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Overvaliant
– definition :
- (adjective)
- having or showing undue valor or boldness (context:all)
– Sample : “overvaliant”
- a foolish overvaliant act
Ovis musimon
– definition :
- (noun)
- wild mountain sheep of Corsica and Sardinia (context:animal)
Owned
– definition :
- (adjective)
- having an owner; often used in combination (context:all)
– Sample : “owned”
Oxbow lake
– definition :
- (noun)
- a crescent-shaped lake (often temporary) that is formed when a meander of a river is cut off from the main channel (context:object)
Oxidizable
– definition :
- (adjective)
- capable of undergoing a chemical reaction with oxygen (context:all)
Oxygenate
– definition :
- (verb)
- impregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen (context:change)
– Sample : “oxygenate”
Oyster fungus
– definition :
- (noun)
- edible agaric with a soft greyish cap growing in shelving masses on dead wood (context:plant)
Overwork
– definition :
- (noun)
- the act of working too much or too long (context:act)
- (verb)
- use too much (context:creation)
- work excessively hard (context:social)
– Sample : “overwork”
- This play has been overworked
- he became ill from overwork
- he is exploiting the students
Ovulation method
– definition :
- (noun)
- natural family planning in which the fertile period is inferred from changes in the character and quantity of cervical mucus; ovulation is marked by an increase in mucus that becomes sticky and then clearer and slippery (context:act)
Oxalacetate
– definition :
- (noun)
- a salt or ester of oxalacetic acid (context:substance)
