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ointment.noun,.plural.ointments
a viscous
or semisolid.substance
used on the skin as a cosmetic,
an emollient; a salve;
an unguent
oil shale.noun,.plural.oil
shales
a black or dark brown shale
containing hydrocarbons that
yield.petroleum
by distillation
offscouring.noun,.plural.offscourings
something
that is scoured off or
disposed
of; refuse; one regarded
as fallen from
society; an outcast
oncogene.noun,.plural.oncogenes
a gene
that causes the transformation
of normal cells into cancerous.tumor
cells
outright.adverb
forthright;
without reservation or qualification
(when most politicians and healthcrats talk, what they spout
is lies and/or outright deceits
in their attempts at influencing stupid
believers who trust what authorities say, never seeing themselves being
led toward harm in some way); openly (he responded outright to the question);
completely and entirely; wholly (the ancient Israelites outrightly responded
with agreement to terms of the Mosaic
Law contract); at once; straightaway
(they were outright nice people to have over for dinner)
outright.adjective
presented without reservation;
unqualified (an outright gift); complete; total (it was outright, the nicest
boat I've ever been on)
outrightly.adverb
outrightness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
O.interjection
used before the name of
or a pronoun referring
to an individual or thing being spoken to (Psalms
60:1 "...O God, you have cast us off, you have scattered us, you have
been displeased. O turn yourself to us again);
used to express surprise or strong emotion (O that's such a thoughtful
gift)
overmaster,
overmastered,
overmastering,
overmasters.transitive
verbs
to gain.mastery
over; dominate; overcome;
overwhelm;
to overpower
offal.noun,.plural.offals
waste parts, such as of
a butchered animal often used in weiners (a mystery meat); garbage;
refuse;
rubbish
offscouring.noun,.plural.offscourings
something that is scoured
off or disposed of; refuse
optative.adjective
to wish
for future; expressing a wish or choice,
such as, Had I the means, I would
do it
optative.noun,.plural.optatives
having a wish for something
optatively.adverb
opulence.noun,.plural.opulences
wealth as evidenced by sumptuous
living
overturn,
overturned,
overturning,
overturns.verbs
transitive verb use.to
cause
to turn over or capsize;
upset;
to cause the ruin or destruction of;
to overthrow
intransitive
verb use.to
turn over or capsize
overturn.noun,.plural.overturns
the act or process of overturning;
the state
of having been overturned
ocular.adjective
of.or.relating.to.the
eye (ocular exercises; ocular muscles) resembling
the eye in form or function (a satellite that is called 'an eye in the
sky'); of or relating to the sense
of sight; visual
ocular.noun
the eyepiece of an optical
instrument (binoculars)
optic.adjective
of or relating to the eye
or vision; of or relating to the science
of optics or optical equipment
optic.noun
the eye has what's called
an optic nerve that sends signals to the brain of what you were looking
at; optic also has to do with any of the lenses, prisms
or mirrors of an optical instrument;
from Greek
'optikos' which is from 'optos' meaning 'visible'
optics.noun
the branch of physics
that deals with light and vision, chiefly the generation, propagation
and detection of electromagnetic
radiation having wavelengths greater than x-rays
and shorter than microwaves
optical.adjective
of or relating to seeing
with the eye; visual (optical instruments such as glasses one would wear
if eyes require increased sharpness on what ones sees); of or relating
to optics; relating to or using visible light such
as in optical astronomy, using the light that is out there illuminating
the object you may be looking at
optically.adverb
optometry.noun,.plural.optometries
the practice or profession
of an optometrist
optometric
or optometrical.adjective
optometrist.noun,.plural.optometrists
an individual who is trained
to examine the eyes for visual defects, diagnose problems or impairments
and prescribe corrective lenses or provide other types of treatment
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