Chapter M (2)

~Morbid~, _a._ Diseased, sickly, unsound, unhealthy, tainted, vitiated, corrupted, indicative of disease.

~Morbific~, _a._ Noxious, deleterious, unwholesome, unhealthy, pestilential, poisonous, unfavorable to health.

~Mordacious~, _a._ ~1.~ Biting, pungent, stinging, cutting, sharp, mordant.

~2.~ Poignant, caustic, sarcastic, satirical.

~Mordant~, _a._ Biting, mordacious.

~More~, _a._ ~1.~ Greater degree of, greater amount of.

~2.~ In greater numbers.

~3.~ Added, additional, other besides.

~More~, _ad._ ~1.~ To a greater degree.

~2.~ Again, further, another time.

~More~, _n._ ~1.~ Greater degree, greater quantity.

~2.~ Else, other thing.

~Moreover~, _conj. & ad._ Besides, further, also, likewise, too, furthermore, more than that, over and above that.

~Moresque~, _a._ Moorish, arabesque.

~Moribund~, _a._ Dying, at the point of death, on one's death-bed, at death's door, with one foot in the grave, on one's last legs, at the last gasp.

~Morion~, _n._ Helmet, helm, head-piece.

~Mormon~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Zoöl._) Colter-neb, Labrador auk, common puffin (_Fratercula arctica_).

~2.~ Mormonite.

~Mormonite~, _n._ Mormon.

~Morn~, _n._ [_Poetical._] MORNING.

~Morning~, _n._ ~1.~ Dawn, daybreak, aurora, sunrise, MORN, break of day, peep of day, prime of day, first blush of the morning.

~2.~ Forenoon, early part of the day.

~3.~ Early part, spring-time.

~Morning star~, _n._ Lucifer, Phosphorus, Venus.

~Morose~, _a._ Crabbed, sullen, churlish, sour, sulky, perverse, wayward, spleeny, spleenish, splenetic, humorsome, dogged, gloomy, moody, cross-grained.

~Moroseness~, _n._ Crabbedness, sullenness, moodiness, churlishness, sourness, sulkiness, sulks, spleen, ill-temper, bad blood, black looks.

~Morphia~, _n._ Morphine.

~Morphine~, _n._ ~1.~ Morphia.

~2.~ Sulphate of morphia.

~Morse~, _n._ Walrus, sea-horse, sea-cow (_Trichechus rosmarus_).

~Morsel~, _n._ Bite, mouthful, bit of food.

~Mortal~, _a._ ~1.~ Subject to death, destined to die.

~2.~ Deadly, fatal, destructive.

~3.~ Extreme, violent, unto death, likely to kill.

~4.~ Human, of man.

~5.~ [_Colloquial._] Long, tedious, trying.

~Mortal~, _n._ Man, human being.

~Mortality~, _n._ ~1.~ Subjection to death, necessity of dying.

~2.~ Death, destruction, corruption.

~3.~ Frequency of death, number of deaths.

~4.~ Mankind, humanity, human nature.

~Mortar~, _n._ ~1.~ Piece of ordnance for throwing bombs.

~2.~ Cement.

~Mortgage~, _n. & v. a._ Pledge (_for the payment of a debt_).

~Mortification~, _n._ ~1.~ (_Med._) Gangrene, SPHACELUS, NECROSIS.

~2.~ Discontent, dissatisfaction, displeasure, vexation, chagrin, disappointment.

~3.~ Humiliation, self-abasement, self-denial.

~Mortify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Gangrene, gangrenate.

~2.~ Disappoint, dissatisfy, displease, vex, harass, plague, worry, disquiet, chagrin, annoy, trouble.

~3.~ Humiliate, humble, shame, confound, abase, abash, put down.

~Mortify~, _v. n._ Gangrene, lose vitality.

~Mortuary~, _n._ Cemetery, graveyard, churchyard, burial-place, necropolis, burial ground, city of the dead.

~Mortuary~, _a._ Of the dead.

~Mosaic~, _a._ ~1.~ Inlaid, tessellated.

~2.~ Of Moses.

~Mosaical~, _a._ ~1.~ Inlaid, tessellated.

~2.~ Of Moses.

~Moslem~, _n._ Mahometan, Mohammedan, Mussulman.

~Mosque~, _n._ Mahometan temple.

~Moss-agate~, _n._ Mocha-stone.

~Moss-bunker~, _n._ Menhaden, pauhaugen, hardhead.

~Moss-pink~, _n._ Ground-pink (_Phlox subulata_).

~Moss-trooper~, _n._ Bandit, marauder.

~Most~, _a._ Greatest number of.

~Most~, _ad._ In the greatest degree.

~Most~, _n._ ~1.~ Greatest part, greatest number.

~2.~ Utmost.

~Mostly~, _ad._ Mainly, chiefly, for the most part, for the greatest part.

~Most of all~, Especially, principally, chiefly, above all.

~Mote~, _n._ Spot, speck, mite, particle, atom, corpuscle.

~Moth~, _n._ (_Ent._) Miller.

~Mother~, _n._ MAMMA, female parent, dam (_applied to a beast_).

~Mother~, _a._ ~1.~ Native, natural.

~2.~ Vernacular.

~Mother Carey's chicken~, Stormy petrel (_Procellaria pelagica_).

~Motherly~, _a._ Maternal, affectionate, kind, tender.

~Mother-of-pearl~, _n._ Nacre.

~Mother-wit~, _n._ Native wit, common sense.

~Motion~, _n._ ~1.~ [Opposed to _Rest_.] Movement, action, passage, change of place.

~2.~ Impulse, prompting, suggestion.

~3.~ Proposition (_especially one made in a deliberative body_), proposal.

~Motionless~, _a._ Still, quiescent, stationary, at rest, at a stand, stock still, standing still.

~Motive~, _n._ Inducement, incentive, impulse, incitement, stimulus, prompting, influence, reason, ground, principle, consideration, cause, occasion, prime mover, why and wherefore.

~Motley~, _a._ ~1.~ Variegated, dappled, MOTTLED.

~2.~ Heterogeneous, of various kinds.

~Mottled~, _a._ Variegated, spotted, motley, speckled, dappled, piebald, of various colors.

~Mould~, _n._ [Sometimes written _Mold_.] ~1.~ Loam.

~2.~ Mustiness, mildew, mouldiness, rust, blight, smut.

~3.~ Matrix, matrice.

~4.~ Form, shape, cast, fashion.

~Mould~, _v. a._ [Sometimes written _Mold_.] Form, shape, fashion, carve, model.

~Moulder~, _v. n._ Crumble, perish, decay, turn to dust, fall into decay, fall to pieces, waste away.

~Mouldwarp~, _n._ Molewarp, mole.

~Mouldy~, _a._ Musty, rusty, mildewed.

~Moult~, _v. n,_ [Sometimes written _Molt_.] Shed feathers, hair, &c.

~Moult~, _v. a._ Shed (_feathers, hair, &c._), mew.

~Mound~, _n._ ~1.~ Hillock, heap.

~2.~ Rampart, bulwark, defence.

~Mount~, _n._ [_Used before a proper name and in poetry._] Mountain, high hill.

~Mount~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Rise, ascend, arise, uprise, tower, soar, go up, rise on high.

~2.~ Get on horseback.

~Mount~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Ascend, climb, scale, escalade, get upon.

~2.~ Put or raise (_upon something_).

~3.~ Embellish, cover with ornaments.

~4.~ (_Mil._) Carry, be furnished with.

~Mount guard~, Do duty as sentinel.

~Mountain~, _n._ MOUNT, high hill, vast eminence.

~Mountain-ash~, (_European_) _n._ Rowan-tree, quicken-tree, fowler's service-tree, roan-tree (_Pyrus aucuparia_ or _Sorbus aucuparia_).

~Mountebank~, _n._ Pretender, charlatan, empiric, quack, quack doctor.

~Mourn~, _v. n._ Grieve, lament, be sorrowful.

~Mourn~, _v. a._ Deplore, lament, bewail, bemoan, grieve for, sorrow over.

~Mournful~, _a._ Sad, distressing, afflicting, afflictive, grievous, calamitous, lamentable, melancholy, deplorable, woful.

~Mournfulness~, _n._ Sorrow, mourning, grief.

~Mourning~, _n._ ~1.~ Lamentation, sorrow, grief.

~2.~ Weeds, symbol of sorrow.

~Mouse~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Catch mice.

~2.~ Peer, search, pry about, look closely.

~Mouth~, _n._ ~1.~ Chaps, jaws, cavity between the jaws.

~2.~ Aperture (_in a vessel for receiving or discharging any thing_).

~3.~ Entrance (_as of a cave or a river_), inlet.

~Mouth~, _v. n._ Vociferate, rant.

~Mouth-piece~, _n._ ~1.~ Piece (_in a wind instrument_) for the mouth.

~2.~ Speaker (_in behalf of several persons_).

~Movables~, _n. pl._ Goods, wares, effects, furniture, chattels, movable property.

~Move~, _v. a._. ~1.~ Impel, put in motion.

~2.~ Incite, instigate, rouse, actuate, influence, persuade, induce, prevail upon, act upon.

~3.~ Affect, touch, impress.

~4.~ Propose (_in a deliberative body_), recommend, suggest, offer for consideration.

~Move~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Stir, budge, change place or posture.

~2.~ Go, proceed, walk, march.

~3.~ Act, live, have power of motion.

~4.~ Remove, change residence.

~Move~, _n._ Movement, motion, change of place.

~Movement~, _n._ ~1.~ Motion, move, change of place.

~2.~ (_Mus._) Strain.

~Moving~, _a._ Affecting, touching, pathetic, impressive.

~Much~, _a._ Abundant, plenteous, a great deal of, a great quantity or amount of.

~Much~, _ad._ ~1.~ Greatly, abundantly, far, by far, to a great degree.

~2.~ Often, long, frequently, earnestly, a great deal.

~3.~ Nearly, almost, about the same.

~Mucilaginous~, _a._ Slimy, gummy, ropy, mucous, glutinous, viscid.

~Muckworm~, _n._ Miser, niggard, churl, curmudgeon, codger, skinflint, scrimp, screw, lickpenny, hunks, sordid wretch.

~Mucous~, _a._ Slimy, ropy, mucilaginous, gummy, glutinous, viscid.

~Mud~, _n._ Mire.

~Muddle~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Make muddy, make turbid.

~2.~ Stupefy, fuddle, inebriate, make half drunk, make tipsy.

~Muddle away~, Waste, misuse, squander, fool away, fritter away, spend foolishly.

~Muddled~, _a._ Fuddled, tipsy, disguised, mellow, in liquor, half DRUNK, half seas over, the worse for liquor.

~Muddy~, _a._ ~1.~ Miry.

~2.~ Turbid, dirty, foul, soiled.

~3.~ Confused, dull, stupid, heavy, muddy-headed, muddy-brained.

~Muddy-brained~, _a._ Dull, muddy, stupid.

~Muddy-headed~, _a._ Dull, muddy, stupid.

