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Occidentals
- - Western Christians of the Latin rite. See Orientals.
Off Duty(P)
- adjective - not performing or scheduled for duties; "He''s off every Tuesday"; "he was off duty when it happened"; "an off-duty policeman"
Onside Kick
- - A kickoff in which the kicking team attempts to kick the ball only so far as is legally required (beyond the 50-yard line), so as to have a better chance to recover the kicked ball itself; -- it is a risky type of play used only when the kicking team is losing and there is little time left to play.
Opeidoscope
- - An instrument, consisting of a tube having one end open and the other end covered with a thin flexible membrance to the center of which is attached a small mirror. It is used for exhibiting upon a screen, by means of rays reflected from the mirror, the vibratory motions caused by sounds produced at the open end of the tube, as by speaking or singing into it.
OPHIDIARIUM
- unknown - Snake enclosure at a zoo
Overdevelop
- - To develop excessively; specif. (Photog.), to subject (a plate or film) too long to the developing process.
Overdrawing
- verb - draw more money from than is available; "She overdrew her account"
- to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery"
Overdressed
- verb - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"
- dressed too elaborately
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"
Overdresses
- verb - dress too warmly; "You should not overclothe the child--she will be too hot"
- put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party"