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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>DICTIONARY: one-dimensional - oneself</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="onedimensional"> one-dimensional, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having no depth; of little scope; not profound; fanciful. Ex. The one-dimensional world of bad men and good men. <DD> 2. having only one dimension. Ex. Time is one-dimensional. adv. one-dimensionally. </DL> <A NAME="oneeyed"> one-eyed, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having only one eye. <DD> 2. blind in one eye. </DL> <A NAME="onefold"> onefold, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> consisting of but one; single; simple. </DL> <A NAME="oneforone"> one-for-one, adjective. =one-to-one.</DL> <A NAME="onehanded"> one-handed, adjective, adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. 1. having or using only one hand. Ex. a one-handed clock. <DD> 2. used, worked, or performed with one hand. Ex. ... spectacular one-handed catches (New Yorker). <DD>adv. with one hand. Ex. He was caught ... finishing his stroke one-handed (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="onehorse"> one-horse, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. drawn or worked by a single horse. Ex. a little one-horse sleigh (Harriet Beecher Stowe). <DD> 2. using or having only a single horse. Ex. a one-horse farmer. <DD> 3. (Informal, Figurative.) of little scope, capacity, or importance; minor. Ex. a one-horse town. </DL> <A NAME="oneida"> Oneida, noun, pl. -da or -das.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a member of an American Indian tribe of Iroquoian stock formerly living in central New York State. <DD> 2. the language of this tribe. </DL> <A NAME="oneiric"> oneiric, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with dreams. </DL> <A NAME="oneirocritical"> oneirocritical, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having to do with or practicing the interpretation of dreams. adv. oneirocritically. </DL> <A NAME="oneirology"> oneirology, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the science or subject of dreams, or of their interpretation. </DL> <A NAME="oneiromancy"> oneiromancy, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> divination by dreams. </DL> <A NAME="onelegged"> one-legged, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having only one leg. Ex. ... one-legged, pedestal-based chairs, dining tables and coffee tables that have all the weightless elegance of a stemmed wine glass (Time). <DD> 2. (Figurative.) one-sided. Ex. a one-legged argument. </DL> <A NAME="oneliner"> one-liner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a snappy or pithy remark, usually of one sentence; wisecrack. Ex. He even scored with an old one-liner about banks: "Never trust a place where they pull the shades down at three o'clock in the afternoon" (Time). </DL> <A NAME="onelung"> one-lung, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having only one lung. <DD> 2. (Slang.) having only one cylinder. Ex. The rice comes down to Bangkok ... in boats powered by one-lung motors (Harper's). </DL> <A NAME="oneman"> one-man, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. consisting of only one person; exercised or managed by only one man. Ex. a one-man rule or dictatorship, a one-man job. <DD> 2. of or for a single person; designed to be carried, worn, or used by one man. Ex. a one-man submarine. </DL> <A NAME="oneman"> one-man, one-vote,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Politics.) of, having to do with, or designating the principle by which seats in a legislature are reapportioned according to the population of the area represented. Ex. Under Federal Court mandate to draw new Congressional district lines that would meet the Supreme Court's one-man, one-vote doctrine, the Legislature ... ingeniously met the Court's stipulations but left untouched some of the worst gerrymanders in the state (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="onemanshow"> one-man show,<DL COMPACT><DD> an exhibition of the work of one man; display or performance of the skill of a particular man. Ex. One-man shows of painting opening tomorrow include those of work by Picasso (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="oneness"> oneness, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the quality of being one in number or the only one of its kind; singleness. (SYN) individuality. <DD> 2. the quality of being the same in kind; sameness; identity. Ex. the solidarity and oneness of humanity (John Greenleaf Whittier). <DD> 3. the fact of forming one whole; unity; union. Ex. the oneness of marriage. <DD> 4. agreement in mind, feeling, or purpose; harmony. Ex. oneness of mind. </DL> <A