~Muffle~, _v. a._ Wrap, cover, shroud.

~Muggy~, _a._ ~1.~ Wet, damp, moist.

~2.~ Close, warm, oppressive (_said of the weather_).

~Mulct~, _n._ Fine, amercement, forfeit, forfeiture, pecuniary penalty.

~Mulct~, _v. a._ Fine, amerce, impose a fine upon.

~Mule~, _n._ Hybrid, mongrel, hinny.

~Muliebrity~, _n._ Womanhood, feminality, femineity.

~Mulish~, _a._ STUBBORN, dogged, obstinate, headstrong, cross-grained, intractable.

~Mulishness~, _n._ Stubbornness, doggedness, obstinacy.

~Mullion~, _n._ [_Arch._] Munnion.

~Multangular~, _a._ Polygonal.

~Multifarious~, _a._ Multiform, manifold, various, divers, diversified, different, of many sorts, of various kinds, of all sorts and kinds; this, that, or the other.

~Multiform~, _a._ ~1.~ Many-shaped, of many shapes, of many forms.

~2.~ Manifold, MULTIFARIOUS.

~Multiplicity~, _n._ Great number.

~Multiplied~, _a._ Numerous, many.

~Multiply~, _v. a._ Increase (_in number_), make more, make many.

~Multiply~, _v. n._ Increase, grow in number.

~Multitude~, _n._ ~1.~ Host, legion, crowd, throng, concourse, confluence, army, swarm, a great number, a great many.

~2.~ Rabble, MOB, the populace, the vulgar, dregs of the people, scum of society.

~Mum~, _a._ Silent, mute, speechless, dumb.

~Mumble~, _v. n._ Mutter, speak inarticulately.

~Mumbler~, _n._ Mutterer.

~Mummer~, _n._ Masker, buffoon.

~Mummery~, _n._ ~1.~ Masking, masquerade, buffoonery, harlequinade, foolery, tomfoolery.

~2.~ Empty show, solemn mockery, vain ceremony.

~Mumpish~, _a._ Sullen, SULKY, morose, moody, spleeny, spleenish.

~Munch~, _v. a._ [_Colloquial._] Eat (_with the lips closed_), masticate, mandicate, chew.

~Mundane~, _a._ Earthly, terrene, terrestrial, terraqueous, worldly, sublunary, under the sun.

~Municipal~, _a._ Civic, civil, not military.

~Munificence~, _n._ Liberality, generosity, bountifulness, bounty.

~Munificent~, _a._ Liberal, bountiful, generous, bounteous, beneficent, princely, free, free-hearted.

~Muniment~, _n._ ~1.~ Fortification, stronghold, citadel, fortress, fort.

~2.~ (_Law._) Record, title deeds and papers.

~Munition~, _n._ Ammunition, military stores.

~Munnion~, _n._ (_Arch._) Mullion.

~Murder~, _n._ Homicide (_with malice_), slaughter, massacre, ASSASSINATION, butchery, MANSLAUGHTER.

~Murder~, _v. a._ Kill (_with malice_), slay, ASSASSINATE, despatch, put to death.

~Murder the king's English~, Use bad grammar, commit a solecism, break Priscian's head.

~Murderer~, _n._ Slaughterer, assassin, slayer, killer, butcher, cut- throat.

~Murderous~, _a._ Sanguinary, bloody, cruel, savage, fell, bloodthirsty.

~Muriate~, _n._ Hydrochlorate.

~Muriatic acid~, Hydrochloric acid, marine acid, spirit of sea-salt.

~Murky~, _a._ Dark, gloomy, obscure, dim, cloudy, clouded, dusky, lurid, overcast, lowering.

~Murmur~, _n._ ~1.~ Whisper; low, continuous sound.

~2.~ Complaint, plaint, whimper.

~3.~ Mutter, indistinct utterance.

~Murmur~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Make a low, continued sound.

~2.~ Complain, mutter, repine, croak, grumble.

~Murmurer~, _n._ Censurer, complainer, repiner, objector, fault-finder.

~Murrain~, _n._ Cattle-plague.

~Muscadel~, _n._ Muscat, muscatel.

~Muscadine~, _n._ Muscat, muscatel.

~Muscat~, _n._ Muscadel, muscadine.

~Muscatel~, _n._ Muscadel, muscadine.

~Muscovado~, _n._ Unclayed sugar.

~Muscovy-duck~, _n._ Musk-duck.

~Muscular~, _a._ Brawny, sinewy, strong, stalwart, vigorous, powerful, sturdy, lusty, athletic, Herculean, able-bodied.

~Muse~, _n._ Revery, abstraction, MUSING.

~Muse~, _v._ _n._ ~1.~ Ponder, meditate, contemplate, reflect, cogitate, deliberate, ruminate, think, brood.

~2.~ Be absent-minded, be in a revery, be in a brown study.

~Muse~, _v._ _a._ [_Poetical._] Consider, ponder, meditate on, think on.

~Muses~, _n._ _pl._ [With _The_ prefixed.] The tuneful Nine, the tuneful quire (_Calliope_, _Clio_, _Erato_, _Euterpe_, _Melpomene_, _Polyhymnia_, _Terpsichore_, _Thalia_, _Urania_).

~Mush~, _n._ [_U. S._] SUPAWN, hasty-pudding (_made of Indian meal_).

~Mushroom~, _n._ ~1.~ Cryptogamous plant.

~2.~ Upstart, PARVENU.

~Mushroom~, _a._ Ephemeral, short-lived.

~Music~, _n._ ~1.~ Melody, harmony, symphony, minstrelsy.

~2.~ Science of harmonical sounds.

~Musical~, _a._ Melodious, harmonious, tuneful, symphonious, dulcet, sweet-sounding.

~Musing~, _n._ Revery, abstraction, muse, meditation, reflection, contemplation, brown study, deep thought.

~Musk-duck~, _n._ Muscovy-duck (_Anas moschata_).

~Musk-rat~, _n._ ~1.~ Musquash (_Ondatra zibethicus_).

~2.~ Desman, muscovy (_Mygale moschata_).

~Muss~, _n._ Scramble, confused struggle.

~Mussulman~, _n._ Mahometan, Mohammedan.

~Must~, _v._ _n._ Be obliged to, be required to, be bound to, be necessitated to, be under the necessity of.

~Must~, _n._ ~1.~ Grape-juice (_unfermented_), new wine.

~2.~ Mould, fust, mustiness, mildew, blight, rust, smut.

~Muster~, _v._ _a._ Assemble, collect, gather, congregate, convene, bring together, call together, get together, muster up.

~Muster~, _v._ _n._ Be assembled, meet together.

~Muster~, _n._ Gathering, assemblage.

~Muster up~, MUSTER, get together.

~Musty~, _a._ Mouldy, fusty, soured, fetid, foul, spoiled, stale.

~Mutability~, _n._ ~1.~ Changeableness, mutableness, inconstancy, variableness.

~2.~ Instability, fickleness, vacillation.

~Mutable~, _a._ ~1.~ Changeable, alterable, variable, ever-changing.

~2.~ Inconstant, unsettled, vacillating, fickle, unstable.

~Mutableness~, _n._ MUTABILITY.

~Mutation~, _n._ Change, alteration, variation.

~Mute~, _a._ ~1.~ Dumb, unable to speak, incapable of speech.

~2.~ Silent, speechless, taciturn, mum.

~Mutilate~, _v. a._ Disfigure, maim, cripple.

~Mutilation~, _n._ Disfigurement.

~Mutinous~, _a._ Turbulent, contumacious, seditious, insurrectionary, refractory, unruly, insubordinate, riotous, insurgent, rebellious.

~Mutiny~, _v. n._ Rebel, rise, STRIKE, resist authority.

~Mutiny~, _n._ Sedition, revolt, rebellion, insurrection, riot, rising, uprising.

~Mutter~, _v. n._ Grumble, murmur.

~Mutter~, _v. a._ Utter indistinctly.

~Mutter~, _n._ Murmur, indistinct utterance.

~Mutual~, _a._ Reciprocal, interchanged, correlative, reciprocally given and received.

~Muzzle~, _n._ ~1.~ Snout.

~2.~ Mouth, nozzle.

~Muzzy~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Stupefied, bewildered, confused, bemused, half-drunk.

~Myopic~, _a._ Near-sighted, short-sighted, dim-sighted, purblind.

~Myopy~, _n._ Near-sightedness.

~Myriad~, _n._ Ten thousand.

~Mysterious~, _a._ Unknown, enigmatical, obscure, hidden, occult, inscrutable, recondite, MYSTIC.

~Mystery~, _n._ Secret, enigma, riddle.

~Mystic~, _a._ Mysterious, hidden, enigmatical, obscure, occult, recondite, inscrutable, abstruse, dark, cabalistic, transcendental.

~Mystical~, _a._ Mysterious, hidden, enigmatical, obscure, occult, recondite, inscrutable, abstruse, dark, cabalistic, transcendental.

~Mystify~, _v. a._ Perplex, puzzle, bewilder, embarrass, pose.

~Myth~, _n._ Fable, invention, allegory, parable, fiction, fabulous story.

~Mythic~, _a._ Fabulous, mythological, fictitious.

~Mythical~, _a._ Fabulous, mythological, fictitious.

~Mythologic~, _a._ Fabulous, mythical.

~Mythological~, _a._ Fabulous, mythical.

N

~Nab~, _v._ _a._ [_Colloquial._] Seize (_suddenly_), catch, clutch, grasp, snatch, lay hands on, lay hold on, take possession of.

~Nabob~, _n._ Millionnaire, Crœsus, very rich man, man of great wealth, man of fortune.

~Nacre~, _n._ Mother-of-pearl.

~Nacreous~, _a._ Pearly, iridescent, irisated, pavonine.

~Nag~, _n._ Horse (_especially a small horse_), pony.

~Naiad~, _n._ (_Myth._) Water-nymph.

~Nail~, _n._ Claw, talon.

~Naïve~, _a._ [Fr.] Artless, unaffected, ingenuous, natural, plain, simple, unsophisticated, candid.

~Naïveté~, _n._ [Fr.] Artlessness, ingenuousness, naturalness, simplicity, native candor, unaffected plainness.

~Naked~, _a._ ~1.~ Nude, uncovered, bare, denuded, unclothed, undressed, IN PURIS NATURALIBUS.

~2.~ Exposed, defenceless, unarmed, unprotected, unguarded.

~3.~ Manifest, unconcealed, evident, open, plain.

~4.~ Simple, mere, sheer.

~Nakedness~, _n._ Nudity.

~Namby-pamby~, _a._ Finical, affectedly fine.

~Name~, _n._ ~1.~ Appellation, title, epithet, denomination, designation, descriptive term.

~2.~ Reputation, repute, credit, character.

~3.~ Note, distinction, fame, renown, celebrity, eminence, honor.

~Name~, _v._ _a._ ~1.~ Denominate, entitle, style, term, call, dub, phrase, christen, give an appellation to.

~2.~ Mention, speak of, call by name.

