<B>outworn, </B>adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>worn-out. <BR> <I>Ex. outworn clothes.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) out-of-date. <BR> <I>Ex. outworn opinions.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) outgrown. <BR> <I>Ex. outworn habits.</I> <DD><I>verb </I> the past participle of <B>outwear.</B> <BR> <I>Ex. He has outworn the coat he bought last year.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="outwrite">
<B>outwrite, </B>transitive verb, <B>-wrote,</B> <B>-written,</B> <B>-writing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to surpass or excel in writing; write better than. </DL>
<A NAME="outwrought">
<B>outwrought, </B>verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> outworked; a past tense and a past participle of <B>outwork.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="outyield">
<B>outyield, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD> to yield more than. <BR> <I>Ex. ... late sown spring wheats have outyielded winter varieties locally (London Times).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ouzel">
<B>ouzel, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any one of certain European birds of the thrush family, such as the blackbird and the ring ouzel, black with a white ring or bar on the breast. <DD><B> 2. </B>the water ouzel or dipper that often wades into deep water. <BR> <I>Ex. The ouzel alone of all birds dares to enter a white torrent (John Muir).</I> <DD> Also, <B>ousel.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="ouzo">
<B>ouzo, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a licorice-flavored aperitif derived from resinated Greek wine. </DL>
<A NAME="ova">
<B>ova, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> plural of <B>ovum.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="oval">
<B>oval, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>shaped like an egg. <BR> <I>Ex. The oval eggplant is named for its shape.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>shaped like an ellipse; ellipsoidal. <BR> <I>Ex. the oval path of the earth around the sun.</I> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>something having an oval shape, such as some athletic fields, a track, or a plane figure. <DD><B> 2. </B>(U.S. Informal.) a football. noun <B>ovalness.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="ovalbumin">
<B>ovalbumin, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the albumin of egg white. </DL>
<A NAME="ovality">
<B>ovality, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the condition of being oval. <BR> <I>Ex. ... charmingly oval-faced (that ovality coincided with the idea of feminine beauty in the eighteen-nineties) (Vladimir Nabokov).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the fact or condition of being ovalized. <BR> <I>Ex. ... vibration-induced engine ovality (New Scientist).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ovalize">
<B>ovalize, </B>verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to make oval. <BR> <I>Ex. to ovalize a round neckline.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become oval; stretch out of true circular shape. <BR> <I>Ex. The Boeing 747 ... engines were modified to correct a tendency to "ovalize" (John B. Bentley).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ovally">
<B>ovally, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD> in an oval form. </DL>
<A NAME="ovaloffice">
<B>Oval Office,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the office of the President of the United States. <BR> <I>Ex. There are few men on the Hill who have got this appealing picture of the man in the Oval Office (Time).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ovaloid">
<B>ovaloid, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> resembling an oval; ovoid. </DL>
<A NAME="ovalwindow">
<B>oval window,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a membrane in the ears of mammals and other vertebrates connecting the middle ear with the inner ear. </DL>
<A NAME="ovambo">
<B>Ovambo, </B>noun, pl. <B>-bo</B> or <B>-bos,</B> adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a member of a Bantu tribe living in northern South West Africa. <DD><I>adj. </I> of or having to do with the Ovambo. </DL>
<A NAME="ovarian">
<B>ovarian, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with an ovary. </DL>
<A NAME="ovariectomize">
<B>ovariectomize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-mized,</B> <B>-mizing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to remove (an ovary) by surgery. </DL>
<A NAME="ovariectomy">
<B>ovariectomy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mies.</B> =ovariotomy.</DL>
<A NAME="ovariotomy">
<B>ovariotomy, </B>noun, pl. <B>-mies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> surgical incision into or removal of an ovary. </DL>
<A NAME="ovaritis">
<B>ovaritis, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> inflammation of an ovary. </DL>
<A NAME="ovary">
<B>ovary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-ries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the organ of a female animal in which eggs and sex hormones are produced. <DD><B> 2. </B>the part of a flowering plant enclosing the young seeds. It is the enlarged lower part of the pistil. <DD><B> 3. </B>the core or pit of a fleshy fruit. </DL>
<B>ovate</B> (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person awarded the third degree of achievement in poetry and music at an eisteddfod. <BR> <I>Ex. ... the green robes of the ovates and the barbs' blue ones (Punch).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ovation">
<B>ovation, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an enthusiastic public welcome; burst of loud clapping or cheering. <BR> <I>Ex. The President received a great ovation.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a lesser celebration than a triumph, given to a victorious commander in ancient Rome. </DL>
<A NAME="oven">
<B>oven, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an enclosed space, usually in a stove or near a fireplace, for baking food. <DD><B> 2. </B>a small furnace for heating or drying pottery; kiln. adj. <B>ovenlike.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="ovenbird">
<B>ovenbird, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various birds that build nests with dome-shaped roofs something like a primitive oven. The ovenbird of North America is a wood warbler that has an olive-brown back, black-streaked white breast, and orange crown. It nests on the ground. </DL>
<A NAME="ovenproof">
<B>ovenproof, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> made of material that can withstand the heat of an oven without cracking. </DL>
<A NAME="ovenready">
<B>oven-ready, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> prepared for immediate baking. <BR> <I>Ex. oven-ready chickens or ducklings.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="ovenware">
<B>ovenware, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a dish or dishes for baking that can withstand the heat of an oven. </DL>
