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Word
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Definition
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| oakum | old ropes untwisted for caulking the seams of ships
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| oakus | wallet; pocket billfold
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| oast | kiln to dry hops or malt
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| obambulate | to wander about
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| obdormition | numbness in a limb caused by pressure on a nerve
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| obduracy | stubbornness; persistence
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| obedible | docile; capable of obedience
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| obedientiary | someone subject to obedience
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| obeism | practice of West African magic
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| obeliscolychny | lighthouse
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| obelisk | dagger sign used as a critical mark or note
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| obelize | to condemn as spurious, doubtful, or corrupt
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| obelus | division sign; mark used to indicate unacceptable passages
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| obeophone | mechanical keyboard instrument used to imitate woodwind instruments
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| obequitate | to ride about
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| obfuscate | to obscure; to darken; to confuse
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| obganiate | to irritate someone by constantly repeating oneself
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| obi | broad sash worn with a kimono
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| obit | religious office for a dead person
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| obiter | in passing; incidentally
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| obitual | of, like or pertaining to obituaries
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| objectivism | doctrine that all reality is objective
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| objicient | objector
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| objuration | the act of binding by oath; a solemn charge
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| objurgate | to chide; to scold; to rebuke
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| oblate | flattened at opposite sides or poles
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| oblate | layman living in a religious community under modified rule
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| oblation | act of offering; a sacrifice; anything offered in worship
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| oblectation | enjoyment; pleasure
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| obliquation | obliqueness
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| oblivescence | forgetfulness; forgetting
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| oblocutor | one who denies or disputes
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| obloquy | censure; calumny; slander; disgrace
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| obluctation | resistance; opposition
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| obmutescent | speechless; persistently silent
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| obnixely | earnestly; strenuously
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| obnubilate | to becloud; to obscure
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| obolary | extremely poor
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| obreption | seeking to obtain a gift by false premises
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| obrogate | to alter the law by passing a new law
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| obrotund | round but flattened on top and bottom
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| obscurantism | policy of withholding knowledge from the public
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| obsecrate | to beseech; to implore
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| obsequent | flowing in opposite direction to original slope of land
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| obsequies | funeral
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| obsequious | servilely ingratiating; fawning
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| observationalism | belief that all knowledge is based on observation
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| obsidional | of, like or pertaining to a siege
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| obsign | to seal or confirm
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| obsolagnium | waning sexual desire due to age
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| obstetrics | study of midwifery
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| obstreperous | noisy; unruly
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| obstriction | obligation
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| obtend | to put forward or allege
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| obtenebrate | to cast a shadow over
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| obtest | to call to witness; to adjure; to protest; to beseech
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| obtruncate | to cut or lop off the head of
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| obtund | to blunt or dull; to deaden
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| obtundent | dulling
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| obturate | to stop up; to seal up
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| obumbrate | to overshadow
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| obvallate | walled in; sealed up
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| obvention | any incidental occurrence or advantage
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| obvert | to turn; to alter
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| obvolute | overlapping; twisted
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| obvolvent | enwrapping; curved downward or inward
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| ocarina | egg-shaped flute-like wind instrument
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| occamy | alloy imitating gold or silver
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| occasionalism | belief that interactions between mind and body are intermediated by God
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| occipital | of, like or pertaining to the back of the head
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| occlusion | closing of an opening, passage or cavity
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| occultation | concealing of one heavenly body by another
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| ocellated | eyelike and ringed; having an eyelike spot or spots
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| ocellus | small eye or eye-like coloured spot
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| ochlesis | sickness resulting from overcrowded living conditions
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| ochlocracy | government by mobs
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| ochlophobia | fear of crowds
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| ochre | yellowish or yellow-brown colour
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| ochroleucous | yellowish white
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| ocracy | government
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| ocreate | wearing boots or leggings
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| octactinal | having eight rays or points
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| octad | set of eight things
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| octamerous | having parts in eights
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| octan | recurring every eight days
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| octapla | multi-lingual book in eight texts
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| octarchy | government by eight people
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| octarius | pint
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| octastich | poem of eight lines
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| octingentenary | eight hundredth anniversary of an event
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| octodont | degu
