A dungeon with an opening only at the top, found in some old castles and other strongholds, into which persons condemned to perpetual imprisonment, or to perish secretly, were thrust, or lured to fall.
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A socket or bezel holding a precious stone; hence, a jewel or ornament worn on the person.
Own.
Was or were under obligation to pay; owed.
The state of being as a thing ought to be; rightness.
Anywhere; somewhere. See Owher.
See Wistit.
An owl.
Same as Eulachon.
A feline quadruped (Felis irbis syn. Felis uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also once.
Waving.
Wavy; waving; curly.
A fairy; a goblin; an elf.
Elfish.
Of or pertaining to us; belonging to us; as, our country; our rights; our troops; our endeavors. See I.
The orang-outang.
See Orang-outang.
See Uranographist.
See Uranography.
A small, graceful, and swift African antelope, allied to the klipspringer.
Uric.
See Urology.
Ourology.
See Note under Our.
An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; -- used as a subject, usually with we; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case.
See Ooze.
One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus).
To take away; to remove.
A putting out of possession; dispossession; disseizin; -- of a person.
the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out; ouster.
Expressing impatience, anger, a desire to be rid of; -- with the force of command; go out; begone; away; off.
Completely; wholly; openly.
To surpass (Herod) in violence or wickedness; to exceed in any vicious or offensive particular. Compare outpope the Pope.
migration out of country or territory; emigration.
outside the delimited playing field.
breathing laboriously or convulsively.
same as old-fashioned, a., 2.
located, .
Being out of the house; being, or done, in the open air; suited for the open air; outdoor; as, out-of-door exercise. See Out of door, under Out, adv.
Any location outside of any building, where the air is unconfined; the open air.
not attending school and therefore free to work; as, opportunities for out-of-school youth.
very good; same as groovy, sense 1.
unusual or striking.
See under Out, adv.
happening in or being of another town or city; as, an out-of-town tryout.
A patient who is outside a hospital, but receives medical aid from it.
a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold documents which have been processed, prior to transfer to a different person.
To do or beyond; to exceed in acting.
See 1st Fox, 7.
To surpass or conquer in argument.
To utter foolishly or excessively; to surpass in babbling.
same as out-of-the-way.
To outweight; to exceed in weight or effect.
To bar out.
To surpass in begging.
To exceed or surpass in bidding; to bid a higher price.
One who outbids.
To surpass in bleating.
Inflated with wind.
To exceed in blushing; to surpass in rosy color.
Beyond or outside of the lines of a vessel's bulwarks or hull; in a direction from the hull or from the keel; -- opposed to inboard; as, outboard rigging; swing the davits outboard.
Foreign; not native.
Outward bound.
The farthest or exterior bounds; extreme limits; boundaries.
To excel in bowing.
Convex; curved outward.
To surpass in bragging; hence, to make appear inferior.
To excel in bravery or in insolence; to defy with superior courage or audacity.
To exceed in braying.
To bear down with a brazen face; to surpass in impudence.
A bursting forth; eruption; insurrection; mutiny; revolt.
The act of breaking out.
To surpass in singing. See Breast, n., 6.
To issue, as breath; to be breathed out; to exhale.
To surpass in bribing.
To bring or bear out.
To sprout.
To exceed in building, or in durability of building.
A building separate from, and subordinate to, the main house; an outhouse.
To exceed in burning.
A bursting forth; as, an outburst of laughter.
To surpass in canting.
One who is cast out or expelled; an exile; one driven from home, society, or country; hence, often, a degraded person; a vagabond.
That which is cast out.
Except.
To exceed in cheating.
To climb beyond; to surpass in climbing.
That which comes out of, or follows from, something else; issue; result; consequence; upshot.
To exceed the compass or limits of.
An outer or exterior court.
To exceed in cunning.
One who cries out or proclaims; a herald or crier.
To come out to the surface of the ground; -- said of strata.
A vehement or loud cry; a cry of distress, alarm, opposition, or detestation; clamor.
To surpass in daring; to overcome by courage; to brave.
Being out of date; antiquated; outmoded; unfashionable.
To surpass in dazzing.
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass.
defeated.
Being, or done, in the open air; being or done outside of certain buildings, as poorhouses, hospitals, etc.; as, outdoor exercise; outdoor relief; outdoor patients.
Out of the house; out of doors; in the open air; abroad.
To draw out; to extract.
To pass, or escape, while dreaming.
To exceed in drinking.
To outlast.
To dwell or stay beyond.
One who holds land in a parish, but lives elsewhere.
One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession.
Utterly; entirely.
Being on the extreme external part; farthest outward; as, the outermost row.
clothing for use outdoors.
To face or look (one) out of countenance; to resist or bear down by bold looks or effrontery; to brave.
The mouth of a river; the lower end of a water course; the open end of a drain, culvert, etc., where the discharge occurs.
A thief from without or abroad, taken within a lord's fee or liberty. The privilege of trying such a thief.
To exceed in fawning.
To exceed in feasting.
To surpass in feats.
Arable land which has been or is being exhausted. See Infield, 1.
To surpass in performing the tasks of fielding; as, both teams got ten hits, but the Red Sox outfielded the Yankees.
A person who plays in the outfield.
To exceed in fighting; fight more competently; as, He outfought his challengers; the boxer outfought his opponent for eight rounds but lost the bout in the ninth on a knockout.
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