~3.~ Nominate, designate, specify.

~Namely~, _ad._ Particularly, VIDELICET, that is, that is to say, to wit, to particularize.

~Nap~, _n._ _v._ Doze, slumber, drowse, take a short sleep.

~Nap~, _n._ Doze, slumber, short sleep.

~Naphtha~, _n._ Rock oil, mineral oil.

~Nappy~, _a._ [_Scottish._] Drunk, fuddled, intoxicated, tipsy, corned, muddled, GROGGY.

~Narcissus~, _n._ Daffodil.

~Narcotic~, _a._ Stupefying, stupefactive.

~Narrate~, _v. a._ Relate, recite, recount, rehearse, tell, detail, describe, give an account of.

~Narration~, _n._ ~1.~ Recital, description, rehearsal, relation, account, statement.

~2.~ Story, history, narrative, tale, chronicle.

~Narrative~, _n._ Narration, relation, tale, account, recital, rehearsal, description, story, history, chronicle.

~Narrator~, _n._ Relater, historian.

~Narrow~, _a._ ~1.~ Of little breadth.

~2.~ Contracted, circumscribed, limited, confined, straitened, cramped, pinched, scanty, incapacious, of small extent.

~3.~ Bigoted, selfish, niggardly, mean, ungenerous, parsimonious, covetous, mercenary, illiberal.

~4.~ Close, near, within a little, with little to spare, within narrow limits.

~Narrow~, _v._ _a._ Contract, restrict, limit, cramp.

~Narrow house~, Grave, tomb, sepulchre, house of death.

~Narrows~, _n._ _pl._ Strait, sound.

~Narrow-minded~, _a._ Illiberal, bigoted, prejudiced, warped, biassed, partial, of narrow or contracted views.

~Narwhal~, _n._ Sea-unicorn, unicorn-fish, unicorn-whale (_Monodon monoceros_).

~Nascent~, _a._ Incipient, opening, initial, dawning, inchoative, initiatory, rudimental, beginning, commencing, at the start, in the act of evolution.

~Nastiness~, _n._ ~1.~ Filth, filthiness, dirtiness, foulness, impurity, uncleanness, pollution, defilement, squalor.

~2.~ Obscenity, smuttiness, indecency, ribaldry.

~Nasty~, _a._ ~1.~ Filthy, foul, unclean, impure, dirty, polluted, denied, nauseous, disgusting, sickening, loathsome, offensive, repulsive, squalid.

~2.~ Obscene, smutty, gross, indelicate, lewd, indecent, ribald, loose.

~Natal~, _a._ Native, of birth.

~Natal day~, Birthday.

~Natch-bone~, _n._ Aitch-bone, edge-bone.

~Nation~, _n._ ~1.~ State, commonwealth, realm, nationality.

~2.~ People, community, population, race.

~National~, _a._ Public, general.

~Nationality~, _n._ ~1.~ National character.

~2.~ State, realm, nation, commonwealth.

~Native~, _a._ ~1.~ Natal, of birth.

~2.~ Vernacular, VULGAR, mother.

~3.~ Indigenous, natural, congenital, original, genuine, intrinsic, real, unartificial, home-bred, not acquired, bred in the bone, that runs in the blood.

~Native~, _n._ Original inhabitant.

~Nativity~, _n._ Birth.

~Natty~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Neat, spruce, fine, jaunty, trig, trim, finical, foppish, dandyish.

~Natural~, _a._ ~1.~ Of nature.

~2.~ Original, indigenous, essential, characteristic, native, not acquired, not assumed.

~3.~ Regular, normal, not exceptional, not violent, in the course of nature, adapted to nature, consistent with nature, conformable to nature.

~4.~ Illegitimate, born out of wedlock.

~Natural~, _n._ Fool, simpleton, DUNCE.

~Natural child~, Bastard, love-child, illegitimate child.

~Naturalize~, _v. a._ Adopt as a citizen, adopt as native.

~Nature~, _n._ ~1.~ World, creation, universe, system of created things, aggregate of phenomena, world of matter and of mind, sum of causes and effects.

~2.~ Sum total of sensible objects, world of matter.

~3.~ Character, essence, constitution, quality.

~4.~ Kind, sort, species.

~5.~ Temper, disposition, humor, mood, grain.

~6.~ Mind, intelligence, intelligent being.

~7.~ Active principle of the universe, soul of the universe, GOD.

~8.~ Regular course of things, usual or established order of events.

~9.~ What is natural, conformity with nature, accordance with truth or reality.

~Naught~, _n._ Nothing, nought.

~Naught~, _a._ Worthless, bad, of no value.

~Naughtiness~, _n._ ~1.~ Wickedness, vice, badness, iniquity.

~2.~ Perverseness, frowardness.

~Naughty~, _a._ ~1.~ Wicked, bad, corrupt, sinful.

~2.~ Perverse, froward, mischievous.

~Nausea~, _n._ ~1.~ Seasickness.

~2.~ Qualm, sickness of the stomach, inclination to vomit.

~3.~ Disgust, loathing, repugnance, aversion, strong dislike.

~Nauseate~, _v. n._ Feel nausea, feel disgust, grow qualmish.

~Nauseate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sicken, disgust, revolt, make sick, turn one's stomach, make one's gorge rise.

~2.~ Loathe, abhor, detest, abominate, feel nausea or disgust at, shrink from, recoil from.

~Nauseous~, _a._ Disgusting, loathsome, nauseating, sickening, revolting, repulsive, distasteful, offensive, abominable, foul.

~Naval~, _a._ Nautical, marine, maritime.

~Navel-string~, _n._ Umbilical cord.

~Navew~, _n._ French turnip (_Brassica napus_).

~Navicular~, _a._ (_Anat. & Bot._) Boat-shaped, cymbiform.

~Navigate~, _v. n._ Sail, cruise, course, go in a vessel, plough the waves, plough the deep.

~Navigate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Sail over, sail on, pass in a vessel.

~2.~ Steer, direct (_in sailing_), guide the course of.

~Navigator~, _n._ Sailor, seaman.

~Navy~, _n._ Fleet, ships of war.

~Nay~, _ad._ ~1.~ No.

~2.~ Not only so, but more; not this only, but also.

~Near~, _a._ ~1.~ Nigh, close, neighboring, adjacent, contiguous, proximate, adjoining, not far, not distant, bordering upon, approximate to, close upon, close by, hard upon, close at hand.

~2.~ Imminent, impending, forthcoming, approaching, threatening, at hand, about to happen, going to happen.

~3.~ Intimate, dear, familiar, closely allied, closely attached.

~4.~ Direct, short, straight.

~Near~, _ad._ Nearly.

~Near~, _prep._ Nigh, close to, close by, not far from.

~Nearly~, _ad._ ~1.~ Approximately, not remotely.

~2.~ Almost, well-nigh, within a little.

~3.~ Closely, intimately.

~Near-sighted~, _a._ Short-sighted, myopic, purblind.

~Neat~, _a._ ~1.~ Clean, cleanly, unsoiled, tidy, spotless, unsullied, immaculate, unstained, pure.

~2.~ Nice, spruce, trim.

~3.~ Chaste, simple, in good taste.

~Neat-cattle~, _n._ Bovine animals (_bulls, oxen, cows, calves, heifers, steers_), beeves.

~Neatly~, _ad._ Cleanly, in a neat manner.

~Neatness~, _n._ ~1.~ Cleanness, cleanliness, tidiness.

~2.~ Nicety, spruceness, trimness.

~3.~ Chasteness, simplicity.

~Neb~, _n._ Beak, bill, nib.

~Nebulosity~, _n._ Cloudiness, haziness, mistiness.

~Nebulous~, _a._ Cloudy, hazy, misty.

~Necessary~, _a._ ~1.~ Inevitable, unavoidable, that must be, not to be avoided.

~2.~ Requisite, essential, indispensable, needful, that cannot be spared.

~3.~ Involuntary, not free.

~Necessary~, _n._ ~1.~ Requisite, requirement, necessity, essential, indispensable thing, SINE QUA NON.

~2.~ Privy, jakes, water-closet, back-house.

~Necessitate~, _v. a._ Compel, force, oblige, make necessary, render unavoidable.

~Necessitous~, _a._ Needy, indigent, poor, penniless, moneyless, destitute, distressed, pinched, reduced, in need, in want, short of money, out of money, out of pocket, out of cash.

~Necessity~, _n._ ~1.~ Compulsion, fatality, fate, destiny, irresistible force.

~2.~ Indispensableness, indispensability, inevitableness.

~3.~ Need, needfulness, urgency, exigency, pressing want.

~4.~ Requirement, requisite, essential, necessary, indispensable thing, SINE QUA NON.

~Neck-cloth~, _n._ Cravat, neckerchief, necktie.

~Neckerchief~, _n._ Cravat, neck-cloth.

~Neckhandkerchief~, _n._ Cravat, neck-cloth.

~Necktie~, _n._ Cravat, neckcloth.

~Necrology~, _n._ Obituary, register of deaths.

~Necromancer~, _n._ Sorcerer, conjurer, enchanter, juggler, charmer, diviner, wizard, magician, exorcist, seer, soothsayer.

~Necromancy~, _n._ Sorcery, magic, divination, enchantment, conjuration, black art, magical art.

~Necropolis~, _n._ Cemetery, churchyard, graveyard, mortuary, burial- ground, burial-place, city of the dead.

~Need~, _n._ ~1.~ Necessity, want, exigency, urgency, emergency.

~2.~ Indigence, poverty, penury, destitution, distress.

~Need~, _v. a._ Want, require, lack, be in want of, stand in want of.

~Needful~, _a._ Necessary, requisite, essential, indispensable.

~Needle-shaped~, _a._ Aciform, acicular, aciculate.

~Needless~, _a._ Unnecessary, useless, not requisite, not needed.

~Needs~, _ad._ Necessarily.

~Needy~, _a._ Indigent, destitute, poor, NECESSITOUS.

~Nefarious~, _a._ Abominable, atrocious, detestable, execrable, iniquitous, scandalous, wicked, infamous, villanous, heinous, flagitious, very wicked.

~Negation~, _n._ Denial, disavowal, disclaimer.

~Neglect~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Omit, leave out, pass over.

~2.~ Disregard, slight, contemn, overlook, pay no heed to, pay no regard to, leave out of view, leave on one side, not care a straw for.

~Neglect~, _n._ ~1.~ Omission (_of a particular act of duty_), failure, default, NEGLIGENCE, remissness.

~2.~ Slight, disregard, disrespect.

~Neglectful~, _a._ Heedless, careless, negligent, thoughtless.

~Negligence~, _n._ NEGLECT (_as a habit_), carelessness, thoughtlessness, remissness, heedlessness, disregard, inattention, LACHES.

~Negligent~, _a._ Careless (_habitually_), thoughtless, heedless, remiss, regardless, inattentive, neglectful.

~Negotiate~, _v. n._ Treat, bargain.

~Negotiate~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Treat for, arrange for.

~2.~ Pass, put into circulation.

