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octal

adjective · of or pertaining to a number system having 8 as its base

Example: an octal digit

octangular

adjective · of or relating to or shaped like an octagon

octopodidae

noun · a family of Octopoda

ocular

adjective · visible- Shakespeare

Example: be sure of it; give me the ocular proof

od

noun · the right eye

oddly

adverb · in a manner differing from the usual or expected

Example: had a curiously husky voice

odiously

adverb · in an offensive and hateful manner

Example: I don't know anyone who could have behaved so abominably

odo

noun · French pope from 1088 to 1099 whose sermons called for the First Crusade (1042-1099)

odoriferous

adjective · having a natural fragrance

Example: odoriferous spices

odorize

verb · cause to smell or be smelly

odorous

adjective · having a natural fragrance

Example: odoriferous spices

odourise

verb · cause to smell or be smelly

oecumenic

adjective · concerned with promoting unity among churches or religions

Example: ecumenical thinking

oesophagogastric junction

noun · the junction between the esophagus and the stomach epithelium

of all time

adverb · at any time

Example: did you ever smoke?

of course

adverb · as might be expected

Example: naturally, the lawyer sent us a huge bill

of each person

adverb · per person

Example: we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district

of late

adverb · in the recent past

Example: he was in Paris recently

of necessity

adverb · in such a manner as could not be otherwise

Example: it is necessarily so

of sound mind

adjective · of sound mind, memory, and understanding; in law, competent to go to trial

of unsound mind

adjective · not of sound mind, memory, or understanding; in law, not competent to go to trial

off the record

adverb · not for quotation

Example: he spoke to the reporter off the record

off-and-on

adjective · intermittently stopping and starting

Example: fitful (or interrupted) sleep

off-base

adjective · located outside a military base

Example: off-base housing

off-centered

adjective · situated away from the center or axis

off-hand

adverb · without preparation

Example: I don't know the figures off-hand

off-key

adjective · inaccurate in pitch

Example: a false (or sour) note

off-line

adjective · not connected to a computer network

Example: off-line resources

off-putting

adjective · tending to repel- Elizabeth Hess

Example: The trappings of upper-class life are off-putting and sterile

off-street

adjective · not on the streets

Example: off-street parking

off-the-clock

adverb · overtime without extra compensation

Example: she often has to work off-the-clock

offbeat

adjective · informal terms; strikingly unconventional

offenbach

noun · French composer of many operettas and an opera (1819-1880)

offenseless

adjective · incapable of offending or attacking

offensively

adverb · in an aggressive manner

Example: `In this crisis, we must act offensively,' the President said

offer up

verb · present as an act of worship

Example: offer prayers to the gods

offhandedly

adverb · in a casually inconsiderate manner

Example: replied offhand, his mind a million miles away

office of intelligence support

noun · agency that oversees the intelligence relationships of the Treasury's offices and bureaus and provides a link between the Intelligence Community and officials responsible for international economic policy

office of naval intelligence

noun · the military intelligence agency that provides for the intelligence and counterintelligence and investigative and security requirements of the United States Navy

official

adjective · having official authority or sanction

Example: official permission

officialise

verb · make official

Example: We officialized our relationship

officialize

verb · make official

Example: We officialized our relationship

officially

adverb · in an official role

Example: officially, he is in charge

officiate

verb · perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function

Example: His wife officiated as his private secretary

officiously

adverb · in an officious manner

Example: nothing so fatal as to strive too officiously for an abstract quality like beauty

offload

verb · take the load off (a container or vehicle)

Example: unload the truck

offsaddle

verb · remove the saddle from

Example: They unsaddled their mounts

offside

adjective · illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck

Example: the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside

offstage

adjective · situated or taking place in the area of a stage not visible to the audience

Example: offstage noises

oft

adverb · many times at short intervals

Example: we often met over a cup of coffee

often

adverb · many times at short intervals

Example: we often met over a cup of coffee

oftentimes

adverb · many times at short intervals

Example: we often met over a cup of coffee

ofttimes

adverb · many times at short intervals

Example: we often met over a cup of coffee

ohio

noun · a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region

oil well

noun · a well that yields or has yielded oil

oiliness

noun · smug self-serving earnestness

okay

adjective · being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition

Example: an all-right movie

okra

noun · long mucilaginous green pods; may be simmered or sauteed but used especially in soups and stews

old growth

noun · forest or woodland having a mature or overly mature ecosystem more or less uninfluenced by human activity

old salt

noun · a man who serves as a sailor