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Offing (ŏfĭng; 115), n. [From .] That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing.
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Coloq. in the offing (a) coming; arriving in the foreseeable future. (b) visible but not nearby.
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Offish, a. Shy or distant in manner; aloof; stand-offish. [Colloq. U.S.]
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off-key adj. & adv. Deviating from the proper pitch; -- of a musical note or series of notes; as, an off-key note; to sing off-key.
Syn. -- false, sour.
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Offlet, n. [Off + let.] A pipe to let off water.
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off-licence n. a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere.
Syn. -- package store, liquor store.
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off-limits adj. barred to a designated group; as, the topless bar is off-lints to military personnel.
Syn. -- out-of-bounds(predicate).
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off-line adj. 1. (Computers) Not connected; -- of computers or computer peripherals normally connected or intended to be connected to other computers by a communications line; as, we can't print the document because the printer is off-line. [Narrower terms: disconnected, not ready, off; unconnected ] on-line
Syn. -- offline, off line(predicate).
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2. Hence: (fig.) Outside of or after a meeting or formal discussion; as, we can discuss the details off-line; -- a term used at meetings and conferences to suggest postponing detailed discussion of a topic so as not to occupy the time of a large group most of whom may not be interested.
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off-peak adj. Having less than maximal use or demand or activity; -- of a period of time occurring as a defined part of a time cycle; as, off-peak telepone rates are available at night and on weekends; off-peak fares. [Narrower terms: off-season ] peak
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Offprint (?), v. t. [Off + print.] To reprint (as an excerpt); as, the articles of some magazines are offprinted from other magazines.
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Offprint (?), n. A reprint or excerpt.
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off-putting adj. 1. hard to deal with.
Syn. -- awkward, disconcerting, embarrassing, sticky, tight, unenviable.
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2. tending to repel.
Syn. -- unappealing.
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The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile. Elizabeth Hess

off-road adj. designed for or used for or taking place on trails and beaches etc., instead of public roads; as, off-road vehicles; off-road sports such as snowmobiling. [Narrower terms: cross-country (vs. road) ]
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off-roader n. a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country; amountain bike.
Syn. -- mountain bike, all-terrain bike.
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Offscouring (?), n. [Off + scour.] That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised. Lam. iii. 45.
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Offscum (?), n. [Off + scum.] Removed scum; refuse; dross.
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off-season adj. of or relating to a season of less than maximum demand; as, off-season hotel rates are lower.
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Offset (?), n. [Off + set. Cf. .] In general, that which is set off, from, before, or against, something; as: --
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1. (Bot.) A short prostrate shoot, which takes root and produces a tuft of leaves, etc. See Illust. of .
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2. A sum, account, or value set off against another sum or account, as an equivalent; hence, anything which is given in exchange or retaliation; a set-off.
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3. A spur from a range of hills or mountains.
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4. (Arch.) A horizontal ledge on the face of a wall, formed by a diminution of its thickness, or by the weathering or upper surface of a part built out from it; -- called also set-off.
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5. (Surv.) A short distance measured at right angles from a line actually run to some point in an irregular boundary, or to some object.
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6. (Mech.) An abrupt bend in an object, as a rod, by which one part is turned aside out of line, but nearly parallel, with the rest; the part thus bent aside.
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7. (Print.) A more or less distinct transfer of a printed page or picture to the opposite page, when the pages are pressed together before the ink is dry or when it is poor; an unitended transfer of an image from one page to another; called also setoff.
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8. See .
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Coloq. Offset staff (Surv.), a rod, usually ten links long, used in measuring offsets.
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Offset (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Offset; p. pr. & vb. n. Offsetting.] 1. To set off; to place over against; to balance; as, to offset one account or charge against another.
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2. To form an offset in, as in a wall, rod, pipe, etc.
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Offset, v. i. (Printing) To make an offset.
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offset printing, n. (Printing) A printing technique in which a lithographic image on an inked metal or stone plate is transferred first to a rubber sheet (usually on a cylinder) before transfer to the paper. Called also offset lithography.
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offsetting adj. Compensating for.
Syn. -- countervailing, compensatory, compensative.
