| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| oracled | imp. & past participle | of Oracle |
| oraison | noun | See Orison. |
| orarian | adjective | Of or pertaining to a coast. |
| oration | noun | An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special occasion, as a funeral, an anniversary, a celebration, or the like; — distinguished from an argument in court, a popular harangue, a sermon, a lecture, etc.; as, Webster’s oration at Bunker Hill., To deliver an oration. |
| oratory | noun | A place of orisons, or prayer; especially, a chapel or small room set apart for private devotions., The art of an orator; the art of public speaking in an eloquent or effective manner; the exercise of rhetorical skill in oral discourse; eloquence. |
| oratrix | noun | A woman plaintiff, or complainant, in equity pleading. |
| orbical | adjective | Spherical; orbicular; orblike; circular. |
| orbicle | noun | A small orb, or sphere. |
| orbital | adjective | Of or pertaining to an orbit. |
| orbitar | adjective | Orbital. |
| orchard | noun | A garden., An inclosure containing fruit trees; also, the fruit trees, collectively; — used especially of apples, peaches, pears, cherries, plums, or the like, less frequently of nutbearing trees and of sugar maple trees. |
| ordered | imp. & past participle | of Order |
| orderer | noun | One who puts in order, arranges, methodizes, or regulates., One who gives orders. |
| orderly | adjective | Conformed to order; in order; regular; as, an orderly course or plan., Observant of order, authority, or rule; hence, obedient; quiet; peaceable; not unruly; as, orderly children; an orderly community., Performed in good or established order; well-regulated., Being on duty; keeping order; conveying orders., According to due order; regularly; methodically; duly., A noncommissioned officer or soldier who attends a superior officer to carry his orders, or to render other service., A street sweeper. |
| ordinal | adjective | Indicating order or succession; as, the ordinal numbers, first, second, third, etc., Of or pertaining to an order., A word or number denoting order or succession., The book of forms for making, ordaining, and consecrating bishops, priests, and deacons., A book containing the rubrics of the Mass. |
| oreades | noun pl. | A group of butterflies which includes the satyrs. See Satyr, 2. |
| orectic | adjective | Of or pertaining to the desires; hence, impelling to gratification; appetitive. |
| oreodon | noun | A genus of extinct herbivorous mammals, abundant in the Tertiary formation of the Rocky Mountains. It is more or less related to the camel, hog, and deer. |
| oreweed | noun | Same as Oarweed. |
| orewood | noun | Same as Oarweed. |
| orfgild | noun | Restitution for cattle; a penalty for taking away cattle. |
| orfrays | noun | See Orphrey. [Obs.] Rom. of R. |
| organdy | noun | A kind of transparent light muslin. |
| organic | adjective | Of or pertaining to an organ or its functions, or to objects composed of organs; consisting of organs, or containing them; as, the organic structure of animals and plants; exhibiting characters peculiar to living organisms; as, organic bodies, organic life, organic remains. Cf. Inorganic., Produced by the organs; as, organic pleasure., Instrumental; acting as instruments of nature or of art to a certain destined function or end., Forming a whole composed of organs. Hence: Of or pertaining to a system of organs; inherent in, or resulting from, a certain organization; as, an organic government; his love of truth was not inculcated, but organic., Pertaining to, or denoting, any one of the large series of substances which, in nature or origin, are connected with vital processes, and include many substances of artificial production which may or may not occur in animals or plants; — contrasted with inorganic. |
| organo- | A combining form denoting relation to, or connection with, an organ or organs. | |
| organon | noun | Alt. of Organum |
| organum | noun | An organ or instrument; hence, a method by which philosophical or scientific investigation may be conducted; — a term adopted from the Aristotelian writers by Lord Bacon, as the title (“Novum Organon”) of part of his treatise on philosophical method. |
| oriency | noun | Brightness or strength of color. |
| orifice | noun | A mouth or aperture, as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening; as, the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound. |
| orillon | noun | A semicircular projection made at the shoulder of a bastion for the purpose of covering the retired flank, — found in old fortresses. |
| orisont | noun | Horizon. |
| orleans | noun | A cloth made of worsted and cotton, — used for wearing apparel., A variety of the plum. See under Plum. |
| orology | noun | The science or description of mountains. |
| orotund | adjective | Characterized by fullness, clearness, strength, and smoothness; ringing and musical; — said of the voice or manner of utterance., The orotund voice or utterance |
| orphean | adjective | Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythic poet and musician; as, Orphean strains. |
| orpheus | noun | The famous mythic Thracian poet, son of the Muse Calliope, and husband of Eurydice. He is reputed to have had power to entrance beasts and inanimate objects by the music of his lyre. |
| orphrey | noun | A band of rich embroidery, wholly or in part of gold, affixed to vestments, especially those of ecclesiastics. |
| orsedew | noun | Alt. of Orsedue |
| orsedue | noun | Leaf metal of bronze; Dutch metal. See under Dutch. |
| orthite | noun | A variety of allanite occurring in slender prismatic crystals. |
| ortolan | noun | A European singing bird (Emberiza hortulana), about the size of the lark, with black wings. It is esteemed delicious food when fattened. Called also bunting., In England, the wheatear (Saxicola oenanthe)., In America, the sora, or Carolina rail (Porzana Carolina). See Sora. |
| ortygan | noun | One of several species of East Indian birds of the genera Ortygis and Hemipodius. They resemble quails, but lack the hind toe. See Turnix. |