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occasionally.adverb
now and then; from time to time
occasional.adjective
occurring
from time to time; periodic;
not habitual; not regularly
occasion.noun,.plural.occasions
an event or a happening
occasion, occasioned,
occasioning,
occasions.transitive
verbs
to provide occasion for; cause
on occasion.idiom
from time to time; now and then
ornament.noun,.plural.ornaments
something that decorates or adorns;
an embellishment
ornament, ornaments,
ornamented,
ornamenting.transitive
verbs
to furnish with ornaments (ornamented the windows
with hanging plants)
ornamenter.noun,.plural.ornamenters
ornamental.adjective
of,
relating.to.or.serving
as an ornament or a decoration
ornamental.noun,.plural.ornamentals
something that serves as ornamentation, especially
a plant grown for its beauty
ornamentally.adverb
ornamentation.noun,.plural.ornamentations
the act or process of decorating, adorning.or.embellishing;
the state of being decorated, adorned
or embellished; something that decorates or adorns; an embellishment
overindulge, overindulged,
overindulging,
overindulges.verbs
transitive
verb use.to indulge.(a
desire, craving or habit) to excess (overindulging a fondness for chocolate);
to indulge excessively
intransitive
verb use.to indulge in something to
excess
overindulgently.adverb
overindulgent.adjective
overindulgence.noun
omnipresent.adjective
present everywhere simultaneously
omnipresence.noun
outlook.noun
a point of view; an attitude.(a
positive
outlook); expectation for
the future (she expected to carry on with her education); a place where
something can be viewed; the view seen from such a place (what an outlook
we had of the surrounding terrain viewing from high up the mountain); the
act
of looking out
order.noun
a condition of logical
or comprehensible arrangement
among the separate.elements
of a group; a condition of methodical
or prescribed arrangement among
component
parts such that proper functioning or appearance is achieved; condition
or state in general (in good order); a sequence
or an arrangement of successive
things; an authoritative indication to be obeyed (the ship's captain gave
an order than all passengers should board no later than 30 minutes prior
to sailing time); that which is supplied, bought or sold (the auto dealership
ordered 10 new cars); a request made by a customer at a restaurant food;
the food requested (here is your order); a group of persons living under
a religious rule (an order of monks); a group of people upon whom a government
or sovereign has formally conferred honor for unusual service or merit,
entitling them to wear a special insignia.(the
Indian government awarded him its highest cultural honor, Order of the
Lotus); the insignia worn by such people
order, ordered,
ordering,
orders.verbs
transitive verb use.to
issue a command or an instruction to; arrange; predestine; ordain
intransitive verb use.to
give an order or orders; request that something be done or supplied
in order that.idiom
so that
in order to.idiom
for the purpose of
in short order.idiom
with no delay; quickly
on order.idiom
requested but not yet delivered
on the order of.idiom
of a kind or fashion similar to; like (a house
on the order of a mountain lodge); approximately; about (equipment costing
on the order of a million dollars)
to order.idiom
according to the buyer's specifications
orderer.noun,.plural.orderers
outweigh, outweighed,
outweighing,outweighs.transitive
verbs
to weigh more than; to be more significant
than; exceed in value or importance (the positives outweigh the negatives)
overlord.noun,.plural.overlords
a controlling type of individual of mankind
genetics who has been bribed,
brainwashed,
blackmailed and threatened
into a position of domination
to subjugate others on behalf
of those hiding far behind the scenes; an overlord is one presenting the
attitude he or she knows what's
right for others and thus will override
another's will and with force if necessary to make sure another cannot
exercise their own will; totalitarianism
overlordship.noun,.plural.overlordships
overbearing.adjective
domineering
in manner; arrogant.(an
overbearing person overrides the feelings of others); uncaring;
an overbearing person tries to make other people do what he or she wants
in an unpleasant and forceful
way; an overbearing mother or father is always trying to control other
people, often their
children, without considering their wishes and/or feelings in providing.guidance;
tending
to overwhelm;
overpowering;
excessively.dominant
overbearingly.adverb
overbearingness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
overbear, overbore,
overborne,
overbearing,
overbears.verbs
transitive verb use.to
crush or press down on with physical force; to prevail
over, as if by superior weight
or force; dominate; to be more
important than; outweigh
intransitive verb use.to
bear an overabundance of fruit or offspring
omit, omitted,
omitting,
omits.transitive
verbs
to fail to include or mention; leave out (omit
a word)
origin.noun,.plural.origins
the beginning;
the point at which something
comes into existence or from which it derives
or is derived (the origin of humanity); the
fact of originating; rise or derivation
Mathematics:.the
point of intersection
of coordinate.axes,
as in the Cartesian.coordinate.system
original.adjective
preceding
all others in time; first; not derived
from something else; fresh (an original play, not an adaptation);
showing a noticeable departure
from previous practice; new (a truly original approach in physics); being
the source from which a copy, reproduction or translation is made
original.noun,.plural.originals
a first form from which other forms are made or
developed (later models of the car retained
many features of the original); an authentic
work of art (bought an original, not a print); work that has been composed
firsthand (kept the original but sent a photocopy to his publisher)
originally.adverb
with reference
to origin.(humanity
originally had no money); at first (what I had originally expected); in
a highly distinctive.manner.(interpreted
the flute solo most originally)
originality.noun,.plural.originalities
the quality
of being original; the capacity
to act or think independently;
something.original
originate, originated,
originating,
originates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
bring into being; create (Nikola Tesla
originated the system of free energy)
intransitive verb use.to
