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- Nab, v. a. [Colloquial.] Seize (suddenly), catch, clutch, grasp, snatch, lay hands on, lay hold on, take possession of.
- Nabob, n. Millionnaire, Crœsus, very rich man, man of great wealth, man of fortune.
- Nacre, n. Mother-of-pearl.
- Nacreous, a. Pearly, iridescent, irisated, pavonine.
- Nag, n. Horse (especially a small horse), pony.
- Naiad, n. (Myth.) Water-nymph.
- Nail, n. Claw, talon.
- Naïve, a. [Fr.] Artless, unaffected, ingenuous, natural, plain, simple, unsophisticated, candid.
- Naïveté, n. [Fr.] Artlessness, ingenuousness, naturalness, simplicity, native candor, unaffected plainness.
- Naked, a. 1. Nude, uncovered, bare, denuded, unclothed, undressed, IN PURIS NATURALIBUS.
- 2. Exposed, defenceless, unarmed, unprotected, unguarded.
- 3. Manifest, unconcealed, evident, open, plain.
- 4. Simple, mere, sheer.
- Nakedness, n. Nudity.
- Namby-pamby, a. Finical, affectedly fine.
- Name, n. 1. Appellation, title, epithet, denomination, designation, descriptive term.
- 2. Reputation, repute, credit, character.
- 3. Note, distinction, fame, renown, celebrity, eminence, honor.
- Name, v. a. 1. Denominate, entitle, style, term, call, dub, phrase, christen, give an appellation to.
- 2. Mention, speak of, call by name.
- 3. Nominate, designate, specify.
- Namely, ad. Particularly, VIDELICET, that is, that is to say, to wit, to particularize.
- Nap, n. v. Doze, slumber, drowse, take a short sleep.
- Nap, n. Doze, slumber, short sleep.
- Naphtha, n. Rock oil, mineral oil.
- Nappy, a. [Scottish.] Drunk, fuddled, intoxicated, tipsy, corned, muddled, GROGGY.
- Narcissus, n. Daffodil.
- Narcotic, a. Stupefying, stupefactive.
- Narrate, v. a. Relate, recite, recount, rehearse, tell, detail, describe, give an account of.
- Narration, n. 1. Recital, description, rehearsal, relation, account, statement.
- 2. Story, history, narrative, tale, chronicle.
- Narrative, n. Narration, relation, tale, account, recital, rehearsal, description, story, history, chronicle.
- Narrator, n. Relater, historian.
- Narrow, a. 1. Of little breadth.
- 2. Contracted, circumscribed, limited, confined, straitened, cramped, pinched, scanty, incapacious, of small extent.
- 3. Bigoted, selfish, niggardly, mean, ungenerous, parsimonious, covetous, mercenary, illiberal.
- 4. Close, near, within a little, with little to spare, within narrow limits.
- Narrow, v. a. Contract, restrict, limit, cramp.
- Narrow house, Grave, tomb, sepulchre, house of death.
- Narrows, n. pl. Strait, sound.
- Narrow-minded, a. Illiberal, bigoted, prejudiced, warped, biassed, partial, of narrow or contracted views.
- Narwhal, n. Sea-unicorn, unicorn-fish, unicorn-whale (Monodon monoceros).
- Nascent, a. Incipient, opening, initial, dawning, inchoative, initiatory, rudimental, beginning, commencing, at the start, in the act of evolution.
- Nastiness, n. 1. Filth, filthiness, dirtiness, foulness, impurity, uncleanness, pollution, defilement, squalor.
- 2. Obscenity, smuttiness, indecency, ribaldry.
- Nasty, a. 1. Filthy, foul, unclean, impure, dirty, polluted, denied, nauseous, disgusting, sickening, loathsome, offensive, repulsive, squalid.
- 2. Obscene, smutty, gross, indelicate, lewd, indecent, ribald, loose.
- Natal, a. Native, of birth.
- Natal day, Birthday.
- Natch-bone, n. Aitch-bone, edge-bone.
- Nation, n. 1. State, commonwealth, realm, nationality.
- 2. People, community, population, race.
- National, a. Public, general.
- Nationality, n. 1. National character.
- 2. State, realm, nation, commonwealth.
- Native, a. 1. Natal, of birth.
- 2. Vernacular, VULGAR, mother.
- 3. Indigenous, natural, congenital, original, genuine, intrinsic, real, unartificial, home-bred, not acquired, bred in the bone, that runs in the blood.
- Native, n. Original inhabitant.
- Nativity, n. Birth.
- Natty, a. [Colloquial.] Neat, spruce, fine, jaunty, trig, trim, finical, foppish, dandyish.
- Natural, a. 1. Of nature.
- 2. Original, indigenous, essential, characteristic, native, not acquired, not assumed.
- 3. Regular, normal, not exceptional, not violent, in the course of nature, adapted to nature, consistent with nature, conformable to nature.
- 4. Illegitimate, born out of wedlock.
- Natural, n. Fool, simpleton, DUNCE.
- Natural child, Bastard, love-child, illegitimate child.
- Naturalize, v. a. Adopt as a citizen, adopt as native.
- Nature, n. 1. World, creation, universe, system of created things, aggregate of phenomena, world of matter and of mind, sum of causes and effects.
- 2. Sum total of sensible objects, world of matter.
- 3. Character, essence, constitution, quality.
- 4. Kind, sort, species.
- 5. Temper, disposition, humor, mood, grain.
- 6. Mind, intelligence, intelligent being.
- 7. Active principle of the universe, soul of the universe, God.
- 8. Regular course of things, usual or established order of events.
- 9. What is natural, conformity with nature, accordance with truth or reality.
- Naught, n. Nothing, nought.
- Naught, a. Worthless, bad, of no value.
- Naughtiness, n. 1. Wickedness, vice, badness, iniquity.
- 2. Perverseness, frowardness.
- Naughty, a. 1. Wicked, bad, corrupt, sinful.
- 2. Perverse, froward, mischievous.
- Nausea, n. 1. Seasickness.
- 2. Qualm, sickness of the stomach, inclination to vomit.
- 3. Disgust, loathing, repugnance, aversion, strong dislike.
- Nauseate, v. n. Feel nausea, feel disgust, grow qualmish.
- Nauseate, v. a. 1. Sicken, disgust, revolt, make sick, turn one's stomach, make one's gorge rise.
- 2. Loathe, abhor, detest, abominate, feel nausea or disgust at, shrink from, recoil from.
- Nauseous, a. Disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, sickening, revolting, repulsive, distasteful, offensive, abominable, foul.
- Naval, a. Nautical, marine, maritime.
- Navel-string, n. Umbilical cord.
- Navew, n. French turnip (Brassica napus).
- Navicular, a. (Anat. & Bot.) Boat-shaped, cymbiform.
- Navigate, v. n. Sail, cruise, course, go in a vessel, plough the waves, plough the deep.
- Navigate, v. a. 1. Sail over, sail on, pass in a vessel.
- 2. Steer, direct (in sailing), guide the course of.
- Navigator, n. Sailor, seaman.
- Navy, n. Fleet, ships of war.
- Nay, ad. 1. No.
- 2. Not only so, but more; not this only, but also.
- Near, a. 1. Nigh, close, neighboring, adjacent, contiguous, proximate, adjoining, not far, not distant, bordering upon, approximate to, close upon, close by, hard upon, close at hand.
- 2. Imminent, impending, forthcoming, approaching, threatening, at hand, about to happen, going to happen.
- 3. Intimate, dear, familiar, closely allied, closely attached.
- 4. Direct, short, straight.
- Near, ad. Nearly.
- Near, prep. Nigh, close to, close by, not far from.
- Nearly, ad. 1. Approximately, not remotely.
- 2. Almost, well-nigh, within a little.
- 3. Closely, intimately.
- Near-sighted, a. Short-sighted, myopic, purblind.
- Neat, a. 1. Clean, cleanly, unsoiled, tidy, spotless, unsullied, immaculate, unstained, pure.
- 2. Nice, spruce, trim.
- 3. Chaste, simple, in good taste.
- Neat-cattle, n. Bovine animals (bulls, oxen, cows, calves, heifers, steers), beeves.
- Neatly, ad. Cleanly, in a neat manner.
- Neatness, n. 1. Cleanness, cleanliness, tidiness.
- 2. Nicety, spruceness, trimness.
- 3. Chasteness, simplicity.
- Neb, n. Beak, bill, nib.
- Nebulosity, n. Cloudiness, haziness, mistiness.
- Nebulous, a. Cloudy, hazy, misty.
- Necessary, a. 1. Inevitable, unavoidable, that must be, not to be avoided.
- 2. Requisite, essential, indispensable, needful, that cannot be spared.
- 3. Involuntary, not free.
- Necessary, n. 1. Requisite, requirement, necessity, essential, indispensable thing, SINE QUA NON.
- 2. Privy, jakes, water-closet, back-house.
- Necessitate, v. a. Compel, force, oblige, make necessary, render unavoidable.
- Necessitous, a. Needy, indigent, poor, penniless, moneyless, destitute, distressed, pinched, reduced, in need, in want, short of money, out of money, out of pocket, out of cash.
- Necessity, n. 1. Compulsion, fatality, fate, destiny, irresistible force.
- 2. Indispensableness, indispensability, inevitableness.
- 3. Need, needfulness, urgency, exigency, pressing want.
