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- OBTRUSIVEOf a person: overly assertive, bold, or domineering; pushy; also, ostentatious.
- OBTUSEBlunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form. Blunt, or rounded at the extremity. Larger than one, and smaller than two right angles, equivalently more than 90° and less than 180°.
- OCCUPATIONAn activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid; a job.
- OCCUPYTo take or use. To fill.
- OCTAGONA polygon with eight sides and eight angles.
- ODIUMHatred; dislike.
- OESTRUSA biting fly of the genus Oestrus; a botfly.
- OEUVREA work of art, music or literature.
- OLITORYOf or pertaining to a kitchen garden; used for culinary purposes.
- OLIVEA tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.
- ONAGERThe Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus
- ONOMASTICSThe branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names.
- OOLITHA spherical granule of which oolite is composed, formed by concentric accretion of thin layers of a mineral (usually calcium carbonate (limestone) but also others such as dolomite
- OPENPhysically unobstructed, uncovered, etc. Able to have something pass through or along it.
- OPIUMA yellow-brown, addictive narcotic drug obtained from the dried juice of unripe pods of the opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, and containing alkaloids such as morphine, codeine, and
- OPULENTLuxuriant, and ostentatiously magnificent.
- ORDERArrangement, disposition, or sequence.
- ORDUREDung, excrement.
- ORGANThe larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.
- ORGANISMA discrete and complete living thing, such as animal, plant, fungus or microorganism.
- ORIENTUsually preceded by the: alternative letter-case form of Orient (“a region or a part of the world to the east of a certain place; countries of Asia, the East (especially East Asia)
- OROTUNDOf a voice: characterized by clarity, fullness, smoothness, and strength of sound; hence, of a person: having a clear, full, and strong voice, appropriate for public speaking, read
- ORPHANA person, especially a minor, both or (rarely) one of whose parents have died.
- ORZOA form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups.
- ORZOSA form of pasta the size and shape of grains of rice or barley; often used in soups.
- OTHERSee other (determiner) below.
- OTTERAn aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae. The flesh or fur of this animal
- OTTEREDAn aquatic or marine carnivorous mammal in the subfamily Lutrinae. The flesh or fur of this animal
- OUNCEAn avoirdupois ounce, weighing ⁄16 of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
- OURIEChill; having the sensation of cold; drooping; shivering.
- OUTLANDISHOf or from a foreign country; not indigenous or native; alien, foreign.
- OVENA chamber used for baking or heating.
- OVERFinished; ended; concluded.
- OVERSETTo knock over or overturn (someone or something); to capsize, to upset. To physically or mentally disturb (someone); to upset; specifically, to make (someone) ill, especially nause
- OVERTOpen and not concealed or secret.
- OVINEOf, being, pertaining to, or resembling a sheep; also, of an animal: from the genus Ovis.
- OXTERThe armpit.
- PAANA psychoactive preparation of betel leaf combined with areca nut and/or cured tobacco, chewed recreationally in Asia; such a preparation served wrapped in the leaf.
- PABLUMAlternative letter-case form of Pablum (“a type of cereal for infants made from cornmeal, oat, and wheat”).
- PABULUMFood or fodder, particularly that taken in by plants or animals.
- PAEANA chant or song, especially a hymn of thanksgiving for deliverance or victory, to Apollo or sometimes another god or goddess; hence any song sung to solicit victory in battle.
- PAGEOne of the many pieces of paper bound together within a book or similar document.
- PAILA vessel of wood, tin, plastic, etc., usually cylindrical and having a handle -- used especially for carrying liquids, for example water or milk; a bucket (sometimes with a cover).
- PAINAn ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
- PALELight in color.
- PALLSenses relating to cloth. Fine cloth, especially purple cloth used for robes. A heavy cloth laid over a coffin or tomb; a shroud laid over a corpse. A piece of cardboard, covered w
- PALMAny of various evergreen trees from the family Palmae or Arecaceae, which are mainly found in the tropics.
- PALTRYTrashy, trivial, of little value.
- PAMPERTo treat with excessive care, attention or indulgence.
