| objectivize |
to objectify. |
| objectless |
having no object, goal, or purpose; aimless. |
| object lesson |
a concrete, practical demonstration or illustration of a moral precept or ethical principle. |
| objet d'art |
(French) an object, usu. small, that has artistic or decorative value; bibelot. |
| objurgate |
to criticize sharply; rebuke vehemently; berate. |
| oblanceolate |
having a broad and rounded top and a tapered base, as certain leaves. (Cf. lanceolate.) |
| oblast |
an administrative region of Russia, or of the former Soviet Union, or of some of its former republics. |
| oblate |
of a spheroid, being somewhat flattened at the poles. (Cf. prolate.) |
| oblation |
a religious or charitable offering. [2 definitions] |
| obligate |
to bind legally or morally; constrain. [3 definitions] |
| obligation |
the act of binding oneself legally or morally to do or to refrain from doing something; contract. [5 definitions] |
| obligatory |
binding in a moral or legal sense. [2 definitions] |
| oblige |
to cause to feel bound to do something or to act in a certain way. [4 definitions] |
| obliging |
ready to help or do favors for. |
| oblique |
not parallel or at right angles to a line or plane; slanting or inclined. [5 definitions] |
| oblique angle |
any angle that is not a right angle; acute or obtuse angle. |
| obliterate |
to erase or make unrecognizable by erasing. [2 definitions] |
| oblivion |
the state or condition of being entirely forgotten. [2 definitions] |
| oblivious |
not conscious or paying attention; unknowing or unaware (usu. fol. by "to" or "of"). [2 definitions] |
| oblong |
having one dimension longer than the other, as in a rectangle or ellipse; elongated. [2 definitions] |
| obloquy |
abuse or censure, esp. as directed at one by many or by the general public; calumny. [2 definitions] |