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| octonary | of, like or pertaining to or consisting of eight things; grouped in eights
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| octonocular | having eight eyes
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| octothorp | hash; pound sign
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| octroi | trading privilege, monopoly or concession granted to a town
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| oculate | having eyes
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| oculiform | shaped like an eye
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| oculus | round window, especially over main door in church
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| od | mild oath
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| odalisque | female slave in a harem
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| odditorium | place for displaying oddities
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| odeum | a usually small theatre or concert hall
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| odible | worthy of hatred
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| odium | hatred; offensiveness; blame
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| odograph | odometer; instrument for measuring distance travelled
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| odology | science of the hypothetical mystical force of od
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| odontalgia | toothache
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| odonterism | chattering of the teeth
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| odontist | dentist
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| odontogeny | origin and development of teeth
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| odontograph | instrument for obtaining curves for gear-teeth
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| odontography | scientific description of teeth
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| odontoid | tooth-like
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| odontology | study of teeth
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| odontoloxia | irregularity of the teeth
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| odontomancy | divination using teeth
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| odophone | scale of odours
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| odoriferous | emitting a usually pleasant smell
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| odorimetry | measurement of strength and persistence of odours
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| odorivector | substance producing an odour
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| oecist | founder of a colony
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| oecodomic | of, like or pertaining to architecture
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| oeillade | an ogle; a glance or wink
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| oenology | study of wines
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| oenomancy | divination by studying appearance of wine
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| oenomania | obsession or craze for wine
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| oenometer | instrument for measuring alcoholic strength of wine
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| oenophile | one who is fond of or loves wine
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| oenophobia | fear or hatred of wine
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| oenopoetic | of, like or pertaining to wine-making
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| oersted | unit of magnetic field strength
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| oestrogenic | producing female sex hormones
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| officialism | excessive devotion to routine or position
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| officinal | belonging to or used in a shop
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| officious | volunteering one's services too eagerly
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| ogdoad | set of eight
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| ogee | S-shaped
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| ogive | graph representing cumulative frequency
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| ogonek | mark placed under Slavic consonant to indicate nasalization
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| ohmmeter | instrument for measuring electrical resistance
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| oikology | science of housekeeping
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| oikonisus | desire to start a family
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| oinomancy | divination using wine
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| okapi | short-necked giraffe
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| olamic | of or belonging to a vast period or eon
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| oleaginous | oily, fawning or sycophantic
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| olecranon | funny bone
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| oleic | of, like or pertaining to or derived from oil
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| oleiferous | producing oil
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| olent | having a smell; fragrant
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| oleograph | print in oil-colours to imitate an oil painting
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| oleography | lithography employed to resemble oil painting
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| oleometer | instrument for measuring amount of oil in a substance
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| oleraceous | of the nature of a pot-herb; for kitchen use; edible
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| olericulture | growing of herbs and vegetables
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| olfactible | able to be smelled
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| olfactology | study of the sense of smell
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| olfactometer | instrument measuring intensity of odour of a substance
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| olid | rank-smelling
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| oligarchy | government by the few
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| oligochrome | work of art using few colours
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| oligodynamic | of, like or pertaining to the effect of small quantities
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| oligogenics | birth control
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| oligomania | obsession with a few thoughts or ideas
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| oligophrenia | feeble-mindedness
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| oligopoly | market situation of few sellers of a service
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| oligopsony | market situation of few buyers of a service
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| oligosyllable | word of few syllables
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| olim | formerly
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| olio | miscellany; potpourri
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| olitory | of, like or pertaining to kitchen vegetables
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| olivaceous | olive-coloured
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| olivary | olive-shaped
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| olivaster | having an olive complexion
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| olivet | artificial pearl
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| olivetta | container used to hold olives
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| oliviform | shaped like an olive
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| ollamh | learned man in ancient Ireland
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| olm | blind aquatic cave-dwelling European salamander
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| ololygmancy | fortune-telling by the howling of dogs
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| ombré | shadowy; shaded; dusky
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| ombrology | study of rain
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| ombrometer | rain-gauge
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| ombrophilous | tolerant of large amounts of rainfall
