orthodoxy and heterodoxy
Somebody explained these terms by saying, the first was a man who had a doxy of his own, the second a person who made use of the doxy of another man.
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Os Sacrum
See Luz. A triangular bone situate at the lower part of the vertebral column, of which it is a continuation.
oschives
Bone-handled knives. CANT.
ossified
Drunk.
Ostend Manifesto
A declaration made in 1857 by the Ministers of the United States in England, France, and Spain, "that Cuba must belong to the United States.
ostrich policy
Avoiding problems by ignoring them
other end of the ball
completely wrong or opposite
other fish in the sea
There are many other suitable alternatives available.
other half
A person's spouse or romantic partner
other head
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
other man
A man who is having an affair with another's spouse
other side
an opposing or alternative point of view
other than
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
other times other manners
Circumstances change, so behavior and rules should adapt.
other times, other customs
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
other woman
A woman who is having an affair with a married man
others abide our question
Thou art free. We ask and ask — Thou smilest and art still, Out-topping knowledge — Shakespeare.
otherwise engaged
Busy or occupied with something else
otnit's ring
The ring of Otnit, King of Lombardy, according to the Heldenbuch, possessed a similar charm.
Ottava Riraa
A stanza of eight ten-syllabled lines, rhyming abababcc, used by Keats in Lis Isabella, Byron in Don Juan, etc. It was originally Italian and was employed by Tasso (the lines were eleven- syllabled), Ariosto, and many others.
otter
Eightpence. Italian, OTTO, eight.—Lingua Franca.
Ottoman Empire
The Turkish Empire, so called from Othman, or Osman, I, the founder, about 1300, of the dynasty. Our otto- man, a kind of sofa having some resemblance to an oriental couch, is, of course, the same word.
ottomised
To be ottomised; to be dissected. You'll be scragged, ottomised, and grin in a glass case: you'll be hanged, anatomised, and your skeleton kept in a glass case at Surgeons' Hall.
ottomy
The vulgar word for a skeleton.
ottomy
A thin man, a skeleton, a dwarf. Vulgar pronunciation of ANATOMY. Shakspeare has ATOMY.
ought to
should or is expected to
our asses
We.
Our country, right or wrongǃ (Stephen Decatur)
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
our era
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
our friends are our mirrors and show us ourselves
English proverb; full definition pending editorial review.
our greatest glory is not in never falling but in rising every time we fall
True greatness is shown by perseverance and learning from failures
Our Lady fcf the Rock
A miraculous image of the Virgin found by the wayside between Salamanca and Ciudad Rodrigo in 1409.
Our Lady of the Snows
A fanciful name, given by Kipling in The Five Nations (1903) to Canada.
Our Lord
The, location of his tomb under the high altar of St. Peter's, Rome, was verified in 1950.
out
A dram glass. These glasses are two-OUT (half-quartern), three-OUT, and four-OUT. An habitué of a gin-shop, desirous of treating a brace of friends, calls for "a quartern of gin and three OUTS," by which he means three glasses which will exactly contain the quartern. Really, the word glasses is understood. The man actually means, and one or more three-OUT glasses.
out and about
Actively going out and participating in social activities
out and out
Prime, excellent, of the first quality; beyond measure. OUT-AND-OUTER, one who is of an OUT-AND-OUT description, "up" to anything.
out and out
Incomparably, by far, or be- yond measure; as, "He was out and out the best man.
out and proud
Openly and confidently identifying as LGBTQ+
out at heels
In declining circumstances.
out cold
unconscious or deeply asleep
out for blood
Seeking revenge or punishment
out loud
speaking so that others can hear
out of a nightmare
Extremely bad or frightening
out of all cess
Beyond all estimation or valuation. The poor jade is wrung in the withers out of all cess. —SHAKESPEARE: 1 Henry IV, 11, 1.
out of bounds
Beyond acceptable limits or rules
out of breath
Panting from exertion; temporarily short of breath. Save your breath to cool your porridge.
out of central casting
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
out of character
Behaving in a way that is not typical of someone
out of character
Not in harmony with a person's actions, writings, profession, age, or status in society.
out of collar
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
out of countenaiice
Ashamed, confounded. With the countenance fallen or cast down.
out of court
Not admissible evidence within the terms of reference of the trial being conducted by the Court in question.
out of date
No longer valid or relevant
out of doors
Outside the house; in the open air. Sin lieth at the door (Gen. iv, 7). The blame of sin attaches to the wrongdoer, and he must take the consequences.
out of fix
Recognized English idiom; full definition pending editorial review.
out of frame
Outside the boundaries or context of a situation or discussion
out of gas
To have no energy or motivation left
out of harness
Retired from work or active service
out of his beat
In his wrong walk; out of his proper sphere.