AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
oleograph: the form or figure assumed by a drop of oil when placed upon water or some other liquid with which it does not mix.-a picture produced in oils by a process analogous to that of lithographic printing.
oleomargarine: a liquid oil made from animal fats (esp. beef fat) by separating the greater portion of the solid fat or stearin, by crystallization. it is mainly a mixture of olein and palmitin with some little stearin.-an artificial butter made by churning this oil with more or less milk.
oleometer: an instrument for ascertaining the weight and purity of oil; an elaiometer.
oleone: an oily liquid, obtained by distillation of calcium oleate, and probably consisting of the ketone of oleic acid.
oleoresin: a natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.-a liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution.
oleraceous: pertaining to pot herbs; of the nature or having the qualities of herbs for cookery; esculent.
olfaction: the sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.
olfactory: of, pertaining to, or connected with, the sense of smell; as, the olfactory nerves; the olfactory cells.-an olfactory organ; also, the sense of smell; -- usually in the plural.
olibanum: the fragrant gum resin of various species of boswellia; oriental frankincense.
olibene: a colorless mobile liquid of a pleasant aromatic odor obtained by the distillation of olibanum, or frankincense, and regarded as a terpene; -- called also conimene.
oligarch: a member of an oligarchy; one of the rulers in an oligarchical government.
oligarchy: a form of government in which the supreme power is placed in the hands of a few persons; also, those who form the ruling few.
oligist: hematite or specular iron ore; -- prob. so called in allusion to its feeble magnetism, as compared with magnetite.-alt. of oligistic
oligocene: of, pertaining to, or designating, certain strata which occupy an intermediate position between the eocene and miocene periods.-the oligocene period. see the chart of geology.
oligochaeta: an order of annelida which includes the earthworms and related species.
oligoclase: a triclinic soda-lime feldspar. see feldspar.
oligomerous: having few members in each set of organs; as, an oligomerous flower.
oligomyold: having few or imperfect syringeal muscles; -- said of some passerine birds (oligomyodi).
oligosiderite: a meteorite characterized by the presence of but a small amount of metallic iron.
olio: a dish of stewed meat of different kinds.-a mixture; a medley.-a collection of miscellaneous pieces.
olitory: of or pertaining to, or produced in, a kitchen garden; used for kitchen purposes; as, olitory seeds.
oliva: a genus of polished marine gastropod shells, chiefly tropical, and often beautifully colored.
olive: a tree (olea europaea) with small oblong or elliptical leaves, axillary clusters of flowers, and oval, one-seeded drupes. the tree has been cultivated for its fruit for thousands of years, and its branches are the emblems of peace. the wood is yellowish brown and beautifully variegated.-the fruit of the olive. it has been much improved by cultivation, and is used for making pickles. olive oil is pressed from its flesh.-any shell of the genus oliva and allied genera; -- so called from the form. see oliva.-the oyster catcher.-the color of the olive, a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.-one of the tertiary colors, composed of violet and green mixed in equal strength and proportion.-an olivary body. see under olivary.-a small slice of meat seasoned, rolled up, and cooked; as, olives of beef or veal.-approaching the color of the olive; of a peculiar dark brownish, yellowish, or tawny green.
olivenite: an olive-green mineral, a hydrous arseniate of copper; olive ore.
oliver: an olive grove.-an olive tree.-a small tilt hammer, worked by the foot.
olivewood: the wood of the olive.-an australian name given to the hard white wood of certain trees of the genus elaeodendron, and also to the trees themselves.
olivil: a white crystalline substance, obtained from an exudation from the olive, and having a bitter-sweet taste and acid proporties.
olivin: a complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; -- called also olivite.
olivine: a common name of the yellowish green mineral chrysolite, esp. the variety found in eruptive rocks.
olla: a pot or jar having a wide mouth; a cinerary urn, especially one of baked clay.-a dish of stewed meat; an olio; an olla-podrida.
olla-podrida: a favorite spanish dish, consisting of a mixture of several kinds of meat chopped fine, and stewed with vegetables.-any incongruous mixture or miscellaneous collection; an olio.
olpe: originally, a leather flask or vessel for oils or liquids; afterward, an earthenware vase or pitcher without a spout.
olusatrum: an umbelliferous plant, the common alexanders of western europe (smyrnium olusatrum).
olympiad: a period of four years, by which the ancient greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of cor/bus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the olympiads.
olympic: of or pertaining to olympus, a mountain of thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to olympia, a small plain in elis.
omahas: a tribe of indians who inhabited the south side of the missouri river. they are now partly civilized and occupy a reservation in nebraska.
omander wood: the wood of diospyros ebenaster, a kind of ebony found in ceylon.
