Part 42

~Novel~, _n._ Tale, romance, story, fiction, fictitious narrative, extended parable.

~Novice~, _n._ ~1.~ Probationer.

~2.~ Tyro, beginner, learner.

~Novitiate~, _n._ Probation.

~Now~, _ad._ At this time, at once, at this moment, at present.

~Now and then~, Occasionally, once in a while.

~Nowadays~, _ad._ In these days, in this age, in the present age.

~Noway~, _ad._ Not at all, in no degree, in no manner.

~Noways~, _ad._ Not at all, in no degree, in no manner.

~Nowise~, _ad._ Noway, noways.

~Noxious~, _a._ Injurious, hurtful, baneful, pernicious, detrimental, unwholesome, mischievous, insalubrious, deleterious, noisome, pestiferous, pestilent, deadly, baleful, destructive, poisonous.

~Nozzle~, _n._ Nose, snout.

~Nucleus~, _n._ Kernel, core, centre.

~Nude~, _a._ Bare, uncovered, undressed, unclothed, naked, exposed, denuded, stark naked, in a state of nature, IN PURIS NATURALIBUS.

~Nudge~, _v. a._ Push gently.

~Nudge~, _n._ Gentle push.

~Nudity~, _n._ Nakedness.

~Nugatory~, _a._ ~1.~ Trifling, futile, vain, insignificant, trivial, frivolous, worthless.

~2.~ Inoperative, ineffectual, inefficacious, unavailing, useless, bootless, null, to no purpose.

~Nugget~, _n._ Lump.

~Nuisance~, _n._ Annoyance, plague, bane, infliction, curse, scourge, pest.

~Null~, _a._ Void, invalid, useless, nugatory, of no efficacy, of no account.

~Nullify~, _v. a._ Annul, invalidate, cancel, abrogate, repeal, make void, make of no effect.

~Nullity~, _n._ Non-existence, nonentity, nihility, nothing.

~Numb~, _a._ Torpid, benumbed.

~Number~, _v. a._ Count, enumerate, tell, reckon, calculate, compute, numerate, call over, tell off, run over, sum up.

~Number~, _n._ ~1.~ Figure, numeral, digit.

~2.~ Many, multitude, great many.

~Number one~, [_Colloquial._] One's self.

~Numbers~, _n. pl._ Verses, poetry, song.

~Numbness~, _n._ Torpor, insensibility, deadness, paralysis, palsy.

~Numeral~, _n._ Figure, number, digit.

~Numerate~, _v. a._ Beckon, enumerate, count, number, call over, tell off.

~Numerous~, _a._ ~1.~ Large (_in number_), made up of many.

~2.~ [_Rare._] Rhythmical, melodious, musical.

~Numskull~, _n._ Blockhead, simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Nuncio~, _n._ ~1.~ Messenger.

~2.~ Ambassador (_of the Pope_).

~Nuncupative~, _a._ Oral, not written.

~Nunnery~, _n._ Convent, cloister, abbey, monastery.

~Nuptial~, _a._ Bridal, matrimonial, hymeneal, connubial, CONJUGAL.

~Nuptials~, _n. pl._ Marriage, wedding, bridal, espousals, nuptial festival, marriage ceremony.

~Nurse~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Nourish, nurture, supply with nourishment.

~2.~ Suckle, feed at the breast, give suck to.

~3.~ Cherish, foster, encourage, succor, promote.

~Nursling~, _n._ Infant, babe, baby, suckling, BAIRN.

~Nurture~, _n._ ~1.~ Nourishment, food, diet.

~2.~ Training, education, instruction, discipline, tuition, schooling, breeding.

~Nurture~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Feed, nourish.

~2.~ Train, educate, instruct, school, rear, breed, discipline, bring up.

~Nutgall~, _n._ Gall, gall-nut.

~Nutriment~, _n._ Aliment, nourishment, nutrition, food, diet, sustenance, subsistence, provision, fare, regimen, meat, victuals, BREAD, viands, cheer, rations, pabulum, grub, FEED, PROVENDER, FODDER, FORAGE, PROG.

~Nutrition~, _n._ ~1.~ Nourishing.

~2.~ Food, NUTRIMENT.

~Nutritious~, _a._ Nourishing, strengthening, wholesome.

~Nutritive~, _a._ Nourishing, strengthening, wholesome.

~Nyctalopy~, _n._ Day-blindness, nocturnal sight.

~Nymph~, _n._ Damsel, maiden, maid, lass, LASSIE, girl.

~Nympha~, _n._ (_Ent._) Pupa, chrysalis, aurelia.

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~Oaf~, _n._ Changeling (_when a foolish child is left in place of another_), simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Obduracy~, _n._ ~1.~ Contumacy, OBSTINACY, stubbornness, doggedness, hardness of heart.

~2.~ Impenitence, depravity.