- 4. Requirement, requisite, essential, necessary, indispensable thing, SINE QUA NON.
- Neck-cloth, n. Cravat, neckerchief, necktie.
- Neckerchief, n. Cravat, neck-cloth.
- Neckhandkerchief, n. Cravat, neck-cloth.
- Necktie, n. Cravat, neckcloth.
- Necrology, n. Obituary, register of deaths.
- Necromancer, n. Sorcerer, conjurer, enchanter, juggler, charmer, diviner, wizard, magician, exorcist, seer, soothsayer.
- Necromancy, n. Sorcery, magic, divination, enchantment, conjuration, black art, magical art.
- Necropolis, n. Cemetery, churchyard, graveyard, mortuary, burial-ground, burial-place, city of the dead.
- Need, n. 1. Necessity, want, exigency, urgency, emergency.
- 2. Indigence, poverty, penury, destitution, distress.
- Need, v. a. Want, require, lack, be in want of, stand in want of.
- Needful, a. Necessary, requisite, essential, indispensable.
- Needle-shaped, a. Aciform, acicular, aciculate.
- Needless, a. Unnecessary, useless, not requisite, not needed.
- Needs, ad. Necessarily.
- Needy, a. Indigent, destitute, poor, NECESSITOUS.
- Nefarious, a. Abominable, atrocious, detestable, execrable, iniquitous, scandalous, wicked, infamous, villanous, heinous, flagitious, very wicked.
- Negation, n. Denial, disavowal, disclaimer.
- Neglect, v. a. 1. Omit, leave out, pass over.
- 2. Disregard, slight, contemn, overlook, pay no heed to, pay no regard to, leave out of view, leave on one side, not care a straw for.
- Neglect, n. 1. Omission (of a particular act of duty), failure, default, NEGLIGENCE, remissness.
- 2. Slight, disregard, disrespect.
- Neglectful, a. Heedless, careless, negligent, thoughtless.
- Negligence, n. Neglect (as a habit), carelessness, thoughtlessness, remissness, heedlessness, disregard, inattention, LACHES.
- Negligent, a. Careless (habitually), thoughtless, heedless, remiss, regardless, inattentive, neglectful.
- Negotiate, v. n. Treat, bargain.
- Negotiate, v. a. 1. Treat for, arrange for.
- 2. Pass, put into circulation.
- Negotiation, n. Transaction.
- Negro-corn, n. Doura, Indian millet, Guinea corn (Sorghum vulgare).
- Neigh, v. n. Whinny.
- Neighborhood, n. Vicinity, vicinage, environs.
- Neighborly, a. Friendly, kind, civil, social, obliging, attentive, on friendly terms.
- Neither, pron. & a. Not either, nor one nor the other.
- Neither head nor tail, Neither one thing nor the other, nothing distinct or definite.
- Neither here nor there, 1. Nowhere, neither in one place nor another.
- 2. Irrelevant, not to the purpose.
- Nem. con. [L. Contracted from nemine contradicente, no one speaking against.] Unanimously, with one accord, with one consent, to a man, as one man, one and all, on all hands, in chorus, without a dissenting voice.
- Neologism, n. 1. New word or phrase.
- 2. Neology, use of new words or phrases.
- Neology, n. 1. Neologism, use of new words or phrases.
- 2. (Theol.) Rationalism, rationalistic interpretation.
- Neophyte, n. 1. Convert, proselyte, CATECHUMEN.
- 2. Beginner, tyro, pupil.
- Nephritis, n. [L.] (Med.) Inflammation of the kidneys.
- Nerve, n. 1. Strength, power, force.
- 2. Courage, pluck, fortitude, firmness, resolution, hardihood, manhood.
- Nerve, v. a. Strengthen, invigorate, fortify, brace.
- Nervous, a. 1. Of the nerves.
- 2. Sinewy, strong, vigorous, robust, forcible, powerful.
- 3. Timid, timorous, easily agitated.
- Nervousness, n. 1. Strength, force, power, vigor.
- 2. Timidity, timorousness, trepidation, tremor, flutter, nervous agitation.
- Nescience, n. Ignorance.
- Nest, n. Aerie.
- Nestle, v. n. Snuggle, cuddle, snug, harbor, lodge, lie close.
- Net, n. Snare, gin, trap, toil.
- Net, a. Clear, without deductions.
- Net, v. a. Clear, get or gain over and above expenses.
- Nether, a. Lower.
- Nettle, v. a. Fret, chafe, ruffle, irritate, vex, tease, harass, provoke, incense, exasperate, sting.
- Net-work, n. Netting, reticulated or decussated work.
- Neutral, a. Indifferent, of neither party, taking no part with either side.
- Neutralize, v. a. Counterbalance, render neutral, render inert, destroy the effect of, render of no effect.
- Never, ad. 1. At no time, not at any time, not ever.
- 2. In no degree, not at all.
- Nevertheless, ad. However, notwithstanding, not at all the less.
- New, a. 1. Novel, fresh, of recent origin, not old.
- 2. Recent, modern, not ancient, of the present day.
- 3. Just discovered, recently made known.
- 4. Unaccustomed, unused, not habituated, not familiar.
- News, n. Tidings, intelligence, information, advice, word, piece of information, recent accounts.
- Newsmonger, n. Quidnunc.
- Newspaper, n. Gazette, journal.
- Newt, n. Eft, salamander.
- Next, a. Nearest.
- Next door to, 1. Next house to.
- 2. Near to, bordering on.
- Nib, n. 1. Bill, beak, neb.
- 2. Point (of a pen).
- Nibble, v. a. & n. Gnaw, bite (by nips), browse.
- Nice, a. 1. Exact, accurate, precise, critical, definite, strict, rigorous.
- 2. Fastidious, dainty, squeamish, punctilious, finical, difficult, over-scrupulous, exacting, hard to please, very particular.
- 3. Subtile, fine, refined, minute.
- 4. Delicate, dainty, luscious, soft, tender, savory, delicious, palatable.
- 5. [Colloquial.] Pleasant, agreeable, delightful, good.
- Niceness, n. 1. Exactness, accuracy, precision, nicety.
- 2. Scrupulousness, fastidiousness, delicacy, daintiness, squeamishness.
- Nicety, n. 1. Accuracy, exactness, precision, truth, niceness.
- 2. Fastidiousness, daintiness, PURISM, squeamishness.
- 3. Subtilty, nice point, minute distinction.
- 4. Delicacy, dainty, tidbit, delicate morsel.
- Niche, n. Nook, recess.
- Nick, n. 1. Critical point (of time), critical moment, fortunate conjuncture.
- 2. Notch, dent, dint, indentation, incision.
- Nick, v. a. Notch, cut notches in.
- Nickname, n. Sobriquet, by-name.
- Nictate, v. n. [Rare.] Wink, blink.
- Nictation, n. Winking.
- Niggard, n. Miser, curmudgeon, churl, hunks, lickpenny, skinflint, scrimp, screw, mean fellow, sordid wretch.
- Niggard, a. Parsimonious, NIGGARDLY.
- Niggardliness, n. Parsimony, stinginess, avarice, meanness.
- Niggardly, a. 1. Parsimonious, covetous, stingy, avaricious, miserly, penurious, sordid, mean, illiberal, mercenary, niggard, close, close-fisted.
- 2. Saving, sparing, chary.
- Nigh, a. Near, adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, close by, close, close at hand, bordering upon, not far off, not distant, approximate to, hard by.
- Nigh, ad. Near, nearly.
- Nigh, prep. Near, close to, close by, not far from.
- Night-fall, n. Evening, dusk, close of the day.
- Nightingale, n. Philomel, philomela, (Philomela luscinia.)
- Night-jar, n. Goat-sucker, wheel-bird, churn-owl (Caprimulgus Europœus).
- Nightly, a. Nocturnal.
- Night-walker, n. Somnambulist, sleep-walker.
- Nihilism, n. Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.
- Nihility, n. Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.
- Nimble, a. Agile, lively, brisk, active, smart, quick, spry, ready, alert, dapper, sprightly.
- Nimbleness, n. Briskness, smartness, agility, spryness, alertness, activity, sprightliness.
- Nincompoop, n. [Low.] Ninny.
- Ninepins, n. pl. Skittles.
- Ninny, n. Simpleton, fool, DUNCE.
- Nip, v. a. 1. Pinch, compress, squeeze, gripe.
- 2. Clip, cut off.
- 3. Blast, bite, destroy, ruin.
- Nip, n. 1. Pinch, bite.
- 2. Bit, small cut.
- 3. [Low.] Dram, nipper, sip, drink.
- Nipper, n. 1. Fore tooth (of a horse).
- 2. [Low.] Dram, nip, sip, drink.
- Nippers, n. pl. Pincers, tweezers.
- Nipple, n. Teat, dug, pap.
- Nitre, n. [Written also Niter.] Saltpetre, nitrate of potash.
- Nitric acid, Aquafortis, spirit of nitre.
- Nitric oxide, Deutoxide of nitrogen, binoxide of nitrogen, nitrous gas, nitrous air.
- Nitrogen, n. Azote.
- Nitrogenize, v. a. Azotize.
- Nitro-muriatic acid, Aqua regia.
- Nitrous ether, Sweet spirits of nitre.
- Nitrous oxide, Laughing gas, protoxide of nitrogen, exhilarating gas.
