n. Enclosed compartment for heating or cooking food etc. [old english]
OVER
prefix 1 excessively.
- upper, outer.
- = *over in various senses (overshadow).
- completely (overawe; overjoyed).
- —adv. Expressing movement, position, or state above or beyond something stated or implied: 1 outward and downward from a brink or from any erect position (knocked me over).
- so as to cover or touch a whole surface (paint it over).
- so as to produce a fold or reverse position (bend it over; turn it over).
OVUM
n. (pl. Ova) female egg-cell from which young develop after fertilization. [latin, = egg]
OXEN
pl. Of *ox.
OXON
abbr. (esp. In degree titles) of oxford university. [latin oxoniensis: related to *oxonian]
OYEZ
int. (also oyes) uttered, usu. Three times, by a public crier or a court officer to command attention. [anglo-french, = hear!, from latin audio]
OAKUM
n. Loose fibre obtained by picking old rope to pieces and used esp. In caulking. [old english, = off-comb]
OASIS
n. (pl. Oases) 1 fertile place in a desert.
- area or period of calm in the midst of turbulence. [latin from greek]
OBESE
adj. Very fat. obesity n. [latin edo eat]
OBJET
d'art n. (pl. Objets d'art pronunc. Same) small decorative object. [french, = object of art]
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