~Obdurate~, _a._ ~1.~ Hardened, obstinate, callous, unfeeling, stubborn, unyielding, dogged, pig-headed, inflexible, inexorable, cantankerous.

~2.~ Depraved, graceless, shameless, reprobate, lost, impenitent, irreclaimable, incorrigible.

~Obedience~, _n._ Compliance, submission.

~Obedient~, _a._ Compliant, submissive, deferential, dutiful, respectful.

~Obeisance~, _n._ Salutation, reverence, bow, courtesy.

~Obelisk~, _n._ ~1.~ Pillar.

~2.~ Dagger (_in printing_).

~Obese~, _a._ Fat, fleshy, corpulent, stout, plump, portly, bouncing.

~Obesity~, _n._ Fleshiness, fatness, corpulence, corpulency, plumpness, EMBONPOINT.

~Obfuscate~, _v. a._ Darken, cloud, obscure.

~Obituary~, _n._ Necrology.

~Object~, _n._ ~1.~ Mark, butt.

~2.~ End, aim, intent, purpose, design, view, scope, drift, goal, final cause.

~Objection~, _n._ Exception, difficulty, CAVIL, DEMURRER.

~Objectionable~, _a._ Exceptionable.

~Object to~, Disapprove, protest against, take exception to.

~Oblation~, _n._ Offering, sacrifice.

~Obligate~, _v. a._ [_Inelegant._] Bind, oblige, bring under obligation.

~Obligation~, _n._ ~1.~ Responsibility, accountableness, bond of duty.

~2.~ Engagement, contract, agreement, stipulation.

~3.~ Debt of gratitude.

~Obligatory~, _a._ Binding, coercive.

~Oblige~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Compel, force, coerce, constrain.

~2.~ Serve, accommodate, please, favor, gratify, do a service for, do a favor to.

~3.~ OBLIGATE, bind, bring under obligation.

~Obliging~, _a._ Civil, complaisant, kind, courteous, polite, friendly, gentlemanly, urbane, affable.

~Oblique~, _a._ ~1.~ Inclined, aslant.

~2.~ Indirect.

~Obliterate~, _v. a._ Efface, erase, expunge, cancel, rub out, rub off, blot out, scratch out, wipe out, strike out.

~Obliteration~, _n._ Effacement, erasure, extinction, blotting out.

~Oblivion~, _n._ ~1.~ Forgetfulness (Oblivion _refers especially to the thing forgotten_).

~2.~ Amnesty, general pardon.

~Oblivious~, _a._ Forgetful, mindless, heedless, careless, negligent, neglectful.

~Obloquy~, _n._ ~1.~ Reproach, detraction, censure, blame, calumny, contumely, slander, defamation, backbiting, traducing, aspersion, reviling.

~2.~ Dishonor, disgrace, shame, infamy, opprobrium, odium, scandal.

~Obnoxious~, _a._ ~1.~ Liable, subject, exposed.

~2.~ Hateful, unpleasing, odious, offensive, unpopular.

~Oboe~, _n._ Hautboy.

~Obscene~, _a._ ~1.~ Indecent, indelicate, immodest, impure, ribald, gross, coarse, broad, unchaste, lewd, loose.

~2.~ Dirty, filthy, foul, offensive, disgusting.

~Obscenity~, _n._ Indecency, indelicacy, immodesty, unchastity, lewdness.

~Obscure~, _a._ ~1.~ Dark, gloomy, rayless, darksome, unilluminated, unenlightened, dusky, sombre, sombrous, lurid, shadowy, murky, dim.

~2.~ Unintelligible, incomprehensible, indistinct, indefinite, vague, doubtful, enigmatical, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, abstruse, cabalistic, transcendental, high.

~3.~ Unknown, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unnoticed, renownless, unhonored, humble, inglorious.

~Obscure~, _v. a._ Darken, cloud, eclipse, dim, shade, obfuscate, cast in the shade.

~Obscurity~, _n._ ~1.~ Darkness, dimness, gloom, gloominess, shade, obscuration, cloud, obfuscation.

~2.~ Seclusion, retirement, privacy.

~Obsequies~, _n. pl._ Exequies, funeral rites, funeral solemnities.

~Obsequious~, _a._ Fawning, sycophantic, cringing, servile, slavish, supple, meanly submissive.

~Obsequiousness~, _n._ Fawning, cringing, servility, slavishness, suppleness, sycophancy, mean compliance.

~Observable~, _a._ Noticeable, remarkable, marked, striking.

~Observance~, _n._ ~1.~ Performance, fulfilment, discharge, acquittal.

~2.~ Form, ceremony, ceremonial, rite, practice, custom, usage, fashion.

~Observant~, _a._ Mindful, regardful, heedful, attentive, watchful.

~Observation~, _n._ ~1.~ Notice, attention.

~2.~ Remark, note, annotation, comment.

~Observe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Notice, remark, note, watch, eye, mark, take note of, pay attention to.