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Offshoot (?), n. [Off + shoot.] That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.
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Offshore (?), a. 1. From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.
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2. Located in the waters near the shore; as, offshore drilling.
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3. Operating or located in a foreign country; as, an offshore bank account; offshore mutual funds.
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offside offsides adj. (Sports) Illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; -- in sports such as football or hockey; as, the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside.
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off-site adj. Taking place or located away from the specified site; as, an off-site waste treatment operation. Opposite to on-site.
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Offskip (?), n. [Off + -skip, as in landskip.] (Paint.) That part of a landscape which recedes from the spectator into the distance. [R.] Fairholt.
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Offspring (?), n. sing. & pl. [Off + spring.]
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1. The act of production; generation. [Obs.]
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2. That which is produced; a child or children; a descendant or descendants, however remote from the stock.
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To the gods alone
Our future offspring and our wives are known. Dryden.
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3. Origin; lineage; family. [Obs.] Fairfax.
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off-street adj. Not performed on the streets; as, off-street parking; off-street unloading of vehicles. Opposite of on-street.
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Offtake (?), n. [Off + take.] 1. Act of taking off; specif., the taking off or purchase of goods.
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2. Something taken off; a deduction.
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3. A channel for taking away air or water; also, the point of beginning of such a channel; a take-off.
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off-the-cuff adj. with little or no preparation or forethought; unrehearsed; extemporaneous; offhand. his off-the-cuff remarks offended many people; an off-the-cuff toast
Syn. -- ad-lib, extemporaneous, extemporary, extempore, offhand, offhanded, unpremeditated, unrehearsed.
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off-the-rack adj. Intended to be worn without alterations; ready-to-wear; -- of clothing. Contrasted with made-to-order, . See
Syn. -- off-the-shelf, ready-to-wear, pret-a-porter.
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off-the-shelf adj. Made in large quantities and intended to be used without modifications; -- similar to off-the-rack, but not restricted to clothing. Opposite of custom-made, made-to-order, or one-of-a-kind.
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{ Offuscate (?), Offuscation (?) }. See , . [Obs.]
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off-white adj. tending toward white; not pure white.
Syn. -- whitish.
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off-white n. a grayish white.
Syn. -- tattletale gray, tattletale grey.
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Oft (ŏft; 115), adv. [AS. oft; akin to OS. & G. oft, OHG. ofto, Sw. ofta, Dan. ofte, Icel. opt, Goth. ufta; of uncertain origin. Cf. .] Often; frequently; not rarely; many times. [Poetic] Chaucer.
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Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Pope.
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Oft, a. Frequent; often; repeated. [Poetic]
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Often (ŏf'n; 115), adv. [Compar. Oftener (ŏf'nẽr); superl. Oftenest.] [Formerly also ofte, fr. oft. See ., adv.] Frequently; many times; not seldom.
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Often, a. Frequent; common; repeated. [R.] “Thine often infirmities.” 1 Tim. v. 23.
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And weary thee with often welcomes. Beau. & Fl.
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Oftenness, n. Frequency. Hooker.
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Oftensith (ŏf'nsĭth), adv. [Often + sith time.] Frequently; often. [Obs.]
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For whom I sighed have so oftensith. Gascoigne.
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Oftentide (?), adv. [Often + tide time.] Frequently; often. [Obs.] Robert of Brunne.
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Oftentimes (?), adv. [Often + time. Cf. .] Frequently; often; many times. Wordsworth.
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Ofter (?), adv. Compar. of . [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Ofttimes (?), adv. [Oft + time. Cf. .] Frequently; often. Milton.
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Ogam (?), n. Same as .
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ogdoad (ŏgd�ăd), n. [Gr. 'ogdoas, 'ogdoados, from 'oktw eight.] A thing made up of eight parts. Milman.
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Ogdoastich (?), n. [Gr. � the eighth + � a verse.] A poem of eight lines. [Obs.] Selden
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Ogee (?), n. [F. ogive, augive, LL. augiva, of uncertain origin; cf.LL. ogis a support, prop. L. augere to increase, strengthen, Sp. auge highest point of power or fortune, apogee, Ar. auj, an astronomical term.]