- No, ad. 1. Nay.
- 2. Not at all, in no degree.
- No, a. None, not any.
- Nob, n. [Colloquial.] Nobleman.
- Nobby, a. [Colloquial.] Consequential, aristocratic.
- Nobility, n. 1. Grandeur, greatness, dignity, nobleness, elevation, superiority, worthiness, loftiness of character, moral excellence.
- 2. Noble birth, patrician dignity, eminence by rank.
- 3. Noblesse, aristocracy, peerage, patrician class.
- Noble, a. 1. Great, dignified, superior, elevated, worthy, exalted, illustrious.
- 2. Grand, stately, lordly, splendid, magnificent, sublime.
- Noble, n. Nobleman.
- Nobleman, n. Peer, noble, grandee, lord, one of the nobility.
- Nobleness, n. 1. Greatness, dignity, magnanimity, elevation, superiority, worthiness, nobility, loftiness of character, moral excellence.
- 2. Stateliness, grandeur, magnificence.
- Noblesse, [Fr.] Aristocracy, peerage, nobility.
- Nobody, n. No one, no person, not any one, not anybody.
- Nocturnal, a. Nightly.
- Nocturnally, ad. Nightly, by night.
- Nod, v. a. & n. Bow.
- Nod, n. Bow, beck.
- Noddle, n. Head (in contempt).
- Noddy, n. 1. Fool, simpleton, DUNCE.
- 2. (Ornith.) Booby, gannet, solan goose (Sterna solida).
- Node, n. Knot, knob, protuberance, swelling, lump, prominence, process, excrescence, nodule.
- Nodule, n. Knot, NODE.
- Noise, n. 1. Sound.
- 2. Clamor, din, blare, clatter, uproar, tumult, ado, cry, vociferation, hubbub, racket, HALLABALOO, fuss, breeze.
- Noisome, a. 1. Noxious, injurious, hurtful, unwholesome, insalubrious, unhealthy, pernicious, mischievous, detrimental, destructive, deleterious, baneful, poisonous, pestilential.
- 2. Offensive, fetid, disgusting.
- Noisy, a. Clamorous, boisterous, turbulent, vociferous, obstreperous, blatant, brawling, blustering, uproarious, tumultuous, riotous.
- Nomad, n. 1. Wandering tribe, nomadic people.
- 2. Wanderer, BOOLY.
- Nomade, n. 1. Wandering tribe, nomadic people.
- 2. Wanderer, BOOLY.
- Nomadic, a. Wandering, migratory, vagrant, roving, strolling.
- Nomenclature, n. Terminology.
- Nominal, a. Titular, not real, only in name.
- Nominate, v. a. Name for an office, propose as a candidate, designate for appointment or election.
- Nonage, n. Minority, pupilage.
- Non-appearance, n. Absence.
- Non-attendance, n. Absence.
- Nonchalance, n. [Fr.] Carelessness, indifference, unconcern, coolness.
- Nonchalant, a. [Fr.] Unconcerned, indifferent, careless, cool, apathetic, not anxious.
- Non compos, n. [Contracted from non compos mentis.] Simpleton, DUNCE, fool.
- Non compos mentis, [L.] Demented, idiotic, lunatic, foolish, imbecile, crazy, destitute of common sense, void of understanding.
- None, pron., sing. & pl. Not one, not any.
- Nonentity, n. 1. Inexistence, nonexistence.
- 2. Nothing.
- Non-essential, a. Adventitious, incidental, accidental, extraneous, extrinsic.
- Nonesuch, n. Nonpareil, paragon, pattern, model, CHEF-D'ŒUVRE, BEAU IDEAL, acme of perfection, pink of perfection.
- Nonpareil, n. Nonesuch.
- Nonpareil, a. Peerless.
- Nonplus, n. Puzzle, perplexity, poser, quandary.
- Nonplus, v. a. Puzzle, confound, confuse, disconcert, perplex, pose, put to a stand.
- Non-resistance, n. Passive obedience.
- Nonsense, n. 1. Folly, absurdity, stuff, trash, moonshine, twaddle, balderdash, fudge, inanity, platitude.
- 2. Trifles, things of no consequence or importance.
- Nonsensical, a. Absurd, foolish, silly, senseless, insensate, stupid, ill-judged, unreasonable, irrational, preposterous, unmeaning, frivolous, trifling.
- Noodle, n. Simpleton, fool, DUNCE.
- Nook, n. Corner, recess, niche, retired place.
- Noonday,n. Midday, noon, meridian, twelve o'clock.
- Noontide, n. Midday, noon, meridian, twelve o'clock.
- Noose, n. Hitch, running knot.
- Normal, a. 1. Regular, analogical, according to rule.
- 2. Perpendicular, vertical, erect.
- North, a. Northerly, northern, boreal, arctic.
- Northern, a. North, northerly, boreal, arctic.
- Northern lights, Aurora Borealis.
- North star, n. Polestar, lodestar.
- Nose, n. Snout, nozzle.
- Nose of wax, Doughface, pliable politician.
- Nosegay, n. Bouquet, posy.
- Nostalgia, n. (Med.) Homesickness.
- Nostrum, n. Quack medicine, patent medicine.
- Notability, n. Notable person, person of note.
- Notable, a. Remarkable, memorable, extraordinary, signal, distinguished, noted, worthy of notice.
- Notable, a. Active, diligent, sedulous, industrious, assiduous, busy, watchful, attentive, careful.
- Notary, n. Notary public.
- Notch, n. Nick, indentation, dent, dint, incision.
- Notch, v. a. Nick, cut notches in.
- Note, n. 1. Sign, symbol, token, indication, character, mark.
- 2. Memorandum, minute, record.
- 3. Comment, annotation, schollum, remark.
- 4. Billet, short letter or epistle.
- 5. Notice, heed, observation, regard, consideration.
- 6. Distinction, reputation, celebrity, fame, repute, renown, credit, account, consequence, respectability.
- 7. Bill, bank-note, promissory note, note of hand, paper money.
- Note, v. a. 1. Notice, remark, observe, heed, attend to, take notice of, pay attention to.
- 2. Record, make a note of, make a memorandum of, make a minute of, set down in writing, jot down.
- 3. Designate, denote.
- Note-book, n. Memorandum book, adversaria, journal, commonplace book.
- Noted, a. Distinguished, celebrated, famous, famed, renowned, conspicuous, eminent, illustrious, well known.
- Nothing, n. 1. Non-existence, nihility, inexistence, nihilism, nonentity, nothingness, nullity.
- 2. Nought, zero, cipher.
- 3. Trifle, bagatelle, small matter, thing of no importance, matter of no consequence.
- Nothing, ad. Not at all, in no degree.
- Nothingness, n. Nihility, nihilism, non-existence, nonentity.
- Notice, n. 1. Note, heed, observation, regard, cognizance.
- 2. Information, notification, advice, intelligence, announcement, mention.
- 3. Intimation, premonition, warning.
- Notice, v. a. Heed, regard, mark, note, observe, remark, attend to, advert to, take cognizance of.
- Noticeable, a. Observable, worthy of notice.
- Notification, n. 1. Information, notice, advice, intelligence, announcement.
- 2. Advertisement.
- Notify, v. a. 1. Declare, promulgate, publish, announce, advertise, make known.
- 2. Inform, apprise, acquaint, make known to, give notice to, signify to.
- Notion, n. 1. Conception, concept, universal idea, general or universal conception.
- 2. Opinion, sentiment, apprehension, judgment, belief, view, impression, estimation, conceit, conviction.
- Notional, a. 1. Imaginary, fantastical, ideal, chimerical.
- 2. Whimsical, capricious, visionary, crotchety, freakish.
- Notoriety, n. Repute (generally in a bad sense), reputation, celebrity, fame, name, note, vogue, figure.
- Notorious, a. 1. Open, overt, patent, manifest, obvious, apparent, evident, well-known.
- 2. Conspicuous (generally in a bad sense), noted, celebrated, famous, famed.
- Notwithstanding, prep. Despite, in spite of.
- Notwithstanding, conj. Nevertheless, yet, however, for all that.
- Nought, n. Nothing, naught.
- Noun, n. Substantive.
- Nourish, v. a. 1. Nurture, nurse, feed, support, maintain, supply with food or nutriment, furnish sustenance to.
- 2. Train, educate, instruct, breed, bring up.
- 3. Cherish, encourage, foster, promote, succor.
- Nourishing, n. Nutrition.
- Nourishing, a. Nutritious, nutritive, strengthening, invigorating, healthful, wholesome.
- Nourishment, n. Food, aliment, diet, sustenance, nutriment, nutrition.
- Novaculite, n. Turkey-stone, Turkey oil-stone.
- Novel, a. New, strange, unusual, late, modern, recent.
- Novel, n. Tale, romance, story, fiction, fictitious narrative, extended parable.
- Novice, n. 1. Probationer.
- 2. Tyro, beginner, learner.
- Novitiate, n. Probation.
- Now, ad. At this time, at once, at this moment, at present.
- Now and then, Occasionally, once in a while.
- Nowadays, ad. In these days, in this age, in the present age.
- Noway, ad. Not at all, in no degree, in no manner.
- Noways, ad. Not at all, in no degree, in no manner.
- Nowise, ad. Noway, noways.