omasum: the third division of the stomach of ruminants. see manyplies, and illust. under ruminant.
ombre: a game at cards, borrowed from the spaniards, and usually played by three persons.-a large mediterranean food fish (umbrina cirrhosa): -- called also umbra, and umbrine.
omega: the last letter of the greek alphabet. see alpha.-the last; the end; hence, death.
omelet: eggs beaten up with a little flour, etc., and cooked in a frying pan; as, a plain omelet.
omen: an occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.-to divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise.
omened: of omen-attended by, or containing, an omen or omens; as, happy-omened day.
omentum: a free fold of the peritoneum, or one serving to connect viscera, support blood vessels, etc.; an epiploon.
ominous: of or pertaining to an omen or to omens; being or exhibiting an omen; significant; portentous; -- formerly used both in a favorable and unfavorable sense; now chiefly in the latter; foreboding or foreshowing evil; inauspicious; as, an ominous dread.
omission: the act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.-that which is omitted or is left undone.
omit: to let go; to leave unmentioned; not to insert or name; to drop.-to pass by; to forbear or fail to perform or to make use of; to leave undone; to neglect.
omittance: the act of omitting, or the state of being omitted; forbearance; neglect.
ommatidium: one of the single eyes forming the compound eyes of crustaceans, insects, and other invertebrates.
omni-: a combining form denoting all, every, everywhere; as in omnipotent, all-powerful; omnipresent.
omnibus: a long four-wheeled carriage, having seats for many people; especially, one with seats running lengthwise, used in conveying passengers short distances.-a sheet-iron cover for articles in a leer or annealing arch, to protect them from drafts.
omnipotency: the state of being omnipotent; almighty power; hence, one who is omnipotent; the deity.-unlimited power of a particular kind; as, love's omnipotence.
omnipotent: able in every respect and for every work; unlimited in ability; all-powerful; almighty; as, the being that can create worlds must be omnipotent.-having unlimited power of a particular kind; as, omnipotent love.
omnipresence: presence in every place at the same time; unbounded or universal presence; ubiquity.
omnipresent: present in all places at the same time; ubiquitous; as, the omnipresent jehovah.
omniscience: the quality or state of being omniscient; -- an attribute peculiar to god.
omniscient: having universal knowledge; knowing all things; infinitely knowing or wise; as, the omniscient god.
omnium: the aggregate value of the different stocks in which a loan to government is now usually funded.
omnium-gatherum: a miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused mixture; a medley.
omnivora: a group of ungulate mammals including the hog and the hippopotamus. the term is also sometimes applied to the bears, and to certain passerine birds.
omnivorous: all-devouring; eating everything indiscriminately; as, omnivorous vanity; esp. (zool.), eating both animal and vegetable food.
omo-: a combining form used in anatomy to indicate connection with, or relation to, the shoulder or the scapula.
omohyoid: of or pertaining to the shoulder and the hyoid bone; as, the omohyoid muscle.
omophagic: eating raw flesh; using uncooked meat as food; as, omophagic feasts, rites.
omostegite: the part of the carapace of a crustacean situated behind the cervical groove.
omosternum: the anterior element of the sternum which projects forward from between the clavicles in many batrachians and is usually tipped with cartilage.-in many mammals, an interarticular cartilage, or bone, between the sternum and the clavicle.
omphacine: of, pertaining to, or expressed from, unripe fruit; as, omphacine oil.
omphalo-: a combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, the umbilicus, or navel.
omphalode: the central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the rhaphe or the chalaza; -- called also omphalodium.
omphalomancy: divination by means of a child's navel, to learn how many children the mother may have.
omphalomesenteric: of or pertaining to the umbilicus and mesentery; omphalomesaraic; as, the omphalomesenteric arteries and veins of a fetus.
omphalopsychite: a name of the hesychasts, from their habit of gazing upon the navel.
