Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
orangeroot |
noun |
An American ranunculaceous plant (Hidrastis Canadensis), having a yellow tuberous root; — also called yellowroot, golden seal, etc. |
oratorical |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to an orator or to oratory; characterized by oratory; rhetorical; becoming to an orator; as, an oratorical triumph; an oratorical essay. |
oratorious |
adjective |
Oratorical. |
orbiculate |
noun |
That which is orbiculate; especially, a solid the vertical section of which is oval, and the horizontal section circular., Alt. of Orbiculated |
orcharding |
noun |
The cultivation of orchards., Orchards, in general. |
orchardist |
noun |
One who cultivates an orchard. |
orchestian |
noun |
Any species of amphipod crustacean of the genus Orchestia, or family Orchestidae. See Beach flea, under Beach. |
orchestral |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to an orchestra; suitable for, or performed in or by, an orchestra. |
orchestric |
adjective |
Orchestral. |
orchideous |
adjective |
Same as Orchidaceous. |
ordainable |
adjective |
Capable of being ordained; worthy to be ordained or appointed. |
ordainment |
noun |
Ordination. |
ordinalism |
noun |
The state or quality of being ordinal. |
ordinarily |
adverb |
According to established rules or settled method; as a rule; commonly; usually; in most cases; as, a winter more than ordinarily severe. |
ordinaries |
plural |
of Ordinary |
ordinately |
adverb |
In an ordinate manner; orderly. |
ordination |
noun |
The act of ordaining, appointing, or setting apart; the state of being ordained, appointed, etc., The act of setting apart to an office in the Christian ministry; the conferring of holy orders., Disposition; arrangement; order. |
ordinative |
adjective |
Tending to ordain; directing; giving order. |
ordonnance |
noun |
The disposition of the parts of any composition with regard to one another and the whole. |
ordovician |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to a division of the Silurian formation, corresponding in general to the Lower Silurian of most authors, exclusive of the Cambrian., The Ordovician formation. |
oreography |
noun |
The science of mountains; orography. |
organicism |
noun |
The doctrine of the localization of disease, or which refers it always to a material lesion of an organ. |
organizing |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Organize |
organogeny |
noun |
Organogenesis. |
organology |
noun |
The science of organs or of anything considered as an organic structure., That branch of biology which treats, in particular, of the organs of animals and plants. See Morphology. |
organonymy |
noun |
The designation or nomenclature of organs. |
orientated |
imp. & past participle |
of Orientate |
orientness |
noun |
The quality or state of being orient or bright; splendor. |
originable |
adjective |
Capable of being originated. |
originally |
adverb |
In the original time, or in an original manner; primarily; from the beginning or origin; not by derivation, or imitation., At first; at the origin; at the time of formation or costruction; as, a book originally written by another hand. |
originated |
imp. & past participle |
of Originate |
originator |
noun |
One who originates. |
orismology |
noun |
That departament of natural history which treats of technical terms. |
ornamented |
imp. & past participle |
of Ornament |
ornamental |
adjective |
Serving to ornament; characterized by ornament; beautifying; embellishing. |
ornamenter |
noun |
One who ornaments; a decorator. |
ornateness |
noun |
The quality of being ornate. |
orographic |
adjective |
Alt. of Orographical |
orological |
adjective |
Of or pertaining to orology. |
orotundity |
noun |
The orotund mode of intonation. |
orphanhood |
noun |
The state or condition of being an orphan; orphanage. |
orsellinic |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or designating, an organic acid obtained by a partial decomposition of orsellic acid as a white crystalline substance, and related to protocatechuic acid. |
ortalidian |
noun |
Any one of numerous small two-winged flies of the family Ortalidae. The larvae of many of these flies live in fruit; those of others produce galls on various plants. |
orthoceras |
noun |
An extinct genus of Paleozoic Cephalopoda, having a long, straight, conical shell. The interior is divided into numerous chambers by transverse septa. |
orthoclase |
noun |
Common or potash feldspar crystallizing in the monoclinic system and having two cleavages at right angles to each other. See Feldspar. |
orthodoxal |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or evincing, orthodoxy; orthodox. |
orthodoxly |
adverb |
In an orthodox manner; with soundness of faith. |
orthodromy |
noun |
The act or art of sailing on a great circle. |
orthoepist |
noun |
One who is skilled in orthoepy. |
orthogonal |
adjective |
Right-angled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another. |
orthometry |
noun |
The art or practice of constructing verses correctly; the laws of correct versification. |
orthopedic |
adjective |
Alt. of Orthopedical |
orthophony |
noun |
The art of correct articulation; voice training. |
orthopraxy |
noun |
The treatment of deformities in the human body by mechanical appliances. |
orthoptera |
noun pl. |
An order of mandibulate insects including grasshoppers, locusts, cockroaches, etc. See Illust. under Insect. |
orthoscope |
noun |
An instrument designed to show the condition of the superficial portions of the eye. |
orthostade |
noun |
A chiton, or loose, ungirded tunic, falling in straight folds. |
orthotomic |
adjective |
Cutting at right angles. |
orycterope |
noun |
Same as Oryctere. |
oryctology |
noun |
An old name for paleontology., An old name for mineralogy and geology. |