AbstractPhil/geometric-vocab-english-full-a-to-z huggingface dataset:
overtop: to rise above the top of; to exceed in height; to tower above.-to go beyond; to transcend; to transgress.-to make of less importance, or throw into the background, by superior excellence; to dwarf; to obscure.
overtrade: to trade beyond one's capital; to buy goods beyond the means of paying for or seleng them; to overstock the market.
overtrading: the act or practice of buying goods beyond the means of payment; a glutting of the market.
overture: an opening or aperture; a recess; a recess; a chamber.-disclosure; discovery; revelation.-a proposal; an offer; a proposition formally submitted for consideration, acceptance, or rejection.-a composition, for a full orchestra, designed as an introduction to an oratorio, opera, or ballet, or as an independent piece; -- called in the latter case a concert overture.-to make an overture to; as, to overture a religious body on some subject.
overturn: to turn or throw from a basis, foundation, or position; to overset; as, to overturn a carriage or a building.-to subvert; to destroy; to overthrow.-to overpower; to conquer.-the act off overturning, or the state of being overturned or subverted; overthrow; as, an overturn of parties.
overturnable: capable of being, or liable to be, overturned or subverted.
overvalue: to value excessively; to rate at too high a price.-to exceed in value.
overween: to think too highly or arrogantly; to regard one's own thinking or conclusions too highly; hence, to egotistic, arrogant, or rash, in opinion; to think conceitedly; to presume.
overweening: unduly confident; arrogant; presumptuous; conceited.-conceit; arrogance.
overweight: weight over and above what is required by law or custom.-superabundance of weight; preponderance.-overweighing; excessive.
overwhelm: to cover over completely, as by a great wave; to overflow and bury beneath; to ingulf; hence, figuratively, to immerse and bear down; to overpower; to crush; to bury; to oppress, etc., overpoweringly.-to project or impend over threateningly.-to cause to surround, to cover.-the act of overwhelming.
overwind: to wind too tightly, as a spring, or too far, as a hoisting rope on a drum.
overwork: to work beyond the strength; to cause to labor too much or too long; to tire excessively; as, to overwork a horse.-to fill too full of work; to crowd with labor.-to decorate all over.-to work too much, or beyond one's strength.-work in excess of the usual or stipulated time or quantity; extra work; also, excessive labor.
overworn: worn out or subdued by toil; worn out so as to be trite.
overwrought: of overwork-wrought upon excessively; overworked; overexcited.
ovicapsule: the outer layer of a graafian follicle.-same as ootheca.
ovicell: one of the dilatations of the body wall of bryozoa in which the ova sometimes undegro the first stages of their development. see illust. of chilostoma.
ovidian: of or pertaining to the latin poet ovid; resembling the style of ovid.
oviducal: of or pertaining to oviducts; as, oviducal glands.
oviduct: a tube, or duct, for the passage of ova from the ovary to the exterior of the animal or to the part where further development takes place. in mammals the oviducts are also called fallopian tubes.
oviferous: egg-bearing; -- applied particularly to certain receptacles, as in crustacea, that retain the eggs after they have been excluded from the formative organs, until they are hatched.
oviform: having the form or figure of an egg; egg-shaped; as, an oviform leaf.
ovipara: an artifical division of vertebrates, including those that lay eggs; -- opposed to vivipara.
oviparous: producing young from rggs; as, an oviparous animal, in which the egg is generally separated from the animal, and hatched after exclusion; -- opposed to viviparous.
oviposit: to lay or deposit eggs; -- said esp. of insects.-to deposit or lay (an egg).
ovipositor: the organ with which many insects and some other animals deposit their eggs. some ichneumon files have a long ovipositor fitted to pierce the eggs or larvae of other insects, in order to lay their own eggs within the same.
ovisac: a graafian follicle; any sac containing an ovum or ova.-the inner layer of the fibrous wall of a graafian follicle.
ovoidal: resembling an egg in shape; egg-shaped; ovate; as, an ovoidal apple.
ovotesttis: an organ which produces both ova and spermatozoids; an hermaphrodite gland.
