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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>ON</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="on"> on, preposition, adverb, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>prep. 1. above and supported by. Ex. to stand on one foot, to ride on a train. The book is on the table. <DD> 2. touching so as to cover or be around. Ex. a blister on one's heel, shoes on one's feet, a ring on one's finger. <DD> 3. close to; near. Ex. a house on the shore, to border on absurdity. <DD> 4. in the direction of; toward. Ex. The invading soldiers marched on the Capitol. <DD> 5. against; upon. Ex. The picture is on the wall. <DD> 6. by means of; by the use of. Ex. to talk on the telephone. This news is on good authority. <DD> 7. in the condition of; in the process of; in the way of. Ex. on duty, on half pay, on fire, on purpose, on sale. <DD> 8. at the time of; during. Ex. They greeted us on our arrival. <DD> 9. concerning; in relation to; in connection with. Ex. a book on animals, a poem on winter. <DD> 10. for the purpose of. Ex. He went on an errand. <DD> 11. in addition to. Ex. Defeat on defeat discouraged them. <DD> 12. among. Ex. on a team. I am on the committee considering new members for our club. <DD> 13. indicating risk or liability. Ex. on pain of death. <DD>adv. 1. on something or someone. Ex. The walls are up, and the roof is on. Put on a clean shirt. <DD> 2. to something. Ex. Hold on, or you may fall. <DD> 3. toward something. Ex. Some played; the others looked on. <DD> 4. farther. Ex. March on. <DD> 5. in or into a condition, process, manner, or action. Ex. Turn the gas on. <DD> 6. from a time; forward. Ex. later on, from that day on. <DD>adj. 1. taking place. Ex. The race is on. <DD> 2. near. Ex. the on side. <DD> 3. in operation; operating. Ex. The radio is on. The brake is on. <DD> 4. (Cricket.) of or on the side of the wicket or the field on which the batsman stands. <DD> 5. (British Slang.) <DD> a. effective; working. Ex. "So you see, old boy, that while I agree with you, denationalization just isn't on: Labour's made such a howling mess of these industries that no one in his senses would ever buy them back!" (Punch). <DD> b. knowing; aware. Ex. Says Whiteley [aLondon painter] "Dylan is ... the most on person in America" (Time). <DD>noun (Cricket.) the on side expr. and so on. See under so (1). expr. have nothing on. See under have. expr. have on. See under have. expr. on and off, at some times and not at others; now and then. Ex. He looked out of the window on and off. expr. on and on, without stopping. Ex. The woman talked on and on throughout the whole afternoon. expr. on to, (Slang.) aware of the truth about. Ex. Some of the kids are sweet, though I have a feeling they're on to me (Punch). expr. put on. See under put (1). </DL> <A NAME="on"> -on,<DL COMPACT><DD> (suffix.) <DD> 1. (Physics.) <DD> a. a nuclear particle, as in neutron, dyon, parton. <DD> b. any unit particle or quantum of energy, as in photon, graviton, exciton. <DD> 2. (Genetics.) a unit of genetic material, as in operon, cistron. <DD> 3. (Chemistry.) a variant of -one, used for a compound that is not a ketone, as in diuron. </DL> <A NAME="on"> ON (no periods), O.N., or ON.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Old Norse. </DL> <A NAME="ona"> Ona, noun, pl. -na or -nas.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of a tribe of American Indians formerly living on the island of Tierra del Fuego at the southernmost tip of South America. Ex. The Ona hunted the guanaco, a small wild relative of the llama (Charles Wagley). </DL> <A NAME="onagainoffagain"> on-again off-again, or on-again-off-again, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that is not steadily pursued or carried out; wavering; faltering; inconclusive; unresolved. Ex. The fund was meant to free economic aid from the jerking, jolting, on-again-off-again procedures imposed by the annual cycle of appropriations (Economist). </DL> <A NAME="onager"> onager, noun, pl. -gri, -gers.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a wild ass of the dry plains of western central Asia, light brownish with a black stripe along its back. <DD> 2. an ancient and medieval machine of war for throwing stones. </DL> <A NAME="onagraceous"> onagraceous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> belonging to the evening-primrose family. </DL> <A NAME="onandoff"> on-and-off, adjective. =off-and-on. Ex. After on-and-off contract negotiations for several months, the union called a strike (Wall Street Journal). </DL> <A NAME="onanism"> onanism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. =masturbation. <DD> 2. sexual intercourse stopped suddenly before ejaculation. </DL> <A NAME="onanist"> onanist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who practices