~Negotiation~, _n._ Transaction.

~Negro-corn~, _n._ Doura, Indian millet, Guinea corn (_Sorghum vulgare_).

~Neigh~, _v. n._ Whinny.

~Neighborhood~, _n._ Vicinity, vicinage, environs.

~Neighborly~, _a._ Friendly, kind, civil, social, obliging, attentive, on friendly terms.

~Neither~, _pron. & a._ Not either, nor one nor the other.

~Neither head nor tail~, Neither one thing nor the other, nothing distinct or definite.

~Neither here nor there~, ~1.~ Nowhere, neither in one place nor another.

~2.~ Irrelevant, not to the purpose.

~Nem. con.~ [L. Contracted from _nemine contradicente_, no one speaking against.] Unanimously, with one accord, with one consent, to a man, as one man, one and all, on all hands, in chorus, without a dissenting voice.

~Neologism~, _n._ ~1.~ New word or phrase.

~2.~ Neology, use of new words or phrases.

~Neology~, _n._ ~1.~ Neologism, use of new words or phrases.

~2.~ (_Theol._) Rationalism, rationalistic interpretation.

~Neophyte~, _n._ ~1.~ Convert, proselyte, CATECHUMEN.

~2.~ Beginner, tyro, pupil.

~Nephritis~, _n._ [L.] (_Med._) Inflammation of the kidneys.

~Nerve~, _n._ ~1.~ Strength, power, force.

~2.~ Courage, pluck, fortitude, firmness, resolution, hardihood, manhood.

~Nerve~, _v. a._ Strengthen, invigorate, fortify, brace.

~Nervous~, _a._ ~1.~ Of the nerves.

~2.~ Sinewy, strong, vigorous, robust, forcible, powerful.

~3.~ Timid, timorous, easily agitated.

~Nervousness~, _n._ ~1.~ Strength, force, power, vigor.

~2.~ Timidity, timorousness, trepidation, tremor, flutter, nervous agitation.

~Nescience~, _n._ Ignorance.

~Nest~, _n._ AERIE.

~Nestle~, _v. n._ Snuggle, cuddle, snug, harbor, lodge, lie close.

~Net~, _n._ Snare, gin, trap, toil.

~Net~, _a._ Clear, without deductions.

~Net~, _v. a._ Clear, get or gain over and above expenses.

~Nether~, _a._ Lower.

~Nettle~, _v. a._ Fret, chafe, ruffle, irritate, vex, tease, harass, provoke, incense, exasperate, sting.

~Net-work~, _n._ Netting, reticulated or decussated work.

~Neutral~, _a._ Indifferent, of neither party, taking no part with either side.

~Neutralize~, _v. a._ Counterbalance, render neutral, render inert, destroy the effect of, render of no effect.

~Never~, _ad._ ~1.~ At no time, not at any time, not ever.

~2.~ In no degree, not at all.

~Nevertheless~, _ad._ However, notwithstanding, not at all the less.

~New~, _a._ ~1.~ Novel, fresh, of recent origin, not old.

~2.~ Recent, modern, not ancient, of the present day.

~3.~ Just discovered, recently made known.

~4.~ Unaccustomed, unused, not habituated, not familiar.

~News~, _n._ Tidings, intelligence, information, advice, word, piece of information, recent accounts.

~Newsmonger~, _n._ Quidnunc.

~Newspaper~, _n._ Gazette, journal.

~Newt~, _n._ Eft, salamander.

~Next~, _a._ Nearest.

~Next door to~, ~1.~ Next house to.

~2.~ Near to, bordering on.

~Nib,~ _n._ ~1.~ Bill, beak, neb.

~2.~ Point (_of a pen_).

~Nibble~, _v. a. & n._ Gnaw, bite (_by nips_), browse.

~Nice~, _a._ ~1.~ Exact, accurate, precise, critical, definite, strict, rigorous.

~2.~ Fastidious, dainty, squeamish, punctilious, finical, difficult, over-scrupulous, exacting, hard to please, very particular.

~3.~ Subtile, fine, refined, minute.

~4.~ Delicate, dainty, luscious, soft, tender, savory, delicious, palatable.

~5.~ [_Colloquial._] Pleasant, agreeable, delightful, good.

~Niceness~, _n._ ~1.~ Exactness, accuracy, precision, nicety.

~2.~ Scrupulousness, fastidiousness, delicacy, daintiness, squeamishness.

~Nicety~, _n._ ~1.~ Accuracy, exactness, precision, truth, niceness.

~2.~ Fastidiousness, daintiness, PURISM, squeamishness.

~3.~ Subtilty, nice point, minute distinction.

~4.~ Delicacy, dainty, tidbit, delicate morsel.

~Niche~, _n._ Nook, recess.

~Nick~, _n._ ~1.~ Critical point (_of time_), critical moment, fortunate conjuncture.

~2.~ Notch, dent, dint, indentation, incision.

~Nick~, _v. a._ Notch, cut notches in.

~Nickname~, _n._ SOBRIQUET, by-name.

~Nictate~, _v. n._ [_Rare._] Wink, blink.

~Nictation~, _n._ Winking.

~Niggard~, _n._ Miser, curmudgeon, churl, hunks, lickpenny, skinflint, scrimp, screw, mean fellow, sordid wretch.

~Niggard~, _a._ Parsimonious, NIGGARDLY.

~Niggardliness~, _n._ Parsimony, stinginess, avarice, meanness.

~Niggardly~, _a._ ~1.~ Parsimonious, covetous, stingy, avaricious, miserly, penurious, sordid, mean, illiberal, mercenary, niggard, close, close-fisted.

~2.~ Saving, sparing, chary.

~Nigh~, _a._ Near, adjacent, adjoining, contiguous, close by, close, close at hand, bordering upon, not far off, not distant, approximate to, hard by.

~Nigh~, _ad._ Near, nearly.

~Nigh~, _prep._ Near, close to, close by, not far from.

~Night-fall~, _n._ EVENING, dusk, close of the day.

~Nightingale~, _n._ Philomel, philomela, (_Philomela luscinia._)

~Night-jar~, _n._ Goat-sucker, wheel-bird, churn-owl (_Caprimulgus Europœus_).

~Nightly~, _a._ Nocturnal.

~Night-walker~, _n._ Somnambulist, sleep-walker.

~Nihilism~, _n._ Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.

~Nihility~, _n._ Nothingness, nothing, non-existence, nonentity, nullity.

~Nimble~, _a._ Agile, lively, brisk, active, smart, quick, spry, ready, alert, dapper, sprightly.

~Nimbleness~, _n._ Briskness, smartness, agility, spryness, alertness, activity, sprightliness.

~Nincompoop~, _n._ [_Low._] NINNY.

~Ninepins~, _n. pl._ Skittles.

~Ninny~, _n._ Simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Nip~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Pinch, compress, squeeze, gripe.

~2.~ Clip, cut off.

~3.~ Blast, bite, destroy, ruin.

~Nip~, _n._ ~1.~ Pinch, bite.

~2.~ Bit, small cut.

~3.~ [_Low._] Dram, nipper, sip, drink.

~Nipper~, _n._ ~1.~ Fore tooth (_of a horse_).

~2.~ [_Low._] Dram, nip, sip, drink.

~Nippers~, _n. pl._ Pincers, tweezers.

~Nipple~, _n._ Teat, dug, pap.

~Nitre~, _n._ [Written also _Niter_.] Saltpetre, nitrate of potash.

~Nitric acid~, AQUAFORTIS, spirit of nitre.

~Nitric oxide~, Deutoxide of nitrogen, binoxide of nitrogen, nitrous gas, nitrous air.

~Nitrogen~, _n._ Azote.

~Nitrogenize~, _v. a._ Azotize.

~Nitro-muriatic acid~, Aqua regia.

~Nitrous ether~, Sweet spirits of nitre.

~Nitrous oxide~, Laughing gas, protoxide of nitrogen, exhilarating gas.

~No~, _ad._ ~1.~ Nay.

~2.~ Not at all, in no degree.

~No~, _a._ None, not any.

~Nob~, _n._ [_Colloquial._] Nobleman.

~Nobby~, _a._ [_Colloquial._] Consequential, aristocratic.

~Nobility~, _n._ ~1.~ Grandeur, greatness, dignity, nobleness, elevation, superiority, worthiness, loftiness of character, moral excellence.

~2.~ Noble birth, patrician dignity, eminence by rank.

~3.~ NOBLESSE, aristocracy, peerage, patrician class.

~Noble~, _a._ ~1.~ Great, dignified, superior, elevated, worthy, exalted, illustrious.

~2.~ Grand, stately, lordly, splendid, magnificent, sublime.

~Noble~, _n._ Nobleman.

~Nobleman~, _n._ Peer, noble, grandee, lord, one of the nobility.

~Nobleness~, _n._ ~1.~ Greatness, dignity, magnanimity, elevation, superiority, worthiness, nobility, loftiness of character, moral excellence.

~2.~ Stateliness, grandeur, magnificence.

~Noblesse~, [Fr.] Aristocracy, peerage, nobility.

~Nobody~, _n._ No one, no person, not any one, not anybody.

~Nocturnal~, _a._ Nightly.

~Nocturnally~, _ad._ Nightly, by night.

~Nod~, _v. a. & n._ Bow.

~Nod~, _n._ Bow, beck.

~Noddle~, _n._ Head (_in contempt_).

~Noddy~, _n._ ~1.~ Fool, simpleton, DUNCE.

~2.~ (_Ornith._) Booby, gannet, solan goose (_Sterna solida_).

~Node~, _n._ Knot, knob, protuberance, swelling, lump, prominence, process, excrescence, nodule.

~Nodule~, _n._ Knot, NODE.

~Noise~, _n._ ~1.~ Sound.

~2.~ Clamor, din, blare, clatter, uproar, tumult, ado, cry, vociferation, hubbub, racket, HALLABALOO, fuss, breeze.

~Noisome~, _a._ ~1.~ Noxious, injurious, hurtful, unwholesome, insalubrious, unhealthy, pernicious, mischievous, detrimental, destructive, deleterious, baneful, poisonous, pestilential.

~2.~ Offensive, fetid, disgusting.

~Noisy~, _a._ Clamorous, boisterous, turbulent, vociferous, obstreperous, blatant, brawling, blustering, uproarious, tumultuous, riotous.

~Nomad~, _n._ ~1.~ Wandering tribe, nomadic people.

~2.~ Wanderer, BOOLY.

~Nomade~, _n._ ~1.~ Wandering tribe, nomadic people.

~2.~ Wanderer, BOOLY.

~Nomadic~, _a._ Wandering, migratory, vagrant, roving, strolling.

~Nomenclature~, _n._ Terminology.

~Nominal~, _a._ Titular, not real, only in name.

~Nominate~, _v. a._ Name for an office, propose as a candidate, designate for appointment or election.

~Nonage~, _n._ Minority, pupilage.

~Non-appearance~, _n._ Absence.

~Non-attendance~, _n._ Absence.