ovoviviparous: oviparous, but hatching the egg while it is within the body, as some fishes and reptiles.
ovulation: the formation of ova or eggs in the ovary, and the discharge of the same. in the mammalian female the discharge occurs during menstruation.
ovule: the rudiment of a seed. it grows from a placenta, and consists of a soft nucleus within two delicate coatings. the attached base of the ovule is the hilum, the coatings are united with the nucleus at the chalaza, and their minute orifice is the foramen.-an ovum.
ovulist: a believer in the theory (called encasement theory), current during the last century, that the egg was the real animal germ, and that at the time of fecundation the spermatozoa simply gave the impetus which caused the unfolding of the egg, in which all generations were inclosed one within the other. also called ovist.
ovum: a more or less spherical and transparent mass of granular protoplasm, which by a process of multiplication and growth develops into a mass of cells, constituting a new individual like the parent; an egg, spore, germ, or germ cell. see illust. of mycropyle.-one of the series of egg-shaped ornaments into which the ovolo is often carved.
owe: to possess; to have, as the rightful owner; to own.-to have or possess, as something derived or bestowed; to be obliged to ascribe (something to some source); to be indebted or obliged for; as, he owed his wealth to his father; he owed his victory to his lieutenants.-hence: to have or be under an obigation to restore, pay, or render (something) in return or compensation for something received; to be indebted in the sum of; as, the subject owes allegiance; the fortunate owe assistance to the unfortunate.-to have an obligation to (some one) on account of something done or received; to be indebted to; as, to iwe the grocer for supplies, or a laborer for services.
owenite: a follower of robert owen, who tried to reorganize society on a socialistic basis, and established an industrial community on the clyde, scotland, and, later, a similar one in indiana.
owing: of owe-had or held under obligation of paying; due.-had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations.
owl: any species of raptorial birds of the family strigidae. they have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of feathers around each eye. they are mostly nocturnal in their habits.-a variety of the domestic pigeon.-to pry about; to prowl.-to carry wool or sheep out of england.-hence, to carry on any contraband trade.
owler: one who owls; esp., one who conveys contraband goods. see owling, n.
owlet: a small owl; especially, the european species (athene noctua), and the california flammulated owlet (megascops flammeolus).
owling: of owl-the offense of transporting wool or sheep out of england contrary to the statute formerly existing.
own: to grant; to acknowledge; to admit to be true; to confess; to recognize in a particular character; as, we own that we have forfeited your love.-belonging to; belonging exclusively or especially to; peculiar; -- most frequently following a possessive pronoun, as my, our, thy, your, his, her, its, their, in order to emphasize or intensify the idea of property, peculiar interest, or exclusive ownership; as, my own father; my own composition; my own idea; at my own price.-to hold as property; to have a legal or rightful title to; to be the proprietor or possessor of; to possess; as, to own a house.
owner: one who owns; a rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.
ownership: the state of being an owner; the right to own; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title; proprietorship.
ox: the male of bovine quadrupeds, especially the domestic animal when castrated and grown to its full size, or nearly so. the word is also applied, as a general name, to any species of bovine animals, male and female.
oxalan: a complex nitrogenous substance c3n3h5o3 obtained from alloxan (or when urea is fused with ethyl oxamate), as a stable white crystalline powder; -- called also oxaluramide.
oxalantin: a white crystalline nitrogenous substance (c6h4n4o5)  obtained by the reduction of parabanic acid; -- called also leucoturic acid.
oxalethyline: a poisonous nitrogenous base (c6h10n2) obtained indirectly from oxamide as a thick transparent oil which has a strong narcotic odor, and a physiological action resembling that of atropine. it is probably related to pyridine.
oxalic: pertaining to, derived from, or contained in, sorrel, or oxalis; specifically, designating an acid found in, and characteristic of, oxalis, and also certain plant of the buckwheat family.
oxalis: a genus of plants, mostly herbs, with acid-tasting trifoliolate or multifoliolate leaves; -- called also wood sorrel.
oxaluric: pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid related to the ureids, and obtained from parabanic acid as a white silky crystalline substance.