~2.~ Fulfil, obey, follow, comply with, conform to, adhere to, be faithful to.

~3.~ Celebrate, regard, keep, solemnize.

~Observe~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Take notice.

~2.~ Make a remark.

~Observer~, _n._ Beholder, spectator, bystander, on-looker, looker-on.

~Obsolescent~, _a._ Becoming obsolete, going out of use, falling into desuetude.

~Obsolete~, _a._ Antiquated, disused, neglected, unfashionable, old- fashioned, out of date, fallen into desuetude.

~Obstacle~, _n._ Hinderance, obstruction, impediment, difficulty, check, barrier, stumbling-block, lion in the way.

~Obstetrician~, _n._ Midwife, ACCOUCHEUR.

~Obstetrics~, _n. pl._ Midwifery, tocology.

~Obstinacy~, _n._ Stubbornness, doggedness, heartiness, wilfulness, perversity, contumacy, obduracy, inflexibility, pertinacity, persistency, pig-headedness.

~Obstinate~, _a._ Stubborn, dogged, contumacious, unyielding, inflexible, perverse, mulish, opinionated, opinionative, wilful, heady, headstrong, refractory, unruly, cross-grained, intractable, cantankerous, obdurate, persistent, self-willed, PIG-HEADED.

~Obstreperous~, _a._ Loud, noisy, clamorous, turbulent, tumultuous, vociferous, boisterous, uproarious, blatant, brawling, blustering.

~Obstruct~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Close, bar, stop, blockade, barricade, block up, dam up.

~2.~ Hinder, impede, oppose, retard.

~Obstruction~, _n._ Hinderance, obstacle, impediment, barrier, check, difficulty.

~Obtain~, _v. a._ Procure, get, acquire, achieve, gain, win, earn, secure, get possession of.

~Obtest~, _v. a._ Beseech, implore, conjure, supplicate, beg, invoke, entreat, pray, solicit, importune, conjure, ADJURE.

~Obtrude~, _v. a._ Intrude, thrust in, press in, foist in, worm in.

~Obtrusive~, _a._ Intrusive, inclined to obtrude.

~Obtund~, _v. a._ Blunt, dull, deaden, quell, hebetate, take off the edge of.

~Obtuse~, _a._ Dull, stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, stockish, heavy, slow, unintelligent, unintellectual, shallow, dull-witted, blunt-witted.

~Obtuseness~, _n._ ~1.~ Bluntness.

~2.~ Dulness, stupidity, stolidity, doltishness, shallowness.

~Obviate~, _v. a._ Preclude, prevent, turn aside, remove in the outset, provide against.

~Obvious~, _a._ Plain, evident, manifest, clear, palpable, visible, patent, apparent, unmistakable.

~Occasion~, _n._ ~1.~ Occurrence, incident, casualty, event.

~2.~ Opportunity, juncture, conjuncture, opening, room, suitable time, favorable time, nick of time, golden opportunity.

~3.~ Necessity, need, exigency.

~4.~ Cause (_accidental_), ground, reason.

~Occasion~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cause, produce, originate, breed, create, bring about, give rise to, give occasion to, bring to pass, be the cause of.

~2.~ Induce, influence, persuade, move.

~Occasional~, _a._ Incidental, accidental, casual, irregular.

~Occident~, _n._ West.

~Occidental~, _a._ Western.

~Occult~, _a._ Hidden, secret, unrevealed, unknown, undiscovered, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, cabalistic, latent, abstruse, veiled, shrouded, under a cover, under a cloud.

~Occultation~, _n._ Eclipse.

~Occupancy~, _n._ Possession (_for the time_), tenure, holding, use, occupation.

~Occupant~, _n._ Possessor (_for the time_), occupier, holder.

~Occupation~, _n._ ~1.~ Possession, holding, tenure, use, occupancy.

~2.~ Employment, business, calling, vocation, AVOCATION, profession, pursuit, trade, craft, walk of life.

~Occupy~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Possess (_for the time_), keep, hold, have possession of.

~2.~ Cover, fill, take up.

~3.~ Employ, busy, engage.

~Occur~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Appear, arise, offer, come into view, present itself, be met with, meet the eye.

~2.~ Come to one's mind, come into one's head, flash on the mind.

~3.~ Befall, happen, fall out, take place, come about, come to pass.

~Occurrence~, _n._ Incident, event, accident, casualty, adventure, affair, transaction, proceeding.

~Ocean~, _n._ Sea, main, deep, great deep, great sea, high sea.

~Oceanic~, _a._ Marine, pelagic.

~Octagon~, _n._ Eight-sided figure.

~Octagonal~, _a._ Eight-sided.

~Od~, _n._ Odyle, odyllic force.

~Odd~, _a._ ~1.~ Uneven, not divisible by 2.

~2.~ Unmatched, single (_of a pair or set_).

~3.~ Supernumerary, redundant, left over (_from a specified number_).