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| ombrophobia | fear of rain
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| omegoid | shaped like a horseshoe or omega
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| ommateum | compound eye
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| omneity | state of being all; allness
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| omniana | about all sorts of things
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| omnicompetent | legally competent in all matters
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| omnifarious | of all kinds
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| omniferous | bearing everything
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| omnify | to make large or universal
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| omnigatherum | miscellaneous assemblage or collection
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| omnigenous | of all kinds
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| omniloquent | speaking on all subjects
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| omniparity | general equality
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| omnism | belief in all religions
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| omophagy | eating of raw flesh as a ritual observance
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| omoplatoscopy | divination by observing cracks in burning scapulae
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| omphalism | centralization in government
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| omphaloid | navel-like
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| omphalomancy | divination from the knots in the umbilical cord
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| omphalopsychite | one who meditates by gazing at the navel
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| omphalos | the navel; a boss; a centre
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| omphaloskepsis | navel-gazing
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| onager | military engine for throwing great stones
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| onager | Asiatic wild ass
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| onanism | masturbation; self-gratification
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| oncogenesis | producing cancerous tumours
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| oncology | study of tumours
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| oncometer | instrument measuring change in size of internal organs
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| oncosimeter | instrument measuring variations in density of molten metal
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| oncostman | mine worker paid by the day
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| ondograph | instrument measuring change in wave formations of electricity
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| ondoyant | wavy
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| oneiric | of, like or pertaining to dreams
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| oneirocriticism | dream interpretation
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| oneirodynia | nightmare
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| oneirology | study of dreams
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| oneiromancy | divination by dreams
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| one-step | ballroom dance marked by quick walking steps
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| oniomania | mania for making purchases
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| oniscoid | like a woodlouse
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| onocrotal | old term for the pelican
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| onolatry | worship of asses or donkeys
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| onomamania | mania for names
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| onomancy | divination using a donkey or ass
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| onomancy | divination using proper names
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| onomasiology | study of nomenclature
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| onomastic | of, like or pertaining to a name or signature
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| onomasticon | dictionary of proper names
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| onomastics | study of proper names
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| onomatomania | irresistible desire to repeat certain words
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| onomatophobia | fear of hearing a certain word
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| onomatous | bearing the author's name
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| ontal | of, like or pertaining to reality or existence
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| ontocyclic | returning to an infantile state or character in old age
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| ontogenesis | origin and development of a single individual organism
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| ontography | description of reality, essence or being
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| ontological | based upon being or existence
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| ontology | science of pure being; the nature of things
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| ontosophy | knowledge of being or existence
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| onychocryptosis | ingrowing toenail
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| onychoid | like a fingernail
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| onychomancy | divination by the fingernails
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| onychophagist | nail-biter
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| onychophorous | bearing nails or claws
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| onychotillomania | compulsive picking at the fingernails
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| onymancy | divination by the fingernails
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| onymatic | of, like or pertaining to names
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| onymous | bearing the author's name
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| onymy | scientific nomenclature
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| onyxis | ingrown nail
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| oogenesis | production of eggs or ova
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| ooidal | egg-shaped
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| oology | study of eggs
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| oomancy | divination using eggs
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| oometer | instrument for measuring eggs
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| oophoron | ovary
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| oose | furry dust that gathers under beds
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| ootocous | producing eggs; oviparous
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| opacimeter | instrument for measuring opacity
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| opacular | somewhat opaque
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| opalescence | milky iridescence
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| opalotype | photograph taken on a milky opal glass plate
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| opeidoscope | instrument for illustrating sound by means of light
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| operculum | cover or lid; lid-like organ or covering
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| operose | laborious; tedious
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| ophelimity | ability to please sexually; ability to satisfy
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| ophiasis | baldness in wavy bands
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| ophic | of, like or pertaining to serpents
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| ophicleide | keyed bass brass musical instrument
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| ophidian | of or like a snake
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| ophidiarium | snake-house
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| ophidiomancy | divination using snakes
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| ophidiophobia | fear of snakes
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| ophiolatry | worship of snakes