oxalyl: a hydrocarbon radical (c2o2) regarded as a residue of oxalic acid and occurring in derivatives of it.-an old name for carbonyl.-an old name for carboxyl.
oxamethane: ethyl oxamate, obtained as a white scaly crystalline powder.
oxamethylane: methyl oxamate, obtained as a pearly white crystalline substance.
oxamic: pertaining to, or designating, an acid nh2.c2o2.ho obtained as a fine crystalline powder, intermediate between oxalic acid and oxamide. its ammonium salt is obtained by boiling oxamide with ammonia.
oxamide: a white crystalline neutral substance (c2o2(nh2)2) obtained by treating ethyl oxalate with ammonia. it is the acid amide of oxalic acid.  formerly called also oxalamide.
oxamidine: one of a series of bases containing the amido and the isonitroso groups united to the same carbon atom.
oxanilic: pertaining to, or derived from, oxalic acid and aniline; -- used to designate an acid obtained in white crystalline scales by heating these substances together.
oxanilide: a white crystalline substance, resembling oxanilamide, obtained by heating aniline oxalate, and regarded as a double anilide of oxalic acid; -- called also diphenyl oxamide.
oxanillamide: a white crystalline nitrogenous substance, obtained indirectly by the action of cyanogen on aniline, and regarded as an anilide of oxamic acid; -- called also phenyl oxamide.
oxbane: a poisonous bulbous plant (buphane toxicaria) of the cape of good hope.
oxbird: the dunlin.- the sanderling.-an african weaver bird (textor alector).
oxbow: a frame of wood, bent into the shape of the letter u, and embracing an ox's neck as a kind of collar, the upper ends passing through the bar of the yoke; also, anything so shaped, as a bend in a river.
oxeye: the oxeye daisy. see under daisy.-the corn camomile (anthemis arvensis).-a genus of composite plants (buphthalmum) with large yellow flowers.- a titmouse, especially the great titmouse (parus major) and the blue titmouse (p. coeruleus).-the dunlin.-a fish; the bogue, or box.
oxhead: literally, the head of an ox (emblem of cuckoldom); hence, a dolt; a blockhead.
oxhide: the skin of an ox, or leather made from it.-a measure of land. see 3d hide.
oxidation: the act or process of oxidizing, or the state or result of being oxidized.
oxidator: an oxidizer.-a contrivance for causing a current of air to impinge on the flame of the argand lamp; -- called also oxygenator.
oxide: a binary compound of oxygen with an atom or radical, or a compound which is regarded as binary; as, iron oxide, ethyl oxide, nitrogen oxide, etc.
oxidize: to combine with oxygen, or subject to the action of oxygen, or of an oxidizing agent.-to combine with oxygen or with more oxygen; to add oxygen to; as, to oxidize nitrous acid so as to form nitric acid.-to remove hydrogen from (anything), as by the action of oxygen; as, to oxidize alcohol so as to form aldehyde.-to subject to the action of oxygen or of an oxidizing agent, so as to bring to a higher grade, as an -ous compound to an -ic compound; as, to oxidize mercurous chloride to mercuric chloride.
oxidizer: an agent employed in oxidation, or which facilitates or brings about combination with oxygen; as, nitric acid, chlorine, bromine, etc., are strong oxidizers.
oxime: one of a series of isonitroso derivatives obtained by the action of hydroxylamine on aldehydes or ketones.
oxindol: a white crystalline nitrogenous substance (c8h7no) of the indol group, obtained by the reduction of dioxindol. it is a so-called lactam compound.
oxiodic: pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of iodine and oxygen.
oxlip: the great cowslip (primula veris, var. elatior).
oxonian: of or relating to the city or the university of oxford, england.-a student or graduate of oxford university, in england.
oxonic: pertaining to, or designating, a complex nitrogenous acid (c4h5n3o4) not known in the free state, but obtained, in combination with its salts, by a slow oxidation of uric acid, to which it is related.
oxshoe: a shoe for oxen, consisting of a flat piece of iron nailed to the hoof.
oxtongue: a name given to several plants, from the shape and roughness of their leaves; as, anchusa officinalis, a kind of bugloss, and helminthia echioides, both european herbs.