on: the general signification of on is situation, motion, or condition with respect to contact or support beneath-at, or in contact with, the surface or upper part of a thing, and supported by it; placed or lying in contact with the surface; as, the book lies on the table, which stands on the floor of a house on an island.-to or against the surface of; -- used to indicate the motion of a thing as coming or falling to the surface of another; as, rain falls on the earth.-denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with; as, to play on a violin or piano. hence, figuratively, to work on one's feelings; to make an impression on the mind.-at or near; adjacent to; -- indicating situation, place, or position; as, on the one hand, on the other hand; the fleet is on the american coast.-in addition to; besides; -- indicating multiplication or succession in a series; as, heaps on heaps; mischief on mischief; loss on loss; thought on thought.-indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in; as, to depend on a person for assistance; to rely on; hence, indicating the ground or support of anything; as, he will promise on certain conditions; to bet on a horse.-at or in the time of; during; as, on sunday we abstain from labor. see at (synonym).-at the time of, conveying some notion of cause or motive; as, on public occasions, the officers appear in full dress or uniform. hence, in consequence of, or following; as, on the ratification of the treaty, the armies were disbanded.-toward; for; -- indicating the object of some passion; as, have pity or compassion on him.-at the peril of, or for the safety of.-by virtue of; with the pledge of; -- denoting a pledge or engagement, and put before the thing pledged; as, he affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honor.-to the account of; -- denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon; as, on us be all the blame; a curse on him.-in reference or relation to; as, on our part expect punctuality; a satire on society.-of.-occupied with; in the performance of; as, only three officers are on duty; on a journey.-in the service of; connected with; of the number of; as, he is on a newspaper; on a committee.-forward, in progression; onward; -- usually with a verb of motion; as, move on; go on.-forward, in succession; as, from father to son, from the son to the grandson, and so on.-in continuance; without interruption or ceasing; as, sleep on, take your ease; say on; sing on.-adhering; not off; as in the phrase, "he is neither on nor off," that is, he is not steady, he is irresolute.-attached to the body, as clothing or ornament, or for use.-in progress; proceeding; as, a game is on.
on dit: they say, or it is said.-a flying report; rumor; as, it is a mere on dit.
onager: a military engine acting like a sling, which threw stones from a bag or wooden bucket, and was operated by machinery.-a wild ass, especially the koulan.
onagrarieous: pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order of plants (onagraceae or onagrarieae), which includes the fuchsia, the willow-herb (epilobium), and the evening primrose (/nothera).
onappo: a nocturnal south american monkey (callithrix discolor), noted for its agility; -- called also ventriloquist monkey.
once: by limitation to the number one; for one time; not twice nor any number of times more than one.-at some one period of time; -- used indefinitely.-at any one time; -- often nearly equivalent to ever, if ever, or whenever; as, once kindled, it may not be quenched.
oncidium: a genus of tropical orchidaceous plants, the flower of one species of which (o. papilio) resembles a butterfly.
oncometer: an instrument for measuring the variations in size of the internal organs of the body, as the kidney, spleen, etc.
oncotomy: the opening of an abscess, or the removal of a tumor, with a cutting instrument.
one: being a single unit, or entire being or thing, and no more; not multifold; single; individual.-denoting a person or thing conceived or spoken of indefinitely; a certain. "i am the sister of one claudio" [shak.], that is, of a certain man named claudio.-pointing out a contrast, or denoting a particular thing or person different from some other specified; -- used as a correlative adjective, with or without the.-closely bound together; undivided; united; constituting a whole.-single in kind; the same; a common.-single; inmarried.-a single unit; as, one is the base of all numbers.-a symbol representing a unit, as 1, or i.-a single person or thing.-any person, indefinitely; a person or body; as, what one would have well done, one should do one's self.-to cause to become one; to gather into a single whole; to unite; to assimilite.
one-hand: employing one hand; as, the one-hand alphabet. see dactylology.
one-horse: drawn by one horse; having but a single horse; as, a one-horse carriage.-second-rate; inferior; small.
one-sided: having one side only, or one side prominent; hence, limited to one side; partial; unjust; unfair; as, a one-sided view or statement.-growing on one side of a stem; as, one-sided flowers.
oneidas: a tribe of indians formerly inhabiting the region near oneida lake in the state of new york, and forming part of the five nations. remnants of the tribe now live in new york, canada, and wisconsin.
oneself: a reflexive form of the indefinite pronoun one. commonly writen as two words, one's self.
onion: a liliaceous plant of the genus allium (a. cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. the name is often extended to other species of the genus.
only: one alone; single; as, the only man present; his only occupation.-alone in its class; by itself; not associated with others of the same class or kind; as, an only child.-hence, figuratively: alone, by reason of superiority; preeminent; chief.-in one manner or degree; for one purpose alone; simply; merely; barely.-so and no otherwise; no other than; exclusively; solely; wholly.-singly; without more; as, only-begotten.-above all others; particularly.-save or except (that); -- an adversative used elliptically with or without that, and properly introducing a single fact or consideration.
onocerin: a white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant ononis spinosa.
onomastic: applied to a signature when the body of the instrument is in another's handwriting.
onomasticon: a collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of greek names, with explanatory notes, made by julius pollux about a.d.180.
onomatopoeia: the formation of words in imitation of sounds; a figure of speech in which the sound of a word is imitative of the sound of the thing which the word represents; as, the buzz of bees; the hiss of a goose; the crackle of fire.