NAME="onenighter"> one-nighter, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) <DD> 1. a one-night stand. Ex. A few units like ... the Modern Jazz Quartet are spending an increasing amount of their time playing one-nighters (Nat Hentoff). <DD> 2. an actor or performer who plays one-night stands. </DL> <A NAME="onenightstand"> one-night stand,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) <DD> 1a. a show for one night in a town by a touring company of actors or other performers. <DD> b. the place where such a show is given. <DD> 2. (Slang.) an act of sexual intercourse engaged in casually, as with a stranger. Ex. He has never picked up anybody for a one-night stand (Anne Taylor Fleming). </DL> <A NAME="oneocat"> one-o-cat or one-o'-cat, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a ball game in which there is one batter, three to six fielders, a pitcher, and one base in addition to home plate. It is a forerunner of baseball. Ex. He spells me increasingly in romps and games of one-o-cat (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="oneoff"> one-off, adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British.) <DD>adj. made or intended for only one time, occasion, or person. Ex. These relationships involve money and are on a continuing basis rather than a one-off purchase (London Times). <DD>noun anything made or intended for one time, occasion, or person; something special. </DL> <A NAME="oneoldcat"> one old cat, =one-o-cat.</DL> <A NAME="oneonone"> one-on-one, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (in basketball, football, and other team sports) of or characterized by each defensive player guarding only his opponent; man-to-man. Ex. a one-on-one defense, a one-on-one drill or practice. </DL> <A NAME="onepiece"> one-piece, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or in one piece; not having separate parts. Ex. a one-piece garment. </DL> <A NAME="onepiecer"> one-piecer, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a one-piece garment. </DL> <A NAME="oner"> oner, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. (Slang.) a person or thing of a unique or remarkable kind. <DD> 2. (Slang.) a person expert at or much addicted to something. Ex. Miss Sally's such a oner for that (Dickens). <DD> 3. (Informal.) something known by or in some way connected with the number one. </DL> <A NAME="onereeler"> one-reeler, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a short motion picture, such as a newsreel or cartoon, contained in a single reel of film that runs approximately twelve minutes. </DL> <A NAME="onerous"> onerous, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. hard to take or carry; burdensome; oppressive; troublesome. Ex. Overtime work is well paid, but it is often onerous. (SYN) heavy, weighty, arduous. <DD> 2. (Law.) of the nature of a legal burden or obligation. adv. onerously. noun onerousness. </DL> <A NAME="oneself"> oneself, pronoun.<DL COMPACT><DD> one's own self. Ex. At the age of seven one ought to dress oneself. One should not praise oneself. To be pleased with oneself is the surest way of offending everybody else (Edward G. Bulwer-Lytton). expr. be oneself, <DD> a. to have full control of one's mind or body. Ex. He was not himself after he heard the news that his son had been in a serious accident. <DD> b. to act naturally. Ex. Be yourself and stop putting on airs. expr. by oneself, <DD> a. having no company; alone. Ex. To sit down to dinner all by oneself! (Anthony Trollope). <DD> b. single-handed; unaided. Ex. It was the first time that he did his homework by himself, without any help whatever. expr. come to oneself, <DD> a. to return to consciousness; come to. Ex. When she came to herself she saw her mother at her bedside. <DD> b. to regain one's faculties or composure. Ex. I was momentarily stunned by the news, but quickly came to myself and went on as if nothing happened. expr. fall over oneself, to make every effort; show extreme eagerness. Ex. Newspapers which virtually ignored the sport of sailing for years past, have recently been falling over themselves to glean the facts about [it] (London Times). expr. feel like oneself, to feel fit; be in a sound or healthy condition. Ex. He hasn't been feeling like himself since his operation. expr. find oneself. See under find. expr. speak for oneself, <DD> a. to represent only one's own opinion or ideas. Ex. He speaks for himself, since none of us agrees with him. <DD> b. to be self-evident; show the facts or the whole truth. Ex. The scores of the singles matches speak for themselves (London Times). expr. take it upon oneself, to assume a task or responsibility. Ex. One danger is that the junta leaders may take it upon themselves to force a showdown with the rebels (New York Times). </DL> <A HREF="oneshot.dic">NEXT</A>