oxy-: a prefix, also used adjectively-a compound containing oxygen.-a compound containing the hydroxyl group, more properly designated by hydroxy-. see hydroxy-.
oxyacid: an acid containing oxygen, as chloric acid or sulphuric acid; -- contrasted with the hydracids, which contain no oxygen, as hydrochloric acid. see acid, and hydroxy-.
oxybenzoic: hydroxybenzoic; pertaining to, or designating, any one of several hydroxyl derivatives of benzonic acid, of which the commonest is salicylic acid.
oxybromic: pertaining to, or designating, certain compounds of oxygen and bromine.
oxybutyric: hydroxybutyric; designating any one of a group of metameric acids (c3h6.oh.co2h).
oxycalcium: of or pertaining to oxygen and calcium; as, the oxycalcium light. see drummond light.
oxychloric: of, pertaining to, or designating in general, certain compounds containing oxygen and chlorine.-formerly designating an acid now called perchloric acid. see perchloric.
oxychloride: a ternary compound of oxygen and chlorine; as, plumbic oxychloride.
oxygen: a colorless, tasteless, odorless, gaseous element occurring in the free state in the atmosphere, of which it forms about 23 per cent by weight and about 21 per cent by volume, being slightly heavier than nitrogen. symbol o. atomic weight 15.96.-chlorine used in bleaching.
oxygenate: to unite, or cause to combine, with oxygen; to treat with oxygen; to oxidize; as, oxygenated water (hydrogen dioxide).
oxyhydrogen: of or pertaining to a mixture of oxygen and hydrogen; as, oxyhydrogen gas.
oxymel: a mixture of honey, water, vinegar, and spice, boiled to a sirup.
oxymoron: a figure in which an epithet of a contrary signification is added to a word; e. g., cruel kindness; laborious idleness.
oxymuriate: a salt of the supposed oxymuriatic acid; a chloride.
oxymuriatic: pertaining to, or consisting of, oxygen and muriatic acid, that is, hydrochloric acid.
oxyntic: acid; producing acid; -applied especially to certain glands and cells in the stomach.
oxyphenic: pertaining to, or designating, the phenol formerly called oxyphenic acid, and now oxyphenol and pyrocatechin. see pyrocatechin.
oxyphenol: a phenol, /////, produced by the distillation of catechin; called also oxyphenic acid, and now pyrocatechin.
oxyquinoline: hydroxy quinoline; a phenol derivative of quinoline, -- called also carbostyril.
oxyrrhodine: a mixture of two parts of the oil of roses with one of the vinegar of roses.
oxytocic: promoting uterine contractions, or parturition.-an oxytocic medicine or agent.
oxytoluene: one of three hydroxy derivatives of toluene, called the cresols. see cresol.
oxytone: having an acute sound; (gr. gram.), having an acute accent on the last syllable.-an acute sound.-a word having the acute accent on the last syllable.
oyer: a hearing or an inspection, as of a deed, bond, etc., as when a defendant in court prays oyer of a writing.
oyez: hear; attend; -- a term used by criers of courts to secure silence before making a proclamation. it is repeated three times.
oyster: any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus ostrea. they are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts, or in brackish water in the mouth of rivers. the common european oyster (ostrea edulis), and the american oyster (ostrea virginiana), are the most important species.-a name popularly given to the delicate morsel contained in a small cavity of the bone on each side of the lower part of the back of a fowl.
oyster-green: a green membranous seaweed (ulva) often found growing on oysters but common on stones, piles, etc.
ozena: a discharge of fetid matter from the nostril, particularly if associated with ulceration of the soft parts and disease of the bones of the nose.
ozocerite: a waxlike mineral resin; -- sometimes called native paraffin, and mineral wax.
ozonation: the act of treating with ozone; also, the act of converting into, or producing, ozone; ozonization.
ozone: a colorless gaseous substance (o/) obtained (as by the silent discharge of electricity in oxygen) as an allotropic form of oxygen, containing three atoms in the molecule. it is a streng oxidizer, and probably exists in the air, though by he ordinary tests it is liable to be confused with certain other substances, as hydrogen dioxide, or certain oxides of nitrogen. it derives its name from its peculiar odor, which resembles that of weak chlorine.
