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 Ongian Of or relating to Walter J. Ong (1912–2003), American Jesuit priest, professor of English literature, cultural and religious historian and philosopher, who explored how the transition from orality to literacy influenced culture and changed human consciousness. onglaze Done on a glazed surface onglet A hanger steak. onglide A phase while the articulators are moving into position to produce a new speech sound. Ongnam A Meitei surname from Manipuri ongo To be ongoing (occurring, happening); to last, proceed or continue. ongoer One who continues moving along a path or carrying on a tradition. ongoing Continuing, permanent, lasting. ongoingly In an ongoing fashion. ongoingness The condition of being ongoing; continuation; continuity. Ongole A cow or bull of a strong, aggressive breed originating from Ongole. Ongota A moribund language of southwest Ethiopia. Ongpin A Chinese Filipino surname from Hokkien Ongthombam A Meitei surname from Manipuri onhanger That which, or one who, hangs on to, relies on, or is dependent upon another; a dependent. onhold To hold on (to). onholding Continuous; perpetual; lasting. oni A Japanese evil spirit or demon. Oniasont Synonym of Honniasont. Oniassontke Synonym of Honniasont. onibi The will o' the wisp. Onibury A small village and civil parish in south Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SO4579). Oniceni A commune of Neamț County, Romania. Onich A village on Loch Linnhe, Highland council area, Scotland, historically in Inverness-shire (OS grid ref NN0261). onicolo A variety of onyx for cameos, a bluish-white band on the dark ground. Onida A small city, the county seat of Sully County, South Dakota, United States. Oniel A male given name. Onigger Barack Obama. onigirazu A form of sushi having the filling sandwiched between portions of rice instead of formed into a circle. onigiri A Japanese food made by putting ingredients into white rice, wrapping the outside with laver, and shaping it into a triangle. Onigum An unincorporated community in Cass County, Minnesota, United States. Onika A female given name. onikulactone A cat attractant found in Boschniakia rossica. oniochalasia The act of purchasing objects as a form of mental relaxation. oniomania An abnormal impulse to buy things, or a condition characterised by such impulses. oniomaniac A sufferer from oniomania. onion A monocotyledonous plant (Allium cepa), allied to garlic, used as vegetable and spice. onioned Flavoured or made with onion. onionet A small onion. onioniness The state or condition of being oniony. onionized Flavoured with, or converted into, onion; made oniony. Onionland Those portions of the Internet accessible via onion routing. onionless Without onions. onionlike Resembling or characteristic of an onion, for example in shape, flavour, or layered structure. onions A surname from Welsh [in turn originating as a patronymic]. onionskin A thin, strong, light, translucent paper; used especially for making carbon copies. oniontini A martini cocktail garnished with cocktail onions. Oniontown A community in the town of Dover, Dutchess County, New York, United States. Oniontowner A resident of Oniontown. onionweed Asphodelus fistulosus, an annual or short-lived perennial herb with a hollow stem and a large tuft of onion-like rounded hollow leaves. onionwood Syzygium aliilignum oniony Resembling an onion or onions, especially in terms of smell. oniscid Any of the Oniscidae; a woodlouse. oniscidean Any of the terrestrial isopod crustaceans of suborder Oniscidea; a woodlouse. onisciform flattened and broad in form oniscoid A member of the Oniscoidea; a woodlouse. oniscophagous Feeding on woodlice. oniscophagy The practice of feeding on woodlice. Onishi A surname from Japanese. Onitsha A city in Anambra State, Nigeria, located on the eastern bank of the Niger river. onium Any cation derived by the addition of a proton to the hydride of any element of the nitrogen, chalcogen or halogen families. onjisaponin Any of a group of saponins, from the root of Polygala tenuifolia, used in Chinese medicine Onjob A Trans-New Guinean language of Papua New Guinea. Onken A surname from German. onkilonite A nepheline basalt mineral. Onko A Yoruba people inhabiting the areas drained by the upper Ogun river in Northwestern Oyo state in Nigeria. onkos A kind of headdress in Ancient Greek theatre. onkus Inferior; unpleasant; unacceptably bad. onland On the land, as opposed to the ocean. onlap The phenomenon of successively younger rock strata extending progressively further across an erosion surface cut in older rocks. onlay To lay or place something on a surface. onlead To lead on or forward. onlend To loan out