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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adynamia means: lack of strength or vigor (especially from illness)

catechu means: East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu

catechu means: extract of the heartwood of Acacia catechu used for dyeing and tanning and preserving fishnets and sails; formerly used medicinally

compression fracture means: fracture in which the bone collapses (especially in short bones such as vertebrae)

high up means: at a great altitude

hockey player means: an athlete who plays hockey

luncheon voucher means: coupon redeemable at a restaurant and entitling the holder to a meal

mexican jumping bean means: seed of Mexican shrubs of the genus Sebastiana containing the larva of a moth whose movements cause the bean to jerk or tumble

neoliberalism means: a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth

occultation means: one celestial body obscures another

ostiole means: a small pore especially one in the reproductive bodies of certain algae and fungi through which spores pass

pavo cristatus means: peafowl of India and Ceylon

polishing means: the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it

pseudaletia means: moths whose larvae are armyworms

somalian monetary unit means: monetary unit in Somalia

steganopus means: a genus of Phalaropidae

tambourine means: a shallow drum with a single drumhead and with metallic disks in the sides

tenaciously means: with obstinate determination

tutorship means: teaching pupils individually (usually by a tutor hired privately)

usbeg means: the Turkic language spoken by the Uzbek