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.