~4.~ Singular, strange, uncommon, eccentric, fantastic, whimsical, peculiar, comical, droll, BIZARRE, grotesque, extravagant, out of the way.

~Oddity~, _n._ Singularity, strangeness, queerness.

~Odds~, _n. sing. & pl._ Difference, disparity, inequality.

~Odds and ends~, Fragments, remnants, scraps, refuse, orts, off- scourings.

~Ode~, _n._ Lyric poem.

~Odious~, _a._ ~1.~ Hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, shocking, disgusting, offensive, repulsive, obnoxious.

~2.~ Invidious.

~Odium~, _n._ ~1.~ Hatred, hate, dislike, disfavor, disesteem, disaffection, enmity.

~2.~ Disapprobation, disapproval, censure, blame, condemnation.

~3.~ Dishonor, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, scandal, ignominy, infamy.

~Odontalgia~, _n._ (_Med._) Toothache.

~Odor~, _n._ Scent (_good or bad_), smell, perfume, fragrance, redolence.

~Odoriferous~, _a._ Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, sweet- smelling, sweet-scented.

~Odorous~, _a._ Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented.

~Odyle~, _n._ Od, odyllic force.

~Œcumenical~, _a._ [Written also _Ecumenical_.] General (_applied especially to Councils of the Church_), universal.

~Œsophagus~, _n._ Gullet.

~Off~, _prep._ ~1.~ Not on, not upon.

~2.~ Facing, fronting, against, opposite, opposite to.

~Off~, _a._ Most distant, on the farther side, on the right side.

~Off~, _ad._ Away.

~Offal~, _n._ ~1.~ Garbage.

~2.~ Waste, refuse, rubbish.

~Offence~, _n._ [Written also _Offense_.] ~1.~ Attack, assault, aggression, onset (_as in the expression weapons of offence_).

~2.~ Displeasure, anger, indignation, wrath.

~3.~ Injury, injustice, affront, wrong, insult, indignity, outrage.

~4.~ Trespass, transgression, misdeed, delinquency, misdemeanor, crime, sin.

~Offend~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Affront, displease, vex, chafe, annoy, irritate, provoke, nettle, fret, gall, give offence to, make angry.

~2.~ Shock, wound, pain.

~Offend~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Give offence.

~2.~ Transgress, sin, do wrong, commit offence.

~Offender~, _n._ Transgressor, culprit, trespasser, criminal, delinquent, malefactor, convict, felon.

~Offensive~, _a._ ~1.~ Aggressive, assailant, attacking, invading.

~2.~ Disgusting, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, loathsome, repulsive.

~3.~ Disagreeable, unpleasant, unpalatable, displeasing, revolting, shocking, abominable, detestable, hateful, execrable, obnoxious.

~Offer~, _v. a_. ~1.~ Present, tender, exhibit, proffer, extend, hold out.

~2.~ Furnish, propose, propound, show, give.

~3.~ Sacrifice, immolate.

~4.~ Bid (_as price_).

~Offer~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Occur, present itself, be at hand.

~2.~ Volunteer, propose, make an offer.

~Offer~, _n._ ~1.~ Proposal, proposition, proffer, tender, overture.

~2.~ Bid.

~Offering~, _n._ Sacrifice, oblation.

~Off-hand~, _a._ Unpremeditated, unstudied, impromptu, extempore.

~Off-hand~, _ad._ Extempore, impromptu, at the moment, on the spur of the moment, without premeditation or study.

~Office~, _n._ ~1.~ Station (_conferred by authority_), post, situation, place, BERTH.

~2.~ Charge, trust, business, employment, duty, service, function, capacity.

~3.~ Place of business, counting-room, bureau.

~Officer~, _n._ Official, functionary, magistrate.

~Official~, _a._ Authoritative, by authority.

~Official~, _n._ Functionary, officer, magistrate.

~Officious~, _a._ Meddlesome, interfering, intermeddling, obtrusive, busy, pragmatical.

~Offscouring~, _n._ Refuse, sweepings, dirt, scum, dross, recrement, rubbish.

~Offset~, _n._ ~1.~ Sprout, shoot, slip, branch, offshoot, twig, scion.

~2.~ Counterpoise, counterbalance, set-off, equivalent.

~Offshoot~, _n._ Shoot, brunch, OFFSET.

~Offspring~, _n._ Issue, progeny, child or children, descendant or descendants, posterity.

~Of old~, Anciently, a long while ago, in the olden time, in ancient times, in days of yore, long ago, in days long gone.

~O for~, O that I had, would that I had.

~Oft~, _ad._ [_Poetical._] OFTEN, frequently.

~Often~, _ad._ Frequently, repeatedly, not seldom, many times, not rarely.

~Of the first water~, Of the first or highest excellence (_said of a gem_).

~Ogee~, _n._ (_Arch._) Cyamatium, cyma.

~Ogle~, _n._ Side glance.

