Words starting with o

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object code means: the machine-language output of a compiler that is ready for execution on a particular computer

object glass means: the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

object language means: the language into which a text written in another language is to be translated

object language means: a computer language into which something written in another computer language is to be translated

object lens means: the lens or system of lenses in a telescope or microscope that is nearest the object being viewed

object lesson means: punishment intended as a warning to others

object of a preposition means: the object governed by a preposition

object of the verb means: the object that receives the direct action of the verb

object program means: a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer

object recognition means: the visual perception of familiar objects

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aesthetics means: (art) the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste (emphasizing the evaluative criteria that are applied to art)

alveolar arch means: the part of the upper or lower jawbones in which the teeth are set

byway means: a side road little traveled (as in the countryside)

catwalk means: narrow pathway high in the air (as above a stage or between parts of a building or along a bridge)

catwalk means: narrow platform extending out into an auditorium

comint means: technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients

democratisation means: the action of making something democratic

fire hook means: fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire

gangland means: underworld organizations

grand canyon national park means: a national park in Arizona including the mile deep canyon of the Colorado River which shows geologic features and fossil plants and animals

hydrophytic means: growing wholly or partially in water

jell-o means: fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder

josiah spode means: English potter who started a pottery famous for its bone china (1754-1827)

kaplan group means: a Turkish terrorist group of fundamentalist Muslims with ties to al-Qaeda that operates in Germany; seeks the violent overthrow of the Turkish government and the establishment of an Islamic nation modeled on Iran

kit out means: supply with a set of articles or tools

mayeng means: Indian tree having fragrant nocturnal white flowers and yielding a reddish wood used for planking; often grown as an ornamental or shade tree

ornithomimida means: lightly built medium-size theropods

palmister means: fortuneteller who predicts your future by the lines on your palms

shrapnel means: shell containing lead pellets that explodes in flight

thylacinus means: Tasmanian wolf