0.

Q-bit/u-a-ry, n. a register or list of the dead. Object, n. that about which one is employed; design; end; ultimate purpose.

Daf, (of) n. a changeling; a foolish child; an Ob-ject', v. a. to oppose; to urge against.
idiot.

Oaf'ish, (of'ish) a. stupid; dull; deltish.
Oaf ish-ness, n. stupidity; dulness.
Oak, (ök) n. a forest tree and its wood.
Oak ap-ple, n. a spongy excrescence on the oak.
Oak'en, (o kn) a. made of oak; gathered from

Ob-scene', a. immodest; offensive; disgusting., Ob-trúd'er, n. one that obtrudes.*
Ob-scenely, ad. in an obscene manner.

Ob-scene'ness,
Ob-scen'i-ty,

n. impurity; lewdness.

Ŏb-scu-ra tion, n. the act of darkening.
Ob-scure', a. dark; gloomy; abstruse; un-

known.

Ob-scure', v. a. to darken; to conceal; to per-
plex.
[sight.
Ob-scurely, ad. not brightly; darkly; out of
Ob-scure/ness, n. darkness; want of light;
Ob-scu'ri-ty, unnoticed state; privacy;
perplexity.

Ob'se-crate, v. a. to beseech; to entreat.
Ob-se-cra/tion, n. an entreaty; a supplication.
Ob'se-quent, a. obedient; submitting to.
Ob'se-quies, n. pl. funeral rites and solemnities.
Ob-se qui-ous, a. obedient; compliant; servile.
Ob-se qui-ous-ly, ad. obediently; submissively.
Ob-se qui-ous-ness, n. obedience; compliance.
Ob-serv'a-ble, a. that may be observed.
Ob-serv'a-bly, ad. in a manner worthy of note.
Ob-servance, n. respect; reverence; a religious
rite; attention.

Ob-trun/cate, v. a. to deprive of a limb.
Ŏb-trun-ca'tion, n. the act of lopping off.
Ob-tra'şion, (9b-trú zhyn) n. act of obtruding.
Ob-tru'sive, a. inclined to obtrude.
Ob-tund', v. a. to blunt; to dull; to deaden.
Ob-tus-ăng/u-lar, a. having obtuse angles.
Ob-tuse', a. not pointed; not acute; dull.
Ob-tuse/ly, ad. without a point; stupidly.
Ob-tuse'ness, n. bluntness; dulness.
Ob-tu şion, (ob-tu/zhun) n. the act of dulling.
Ob-um brate, v. a. to shade; to cloud.
Ob-um-bra'tion, n. the act of darkening. [verse.
Ob-verse', n. the face of a coin; opposed to re-
Ob-vert', v. a. to turn towards.
Ŏb'vi-ate, v. a. to remove; to prevent.
Ob'vi-ous, a. open; exposed; plain; evident.
Ob vi-ous-ly, ad. evidently; apparently.
Ob/vi-ous-ness, n. the state of being evident.
Qc-ca'şion, (ok-kā/zhun) n. an occurrence;
casualty; opportunity; convenience; need
exigence.

