| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| obduce | verb t. | To draw over, as a covering. |
| obduct | verb t. | To draw over; to cover. |
| obdure | verb t. | To harden., Alt. of Obdured |
| obelus | noun | A mark [thus /, or Ö ]; — so called as resembling a needle. In old MSS. or editions of the classics, it marks suspected passages or readings. |
| oberon | noun | The king of the fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab. |
| obeyed | imp. & past participle | of Obey |
| obeyer | noun | One who yields obedience. |
| obfirm | verb t. | Alt. of Obfirmate |
| obiter | adverb | In passing; incidentally; by the way. |
| object | verb t. | To set before or against; to bring into opposition; to oppose., To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason., To make opposition in words or argument; — usually followed by to., That which is put, or which may be regarded as put, in the way of some of the senses; something visible or tangible; as, he observed an object in the distance; all the objects in sight; he touched a strange object in the dark., That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc., That by which the mind, or any of its activities, is directed; that on which the purpose are fixed as the end of action or effort; that which is sought for; end; aim; motive; final cause., Sight; show; appearance; aspect., A word, phrase, or clause toward which an action is directed, or is considered to be directed; as, the object of a transitive verb., Opposed; presented in opposition; also, exposed. |
| oblate | adjective | Flattened or depressed at the poles; as, the earth is an oblate spheroid., Offered up; devoted; consecrated; dedicated; — used chiefly or only in the titles of Roman Catholic orders. See Oblate, n., One of an association of priests or religious women who have offered themselves to the service of the church. There are three such associations of priests, and one of women, called oblates., One of the Oblati. |
| oblati | noun pl. | Children dedicated in their early years to the monastic state., A class of persons, especially in the Middle Ages, who offered themselves and their property to a monastery. |
| oblata | plural | of Oblatum |
| oblige | verb t. | To attach, as by a bond., To constrain by physical, moral, or legal force; to put under obligation to do or forbear something., To bind by some favor rendered; to place under a debt; hence, to do a favor to; to please; to gratify; to accommodate. |
| oblite | adjective | Indistinct; slurred over. |
| oblong | adjective | Having greater length than breadth, esp. when rectangular., A rectangular figure longer than it is broad; hence, any figure longer than it is broad. |
| oboist | noun | A performer on the oboe. |
| obolus | noun | A small silver coin of Athens, the sixth part of a drachma, about three cents in value., An ancient weight, the sixth part of a drachm. |
| oboval | adjective | Obovate. |
| obsess | verb t. | To besiege; to beset. |
| obsign | verb t. | To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp. |
| obtain | verb t. | To hold; to keep; to possess., To get hold of by effort; to gain possession of; to procure; to acquire, in any way., To become held; to gain or have a firm footing; to be recognized or established; to subsist; to become prevalent or general; to prevail; as, the custom obtains of going to the seashore in summer., To prevail; to succeed. |
| obtend | verb t. | To oppose; to hold out in opposition., To offer as the reason of anything; to pretend. |
| obtest | verb t. | To call to witness; to invoke as a witness., To beseech; to supplicate; to beg for., To protest. |
| obtund | verb t. | To reduce the edge, pungency, or violent action of; to dull; to blunt; to deaden; to quell; as, to obtund the acrimony of the gall. |
| obtuse | superl. | Not pointed or acute; blunt; — applied esp. to angles greater than a right angle, or containing more than ninety degrees., Not having acute sensibility or perceptions; dull; stupid; as, obtuse senses., Dull; deadened; as, obtuse sound. |
| obvert | verb t. | To turn toward. |