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1. (Arch.) A molding, the section of which is the form of the letter S, with the convex part above; cyma reversa. See Illust. under .
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2. Hence, any similar figure used for any purpose.
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Coloq. Ogee arch (Arch.), a pointed arch, each of the sides of which has the curve of an ogee, that is, has a reversed curve near the apex.
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Ogeechee lime (?). [So named from the Ogeechee River in Georgia.] (Bot.) (a) The acid, olive-shaped, drupaceous fruit of a species of tupelo (Nyssa capitata) which grows in swamps in Georgia and Florida. (b) The tree which bears this fruit.
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Ogganition (?), n. [L. oggannire to snarl at; ob (see ) + gannire to yelp.] Snarling; grumbling. [R.] Bp. Montagu.
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Ogham (?), n. [Ir.] A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc. [Written also ogam.]
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Ogive (?), n. [F. ogive, OF. augive a pointed arch, LL. augiva a double arch of two at right angles.] (Arch.) The arch or rib which crosses a Gothic vault diagonally.
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Ogle (ōg'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ogled (ōg'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Ogling (ōglĭng).] [From a Dutch word corresponding to G. äugeln to ogle, fr. auge eye; cf. D. ooglonken to ogle, OD. oogen to cast sheep's eyes upon, ooge eye. See .] 1. To view or look at with side glances, as in fondness, or with a design to attract notice.
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And ogling all their audience, ere they speak. Dryden.
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2. To stare at conspicuously or impertinently.
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Ogle, n. An amorous side glance or look. Byron.
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Ogler (?), n. One who ogles. Addison.
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Oglio (?), n. See .
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Ogre (ōgẽr), n. [F., fr. Sp. ogro, fr. L. Orcus the god of the infernal regions; also, the lower world, hell.] An imaginary monster, or hideous giant of fairy tales, who lived on human beings; hence, any frightful giant; a cruel monster.
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His schoolroom must have resembled an ogre's den. Maccaulay.
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Ogreish, a. Resembling an ogre; having the character or appearance of an ogre; suitable for an ogre. “An ogreish kind of jocularity.” Dickens.
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{ Ogreism (?), Ogrism (?) }, n. The character or manners of an ogre.
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Ogress (?), n. [F. ogresse. See .] A female ogre. Tennyson.
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Ogygian (�jĭjĭ�n), a. [L. Ogygius, Gr. 'Ogygios.] Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity.
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Oh (ō), interj. [See , interj.] An exclamation expressing various emotions, according to the tone and manner, especially surprise, pain, sorrow, anxiety, or a wish. See the Note under .
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Ohioan prop. n. A resident of Ohio.
Syn. -- Buckeye.
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Ohm (ōm), n. [So called from the German electrician, G. S. Ohm.] (Elec.) The standard unit in the measure of electrical resistance, being the resistance of a circuit in which a potential difference of one volt produces a current of one ampére. As defined by the International Electrical Congress in 1893, and by United States Statute, it is a resistance substantially equal to 109 units of resistance of the C. G. S. system of electro-magnetic units, and is represented by the resistance offered to an unvarying electric current by a column of mercury at the temperature of melting ice 14.4521 grams in mass, of a constant cross-sectional area, and of the length of 106.3 centimeters. As thus defined it is called the international ohm.
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Coloq. Ohm's law (Elec.), the statement of the fact that the strength or intensity of an electrical current is directly proportional to the electro-motive force, and inversely proportional to the resistance of the circuit.
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Ohmmeter (?), n. [Ohm + meter.] (Elec.) An instrument for indicating directly the electrical resistance of a circuit in ohms.
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Oho (?), interj. An exclamation of surprise, etc.
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-oid (-oid) suff. [Gr. �, fr. e'i^dos form, akin to � to see, and E. wit: cf. F. -oïde, L. -oïdes.] A suffix or combining form meaning like, resembling, in the form of; as in anthropoid, asteroid, spheroid.
