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English Word Dictionary

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overrule

verb · rule against

Example: The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill

overseas

adjective · in a foreign country

Example: markets abroad

overshadow

verb · cast a shadow upon

Example: The tall tree overshadowed the house

overside

adverb · over the side of a boat

Example: Willie eased himself overside into the sea

oversimplification

noun · an act of excessive simplification; the act of making something seem simpler than it really is

oversimplify

verb · make too simple

Example: Don't oversimplify the instructions

overspecialise

verb · become overly specialized

Example: She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian

overspecialize

verb · become overly specialized

Example: She overspecialized when she concentrated on verbs in Fijian

overspread

verb · spread across or over

Example: A big oil spot spread across the water

overstate

verb · to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth

Example: tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery

overstretch

verb · strain abnormally

Example: I pulled a muscle in my leg when I jumped up

oversubscribed

adjective · sold in excess of available supply especially season tickets

Example: the opera season was oversubscribed

overtime

adverb · beyond the regular time

Example: she often has to work overtime

overtly

adverb · in an overt manner

Example: he did it overtly

overtop

verb · look down on

Example: The villa dominates the town

overwhelmingly

adverb · incapable of being resisted

Example: the candy looked overwhelmingly desirable to the dieting man

overwinter

verb · spend the winter

Example: We wintered on the Riviera

ovoflavin

noun · a B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss

owe

verb · be in debt

Example: She owes me $200

own

adjective · belonging to or on behalf of a specified person (especially yourself); preceded by a possessive

Example: for your own use

own up

verb · admit or acknowledge a wrongdoing or error

Example: the writer of the anonymous letter owned up after they identified his handwriting

owner-occupied

adjective · lived in by the owner

Example: one owner-occupied and three rental apartments

oxalis

noun · any plant or flower of the genus Oxalis

oxidate

verb · add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

oxidise

verb · add oxygen to or combine with oxygen

oxidoreduction

noun · a reversible chemical reaction in which one reaction is an oxidation and the reverse is a reduction

oxygenation

noun · the process of providing or combining or treating with oxygen

Example: the oxygenation of the blood

oxygenise

verb · impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen

Example: oxygenate blood

oxyphenbutazone

noun · an anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Tandearil) used to treat arthritis and bursitis

oxytetracycline

noun · a yellow crystalline antibiotic (trademark Terramycin) obtained from a soil actinomycete; used to treat various bacterial and rickettsial infections

oxyura jamaicensis

noun · reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and northern South America

oyster bed

noun · a workplace where oysters are bred and grown

ozonise

verb · convert (oxygen) into ozone

ozonize

verb · convert (oxygen) into ozone

pachycephalosaur

noun · bipedal herbivore having 10 inches of bone atop its head; largest boneheaded dinosaur ever found

pachysandra procumbens

noun · low semi-evergreen perennial herb having small spikes of white or pinkish flowers; native to southern United States but grown elsewhere

pacifistically

adverb · in a pacifistic manner

Example: the pacifistically inclined liberals

painfully

adverb · unpleasantly

Example: his ignorance was painfully obvious

painstakingly

adverb · in a fastidious and painstaking manner

Example: it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling

pair creation

noun · the transformation of a gamma-ray photon into an electron and a positron when the photon passes close to an atomic nucleus

pallidly

adverb · in a manner lacking interest or vitality

Example: a palely entertaining show

palm off

verb · sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive

palpitate

verb · beat rapidly

Example: His heart palpitated

palsy-walsy

adjective · (used colloquially) having the relationship of friends or pals

pamper

verb · treat with excessive indulgence

Example: grandparents often pamper the children

pan off

verb · wash dirt in a pan to separate out the precious minerals

pan-fry

verb · fry in a pan

Example: pan-fry the dumplings

panamanian

adjective · of or relating to or characteristic of Panama or its people

Example: Panamanian economy

pansy

noun · offensive term for an openly homosexual man