- Noxious, a. Injurious, hurtful, baneful, pernicious, detrimental, unwholesome, mischievous, insalubrious, deleterious, noisome, pestiferous, pestilent, deadly, baleful, destructive, poisonous.
- Nozzle, n. Nose, snout.
- Nucleus, n. Kernel, core, centre.
- Nude, a. Bare, uncovered, undressed, unclothed, naked, exposed, denuded, stark naked, in a state of nature, IN PURIS NATURALIBUS.
- Nudge, v. a. Push gently.
- Nudge, n. Gentle push.
- Nudity, n. Nakedness.
- Nugatory, a. 1. Trifling, futile, vain, insignificant, trivial, frivolous, worthless.
- 2. Inoperative, ineffectual, inefficacious, unavailing, useless, bootless, null, to no purpose.
- Nugget, n. Lump.
- Nuisance, n. Annoyance, plague, bane, infliction, curse, scourge, pest.
- Null, a. Void, invalid, useless, nugatory, of no efficacy, of no account.
- Nullify, v. a. Annul, invalidate, cancel, abrogate, repeal, make void, make of no effect.
- Nullity, n. Non-existence, nonentity, nihility, nothing.
- Numb, a. Torpid, benumbed.
- Number, v. a. Count, enumerate, tell, reckon, calculate, compute, numerate, call over, tell off, run over, sum up.
- Number, n. 1. Figure, numeral, digit.
- 2. Many, multitude, great many.
- Number one, [Colloquial.] One's self.
- Numbers, n. pl. Verses, poetry, song.
- Numbness, n. Torpor, insensibility, deadness, paralysis, palsy.
- Numeral, n. Figure, number, digit.
- Numerate, v. a. Beckon, enumerate, count, number, call over, tell off.
- Numerous, a. 1. Large (in number), made up of many.
- 2. [Rare.] Rhythmical, melodious, musical.
- Numskull, n. Blockhead, simpleton, fool, DUNCE.
- Nuncio, n. 1. Messenger.
- 2. Ambassador (of the Pope).
- Nuncupative, a. Oral, not written.
- Nunnery, n. Convent, cloister, abbey, monastery.
- Nuptial, a. Bridal, matrimonial, hymeneal, connubial, CONJUGAL.
- Nuptials, n. pl. Marriage, wedding, bridal, espousals, nuptial festival, marriage ceremony.
- Nurse, v. a. 1. Nourish, nurture, supply with nourishment.
- 2. Suckle, feed at the breast, give suck to.
- 3. Cherish, foster, encourage, succor, promote.
- Nursling, n. Infant, babe, baby, suckling, BAIRN.
- Nurture, n. 1. Nourishment, food, diet.
- 2. Training, education, instruction, discipline, tuition, schooling, breeding.
- Nurture, v. a. 1. Feed, nourish.
- 2. Train, educate, instruct, school, rear, breed, discipline, bring up.
- Nutgall, n. Gall, gall-nut.
- Nutriment, n. Aliment, nourishment, nutrition, food, diet, sustenance, subsistence, provision, fare, regimen, meat, victuals, BREAD, viands, cheer, rations, pabulum, grub, FEED, PROVENDER, FODDER, FORAGE, PROG.
- Nutrition, n. 1. Nourishing.
- 2. Food, NUTRIMENT.
- Nutritious, a. Nourishing, strengthening, wholesome.
- Nutritive, a. Nourishing, strengthening, wholesome.
- Nyctalopy, n. Day-blindness, nocturnal sight.
- Nymph, n. Damsel, maiden, maid, lass, LASSIE, girl.
- Nympha, n. (Ent.) Pupa, chrysalis, aurelia.
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- Oaf, n. Changeling (when a foolish child is left in place of another), simpleton, fool, DUNCE.
- Obduracy, n. 1. Contumacy, OBSTINACY, stubbornness, doggedness, hardness of heart.
- 2. Impenitence, depravity.
- Obdurate, a. 1. Hardened, obstinate, callous, unfeeling, stubborn, unyielding, dogged, pig-headed, inflexible, inexorable, cantankerous.
- 2. Depraved, graceless, shameless, reprobate, lost, impenitent, irreclaimable, incorrigible.
- Obedience, n. Compliance, submission.
- Obedient, a. Compliant, submissive, deferential, dutiful, respectful.
- Obeisance, n. Salutation, reverence, bow, courtesy.
- Obelisk, n. 1. Pillar.
- 2. Dagger (in printing).
- Obese, a. Fat, fleshy, corpulent, stout, plump, portly, bouncing.
- Obesity, n. Fleshiness, fatness, corpulence, corpulency, plumpness, EMBONPOINT.
- Obfuscate, v. a. Darken, cloud, obscure.
- Obituary, n. Necrology.
- Object, n. 1. Mark, butt.
- 2. End, aim, intent, purpose, design, view, scope, drift, goal, final cause.
- Objection, n. Exception, difficulty, CAVIL, DEMURRER.
- Objectionable, a. Exceptionable.
- Object to, Disapprove, protest against, take exception to.
- Oblation, n. Offering, sacrifice.
- Obligate, v. a. [Inelegant.] Bind, oblige, bring under obligation.
- Obligation, n. 1. Responsibility, accountableness, bond of duty.
- 2. Engagement, contract, agreement, stipulation.
- 3. Debt of gratitude.
- Obligatory, a. Binding, coercive.
- Oblige, v. a. 1. Compel, force, coerce, constrain.
- 2. Serve, accommodate, please, favor, gratify, do a service for, do a favor to.
- 3. Obligate, bind, bring under obligation.
- Obliging, a. Civil, complaisant, kind, courteous, polite, friendly, gentlemanly, urbane, affable.
- Oblique, a. 1. Inclined, aslant.
- 2. Indirect.
- Obliterate, v. a. Efface, erase, expunge, cancel, rub out, rub off, blot out, scratch out, wipe out, strike out.
- Obliteration, n. Effacement, erasure, extinction, blotting out.
- Oblivion, n. 1. Forgetfulness (Oblivion refers especially to the thing forgotten).
- 2. Amnesty, general pardon.
- Oblivious, a. Forgetful, mindless, heedless, careless, negligent, neglectful.
- Obloquy, n. 1. Reproach, detraction, censure, blame, calumny, contumely, slander, defamation, backbiting, traducing, aspersion, reviling.
- 2. Dishonor, disgrace, shame, infamy, opprobrium, odium, scandal.
- Obnoxious, a. 1. Liable, subject, exposed.
- 2. Hateful, unpleasing, odious, offensive, unpopular.
- Oboe, n. Hautboy.
- Obscene, a. 1. Indecent, indelicate, immodest, impure, ribald, gross, coarse, broad, unchaste, lewd, loose.
- 2. Dirty, filthy, foul, offensive, disgusting.
- Obscenity, n. Indecency, indelicacy, immodesty, unchastity, lewdness.
- Obscure, a. 1. Dark, gloomy, rayless, darksome, unilluminated, unenlightened, dusky, sombre, sombrous, lurid, shadowy, murky, dim.
- 2. Unintelligible, incomprehensible, indistinct, indefinite, vague, doubtful, enigmatical, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, abstruse, cabalistic, transcendental, high.
- 3. Unknown, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unnoticed, renownless, unhonored, humble, inglorious.
- Obscure, v. a. Darken, cloud, eclipse, dim, shade, obfuscate, cast in the shade.
- Obscurity, n. 1. Darkness, dimness, gloom, gloominess, shade, obscuration, cloud, obfuscation.
- 2. Seclusion, retirement, privacy.
- Obsequies, n. pl. Exequies, funeral rites, funeral solemnities.
- Obsequious, a. Fawning, sycophantic, cringing, servile, slavish, supple, meanly submissive.
- Obsequiousness, n. Fawning, cringing, servility, slavishness, suppleness, sycophancy, mean compliance.
- Observable, a. Noticeable, remarkable, marked, striking.
- Observance, n. 1. Performance, fulfilment, discharge, acquittal.
- 2. Form, ceremony, ceremonial, rite, practice, custom, usage, fashion.
- Observant, a. Mindful, regardful, heedful, attentive, watchful.
- Observation, n. 1. Notice, attention.
- 2. Remark, note, annotation, comment.
- Observe, v. a. 1. Notice, remark, note, watch, eye, mark, take note of, pay attention to.
- 2. Fulfil, obey, follow, comply with, conform to, adhere to, be faithful to.
- 3. Celebrate, regard, keep, solemnize.
- Observe, v. n. 1. Take notice.
- 2. Make a remark.
- Observer, n. Beholder, spectator, bystander, on-looker, looker-on.
- Obsolescent, a. Becoming obsolete, going out of use, falling into desuetude.
- Obsolete, a. Antiquated, disused, neglected, unfashionable, old-fashioned, out of date, fallen into desuetude.
- Obstacle, n. Hinderance, obstruction, impediment, difficulty, check, barrier, stumbling-block, lion in the way.
- Obstetrician, n. Midwife, ACCOUCHEUR.
- Obstetrics, n. pl. Midwifery, tocology.
- Obstinacy, n. Stubbornness, doggedness, heartiness, wilfulness, perversity, contumacy, obduracy, inflexibility, pertinacity, persistency, pig-headedness.
- Obstinate, a. Stubborn, dogged, contumacious, unyielding, inflexible, perverse, mulish, opinionated, opinionative, wilful, heady, headstrong, refractory, unruly, cross-grained, intractable, cantankerous, obdurate, persistent, self-willed, PIG-HEADED.