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Oïdium (?), n. [NL., dim. fr. Gr. w,'on egg.] (Bot.) A genus of minute fungi which form a floccose mass of filaments on decaying fruit, etc. Many forms once referred to this genus are now believed to be temporary conditions of fungi of other genera, among them the vine mildew (Oïdium Tuckeri), which has caused much injury to grapes.
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Oil (oil), n. [OE. oile, OF. oile, F. huile, fr. L. oleum; akin to Gr. �. Cf. .] Any one of a great variety of unctuous combustible substances, more viscous than and not miscible with water; as, olive oil, whale oil, rock oil, etc. They are of animal, vegetable, or mineral origin and of varied composition, and they are variously used for food, for solvents, for anointing, lubrication, illumination, etc. By extension, any substance of an oily consistency; as, oil of vitriol.
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☞ The mineral oils are varieties of petroleum. See . The vegetable oils are of two classes, essential oils (see under ), and natural oils which in general resemble the animal oils and fats. Most of the natural oils and the animal oils and fats consist of ethereal salts of glycerin, with a large number of organic acids, principally stearic, oleic, and palmitic, forming respectively stearin, olein, and palmitin. Stearin and palmitin prevail in the solid oils and fats, and olein in the liquid oils. Mutton tallow, beef tallow, and lard are rich in stearin, human fat and palm oil in palmitin, and sperm and cod-liver oils in olein. In making soaps, the acids leave the glycerin and unite with the soda or potash.
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Coloq. Animal oil , Coloq. Bone oil , Coloq. Dipple's oil , etc. (Old Chem.), a complex oil obtained by the distillation of animal substances, as bones. See Bone oil, under . -- Coloq. Drying oils , Coloq. Essential oils . (Chem.) See under , and . -- Coloq. Ethereal oil of wine , Coloq. Heavy oil of wine . (Chem.) See under . -- Coloq. Fixed oil . (Chem.) See under . -- Coloq. Oil bag (Zoöl.), a bag, cyst, or gland in animals, containing oil. -- Coloq. Oil beetle (Zoöl.), any beetle of the genus Meloe and allied genera. When disturbed they emit from the joints of the legs a yellowish oily liquor. Some species possess vesicating properties, and are used instead of cantharides. -- Coloq. Oil box , or Coloq. Oil cellar (Mach.), a fixed box or reservoir, for lubricating a bearing; esp., the box for oil beneath the journal of a railway-car axle. -- Coloq. Oil cake . See under . -- Coloq. Oil cock , a stopcock connected with an oil cup. See Oil cup. -- Coloq. Oil color . (a) A paint made by grinding a coloring substance in oil. (b) Such paints, taken in a general sense. -- (b) a painting made from such a paint. -- Coloq. Oil cup , a cup, or small receptacle, connected with a bearing as a lubricator, and usually provided with a wick, wire, or adjustable valve for regulating the delivery of oil. -- Coloq. Oil engine , a gas engine worked with the explosive vapor of petroleum. -- Coloq. Oil gas , inflammable gas procured from oil, and used for lighting streets, houses, etc. -- Coloq. Oil gland . (a) (Zoöl.) A gland which secretes oil; especially in birds, the large gland at the base of the tail. (b) (Bot.) A gland, in some plants, producing oil. -- Coloq. Oil green , a pale yellowish green, like oil. -- Coloq. Oil of brick , empyreumatic oil obtained by subjecting a brick soaked in oil to distillation at a high temperature, -- used by lapidaries as a vehicle for the emery by which stones and gems are sawn or cut. Brande & C. -- Coloq. Oil of talc , a nostrum made of calcined talc, and famous in the 17th century as a cosmetic. [Obs.] B. Jonson. -- Coloq. Oil of vitriol (Chem.), strong sulphuric acid; -- so called from its oily consistency and from its forming the vitriols or sulphates. -- Coloq. Oil of wine , Œnanthic ether. See under . -- Coloq. Oil painting . (a) The art of painting in oil colors. (b) Any kind of painting of which the pigments are originally ground in oil. -- Coloq. Oil palm (Bot.), a palm tree whose fruit furnishes oil, esp. Elæis Guineensis. See . -- Coloq. Oil sardine (Zoöl.), an East Indian herring (Clupea scombrina), valued for its oil. -- Coloq. Oil shark (Zoöl.) (a) The liver shark. (b) The tope. -- Coloq. Oil still , a still for hydrocarbons, esp. for petroleum. -- Coloq. Oil test , a test for determining the temperature at which petroleum oils give off vapor which is liable to explode. -- Coloq. Oil tree . (Bot.) (a) A plant of the genus Ricinus (Ricinus communis), from the seeds of which castor oil is obtained. (b) An Indian tree, the mahwa. See . (c) The oil palm. -- Coloq. To burn the midnight oil , to study or work late at night. -- Coloq. Volatle oils . See Essential oils, under .