something that has been borrowed. onlest Only. Onley A deserted medieval village in Barby parish, Northamptonshire, England. onlier Something that lies very close to the expected position. online Of a generator or power plant: connected to the grid. onlineness The state or quality of being online. onliner A person who is online; a user of the Internet or similar service. onliness The state of being alone or unique. Onllwyn A village and community in Neath Port Talbot borough county borough, Wales (OS grid ref SN8410). onload To load onto or upon. onloan A loan that is made from something that was borrowed; something that is onloaned. onlook The act of looking on (something); observation. onlooker One who looks on or watches, without becoming involved or participating; an observer, a spectator. onlooking That is looking on; watching, observing. only Alone in a category. onlyborn Born as the only child in a family, flock, or the like. onlyer Someone who only adheres to the particular thing mentioned, excluding any alternatives. OnlyFans An account on OnlyFans, an online subscription service best known for hosting amateur pornography. onlyhood the condition of being unique, single, or alone onmun The Korean script; hangul. Onmyodo A traditional Japanese esoteric cosmology, a mixture of natural science and occultism, formerly under the control of the imperial government. Onn A surname. onna On the. onnagata A male actor who plays female roles in Japanese kabuki theatre. Onnian An age from 453 to 449 million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician. ono good-tasting, delicious. onocentaur A centaur with the body of an ass, instead of a prototypical horse. onoceradiene Any of a group of triterpene hydrocarbons, such as (4aS,8aS,4a'S,8a'S)-8,8'-(1,2-ethanediyl)bis(4,4,7,8a-tetramethyl-1,2,3,4,4a,5,6,8a-octahydronaphthalene), found in the fern Lemmaphyllum microphyllum onocerin A white crystalline waxy triterpene extracted from the root of the leguminous plant spiny restharrow (Ononis spinosa). onocleaceous Of or relating to the Onocleaceae. Onoda A surname from Japanese. Onodi A back handspring with a half turn in mid air, finished with a front walkover. onolatry Worship of the ass or donkey. onomancy divination by the letters of a name; nomancy onomantic Of or relating to onomancy. onomasiological Of or pertaining to onomasiology. onomasiologically In an onomasiological manner or context. onomasiologist A practitioner of onomasiology onomasiology A branch of lexicology concerned with the names of concepts. onomast A person who studies onomastics; a person who studies (proper) names. onomastic Of or relating to a personal or place name. onomastically In an onomastic way. onomastician A person who studies onomastics; one who studies or researches names. onomasticide The deliberate changing of foreign surnames into local equivalents onomasticon A book, list, or vocabulary of names, especially of people. onomastics The branch of lexicology devoted to the study of names and naming, especially the origins of names. onomatechny prognostication by the letters of a name; onomancy onomatoclast An opponent of onomatodoxy. onomatodox Relating to, supporting or advocating onomatodoxy. onomatodoxy The doctrine that the name of God is God himself. onomatoid In the philosophy of reism, any name denoting a state, relation, property, etc. rather than a body. onomatological Relating to onomatology, the study of the origins of names. onomatologically In terms of or by means of onomatology. onomatologist onomastician onomatology Synonym of onomastics onomatomancy Synonym of onomancy. onomatomania An abnormal obsession with a particular word. onomatomantic Of or pertaining to onomatomancy. onomatope A word formed by onomatopoeia or mimesis. onomatophobia The fear of hearing particular names or words. onomatophore A specimen that serves to bear a taxonomic name, as a type. onomatopoeia The property of a word that sounds like what it represents. onomatopoeial Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia. onomatopoeian A word formed by onomatopoeia. onomatopoeic Of or relating to onomatopoeia. onomatopoeically In an onomatopoeic manner. onomatopoeics The use of onomatopoeia. onomatopoeious Of or pertaining to onomatopoeia. onomatopoesis onomatopoeia onomatopoesy The use of onomatopoeia. onomatopoetic Synonym of onomatopoeic. onomatopoetical onomatopoeic onomatopoetically In an onomatopoetic manner. onomatopoetry A type of poetry based around onomatopoeia. onomatopoiesis onomatopoeia onomatopoietic An onomatopoietic word. onomotopoetically By means of onomatopoeia. Onondaga A member of a Native American tribe originally inhabiting Onondaga County, New York.