~Nonchalance~, _n._ [Fr.] Carelessness, indifference, unconcern, coolness.

~Nonchalant~, _a._ [Fr.] Unconcerned, indifferent, careless, cool, apathetic, not anxious.

~Non compos~, _n._ [Contracted from _non compos mentis_.] Simpleton, DUNCE, fool.

~Non compos mentis~, [L.] Demented, idiotic, lunatic, foolish, imbecile, crazy, destitute of common sense, void of understanding.

~None~, _pron., sing. & pl._ Not one, not any.

~Nonentity~, _n._ ~1.~ Inexistence, nonexistence.

~2.~ Nothing.

~Non-essential~, _a._ Adventitious, incidental, accidental, extraneous, extrinsic.

~Nonesuch~, _n._ Nonpareil, paragon, pattern, model, CHEF-D'ŒUVRE, BEAU IDEAL, acme of perfection, pink of perfection.

~Nonpareil~, _n._ NONESUCH.

~Nonpareil~, _a._ Peerless.

~Nonplus~, _n._ Puzzle, perplexity, poser, quandary.

~Nonplus~, _v. a._ Puzzle, confound, confuse, disconcert, perplex, pose, put to a stand.

~Non-resistance~, _n._ Passive obedience.

~Nonsense~, _n._ ~1.~ Folly, absurdity, stuff, trash, moonshine, twaddle, balderdash, fudge, inanity, platitude.

~2.~ Trifles, things of no consequence or importance.

~Nonsensical~, _a._ Absurd, foolish, silly, senseless, insensate, stupid, ill-judged, unreasonable, irrational, preposterous, unmeaning, frivolous, trifling.

~Noodle~, _n._ Simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Nook~, _n._ Corner, recess, niche, retired place.

~Noonday~,_n._ Midday, noon, meridian, twelve o'clock.

~Noontide~, _n._ Midday, noon, meridian, twelve o'clock.

~Noose~, _n._ Hitch, running knot.

~Normal~, _a._ ~1.~ Regular, analogical, according to rule.

~2.~ Perpendicular, vertical, erect.

~North~, _a._ Northerly, northern, boreal, arctic.

~Northern~, _a._ North, northerly, boreal, arctic.

~Northern lights~, AURORA BOREALIS.

~North star~, _n._ Polestar, lodestar.

~Nose~, _n._ Snout, nozzle.

~Nose of wax~, Doughface, pliable politician.

~Nosegay~, _n._ Bouquet, posy.

~Nostalgia~, _n._ (_Med._) Homesickness.

~Nostrum~, _n._ Quack medicine, patent medicine.

~Notability~, _n._ Notable person, person of note.

~Notable~, _a._ Remarkable, memorable, extraordinary, signal, distinguished, noted, worthy of notice.

~Notable~, _a._ Active, diligent, sedulous, industrious, assiduous, busy, watchful, attentive, careful.

~Notary~, _n._ Notary public.

~Notch~, _n._ Nick, indentation, dent, dint, incision.

~Notch~, _v. a._ Nick, cut notches in.

~Note~, _n._ ~1.~ Sign, symbol, token, indication, character, mark.

~2.~ Memorandum, minute, record.

~3.~ Comment, annotation, schollum, remark.

~4.~ Billet, short letter or epistle.

~5.~ Notice, heed, observation, regard, consideration.

~6.~ Distinction, reputation, celebrity, fame, repute, renown, credit, account, consequence, respectability.

~7.~ Bill, bank-note, promissory note, note of hand, paper money.

~Note~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Notice, remark, observe, heed, attend to, take notice of, pay attention to.

~2.~ Record, make a note of, make a memorandum of, make a minute of, set down in writing, jot down.

~3.~ Designate, denote.

~Note-book~, _n._ Memorandum book, adversaria, journal, commonplace book.

~Noted~, _a._ Distinguished, celebrated, famous, famed, renowned, conspicuous, eminent, illustrious, well known.

~Nothing~, _n._ ~1.~ Non-existence, nihility, inexistence, nihilism, nonentity, nothingness, nullity.

~2.~ Nought, zero, cipher.

~3.~ Trifle, bagatelle, small matter, thing of no importance, matter of no consequence.

~Nothing~, _ad._ Not at all, in no degree.

~Nothingness~, _n._ Nihility, nihilism, non-existence, nonentity.

~Notice~, _n._ ~1.~ Note, heed, observation, regard, cognizance.

~2.~ Information, notification, advice, intelligence, announcement, mention.

~3.~ Intimation, premonition, warning.

~Notice~, _v. a._ Heed, regard, mark, note, observe, remark, attend to, advert to, take cognizance of.

~Noticeable~, _a._ Observable, worthy of notice.

~Notification~, _n._ ~1.~ Information, notice, advice, intelligence, announcement.

~2.~ Advertisement.

~Notify~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Declare, promulgate, publish, announce, advertise, make known.

~2.~ Inform, apprise, acquaint, make known to, give notice to, signify to.

~Notion~, _n._ ~1.~ Conception, concept, universal idea, general or universal conception.

~2.~ Opinion, sentiment, apprehension, judgment, belief, view, impression, estimation, conceit, conviction.

~Notional~, _a._ ~1.~ Imaginary, fantastical, ideal, chimerical.

~2.~ Whimsical, capricious, visionary, crotchety, freakish.

~Notoriety~, _n._ Repute (_generally in a bad sense_), reputation, celebrity, fame, name, note, vogue, figure.

~Notorious~, _a._ ~1.~ Open, overt, patent, manifest, obvious, apparent, evident, well-known.

~2.~ Conspicuous (_generally in a bad sense_), noted, celebrated, famous, famed.

~Notwithstanding~, _prep._ Despite, in spite of.

~Notwithstanding~, _conj._ Nevertheless, yet, however, for all that.

~Nought~, _n._ Nothing, naught.

~Noun~, _n._ Substantive.

~Nourish~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Nurture, nurse, feed, support, maintain, supply with food or nutriment, furnish sustenance to.

~2.~ Train, educate, instruct, breed, bring up.

~3.~ Cherish, encourage, foster, promote, succor.

~Nourishing~, _n._ Nutrition.

~Nourishing~, _a._ Nutritious, nutritive, strengthening, invigorating, healthful, wholesome.

~Nourishment~, _n._ FOOD, aliment, diet, sustenance, nutriment, nutrition.

~Novaculite~, _n._ Turkey-stone, Turkey oil-stone.

~Novel~, _a._ New, strange, unusual, late, modern, recent.

~Novel~, _n._ Tale, romance, story, fiction, fictitious narrative, extended parable.

~Novice~, _n._ ~1.~ Probationer.

~2.~ Tyro, beginner, learner.

~Novitiate~, _n._ Probation.

~Now~, _ad._ At this time, at once, at this moment, at present.

~Now and then~, Occasionally, once in a while.

~Nowadays~, _ad._ In these days, in this age, in the present age.

~Noway~, _ad._ Not at all, in no degree, in no manner.

~Noways~, _ad._ Not at all, in no degree, in no manner.

~Nowise~, _ad._ Noway, noways.

~Noxious~, _a._ Injurious, hurtful, baneful, pernicious, detrimental, unwholesome, mischievous, insalubrious, deleterious, noisome, pestiferous, pestilent, deadly, baleful, destructive, poisonous.

~Nozzle~, _n._ Nose, snout.

~Nucleus~, _n._ Kernel, core, centre.

~Nude~, _a._ Bare, uncovered, undressed, unclothed, naked, exposed, denuded, stark naked, in a state of nature, IN PURIS NATURALIBUS.

~Nudge~, _v. a._ Push gently.

~Nudge~, _n._ Gentle push.

~Nudity~, _n._ Nakedness.

~Nugatory~, _a._ ~1.~ Trifling, futile, vain, insignificant, trivial, frivolous, worthless.

~2.~ Inoperative, ineffectual, inefficacious, unavailing, useless, bootless, null, to no purpose.

~Nugget~, _n._ Lump.

~Nuisance~, _n._ Annoyance, plague, bane, infliction, curse, scourge, pest.

~Null~, _a._ Void, invalid, useless, nugatory, of no efficacy, of no account.

~Nullify~, _v. a._ Annul, invalidate, cancel, abrogate, repeal, make void, make of no effect.

~Nullity~, _n._ Non-existence, nonentity, nihility, nothing.

~Numb~, _a._ Torpid, benumbed.

~Number~, _v. a._ Count, enumerate, tell, reckon, calculate, compute, numerate, call over, tell off, run over, sum up.

~Number~, _n._ ~1.~ Figure, numeral, digit.

~2.~ Many, multitude, great many.

~Number one~, [_Colloquial._] One's self.

~Numbers~, _n. pl._ Verses, poetry, song.

~Numbness~, _n._ Torpor, insensibility, deadness, paralysis, palsy.

~Numeral~, _n._ Figure, number, digit.

~Numerate~, _v. a._ Beckon, enumerate, count, number, call over, tell off.

~Numerous~, _a._ ~1.~ Large (_in number_), made up of many.

~2.~ [_Rare._] Rhythmical, melodious, musical.

~Numskull~, _n._ Blockhead, simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Nuncio~, _n._ ~1.~ Messenger.

~2.~ Ambassador (_of the Pope_).

~Nuncupative~, _a._ Oral, not written.

~Nunnery~, _n._ Convent, cloister, abbey, monastery.

~Nuptial~, _a._ Bridal, matrimonial, hymeneal, connubial, CONJUGAL.

~Nuptials~, _n. pl._ Marriage, wedding, bridal, espousals, nuptial festival, marriage ceremony.

~Nurse~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Nourish, nurture, supply with nourishment.

~2.~ Suckle, feed at the breast, give suck to.

~3.~ Cherish, foster, encourage, succor, promote.

~Nursling~, _n._ Infant, babe, baby, suckling, BAIRN.

~Nurture~, _n._ ~1.~ Nourishment, food, diet.

~2.~ Training, education, instruction, discipline, tuition, schooling, breeding.

~Nurture~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Feed, nourish.

~2.~ Train, educate, instruct, school, rear, breed, discipline, bring up.

~Nutgall~, _n._ Gall, gall-nut.

~Nutriment~, _n._ Aliment, nourishment, nutrition, food, diet, sustenance, subsistence, provision, fare, regimen, meat, victuals, BREAD, viands, cheer, rations, pabulum, grub, FEED, PROVENDER, FODDER, FORAGE, PROG.

~Nutrition~, _n._ ~1.~ Nourishing.

~2.~ Food, NUTRIMENT.

~Nutritious~, _a._ Nourishing, strengthening, wholesome.

~Nutritive~, _a._ Nourishing, strengthening, wholesome.

~Nyctalopy~, _n._ Day-blindness, nocturnal sight.

~Nymph~, _n._ Damsel, maiden, maid, lass, LASSIE, girl.

~Nympha~, _n._ (_Ent._) Pupa, chrysalis, aurelia.

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~Oaf~, _n._ Changeling (_when a foolish child is left in place of another_), simpleton, fool, DUNCE.

