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obeisance.noun,.plural.obeisances
obeisance to someone or something is respect
shown (leaders are corrupt who show lack of obeisance in their dealings
with We the People);
an obeisance is a physical gesture,
such as a bow, that you make in order to show respect for someone or something
(anciently, people would give obeisance to a token
made with their own hands; they had many
idols); a movement of the body made in token
of respect, such as a bow;
deference;
respect showing obedience; from Middle English 'obeisaunce' which is from
Old French 'obeissance' and from 'obeissant' the present participle of
'obeir' meaning 'to obey'
obeisantly.adverb
obeisant.adjective
ordain, ordained,
ordaining,
ordains.verbs
to put in order; gets ready; appoints
Latin.ordo.order
ordainer.noun,.plural.ordainers
ordainment.noun,.plural.ordainments
odious.adjective
if you describe
people or things as odious, you think that they are extremely.unpleasant;
resentful;
arousing
or meriting
strong dislike,
aversion.or.intense.displeasure;
hateful; deserving.repugnance
(odious associatesl an odious business)
odiously.adverb
odiousness.noun,.plural.odiousnesses
odium.noun,.plural.odiums
odium is the dislike, disapproval or hatred that
people feel for a particular
individual, usually because of something that he or she has done; the state
or quality
of being odious; a strong dislike, contempt
or aversion;
a state of disgrace resulting from hateful or detestable.conduct
odeum.noun,.plural.odea
a small building of ancient
Greece and Rome used for public performances of music and poetry; a contemporary.theater
or concert
hall
odor.noun,.plural.odors
the property
or quality
of a thing that affects, stimulates
or is perceived
by the sense of smell; a sensation, stimulation or perception
of the sense of smell; a strong,
pervasive.quality;
repute
(a doctrine
that is not currently in good odor, such as evolution
taught as a body of principles
explaining the origin
of living organisms;
the putrefactive odor of
political policies designed for harming
people)
obnoxious.adjective
exposed to something unpleasant or harmful; odiously
or disgustingly.objectionable;
highly offensive
obnoxiousness.noun,.plural.obnoxiousnesses
obnoxiously.adverb
obstinate.adjective
perversely.adhering
to an opinion,
purpose.or.course.in
spite of.reason,
arguments
or persuasion
(becoming seared in mind:.1Timothy
4:2); not easily subdued,
remedied
or removed (obstinate fever); unreasonable.persistence;
close-mindedness;
stubborn;
mulish;
headstrong;
pertinacious
obstinateness.noun,.plural.obstinatenesses
obstinately.adverb
obstinacy.noun,.plural.obstinacies
the state
or quality of being stubborn or
refractory;
the act or an instance of being stubborn or refractory
obstreperous.adjective
marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness; defiant;
clamorous-(obstreperous
merriment); stubbornly resistant
to control; unruly
obstreperousness.noun,.plural.obstreperousnesses
obstreperously.adverb
synonym.vociferous
offend, offended,
offending,
offends.verbs
transitive
verb use.to cause displeasure,
anger, resentment or wounded
feelings in; to be displeasing
or disagreeable to (onions offend my sense of smell)
intransitive
verb use.to result in displeasure.(bad
manners may offend)
offender.noun,.plural.offenders
one that offends; an individual who is offensive
offence.noun,.plural.offences
also, language variant.offense,.offenses
the act of causing anger,
resentment,
displeasure
or affront; (because of her unfriendly
uncaring attitude she has created
an energy that shoves others away);
the state of being offended
Sports:.a
team in possession of the ball or puck
offensive.adjective
giving painful or unpleasant
sensations; nauseous;
obnoxious
(offensive odor of garbage); causing displeasure or resentment;
in sports, of or relating to an attempt to score in a game or contest also
of or relating to a team in possession of the ball or puck (the offensive
linemen)
offensively.adverb
offensiveness.noun,.plural.offensivenesses
obtrude,
obtruded,
obtruding,
obtrudes.verbs
transitive verb senses.to
impose.(oneself
or one's ideas) on others with undue.insistence
or without invitation;
intrude;
to thrust out; push forward; to push forward into consideration or sight
intransitive verb senses-to
impose oneself on others
obtruder.noun,.plural.obtruders
obtrusion.noun,.plural.obtrusions
obtrusive.adjective
forward in manner or conduct (obtrusive behavior);
undesirably.prominent;
something thrust out; protruding;
given to thrusting oneself into the affairs of others; improper or offensive
