October (n.) The tenth month of the year, containing thirty-one days.
October (n.) Ale or cider made in that month.
Octocera (n.pl.) Octocerata.
Octocerata (n.pl.) A suborder of Cephalopoda including Octopus, Argonauta, and allied genera, having eight arms around the head; -- called also Octopoda.
Octochord (n.) See Octachord.
Octodecimo (a.) Having eighteen leaves to a sheet; as, an octodecimo form, book, leaf, size, etc.
Octodecimos (pl. ) of Octodecimo
Octodecimo (n.) A book composed of sheets each of which is folded into eighteen leaves; hence; indicating more or less definitely a size of book, whose sheets are so folded; -- usually written 18mo or 18¡, and called eighteenmo.
Octodentate (a.) Having eight teeth.
Octodont (a.) Of or pertaining to the Octodontidae, a family of rodents which includes the coypu, and many other South American species.
Octoedrical (a.) See Octahedral.
Octofid (a.) Cleft or separated into eight segments, as a calyx.
Octogamy (n.) A marrying eight times.
Octogenarian (n.) A person eighty years, or more, of age.
Octogenary (a.) Of eighty years of age.
Octogild (n.) A pecuniary compensation for an injury, of eight times the value of the thing.
Octogonal (a.) See Octagonal.
Octogynia (n.pl.) A Linnaean order of plants having eight pistils.
Octogynian (a.) Alt. of Octogynous
Octogynous (a.) Having eight pistils; octagynous.
Octoic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or resembling, octane; -- used specifically, to designate any one of a group of acids, the most important of which is called caprylic acid.
Octolocular (a.) Having eight cells for seeds.
Octonaphthene (n.) A colorless liquid hydrocarbon of the octylene series, occurring in Caucasian petroleum.
Octonary (a.) Of or pertaining to the number eight.
Octonocular (a.) Having eight eyes.
Octopede (n.) An animal having eight feet, as a spider.
Octopetalous (a.) Having eight petals or flower leaves.
Octopod (n.) One of the Octocerata.
Octopoda (n.pl.) Same as Octocerata.
Octopoda (n.pl.) Same as Arachnida.
Octopodia (n.pl.) Same as Octocerata.
Octopus (n.) A genus of eight-armed cephalopods, including numerous species, some of them of large size. See Devilfish,
Octoradiated (a.) Having eight rays.
Octoroon (n.) The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.
Octospermous (a.) Containing eight seeds.
Octostichous (a.) In eight vertical ranks, as leaves on a stem.
Octostyle (a.) Having eight columns in the front; -- said of a temple or portico. The Parthenon is octostyle, but most large Greek temples are hexastele. See Hexastyle.
Octostyle (n.) An octostyle portico or temple.
Octosyllabic (a.) Alt. of Octosyllabical
Octosyllabical (a.) Consisting of or containing eight syllables.
Octosyllable (a.) Octosyllabic.
Octosyllable (n.) A word of eight syllables.
Octoyl (n.) A hypothetical radical (C8H15O), regarded as the essential residue of octoic acid.
Octroi (n.) A privilege granted by the sovereign authority, as the exclusive right of trade granted to a guild or society; a concession.
Octroi (n.) A tax levied in money or kind at the gate of a French city on articles brought within the walls.
Octuor (n.) See Octet.
Octuple (a.) Eightfold.
Octyl (n.) A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of octane, and as entering into its derivatives; as, octyl alcohol.
Octylene (n.) Any one of a series of metameric hydrocarbons (C8H16) of the ethylene series. In general they are combustible, colorless liquids.
Octylic (a.) Pertaining to, derived from, or containing, octyl; as, octylic ether.
Ocular (a.) Depending on, or perceived by, the eye; received by actual sight; personally seeing or having seen; as, ocular proof.
Ocular (a.) Of or pertaining to the eye; optic.
Ocular (n.) The eyepiece of an optical instrument, as of a telescope or microscope.
Ocularly (adv.) By the eye, or by actual sight.
Oculary (a.) Of or pertaining to the eye; ocular; optic; as, oculary medicines.
Oculate (a.) Alt. of Oculated
Oculated (a.) Furnished with eyes.
Oculated (a.) Having spots or holes resembling eyes; ocellated.
Oculiform (a.) In the form of an eye; resembling an eye; as, an oculiform pebble.
Oculina (n.) A genus of tropical corals, usually branched, and having a very volid texture.
Oculinacea (n.pl.) A suborder of corals including many reef-building species, having round, starlike calicles.
Oculist (n.) One skilled in treating diseases of the eye.
Oculo- () A combining form from L. oculus the eye.
Oculomotor (a.) Of or pertaining to the movement of the eye; -- applied especially to the common motor nerves (or third pair of cranial nerves) which supply many of the muscles of the orbit.
Oculomotor (n.) The oculomotor nerve.
Oculonasal (a.) Of or pertaining to the region of the eye and the nose; as, the oculonasal, or nasal, nerve, one of the branches of the ophthalmic.
Oculi (pl. ) of Oculus
Oculus (n.) An eye; (Bot.) a leaf bud.
Oculus (n.) A round window, usually a small one.
Ocypodian (n.) One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the name.
Od (n.) An alleged force or natural power, supposed, by Reichenbach and others, to produce the phenomena of mesmerism, and to be developed by various agencies, as by magnets, heat, light, chemical or vital action, etc.; -- called also odyle or the odylic force.
Odalisque (n.) A female slave or concubine in the harem of the Turkish sultan.
Odd (superl.) Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.
Odd (superl.) Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are odd numbers.
Odd (superl.) Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.
Odd (superl.) Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.
Odd (superl.) Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.
Odd Fellow () A member of a secret order, or fraternity, styled the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, established for mutual aid and social enjoyment.
Oddities (pl. ) of Oddity
Oddity (n.) The quality or state of being odd; singularity; queerness; peculiarity; as, oddity of dress, manners, and the like.
Oddity (n.) That which is odd; as, a collection of oddities.
Oddly (adv.) In an odd manner; unevently.
Oddly (adv.) In a peculiar manner; strangely; queerly; curiously.
Oddly (adv.) In a manner measured by an odd number.
Oddness (n.) The state of being odd, or not even.
Oddness (n.) Singularity; strangeness; eccentricity; irregularity; uncouthness; as, the oddness of dress or shape; the oddness of an event.
Odds (a.) Difference in favor of one and against another; excess of one of two things or numbers over the other; inequality; advantage; superiority; hence, excess of chances; probability.
Odds (a.) Quarrel; dispute; debate; strife; -- chiefly in the phrase at odds.
Ode (n.) A short poetical composition proper to be set to music or sung; a lyric poem; esp., now, a poem characterized by sustained noble sentiment and appropriate dignity of style.
Odelet (n.) A little or short ode.
Odeon (n.) A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances.
Odeum (n.) See Odeon.
Odible (a.) Fitted to excite hatred; hateful.
Odic (a.) Of or pertaining to od. See Od.
Odin (n.) The supreme deity of the Scandinavians; -- the same as Woden, of the German tribes.
Odinic (a.) Of or pertaining to Odin.
Odious (a.) Hateful; deserving or receiving hatred; as, an odious name, system, vice.
Odious (a.) Causing or provoking hatred, repugnance, or disgust; offensive; disagreeable; repulsive; as, an odious sight; an odious smell.
Odist (n.) A writer of an ode or odes.
Odium (n.) Hatred; dislike; as, his conduct brought him into odium, or, brought odium upon him.