- Obstreperous, a. Loud, noisy, clamorous, turbulent, tumultuous, vociferous, boisterous, uproarious, blatant, brawling, blustering.
- Obstruct, v. a. 1. Close, bar, stop, blockade, barricade, block up, dam up.
- 2. Hinder, impede, oppose, retard.
- Obstruction, n. Hinderance, obstacle, impediment, barrier, check, difficulty.
- Obtain, v. a. Procure, get, acquire, achieve, gain, win, earn, secure, get possession of.
- Obtest, v. a. Beseech, implore, conjure, supplicate, beg, invoke, entreat, pray, solicit, importune, conjure, ADJURE.
- Obtrude, v. a. Intrude, thrust in, press in, foist in, worm in.
- Obtrusive, a. Intrusive, inclined to obtrude.
- Obtund, v. a. Blunt, dull, deaden, quell, hebetate, take off the edge of.
- Obtuse, a. Dull, stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, stockish, heavy, slow, unintelligent, unintellectual, shallow, dull-witted, blunt-witted.
- Obtuseness, n. 1. Bluntness.
- 2. Dulness, stupidity, stolidity, doltishness, shallowness.
- Obviate, v. a. Preclude, prevent, turn aside, remove in the outset, provide against.
- Obvious, a. Plain, evident, manifest, clear, palpable, visible, patent, apparent, unmistakable.
- Occasion, n. 1. Occurrence, incident, casualty, event.
- 2. Opportunity, juncture, conjuncture, opening, room, suitable time, favorable time, nick of time, golden opportunity.
- 3. Necessity, need, exigency.
- 4. Cause (accidental), ground, reason.
- Occasion, v. a. 1. Cause, produce, originate, breed, create, bring about, give rise to, give occasion to, bring to pass, be the cause of.
- 2. Induce, influence, persuade, move.
- Occasional, a. Incidental, accidental, casual, irregular.
- Occident, n. West.
- Occidental, a. Western.
- Occult, a. Hidden, secret, unrevealed, unknown, undiscovered, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, cabalistic, latent, abstruse, veiled, shrouded, under a cover, under a cloud.
- Occultation, n. Eclipse.
- Occupancy, n. Possession (for the time), tenure, holding, use, occupation.
- Occupant, n. Possessor (for the time), occupier, holder.
- Occupation, n. 1. Possession, holding, tenure, use, occupancy.
- 2. Employment, business, calling, vocation, AVOCATION, profession, pursuit, trade, craft, walk of life.
- Occupy, v. a. 1. Possess (for the time), keep, hold, have possession of.
- 2. Cover, fill, take up.
- 3. Employ, busy, engage.
- Occur, v. n. 1. Appear, arise, offer, come into view, present itself, be met with, meet the eye.
- 2. Come to one's mind, come into one's head, flash on the mind.
- 3. Befall, happen, fall out, take place, come about, come to pass.
- Occurrence, n. Incident, event, accident, casualty, adventure, affair, transaction, proceeding.
- Ocean, n. Sea, main, deep, great deep, great sea, high sea.
- Oceanic, a. Marine, pelagic.
- Octagon, n. Eight-sided figure.
- Octagonal, a. Eight-sided.
- Od, n. Odyle, odyllic force.
- Odd, a. 1. Uneven, not divisible by 2.
- 2. Unmatched, single (of a pair or set).
- 3. Supernumerary, redundant, left over (from a specified number).
- 4. Singular, strange, uncommon, eccentric, fantastic, whimsical, peculiar, comical, droll, BIZARRE, grotesque, extravagant, out of the way.
- Oddity, n. Singularity, strangeness, queerness.
- Odds, n. sing. & pl. Difference, disparity, inequality.
- Odds and ends, Fragments, remnants, scraps, refuse, orts, off-scourings.
- Ode, n. Lyric poem.
- Odious, a. 1. Hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, shocking, disgusting, offensive, repulsive, obnoxious.
- 2. Invidious.
- Odium, n. 1. Hatred, hate, dislike, disfavor, disesteem, disaffection, enmity.
- 2. Disapprobation, disapproval, censure, blame, condemnation.
- 3. Dishonor, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, scandal, ignominy, infamy.
- Odontalgia, n. (Med.) Toothache.
- Odor, n. Scent (good or bad), smell, perfume, fragrance, redolence.
- Odoriferous, a. Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented.
- Odorous, a. Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented.
- Odyle, n. Od, odyllic force.
- Œcumenical, a. [Written also Ecumenical.] General (applied especially to Councils of the Church), universal.
- Œsophagus, n. Gullet.
- Off, prep. 1. Not on, not upon.
- 2. Facing, fronting, against, opposite, opposite to.
- Off, a. Most distant, on the farther side, on the right side.
- Off, ad. Away.
- Offal, n. 1. Garbage.
- 2. Waste, refuse, rubbish.
- Offence, n. [Written also Offense.] 1. Attack, assault, aggression, onset (as in the expression weapons of offence).
- 2. Displeasure, anger, indignation, wrath.
- 3. Injury, injustice, affront, wrong, insult, indignity, outrage.
- 4. Trespass, transgression, misdeed, delinquency, misdemeanor, crime, sin.
- Offend, v. a. 1. Affront, displease, vex, chafe, annoy, irritate, provoke, nettle, fret, gall, give offence to, make angry.
- 2. Shock, wound, pain.
- Offend, v. n. 1. Give offence.
- 2. Transgress, sin, do wrong, commit offence.
- Offender, n. Transgressor, culprit, trespasser, criminal, delinquent, malefactor, convict, felon.
- Offensive, a. 1. Aggressive, assailant, attacking, invading.
- 2. Disgusting, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, loathsome, repulsive.
- 3. Disagreeable, unpleasant, unpalatable, displeasing, revolting, shocking, abominable, detestable, hateful, execrable, obnoxious.
- Offer, v. a. 1. Present, tender, exhibit, proffer, extend, hold out.
- 2. Furnish, propose, propound, show, give.
- 3. Sacrifice, immolate.
- 4. Bid (as price).
- Offer, v. n. 1. Occur, present itself, be at hand.
- 2. Volunteer, propose, make an offer.
- Offer, n. 1. Proposal, proposition, proffer, tender, overture.
- 2. Bid.
- Offering, n. Sacrifice, oblation.
- Off-hand, a. Unpremeditated, unstudied, impromptu, extempore.
- Off-hand, ad. Extempore, impromptu, at the moment, on the spur of the moment, without premeditation or study.
- Office, n. 1. Station (conferred by authority), post, situation, place, BERTH.
- 2. Charge, trust, business, employment, duty, service, function, capacity.
- 3. Place of business, counting-room, bureau.
- Officer, n. Official, functionary, magistrate.
- Official, a. Authoritative, by authority.
- Official, n. Functionary, officer, magistrate.
- Officious, a. Meddlesome, interfering, intermeddling, obtrusive, busy, pragmatical.
- Offscouring, n. Refuse, sweepings, dirt, scum, dross, recrement, rubbish.
- Offset, n. 1. Sprout, shoot, slip, branch, offshoot, twig, scion.
- 2. Counterpoise, counterbalance, set-off, equivalent.
- Offshoot, n. Shoot, brunch, OFFSET.
- Offspring, n. Issue, progeny, child or children, descendant or descendants, posterity.
- Of old, Anciently, a long while ago, in the olden time, in ancient times, in days of yore, long ago, in days long gone.
- O for, O that I had, would that I had.
- Oft, ad. [Poetical.] Often, frequently.
- Often, ad. Frequently, repeatedly, not seldom, many times, not rarely.
- Of the first water, Of the first or highest excellence (said of a gem).
- Ogee, n. (Arch.) Cyamatium, cyma.
- Ogle, n. Side glance.
- Ogre, n. Spectre, goblin, hobgoblin, bugbear, POKER, BUGABOO, frightful object.
- Oil of vitriol, Sulphuric acid, vitriolic acid.
- Oil-plant, n. Sesame, benne.
- Oiliness, n. Unctuousness.
- Oily, a. Unctuous, greasy, oleaginous, sebaceous, adipose, fatty, fat.
- Ointment, n. Unguent.
- Okra, n. Gumbo (Abelmoschus esculentus).
- Old, a. 1. Aged, elderly, not young, of advanced age, advanced in years.
- 2. Ancient, antique, antiquated, old-fashioned, olden, not modern.
- 3. Of long date, not new.
- 4. Going to decay, worn out.
- Olden, a. [Rare.] Ancient, old, not modern.
- Old-fashioned, a. Antiquated, antique, ancient, old, archaic, out of fashion, out of date, fallen into desuetude.
- Old-time, a. Former, quondam, late, CI-DEVANT, in former times.
- Old-womanish, a. Anile, aged, doting, imbecile, decrepit, superannuated.
- Oleaginous, a. Oily, unctuous, greasy, sebaceous, adipose, fatty, fat.
- Olibanum, n. Frankincense (of the ancients).
- Olio, n. Medley, mixture, jumble, farrago, hodge-podge, hotch-potch, miscellany, salmagundi, gallimaufry, OLLA PODRIDA, POT-POURRI.
- Olla podrida, [Sp.] Mixture, medley, OLIO.
- Ombrometer, n. Rain-gauge, pluviameter, udometer.