ozonification: the act or process of producing, or of subjecting to the action of, ozone.
ozonometer: an instrument for ascertaining the amount of ozone in the atmosphere, or in any gaseous mixture.
ozonometric: pertaining to, or used for, the determination of the amount of ozone; of or relating to ozonometry.
ozonoscope: an apparatus employed to indicate the presence, or the amount, of ozone.
p: the sixteenth letter of the english alphabet, is a nonvocal consonant whose form and value come from the latin, into which language the letter was brought, through the ancient greek, from the phoenician, its probable origin being egyptian. etymologically p is most closely related to b, f, and v; as hobble, hopple; father, paternal; recipient, receive. see b, f, and m.
pabular: of, pertaining to, or fit for, pabulum or food; affording food.
pabulation: the act of feeding, or providing food.-food; fodder; pabulum.
pabulum: the means of nutriment to animals or plants; food; nourishment; hence, that which feeds or sustains, as fuel for a fire; that upon which the mind or soul is nourished; as, intellectual pabulum.
pac: a kind of moccasin, having the edges of the sole turned up and sewed to the upper.
paca: a small south american rodent (coelogenys paca), having blackish brown fur, with four parallel rows of white spots along its sides; the spotted cavy. it is nearly allied to the agouti and the guinea pig.
pace: a single movement from one foot to the other in walking; a step.-the length of a step in walking or marching, reckoned from the heel of one foot to the heel of the other; -- used as a unit in measuring distances; as, he advanced fifty paces.-manner of stepping or moving; gait; walk; as, the walk, trot, canter, gallop, and amble are paces of the horse; a swaggering pace; a quick pace.-a slow gait; a footpace.-specifically, a kind of fast amble; a rack.-any single movement, step, or procedure.-a broad step or platform; any part of a floor slightly raised above the rest, as around an altar, or at the upper end of a hall.-a device in a loom, to maintain tension on the warp in pacing the web.-to go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or measured steps.-to proceed; to pass on.-to move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack.-to pass away; to die.-to walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or upon; as, the guard paces his round.-to measure by steps or paces; as, to pace a piece of ground.-to develop, guide, or control the pace or paces of; to teach the pace; to break in.
paced: of pace-having, or trained in, [such] a pace or gait; trained; -- used in composition; as, slow-paced; a thorough-paced villain.
pacer: one who, or that which, paces; especially, a horse that paces.
pachacamac: a divinity worshiped by the ancient peruvians as the creator of the universe.
pachak: the fragrant roots of the saussurea costus, exported from india to china, and used for burning as incense. it is supposed to be the costus of the ancients.
pachometer: an instrument for measuring thickness, as of the glass of a mirror, or of paper; a pachymeter.
pachonta: a substance resembling gutta-percha, and used to adulterate it, obtained from the east indian tree isonandra acuminata.
pachy-: a combining form meaning thick; as, pachyderm, pachydactyl.
pachydermal: of or relating to the pachyderms; as, pachydermal dentition.
pachydermata: a group of hoofed mammals distinguished for the thickness of their skins, including the elephant, hippopotamus, rhinoceros, tapir, horse, and hog. it is now considered an artificial group.
pachydermatous: of or pertaining to the pachyderms.-thick-skinned; not sensitive to ridicule.
pachyglossal: having a thick tongue; -- applied to a group of lizards (pachyglossae), including the iguanas and agamas.
pacific: of or pertaining to peace; suited to make or restore peace; of a peaceful character; not warlike; not quarrelsome; conciliatory; as, pacific words or acts; a pacific nature or condition.
pacification: the act or process of pacifying, or of making peace between parties at variance; reconciliation.
pacify: to make to be at peace; to appease; to calm; to still; to quiet; to allay the agitation, excitement, or resentment of; to tranquillize; as, to pacify a man when angry; to pacify pride, appetite, or importunity.
pacinian: of, pertaining to, or discovered by, filippo pacini, an italian physician of the 19th century.