A swelling from effusion of watery fluid in the cellular tissue beneath the skin or mucous membrance; dropsy of the subcutaneous cellular tissue.
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Pertaining to, or of the nature of, edema; affected with edema.
A circular or oval window; -- generally used of architecture of the 17th and 18th centuries. A famous room in the palace of Versailles bears this name, from the oval window opening into it.
Characterized by, or decorated with, small round points, spots, or rings; as, oeil-de-perdrix pattern.
A glance of the eye; an amorous look.
An eye, bud, or shoot, as of a plant; an oilet.
A salt or ester of oenanthic acid; as, testosterone oenanthate is sold as an anabolic steroid; also called enanthate.
Having, or imparting, the odor characteristic of the bouquet of wine; specifically used, formerly, to designate an acid (oenanthic acid) whose ethereal salts were supposed to occasion the peculiar bouquet, or aroma, of old wine. Cf. oenanthylic.
An oily substance (C6H15.CHO) obtained by the distillation of castor oil, recognized as the aldehyde of oenanthylic acid, and hence called also oenanthaldehyde.
The ketone of oenanthic acid.
A hydrocarbon radical formerly supposed to exist in oenanthic acid, now known to be identical with heptyl.
A salt of oenanthylic acid; as, potassium oenanthylate.
Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, oenanthyl; specifically, designating an acid formerly supposed to be identical with the acid in oenanthic ether, but now known to be identical with heptanoic acid.
A colorless liquid hydrocarbon, having a garlic odor; heptine.
Of, pertaining to, or designating, an acid formerly supposed to be the acid of oenanthylic ether, but now known to be a mixture of higher acids, especially capric acid.
The coloring matter of red wines.
Knowledge of wine, scientific or practical.
Delirium tremens. Dipsomania.
Wine mixed with honey; mead.
See Alcoholometer.
A lover of wine.
Pertaining to an acid now called sulphovinic acid or ethyl sulphuric acid.
The C. G. S. unit of magnetic reluctance or resistance, equal to the reluctance of a centimeter cube of air (or vacuum) between parallel faces. Also, a reluctance in which unit magnetomotive force sets up unit flux.
Same as Esophagus, Esophageal, etc.
Of or pertaining to the gadflies. A gadfly.
Of or pertaining to sexual desire; -- mostly applied to brute animals; as, the oestrual period; oestrual influence.
The state of being under oestrual influence, or of having sexual desire.
A genus of gadflies. The species which deposits its larvae in the nasal cavities of sheep is oestrus ovis.
In a general sense, from, or out from; proceeding from; belonging to; relating to; concerning; -- used in a variety of applications; as:
The side of the field that is on the right of the wicket keeper.
No longer considered responsible; as, Jack admitted breaking the vase, so Jill is off the hook. Used in various situations, with reference to responsibility to perform an action, or guilt for some misdeed.
discontinuous; not continuous. Opposite of continuous.
located outside a military base; as, off-base housing.
A group of low-budget theaters located outside the Broadway area in Manhattan.
situated away from the center or axis.
humorously vulgar; mildly obscene; risque; as, an off-color joke.
A day when things go poorly; as, I guess this is one of my off-days.
not performing or available for duties at the given moment; as, an off-duty policeman. Oposite of on-duty, working, and on-the-job.
not watching for possible danger; not alert; as, caught in an off-guard moment.
Deviating from the proper pitch; -- of a musical note or series of notes; as, an off-key note; to sing off-key.
a store that sells alcoholic beverages for consumption elsewhere.
barred to a designated group; as, the topless bar is off-lints to military personnel.
Not connected; -- of computers or computer peripherals normally connected or intended to be connected to other computers by a communications line; as, we can't print the document because the printer is off-line.
Having less than maximal use or demand or activity; -- of a period of time occurring as a defined part of a time cycle; as, off-peak telepone rates are available at night and on weekends; off-peak fares.
hard to deal with.
designed for or used for or taking place on trails and beaches etc., instead of public roads; as, off-road vehicles; off-road sports such as snowmobiling.
a bicycle with a sturdy frame and fat tires; originally designed for riding in mountainous country; amountain bike.
of or relating to a season of less than maximum demand; as, off-season hotel rates are lower.