[ence. Oc-casion, v. a. to cause ; to produce; to influOc-ca'sion-al, a. incidental; casual; accidental. Ob-ser-văn'da, n. pl. [L.] things to be observed. Oc-ca/sign-al-ly, ad. incidentally; at times. Ob-servant, a. attentive; watchful; respectful. Oc-ca'sion-er, n. one that causes or occasions. Ob-ser-valtion, n. observance; note; remark. Oc-ce-cation, n. the act of making blind. Ob-ser-va'tor, n. an observer; a remarker. Oc'ci-dent, n. the west. Ob-serv'a-to-ry, n. a place built for astronomi- Ŏc-ci-děntial, a. western; opposed to oriental. cal observations. [obey. Oc-cipi-tal, a. relating to the occiput. Ob-şërve, v. a. to watch; to regard; to note; to Ŏc'ci-put, n. the hinder part of the head. Ob-serve', v. n. to be attentive; to remark. Oc-ciş'ion, (ok-sizhun) n. the act of killing. Ob-server, n. one who observes; a remarker. Oc-clade', v. a. to shut up. Ob-serving-ly, ud. attentively; carefully. Oc-cluse', a. shut up; closed. Ob-ses'sion, (b-sesh/un) n. the act of besieging. Oc-clusion, n. the act of shutting up. Ob-sid'i-an, n. a dark-colored mineral. Oc-cult, a. secret; hidden; unknown. Ob-sid/i-o-nal, a. belonging to a siege. Ŏc-cul-tá/tion, n. in astronomy, the time that a Ŏb-so-les/cent, a. growing out of use. star or planet is hid from our sight. *Ob'so-lete, [ob'so-let, W. J. E. F. Ja. ; ob'so-lět, Oc-cult'ness, n. secretness; state of being hid. S. P.] a. gone out of use; disused." Ŏc'cu-pan-cy, n. a holding; a possession. *Ob/so-lete-ness, n. the state of being out of use. Oc/cu-pant, n. he that takes or has possession Ŏb'sta-cle, n. a hinderance; an obstruction. Oc-cu-pa'tion, n. possession; business; trade. Ob-stět/ric, a. relating to obstetrics. Oc'ch-pi-er, n. a possessor; one who occupies. Ob-stět'ri-cate, v. a. & n. to assist as a mid-Oc'cu-py, v. a. to possess; to keep; to employ. Ob-stět'rics, n. the science or art of midwifery. Oc-cür', v. n. to come to the memory; to apOb'sti-na-cy, n. stubbornness; contumacy. pear; to happen. Ob'sti-nate, a. stubborn; contumacious." Ob'sti-nate-ly, ad. stubbornly; inflexibly. Ob'sti-nate-ness, n. stubbornness; obstinacy. Ŏb-sti-pation, n. the act of stopping up any passage.

[wife.

Ob-strep'er-ous, a. loud; clamorous; noisy.
Ob-strep'er-ous-ly, ad. loudly; clamorously.
Ob-strep'er-ous-ness, n. clamor; noise.
Ob-striction, n. an obligation; a bond.
Ob-struct', v. a. to block up; to bar; to hinder.
Ob-struct er, n. one that hinders or opposes.
Ob-struction, n. a hinderance; an obstacle.
Ob-structive, a. causing impediment.
Ob-structive, n. an impediment; an obstacle.
Ob'stru-ent, a. hindering; blocking up.
Ob-stu-pe-faction, n. stupefaction.
Ob-tain, v. a. to gain; to acquire; to procure.
Ob-tain', v. n. to get into use, prevail, succeed.
Ob-tain'a-ble, a. that may be obtained.
Ob-tain'er, n. he who obtains.
Ob-tainment, n. the act of obtaining.
Ob-těnd', v. a. to oppose; to continue against.
Ob-ten-e-bration, n. darkness; cloudiness.
Ob-těst, v. a. to beseech; to supplicate.
Ob-tes-ta/tion, n. a supplication; an entreaty.
Ob-trec-ta'tion, n. slander; detraction.
Ob-trude', v. a. to thrust into; to urge upon.

Oc-cur'rence, n. an incident; accidental event.
Oc-current, n. an incident; any thing that
happens.

Oc-cür sign, n. a clash; a mutual blow.
O'cean, (o'shan) n. the main; the great sea.
O'cean, (o'shan) a. pertaining to the great sea.
O-ce-an'ic, (ō she-ǎn'ik) a. relating to the ocean.
O-cel'la-ted, [9-sel la-ted, S. W. P. J. F. Ja. ;
o'sel-la-ted, Wb.] a. resembling the eye.
Och'i-my, n. a mixed, base metal.

Och-loc/ra-cy, n. government by the multitude.
ochre, (o'ker) n. a species of colored clay.
O'chre-ous, (o'kre-us) a. consisting of ochre.
O'chre-y, (o'ker-e) a. partaking of ochre.
Octa-chord, n. a musical instrument.
Oc'ta-gon, n. a figure of eight sides and angles.
Oc-tag/o-nal, a. having eight angles and sides.
Oc-tăng/u-lar, a. having eight angles.
Ŏc/tant, or Oc'tile, n. an aspect of two planets
when they are an 8th of a circle, or 45 degrees,
distant from each other.