- Omen, n. Prognostic, presage, augury, foreboding, portent, auspice, sign.
- Omentum, n. (Anat.) Caul, epiploön.
- Ominous, a. Portentous, monitory, premonitory.
- Omission, n. Failure, neglect, default.
- Omit, v. a. 1. Leave out, not mention.
- 2. Neglect, miss, let slip, let go, pass by.
- Omnipotence, n. 1. Almighty power.
- 2. God, The Omnipotent.
- Omnipotent, a. Almighty, all-powerful.
- Omnipotent, n. [With The prefixed.] God, The Almighty.
- Omnipresence, n. Ubiquity, universal presence.
- Omnipresent, a. Ubiquitous, universally present.
- Omniscience, n. 1. Infinite wisdom, boundless knowledge.
- 2. God, The Omnipotent.
- Omniscient, a. Infinitely wise, all-wise, all-knowing.
- Omnivorous, a. All-devouring, pantophagous.
- On, prep. Upon.
- On, ad. Forward.
- On account of, By reason of, by virtue of, in consequence of.
- On all fours, 1. On lour legs.
- 2. Evenly balanced, quite parallel, quite symmetrical.
- On all hands, By all parties, by everybody.
- On an average, Taking a mean of all cases, taking the average.
- Onanism, n. Masturbation, self-pollution, self-abuse, secret vice.
- On a par, On a level, on an equality.
- Once, ad. 1. For one time.
- 2. Formerly, in former times.
- On-dit, n. [Fr.] Rumor, report, bruit, the town talk, flying report.
- One, a. 1. Single, individual.
- 2. The same.
- 3. United, undivided.
- One, n. 1. Unit.
- 2. Individual, person, human being.
- One-berry, n. True-love, herb-paris (Paris quadrifolia).
- One day, Some day, sooner or later, one of these days.
- On end, Erect, upright.
- One of these days, Some day, one day, sooner or later.
- Onerous, a. Burdensome, oppressive, heavy, weighty, laborious, toilsome, operose, hard, difficult.
- On exhibition, Displayed, exhibited, on view.
- On hand, In possession, in store.
- On horseback, On a horse's back, riding a horse.
- On-looker, n. Spectator, beholder, observer, by-stander, looker-on.
- Only, a. Sole, solitary, alone, single, this and no other.
- Only, ad. 1. Merely, barely, simply, and nothing else.
- 2. Solely, singly.
- On one's own hook, [Colloquial, U. S.] On one's own account, by one's self.
- On the qui vive, On the alert.
- On sale, For sale, to be sold, offered for sale.
- Onset, n. Attack, assault, charge, storm, storming, first brunt.
- Onslaught, n. Attack, assault, charge, storm, storming, first brunt.
- On stilts, Pretentious, pompous, bombastic.
- On tap, Tapped, broached, abroach.
- On the alert, Watching, watchful, attentive, vigilant, on the look out.
- On the anvil, In preparation, in progress, in process.
- On the contrary, 1. In opposition, on the other side.
- 2. So far from being so it is just the reverse, it is quite otherwise.
- On the docket, [Colloquial.] In hand, under consideration.
- On the look out, Watchful, ON THE ALERT.
- On the mending hand, Convalescent, getting better.
- On the passage, On the way (especially by sea), EN ROUTE.
- On the score of, On account of.
- On the sly, [Colloquial.] Furtively, slyly.
- On the spot, Immediately, at once, upon the spot.
- On the way, On the passage, EN ROUTE.
- On the whole, All things considered, in view of all the circumstances, taking every thing into account, upon the whole.
- On the wing, Flying.
- On tick, [Colloquial.] On credit.
- On view, On exhibition.
- Onward, ad. Forward, in advance.
- Onwards, ad. Forward, in advance.
- Oolite, n. Roestone.
- Ooze, n. Mire, slime, mud.
- Ooze, v. n. Percolate, filter, transude, exude, strain.
- Oozy, a. Miry, slimy, muddy.
- Opacity, n. Opaqueness, want of transparency.
- Opaque, a. Not transparent.
- Opaqueness, n. Opacity, want of transparency.
- Ope, v. a. & n. [Poetical.] Open.
- Open, v. a. 1. Unclose, OPE, lay open.
- 2. Exhibit, explain, reveal, interpret, disclose, make manifest, bring to view.
- 3. Begin, commence, enter upon.
- Open, v. n. 1. Ope, cleave, part, be unclosed, be parted, be sundered, be severed.
- 2. Come into view, begin to appear.
- 3. Begin, commence.
- Open, a. 1. Unclosed, not shut.
- 2. Expanded, extended, broad, not folded, not contracted.
- 3. Frank, unreserved, candid, ingenuous, undisguised, undesigning, artless, undissembling, sincere, guileless, fair, honest, single-minded, above-board, open-hearted.
- 4. Liberal, generous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed.
- 5. Exposed, unprotected, undefended.
- 6. Public, unrestricted, clear, unobstructed, free to all.
- 7. Unsettled, undetermined, not adjusted.
- 8. Mild, moderate, not frosty, not cold.
- Open-handed, a. Generous, liberal, munificent, bountiful.
- Open-hearted, a. Candid, frank, artless, guileless, open.
- Opening, n. 1. Aperture, hole, orifice, perforation, breach, chasm, cleft, gap, fissure, rent, rift, flaw.
- 2. Beginning, commencement.
- 3. Opportunity, chance.
- Opera-glass, n. Lorgnette.
- Operate, v. n. [Followed by on or upon.] Act, work, have effect, have influence.
- Operation, n. 1. Action, agency, force, influence, effect.
- 2. Performance, procedure, process, proceeding, manipulation.
- 3. Movement, motion, manœuvre.
- Operative, a. 1. Acting, active, in action, in operation.
- 2. Effective, efficient, effectual, efficacious, serviceable.
- Operative, n. Laborer, artisan, laboring man, common workman.
- Operator, n. Doer, actor, performer, agent, executor.
- Operose, a. Laborious, toilsome, hard, onerous, burdensome, difficult, tedious, wearisome, IRKSOME.
- Ophite, n. (Min.) Serpentine, green porphyry.
- Ophthalmia, n. [L.] Ophthalmy.
- Ophthalmy, n. (Med.) Ophthalmia, inflammation of the eye.
- Opiate, n. Anodyne, narcotic, sedative.
- Opine, v. n. [Obsolete or colloquial.] Think, judge, believe, suppose, conceive, apprehend, fancy, WEEN, presume, take it, be of opinion, have an opinion.
- Opinion, n. 1. Judgment, notion, view, belief, idea, conception, impression, sentiment.
- 2. Estimate.
- Opinionated, a. Conceited, dogmatical, opinionative, stiff or stubborn in opinion.
- Opinionative, a. Opinionated.
- Opponent, n. Antagonist, adversary, rival, competitor, enemy, foe, adverse party.
- Opportune, a. Seasonable, convenient, timely, fit, suitable, favorable, propitious, auspicious, fortunate, lucky, APROPOS, well-timed, to the purpose.
- Opportunely, ad. Seasonably, in the nick of time, all in good time, in the fulness of time.
- Opportunity, n. Chance; fit, suitable, or favorable time; good chance, fitting occasion, nick of time.
- Oppose, v. a. 1. Resist, withstand, contravene, thwart, oppugn, combat, strive against, set one's face against, make a stand against.
- 2. Contradict, gainsay, deny.
- Opposing, a. Conflicting, counteracting, antagonistic, adverse, opposite, hostile, inimical.
- Opposite, a. 1. Facing, over against.
- 2. Contrary, repugnant, diverse, unlike, incompatible, inconsistent.
- 3. Adverse, opposed, opposing, antagonistic, hostile, inimical.
- Opposition, n. 1. Contrariety, repugnance, diversity, inconsistency.
- 2. Counteraction, hostility, resistance.
- Oppress, v. a. 1. Overburden, crush, overwhelm, overpower, weigh heavily upon, bear hard upon.
- 2. Persecute, wrong, maltreat, treat cruelly, tyrannize over.
- Oppression, n. 1. Hardship, misery, suffering, calamity.
- 2. Tyranny, severity, cruelty, injustice, persecution.
- Oppressive, a. 1. Heavy, overwhelming, overpowering.
- 2. Tyrannical, cruel, severe, hard, rigorous, inhuman, grinding, galling.
- 3. Close, uncomfortable.
- Oppressor, n. Tyrant.
- Opprobrious, a. 1. Reproachful, scurrilous, abusive, vituperative, insolent, condemnatory, damnatory, scandalous, contemptuous, offensive, insulting.
- 2. Infamous, despised, shameful, dishonorable, disgraceful, disreputable.
- Opprobrium, n. Reproach, disgrace, infamy, ignominy, obloquy, odium.
- Oppugn, v. a. Assail, attack, combat, resist, oppose, thwart, contravene, withstand, strive against.
- Optic, a. Visual.
- Optical, a. Visual.
- Option, n. Choice, election, preference.
- Optional, a. Discretional, elective.
- Opulence, n. Wealth, affluence, riches, fortune, independence, easy circumstances, ample means.
- Opulent, a. Wealthy, rich, affluent, flush, moneyed, well off.
- Oracle, n. 1. Divine communication.
- 2. (Jewish History.) Sanctuary, Holy of Holies.
- 3. (Greek History.) Deity or god (from whom divine communications come).
