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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: omber - omnipotence</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="omber"> omber, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a card game, popular in the 1600's and 1700's, played by three persons with 40 cards, the eights, nines, and tens being left out. <DD> 2. the player who tries to win the pool in this game. </DL> <A NAME="ombre"> ombre (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) omber. </DL> <A NAME="ombre"> ombre (2), adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. (of a fabric color) running gradually from light to darker shades to give a shaded or striped effect; shadowy; shaded. <DD>noun an ombre fabric. </DL> <A NAME="ombred"> ombred, adjective. =ombre.</DL> <A NAME="ombu"> ombu, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a rapidly growing, evergreen, dioecious shade tree of South America, having very dense foliage and a width of up to 15 feet at the base. The wood is very moist and spongy. </DL> <A NAME="ombudsman"> ombudsman, noun, pl. -men.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a government official appointed to receive and investigate grievances of citizens against the government. The office of ombudsman originated in the Scandinavian countries. <DD> 2. any person who champions or defends individual rights. Ex. ombudsman for every injustice, agitator for every cause that needed help, one-woman lobby (Max Lerner). </DL> <A NAME="ombudsmanship"> ombudsmanship, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> position or authority of ombudsman. </DL> <A NAME="ombudswoman"> ombudswoman, noun, pl. -women.<DL COMPACT><DD> a female ombudsman. </DL> <A NAME="omega"> omega, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet, corresponding to English O, o, especially with the sound o. <DD> 2. the last of any series; end. <DD> 3. (Nuclear Physics.) <DD> a. omega meson. <DD> b. =omega minus. </DL> <A NAME="omegameson"> omega meson,<DL COMPACT><DD> a highly unstable and short-lived elementary particle with a mass 1540 times that of an electron. </DL> <A NAME="omegaminus"> omega minus,<DL COMPACT><DD> a negatively-charged elementary particle of extremely short life, produced in a nuclear accelerator after its existence and properties were predicted by the eightfold way. </DL> <A NAME="omega3fattyacid"> omega-3 fatty acid,<DL COMPACT><DD> a polyunsaturated fatty acid, found in fish or fish oil, that lowers the levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood and decreases blood coagulation. Ex. The omega-3 fatty acids in fish reduce the likelihood of getting heart disease (Science News). </DL> <A NAME="omelet"> omelet or omelette, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> eggs beaten up with milk or water, fried or baked in a shallow pan, and folded over. An omelet is often filled with minced ham, tomato sauce, or cheese. </DL> <A NAME="omen"> omen, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a sign of what is to happen; object or event that is believed to mean good or bad fortune. Ex. Spilling salt is said to be an omen of misfortune. (SYN) augury, portent, presage. <DD> 2. prophetic meaning; foreboding. Ex. A black cat is a creature of ill omen. <DD>v.t. 1. to be a sign of; presage; forebode. <DD> 2. to predict as if from omens; divine. </DL> <A NAME="omened"> omened, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> preceded by or attended with omens. </DL> <A NAME="omened"> -omened,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) containing a ______ omen. Ex. Ill-omened = containing an ill omen </DL> <A NAME="omental"> omental, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the omentum. </DL> <A NAME="omentum"> omentum, noun, pl. -ta.<DL COMPACT><DD> a fold of the peritoneum connecting the stomach with certain of the other viscera. The great omentum is attached to the stomach and enfolds the transverse colon; the lesser omentum lies between the stomach and the liver. </DL> <A NAME="omer"> omer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. an ancient Hebrew unit of dry measure, equal to 1/10 of an ephah, about 3 1/2 quarts. <DD> 2. the 49 days between Passover and Shabuoth during which weddings and other celebrations are prohibited to Orthodox Jews, except on the day of Lag Ba'Omer. </DL> <A NAME="omerta"> omerta, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Sicilian code of honor which forbids informing about crimes thought to be the private affairs of the persons involved. </DL> <A NAME="omicron"> omicron, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet. </DL> <A NAME="ominous"> ominous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of bad omen; unfavorable; threatening. Ex. a dull, ominous rumble (Bret Harte). Those clouds look ominous for our picnic. (SYN) inauspicious, foreboding. <DD> 2. of or like an omen; prophetic; portentous. Ex. I feel a thousand fears Which are not ominous of right (Byron). adv. ominously. noun ominousness. </DL> <A NAME="omissible"> omissible, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that can be omitted. </DL> <A NAME="omission"> omission, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or fact of omitting or state of being omitted. Ex. the omission of a paragraph in copying a story. (SYN) exclusion. <DD> 2. a thing omitted. Ex. His song was the only omission from the program. </DL> <A NAME="omissive"> omissive, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> characterized by omission; omitting. </DL> <A NAME="omit"> omit, transitive verb, omitted, omitting.