~Obduracy~, _n._ ~1.~ Contumacy, OBSTINACY, stubbornness, doggedness, hardness of heart.

~2.~ Impenitence, depravity.

~Obdurate~, _a._ ~1.~ Hardened, obstinate, callous, unfeeling, stubborn, unyielding, dogged, pig-headed, inflexible, inexorable, cantankerous.

~2.~ Depraved, graceless, shameless, reprobate, lost, impenitent, irreclaimable, incorrigible.

~Obedience~, _n._ Compliance, submission.

~Obedient~, _a._ Compliant, submissive, deferential, dutiful, respectful.

~Obeisance~, _n._ Salutation, reverence, bow, courtesy.

~Obelisk~, _n._ ~1.~ Pillar.

~2.~ Dagger (_in printing_).

~Obese~, _a._ Fat, fleshy, corpulent, stout, plump, portly, bouncing.

~Obesity~, _n._ Fleshiness, fatness, corpulence, corpulency, plumpness, EMBONPOINT.

~Obfuscate~, _v. a._ Darken, cloud, obscure.

~Obituary~, _n._ Necrology.

~Object~, _n._ ~1.~ Mark, butt.

~2.~ End, aim, intent, purpose, design, view, scope, drift, goal, final cause.

~Objection~, _n._ Exception, difficulty, CAVIL, DEMURRER.

~Objectionable~, _a._ Exceptionable.

~Object to~, Disapprove, protest against, take exception to.

~Oblation~, _n._ Offering, sacrifice.

~Obligate~, _v. a._ [_Inelegant._] Bind, oblige, bring under obligation.

~Obligation~, _n._ ~1.~ Responsibility, accountableness, bond of duty.

~2.~ Engagement, contract, agreement, stipulation.

~3.~ Debt of gratitude.

~Obligatory~, _a._ Binding, coercive.

~Oblige~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Compel, force, coerce, constrain.

~2.~ Serve, accommodate, please, favor, gratify, do a service for, do a favor to.

~3.~ OBLIGATE, bind, bring under obligation.

~Obliging~, _a._ Civil, complaisant, kind, courteous, polite, friendly, gentlemanly, urbane, affable.

~Oblique~, _a._ ~1.~ Inclined, aslant.

~2.~ Indirect.

~Obliterate~, _v. a._ Efface, erase, expunge, cancel, rub out, rub off, blot out, scratch out, wipe out, strike out.

~Obliteration~, _n._ Effacement, erasure, extinction, blotting out.

~Oblivion~, _n._ ~1.~ Forgetfulness (Oblivion _refers especially to the thing forgotten_).

~2.~ Amnesty, general pardon.

~Oblivious~, _a._ Forgetful, mindless, heedless, careless, negligent, neglectful.

~Obloquy~, _n._ ~1.~ Reproach, detraction, censure, blame, calumny, contumely, slander, defamation, backbiting, traducing, aspersion, reviling.

~2.~ Dishonor, disgrace, shame, infamy, opprobrium, odium, scandal.

~Obnoxious~, _a._ ~1.~ Liable, subject, exposed.

~2.~ Hateful, unpleasing, odious, offensive, unpopular.

~Oboe~, _n._ Hautboy.

~Obscene~, _a._ ~1.~ Indecent, indelicate, immodest, impure, ribald, gross, coarse, broad, unchaste, lewd, loose.

~2.~ Dirty, filthy, foul, offensive, disgusting.

~Obscenity~, _n._ Indecency, indelicacy, immodesty, unchastity, lewdness.

~Obscure~, _a._ ~1.~ Dark, gloomy, rayless, darksome, unilluminated, unenlightened, dusky, sombre, sombrous, lurid, shadowy, murky, dim.

~2.~ Unintelligible, incomprehensible, indistinct, indefinite, vague, doubtful, enigmatical, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, abstruse, cabalistic, transcendental, high.

~3.~ Unknown, undistinguished, nameless, unnoted, unnoticed, renownless, unhonored, humble, inglorious.

~Obscure~, _v. a._ Darken, cloud, eclipse, dim, shade, obfuscate, cast in the shade.

~Obscurity~, _n._ ~1.~ Darkness, dimness, gloom, gloominess, shade, obscuration, cloud, obfuscation.

~2.~ Seclusion, retirement, privacy.

~Obsequies~, _n. pl._ Exequies, funeral rites, funeral solemnities.

~Obsequious~, _a._ Fawning, sycophantic, cringing, servile, slavish, supple, meanly submissive.

~Obsequiousness~, _n._ Fawning, cringing, servility, slavishness, suppleness, sycophancy, mean compliance.

~Observable~, _a._ Noticeable, remarkable, marked, striking.

~Observance~, _n._ ~1.~ Performance, fulfilment, discharge, acquittal.

~2.~ Form, ceremony, ceremonial, rite, practice, custom, usage, fashion.

~Observant~, _a._ Mindful, regardful, heedful, attentive, watchful.

~Observation~, _n._ ~1.~ Notice, attention.

~2.~ Remark, note, annotation, comment.

~Observe~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Notice, remark, note, watch, eye, mark, take note of, pay attention to.

~2.~ Fulfil, obey, follow, comply with, conform to, adhere to, be faithful to.

~3.~ Celebrate, regard, keep, solemnize.

~Observe~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Take notice.

~2.~ Make a remark.

~Observer~, _n._ Beholder, spectator, bystander, on-looker, looker-on.

~Obsolescent~, _a._ Becoming obsolete, going out of use, falling into desuetude.

~Obsolete~, _a._ Antiquated, disused, neglected, unfashionable, old- fashioned, out of date, fallen into desuetude.

~Obstacle~, _n._ Hinderance, obstruction, impediment, difficulty, check, barrier, stumbling-block, lion in the way.

~Obstetrician~, _n._ Midwife, ACCOUCHEUR.

~Obstetrics~, _n. pl._ Midwifery, tocology.

~Obstinacy~, _n._ Stubbornness, doggedness, heartiness, wilfulness, perversity, contumacy, obduracy, inflexibility, pertinacity, persistency, pig-headedness.

~Obstinate~, _a._ Stubborn, dogged, contumacious, unyielding, inflexible, perverse, mulish, opinionated, opinionative, wilful, heady, headstrong, refractory, unruly, cross-grained, intractable, cantankerous, obdurate, persistent, self-willed, PIG-HEADED.

~Obstreperous~, _a._ Loud, noisy, clamorous, turbulent, tumultuous, vociferous, boisterous, uproarious, blatant, brawling, blustering.

~Obstruct~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Close, bar, stop, blockade, barricade, block up, dam up.

~2.~ Hinder, impede, oppose, retard.

~Obstruction~, _n._ Hinderance, obstacle, impediment, barrier, check, difficulty.

~Obtain~, _v. a._ Procure, get, acquire, achieve, gain, win, earn, secure, get possession of.

~Obtest~, _v. a._ Beseech, implore, conjure, supplicate, beg, invoke, entreat, pray, solicit, importune, conjure, ADJURE.

~Obtrude~, _v. a._ Intrude, thrust in, press in, foist in, worm in.

~Obtrusive~, _a._ Intrusive, inclined to obtrude.

~Obtund~, _v. a._ Blunt, dull, deaden, quell, hebetate, take off the edge of.

~Obtuse~, _a._ Dull, stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, stockish, heavy, slow, unintelligent, unintellectual, shallow, dull-witted, blunt-witted.

~Obtuseness~, _n._ ~1.~ Bluntness.

~2.~ Dulness, stupidity, stolidity, doltishness, shallowness.

~Obviate~, _v. a._ Preclude, prevent, turn aside, remove in the outset, provide against.

~Obvious~, _a._ Plain, evident, manifest, clear, palpable, visible, patent, apparent, unmistakable.

~Occasion~, _n._ ~1.~ Occurrence, incident, casualty, event.

~2.~ Opportunity, juncture, conjuncture, opening, room, suitable time, favorable time, nick of time, golden opportunity.

~3.~ Necessity, need, exigency.

~4.~ Cause (_accidental_), ground, reason.

~Occasion~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Cause, produce, originate, breed, create, bring about, give rise to, give occasion to, bring to pass, be the cause of.

~2.~ Induce, influence, persuade, move.

~Occasional~, _a._ Incidental, accidental, casual, irregular.

~Occident~, _n._ West.

~Occidental~, _a._ Western.

~Occult~, _a._ Hidden, secret, unrevealed, unknown, undiscovered, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, cabalistic, latent, abstruse, veiled, shrouded, under a cover, under a cloud.

~Occultation~, _n._ Eclipse.

~Occupancy~, _n._ Possession (_for the time_), tenure, holding, use, occupation.

~Occupant~, _n._ Possessor (_for the time_), occupier, holder.

~Occupation~, _n._ ~1.~ Possession, holding, tenure, use, occupancy.

~2.~ Employment, business, calling, vocation, AVOCATION, profession, pursuit, trade, craft, walk of life.

~Occupy~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Possess (_for the time_), keep, hold, have possession of.

~2.~ Cover, fill, take up.

~3.~ Employ, busy, engage.

~Occur~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Appear, arise, offer, come into view, present itself, be met with, meet the eye.

~2.~ Come to one's mind, come into one's head, flash on the mind.

~3.~ Befall, happen, fall out, take place, come about, come to pass.

~Occurrence~, _n._ Incident, event, accident, casualty, adventure, affair, transaction, proceeding.

~Ocean~, _n._ Sea, main, deep, great deep, great sea, high sea.

~Oceanic~, _a._ Marine, pelagic.

~Octagon~, _n._ Eight-sided figure.

~Octagonal~, _a._ Eight-sided.

~Od~, _n._ Odyle, odyllic force.

~Odd~, _a._ ~1.~ Uneven, not divisible by 2.

~2.~ Unmatched, single (_of a pair or set_).

~3.~ Supernumerary, redundant, left over (_from a specified number_).

~4.~ Singular, strange, uncommon, eccentric, fantastic, whimsical, peculiar, comical, droll, BIZARRE, grotesque, extravagant, out of the way.

~Oddity~, _n._ Singularity, strangeness, queerness.

~Odds~, _n. sing. & pl._ Difference, disparity, inequality.

~Odds and ends~, Fragments, remnants, scraps, refuse, orts, off- scourings.

~Ode~, _n._ Lyric poem.

~Odious~, _a._ ~1.~ Hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, shocking, disgusting, offensive, repulsive, obnoxious.

~2.~ Invidious.

~Odium~, _n._ ~1.~ Hatred, hate, dislike, disfavor, disesteem, disaffection, enmity.

~2.~ Disapprobation, disapproval, censure, blame, condemnation.

~3.~ Dishonor, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, scandal, ignominy, infamy.

~Odontalgia~, _n._ (_Med._) Toothache.

~Odor~, _n._ Scent (_good or bad_), smell, perfume, fragrance, redolence.

~Odoriferous~, _a._ Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, sweet- smelling, sweet-scented.

~Odorous~, _a._ Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented.

~Odyle~, _n._ Od, odyllic force.