- 4. Sage, prophet, Solomon, Nestor, wise man, master mind, shining light.
- Oracular, a. 1. Prophetic, dogmatical, authoritative, magisterial.
- 2. Sage, wise, grave, venerable.
- Oral, a. Spoken, verbal, nuncupative, parole, not written.
- Orally, ad. By word of mouth.
- Oration, n. Discourse, address, speech, HARANGUE.
- Orator, n. Public speaker.
- Oratorical, a. Rhetorical.
- Oratory, n. Eloquence, art of speaking well (in public).
- Orb, n. 1. Globe, sphere, ball.
- 2. Circle, orbit.
- Orbicular, a. 1. Spherical, globular, globated, globous, globose.
- 2. Circular.
- Orbit, n. 1. Orb, circular path (of a celestial body).
- 2. (Anat.) Cavity of the eye.
- Orchestra, n. 1. Place for musicians (as in a theatre).
- 2. Band of instrumental musicians (in an orchestra).
- Orchotomy, n. (Med.) Emasculation, castration.
- Ordain, v. a. 1. Appoint, call, elect, consecrate, destine, set apart.
- 2. Establish, institute, regulate, set in order, arrange.
- 3. Decree, enact, order, prescribe, enjoin.
- Ordeal, n. Trial, test, touchstone, proof, assay, experiment.
- Order, n. 1. Method, regularity, symmetry, regular arrangement.
- 2. Fit condition, proper state.
- 3. Regulation, rule, canon, prescription, law, standing rule.
- 4. Mandate, precept, injunction, command, direction, instruction, bidding.
- 5. Rank, class, grade, degree.
- 6. (Bot.) Family, tribe.
- 7. (Zoöl.) Sub-class, subordinate class.
- Order, v. a. 1. Regulate, arrange, systematize, adjust, methodize.
- 2. Manage, conduct, carry on.
- 3. Command, instruct, direct, bid, require, give an order to.
- Orderly, a. 1. Regular, methodical, systematic.
- 2. Peaceable, quiet, well behaved.
- Orders, n. pl. Holy orders, office of the Christian ministry, the sacred profession.
- Ordinance, n. 1. Decree, edict, law, enactment, statute.
- 2. Rite, ceremony, observance, sacrament.
- Ordinarily, ad. Commonly, usually, generally.
- Ordinary, a. 1. Common, usual, customary, habitual, settled, established, wonted, every day.
- 2. Mean, vulgar, low, inferior.
- 3. Plain, ugly, homely, inelegant, ill-looking, not handsome, not fine.
- Ordinary, n. Eating-house (where a meal is offered at a settled price), TABLE D'HÔTE, public table.
- Ordination, n. Consecration, induction, institution.
- Ordnance, n. Cannon, great guns.
- Ordure, n. Dung, excrement, fæces.
- Organ, n. Instrument, means, medium.
- Organic, n. Radical, fundamental, constitutional.
- Organical, n. Radical, fundamental, constitutional.
- Organism, n. 1. Organic structure.
- 2. Organization, organized being, organized existence.
- Organization, n. 1. Construction, constitution, organizing, forming, making.
- 2. Organism, organized being, organized existence.
- Organize, v. a. Constitute (by assignment of parts), dispose or arrange in parts (for special functions), construct, form, make.
- Orgies, n. pl. Revels, bacchanals, saturnalia, carousal, revelry, wassail, debauch, drunken bout.
- Orient, a. 1. Eastern, oriental.
- 2. Bright, shining, glittering, sparkling, brilliant.
- Orient, n. East.
- Oriental, a. Eastern, orient.
- Orifice, n. Hole, aperture, perforation, pore.
- Origin, n. 1. Source, rise, spring, beginning, commencement, birth, cradle, original, fountain-head, starting-point.
- 2. Cause, occasion.
- Original, a. 1. Primitive, aboriginal, primeval, primary, primordial, pristine, first.
- 2. Inventive, creative.
- Original, n. 1. Source, spring, origin, cause.
- 2. Archetype, model, pattern, type, prototype, protoplast, exemplar, first copy.
- 3. [Colloquial.] Oddity, eccentric person.
- Originate, v. a. Create, breed, bring into existence, be the author of, be the cause of, give rise to.
- Originate, v. n. Arise, rise, begin, spring, proceed, emanate, flow, take its rise.
- Originator, n. Inventor, author, maker, creator, father, former, first cause.
- Orison, n. Prayer, supplication, petition, solicitation.
- Ormolu, n. Mosaic gold.
- Ornament, n. Embellishment, decoration, adornment.
- Ornament, v. a. Decorate, adorn, embellish, beautify, garnish, bedeck, grace, emblazon.
- Ornamental, a. Embellishing, serving for ornament, TOPIARY.
- Ornate, a. Ornamented, embellished, decorated, bedecked.
- Orrery, n. Planetarium.
- Orthoclase, n. Felspar.
- Orthodox, a. Sound (in religious opinions), of the true faith, not heretical.
- Orthodoxy, n. True faith, soundness of doctrine.
- Orthogonal, a. Rectangular, right-angled.
- Orthography, n. Spelling.
- Oscillate, v. n. Swing, vibrate, move to and fro, move backward and forward.
- Oscillation, n. Vibration, swinging, nutation.
- Oscillatory, a. Vibratory, swinging, oscillating, vibrating.
- Oscitate, v. n. Gape, yawn.
- Osier, n. 1. Willow.
- 2. Wicker, withe, willow twig.
- Osseous, a. Bony.
- Ossuary, n. Charnel-house.
- Ostensible, a. 1. Shown, declared, avowed, assigned, manifest, apparent, exhibited, presented, visible.
- 2. Specious, plausible, colorable.
- Ostentation, n. Display, show, parade, flourish, dash, pomposity, pompousness, pageantry, high pretension.
- Ostentatious, a. Boastful, vain, showy, dashing, flaunting, pompous, vainglorious, fond of display.
- Ostentatiously, ad. Showily, pompously, boastfully, with a flourish of trumpets, with beat of drum.
- Ostracism, n. Banishment, expulsion, exclusion, excommunication.
- Ostracize, v. a. Banish, exile, put under the ban.
- Otalgia, n. (Med.) Ear-ache.
- Otalgy, n. (Med.) Ear-ache.
- Ottoman, n. Turk.
- Ottoman, a. Turkish.
- Oust, v. a. Eject, expel, dislodge, turn out.
- Out and out, 1. [Adverbially.] Completely, thoroughly, utterly.
- 2. [Adjectively.] Complete, thorough, consummate, unqualified.
- Out-balance, v. a. Overweigh, overbalance, overpoise.
- Outbreak, n. 1. Eruption, explosion.
- 2. Riot, row, fray, affray, broil, conflict, breach of the peace.
- Outburst, n. Eruption, outbreak.
- Outcast, n. 1. Exile.
- 2. Reprobate, castaway, vagabond, Pariah, abandoned wretch.
- Outcrop, n. (Geol.) Basseting, cropping out.
- Outcry, n. 1. Cry, scream, screech, yell.
- 2. Clamor, vociferation, HALLABALOO, noise, hue and cry.
- Outdo, v. a. Excel, surpass, exceed, beat, outstrip, outvie, outgo, go beyond, be superior to.
- Out-doors, ad. Abroad, out-of-doors, in the open air, out of the house.
- Outer, a. Exterior, external.
- Outface, v. a. Brave, look out of countenance, stare down.
- Outfit, n. Equipment.
- Outflow, n. Efflux, effusion, flow, out-pouring.
- Outgo, v. a. 1. Outstrip, go beyond.
- 2. Surpass, excel, exceed, outdo, outvie, beat, be superior to.
- Outgo, n. Expenditure, outlay.
- Out-Herod Herod, Be very extravagant, overdo the matter.
- Outlandish, a. 1. Foreign, strange, exotic, alien, not native, not domestic, from abroad.
- 2. Barbarous, rustic, boorish, rude, clownish.
- Outlaw, n. Robber, bandit, brigand, freebooter, highwayman, marauder.
- Outlay, n. Expenditure, outgo.
- Outlet, n. Exit, egress, vent.
- Outline, n. 1. Contour.
- 2. Sketch, plan, draft, delineation, drawing, rough draft.
- Outlive, v. a. Survive, live longer than.
- Outlook, n. 1. Watch.
- 2. Prospect, view, sight.
- Outmost, a. Remotest, furthest.
- Out of, 1. From.
- 2. By means of, in consequence of.
- 3. Not in.
- 4. Abroad, not within.
- 5. Beyond.
- Out of character, Inappropriate, improper, unsuitable, out of keeping, out of place, in bad taste.
- Out of conceit with, Tired of, no longer fond of, no longer pleased with.
- Out of date, Antiquated, antique, archaic, obsolete, old-fashioned, out of fashion, gone by, fallen into desuetude.
- Out-of-doors, ad. Abroad, out-doors, in the open air, out of the house.
- Out of fashion, Out of date.
- Out of humor, Irritated, ruffled, vexed, angry, sullen, peevish, out of temper, out of tune.
- Out of joint, 1. Dislocated.
- 2. Disordered, displaced, going wrong.
- Out of sorts, 1. Ill, unwell, ailing, sick, indisposed, laid up.
- 2. (Printing.) Without an assortment of types.
- Out of temper, Out of humor.