Ŏc'ta-teuch, (ok'ta-tük) n. a name of the eight
first books of the Old Testament.
Octave, n. an interval of eight sounds.
Oc'tave, a. denoting eight.

Oc-ta/vo, n. a book in which a sheet is folded
into eight leaves: used also as an adjective.

mien, sïr; môve, nör, son; bûll, bür, rûle.—Ç, G, f, g, soft; Ç, G, £, §, hard. § as z; as gz ;—this.

Oc-ten'ni-al, d. happening every eighth year.
Oc-to'ber, n. the tenth month of the year.
Oc-to-ed ri-cal, a. having eight sides.

Official, (of-fish'al) n. an ecclesiastical judge; an archdeacon's deputy.

Official-ly, (of fish'al-e) ad. by authority.

Oc'to-ge-na-ry, [ok'to-je-na-re, Ja. Wb.; ok-toj-Official-ty, (of-fish al-te) n. post of an official.

e-na-re, W. P. a. of eighty years of age.
Octo-na-ry, a. belonging to the number of eight.
Oc-to-pět a lous, a. having eight flower-leaves.
Octo-style, n. a front of eight columns.
Oc-to-sylla-ble, n. a word of eight syllables.
Oc'tu-ple, a. eight-fold.

Ŏely-lar, a. known by the eye.

Oc/u-lar-ly, ad. to the observation of the eye.
Ŏc/u-late, a. having eyes; knowing by the eye.
Ŏcu-list, n. one skilled in diseases of the eyes.
Ŏdd, a. not even; particular; singular; strange.
Ŏd'di-ty, n. singularity; an odd person.
Oddly, ad. not evenly; strangely.
Ŏdd'ness, n. state of being odd; strangeness,
Ŏddş, (ŏdz) n. inequality; debate; dispute.
Ode, n. a poem; a song; a lyric poem.
*O'dious, (o'dyus, or o de-us) [o'dyus, S. E. F.;
o'de-us, P. J.Ju.; ō'de-us, or o'je-us, W.] a.
hateful; detestable; abominable; invidious.
*ō'dious-ly, or ō'dj-ous-ly, ad. hatefully; invidi-
ously.

*Ō'dious-ness, or Ō'di-oŭs-ness, n. hatefulness.
*Ōd'iuin, or 'di-um, n. invidiousness; hatred.
O-don-tal bi-a, n. the toothache.

O-don-tǎlic, a. pertaining to the toothache.
Ō'dor, n. scent; fragrance; perfume.
O'do-ra-ment, n. a perfume; any strong scent.
O'dor-ate, a. scented; having a strong scent.
O-do-rif er-ous, a. giving scent; fragrant.
O-do-rif'er-ous-ness, n. sweetness of scent.
Ō'dor-ous, a. fragrant; sweet of scent.
E-co-nom'ics, n. See Economics.
E-cu-meni-cal, a. general. See Ecumenical.
E-de'ma, (e-de/ma) n. a tumor.
E-iliad, (e-il'yad) [e-il'yad, W. F.; o-elyad,
S.; al yad, P.] n. a glance; a wink.
O'er, (or) ad. contracted from over.
E-soph'a-gus, (e-soffa-gus) n. the gullet.
Ŏf, (ov) pre. froin; out of; noting the cause or

source.

