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obi Tweet Definition of obi Like Definition of obi on Facebook
noun
  1. A sash worn with a kimono.
    • 1997: The broad tied around her middle was orange and yellow. I'd never seen such elegant clothing. " Arthur Golden, Memoirs of a Geisha (Vintage 1998, p. 29)
ooze Tweet Definition of ooze Like Definition of ooze on Facebook
noun
  1. secretion, Secretion, humour.
  2. A thick often unpleasant liquid; muck.
verb (oozes, oozing, oozed)
  1. (intransitive) To secrete or slowly leak.
  2. (intransitive) To give off a sense of (something).
outfit Tweet Definition of outfit Like Definition of outfit on Facebook
noun
  1. A set of clothing (with accessories).
    She wore a fashionable with matching purse and shoes.
  2. gear consisting of a set of articles or tools for a specified purpose
  3. Any cohesive group of people; a unit; such as a military company.
  4. (informal) A business or firm.
    Should we buy it here, or do you think the across town will have a better deal?
verb (outfit, t, ed)
  1. (transitive) To provide with, usually for a specific purpose.
    "The expedition was outfitted with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
overcast Tweet Definition of overcast Like Definition of overcast on Facebook
noun
  1. (obsolete) An outcast.
  2. A cloud covering all of the sky.
verb (overcast, ing)
  1. (context, transitive, obsolete) To overthrow.
  2. (transitive) To cover with cloud; to overshadow; to darken.
  3. (transitive) To make gloomy; to depress.
  4. (context, intransitive, obsolete) To be or become cloudy.
  5. (context, transitive, obsolete) To transform.
adjective
  1. Covered with clouds; overshadowed; darkened.
  2. (meteorology) The sky is said to be , when it is more than 90% covered by clouds.
  3. In a state of depression; gloomy; melancholy.
overcoat Tweet Definition of overcoat Like Definition of overcoat on Facebook
noun
  1. A heavy garment worn over other clothes, for protection from cold or weather. A winter coat.
overgarment Tweet Definition of overgarment Like Definition of overgarment on Facebook
noun
  1. A garment worn over others.
overlay Tweet Definition of overlay Like Definition of overlay on Facebook
noun
  1. (printing) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.
  2. (betting) Odds which are set higher than expected or warranted. Favorable odds.
  3. (horse racing) A horse going off at higher odds than it appears to warrant, based on its past performances.
verb (overlays, overlaying, overlaid)
  1. (transitive) To lay, or spread, something over or across; to cover.
  2. To overwhelm; to press excessively upon.
  3. (transitive) To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.
  4. (transitive) (printing) To put an overlay
  5. Noun, overlay on.
overshoe Tweet Definition of overshoe Like Definition of overshoe on Facebook
noun
  1. a waterproof shoe worn over an ordinary shoe during wet weather
Oxford Tweet Definition of Oxford Like Definition of Oxford on Facebook
proper noun
  1. A city in England famous for its university.
  2. Oxford University.
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