- Out-of-the-way, a. Uncommon, unusual, singular, strange, rare.
- Out of tune, 1. Harsh, discordant, not in tune.
- 2. Irritated, ruffled, OUT OF HUMOR.
- Out of the frying pan into the fire, From bad to worse.
- Out of wind, Plane, even, level, flat.
- Out of winding, Plane, even, level, flat.
- Out-pouring, n. Effusion, efflux, outflow.
- Outrage, n. Insult, affront, indignity, abuse, offence.
- Outrage, v. a. Insult, abuse, maltreat, offend, shock.
- Outrageous, a. 1. Furious, violent, raging, wild, mad, frantic, infuriate, frenzied.
- 2. Atrocious, heinous, villanous.
- 3. Excessive, exorbitant, enormous, extravagant.
- Outré, a. [Fr.] Extravagant, excessive, exorbitant, immoderate, inordinate, overstrained.
- Outright, ad. 1. Immediately, instantly, at once, without delay.
- 2. Completely, utterly, entirely.
- Outrun, v. a. Exceed, surpass, outstrip, outgo, beat, go beyond.
- Outset, n. Beginning, commencement, opening, starting-point.
- Outside, n. Exterior, surface, superficies, external part.
- Outside, a. Exterior, external, outward, outer, on the surface.
- Outskirt, n. Suburb, border, environs.
- Outstanding, a. Unsettled, unpaid, owing, due.
- Outstrip, v. a. 1. Outgo, outrun, go beyond.
- 2. Excel, surpass, exceed, outvie, outdo.
- Outvie, v. a. Excel, exceed, surpass, outdo, outstrip.
- Outward, a. 1. External, exterior, outer, outside.
- 2. Extrinsic, extraneous, adventitious.
- Outweigh, v. a. Overbalance, overpoise, overweigh.
- Outwit, v. a. 1. Outgeneral, out-manœuvre, baffle, steal a march upon.
- 2. Overreach, cheat, dupe, deceive, circumvent, swindle, defraud, victimize, cozen, gull, chouse, diddle, take in, impose upon.
- Oval, a. Elliptical.
- Ovate, a. Egg-shaped.
- Ovation, n. Triumph.
- Over, prep. 1. Above.
- 2. Across, athwart, from one side of to the other.
- 3. Throughout, through, through the whole extent of.
- 4. More than, upwards of.
- Over, ad. 1. Above the top.
- 2. Across, athwart, transversely, from one side to the other.
- 3. From one to another, from hand to hand.
- 4. Besides, to boot, in addition, into the bargain.
- 5. Throughout, completely, from beginning to end.
- Over-abundant, a. Exuberant, plenteous, copious, full, rank, plentiful, ample, replete, liberal, lavish.
- Overawe, v. a. Awe, intimidate, cow, frighten, affright, daunt.
- Overbalance, v. a. Outweigh, overpoise, overweigh.
- Overbear, v. a. Overpower, overwhelm, subdue, overthrow, prostrate.
- Overbearing, a. 1. Overpowering, oppressive.
- 2. Imperious, domineering, dictatorial, supercilious, lordly, haughty, arrogant.
- Overcast, a. Clouded, darkened, obscured.
- Overcharge, v. a. 1. Burden, oppress, surcharge, overload.
- 2. Exaggerate, overstate, overstrain, overlay with ornament.
- Overcome, v. a. 1. Subdue, conquer, vanquish, subjugate, overthrow, overwhelm, overturn, overbear, overpower, overmaster, defeat, crush, beat, rout, discomfit, choke, get the better of, get the upper hand of.
- 2. Surmount, rise above.
- Overcome, v. n. Prevail, conquer, gain the victory.
- Over-confident, a. Rash, venturesome, presumptuous, overweening, headlong, precipitate, incautious, imprudent.
- Overdone, a. 1. Overwrought.
- 2. Cooked too much.
- Overestimate, v. a. Overvalue, overprize, overrate, make too much of.
- Overflow, v. a. 1. Inundate, deluge, flood, flow over.
- 2. Overspread, overrun.
- Overflow, v. n. Overrun, run over.
- Overflow, n. 1. Inundation.
- 2. Superabundance, exuberance, luxuriance, profusion, excess.
- Overfond, a. Doting, too fond.
- Overfull, a. Surcharged, overcharged, overloaded, surfeited, plethoric.
- Overhaul, v. a. 1. (Naut.) Overtake, come up with.
- 2. Examine, look into.
- 3. [Colloquial U. S.] Censure, blame, reprove, reprehend, find fault with, pass censure on, take to task, bring to book, call over the coals, haul over the coals, call to account, come down upon, snap up.
- Overhead, ad. Above, aloft.
- Overjoyed, a. Transported, enraptured, in raptures, in ecstacies, in a transport.
- Overlay, v. a. 1. Cover, spread over.
- 2. Crush, smother.
- Overliberal, a. Lavish, profuse, prodigal, thriftless, unthrifty, extravagant, wasteful, too free.
- Overlook, v. a. 1. Superintend, supervise, oversee, inspect, have charge of.
- 2. Excuse, forgive, pardon, pass over, forgive and forget.
- 3. Disregard, neglect, miss, BLINK, pass by, be inattentive to, not notice, not think of.
- Overmaster, v. a. Overpower.
- Overmodest, a. Bashful, shy, timid, timorous, coy, diffident, shamefaced, sheepish, not self-possessed.
- Overplus, n. Excess, surplus, surplusage, residue.
- Overpoise, v. a. Overbalance, outweigh.
- Overpower, v. a. Subdue, conquer, overwhelm, overcome, overturn, over-bear, overmaster, defeat, rout, crash, beat, vanquish, subjugate, discomfit, choke, get the better of, get the upper hand of.
- Overprize, v. a. Overestimate, overvalue, make too much of.
- Overrate, v. a. Overestimate, overvalue, make too much of.
- Overreach, v. a. Deceive, cheat, dupe, circumvent, defraud, swindle, cozen, bamboozle, gull, trick, victimize, diddle, chouse, take in, impose upon.
- Override, v. a. 1. Pass, ride beyond.
- 2. Outweigh, surpass, be superior to, take precedence of.
- Overrule, v. a. 1. Control, govern, sway, have control of.
- 2. Annul, cancel, revoke, rescind, repeal, nullify, recall, reject, repudiate, supersede, set aside.
- Overruling, a. Controlling, governing, directing, prevailing, predominant.
- Overrun, v. a. 1. Run over, spread over.
- 2. Ravage, devastate, despoil, lay waste.
- Overrun, v. n. Overflow, run over.
- Oversee, v. a. Superintend, supervise, overlook, inspect, boss, have charge of, have the direction of.
- Overseer, n. Superintendent, inspector, supervisor, director, BOSS.
- Overset, v. a. 1. Overturn, upset, capsize, turn topsy-turvy.
- 2. Subvert, overthrow, destroy.
- Oversight, n. 1. Superintendence, control, direction, management, supervision, inspection, charge, care, SURVEILLANCE.
- 2. Error, blunder, mistake, slip, trip, lapse, miss, inadvertency.
- Overspread, v. a. Cover, spread over.
- Overstate, v. a. Exaggerate, overcharge.
- Overstrain, v. a. Exaggerate, overcharge.
- Overt, a. Open, manifest, public, patent, notorious, glaring.
- Overtake, v. a. Catch, come up with.
- Overthrow, v. a. 1. Overturn, upset, overset, subvert, prostrate, level, fell, throw down, beat down.
- 2. Demolish, destroy, ruin.
- 3. Vanquish, conquer, defeat, worst, overcome, master, overpower, overbear, overwhelm, subjugate, crush, discomfit, beat, rout, foil.
- Overthrow, n. 1. Subversion, prostration.
- 2. Destruction, demolition, ruin, shipwreck.
- 3. Defeat, discomfiture, rout.
- Overtop, v. a. 1. Rise above.
- 2. Excel, transcend, surpass, exceed.
- Overture, n. 1. Proposal, offer, proposition.
- 2. (Mus.) Orchestral introduction to an opera, oratorio, &c.
- Overturn, v. a. Overthrow.
- Overvalue, v. a. Overrate, overprize, overestimate, make too much of.
- Overweening, a. Conceited, haughty, proud, arrogant, opinionated, egotistical, consequential, supercilious, vain, vain-glorious, puffed up.
- Overwhelm, v. a. 1. Overflow, spread over and cover.
- 2. Subdue, vanquish, conquer, defeat, overpower, OVERTHROW.
- Overwrought, a. Overdone, elaborated too much.
- Ovule, n. (Bot.) Rudimentary seed.
- Ovum, n. [L. pl. Ova.] Egg.
- Owe, v. a. 1. Be indebted to, be bound to pay.
- 2. Be obliged to ascribe to, be obliged for, have to attribute to.
- Owing, a. Due.
- Owing to, Attributable to, ascribable to, traceable to.
- Own, v. a. 1. Possess, hold, have, be in possession of, have a title to.
- 2. Acknowledge, confess, avow, allow, admit.
- Owner, n. Proprietor, possessor, holder.
- Oxidate, v. a. Oxidize.
- Oxidize, v. a. Oxidate, calcine, convert into an oxide.
- Oxygenate, v. a. Oxygenize, unite or impregnate with oxygen.
- Oxygenize, v. a. Oxygenate.
- Oxygon, n. Acute-angled triangle.