come into being; start; stem
originatively.adverb
origination.noun,.plural.originations
originator.noun,.plural.originators
originative.adjective
obverse.noun
the obverse of an opinion, situation or argument
is its opposite (the obverse of
poverty is prosperity; the obverse of humility
is arrogance);
the side of a coin, medal or badge that bears the principal stamp or design;
the more conspicuous
of two possible alternatives,
cases or sides (the obverse of this issue); the opposite of hope
is despair;
the opposite of hate is not love, as love
is whole and thus has no opposites, thus,
the opposite of hate is apathy)
Logic:.the
counterpart
of a proposition
obtained by exchanging the affirmative
for the negative.quality
of the whole proposition and then negating
the predicate
(the obverse of 'no act is unpredictable' is 'every act is predictable')
obversely.adverb
obversion.noun.plural.obversions
the process
of obverting or the condition
so resulting
Logic:.in
logic,
the inference
of the obverse of a proposition
obvert, obverted,
obverting,
obverts.transitive
verbs
to turn something so as to present another side
or aspect
to view; to alter
the appearance of
Logic:.to
subject
a proposition
to obversion
obverse.adjective
facing or turned toward the observer (the obverse
side of a statue is the side which has the face toward you); serving as
a counterpart
or complement
owe,
owed,
owing,
owes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
be indebted to the amount of (I owe my life to noticing the danger at the
right moment; he owes me five dollars); to have a moral obligation to render
or offer (I owe them an apology for being late); to be in debt to (we owe
the plumber for services rendered);
to be indebted or obliged for (owes her good health to diet and exercise
and sleep)
intransitive verb use.to
be in debt (she still owes an apology
to him)
owing to.preposition
because of; on account of
(I couldn't attend, owing to time constraints)
own.adjective
of or belonging
to oneself or itself (she makes her own clothes)
own.noun
that which belongs to one
(it is my own)
own,
owned,
owning,
owns.verbs
transitive verb use.to
have or possess as property (owns a chain of restaurants); to have control
over (populaces mostly lack control of that which affects
them and often that, adversely)
intransitive verb use.to
make acknowledgment of
(the kids owned up to who ate all the cookies)
on one's own.idiom
belonging completely to
oneself (a room of one's own); one's own efforts (she got the job on her
own); responsible for oneself;
independent
of outside help or control (he is now out of college and on his own
owner.noun,.plural.owners
ownership.noun
the state
or fact of being
an owner (she has right to it as she was the purchaser)
officious.adjective
marked
by excessive.eagerness
in offering unwanted services or advice to others (an officious host; officious
attention); obsequious; eager
to render services or help others;
obliging;
dutiful
officiously.adverb
officiousness.noun
outgoing.adjective
sociable and responsive to others; friendly (a
warm, outgoing personality); going out or away; departing (an outgoing
passenger train); retiring from or relinquishing
a place, a position or an office (the outgoing chairperson); addressed
for sending (outgoing mail); intended
to be taken out, as from a restaurant (outgoing orders of east Indian food)
outgoingness.noun
outgo, outwent,
outgone,
outgoing,
outgoes.transitive
verbs
to go beyond; exceed
or surpass
outgo.noun,.plural.outgoes
something that goes out, especially an expenditure
or a cost; the act or process of going out
ought.auxiliary
verb
a past participle of the word 'owe';
used to indicate obligation
or duty
(you ought to work harder than that if you hope to finish before company
arrives); should; used to indicate.advisability
or prudence
(you ought to wear a raincoat); used to indicate.desirability
(you ought to have been there; it was great fun); used to indicate probability
or likelihood
(she ought to finish by next week; have you brought him ought {anything}
to eat); the negative
form of 'ought to' is 'ought not to', which is sometimes shortened to oughtn't
to in spoken English; you use 'ought to' to mean that it is morally
right to do a particular
thing or that it is morally right for a particular.situation
to exist(you've
got a good wife and you ought to take care of her); you use 'ought to'
when saying that you think it is a good idea and important for you or someone
else to do a particular thing, especially when giving or asking for advice
or opinions (I don't think you ought to be doing it that way; you ought
to ask for some advice
before starting); you use 'ought to' to indicate that you expect something
to be true or to happen;
you use 'ought to have' to indicate that you expect something
to have happened already (going to the party ought to be fun); you use
'ought to' to indicate that you think that something has happened because
of what you know about the situation, but you are not certain
(he ought to have reached the house some time ago); you use 'ought to have'
with a past participle
to indicate that something was expected to happen or be the case, but it
did not happen or was not the case (basically
the system
ought to have worked; the money to build the power station ought to have
been sufficient);
you use 'ought to have' with a past participle to indicate that although
it was best or correct
for someone to do something in the past, they did not actually
do it (I realize
I ought to have told you about it; perhaps
we ought to have trusted
people more; I ought not to have asked you a thing like that, I'm sorry);
you use 'ought to' when politely
telling someone that you must do something, for example that you must leave
(I really ought to be getting back now; I think I ought to go)
Usage note: 'ought
to' is sometimes used without a following verb if the meaning is clear
(Should we begin soon? Yes, we ought to).
In questions and negative sentences,
especially those with contractions,
'to' is also sometimes omitted
(Oughtn't we be going soon?). Although the omission
of 'to' was formerly possible in English, it is now considered nonstandard.
Usages such as that are common in many varieties of American English.
The phrase 'ought not to' is preferred to 'He hadn't ought to come' (He
ought not to come) and 'She shouldn't ought to say' (She ought not to say).
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