onanism. </DL> <A NAME="onanistic"> onanistic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or characteristic of onanism. </DL> <A NAME="onboard"> on-board, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> on or within a vehicle; installed aboard. Ex. The Gemini 5 rendezvous experiment [was] the first to use an on-board computer linked with on-board radar (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="once"> once, adverb, noun, conjunction, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>adv. 1. one time. Ex. Read it once more. He comes once a day. A man can die but once (Shakespeare). <DD> 2. at some one time in the past; formerly. Ex. a once powerful nation. That big man was once a little baby. <DD> 3. even a single time; ever. Ex. if the facts once become known; once seen, never forgotten. <DD> 4. (Archaic.) at some future time. Ex. meditating that she must die once (Shakespeare). <DD>noun a single occasion. Ex. Once is enough. I think he might as well have favoured me this once (Shelley). <DD>conj. if ever; whenever. Ex. Most boys like to swim once they have learned how. Once you cross the river you are safe. <DD>adj. former. Ex. a once friend. (SYN) quondam. expr. all at once, suddenly. Ex. All at once the sun disappeared and rain began to fall. expr. at once, <DD> a. immediately. Ex. You must come at once. <DD> b. at one and the same time. Ex. All three boys spoke at once. expr. for once, for one time at least. Ex. For once I wasn't thinking of you. I had other things in mind (Graham Greene). expr. once and again, repeatedly. Ex. That good woman would open the door once and again in the morning, and put her head through (Mrs. Humphry Ward). expr. once (and) for all. See under all. expr. once in a while. See under while. expr. once or twice, a few times. Ex. So the merchants ... lodged without Jerusalem once or twice (Nehemiah 13:20) expr. once upon a time. See under time. </DL> <A NAME="onceover"> once-over, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a short, quick look, as for inspection or evaluation. Ex. to give the new plans a quick once-over. </DL> <A NAME="onceoverlightly"> once-over-lightly, noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun (Informal.) a light or superficial look, as for inspection or evaluation; a casual once-over. Ex. The religious essays ... are a once-over-lightly in the principles of Catholicism (Time). <DD>adj. superficial; casual. Ex. once-over-lightly coverage of the news. </DL> <A NAME="onchocerciasis"> onchocerciasis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tropical disease that causes nodules under the skin and lesions of the eye which may result in blindness; river blindness. It is caused by a filarial worm whose carrier is a gnat. </DL> <A NAME="oncidium"> oncidium, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of tropical American epiphytic orchids. Some kinds have flowers resembling butterflies. </DL> <A NAME="oncogen"> oncogen, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tumor-producing virus or other agent; oncogenic substance or organism. </DL> <A NAME="oncogene"> oncogene, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a tumor-producing gene. Ex. The theory itself states that human cancer is viral in origin and is caused by a more or less hypothetical entity called the oncogene (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="oncogenesis"> oncogenesis, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the process of forming or producing tumors. </DL> <A NAME="oncogenic"> oncogenic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or producing tumors; tending to produce tumors. </DL> <A NAME="oncogenicity"> oncogenicity, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or condition of being oncogenic. </DL> <A NAME="oncologic"> oncologic, adjective. =oncological.</DL> <A NAME="oncological"> oncological, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with oncology. Ex. [Russia] has embarked on a nationwide specialist oncological service to deal with all growth disorders, benign and malignant (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="oncologist"> oncologist, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who studies, or knows much about, oncology. </DL> <A NAME="oncology"> oncology, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the branch of medicine dealing with the study of tumors. </DL> <A NAME="oncolytic"> oncolytic, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with the destruction of cells comprising a tumor. Ex. oncolytic properties. </DL> <A NAME="oncoming"> oncoming, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. approaching or advancing. Ex. oncoming winter, the oncoming tide, oncoming traffic. <DD>noun approach; advance. Ex. the oncoming of the storm; the oncoming of numbness (George Eliot). </DL> <A HREF="oncornav.dic">NEXT</A>