which       includes orpine; -- so called from the yellow blossoms of a       common species (Sedum acre). See {Orpiment}.] (Bot.)       A low plant with fleshy leaves ({Sedum telephium}), having       clusters of purple flowers. It is found on dry, sandy places,       and on old walls, in England, and has become naturalized in       America. Called also {stonecrop}, and {live-forever}.       [Written also {orpin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orpin \Or"pin\, n. [F., orpiment, also, the plant orpine. See       {Orpiment}.]       1. A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity,             approaching also to red.          2. (Bot.) The orpine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orpine \Or"pine\, n. [F. orpin the genus of plants which       includes orpine; -- so called from the yellow blossoms of a       common species (Sedum acre). See {Orpiment}.] (Bot.)       A low plant with fleshy leaves ({Sedum telephium}), having       clusters of purple flowers. It is found on dry, sandy places,       and on old walls, in England, and has become naturalized in       America. Called also {stonecrop}, and {live-forever}.       [Written also {orpin}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Orpine \Or"pine\, n. [F. orpin the genus of plants which       includes orpine; -- so called from the yellow blossoms of a       common species (Sedum acre). See {Orpiment}.] (Bot.)       A low plant with fleshy leaves ({Sedum telephium}), having       clusters of purple flowers. It is found on dry, sandy places,       and on old walls, in England, and has become naturalized in       America. Called also {stonecrop}, and {live-forever}.       [Written also {orpin}.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Orofino, ID (city, FIPS 59320)       Location: 46.48849 N, 116.25781 W       Population (1990): 2868 (1231 housing units)       Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 83544
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
orphan n.   [Unix] A process whose parent has died; one    inherited by `init(1)'.   Compare {zombie}.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
orphaned i-node /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ n.   [Unix] 1. [techspeak] A    file that retains storage but no longer appears in the directories    of a filesystem.   2. By extension, a pejorative for any person no    longer serving a useful function within some organization, esp.    {lion food} without subordinates.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
orphan process          A {Unix} process whose original parent has       terminated and which has become a child of "{init}(1)".          Compare {zombie}.          (1996-05-29)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
orphaned i-node          /or'f*nd i:'nohd/ [Unix] 1. A file that retains storage but no       longer appears in the directories of a file system.          [{Jargon File}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Orphans       (Lam. 5:3), i.e., desolate and without protectors. The word       occurs only here. In John 14:18 the word there rendered       "comfortless" (R.V., "desolate;" marg., "orphans") properly       means "orphans." The same Greek word is rendered "fatherless" in       James 1:27.