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An American Dictionary of the English Language

by Noah Webster

Revised and enlarged (Goodrich & Porter)

Springfield, Mass. · G. & C. Merriam · 1865

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  1. Out-watch', v. t.p. 929To surpass in watching. B. Jonson.
  2. Out'wāy, n.p. 929A way or passage out. [Rare.] “Divers streets and outways.” P. Fletcher.
  3. Out-wēar', v. t.p. 929To wear out. [Obs.] Donne. 2. To spend or pass in a tedious or wearisome manner; to endure to the end. [Rare.] “By the stream, if I the night outwear.” Pope. 3. To last longer than; to surpass or…
  4. Out-wēa'ry, v. t.p. 929To weary or tire out; to fatigue.
  5. Out-weed', v. t.p. 929To weed out; to extirpate, as a weed. [Obs.] Spenser.
  6. Out-weep', v. t.p. 929To exceed in weeping. Dryden.
  7. Out-weigh', v. t.p. 929To exceed in weight. 2. To exceed in value, influence, or importance. One self-approving hour whole years outweighs Of stupid starers and of loud huzzas. Pope.
  8. Out-wĕll', v. t. or i.p. 929To pour out. [Obs.] His fatty waves do fertile slime outwell. Spenser.
  9. Out-whōre', v. t.p. 929To exceed in lewdness. Pope.
  10. Out-win', v. t.p. 929To get out of. [Obs.] Spenser.
  11. Out-wind', v. t.p. 929To extricate by winding; to unloose. More.
  12. Out-wing', v. t.p. 929To move faster on the wing; to outstrip in flying, or as in flying. Garth.
  13. Out-wit', v. t.p. 929To surpass in design or stratagem; to overreach; to defeat or frustrate by superior ingenuity.
  14. Out-wōe’, v. t.p. 929To exceed in sorrow. [Obs.] “Let none outwoe me.” Marston.
  15. Out-work', v. t.p. 929To surpass in work or labor.
  16. Out'work, n.p. 929(Fort.) A part of a fortress situated without the principal wall, within or beyond the principal ditch.
  17. Out-worth', v. t.p. 929To exceed in value.
  18. Out-wrĕst', v. t.p. 929To extort; to draw from or forth by violence. [Obs.] Spenser.
  19. Out-write', v. t.p. 929To surpass in writing.
  20. Out-zā'ny, v. t.p. 929To exceed in buffoonery.
  21. Ouze, n. & v.p. 929The same as Ooze.
  22. Ou'zel, n.p. 929(Ornith.) A bird of the genus Hydrobata (Turdus of Linnaeus); the water-ouzel, or dipper (H. aquatica). Baird.
  23. Ō′val, a.p. 929Pertaining to eggs; done in the egg, or inception; as, oval conceptions. [Obs.] Browne. 2. Having the shape or figure of an egg; resembling the longitudinal section of an egg. Lindley. 3. Hence…
  24. Ō'val, n.p. 929A body or figure in the shape of an egg, or of an ellipse.
  25. Ō'val-bū'men, n.p. 929The albumen or white of an egg.
  26. O-văl'i-fôrm, a.p. 929Having the form of an egg; having one of two perpendicular sections circular, and the other oval.
  27. Ō'val-ly, adv.p. 929In an oval form; so as to be oval.
  28. Ō'val-shāped, a.p. 929Oval.
  29. Ō'vant, n.p. 929Triumphant in a moderate degree. [Obs. and rare.] “The first that entered in a petty triumph ovant into the city.” Holland.
  30. Ō-vā'ri-al or Ō-vā'ri-an, a.p. 929Belonging to the female ovary.
  31. O-vā'ri-oŭs, a.p. 929Consisting of eggs; as, ovarious food. [Rare.] Thomson.
  32. O-vā'ri-ŭm, n.p. 929An ovary. See OVARY.
  33. Ō'va-ry, n.p. 929(Bot.) That part of the pistil which contains the seed, and in the course of development becomes the fruit. 2. (Anat.) The organ of a female animal in which the eggs are formed.
