| ORIBATIDS | • oribatids n. Plural of oribatid. • ORIBATID n. any of a family of eyeless mites. |
| ORICALCHE | • oricalche n. Obsolete form of orichalch. • ORICALCHE n. (Spenser) a gold-coloured alloy, also ORICHALC. |
| ORICHALCS | • ORICHALC n. a gold-coloured alloy, also ORICALCHE. |
| ORIENCIES | • ORIENCY n. brightness or strength of color. |
| ORIENTALS | • orientals n. Plural of oriental. • Orientals n. Plural of Oriental. • ORIENTAL n. a precious stone, esp. a pearl; an Oriental rug. |
| ORIENTATE | • orientate v. (UK, New Zealand, Australia, intransitive) To face a given direction. • orientate v. (UK, New Zealand, Australia, reflexive) To determine one’s position relative to the surroundings; to… • orientate v. To arrange in order; to dispose or place (a body) so as to show its relation to other bodies, or the… |
| ORIENTEER | • orienteer n. (Sports) Someone who takes part in the sport of orienteering. • orienteer v. (Sports) to race across unfamiliar countryside using a map and compass. • ORIENTEER v. to take part in orienteering, the sport of making one's way quickly across difficult country with the help of map and compass. |
| ORIENTERS | • orienters n. Plural of orienter. • ORIENTER n. one who helps another to adjust to surroundings. |
| ORIENTING | • orienting v. Present participle of orient. • ORIENT v. to determine the position of, relatively to fixed or known directions, also ORIENTATE. |
| ORIFICIAL | • orificial adj. (Medicine) Of or relating to the orifices of the body. • ORIFICIAL adj. relating to an orifice. |
| ORIFLAMME | • oriflamme n. (History) The red silk banner of St Denis, which the abbot of St Denis gave to French kings as they rode to war. • oriflamme n. (Figuratively) Any banner, idea or principle which serves as a rallying point for those involved in a struggle. • oriflamme n. (Literary) Something resembling the banner of St Denis; a bright, shining object. |
| ORIGANUMS | • origanums n. Plural of origanum. • ORIGANUM n. wild marjoram, also OREGANO, ORIGAN, ORIGANE. |
| ORIGINALS | • originals n. Plural of original. • ORIGINAL n. the first form of something. |
| ORIGINARY | • originary adj. (Rare) Pertaining to or being the origin of something. • originary adj. (Rare) primitive, original. • originary adj. (Obsolete, often preceding ’of’) Having its origin (in); originating (from). |
| ORIGINATE | • originate v. (Transitive) To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence;… • originate v. (Intransitive) To come into existence; to have origin or beginning; to spring, be derived (from, with). • ORIGINATE v. to have an origin. |
| ORILLIONS | • orillions n. Plural of orillion. • ORILLION n. part of a fortification which shields guns. |
| ORINASALS | • ORINASAL n. a sound pronounced through both the mouth and nose. |