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. to leave out. Ex. He made many mistakes in spelling by omitting letters. I must not omit that Sir Roger is a justice of the quorum (Sir Richard Steele). <DD> 2. to fail to do; neglect. Ex. to omit to say thanks. She omitted making her bed. He omitted to state his reasons. (SYN) overlook, ignore, skip. <DD> 3. (Obsolete.) to let go; lay aside. Ex. Tempests themselves ... As having sense of beauty, do omit Their mortal natures, letting go safely by The divine Desdemona (Shakespeare). </DL> <A NAME="ommatidial"> ommatidial, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the ommatidium. </DL> <A NAME="ommatidium"> ommatidium, noun, pl. -ia.<DL COMPACT><DD> one of the radial elements or segments making up the compound eye, as of insects or crustaceans. </DL> <A NAME="ommatophore"> ommatophore, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a movable eyestalk, such as in certain snails. </DL> <A NAME="ommiad"> Ommiad, noun, pl. -ads, -ades. =Omayyad.</DL> <A NAME="omni"> omni-,<DL COMPACT><DD> (combining form.) all; completely. Ex. Omnipotent = all powerful. </DL> <A NAME="omniavincitamor"> omnia vincit amor,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) love conquers all. </DL> <A NAME="omnibus"> omnibus, noun, pl. -buses, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a large vehicle with seats inside and sometimes also on the roof; bus. An omnibus is used for carrying passengers between fixed stations along a route. <DD> 2. a volume of works by a single author or of similar works by several authors; anthology. Ex. an omnibus of detective stories. <DD>adj. covering many things at once. Ex. an omnibus law. </DL> <A NAME="omnicide"> omnicide, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the destruction of all life. Ex. The subject of nuclear omnicide has proliferated in the pages of the Guardian (Manchester Guardian Weekly). </DL> <A NAME="omnicompetence"> omnicompetence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> complete or unlimited competence. </DL> <A NAME="omnicompetent"> omnicompetent, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> competent in all matters; qualified in all cases. Ex. The younger so-called Communist technocrats ... trained by an omnipotent but far from omnicompetent state ... (Times Literary Supplement). </DL> <A NAME="omnidirectional"> omnidirectional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> transmitting or receiving signals in every direction. Ex. an omnidirectional radio beacon. </DL> <A NAME="omnifaceted"> omnifaceted, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> covering all facets. </DL> <A NAME="omnifarious"> omnifarious, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of all forms, varieties, or kinds. Ex. omnifarious reading. noun omnifariousness. </DL> <A NAME="omnific"> omnific, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> creating all things. Ex. Silence, ye troubled waves, and thou deep, peace, Said then the omnific Word (Milton). </DL> <A NAME="omnificent"> omnificent, adjective. =omnific.</DL> <A NAME="omnifocal"> omnifocal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having continuously varying focal lengths. Ex. Omnifocal lenses eliminate a typical sharp break between lens segments of bifocals (Chicago Tribune). </DL> <A NAME="omniform"> omniform, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of all forms or shapes; taking any form or shape. Ex. the omniform sea. </DL> <A NAME="omniformity"> omniformity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> omniform quality. </DL> <A NAME="omnigenous"> omnigenous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of all kinds. </DL> <A NAME="omnipotence"> omnipotence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> complete power; unlimited power. Ex. the omnipotence of God, pursuing the guilty sinner (William Godwin). </DL> <A NAME="omnipotence"> Omnipotence, noun. =God.</DL> <A NAME="omnipotent"> omnipotent, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. having all power; almighty. Ex. Alleluia: for the Lord God omnipotent reigneth (Revelation 19:6). <DD> 2. having very great power or influence. Ex. The Senate was ... made omnipotent and irresponsible (James A. Froude). <DD> 3. capable of anything; utter. Ex. The most omnipotent villain that ever cried "Stand" to a true man (Shakespeare). <DD>noun an omnipotent being. adv. omnipotently. </DL> <A NAME="omnipotent"> Omnipotent, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the Omnipotent, God. Ex. Boasting I could subdue The Omnipotent (Milton). </DL> <A HREF="omnipres.dic">NEXT</A>