Definition of os

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Os (n.) One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc., supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See Eschar..

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Lacrosse :: Lacrosse (n.) A game of ball, originating among the North American Indians, now the popular field sport of Canada, and played also in England and the United States. Each player carries a long-handled racket, called a crosse. The ball is not handled but caught with the crosse and carried on it, or tossed from it, the object being to carry it or throw it through one of the goals placed at opposite ends of the field..
Slip :: Slip (n.) A leash or string by which a dog is held; -- so called from its being made in such a manner as to slip, or become loose, by relaxation of the hand..
Sepulchre :: Sepulchre (n.) The place in which the dead body of a human being is interred, or a place set apart for that purpose; a grave; a tomb..
Lobbyist :: Lobbyist (n.) A member of the lobby; a person who solicits members of a legislature for the purpose of influencing legislation.
Apprehension :: Apprehension (n.) Anticipation, mostly of things unfavorable; distrust or fear at the prospect of future evil..
Adelphous :: Adelphous (a.) Having coalescent or clustered filaments; -- said of stamens; as, adelphous stamens. Usually in composition; as, monadelphous..
Turnsole :: Turnsole (a.) A kind of spurge (Euphorbia Helioscopia).
Return :: Return (n.) The continuation in a different direction, most often at a right angle, of a building, face of a building, or any member, as a molding or mold; -- applied to the shorter in contradistinction to the longer; thus, a facade of sixty feet east and west has a return of twenty feet north and south..
Mastery :: Mastery (n.) Specifically, the philosopher's stone..
Inimical :: Inimical (a.) Opposed in tendency, influence, or effects; antagonistic; inconsistent; incompatible; adverse; repugnant..
Welsome :: Welsome (a.) Prosperous; well.
Thrips :: Thrips (n.) Any one of numerous small species of Thysanoptera, especially those which attack useful plants, as the grain thrips (Thrips cerealium)..
Actuosity :: Actuosity (n.) Abundant activity.
Rhapsody :: Rhapsody (n.) A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Exposed to the wind and sea; unsheltered; as, a wild roadstead..
Gros :: Gros (n.) A heavy silk with a dull finish; as, gros de Naples; gros de Tours..
Glow :: Glow (n.) Brightness or warmth of color; redness; a rosy flush; as, the glow of health in the cheeks..
Hyosternal :: Hyosternal (a.) Between the hyoid bone and the sternum, or pertaining to them; infrahyoid; as, the hyosternal region of the neck..
Hyaline :: Hyaline (n.) A poetic term for the sea or the atmosphere.
Compsognathus :: Compsognathus (n.) A genus of Dinosauria found in the Jurassic formation, and remarkable for having several birdlike features..
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