English Words: O

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obliquangledadj

Obsolete form of oblique-angled.

obliquangularadj

Formed of oblique angles.

obliquationnoun

The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity.

obliqueadj

Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base.

oblique casenoun

Any noun case except the nominative case (and sometimes the vocative case), where the noun is the object of a verb or the object of a preposition.

oblique dashnoun

Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.

oblique marknoun

Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩, sometimes (generally proscribed) inclusive of similar marks such as the backslash ⟨\⟩.

oblique strokenoun

Synonym of slash ⟨/⟩.

obliquelyadv

In an oblique manner; sideways.

obliquenessnoun

Synonym of obliquity.

obliquesnoun

Collectively, the abdominal muscles responsible for rotation of the trunk.

obliquicanaliculateadj

Having pore canals cut diagonally through multiple eggshell units instead of going between them like in other pore systems. Obliquicanaliculate pores are only found in a single oogenus: Preprismatoolithus.

obliquidadj

oblique

obliquitynoun

The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation.

obliquolateraladj

oblique and lateral

obliquotransverseadj

oblique and transverse

obliquusnoun

An obliquus muscle; a muscle running obliquely.

obliterableadj

Capable of being obliterated.

obliteransadj

Producing obstruction due to inflammation and fibrosis.

obliterateverb

To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out.

obliteratedadj

Destroyed; (loosely) broken beyond repair.

obliteratinglyadv

So as to obliterate.

obliterationnoun

The total destruction of something.

obliterationismnoun

A policy of obliteration.

obliterativeadj

Tending or serving to obliterate.

obliterative assimilationnoun

The assimilation of new knowledge that causes changes to one's existing mental framework for organizing that knowledge.

obliterative colorationnoun

The coloration of an animal that makes it blend into the background; camouflage.

obliterative colourationnoun

Alternative form of obliterative coloration.

obliterative procedurenoun

A surgical procedure that closes a biological cavity or passageway.

obliterative subsumptionnoun

The subsumption of new knowledge that causes older knowledge to be forgotten but leaves the mental framework for both the old and new knowledge to be enhanced.

obliterativelyadv

In an obliterative way.

obliteratornoun

One who obliterates.

obliteraturenoun

Synonym of obliteration.

oblivescentadj

forgetful; forgetting

oblivialadj

Of or relating to oblivion.

oblivialitynoun

Liability to be forgotten.

obliviateverb

To forget; to wipe from existence.

obliviationnoun

Total removal or erasure.

oblivionnoun

The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead.

oblivionateverb

To send to oblivion; to destroy or eliminate.

oblivionizeverb

To consign to oblivion; to destroy or erase utterly.

oblivionsnoun

plural of oblivion

obliviotnoun

A person who is completely unaware of their surroundings or actions; an oblivious idiot.

obliviousadj

Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.

obliviouslyadv

in an oblivious manner

obliviousnessnoun

The characteristic of being oblivious.

obliviscencenoun

Forgetfulness.

obliviumnoun

Oblivion.

oblocutornoun

A gainsayer; a critic.

Oblomovianadj

Lazy and apathetic.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter O contains 15,494 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 310 pages, and you are currently viewing page 13. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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