orach | (noun) any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes | Synonyms: orache |
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orache | (noun) any of various herbaceous plants of the genus Atriplex that thrive in deserts and salt marshes | Synonyms: orach |
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oracle | (noun) a shrine where an oracular god is consulted | - |
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(noun) a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible | - |
(noun) an authoritative person who divines the future | Synonyms: prophesier, prophet, seer, vaticinator |
oracular | (adjective) of or relating to an oracle | - |
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(adjective) resembling an oracle in obscurity of thought | Synonyms: enigmatic |
(adjective) obscurely prophetic | Synonyms: Delphic |
orad | (adverb) toward the mouth or oral region | - |
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oral | (adjective) of or involving the mouth or mouth region or the surface on which the mouth is located | Synonyms: buccal |
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(adjective) a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression | - |
(adjective) of or relating to or affecting or for use in the mouth | - |
(adjective) using speech rather than writing | Synonyms: unwritten |
(noun) an examination conducted by spoken communication | Synonyms: oral exam, oral examination, viva, viva voce |
orally | (adverb) by spoken rather than written means | Synonyms: by word of mouth |
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(adverb) (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth | - |
orang | (noun) large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits | Synonyms: orangutan, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus |
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orange | (adjective) of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange | Synonyms: orangish |
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(noun) orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow | Synonyms: orangeness |
(noun) round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees | - |
(noun) any citrus tree bearing oranges | Synonyms: orange tree |
(noun) any pigment producing the orange color | - |
orangeade | (noun) sweetened beverage of diluted orange juice | - |
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orangeness | (noun) orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow | Synonyms: orange |
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orangery | (noun) a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange trees in warm climes or a greenhouse in cooler areas | - |
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orangewood | (noun) fine-grained wood of an orange tree; used in fine woodwork | - |
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orangish | (adjective) of the color between red and yellow; similar to the color of a ripe orange | Synonyms: orange |
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orangutan | (noun) large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits | Synonyms: orang, orangutang, Pongo pygmaeus |
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orangutang | (noun) large long-armed ape of Borneo and Sumatra having arboreal habits | Synonyms: orang, orangutan, Pongo pygmaeus |
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orate | (verb) talk pompously | - |
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oration | (noun) an instance of oratory | - |
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orator | (noun) a person who delivers a speech or oration | Synonyms: public speaker, rhetorician, speechifier, speechmaker |
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oratorical | (adjective) characteristic of an orator or oratory | - |
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oratorio | (noun) a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a religious text | Synonyms: cantata |
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oratory | (noun) addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous) | - |
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