Of-fi ci-ate, (of-fish'e-at) v. n. to discharge an
office; to perform an office for an another.
Of-fiç'i-nal, [of-fis'e-nal, P.E.W.Wb.; of-fe-si'-
nal, J. F. Ja.] a. used in or relating to shops.
Officious, (of-fish'us) a. kind; busy forward.
Of-fi/cious-ly, (of-fish'us-le) ad. busily.
Of-ficious-ness, (of-fish'us-nès) n. forward-
Offing, n. deep water off the shore. [ness.
Off'scöur-ing, n. rejected matter; refuse.
Offset, n. a sprout; a shoot of a plant :-in
America, often used instead of set-off; and
also in the sense of an equivalent.
Off'spring, n. propagation; a child; children.
Of-fus/cate, v. a. to dim; to cloud; to darken.
Ŏf-fus ca tion, n. the act of darkening.
Oft, (oft, or auft) [oft, W. P. E. F. Ja.; âuft, S
J. Nares.] ad. often; frequently; not rarely`
Often, (öf fí) ad. oft; frequently; many times
Often-ness, (of fn-nes) n. frequency.
Ŏft/en-times, (of fn-timiz) ad. frequently; often.
Oft times, (oft/timz) ad. frequently; often.
O-gee, n. a sort of moulding in architecture.
gle, (o'gl) v. a. to view with side glances.
Ogle, (o'gl) n. a side glance.

Ogler, n. a sly gazer; one who ogles.
O'gli-o, (o'le-o) n. a medley. See Olio.
O'gre, (o'ger) n. an imaginary monster of the
O'gress,
East.

O'gres-ses, n. pl. in heraldry, cannon balls.
Oh, (ō) int. denoting pain, sorrow, or surprise.
Oil, n. the juice of olives; an unctuous matter,
either animal or vegetable.

Oil, v. a. to smear or lubricate with oil.
Öil color, (öil kul-lur) n. color made by grind-
ing colored substances in oil.
Öiller, n. one who trades in oils.
Öili-ness, n. unctuousness; greasiness.
Öilman, n. one who trades in oils.
Öily, a. like oil; containing oil; greasy.
Öint'ment, n. an unguent; an unctuous matter.
Old, a. not young; not new or fresh; ancient.

Off, (ŏf, or âuf) [ŏf, S. W, P. E. F. Ja.; âuf, J.
Wb. Nares. ad. noting separation or dis-old'en, (öld dn) a. old; ancient.

tance.

Off, int. expressing abhorrence or separation.
Off, pre. not on; distant from.

[refuse.
Offal, n. waste meat; carrion; coarse flesh;
Of-fence', n. crime; injury; anger; displeasure.
Of-fence ful, a. injurious; giving displeasure.
Of-fenceless, a. unoffending; innocent.
Of-fend', v. a. to displease; to transgress.
Of-fend', v. n. to be criminal; to cause anger.
Of-fend er, n. a criminal; a transgressor.

Old-fashioned, (old-fashund) a. out of fashion.
Old'ness, n. age; antiquity; not newness.
6-le-ǎg'i-nous, (ō-le-ăd jin-ŭs) a. oily; unctuous.
ō-le-ǎg'i-nous-ness, n. oiliness.
O-le-as'ter, n. the wild olive; a species of olive.
Ol-fac'to-ry, a. having the sense of smelling.
O-lib'a-num, n. a sweet-scented gum.
Ŏli-garch, n. a magistrate in an oligarchy.
Ol-i-gar chi-cal, a. relating to an oligarchy.
Ŏli-gar-chy, n. a species of aristocracy.

Offensive, a. displeasing; injurious; assail-li-, (ō'le-ō, or o'lyō) [ō'le-ō, W. P. J. Ja. ;

ant; making invasion; not defensive.
Of-fen'sive-ly, ad. injuriously; with offence.
Of-fĕn'sive-ness, n. mischief; cause of disgust.
Öffer, v. a. to present; to sacrifice; to propose.
Offer, v. n. to be present; to be at hand.
Offer, n. a proposal; a price bid; an endeavor.
Offer-a-ble, a. that may be offered.
Offer-er, n. one who offers or sacrifices.
of fer-ing, n. a sacrifice; any thing offered.
Offer-to-ry, n. a part of the Romish mass; an
offering; a place where offerings are kept.
Office, n. a public charge; agency; peculiar
use; business; a place of business; a room.
Offi-cer, n. a man in office; a commander.
Offi-cered, (offe-serd) a. commanded.
Of-ficial, (of-fishal) a. pertaining to office.

olyo, S. E. F.] n. a mixture; a medley.
Ŏl-to-ry, a. belonging to a kitchen garden.
l-i-va/ceous, (õl-e-va shus) a. relating to olives.
Čive, n. a plant producing oil; the fruit of the
olive-tree; the emblem of peace.