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| ophiology | study of snakes
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| ophiomancy | divination by watching snakes
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| ophiomormous | snakelike
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| ophiomorphic | shaped like a snake
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| ophiophagous | eating snakes
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| ophiophilist | snake-lover
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| ophism | snake-worship
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| ophiuran | brittle star
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| ophthalmometer | instrument for measuring the eye
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| ophthalmophobia | fear of being stared at
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| ophthalmoscope | instrument for viewing the interior of the eye
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| opificer | artificer
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| opinable | capable of being thought
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| opiniaster | one who obstinately holds to an opinion
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| opinicus | mythic heraldic winged beast with lion's body, eagle's head, camel's tail
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| opinionator | one who holds or gives an opinion
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| opiomania | craving for opium
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| opisometer | instrument for measuring curved lines
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| opisthenar | the back of the hand
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| opisthograph | manuscript or slab inscribed on both back and front
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| opisthosomal | of, like or pertaining to posteriors
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| opodeldoc | soapy liniment
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| oppidan | urban
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| oppignorate | to pawn
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| oppilate | to block up; to stop up
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| oppositive | indicating opposition or location opposite to
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| opprobrium | disgrace; bad reputation
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| oppugn | to attack by argument; to oppose; to call in question
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| opsigamy | one who marries late in life
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| opsimath | one who learns late in life
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| opsiometer | instrument for testing vision
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| opsomania | abnormal love for one kind of food
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| opsonium | anything eaten with bread as a relish
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| optative | mood expressing a desire or wish
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| optics | study of light
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| optimate | of the nobility or aristocracy
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| optogram | image fixed on the retina
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| optology | study of sight
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| optometer | instrument for testing vision
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| optophobia | fear of opening one's eyes
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| optophone | device transforming light into sound
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| opuscule | little work or composition
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| or | before
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| or | heraldic colour gold or yellow
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| orad | toward the mouth
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| orad | towards the mouth
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| oragious | stormy
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| oralism | instruction of the deaf through speech rather than sign language
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| orangery | building for growing orange trees in a cool climate
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| orant | representation of praying figure in early art
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| orarian | coastal; a coast-dweller
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| orarion | deacon's stole in Orthodox church
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| orarium | book of private devotions
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| orarium | handkerchief; scarf attached to bishop's staff
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| oratiuncle | short oration
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| oratory | small chapel for private prayer; lectern for prayer
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| orbific | creating the world
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| orchesis | act of dancing or rhythmical moving of the body
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| orchesography | notation of dance movements by means of diagrams
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| orchidaceous | exceptionally beautiful; gaudy; ostentatious
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| orchidology | study of orchids
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| orchidomania | abnormal obsession with orchids
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| orchidometer | instrument for measuring the size of the testicles
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| ord | point of a weapon; a beginning
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| ordalian | of, like or pertaining to an ordeal
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| ordinal | book containing religious rites, especially for ordination
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| ordinant | one who ordains
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| ordinate | in rows or columns
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| ordo | calendar with list of services for each day of the year
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| ordonnance | proper coordination of figures in a picture
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| ordure | loathsome dirt or refuse; something morally degrading
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| oread | mountain nymph
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| orectic | of, like or pertaining to appetite or desires
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| oreillet | earpiece of a helmet
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| oremus | Roman Catholic liturgical prayer
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| orey-eyed | expressing anger through the eyes
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| orf | viral infection of sheep
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| orfèvrerie | goldsmith's work
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| organdie | fine translucent cotton
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| organicism | conception of life or society as an organism
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| organistrum | early musical instrument resembling the hurdy-gurdy
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| organity | an organized whole
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| organogenesis | origin or development of living organs
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| organography | scientific description of organs
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| organoleptic | dealing with testing effects of a substance on senses
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| organon | method of investigation; logical technique or system
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| organonomy | laws of organic life
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| organza | transparent thin silk or nylon
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| orguinette | mechanical instrument with reeds and bellows, playing music from a paper roll
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| orgulous | proud; haughty
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| oribi | small African antelope with vertical horns
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| orichalc | gold-coloured alloy; brass