~Ogre~, _n._ Spectre, goblin, hobgoblin, bugbear, POKER, BUGABOO, frightful object.

~Oil of vitriol~, Sulphuric acid, vitriolic acid.

~Oil-plant~, _n._ Sesame, benne.

~Oiliness~, _n._ Unctuousness.

~Oily~, _a._ Unctuous, greasy, oleaginous, sebaceous, adipose, fatty, fat.

~Ointment~, _n._ Unguent.

~Okra~, _n._ Gumbo (_Abelmoschus esculentus_).

~Old~, _a._ ~1.~ Aged, elderly, not young, of advanced age, advanced in years.

~2.~ Ancient, antique, antiquated, old-fashioned, olden, not modern.

~3.~ Of long date, not new.

~4.~ Going to decay, worn out.

~Olden~, _a._ [_Rare._] Ancient, old, not modern.

~Old-fashioned~, _a._ Antiquated, antique, ancient, old, archaic, out of fashion, out of date, fallen into desuetude.

~Old-time~, _a._ Former, quondam, late, CI-DEVANT, in former times.

~Old-womanish~, _a._ Anile, aged, doting, imbecile, decrepit, superannuated.

~Oleaginous~, _a._ Oily, unctuous, greasy, sebaceous, adipose, fatty, fat.

~Olibanum~, _n._ FRANKINCENSE (_of the ancients_).

~Olio~, _n._ Medley, mixture, jumble, farrago, hodge-podge, hotch- potch, miscellany, salmagundi, gallimaufry, OLLA PODRIDA, POT-POURRI.

~Olla podrida~, [Sp.] Mixture, medley, OLIO.

~Ombrometer~, _n._ Rain-gauge, pluviameter, udometer.

~Omen~, _n._ Prognostic, presage, augury, foreboding, portent, auspice, sign.

~Omentum~, _n._ (_Anat._) Caul, epiploön.

~Ominous~, _a._ Portentous, monitory, premonitory.

~Omission~, _n._ Failure, neglect, default.

~Omit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Leave out, not mention.

~2.~ Neglect, miss, let slip, let go, pass by.

~Omnipotence~, _n._ ~1.~ Almighty power.

~2.~ GOD, The Omnipotent.

~Omnipotent~, _a._ Almighty, all-powerful.

~Omnipotent~, _n._ [With _The_ prefixed.] GOD, The Almighty.

~Omnipresence~, _n._ Ubiquity, universal presence.

~Omnipresent~, _a._ Ubiquitous, universally present.

~Omniscience~, _n._ ~1.~ Infinite wisdom, boundless knowledge.

~2.~ GOD, The Omnipotent.

~Omniscient~, _a._ Infinitely wise, all-wise, all-knowing.

~Omnivorous~, _a._ All-devouring, pantophagous.

~On~, _prep._ Upon.

~On~, _ad._ Forward.

~On account of~, By reason of, by virtue of, in consequence of.

~On all fours~, ~1.~ On lour legs.

~2.~ Evenly balanced, quite parallel, quite symmetrical.

~On all hands~, By all parties, by everybody.

~On an average~, Taking a mean of all cases, taking the average.

~Onanism~, _n._ Masturbation, self-pollution, self-abuse, secret vice.

~On a par~, On a level, on an equality.

~Once~, _ad._ ~1.~ For one time.

~2.~ Formerly, in former times.

~On-dit~, _n._ [Fr.] Rumor, report, bruit, the town talk, flying report.

~One~, _a._ ~1.~ Single, individual.

~2.~ The same.

~3.~ United, undivided.

~One~, _n._ ~1.~ Unit.

~2.~ Individual, person, human being.

~One-berry~, _n._ True-love, herb-paris (_Paris quadrifolia_).

~One day~, Some day, sooner or later, one of these days.

~On end~, Erect, upright.

~One of these days~, Some day, one day, sooner or later.

~Onerous~, _a._ Burdensome, oppressive, heavy, weighty, laborious, toilsome, operose, hard, difficult.

~On exhibition~, Displayed, exhibited, on view.

~On hand~, In possession, in store.

~On horseback~, On a horse's back, riding a horse.

~On-looker~, _n._ Spectator, beholder, observer, by-stander, looker-on.

~Only~, _a._ Sole, solitary, alone, single, this and no other.

~Only~, _ad._ ~1.~ Merely, barely, simply, and nothing else.

~2.~ Solely, singly.

~On one's own hook~, [_Colloquial, U. S._] On one's own account, by one's self.

~On the qui vive~, On the alert.

~On sale~, For sale, to be sold, offered for sale.

~Onset~, _n._ Attack, assault, charge, storm, storming, first brunt.

~Onslaught~, _n._ Attack, assault, charge, storm, storming, first brunt.

~On stilts~, Pretentious, pompous, bombastic.

~On tap~, Tapped, broached, abroach.

~On the alert~, Watching, watchful, attentive, vigilant, on the look out.