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Oil (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Oiled (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Oiling.] To smear or rub over with oil; to lubricate with oil; to anoint with oil.
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oil-bearing adj. containing oils; -- of geological formations; as, oil-bearing shale.
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oilbird (?), n. (Zoöl.) See .
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oilcan (?), n. A small can with a long spout used to apply oil to machinery, for purposes of lubrication.
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oilcloth (?), n. Cloth rendered waterproof by treatment with oil or paint, and used for marking garments, covering tables, shelves, floors, etc.
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oiled (oild), a. 1. Covered or treated with oil; dressed with, or soaked in, oil.
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2. Drunk; inebriated. [slang]
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Coloq. Oiled silk , silk rendered waterproof by saturation with boiled oil. -- Coloq. well oiled , (a) operating smoothly and efficiently. (b) very drink. [slang]
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Oiler (?), n. 1. One who deals in oils.
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2. One who, or that which, oils.
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3. An oil tanker.
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4. A ship which is powered by oil.
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5. An oilcan.
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Oilery (?), n. [Cf. F. huilerie.] The business, the place of business, or the goods, of a maker of, or dealer in, oils.
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oil-fired adj. Using oil as a fuel; as, an oil-fired furnace.
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oilfish n. A very large deep-water snake mackerel (Ruvettus pretiosus).
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oil heater, oil-heater n. A heating or cooking device that burns oil (such as kerosine) as a fuel.
Syn. -- oilstove, kerosene heater, kerosine heater.
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Oiliness (?), n. The quality of being oily. Bacon.
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Oillet (?), n. [See .] (Arch.) (a) A small opening or loophole, sometimes circular, used in mediæval fortifications. (b) A small circular opening, and ring of moldings surrounding it, used in window tracery in Gothic architecture. [Written also oylet.]
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Oilman (?), n.; pl. Oilmen (�). 1. One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles.
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2. A person working in the petroleum industry, esp. an oil company executive.
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Oilnut (?), n. (Bot.) The buffalo nut. See Buffalo nut, under .
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☞ The name is also applied to various nuts and seeds yielding oil, as the butternut, cocoanut, oil-palm nut.
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oil patch (?), n. 1. A geographical region from which petroleum is extracted.
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2. The petroleum producing industry; as, low oil prices cause hard times in the oil patch.
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oil rig, oilrig n. A structure and associated machinery used in drilling for oil or gas; it is usually in the form of a tower. Called also drilling rig.
Syn. -- drill rig, drilling rig, oil rig.
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Oilseed (?), n. (Bot.) (a) Seed from which oil is expressed, as the castor bean; also, the plant yielding such seed. See . (b) A cruciferous herb (Camelina sativa). (c) The sesame.
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oil-silk n. Silk treated with oil to make it water-tight; -- it is used to make raincoats.
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Oilskin (?), n. Cloth made waterproof by oil.
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oil slick n. A layer of oil floating on water; -- usually petroleum or fuel oil which has leaked from a ship.
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oil spill n. A layer of oil floating on water or covering the shoreline of a body of water; -- usually petroleum which has leaked from an oil tanker.
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Oilstone (?), n. A variety of hone slate, or whetstone, used for whetting tools when lubricated with oil.
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oilstove n. A stove that burns oil (such as kerosine) for heating or cooking.
Syn. -- oil-heater, oil heater, kerosene heater, kerosine heater.
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oil tanker n. A ship having large compartments, designed to transport crude oil over the ocean.