Q-lym/pi-ad, n. the space of four years, reckon-
ed from one celebration of the Olympic games
to another. From the celebration of these
games, the Greeks computed their time.
O-lym'pic, a. relating to games in Greece.
Ombre, (om/bur) (om/bur, W. P. J. Ja. ; ôm-
bur, S. ; âm/bur, E. ; om bur, F.Wu.]n. a game

of cards

O-mega, n. the last letter of the Greek alphabet.
Ome/let, (om/let) n. a pancake made with eggs.
Ō'mẹn, n. a sign, good or bad; a prognostic.

O'mened, (ō mend) a. containing prognostics.
O-men tum, n. [L.] in anatomy, the caul.
'mer, n. a Hebrew measure. See Homer."
Om'i-nate, n. & a. to foretoken; to show.
Omni-nous, a. foreboding; inauspicious.
Omi-nous-ly, al. with good or bad omens. [nous.
Ŏai-nous-ness, n. the quality of being
O-mission, (o-inish'un) n. neglect; a failure.
O-nis'sive, a. leaving out.

|O-păç'i-ty, n. a state impervious to light. O-pa/cous, a. dark; obscure; not transparent. O-pa'cous-ness, n. the state of being opaque. Opal, n. a singular and beautiful stone. O-pal-escence, n. a shining like that of opal. Opal-ine, a. relating to or like opal. omi-Q-paque, (9-pak') a. dark; not transparent. O-paqueness, (9-pak'nes) n. darkness. Ope, v. a. & n. to open: used in poetry. O'pen, (o'pa) v. a. to unclose; to unlock; to show; to begin.

Q-init', v. a. to leave out; to pass by ; to neglect.
Ŏm-ni-fā'ri-ous, a. of all varieties or kinds.
Om-nifer-ous, a. all-bearing.
Om-nific, a. all-creating.

ō'pen. (ō/pn) v. n. to unclose itself; to begin.
Open, o'pn) a. unclosed; plain; clear; artless.
Open-er, (o'pn-er) . one that opens.
Open-eyed, (o'pn-id) a. vigilant; watchful.
Opeu-hand-ed, (ō pn-hand-ed) a. liberal.
open-heart-ed, (5 pn-hart-ed) a. generous.
Open-ing, (o'pn-ing) n. an aperture; a breach.
Open-ly, (5/pn-le) ad. publicly; plainly.
Open-mouthed, (o'pn-möûthd) a. greedy; rav-

Ŏm'ni-förm, a. having every shape.
Om-nig e-nous, a. consisting of all kinds.
On-ni-pari-ty, n. general equality. [thing.
Om-ni-per-cip/i-ence, n. perception of every
Om-ni-per-cipi-ent, a. perceiving every thing.
Om-nipo-tence, n. almighty power; unlim-
Om-nip'o-ten-cy, ited power.
Om-nip/o-tent, a. almighty; all-powerful.
Om-nip/o-tent, n. one of the appellations of God. 'pen-niss, (ō'pn-nës) n. plainness; clearness.
Om-nip/o-tent-ly, ad. powerfully without limit. Opera, n. [It.] a musical entertainment.
Om-ni-presence, n. ubiquity; universal pres-Opere, v. n. to act; to produce effects.

ence.

n. boundless

Ŏm-ni-preş'ent, a. present in every place.
Om-nis'cience, (om-nish'ens)
Om-nis cien-cy, (om-nish/en-se)
knowledge; infinite wisdom.
Om-nis/cient, (om-nish/ent) a. all-knowing.
Omni-um, n. the aggregate of certain portions
of different stocks in the public funds.
Ŏm'ni-um-gather-um, n. a collection: vulgar.
Om-niv'o-rous, a. all-devouring.
Ŏm-pha-loptic, n. a sort of optic glass.

Ŏn, pre. noting nearness of place or time; upon;
at; near.

Ŏn, ad. forward; onward; in succession.
On, int. expressing incitement.
Once, (wuns) ad. one time; formerly.
One, (wun) a. one of two; any; some one.
One, (wun) n. a single person or thing; con-

cord.