- PAMPHLETA small, brief printed work, consisting either of a folded sheet of paper, or several sheets bound together into a booklet with only a paper cover, formerly containing literary com
- PANDECTUsually in the plural form Pandects: a compendium or digest of writings on Roman law divided in 50 books, compiled in the 6th century C.E. by order of the Eastern Roman emperor Jus
- PANDEMICOf a disease: epidemic over a wide geographical area and affecting a large proportion of the population; also, of or pertaining to a disease of this nature.
- PANEAn individual sheet of glass or other transparent material in a window, door, etc.
- PANELA (usually) rectangular section of a surface, or of a covering or of a wall, fence etc.
- PARAGONA person of preeminent qualities, who acts as a pattern or model for others.
- PARAMOUNTHighest, supreme; also, chief, leading, pre-eminent.
- PARETo remove the outer covering or skin of something with a cutting device, typically a knife.
- PARLAYTo carry forward the stake and winnings from a bet on to a subsequent wager or series of wagers.
- PARLOUSAttended with peril; dangerous, risky.
- PAROXYSMA period (especially one of several recurring periods) during the course of an illness when symptoms worsen; a sudden attack of a disease symptom, such as a bout of coughing or a s
- PARSETo resolve (a sentence, etc.) into its elements, pointing out the several parts of speech, and their relation to each other by agreement or government; to analyze and describe gram
- PARSIMONYWith a negative connotation: great reluctance to spend money or other resources; miserliness, stinginess; an instance of this.
- PARTA portion; a component. A fraction of a whole.
- PATHA trail for the use of, or worn by, pedestrians.
- PATHOGENAn agent that can cause disease, especially an infectious microorganism, such as a bacterium, virus, protozoon or fungus.
- PATIENCEThe quality of being patient.
- PATIENTEDWilling to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting.
- PATINAA paten (a flat type of dish).
- PATROLA going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outpos
- PAUCALCharacterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.
- PAUCALSCharacterized by having a small number, greater than two, of (usually equivalent) components.
- PEACEA state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance.
- PELLA fur or hide.
- PELLUCIDAllowing the passage of light; translucent or transparent.
- PENALOf or relating to punishment.
- PENALTYA legal sentence.
- PENISThe male erectile reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and other placental mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the external
- PENURYExtreme need or want; destitution, poverty; an instance of this.
- PERCHAny of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca.
- PERIHELIONThe point in the elliptical orbit of a comet, planet, etc., where it is nearest to the Sun.
- PETALOne of the component parts of the corolla of a flower. It applies particularly, but not necessarily only, when the corolla consists of separate parts, that is when the petals are n
- PHAGEA virus that is parasitic on bacteria.
- PHONATETo make sounds with one's voice.
- PHYSICRelating to or concerning existent materials; physical.
- PHYSICALOf medicine. Pertaining to the field of medicine; medical. That practises medicine; pertaining to doctors, physicianly. Medicinal; good for the health, curative, therapeutic.
- PICEOUSOf or pertaining to pitch (“a sticky, dark brown substance obtained from distilling turpentine or wood tar, or crude oil or tar”); having a quality like pitch.
- PICKA tool used for digging; a pickaxe.
- PIMPLEAn inflamed (raised and colored) spot on the surface of the skin that is usually painful and fills with pus.
- PINTLEThe penis.
- PIOUSOf or pertaining to piety, exhibiting piety, devout, god-fearing.
- PITFALLA type of trap consisting of a concealed pit in the ground, into which the victim is supposed to fall and not be able to get out from.
- PLACATETo calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no longer irate.
- PLACEAn area; somewhere within an area. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard. A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or
- PLANAROf or pertaining to a plane.
- PLANTIGRADEOf an animal: walking with the entire sole of the foot on the ground.
- PLEASETo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
- PLEASUREA state of being pleased or contented; gratification.
- PLENTEOUSIn plenty; abundant.
- PLENTYA more-than-adequate amount; plenitude; a great deal.
- PLEROMAA plant of the genus Pleroma. Synonym of plerome (“the central portion of the apical meristem in a growing plant root or stem which, according to the histogen theory, gives rise to