Ostium (n.) An opening; a passage.
Ostler (n.) See Hostler.
Ostleress (n.) A female ostler.
Ostlery (n.) See Hostelry.
Ostmen (n. pl.) East men; Danish settlers in Ireland, formerly so called.
Ostosis (n.) Bone formation; ossification. See Ectostosis, and Endostosis.
Ostracea (n. pl.) A division of bivalve mollusks including the oysters and allied shells.
Ostracean (n.) Any one of a family of bivalves, of which the oyster is the type.
Ostracion (n.) A genus of plectognath fishes having the body covered with solid, immovable, bony plates. It includes the trunkfishes.
Ostraciont (n.) A fish of the genus Ostracion and allied genera.
Ostracism (n.) Banishment by popular vote, -- a means adopted at Athens to rid the city of a person whose talent and influence gave umbrage.
Ostracism (n.) Banishment; exclusion; as, social ostracism.
Ostracite (n.) A fossil oyster.
Ostracized (imp. & p. p.) of Ostracize
Ostracizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Ostracize
Ostracize (v. t.) To exile by ostracism; to banish by a popular vote, as at Athens.
Ostracize (v. t.) To banish from society; to put under the ban; to cast out from social, political, or private favor; as, he was ostracized by his former friends.
Ostracoda (n. pl.) Ostracoidea.
Ostracodermi (n. pl.) A suborder of fishes of which Ostracion is the type.
Ostracoid (a.) Of or pertaining to the Ostracoidea.
Ostracoid (n.) One of the Ostracoidea.
Ostracoidea (n. pl.) An order of Entomostraca possessing hard bivalve shells. They are of small size, and swim freely about.
Ostrea (n.) A genus of bivalve Mollusca which includes the true oysters.
Ostreaceous (a.) Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell; shelly.
Ostreaculture (n.) The artificial cultivation of oysters.
Ostreophagist (n.) One who feeds on oysters.
Ostrich (n.) A large bird of the genus Struthio, of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species. It has long and very strong legs, adapted for rapid running; only two toes; a long neck, nearly bare of feathers; and short wings incapable of flight. The adult male is about eight feet high.
Ostriferous (a.) Producing oysters; containing oysters.
Ostrogoth (n.) One of the Eastern Goths. See Goth.
Ostrogothic (a.) Of or pertaining to the Ostrogoths.
Oswego tea () An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma), with showy, bright red, labiate flowers.
Otacoustic (a.) Assisting the sense of hearing; as, an otacoustic instrument.
Otacoustic (n.) Alt. of Otacousticon
Otacousticon (n.) An instrument to facilitate hearing, as an ear trumpet.
Otaheite apple () The fruit of a Polynesian anacardiaceous tree (Spondias dulcis), also called vi-apple. It is rather larger than an apple, and the rind has a flavor of turpentine, but the flesh is said to taste like pineapples.
Otaheite apple () A West Indian name for a myrtaceous tree (Jambosa Malaccensis) which bears crimson berries.
Otalgia (n.) Pain in the ear; earache.
Otalgic (a.) Of or pertaining to otalgia.
Otalgic (n.) A remedy for otalgia.
Otalgy (n.) Pain in the ear; otalgia.
Otaries (pl. ) of Otary
Otary (n.) Any eared seal.
Otheoscope (n.) An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in an exhausted vessel; a modification of the radoimeter.
Other (conj.) Either; -- used with other or or for its correlative (as either . . . or are now used).
Other (pron. & a.) Different from that which, or the one who, has been specified; not the same; not identical; additional; second of two.
Other (pron. & a.) Not this, but the contrary; opposite; as, the other side of a river.
Other (pron. & a.) Alternate; second; -- used esp. in connection with every; as, every other day, that is, each alternate day, every second day.
Other (pron. & a.) Left, as opposed to right.
Other (adv.) Otherwise.
Othergates (adv.) In another manner.
Otherguise (a. & adv.) Alt. of Otherguess
Otherguess (a. & adv.) Of another kind or sort; in another way.
Otherness (n.) The quality or state of being other or different; alterity; oppositeness.
Otherways (adv.) See Otherwise.
Otherwhere (adv.) In or to some other place, or places; elsewhere.
Otherwhile (adv.) Alt. of Otherwhiles
Otherwhiles (adv.) At another time, or other times; sometimes; /ccasionally.
Otherwise (adv.) In a different manner; in another way, or in other ways; differently; contrarily.
Otherwise (adv.) In other respects.
Otherwise (adv.) In different circumstances; under other conditions; as, I am engaged, otherwise I would accept.
Othman (n. & a.) See Ottoman.
Otic (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the region of, the ear; auricular; auditory.
Otiose (a.) Being at leisure or ease; unemployed; indolent; idle.
Otiosity (n.) Leisure; indolence; idleness; ease.
Otis (n.) A genus of birds including the bustards.
Otitis (n.) Inflammation of the ear.
Oto- () A combining form denoting relation to, or situation near or in, the ear.
Otoba fat () A colorless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of Myristica otoba, a species of nutmeg tree.
Otoconite (n.) A mass of otoliths.
Otoconite (n.) An otolith.
Otocrane (n.) The cavity in the skull in which the parts of the internal ear are lodged.
Otocranial (a.) Of or pertaining to the otocrane.
Otocyst (n.) An auditory cyst or vesicle; one of the simple auditory organs of many invertebrates, containing a fluid and otoliths; also, the embryonic vesicle from which the parts of the internal ear of vertebrates are developed.
Otography (n.) A description of the ear.
Otolith (n.) Alt. of Otolite
Otolite (n.) One of the small bones or particles of calcareous or other hard substance in the internal ear of vertebrates, and in the auditory organs of many invertebrates; an ear stone. Collectively, the otoliths are called ear sand and otoconite.
Otolithic (a.) Alt. of Otolitic
Otolitic (a.) Of or pertaining to otoliths.
Otological (a.) Of or pertaining tootology.
Otologist (n.) One skilled in otology; an aurist.
Otology (n.) The branch of science which treats of the ear and its diseases.
Otopathy (n.) A diseased condition of the ear.
Otorrh/a (n.) A flow or running from the ear, esp. a purulent discharge.
Otoscope (n.) An instrument for examining the condition of the ear.
Otoscopeic (a.) Of or pertaining to the otoscope or to otoscopy.
Otoscopy (n.) The examination of the ear; the art of using the otoscope.
Otosteal (n.) An auditory ossicle.
Otozoum (n.) An extinct genus of huge vertebrates, probably dinosaurs, known only from four-toed tracks in Triassic sandstones.
Ottar (n.) See Attar.
Ottawas (n. pl.) A tribe of Indians who, when first known, lived on the Ottawa River. Most of them subsequently migrated to the southwestern shore of Lake Superior.
Otter (n.) Any carnivorous animal of the genus Lutra, and related genera. Several species are described. They have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes. They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and valuable. The common otter of Europe is Lutra vulgaris; the American otter is L. Canadensis; other species inhabit South America and Asia.
Otter (n.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very injurious to hop vines.
Otter (n.) A corruption of Annotto.
Otto (n.) See Attar.
Ottoman (a.) Of or pertaining to the Turks; as, the Ottoman power or empire.
Ottomans (pl. ) of Ottoman
Ottoman (n.) A Turk.
Ottoman (n.) A stuffed seat without a back, originally used in Turkey.
Ottomite (n.) An Ottoman.
Ottrelite (n.) A micaceous mineral occurring in small scales. It is characteristic of certain crystalline schists.