conspicuousness
of interfering
actions; to push oneself assertively
forward; brash; pushy: the obtrusive behavior of a goon;
undesirably noticeable
obtrusively.adverb
obtrusiveness.noun.(words
ending in 'ess'
are usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
is clumsy)
synonym.impertinent
unobtrusive.is
not being obtrusive
ostracize, ostracized,
ostracizing,
ostracizes.transitive
verbs
to exile by ostracism; to exclude from a group
by common consent
ostracism.noun,.plural.ostracisms
the act of banishing or excluding; banishment
or exclusion from a group; disgrace; in Athens and other cities of ancient
Greece, the temporary banishment by popular vote of a citizen considered
dangerous to the state
ostracizable.adjective
ostracization.noun,.plural.ostracizations
ostracizer.noun,.plural.ostracizers
overt.adjective
open to view by all; done or shown openly for
all to be affected by; manifest;
not concealed or done in secret
(overt hostility); overt
murder such as by the so-called.covid
'vaccine')
overtly.adverb
overtness.noun.(words
ending in 'ess'
are usually without pluralization - adding an 'es'
making '...esses'
is clumsy)
oppress, oppressed,
oppressing,
oppresses.transitive
verbs
to keep down by any and all means, such as defraud,
to wrong another in some way, to deceive someone, to violate
another in some way; unjust use
of force by authority (a people who were oppressed by tyranny);
see George Orwell's quotes;
to weigh heavily on (poverty oppresses the spirit); compare repress
oppression.noun,.plural.oppressions
the act of oppressing; arbitrary
and cruel exercise of power; things that oppress; to suppress,
treat violently, maltreat, vex,
do wrong to
oppressor.noun,.plural.oppressors
oppressive.adjective
difficult to bear; burdensome
(oppressive laws); exercising power arbitrarily and often unjustly; weighing
heavily on the senses or spirit (oppressive weather); burdensome
oppressively.adverb
oppressiveness.noun,.plural.oppressivenesses
onus.noun,.plural.onuses
task; burden, responsibility
orgy.noun,.plural.orgies
wild, riotous merrymaking; overindulgence
in sensual
depravation as referred
to in 1Corinthians 10:7,8
orgiastic.adjective
opprobrious-(pronounced
'eh pro bri es').adjective
abusive; disgraceful; shameful; expressing opprobrium;
deserving opprobrium; infamous
opprobrium.noun,.plural.opprobriums
disgrace attached to shameful conduct; anything
bringing shame or disgrace; demeaning
oppugn.(pronounced
'eh pune').transitive verb
to oppose
with argument; reason.against;
criticize.adversely;
controvert;
averse;
adverse;
antagonistic;
anti;
opposed
oppugnancy.noun,.plural.oppugnancies
the quality.or.state
of being oppugnant
oppugnant.adjective
antagonistic;
hostile;
opposing
ostentatious.adjective
given to ostentation; pretentious
ostentatiously.adverb
ostentation.noun,.plural.ostentations
forward outright display; showiness; boastful;
loud and proud exhibition
outcome.noun,.plural.outcomes
a natural result; a consequence;
effect
oligarchy.noun,.plural.oligarchies
government by a few, especially by a small faction
of individuals or families; a state controlled by a few persons often behind
the scene, behind closed doors and away from public view; those making
up such a corrupt government
oligarchic or oligarchical.adjective
oligarch.noun,.plural.oligarchs
overture, overtured,
overturing,
overtures.transitive
verbs
to present as an introduction or a proposal;
to present or make an offer or a proposal to
overture.noun
Music:.an
instrumental composition
intended especially as an introduction to an extended work, such as an
opera or oratorio; an introductory section or part, as of a poem; a prelude;
an act, an offer or a proposal that indicates readiness to undertake a
course of action or open a relationship
obfuscate, obfuscated,
obfuscating,
obfuscates.transitive
verbs
to hide something by making it so confused or
opaque
as to be difficult to perceive
or overstand
(obfuscating true events for purposes of deception):
to render.indistinct
or dim; to darken (the fog obfuscated
the shore; names changed to purposely obfuscate:.1Kings
10:12)
obfuscation.noun,.plural.obfuscations
obfuscatory.adjective
occupation.noun,.plural.occupations
an activity that serves as one's regular source
of livelihood;
a livelihood; an activity
engaged in especially as a means of passing time; an avocation;
the act or process of holding or possessing a place; the state
of being held or possessed; invasion, conquest and control of a nation
or territory by foreign armed forces; the military government exercising
control over an occupied nation or territory
