Obtain, v. a. Procure, get, acquire, achieve, gain, win, earn, secure, get possession of.

Obtest, v. a. Beseech, implore, conjure, supplicate, beg, invoke, entreat, pray, solicit, importune, conjure, adjure.

Obtrude, v. a. Intrude, thrust in, press in, foist in, worm in.

Obtrusive, a. Intrusive, inclined to obtrude.

Obtund, v. a. Blunt, dull, deaden, quell, hebetate, take off the edge of.

Obtuse, a. Dull, stupid, stolid, doltish, blockish, stockish, heavy, slow, unintelligent, unintellectual, shallow, dull-witted, blunt-witted.

Obtuseness, n. 1. Bluntness.

2. Dulness, stupidity, stolidity, doltishness, shallowness.

Obviate, v. a. Preclude, prevent, turn aside, remove in the outset, provide against.

Obvious, a. Plain, evident, manifest, clear, palpable, visible, patent, apparent, unmistakable.

Occasion, n. 1. Occurrence, incident, casualty, event.

2. Opportunity, juncture, conjuncture, opening, room, suitable time, favorable time, nick of time, golden opportunity.

3. Necessity, need, exigency.

4. Cause (accidental), ground, reason.

Occasion, v. a. 1. Cause, produce, originate, breed, create, bring about, give rise to, give occasion to, bring to pass, be the cause of.

2. Induce, influence, persuade, move.

Occasional, a. Incidental, accidental, casual, irregular.

Occident, n. West.

Occidental, a. Western.

Occult, a. Hidden, secret, unrevealed, unknown, undiscovered, mysterious, mystic, mystical, recondite, cabalistic, latent, abstruse, veiled, shrouded, under a cover, under a cloud.

Occultation, n. Eclipse.

Occupancy, n. Possession (for the time), tenure, holding, use, occupation.

Occupant, n. Possessor (for the time), occupier, holder.

Occupation, n. 1. Possession, holding, tenure, use, occupancy.

2. Employment, business, calling, vocation, avocation, profession, pursuit, trade, craft, walk of life.

Occupy, v. a. 1. Possess (for the time), keep, hold, have possession of.

2. Cover, fill, take up.

3. Employ, busy, engage.

Occur, v. n. 1. Appear, arise, offer, come into view, present itself, be met with, meet the eye.

2. Come to one's mind, come into one's head, flash on the mind.

3. Befall, happen, fall out, take place, come about, come to pass.

Occurrence, n. Incident, event, accident, casualty, adventure, affair, transaction, proceeding.

Ocean, n. Sea, main, deep, great deep, great sea, high sea.

Oceanic, a. Marine, pelagic.

Octagon, n. Eight-sided figure.

Octagonal, a. Eight-sided.

Od, n. Odyle, odyllic force.

Odd, a. 1. Uneven, not divisible by 2.

2. Unmatched, single (of a pair or set).

3. Supernumerary, redundant, left over (from a specified number).

4. Singular, strange, uncommon, eccentric, fantastic, whimsical, peculiar, comical, droll, bizarre, grotesque, extravagant, out of the way.

Oddity, n. Singularity, strangeness, queerness.

Odds, n. sing. & pl. Difference, disparity, inequality.

Odds and ends, Fragments, remnants, scraps, refuse, orts, off-scourings.

Ode, n. Lyric poem.

Odious, a. 1. Hateful, detestable, execrable, abominable, shocking, disgusting, offensive, repulsive, obnoxious.

2. Invidious.

Odium, n. 1. Hatred, hate, dislike, disfavor, disesteem, disaffection, enmity.

2. Disapprobation, disapproval, censure, blame, condemnation.

3. Dishonor, disgrace, shame, obloquy, opprobrium, scandal, ignominy, infamy.

Odontalgia, n. (Med.) Toothache.

Odor, n. Scent (good or bad), smell, perfume, fragrance, redolence.

Odoriferous, a. Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented.

Odorous, a. Fragrant, perfumed, balmy, aromatic, sweet-smelling, sweet-scented.

Odyle, n. Od, odyllic force.