One'eyed, (wun'īd) a. having only one eye.
Q-nei-ro-critic, n. an interpreter of dreams.
O-nei-ro-crit/i-cal, a. interpretative of dreams.
O-nei-ro-critics, n. interpretation of dreams.
O-nei'ro-man-cy, n. divination by dreams.
One/ness, (wun nes) n. unity; singleness.
One-ra-ry, a. relating to burdens; burdensome.
On'e-rate, v. a. to load; to burden.
On-e-ra'tion, n. the act of loading.
Ŏn'er-ous, a. burdensome; oppressive.
On/ion (un'yun) n. a well-known garden plant.
Only, (on/le) a. single; one and no more.
Only, ad. simply; singly, merely; barely.
Ŏn'o-măn-cy, n. divination by a name.
On-o-măn/ti-cal, a. predicting by names.
On-o-mat-o-pai-a, n. a rhetorical figure, when
the sound of the word corresponds to the
thing signified.

Ŏn'sět, n. an attack; a storm; an assault.
Ön'slaught, (on'slawt) n. an attack; storm.
On-to-log/i-cal, a. relating to ontology.
On-tol'o-gist, n. one who is versed in ontology.
On-tology, n. the science of abstract being.
Ŏn/ward, or On/wards, ad. forward; farther.
Ŏn'ward, a. advanced; increased.
Only-cha, n. the odoriferous snail; the onyx.
Onyx, (o'niks) n. a semipellucid gem.
Oôze, n. soft mud; mire; slime; soft flow.
Oôze, v. n. to flow by stealth; to run gently.
Oôz'y, (ôzle) a. miry ; muddy; slimy.

enous.

Operation, n. agency; influence; action.
Operative, a. active; vigorous; efficacious.
per tor, n. one that operates or performs.
Op-e-rose', a. laborious; full of labor; tedious.
Op-e-rise/ness, n. the state of being operose.
C-phi-olo-gist, n. one versed in ophiology.
O-phi-o-gy, n. the science of serpents.
O-phicte n. a stone resembling a serpent.
*Oph-thalmic, (op-thal mik, or of-thalmik) [op
thai mik, W. P. J. Ja.; of-thal mik, S. E.] a.
relating to the eye.

*Ophthal-my, (op/thal-me) n. a disease of the
eyes; an inflammation.
[sleep.
O'pi-ate, a. soporiferous; narcotic; causing
O'pi-ate, n. a medicine that causes sleep.
FO-pine, v. n. to think; to be of opinion. [ion.
Q-pin-a-tive, (9-pin'ye-a-tiv) a. stiff in opin-
Q-pin-i a/tor, (o-pin-ye-a/tur) n. one fond of his

own notion.

Q-pinion, (o-pin'yun) n. judgment; notion.
O-pinion-ate, (9-pin yun-at) a. obstinate
O-pin'ion-a-ted, (o-pin yun-a-ted) in opinion.
O-pin/in-a-tive, (o-pin/yun-na-tív) a. stubborn.
O-pinioned, (9-pin/yund) a. attached to opinion.
O-pin/ign-ist, n. one fond of his own notions.
Q-pit-u-la/tion, n. an aiding; a helping.
Opi-um, n. the juice of Turkish poppies.
op-o-de1 dọc, n. a plaster ; an ointment.
O-pos/sum, n. an American quadruped.
Op-pig ne-rāte, v. a. to pledge; to pawn.
Op-ponen-cy, n. an exercise for a degree.
Op-po'nout, [op-pō'nent, S. W. P. J. E. F. Ja.
Wb.] n. an antagonist; an adversary.
Op-ponent, a. opposite; adverse.
Ŏp-por-tune', a. seasonable; convenient; fit.
Op-por-tine ly, ad. seasonably; conveniently.
Op-por-tu/ni-ty, n. a fit place; time; occasion.
Op-pose, v. a. to act against; to hinder; to resist.
Op-põse, v. n. to act adversely; to object.
Op-pos/er, n. one that opposes; an antagonist.
Ŏp/pp-site, a. placed in front; facing; adverse;