2. Organization, organized being, organized existence.

Organization, n. 1. Construction, constitution, organizing, forming, making.

2. Organism, organized being, organized existence.

Organize, v. a. Constitute (by assignment of parts), dispose or arrange in parts (for special functions), construct, form, make.

Orgies, n. pl. Revels, bacchanals, saturnalia, carousal, revelry, wassail, debauch, drunken bout.

Orient, a. 1. Eastern, oriental.

2. Bright, shining, glittering, sparkling, brilliant.

Orient, n. East.

Oriental, a. Eastern, orient.

Orifice, n. Hole, aperture, perforation, pore.

Origin, n. 1. Source, rise, spring, beginning, commencement, birth, cradle, original, fountain-head, starting-point.

2. Cause, occasion.

Original, a. 1. Primitive, aboriginal, primeval, primary, primordial, pristine, first.

2. Inventive, creative.

Original, n. 1. Source, spring, origin, cause.

2. Archetype, model, pattern, type, prototype, protoplast, exemplar, first copy.

3. [Colloquial.] Oddity, eccentric person.

Originate, v. a. Create, breed, bring into existence, be the author of, be the cause of, give rise to.

Originate, v. n. Arise, rise, begin, spring, proceed, emanate, flow, take its rise.

Originator, n. Inventor, author, maker, creator, father, former, first cause.

Orison, n. Prayer, supplication, petition, solicitation.

Ormolu, n. Mosaic gold.

Ornament, n. Embellishment, decoration, adornment.

Ornament, v. a. Decorate, adorn, embellish, beautify, garnish, bedeck, grace, emblazon.

Ornamental, a. Embellishing, serving for ornament, topiary.

Ornate, a. Ornamented, embellished, decorated, bedecked.

Orrery, n. Planetarium.

Orthoclase, n. Felspar.

Orthodox, a. Sound (in religious opinions), of the true faith, not heretical.

Orthodoxy, n. True faith, soundness of doctrine.

Orthogonal, a. Rectangular, right-angled.

Orthography, n. Spelling.

Oscillate, v. n. Swing, vibrate, move to and fro, move backward and forward.

Oscillation, n. Vibration, swinging, nutation.

Oscillatory, a. Vibratory, swinging, oscillating, vibrating.

Oscitate, v. n. Gape, yawn.

Osier, n. 1. Willow.

2. Wicker, withe, willow twig.

Osseous, a. Bony.

Ossuary, n. Charnel-house.

Ostensible, a. 1. Shown, declared, avowed, assigned, manifest, apparent, exhibited, presented, visible.

2. Specious, plausible, colorable.

Ostentation, n. Display, show, parade, flourish, dash, pomposity, pompousness, pageantry, high pretension.

Ostentatious, a. Boastful, vain, showy, dashing, flaunting, pompous, vainglorious, fond of display.

Ostentatiously, ad. Showily, pompously, boastfully, with a flourish of trumpets, with beat of drum.

Ostracism, n. Banishment, expulsion, exclusion, excommunication.

Ostracize, v. a. Banish, exile, put under the ban.

Otalgia, n. (Med.) Ear-ache.

Otalgy, n. (Med.) Ear-ache.

Ottoman, n. Turk.

Ottoman, a. Turkish.

Oust, v. a. Eject, expel, dislodge, turn out.

Out and out, 1. [Adverbially.] Completely, thoroughly, utterly.

2. [Adjectively.] Complete, thorough, consummate, unqualified.

Out-balance, v. a. Overweigh, overbalance, overpoise.

Outbreak, n. 1. Eruption, explosion.

2. Riot, row, fray, affray, broil, conflict, breach of the peace.

Outburst, n. Eruption, outbreak.

Outcast, n. 1. Exile.

2. Reprobate, castaway, vagabond, Pariah, abandoned wretch.

Outcrop, n. (Geol.) Basseting, cropping out.

Outcry, n. 1. Cry, scream, screech, yell.

2. Clamor, vociferation, hallabaloo, noise, hue and cry.

Outdo, v. a. Excel, surpass, exceed, beat, outstrip, outvie, outgo, go beyond, be superior to.

Out-doors, ad. Abroad, out-of-doors, in the open air, out of the house.