obscene - adj. 1 offensively or repulsively indecent, esp. by offending accepted sexual morality....

oblation - n. Relig. 1 a thing offered to a divine being. 2 the presentation ...

obsession - n. 1 the act of obsessing or the state of being obsessed. 2 a persistent idea or...

obrigato - n. (pl. -os) Mus. an accompaniment , usu....

oblasion - n. Relig. 1 a thing offered to a divine being. 2 the presentation ...

obstructive - adj. & n. causing or intended to cause an obstruction. an obstructive person or...

obeah - n. (also obi) a kind of sorcery practised esp. in the West Indies. [W. Afr.]...

oboe - d'amore = of love]...

obiah - n. (also obi) a kind of sorcery practised esp. in the West Indies. [W. Afr.]...

obelisk - n. 1 a a tapering usu. four-sided stone pillar set up as a monument or landmark...

oblique - adj., n., & v. 1 a slanting; declining from the vertical or horizontal. b diverging...

obseqious - adj. servilely obedient or attentive. obsequiously adv. obsequiousness n. [ME...

obuscate - v.tr. 1 obscure or confuse (a mind, topic, etc.). 2 stupefy, bewilder. obfuscation...

observe - v. 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how + clause) perceive, note; take notice of; become...

obeeh - n. (also obi) a kind of sorcery practised esp. in the West Indies. [W. Afr.]...

oblatiom - n. Relig. 1 a thing offered to a divine being. 2 the presentation ...

obnoxious - assoc. with NOXIOUS)]...

obsene - adj. 1 offensively or repulsively indecent, esp. by offending accepted sexual morality....

obstruction - n. 1 the act or an instance of blocking; the state of being blocked. 2 the act of...

obtuse - adj. 1 dull-witted; slow to understand. 2 of blunt form; not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged....

obsrve - v. 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how + clause) perceive, note; take notice of; become...

oblisk - n. 1 a a tapering usu. four-sided stone pillar set up as a monument or landmark...

obrigight - v. & adj. tr. 1 (usu. in passive; foll. by to + infin.) bind (a person) legally...

oberve - v. 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how + clause) perceive, note; take notice of; become...

objurate - v.tr. literary chide or scold. objurgation n. objurgatory adj. [L objurgare objurgat-...

obstetics - n.pl. (treated as sing.) the branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth...

oberus - n. (pl. obeli) 1 a dagger-shaped reference mark in printed matter. 2 a mark (--...

obnoxous - assoc. with NOXIOUS)]...

observasion - n. 1 the act or an instance of noticing; the condition of being noticed. 2 perception;...

objetive - adj. & n. 1 external to the mind; actually existing;...

obsesion - n. 1 the act of obsessing or the state of being obsessed. 2 a persistent idea or...

obah - n. (also obi) a kind of sorcery practised esp. in the West Indies. [W. Afr.]...

obudsman - n. (pl. -men) an official appointed by a government to investigate individuals'...

obligaton - n. 1 the constraining power of a law, precept, duty, contract, etc. 2 a duty; a...

oblaton - n. Relig. 1 a thing offered to a divine being. 2 the presentation ...

obrigeght - v. & adj. tr. 1 (usu. in passive; foll. by to + infin.) bind (a person) legally...

obliation - n. 1 the constraining power of a law, precept, duty, contract, etc. 2 a duty; a...

obeisence - n. 1 a bow, curtsey, or other respectful or submissive gesture (make an obeisance)....

obstreporous - adj. 1 turbulent, unruly; noisily resisting control. 2 noisy, vociferous. obstreperously...

oblque - adj., n., & v. 1 a slanting; declining from the vertical or horizontal. b diverging...

obsterics - n.pl. (treated as sing.) the branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth...

obsequous - adj. servilely obedient or attentive. obsequiously adv. obsequiousness n. [ME...

observation - n. 1 the act or an instance of noticing; the condition of being noticed. 2 perception;...

obeli - pl. of OBELUS. ...

obsttrics - n.pl. (treated as sing.) the branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth...

oblivious - adj. 1 (often foll. by of) forgetful, unmindful. 2 (foll. by to, of)

obedience - n. 1 obeying as an act or practice or quality. 2 submission to another's rule or...

obsequius - adj. servilely obedient or attentive. obsequiously adv. obsequiousness n. [ME...

obtse - adj. 1 dull-witted; slow to understand. 2 of blunt form; not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged....

obconical - adj. (also obconic) in the form of an inverted cone. ...

obtue - adj. 1 dull-witted; slow to understand. 2 of blunt form; not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged....

obuse - adj. 1 dull-witted; slow to understand. 2 of blunt form; not sharp-pointed or sharp-edged....

obstetris - n.pl. (treated as sing.) the branch of medicine and surgery concerned with childbirth...

obstacle - n. a person or thing that obstructs progress. obstacle-race a race ...

obsere - v. 1 tr. (often foll. by that, how + clause) perceive, note; take notice of; become...

obligation - n. 1 the constraining power of a law, precept, duty, contract, etc. 2 a duty; a...

obeh - n. (also obi) a kind of sorcery practised esp. in the West Indies. [W. Afr.]...

objurgate - v.tr. literary chide or scold. objurgation n. objurgatory adj. [L objurgare objurgat-...

obituarie - n. (pl. -ies) 1 a notice of a death or deaths esp....

obesance - n. 1 a bow, curtsey, or other respectful or submissive gesture (make an obeisance)....

obective - adj. & n. 1 external to the mind; actually existing;...

obiate - v.tr. get round or do away with (a need, inconvenience, etc.). obviation n. [LL...

obscenty - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state or quality of being obscene. 2 an obscene action, word,...

obtusive - adj. 1 unpleasantly or unduly noticeable. 2 obtruding oneself. obtrusively adv....

obsurity - n. (pl. -ies) 1 the state of being obscure. 2 an obscure person or thing. [F obscurit...

obligate - v. & adj. tr. 1 (usu. in passive; foll. by to + infin.) bind (a person) legally...

oblige - will you oblige?). 4 tr. (in passive; foll. by to)...

obsessiom - n. 1 the act of obsessing or the state of being obsessed. 2 a persistent idea or...

obligasion - n. 1 the constraining power of a law, precept, duty, contract, etc. 2 a duty; a...

obivious - adj. 1 (often foll. by of) forgetful, unmindful. 2 (foll. by to, of)