~Œcumenical~, _a._ [Written also _Ecumenical_.] General (_applied especially to Councils of the Church_), universal.

~Œsophagus~, _n._ Gullet.

~Off~, _prep._ ~1.~ Not on, not upon.

~2.~ Facing, fronting, against, opposite, opposite to.

~Off~, _a._ Most distant, on the farther side, on the right side.

~Off~, _ad._ Away.

~Offal~, _n._ ~1.~ Garbage.

~2.~ Waste, refuse, rubbish.

~Offence~, _n._ [Written also _Offense_.] ~1.~ Attack, assault, aggression, onset (_as in the expression weapons of offence_).

~2.~ Displeasure, anger, indignation, wrath.

~3.~ Injury, injustice, affront, wrong, insult, indignity, outrage.

~4.~ Trespass, transgression, misdeed, delinquency, misdemeanor, crime, sin.

~Offend~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Affront, displease, vex, chafe, annoy, irritate, provoke, nettle, fret, gall, give offence to, make angry.

~2.~ Shock, wound, pain.

~Offend~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Give offence.

~2.~ Transgress, sin, do wrong, commit offence.

~Offender~, _n._ Transgressor, culprit, trespasser, criminal, delinquent, malefactor, convict, felon.

~Offensive~, _a._ ~1.~ Aggressive, assailant, attacking, invading.

~2.~ Disgusting, nauseating, nauseous, sickening, loathsome, repulsive.

~3.~ Disagreeable, unpleasant, unpalatable, displeasing, revolting, shocking, abominable, detestable, hateful, execrable, obnoxious.

~Offer~, _v. a_. ~1.~ Present, tender, exhibit, proffer, extend, hold out.

~2.~ Furnish, propose, propound, show, give.

~3.~ Sacrifice, immolate.

~4.~ Bid (_as price_).

~Offer~, _v. n._ ~1.~ Occur, present itself, be at hand.

~2.~ Volunteer, propose, make an offer.

~Offer~, _n._ ~1.~ Proposal, proposition, proffer, tender, overture.

~2.~ Bid.

~Offering~, _n._ Sacrifice, oblation.

~Off-hand~, _a._ Unpremeditated, unstudied, impromptu, extempore.

~Off-hand~, _ad._ Extempore, impromptu, at the moment, on the spur of the moment, without premeditation or study.

~Office~, _n._ ~1.~ Station (_conferred by authority_), post, situation, place, BERTH.

~2.~ Charge, trust, business, employment, duty, service, function, capacity.

~3.~ Place of business, counting-room, bureau.

~Officer~, _n._ Official, functionary, magistrate.

~Official~, _a._ Authoritative, by authority.

~Official~, _n._ Functionary, officer, magistrate.

~Officious~, _a._ Meddlesome, interfering, intermeddling, obtrusive, busy, pragmatical.

~Offscouring~, _n._ Refuse, sweepings, dirt, scum, dross, recrement, rubbish.

~Offset~, _n._ ~1.~ Sprout, shoot, slip, branch, offshoot, twig, scion.

~2.~ Counterpoise, counterbalance, set-off, equivalent.

~Offshoot~, _n._ Shoot, brunch, OFFSET.

~Offspring~, _n._ Issue, progeny, child or children, descendant or descendants, posterity.

~Of old~, Anciently, a long while ago, in the olden time, in ancient times, in days of yore, long ago, in days long gone.

~O for~, O that I had, would that I had.

~Oft~, _ad._ [_Poetical._] OFTEN, frequently.

~Often~, _ad._ Frequently, repeatedly, not seldom, many times, not rarely.

~Of the first water~, Of the first or highest excellence (_said of a gem_).

~Ogee~, _n._ (_Arch._) Cyamatium, cyma.

~Ogle~, _n._ Side glance.

~Ogre~, _n._ Spectre, goblin, hobgoblin, bugbear, POKER, BUGABOO, frightful object.

~Oil of vitriol~, Sulphuric acid, vitriolic acid.

~Oil-plant~, _n._ Sesame, benne.

~Oiliness~, _n._ Unctuousness.

~Oily~, _a._ Unctuous, greasy, oleaginous, sebaceous, adipose, fatty, fat.

~Ointment~, _n._ Unguent.

~Okra~, _n._ Gumbo (_Abelmoschus esculentus_).

~Old~, _a._ ~1.~ Aged, elderly, not young, of advanced age, advanced in years.

~2.~ Ancient, antique, antiquated, old-fashioned, olden, not modern.

~3.~ Of long date, not new.

~4.~ Going to decay, worn out.

~Olden~, _a._ [_Rare._] Ancient, old, not modern.

~Old-fashioned~, _a._ Antiquated, antique, ancient, old, archaic, out of fashion, out of date, fallen into desuetude.

~Old-time~, _a._ Former, quondam, late, CI-DEVANT, in former times.

~Old-womanish~, _a._ Anile, aged, doting, imbecile, decrepit, superannuated.

~Oleaginous~, _a._ Oily, unctuous, greasy, sebaceous, adipose, fatty, fat.

~Olibanum~, _n._ FRANKINCENSE (_of the ancients_).

~Olio~, _n._ Medley, mixture, jumble, farrago, hodge-podge, hotch- potch, miscellany, salmagundi, gallimaufry, OLLA PODRIDA, POT-POURRI.

~Olla podrida~, [Sp.] Mixture, medley, OLIO.

~Ombrometer~, _n._ Rain-gauge, pluviameter, udometer.

~Omen~, _n._ Prognostic, presage, augury, foreboding, portent, auspice, sign.

~Omentum~, _n._ (_Anat._) Caul, epiploön.

~Ominous~, _a._ Portentous, monitory, premonitory.

~Omission~, _n._ Failure, neglect, default.

~Omit~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Leave out, not mention.

~2.~ Neglect, miss, let slip, let go, pass by.

~Omnipotence~, _n._ ~1.~ Almighty power.

~2.~ GOD, The Omnipotent.

~Omnipotent~, _a._ Almighty, all-powerful.

~Omnipotent~, _n._ [With _The_ prefixed.] GOD, The Almighty.

~Omnipresence~, _n._ Ubiquity, universal presence.

~Omnipresent~, _a._ Ubiquitous, universally present.

~Omniscience~, _n._ ~1.~ Infinite wisdom, boundless knowledge.

~2.~ GOD, The Omnipotent.

~Omniscient~, _a._ Infinitely wise, all-wise, all-knowing.

~Omnivorous~, _a._ All-devouring, pantophagous.

~On~, _prep._ Upon.

~On~, _ad._ Forward.

~On account of~, By reason of, by virtue of, in consequence of.

~On all fours~, ~1.~ On lour legs.

~2.~ Evenly balanced, quite parallel, quite symmetrical.

~On all hands~, By all parties, by everybody.

~On an average~, Taking a mean of all cases, taking the average.

~Onanism~, _n._ Masturbation, self-pollution, self-abuse, secret vice.

~On a par~, On a level, on an equality.

~Once~, _ad._ ~1.~ For one time.

~2.~ Formerly, in former times.

~On-dit~, _n._ [Fr.] Rumor, report, bruit, the town talk, flying report.

~One~, _a._ ~1.~ Single, individual.

~2.~ The same.

~3.~ United, undivided.

~One~, _n._ ~1.~ Unit.

~2.~ Individual, person, human being.

~One-berry~, _n._ True-love, herb-paris (_Paris quadrifolia_).

~One day~, Some day, sooner or later, one of these days.

~On end~, Erect, upright.

~One of these days~, Some day, one day, sooner or later.

~Onerous~, _a._ Burdensome, oppressive, heavy, weighty, laborious, toilsome, operose, hard, difficult.

~On exhibition~, Displayed, exhibited, on view.

~On hand~, In possession, in store.

~On horseback~, On a horse's back, riding a horse.

~On-looker~, _n._ Spectator, beholder, observer, by-stander, looker-on.

~Only~, _a._ Sole, solitary, alone, single, this and no other.

~Only~, _ad._ ~1.~ Merely, barely, simply, and nothing else.

~2.~ Solely, singly.

~On one's own hook~, [_Colloquial, U. S._] On one's own account, by one's self.

~On the qui vive~, On the alert.

~On sale~, For sale, to be sold, offered for sale.

~Onset~, _n._ Attack, assault, charge, storm, storming, first brunt.

~Onslaught~, _n._ Attack, assault, charge, storm, storming, first brunt.

~On stilts~, Pretentious, pompous, bombastic.

~On tap~, Tapped, broached, abroach.

~On the alert~, Watching, watchful, attentive, vigilant, on the look out.

~On the anvil~, In preparation, in progress, in process.

~On the contrary~, ~1.~ In opposition, on the other side.

~2.~ So far from being so it is just the reverse, it is quite otherwise.

~On the docket~, [_Colloquial._] In hand, under consideration.

~On the look out~, Watchful, ON THE ALERT.

~On the mending hand~, Convalescent, getting better.

~On the passage~, On the way (_especially by sea_), EN ROUTE.

~On the score of~, On account of.

~On the sly~, [_Colloquial._] Furtively, slyly.

~On the spot~, Immediately, at once, upon the spot.

~On the way~, ON THE PASSAGE, EN ROUTE.

~On the whole~, All things considered, in view of all the circumstances, taking every thing into account, upon the whole.

~On the wing~, Flying.

~On tick~, [_Colloquial._] On credit.

~On view~, ON EXHIBITION.

~Onward~, _ad._ Forward, in advance.

~Onwards~, _ad._ Forward, in advance.

~Oolite~, _n._ Roestone.

~Ooze~, _n._ Mire, slime, mud.

~Ooze~, _v. n._ Percolate, filter, transude, exude, strain.

~Oozy~, _a._ Miry, slimy, muddy.

~Opacity~, _n._ Opaqueness, want of transparency.

~Opaque~, _a._ Not transparent.

~Opaqueness~, _n._ Opacity, want of transparency.

~Ope~, _v. a. & n._ [_Poetical._] Open.

~Open~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Unclose, OPE, lay open.

~2.~ Exhibit, explain, reveal, interpret, disclose, make manifest, bring to view.

~3.~ Begin, commence, enter upon.

~Open~, _v. n._ ~1.~ OPE, cleave, part, be unclosed, be parted, be sundered, be severed.

~2.~ Come into view, begin to appear.

~3.~ Begin, commence.

~Open~, _a._ ~1.~ Unclosed, not shut.

~2.~ Expanded, extended, broad, not folded, not contracted.

~3.~ Frank, unreserved, candid, ingenuous, undisguised, undesigning, artless, undissembling, sincere, guileless, fair, honest, single- minded, above-board, open-hearted.

~4.~ Liberal, generous, munificent, bountiful, open-handed.

~5.~ Exposed, unprotected, undefended.

~6.~ Public, unrestricted, clear, unobstructed, free to all.

~7.~ Unsettled, undetermined, not adjusted.

~8.~ Mild, moderate, not frosty, not cold.

~Open-handed~, _a._ Generous, liberal, munificent, bountiful.