~On the anvil~, In preparation, in progress, in process.

~On the contrary~, ~1.~ In opposition, on the other side.

~2.~ So far from being so it is just the reverse, it is quite otherwise.

~On the docket~, [_Colloquial._] In hand, under consideration.

~On the look out~, Watchful, ON THE ALERT.

~On the mending hand~, Convalescent, getting better.

~On the passage~, On the way (_especially by sea_), EN ROUTE.

~On the score of~, On account of.

~On the sly~, [_Colloquial._] Furtively, slyly.

~On the spot~, Immediately, at once, upon the spot.

~On the way~, ON THE PASSAGE, EN ROUTE.

~On the whole~, All things considered, in view of all the circumstances, taking every thing into account, upon the whole.

~On the wing~, Flying.

~On tick~, [_Colloquial._] On credit.

~On view~, ON EXHIBITION.

~Onward~, _ad._ Forward, in advance.

~Onwards~, _ad._ Forward, in advance.

~Oolite~, _n._ Roestone.

~Ooze~, _n._ Mire, slime, mud.

~Ooze~, _v. n._ Percolate, filter, transude, exude, strain.

~Oozy~, _a._ Miry, slimy, muddy.

~Opacity~, _n._ Opaqueness, want of transparency.

~Opaque~, _a._ Not transparent.

~Opaqueness~, _n._ Opacity, want of transparency.

~Ope~, _v. a. & n._ [_Poetical._] Open.

~Open~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unclose, OPE, lay open.

~2.~ Exhibit, explain, reveal, interpret, disclose, make manifest, bring to view.

~3.~ Begin, commence, enter upon.

~Open~, _v. n._ ~1.~ OPE, cleave, part, be unclosed, be parted, be sundered, be severed.

~2.~ Come into view, begin to appear.

~3.~ Begin, commence.

~Open~, _a._ ~1.~ Unclosed, not shut.

~2.~ Expanded, extended, broad, not folded, not contracted.

~3.~ Frank, unreserved, candid, ingenuous, undisguised, undesigning, artless, undissembling, sincere, guileless, fair, honest, single- minded, above-board, open-hearted.

~4.~ Liberal, generous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed.

~5.~ Exposed, unprotected, undefended.

~6.~ Public, unrestricted, clear, unobstructed, free to all.

~7.~ Unsettled, undetermined, not adjusted.

~8.~ Mild, moderate, not frosty, not cold.

~Open-handed~, _a._ Generous, liberal, munificent, bountiful.

~Open-hearted~, _a._ Candid, frank, artless, guileless, open.

~Opening~, _n._ ~1.~ Aperture, hole, orifice, perforation, breach, chasm, cleft, gap, fissure, rent, rift, flaw.

~2.~ Beginning, commencement.

~3.~ Opportunity, chance.

~Opera-glass~, _n._ Lorgnette.

~Operate~, _v. n._ [Followed by _on_ or _upon_.] Act, work, have effect, have influence.

~Operation~, _n._ ~1.~ Action, agency, force, influence, effect.

~2.~ Performance, procedure, process, proceeding, manipulation.

~3.~ Movement, motion, manœuvre.

~Operative~, _a._ ~1.~ Acting, active, in action, in operation.

~2.~ Effective, efficient, effectual, efficacious, serviceable.

~Operative~, _n._ Laborer, artisan, laboring man, common workman.

~Operator~, _n._ Doer, actor, performer, agent, executor.

~Operose~, _a._ Laborious, toilsome, hard, onerous, burdensome, difficult, tedious, wearisome, IRKSOME.

~Ophite~, _n._ (_Min._) Serpentine, green porphyry.

~Ophthalmia~, _n._ [L.] OPHTHALMY.

~Ophthalmy~, _n._ (_Med._) Ophthalmia, inflammation of the eye.

~Opiate~, _n._ Anodyne, narcotic, sedative.

~Opine~, _v. n._ [_Obsolete or colloquial._] Think, judge, believe, suppose, conceive, apprehend, fancy, WEEN, presume, take it, be of opinion, have an opinion.

~Opinion~, _n._ ~1.~ Judgment, notion, view, belief, idea, conception, impression, sentiment.

~2.~ Estimate.

~Opinionated~, _a._ Conceited, dogmatical, opinionative, stiff or stubborn in opinion.

~Opinionative~, _a._ OPINIONATED.

~Opponent~, _n._ Antagonist, adversary, rival, competitor, enemy, foe, adverse party.

~Opportune~, _a._ Seasonable, convenient, timely, fit, suitable, favorable, propitious, auspicious, fortunate, lucky, APROPOS, well- timed, to the purpose.

~Opportunely~, _ad._ Seasonably, in the nick of time, all in good time, in the fulness of time.

~Opportunity~, _n._ Chance; fit, suitable, or favorable time; good chance, fitting occasion, nick of time.