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| oriel | small room or recess with a polygonal bay window
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| oriflamme | banner of red silk split into several points
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| oriform | shaped like a mouth
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| orillion | semicircular projection on a bastion to protect flanks
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| orismology | technical definition or terminology
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| orison | prayer
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| orleans | interwoven cotton and worsted
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| orlop | lowest deck in a ship having four or more decks
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| ormolu | something expensive looking; gold-plated metal
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| ornithic | of, like or pertaining to birds
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| ornithobiography | life history of birds
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| ornithoid | bird-like
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| ornithology | study of birds
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| ornithomancy | divination by observing flight of birds
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| ornithon | aviary
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| ornithophilous | pollinated by birds
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| ornithophobia | fear of birds
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| ornithopter | bird-like archaic flying machine
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| ornithoscopy | bird watching
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| orobathymetric | of, like or pertaining to map showing submerged heights and sea depths
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| orogen | mountain pass
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| orogenesis | mountain-building
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| orography | description of mountains
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| orohydrography | description of the role of mountains in forming watersheds
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| oroide | alloy used to imitate gold
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| orology | study of mountains
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| oropendola | tropical oriole living in long hanging nests
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| orotund | marked by fullness and clarity of sound; pompous
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| orphanotrophism | care and support of orphans
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| orpharion | large lute with six to nine pairs of strings
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| orphrey | gold or other rich embroidery on clerical robes
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| orpiment | yellow arsenic compound used as pigment
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| orrery | clockwork model of the solar system
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| ort | scrap of food; morsel
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| orthian | high-pitched
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| orthobiosis | correct or moral living
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| orthodromics | great-circle sailing; sailing by most direct route
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| orthoepy | study of correct pronunciation
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| orthogenesis | directional evolution of organisms
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| orthognathism | state of having straight jaws
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| orthographer | correct speller
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| orthography | study of spelling; proper spelling practices
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| orthology | correct use of words
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| orthopraxis | correct practice in religion
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| orthopter | ornithopter; flying machine with moving wings
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| orthopterology | study of cockroaches
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| orthostichous | arranged in vertical rows
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| orthotomic | cutting at right angles
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| orthotonic | taking an accent in some but not all positions
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| orthotropism | vertical growth
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| oryctognosy | mineralogy
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| oryctography | description of minerals; mineralography
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| oryctology | mineralogy or paleontology
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| oryctomancy | divination using excavated objects
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| oryx | large antelope of Africa and Arabia with long horns
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| oryzivorous | rice-eating
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| oscheal | of, like or pertaining to the scrotum
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| oscillograph | instrument for recording alternating current wave forms
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| oscillometer | instrument for measuring ship's rollings
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| oscilloscope | instrument for detecting electrical fluctuations
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| oscinine | of, like or pertaining to song-birds
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| oscitancy | yawning; sleepiness; stupidity
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| oscitate | to yawn
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| oscular | of, like or pertaining to the mouth or to kissing
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| osculate | to kiss
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| osculatory | carved tablet kissed by priest during celebration of mass
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| osmatic | having olfactory organs
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| osmesis | act of smelling
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| osmics | scientific study of smells
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| osmidrosis | emission of ill-smelling sweat
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| osmol | unit of osmotic pressure
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| osmology | study of smells and olfactory processes
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| osmometer | instrument for measuring osmotic pressure
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| osnaburg | coarse linen or cotton
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| osophy | belief or doctrine
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| osphresiology | study of the sense of smell
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| osphresis | sense of smell
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| ossein | the organic basis of bone
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| ossia | alternatively; rather (in music)
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| ossicle | little bone or bone-like plate
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| ossiferous | bearing bones
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| ossifrage | osprey
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| ossify | to change into bone; to become callous or conventional
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| ossivorous | feeding on bones
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| ossomancy | divination using bones
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| ossuary | a depository for the bones of the dead
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| osteal | of, like or pertaining to, or comprised of bone
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| ostensory | container for holding consecrated Communion wafers
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| ostent | appearance; manifestation
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| osteoclasis | surgical breaking of a bone
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| osteogenesis | production or formation of bone
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| osteography | description of bones
