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Ophicleide
- - A large brass wind instrument, formerly used in the orchestra and in military bands, having a loud tone, deep pitch, and a compass of three octaves; -- now generally supplanted by bass and contrabass tubas. It developed from the older wooden instrument called the serpent.
Opinionist
- - One fond of his own notions, or unduly attached to his own opinions.
Oppilation
- - The act of filling or crowding together; a stopping by redundant matter; obstruction, particularly in the lower intestines.
Opposition
- noun - a body of people united in opposing something
- a contestant that you are matched against
- a direction opposite to another
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
- the act of hostile groups opposing each other; "the government was not ready for a confrontation with the unions"; "the invaders encountered stiff opposition"
- the action of opposing something that you disapprove or disagree with; "he encountered a general feeling of resistance from many citizens"; "despite opposition from the newspapers he went ahead"
- the major political party opposed to the party in office and prepared to replace it if elected; "Her Majesty's loyal opposition"
- the relation between opposed entities
Oppositive
- adjective - expressing antithesis or opposition; "the adversative conjunction `but' in `poor but happy'"
Oppressing
- verb - cause to suffer; "Jews were persecuted in the former Soviet Union"
- come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority; "The government oppresses political activists"
Oppression
- noun - a feeling of being oppressed
- the act of subjugating by cruelty; "the tyrant's oppression of the people"
- the state of being kept down by unjust use of force or authority: "after years of oppression they finally revolted"
Oppressive
- adjective - marked by unjust severity or arbitrary behavior; "the oppressive government"; "oppressive laws"; "a tyrannical parent"; "tyrannous disregard of human rights"
- weighing heavily on the senses or spirit; "the atmosphere was oppressive"; "oppressive sorrows"