  34. Ō'vate or Ō'vā-ted, a.p. 929Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremities broadest. 2. (Bot.) Having the shape of a section of an egg, and attached by the larger end.
  35. Ō'vate-a-cū'mi-nate, a.p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and acuminate.
  36. Ō'vate-cyl/in-drā'ceous, a.p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindraceous.
  37. Ō'vate-lān'çe-o-late, a.p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and lanceolate. Martyn.
  38. Ō'vate-ŏb'long, a.p. 929Oblong with one end narrower than the other; ovato-oblong.
  39. Ō'vate-sūb'ū-lāte, a.p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and subulate.
  40. O-vā'tion, n.p. 929(Rom. Antiq.) A lesser triumph allowed to a commander for a victory not deserving a triumph, in the strict sense. 2. Hence, an expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to one who is…
  41. O-vā'to-a-cū'mi-nate, a.p. 929(Bot.) Ovate, or egg-shaped, with the narrow end tapering to a point; ovate-acuminate. Loudon.
  42. O-vā'to-cy'l/in-drā'ceoūs, a.p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindrical; ovate, but elongated so as to approach the form of a cylinder; ovate-cylindraceous. Loudon.
  43. O-vā'to-ro-tūn'date, a.p. 929(Bot.) Having a form intermediate between that of an egg and a sphere; roundly ovate. Loudon.
  44. O-vā'to-ōb'long, a.p. 929Having a form intermediate between ovate and oblong; oblong, with one end narrower than the other. Martyn.
  45. Ōv'e-al-ty or Ōv'el-ty, n.p. 929See OWELTY.
  46. Ov'en (ŭv'n), n.p. 929A place arched over with brick or stone work, for baking, heating, or drying any substance; hence, any structure, whether fixed or portable, which may be heated for baking or like uses.
  47. Ō'ver, prep.p. 929Above, in place or position;—opposed to below; as, the clouds over our heads; the smoke rises over the city. “The mercy-seat that is over the testimony.” Ex. xxx. 6. 2. Across; from side to…
  48. Ō'ver, adv.p. 929From side to side; as, a board a foot over; a tree a foot over, i. e., a foot in diameter. 2. On the opposite side; as, the boat is safe over. 3. From one to another by passing; as, to deliver over…
  49. Ō'ver, a.p. 929Upper; covering;—chiefly used in composition; as, over-shoes; over-leather.
  50. Ō'ver-a-bound', v. i.p. 929To abound more than enough; to be superabundant.
  51. Ō/ver-ăct', v. t.p. 929To act or perform to excess; as, he overacted his part. 2. To act upon unduly; to over-influence. [Obs.] The hope of inheritance overacts them, and on tongues' end enlarges their duty. Milton.
  52. Ō'ver-āct', v. i.p. 929To act more than is necessary; to go to excess in action. B. Jonson.
  53. Ō'ver-ǎc'tion, n.p. 929Performance to excess; exaggerated or excessive action.
  54. Ō'ver-af-fēct', v. t.p. 929To affect or care for unduly. [Obs.] Milton.
  55. Ō'ver-ăg'i-tāte, v. t.p. 929To agitate or discuss beyond what is expedient. Bp. Hall.
  56. Ō'ver-alls, n. pl.p. 929A kind of loose trowsers worn over others to protect them from being soiled.
  57. Ō'ver-anx-ī'e-ty, n.p. 929The state of being over-anxious; excessive anxiety.
  58. Ō'ver-ānx'ious, a.p. 929Anxious to excess.
  59. Ō'ver-ănx'ious-ly, adv.p. 929In an over-anxious manner; with excess of anxiety.
  60. Ō/ver-ärch’, v. t.p. 929To arch over; to cover with an arch.