~Open-hearted~, _a._ Candid, frank, artless, guileless, open.

~Opening~, _n._ ~1.~ Aperture, hole, orifice, perforation, breach, chasm, cleft, gap, fissure, rent, rift, flaw.

~2.~ Beginning, commencement.

~3.~ Opportunity, chance.

~Opera-glass~, _n._ Lorgnette.

~Operate~, _v. n._ [Followed by _on_ or _upon_.] Act, work, have effect, have influence.

~Operation~, _n._ ~1.~ Action, agency, force, influence, effect.

~2.~ Performance, procedure, process, proceeding, manipulation.

~3.~ Movement, motion, manœuvre.

~Operative~, _a._ ~1.~ Acting, active, in action, in operation.

~2.~ Effective, efficient, effectual, efficacious, serviceable.

~Operative~, _n._ Laborer, artisan, laboring man, common workman.

~Operator~, _n._ Doer, actor, performer, agent, executor.

~Operose~, _a._ Laborious, toilsome, hard, onerous, burdensome, difficult, tedious, wearisome, IRKSOME.

~Ophite~, _n._ (_Min._) Serpentine, green porphyry.

~Ophthalmia~, _n._ [L.] OPHTHALMY.

~Ophthalmy~, _n._ (_Med._) Ophthalmia, inflammation of the eye.

~Opiate~, _n._ Anodyne, narcotic, sedative.

~Opine~, _v. n._ [_Obsolete or colloquial._] Think, judge, believe, suppose, conceive, apprehend, fancy, WEEN, presume, take it, be of opinion, have an opinion.

~Opinion~, _n._ ~1.~ Judgment, notion, view, belief, idea, conception, impression, sentiment.

~2.~ Estimate.

~Opinionated~, _a._ Conceited, dogmatical, opinionative, stiff or stubborn in opinion.

~Opinionative~, _a._ OPINIONATED.

~Opponent~, _n._ Antagonist, adversary, rival, competitor, enemy, foe, adverse party.

~Opportune~, _a._ Seasonable, convenient, timely, fit, suitable, favorable, propitious, auspicious, fortunate, lucky, APROPOS, well- timed, to the purpose.

~Opportunely~, _ad._ Seasonably, in the nick of time, all in good time, in the fulness of time.

~Opportunity~, _n._ Chance; fit, suitable, or favorable time; good chance, fitting occasion, nick of time.

~Oppose~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Resist, withstand, contravene, thwart, oppugn, combat, strive against, set one's face against, make a stand against.

~2.~ Contradict, gainsay, deny.

~Opposing~, _a._ Conflicting, counteracting, antagonistic, adverse, opposite, hostile, inimical.

~Opposite~, _a._ ~1.~ Facing, over against.

~2.~ Contrary, repugnant, diverse, unlike, incompatible, inconsistent.

~3.~ Adverse, opposed, opposing, antagonistic, hostile, inimical.

~Opposition~, _n._ ~1.~ Contrariety, repugnance, diversity, inconsistency.

~2.~ Counteraction, hostility, resistance.

~Oppress~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Overburden, crush, overwhelm, overpower, weigh heavily upon, bear hard upon.

~2.~ Persecute, wrong, maltreat, treat cruelly, tyrannize over.

~Oppression~, _n,_ ~1.~ Hardship, misery, suffering, calamity.

~2.~ Tyranny, severity, cruelty, injustice, persecution.

~Oppressive~, _a._ ~1.~ Heavy, overwhelming, overpowering.

~2.~ Tyrannical, cruel, severe, hard, rigorous, inhuman, grinding, galling.

~3.~ Close, uncomfortable.

~Oppressor~, _n._ Tyrant.

~Opprobrious~, _a._ ~1.~ Reproachful, scurrilous, abusive, vituperative, insolent, condemnatory, damnatory, scandalous, contemptuous, offensive, insulting.

~2.~ Infamous, despised, shameful, dishonorable, disgraceful, disreputable.

~Opprobrium~, _n._ Reproach, disgrace, infamy, ignominy, obloquy, odium.

~Oppugn~, _v. a._ Assail, attack, combat, resist, oppose, thwart, contravene, withstand, strive against.

~Optic~, _a._ Visual.

~Optical~, _a._ Visual.

~Option~, _n._ Choice, election, preference.

~Optional~, _a._ Discretional, elective.

~Opulence~, _n._ Wealth, affluence, riches, fortune, independence, easy circumstances, ample means.

~Opulent~, _a._ Wealthy, rich, affluent, flush, moneyed, well off.

~Oracle~, _n._ ~1.~ Divine communication.

~2.~ (_Jewish History._) Sanctuary, Holy of Holies.

~3.~ (_Greek History._) Deity or god (_from whom divine communications come_).

~4.~ Sage, prophet, Solomon, Nestor, wise man, master mind, shining light.

~Oracular~, _a._ ~1.~ Prophetic, dogmatical, authoritative, magisterial.

~2.~ Sage, wise, grave, venerable.

~Oral~, _a._ Spoken, verbal, nuncupative, parole, not written.

~Orally~, _ad._ By word of mouth.

~Oration~, _n._ Discourse, address, speech, HARANGUE.

~Orator~, _n._ Public speaker.

~Oratorical~, _a._ Rhetorical.

~Oratory~, _n._ Eloquence, art of speaking well (_in public_).

~Orb~, _n._ ~1.~ Globe, sphere, ball.

~2.~ Circle, orbit.

~Orbicular~, _a._ ~1.~ Spherical, globular, globated, globous, globose.

~2.~ Circular.

~Orbit~, _n._ ~1.~ Orb, circular path (_of a celestial body_).

~2.~ (_Anat._) Cavity of the eye.

~Orchestra~, _n._ ~1.~ Place for musicians (_as in a theatre_).

~2.~ Band of instrumental musicians (_in an orchestra_).

~Orchotomy~, _n._ (_Med._) Emasculation, castration.

~Ordain~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Appoint, call, elect, consecrate, destine, set apart.

~2.~ Establish, institute, regulate, set in order, arrange.

~3.~ Decree, enact, order, prescribe, enjoin.

~Ordeal~, _n._ Trial, test, touchstone, proof, assay, experiment.

~Order~, _n._ ~1.~ Method, regularity, symmetry, regular arrangement.

~2.~ Fit condition, proper state.

~3.~ Regulation, rule, canon, prescription, law, standing rule.

~4.~ Mandate, precept, injunction, command, direction, instruction, bidding.

~5.~ Rank, class, grade, degree.

~6.~ (_Bot._) Family, tribe.

~7.~ (_Zoöl._) Sub-class, subordinate class.

~Order~, _v. a._ ~1.~ Regulate, arrange, systematize, adjust, methodize.

~2.~ Manage, conduct, carry on.

~3.~ Command, instruct, direct, bid, require, give an order to.

~Orderly~, _a._ ~1.~ Regular, methodical, systematic.

~2.~ Peaceable, quiet, well behaved.

~Orders~, _n. pl._ Holy orders, office of the Christian ministry, the sacred profession.

~Ordinance~, _n._ ~1.~ Decree, edict, law, enactment, statute.

~2.~ Rite, ceremony, observance, sacrament.

~Ordinarily~, _ad._ Commonly, usually, generally.

~Ordinary~, _a._ ~1.~ Common, usual, customary, habitual, settled, established, wonted, every day.

~2.~ Mean, vulgar, low, inferior.

~3.~ Plain, ugly, homely, inelegant, ill-looking, not handsome, not fine.

~Ordinary~, _n._ Eating-house (_where a meal is offered at a settled price_), TABLE D'HÔTE, public table.

~Ordination~, _n._ Consecration, induction, institution.

~Ordnance~, _n._ Cannon, great guns.

~Ordure~, _n._ Dung, excrement, fæces.

~Organ~, _n._ Instrument, means, medium.

~Organic~, _n._ Radical, fundamental, constitutional.

~Organical~, _n._ Radical, fundamental, constitutional.

~Organism~, _n._ ~1.~ Organic structure.

~2.~ Organization, organized being, organized existence.

~Organization~, _n._ ~1.~ Construction, constitution, organizing, forming, making.

~2.~ Organism, organized being, organized existence.

~Organize~, _v. a._ Constitute (_by assignment of parts_), dispose or arrange in parts (_for special functions_), construct, form, make.

~Orgies~, _n. pl._ Revels, bacchanals, saturnalia, carousal, revelry, wassail, debauch, drunken bout.

~Orient~, _a._ ~1.~ Eastern, oriental.

~2.~ Bright, shining, glittering, sparkling, brilliant.

~Orient~, _n._ East.

~Oriental~, _a._ Eastern, orient.

~Orifice~, _n._ Hole, aperture, perforation, pore.

~Origin~, _n._ ~1.~ Source, rise, spring, beginning, commencement, birth, cradle, original, fountain-head, starting-point.

~2.~ Cause, occasion.

~Original~, _a._ ~1.~ Primitive, aboriginal, primeval, primary, primordial, pristine, first.

~2.~ Inventive, creative.

~Original~, _n._ ~1.~ Source, spring, origin, cause.

~2.~ Archetype, model, pattern, type, prototype, protoplast, exemplar, first copy.

~3.~ [_Colloquial._] Oddity, eccentric person.

~Originate~, _v. a._ Create, breed, bring into existence, be the author of, be the cause of, give rise to.

~Originate~, _v. n._ Arise, rise, begin, spring, proceed, emanate, flow, take its rise.

~Originator~, _n._ Inventor, author, maker, creator, father, former, first cause.

~Orison~, _n._ Prayer, supplication, petition, solicitation.

~Ormolu~, _n._ Mosaic gold.

~Ornament~, _n._ Embellishment, decoration, adornment.

~Ornament~, _v. a._ Decorate, adorn, embellish, beautify, garnish, bedeck, grace, emblazon.

~Ornamental~, _a._ Embellishing, serving for ornament, TOPIARY.

~Ornate~, _a._ Ornamented, embellished, decorated, bedecked.

~Orrery~, _n._ Planetarium.

~Orthoclase~, _n._ Felspar.

~Orthodox~, _a._ Sound (_in religious opinions_), of the true faith, not heretical.

~Orthodoxy~, _n._ True faith, soundness of doctrine.

~Orthogonal~, _a._ Rectangular, right-angled.

~Orthography~, _n._ Spelling.

~Oscillate~, _v. n._ Swing, vibrate, move to and fro, move backward and forward.

~Oscillation~, _n._ Vibration, swinging, nutation.

~Oscillatory~, _a._ Vibratory, swinging, oscillating, vibrating.

~Oscitate~, _v. n._ Gape, yawn.

~Osier~, _n._ ~1.~ Willow.

~2.~ Wicker, withe, willow twig.

~Osseous~, _a._ Bony.

~Ossuary~, _n._ Charnel-house.

~Ostensible~, _a._ ~1.~ Shown, declared, avowed, assigned, manifest, apparent, exhibited, presented, visible.

~2.~ Specious, plausible, colorable.