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oil well n. A well{3} from which petroleum is or has been extracted; a well{3} drilled deeply into an oil-bearing geological formation specifically for the purpose of obtaining petroleum.
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Oily (?), a. [Compar. Oilier (?); superl. Oiliest.] 1. Consisting of oil; containing oil; having the nature or qualities of oil; unctuous; oleaginous; as, oily matter or substance. Bacon.
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2. Covered with oil; greasy; hence, resembling oil; as, an oily appearance.
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3. Smoothly subservient; supple; compliant; plausible; insinuating. “This oily rascal.” Shak.
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His oily compliance in all alterations. Fuller.
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Coloq. Oily grain (Bot.), the sesame. -- Coloq. Oily palm , the oil palm.
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Oinement (?), n. Ointment. [Obs.] Chaucer.
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Oinomania (?), n. See .
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Oint (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ointed; p. pr & vb. n. Ointing.] [F. oint, p. p. of oindre, L. ungere. See , .] To anoint. [Obs.] Dryden.
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Ointment (?), n. [OE. oinement, OF. oignement, fr. F. oindre to anoint, L. ungere, unguere; akin to Skr. añj, and to G. anke (in Switzerland) butter. The first t in the E. word is due to the influence of anoint. Cf. , .] That which serves to anoint; any soft unctuous substance used for smearing or anointing; an unguent.
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Ojibways (?), prop. n. pl.; sing. Ojibway. (Ethnol.) Same as .
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ojo (?), n. [Sp., prop., an eye.] A spring, surrounded by rushes or rank grass; an oasis. [Southwestern U.S.] Bartlett.
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okapi (?), n. [Native name on the borders of Belgian Congo, possibly the same word as Mpongwe okapo lean.] A peculiar mammal (Okapia johnstoni) closely related to the giraffe, discovered in the deep forests of Belgian Congo in 1900. It is smaller than an ox, and somewhat like a giraffe, except that the neck is much shorter. Like the giraffe, it has no dewclaws. There is a small prominence on each frontal bone of the male. The color of the body is chiefly reddish chestnut, the cheeks are yellowish white, and the fore and hind legs above the knees and the haunches are striped with purplish black and cream color.
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Okapia prop. n. A genus of mammals comprising the okapis.
Syn. -- genus Okapia.
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okay adj. Satifactory; agreeable; pleasant; as, things are okay; he's an okay guy.
Syn. -- all right(predicate), all-right(prenominal), ok, o.k.
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okay n. An endorsement; approval; permission; as, they gave us the okay to go ahead.
Syn. -- OK, okey, okeh.
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okay v. t. to approve; as, the boss okayed my proposal.
Syn. -- approve, ok, sanction.
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Oke (ōk), n. [Turk. okkah, fr. Ar. ūkīyah, wakīyah, prob. fr. Gr. o'yggia, o'ygkia, an ounce, fr. L. uncia. Cf. a weight.] 1. A Turkish and Egyptian weight, equal to about 23/4 pounds.
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2. An Hungarian and Wallachian measure, equal to about 21/2 pints.
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okeh, okey n. Variant spellings of .
Syn. -- OK, okay.
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Okenite (?), n. [Prob. from Lorenz Oken, a German naturalist.] (Min.) A massive and fibrous mineral of a whitish color, chiefly hydrous silicate of lime.
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Oker (?), n. (Min.) See .
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Okinawa prop. n. 1. the largest island of the central Ryukyu Islands.
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2. A campaign in the closing days of World War II in the Pacific (April-June 1945); in savage close-quarter fighting US marines and regular army troops took the island from the Japanese; considered the greatest victory of the Pacific campaign for the Americans.
Syn. -- Okinawa campaign.
[WordNet 1.5]

Okra (?), n. 1. (Bot.) An annual plant (Abelmoschus esculentus syn. Hibiscus esculentus), whose green pods, abounding in nutritious mucilage, are much used for soups, stews, or pickles; gumbo. [Written also ocra and ochra.]
[ Webster]

2. The pods of the plant okra, used as a vegetable; also, a dish prepared with them; gumbo.
[Webster Suppl.]

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