onomatopoetic: of or pertaining to onomatopoeia; characterized by onomatopoeia; imitative; as, an onomatopoetic writer or word.
onondagas: a tribe of indians formerly inhabiting what is now a part of the state of new york. they were the central or head tribe of the five nations.
onset: a rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army.-a setting about; a beginning.-anything set on, or added, as an ornament or as a useful appendage.-to assault; to set upon.-to set about; to begin.
onslaught: an attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.-a bloody fray or battle.
ontogeny: the history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the germ; the development of an individual organism, -- in distinction from phylogeny, or evolution of the tribe. called also henogenesis, henogeny.
ontology: that department of the science of metaphysics which investigates and explains the nature and essential properties and relations of all beings, as such, or the principles and causes of being.
onward: moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc.-advanced in a forward direction or toward an end.-toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward.
onycha: an ingredient of the mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.-the precious stone called onyx.
onychia: a whitlow.-an affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destruction of the nail.
onyx: chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. it is used for making cameos, the figure being cut in one layer with the next as a ground.
oo: one.-a beautiful bird (moho nobilis) of the hawaiian islands. it yields the brilliant yellow feathers formerly used in making the royal robes. called also yellow-tufted honeysucker.
ooecium: one of the special zooids, or cells, of bryozoa, destined to receive and develop ova; an ovicell. see bryozoa.
oogonium: a special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing oospheres, as in the rockweeds (fucus), and the orders vaucherieae and peronosporeae.
oolite: a variety of limestone, consisting of small round grains, resembling the roe of a fish. it sometimes constitutes extensive beds, as in the european jurassic. see the chart of geology.
oolitic: of or pertaining to oolite; composed of, or resembling, oolite.
oology: the science of eggs in relation to their coloring, size, shape, and number.
oophore: an alternately produced form of certain cryptogamous plants, as ferns, mosses, and the like, which bears antheridia and archegonia, and so has sexual fructification, as contrasted with the sporophore, which is nonsexual, but produces spores in countless number. in ferns the oophore is a minute prothallus; in mosses it is the leafy plant.
oophoridium: the macrosporangium or case for the larger kind of spores in heterosporous flowerless plants.
oophyte: any plant of a proposed class or grand division (collectively termed oophytes or oophyta), which have their sexual reproduction accomplished by motile antherozoids acting on oospheres, either while included in their oogonia or after exclusion.
oorial: a wild, bearded sheep inhabiting the ladakh mountains. it is reddish brown, with a dark beard from the chin to the chest.
oospere: an unfertilized, rounded mass of protoplasm, produced in an oogonium.-an analogous mass of protoplasm in the ovule of a flowering plant; an embryonic vesicle.
oosperm: the ovum, after fusion with the spermatozoon in impregnation.
oosporangium: an oogonium; also, a case containing oval or rounded spores of some other kind than oospores.
oospore: a special kind of spore resulting from the fertilization of an oosphere by antherozoids.-a fertilized oosphere in the ovule of a flowering plant.
oostegite: one of the plates which in some crustacea inclose a cavity wherein the eggs are hatched.
ootheca: an egg case, especially those of many kinds of mollusks, and of some insects, as the cockroach.  cf. ooecium.
ootocoid: a half oviparous, or an oviparous, mammal; a marsupial or monotreme.
ootype: the part of the oviduct of certain trematode worms in which the ova are completed and furnished with a shell.
ooze: soft mud or slime; earth so wet as to flow gently, or easily yield to pressure.-soft flow; spring.-the liquor of a tan vat.-to flow gently; to percolate, as a liquid through the pores of a substance or through small openings.-fig.: to leak (out) or escape slowly; as, the secret oozed out; his courage oozed out.-to cause to ooze.
oozy: miry; containing soft mud; resembling ooze; as, the oozy bed of a river.
opacity: the state of being opaque; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency; opaqueness.-obscurity; want of clearness.
opah: a large oceanic fish (lampris quttatus), inhabiting the atlantic ocean. it is remarkable for its brilliant colors, which are red, green, and blue, with tints of purple and gold, covered with round silvery spots. called also king of the herrings.
opal: a mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity.
opalescence: a reflection of a milky or pearly light from the interior of a mineral, as in the moonstone; the state or quality of being opalescent.
opalescent: reflecting a milky or pearly light from the interior; having an opaline play of colors.
opaline: of, pertaining to, or like, opal in appearance; having changeable colors like those of the opal.
opaque: impervious to the rays of light; not transparent; as, an opaque substance.-obscure; not clear; unintelligible.-that which is opaque; opacity.
opeidoscope: an instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. it is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it.
opelet: a bright-colored european actinian (anemonia, / anthea, sulcata); -- so called because it does not retract its tentacles.