| ostinato |
a brief melodic phrase repeated over and over by the same instrument, used esp. as an accompaniment to a soloist or an ensemble passage. |
| ostler |
variant of hostler. |
| ostmark |
formerly, the chief monetary unit of East Germany, equaling one hundred pfennigs; mark. |
| ostracism |
an exclusion or rejection, as from a social group. [2 definitions] |
| ostracize |
to exclude or shun, by general agreement of the group imposing the exclusion. [2 definitions] |
| ostrich |
any of several large, powerful, flightless African birds that run swiftly and have long, unfeathered legs and neck, and two toes on each foot. [2 definitions] |
| Ostrogoth |
any member of a tribe in East Goth that conquered and ruled Italy in the fifth century. (Cf. Visigoth.) |
| OTB |
abbreviation of "off-track betting." |
| Othello |
in a tragedy by William Shakespeare, the title character, who murders his wife in the mistaken belief that she has been unfaithful. |
| other |
different from the one or ones indicated. [14 definitions] |
| other than |
with the exception of; besides. [2 definitions] |
| otherwise |
in a different manner or other way; differently. [4 definitions] |
| other world |
a world or existence after death. [2 definitions] |
| otherworldly |
of, relating to, or like another world, such as that of the spirit or the imagination. [2 definitions] |
| -otic |
having to do with (such) a condition, action, or process. [3 definitions] |
| otiose |
idle or lazy. [2 definitions] |
| otitis |
inflammation of the ear, esp. of the middle ear; otitis media. |
| otitis media |
inflammation of the middle ear. |
| oto- |
ear. |
| otolaryngology |
the branch of medicine dealing with the ears, nose, and throat, and with related structures of the head and neck. |
| otology |
the study of the form, function, and disorders of the ear. |