Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z oblatum An oblate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its minor axis. oblea A dessert from several countries in Latin America, consisting of two thin wafers sandwiching a sweet filling. oblectate To delight; to please greatly. oblectation The act of pleasing highly, or state of being greatly pleased; delight. obleege To oblige. Obletz A surname. obley A communion wafer. obligability The quality of being obligable. obligable Acknowledging, or complying with, obligation; trustworthy. obligala A formal ball which two characters (usually Fox Mulder and Dana Scully) are required to attend as a set-up in romantic fan fiction. obligancy The status of being an obligant. obligant One who binds themselves to another to pay or to perform something. obligate To bind, compel, constrain, or oblige by a social, legal, or moral tie. obligated Committed. obligatedly Under obligation; necessarily. obligatee A person who is obligated by law to do something obligately In an obligate manner. obligation The act of binding oneself by a social, legal, or moral tie to someone. obligational Pertaining to, or in the nature of, obligation. obligative Synonym of obligatory. obligativeness The quality of being obligative. obligator One who establishes an obligation under law obligatorification The act or process of, or an instance of, (something) becoming or being made (more) obligatory, especially as part of the process of grammaticalization. obligatorily In an obligatory manner. obligatoriness The quality or state of being obligatory. obligatorization Synonym of obligatorification. obligatorize To make (something) obligatory, or more obligatory. obligatory Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory. obligatum That which is, or must be, granted. oblige To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means. obliged Under an obligation to do something. obligedly gratefully; indebtedly obligedness Quality of being obliged. obligee The party owed an obligation by another party, the obligor. obligement obligation obliger One who, or that which, obliges. obliging Happy and ready to do favours for others. obligingly In an obliging manner; so as to oblige another; as a favour to another. obligingness The quality of being obliging; the tendency to cater for the desires of others. obligor The party bearing a legal obligation to another party (the obligee). oblimax oblique with maximization oblimersen An antisense oligodeoxyribonucleotide being studied as a possible treatment for several types of cancer. oblimin oblique with minimization obliquangular Formed of oblique angles. obliquation The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side oblique Not erect or perpendicular; not parallel to, or at right angles from, the base. obliquely In an oblique manner; sideways. obliqueness Synonym of obliquity. obliques Collectively, the abdominal muscles responsible for rotation of the trunk. obliquicanaliculate Having pore canals cut diagonally through multiple eggshell units instead of going between them like in other pore systems. Obliquicanaliculate pores are only found in a single oogenus: Preprismatoolithus. obliquid oblique obliquitous Characterized by obliquity. obliquity The quality of being oblique in direction, deviating from the horizontal or vertical; or the angle created by such a deviation. obliquolateral oblique and lateral obliquotransverse oblique and transverse obliquus An obliquus muscle; a muscle running obliquely. obliterable Capable of being obliterated. obliterans Producing obstruction due to inflammation and fibrosis. obliterate To destroy (someone or something) completely, leaving no trace; to annihilate, to wipe out. obliterated Destroyed; (loosely) broken beyond repair. obliterating Causing obliteration; devastating. obliteratingly So as to obliterate. obliteration The total destruction of something. obliterationism A policy of obliteration. obliterative Tending or serving to obliterate. obliteratively In an obliterative way. obliterator One who obliterates. obliterature Synonym of obliteration. oblivescence forgetting; state of being forgotten oblivescent forgetful; forgetting oblivial Of or relating to oblivion. obliviality Liability to be forgotten. obliviate To forget; to wipe from existence. obliviation Total removal or erasure. oblivion The state of forgetting completely, of being oblivious, unconscious, unaware, as when sleeping, drunk, or dead. oblivionate To send to oblivion; to destroy or eliminate. oblivionize To consign to oblivion; to destroy or erase utterly. obliviot A person who is completely unaware of their surroundings or actions; an oblivious idiot. oblivious Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of. obliviously in an oblivious manner obliviousness The characteristic of being oblivious. obliviscence Forgetfulness. oblivium Oblivion. oblocutor A gainsayer; a critic. obloid oblong in three dimension(s) Oblomovian Lazy and apathetic. Oblomovism Indolent apathy. Oblomovist A proponent or archetype of Oblomovism; a lazy, apathetic person. Oblomovitis Indolent apathy. oblong Having a length and width that are different; not square or circular. oblongatal Of or pertaining to the medulla oblongata. oblongate Synonym of oblong. oblongichytrid Any heterokont of the genus Oblongichytrium oblongish Somewhat oblong in shape. oblongitude The property of being oblong in shape. oblongitudinal Oblong in shape. oblongly In an oblong orientation. oblongness The quality of being oblong in shape. oblongular Oblong and rectangular; rectangular but not square. oblongum A prolate spheroid; a figure described by the revolution of an ellipse about its greater axis. obloquial Of or relating to obloquy. obloquious Containing obloquy; reproachful. obloquy Abusive language. obluctation opposition; resistance oblyrate Having a reverse lyrate shape, with the lobes near the apex. obmurmuration The action or an instance of complaining or criticizing. obmutescence Silence; inability or refusal to speak. obmutescent Silent; unable or refusing to speak. obnebulate To cloud or obscure (something). Obninsk A city in Kaluga Oblast, Russia. obnosis Observing the obvious. obnoxiety obnoxiousness obnoxiosity The quality of being obnoxious. obnoxious Extremely offensive or unpleasant; very annoying, contemptible, or odious. obnoxiously In an obnoxious manner. obnoxiousness The characteristic of being obnoxious. obnoxity The quality of being obnoxious. obnubilate Covered or darkened as with a cloud; overclouded; obscured. obnubilated Obscured; dimmed or hidden with or as if with a cloud. obnubilation The action of darkening or fact of being darkened, as with a cloud; obscuration. obnubilous Overclouded, cloudy. obo The capital of Haut-Mbomou in the Central African Republic. Obock A wadi in Obock, Djibouti, Horn of Africa oboe A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of grenadilla wood. It is a member of the double reed family. oboelike Resembling or characteristic of an oboe. oboist Someone who plays an oboe. obol Synonym of obolus: a silver coin of Ancient Greece. obolary Possessing only small coins; impoverished. obole An obsolete French coin. Oboler A surname. obolid Any member of the family Obolidae of lamp shells. obolo An old copper coin of the Ionian Islands. obolus A silver coin minted in Ancient Greece, valued at a sixth of a drachma. Obomber An epithet for Barack Obama. obomegoid Obversely omegoid. Obon A Japanese festival to honor the spirits of one's ancestors. obong The traditional ruler and cultural custodian of the Efik people of Western Africa. Obongo A member of the Bongo people of Gabon. obook An online book Oborne A village and civil parish (served by Yeohead and Castleton Parish Council) north-east of Sherborne, Dorset, England, previously in West Dorset district (OS grid ref ST6518). Oborniki A town and county of Greater Poland Voivodeship, Poland. Oborny A surname from Polish. Obote A surname. Obotrite Member of a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany. oboval obovate obovate Shaped like an egg, with the broad extremity located away from the base. obovately In an obovate manner. obovoid Approximately obovate in shape. obovoidal obovoid oboyerite A triclinic mineral containing hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and tellurium.