Taking place or located away from the specified site; as, an off-site waste treatment operation. Opposite to on-site.
Not performed on the streets; as, off-street parking; off-street unloading of vehicles. Opposite of on-street.
with little or no preparation or forethought; unrehearsed; extemporaneous; offhand.
Intended to be worn without alterations; ready-to-wear; -- of clothing. Contrasted with made-to-order, custom-made.
Made in large quantities and intended to be used without modifications; -- similar to off-the-rack, but not restricted to clothing. Opposite of custom-made, made-to-order, or one-of-a-kind.
a grayish white.
The rejected or waste parts of any process, especially the inedible parts of a butchered animal, such as the viscera.
That which is cut off.
See Offense.
The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.
incapable of offending or attacking; harmless.
To transgress the moral or divine law; to commit a crime; to stumble; to sin.
An offender.
One who offends; one who violates any law, divine or human; a wrongdoer.
A woman who offends.
Causing offense; displeasing; wrong; as, an offenseful act.
Unoffending; inoffensive.
That may give offense.
Assault; attack.
The state or posture of one who offends or makes attack; aggressive attitude; the act of the attacking party; -- opposed to defensive.
The act of offering, bringing forward, proposing, or bidding; a proffer; a first advance.
Capable of being offered; suitable or worthy to be offered.
One who offers; esp., one who offers something to God in worship.
The act of an offerer; a proffering.
The act of offering, or the thing offered.
Offer; proposal; overture.
Instant; unprepared; ready; extemporaneous; unrehearsed; as, an offhand speech; offhand excuses; an offhand comment. In an offhand manner; as, he replied offhand.
same as offhand and off-the-cuff.
To perform, as the duties of an office; to discharge.
A person who holds an office; an officeholder.
One who holds an office; an officer, particularly one in the civil service; a placeman.
To furnish with officers; to appoint officers over.
One who holds an office; esp., a subordinate executive officer or attendant.
The body of all people elected or appointed to administer a government, taken collectively.
the formal and often obscure style of writing characteristic of some government officials; bureaucratese; -- it is characterized by euphemisms, circumlocutions, vague abstractions, and circumlocutions.
The state of being official; a system of official government; also, adherence to office routine; red-tapism.
See Officialty.
to render official; as, we officialized our relationship.
By the proper officer; by virtue of the proper authority; in pursuance of the special powers vested in an officer or office; as, accounts or reports officially verified or rendered; letters officially communicated; persons officially notified.
The charge, office, court, or jurisdiction of an official.
The officer who officiates or performs an office, as the burial office.
Of or pertaining to an office or an officer; official.
To discharge, perform, or supply, as an official duty or function.
One who officiates.
Used in a shop, or belonging to it.
Pertaining to, or being in accordance with, duty.
That part of the sea at a good distance from the shore, or where there is deep water and no need of a pilot; also, distance from the shore; as, the ship had ten miles offing; we saw a ship in the offing.
Shy or distant in manner; aloof; stand-offish.
A pipe to let off water.
A reprint or excerpt.
That which is scoured off; hence, refuse; rejected matter; that which is vile or despised.
Removed scum; refuse; dross.
To make an offset.
A printing technique in which a lithographic image on an inked metal or stone plate is transferred first to a rubber sheet (usually on a cylinder) before transfer to the paper. Called also offset lithography.
Compensating for.
That which shoots off or separates from a main stem, channel, family, race, etc.; as, the offshoots of a tree.
From the shore; as, an offshore wind; an offshore signal.
Illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck; -- in sports such as football or hockey; as, the touchdown was nullified because the left tackle was offside.
That part of a landscape which recedes from the spectator into the distance.
Act of taking off; specif., the taking off or purchase of goods.
Frequent; often; repeated.
Frequent; common; repeated.
Frequency.
Frequently; often.
Frequently; often.
Frequently; often; many times.
Compar. of Oft.
Frequently; often.
Same as Ogham.
A thing made up of eight parts.
A poem of eight lines.
Snarling; grumbling.
A particular kind of writing practiced by the ancient Irish, and found in inscriptions on stones, metals, etc.
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