~Oppose~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Resist, withstand, contravene, thwart, oppugn, combat, strive against, set one's face against, make a stand against.

~2.~ Contradict, gainsay, deny.

~Opposing~, _a._ Conflicting, counteracting, antagonistic, adverse, opposite, hostile, inimical.

~Opposite~, _a._ ~1.~ Facing, over against.

~2.~ Contrary, repugnant, diverse, unlike, incompatible, inconsistent.

~3.~ Adverse, opposed, opposing, antagonistic, hostile, inimical.

~Opposition~, _n._ ~1.~ Contrariety, repugnance, diversity, inconsistency.

~2.~ Counteraction, hostility, resistance.

~Oppress~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Overburden, crush, overwhelm, overpower, weigh heavily upon, bear hard upon.

~2.~ Persecute, wrong, maltreat, treat cruelly, tyrannize over.

~Oppression~, _n,_ ~1.~ Hardship, misery, suffering, calamity.

~2.~ Tyranny, severity, cruelty, injustice, persecution.

~Oppressive~, _a._ ~1.~ Heavy, overwhelming, overpowering.

~2.~ Tyrannical, cruel, severe, hard, rigorous, inhuman, grinding, galling.

~3.~ Close, uncomfortable.

~Oppressor~, _n._ Tyrant.

~Opprobrious~, _a._ ~1.~ Reproachful, scurrilous, abusive, vituperative, insolent, condemnatory, damnatory, scandalous, contemptuous, offensive, insulting.

~2.~ Infamous, despised, shameful, dishonorable, disgraceful, disreputable.

~Opprobrium~, _n._ Reproach, disgrace, infamy, ignominy, obloquy, odium.

~Oppugn~, _v. a._ Assail, attack, combat, resist, oppose, thwart, contravene, withstand, strive against.

~Optic~, _a._ Visual.

~Optical~, _a._ Visual.

~Option~, _n._ Choice, election, preference.

~Optional~, _a._ Discretional, elective.

~Opulence~, _n._ Wealth, affluence, riches, fortune, independence, easy circumstances, ample means.

~Opulent~, _a._ Wealthy, rich, affluent, flush, moneyed, well off.

~Oracle~, _n._ ~1.~ Divine communication.

~2.~ (_Jewish History._) Sanctuary, Holy of Holies.

~3.~ (_Greek History._) Deity or god (_from whom divine communications come_).

~4.~ Sage, prophet, Solomon, Nestor, wise man, master mind, shining light.

~Oracular~, _a._ ~1.~ Prophetic, dogmatical, authoritative, magisterial.

~2.~ Sage, wise, grave, venerable.

~Oral~, _a._ Spoken, verbal, nuncupative, parole, not written.

~Orally~, _ad._ By word of mouth.

~Oration~, _n._ Discourse, address, speech, HARANGUE.

~Orator~, _n._ Public speaker.

~Oratorical~, _a._ Rhetorical.

~Oratory~, _n._ Eloquence, art of speaking well (_in public_).

~Orb~, _n._ ~1.~ Globe, sphere, ball.

~2.~ Circle, orbit.

~Orbicular~, _a._ ~1.~ Spherical, globular, globated, globous, globose.

~2.~ Circular.

~Orbit~, _n._ ~1.~ Orb, circular path (_of a celestial body_).

~2.~ (_Anat._) Cavity of the eye.

~Orchestra~, _n._ ~1.~ Place for musicians (_as in a theatre_).

~2.~ Band of instrumental musicians (_in an orchestra_).

~Orchotomy~, _n._ (_Med._) Emasculation, castration.

~Ordain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Appoint, call, elect, consecrate, destine, set apart.

~2.~ Establish, institute, regulate, set in order, arrange.

~3.~ Decree, enact, order, prescribe, enjoin.

~Ordeal~, _n._ Trial, test, touchstone, proof, assay, experiment.

~Order~, _n._ ~1.~ Method, regularity, symmetry, regular arrangement.

~2.~ Fit condition, proper state.

~3.~ Regulation, rule, canon, prescription, law, standing rule.

~4.~ Mandate, precept, injunction, command, direction, instruction, bidding.

~5.~ Rank, class, grade, degree.

~6.~ (_Bot._) Family, tribe.

~7.~ (_Zoöl._) Sub-class, subordinate class.

~Order~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Regulate, arrange, systematize, adjust, methodize.

~2.~ Manage, conduct, carry on.

~3.~ Command, instruct, direct, bid, require, give an order to.

~Orderly~, _a._ ~1.~ Regular, methodical, systematic.

~2.~ Peaceable, quiet, well behaved.

~Orders~, _n. pl._ Holy orders, office of the Christian ministry, the sacred profession.

~Ordinance~, _n._ ~1.~ Decree, edict, law, enactment, statute.

~2.~ Rite, ceremony, observance, sacrament.

~Ordinarily~, _ad._ Commonly, usually, generally.