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| osteoid | bony; bone-like
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| osteology | study of bones
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| osteomancy | divination using bones
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| osteometry | measurement of bones or skeleton
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| osteophone | device used to allow deaf to hear sounds through the cranium
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| osteophyte | abnormal bony outgrowth
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| ostiary | doorkeeper
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| ostiolate | having an opening
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| ostiole | a small opening
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| ostium | mouth-like opening
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| ostler | person who takes care of horses at an inn and/or sells oats
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| ostracean | of, like or pertaining to oysters
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| ostraceous | of, like or pertaining to oysters
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| ostreiform | shaped like an oyster
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| ostreoid | oyster-like
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| ostreophagous | oyster-eating
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| ostrichism | habit or policy of refusing to face unpleasant facts
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| otacoustic | aiding hearing
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| otalgia | earache
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| otarine | of, like or pertaining to seals
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| otic | of, like or pertaining to the ear
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| otiose | superfluous; redundant; futile; useless; functionless; idle
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| otolith | calcium concretion in inside of vertebrate's ear to aid in equilibrium
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| otology | study of the ear
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| otorhinolaryngology | study of ear, nose and throat
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| otoscope | instrument for examining the ear
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| otosis | mishearing of speech
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| ottoman | heavy clothing fabric with crosswise ribs
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| oud | wooden Middle Eastern lute
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| ounce | medium to large-sized great cat
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| oundy | wavy
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| ouranomancy | divination using the heavens
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| ouroboros | snake eating own tail symbolizing totality or completion
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| oustiti | lock-opening tool
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| outage | amount of commodity lost in transport and storage
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| outcept | excluding; unless
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| outcross | to breed individuals of different strains of a species
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| outfling | sharp retort or gibe
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| outhaul | rope used to haul a sail taut along a spar
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| outjet | projection
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| outmantle | to exceed in dress or ornament
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| outmaster | to overcome in a contest for mastery
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| outrance | the utmost extremity; the bitter end
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| outré | beyond what is proper; extravagant
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| outrecuidance | overwhelming arrogance or self-esteem
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| outremer | area beyond the sea; overseas
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| outrigger | spar extended from side of ship to help secure mast
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| outroop | auction
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| out-through | from end to end
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| outwith | outside of
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| ouzel | blackbird; a dark-haired person
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| ovarious | consisting of eggs
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| overcross | across; over
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| overcrow | to crow or triumph over
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| overflush | superfluity
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| overhaile | to overtake; to overpower
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| overlock | to oversew a hem or fabric edge to prevent fraying
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| overlong | over the length of
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| overmantel | ornamental structure set on a mantel-shelf
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| overpoise | weight sufficient to weigh another down
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| overrack | to overstrain
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| overset | to upset; to disorder
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| overslaugh | exemption from duty in turn when otherwise employed
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| overthwart | from side to side of
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| ovibovine | of, like or pertaining to musk-oxen
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| ovicide | killing insect eggs
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| ovicide | sheep-killing
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| oviferous | egg-carrying
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| oviform | like a sheep
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| oviform | shaped like an oval or egg
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| ovigerous | bearing eggs
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| ovil | sheep-fold
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| ovine | of, like or pertaining to sheep
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| oviparous | producing offspring through laying eggs
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| ovivorous | eating eggs
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| ovivorous | eating sheep
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| ovopyriform | having a shape between a pear and an egg
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| ovoviviparous | producing eggs which are hatched in parent's body
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| ovuliferous | bearing ovules
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| owlery | place frequented by owls
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| owling | smuggling wool or sheep
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| oxford | soft durable plain-woven cotton
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| oxter | to take under the arm; to support by taking the arm
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| oxyacaesthesia | extreme sharpness of senses
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| oxyacanthous | having sharp thorns
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| oxyblepsia | extremely keen sight
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| oxygeusia | extremely keen sense of taste
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| oxymoron | figure of speech combining contradictory terms
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| oxyphonia | sharpness or shrillness of voice
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| oxytocic | drug that hastens the process of childbirth
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| oxytone | word bearing acute accent on last syllable
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| oystercatcher | wading shorebird with reddish bill
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| ozoniferous | bearing ozone
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| ozostomia | bad breath
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