occupational.adjective
of, relating to or caused by engagement in a
particular
occupation (occupational hazards)
occupationally.adverb
occupy, occupied,
occupying,
occupies.transitive
verb
to fill up (time or space) (a lecture that occupied
three hours); to dwell or reside in; to hold or fill (an office or a position);
to seize possession of and maintain control over by or as if by conquest
(occupy a territory); to engage, employ or keep busy (occupied himself
with sculpting)
occupier.noun,.plural.occupiers
occupant.noun,.plural.occupants
the occupants of a building
or room are the people who live or work there; one that occupies a position
or place (who is the new occupant of the house on the corner?; the occupants
of a beehive; the four washrooms all have occupants); in law, one that
is the first to take possession of something previously unowned
occupancy.noun,.plural.occupancies
the act
of occupying or the condition
of being occupied; the state of being
an occupant or a tenant; the period.during.which
one owns, rents or uses certain.premises
or land; the use to which something
occupied is put (a building for commercial
occupancy)
overwhelm, overwhelmed,
overwhelming,
overwhelms.transitive
verbs
if something is overwhelmed, complete control
or victory over it has been achieved;
to affect deeply in mind or emotion.(he
was overwhelmed with emotion at his son's graduation); to present with
an excessive amount (they overwhelmed us with their kindness and gifts);
to surge over and submerge; engulf (waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline)
obviously.adverb
used to mean
that a fact
can easily be noticed or understood (we're obviously going to need more
help; your research has obviously been very thorough;
obviously, this is going to take some time; effort is obviously important;
she frowned
and was obviously puzzled);
used when giving information that you expect other people to already know
or agree with (she was obviously a bad
mom, just look at their son)
obviousness.noun,.plural.obviousnesses
obvious.adjective
if something
is obvious, it is easy
to see and comprehend
(Romans 1:20
"For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly
seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power
and Godhead, so that they are without excuse."); easily perceived
or comprehended;
quite apparent; you use obviously
to indicate
that something is easily noticed, seen or recognized (they obviously appreciate
you very much); you use obviously when you are stating something that you
expect the individual who is listening to know already
opsin.noun,.plural.opsins
a protein
of the retina, especially the protein
constituent
of rhodopsin, that makes up
one of the visual pigments
OK.or.O.K..or.okay.noun,.plural.okays
approval; agreement (said it was OK to cross the
bridge now)
OK, OK'd
or O.K.'d or okayed,
OK'ing
or O.K.ing or okaying,
OK's
or O.K.'s or okays.transitive
verbs
to approve of or agree to
OK.interjection
used to express approval or agreement
OK.adverb.and.adjective
ow.interjection
used especially in response to sudden pain (mommy
made the 'owee' all better)
oasis.(o
a sis).noun,.plural.oases.(o
a sees)
a fertile
or green spot in a desert or wasteland, made so by the presence of water;
a situation or place preserved from surrounding unpleasantness; a refuge
(an oasis of serenity.amid.chaos)
organize, organized,
organizing,
organizes.verbs
transitive verb use.to
put together into an orderly, functional, structured whole; to arrange
in a coherent form; systematize:
organized her thoughts before speaking; to arrange in a desired pattern
or structure; to arrange systematically for harmonious or united action
(organize a school outing); arrange; to establish as an organization (organize
a club)
intransitive verb use.to
develop into or assume into a structure
organizer.noun,.plural.organizers
unorganized.adjective
lacking order (cleaning
up your room involves getting items back in
order), system or unity; disorganized
organization.noun,.plural.organizations
the act or process of organizing;
the state or manner
of being organized; something that has been organized or made into an ordered
whole (organized her clothes so that all the sweaters were in one drawer);
a group of persons organized for a particularpurpose;
a company or association (a charitable organization); a structure through
which individuals cooperate systematically to provide services (the city
parks department); the administrative personnel of such a structure
organizational.adjective
organizationally.adverb
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