~Ordinary~, _a._ ~1.~ Common, usual, customary, habitual, settled, established, wonted, every day.

~2.~ Mean, vulgar, low, inferior.

~3.~ Plain, ugly, homely, inelegant, ill-looking, not handsome, not fine.

~Ordinary~, _n._ Eating-house (_where a meal is offered at a settled price_), TABLE D'HÔTE, public table.

~Ordination~, _n._ Consecration, induction, institution.

~Ordnance~, _n._ Cannon, great guns.

~Ordure~, _n._ Dung, excrement, fæces.

~Organ~, _n._ Instrument, means, medium.

~Organic~, _n._ Radical, fundamental, constitutional.

~Organical~, _n._ Radical, fundamental, constitutional.

~Organism~, _n._ ~1.~ Organic structure.

~2.~ Organization, organized being, organized existence.

~Organization~, _n._ ~1.~ Construction, constitution, organizing, forming, making.

~2.~ Organism, organized being, organized existence.

~Organize~, _v. a._ Constitute (_by assignment of parts_), dispose or arrange in parts (_for special functions_), construct, form, make.

~Orgies~, _n. pl._ Revels, bacchanals, saturnalia, carousal, revelry, wassail, debauch, drunken bout.

~Orient~, _a._ ~1.~ Eastern, oriental.

~2.~ Bright, shining, glittering, sparkling, brilliant.

~Orient~, _n._ East.

~Oriental~, _a._ Eastern, orient.

~Orifice~, _n._ Hole, aperture, perforation, pore.

~Origin~, _n._ ~1.~ Source, rise, spring, beginning, commencement, birth, cradle, original, fountain-head, starting-point.

~2.~ Cause, occasion.

~Original~, _a._ ~1.~ Primitive, aboriginal, primeval, primary, primordial, pristine, first.

~2.~ Inventive, creative.

~Original~, _n._ ~1.~ Source, spring, origin, cause.

~2.~ Archetype, model, pattern, type, prototype, protoplast, exemplar, first copy.

~3.~ [_Colloquial._] Oddity, eccentric person.

~Originate~, _v. a._ Create, breed, bring into existence, be the author of, be the cause of, give rise to.

~Originate~, _v. n._ Arise, rise, begin, spring, proceed, emanate, flow, take its rise.

~Originator~, _n._ Inventor, author, maker, creator, father, former, first cause.

~Orison~, _n._ Prayer, supplication, petition, solicitation.

~Ormolu~, _n._ Mosaic gold.

~Ornament~, _n._ Embellishment, decoration, adornment.

~Ornament~, _v. a._ Decorate, adorn, embellish, beautify, garnish, bedeck, grace, emblazon.

~Ornamental~, _a._ Embellishing, serving for ornament, TOPIARY.

~Ornate~, _a._ Ornamented, embellished, decorated, bedecked.

~Orrery~, _n._ Planetarium.

~Orthoclase~, _n._ Felspar.

~Orthodox~, _a._ Sound (_in religious opinions_), of the true faith, not heretical.

~Orthodoxy~, _n._ True faith, soundness of doctrine.

~Orthogonal~, _a._ Rectangular, right-angled.

~Orthography~, _n._ Spelling.

~Oscillate~, _v. n._ Swing, vibrate, move to and fro, move backward and forward.

~Oscillation~, _n._ Vibration, swinging, nutation.

~Oscillatory~, _a._ Vibratory, swinging, oscillating, vibrating.

~Oscitate~, _v. n._ Gape, yawn.

~Osier~, _n._ ~1.~ Willow.

~2.~ Wicker, withe, willow twig.

~Osseous~, _a._ Bony.

~Ossuary~, _n._ Charnel-house.

~Ostensible~, _a._ ~1.~ Shown, declared, avowed, assigned, manifest, apparent, exhibited, presented, visible.

~2.~ Specious, plausible, colorable.

~Ostentation~, _n._ Display, show, parade, flourish, dash, pomposity, pompousness, pageantry, high pretension.

~Ostentatious~, _a._ Boastful, vain, showy, dashing, flaunting, pompous, vainglorious, fond of display.

~Ostentatiously~, _ad._ Showily, pompously, boastfully, with a flourish of trumpets, with beat of drum.

~Ostracism~, _n._ Banishment, expulsion, exclusion, excommunication.

~Ostracize~, _v. a._ Banish, exile, put under the ban.

~Otalgia~, _n._ (_Med._) Ear-ache.

~Otalgy~, _n._ (_Med._) Ear-ache.

~Ottoman~, _n._ Turk.

~Ottoman~, _a._ Turkish.

~Oust~, _v. a._ Eject, expel, dislodge, turn out.

~Out and out~, ~1.~ [_Adverbially._] Completely, thoroughly, utterly.

~2.~ [_Adjectively._] Complete, thorough, consummate, unqualified.

~Out-balance~, _v. a._ Overweigh, overbalance, overpoise.