Definition of ought

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Ought (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) Was or were under obligation to pay; owed..

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Squinch :: Squinancy (n.) A European perennial herb (Asperula cynanchica) with narrowly linear whorled leaves; -- formerly thought to cure the quinsy. Also called quincewort.
Labored :: Labored (a.) Bearing marks of labor and effort; elaborately wrought; not easy or natural; as, labored poetry; a labored style..
Sign :: Sign (n.) A motion, an action, or a gesture by which a thought is expressed, or a command or a wish made known..
Methodize :: Methodize (v. t.) To reduce to method; to dispose in due order; to arrange in a convenient manner; as, to methodize one's work or thoughts..
Honest :: Honest (a.) Characterized by integrity or fairness and straight/forwardness in conduct, thought, speech, etc.; upright; just; equitable; trustworthy; truthful; sincere; free from fraud, guile, or duplicity; not false; -- said of persons and acts, and of things to which a moral quality is imputed; as, an honest judge or merchant; an honest statement; an honest bargain; an honest business; an honest book; an honest confession..
Drouthy :: Drouthy (a.) Droughty.
Sleep :: Sleep (v. i.) To be careless, inattentive, or uncouncerned; not to be vigilant; to live thoughtlessly..
Corkage :: Corkage (n.) The charge made by innkeepers for drawing the cork and taking care of bottles of wine bought elsewhere by a guest.
Product :: Product (n.) Anything that is produced, whether as the result of generation, growth, labor, or thought, or by the operation of involuntary causes; as, the products of the season, or of the farm; the products of manufactures; the products of the brain..
Concealment :: Concealment (n.) Suppression of such facts and circumstances as in justice ought to be made known.
Calceolaria :: Calceolaria (n.) A genus of showy herbaceous or shrubby plants, brought from South America; slipperwort. It has a yellow or purple flower, often spotted or striped, the shape of which suggests its name..
Incapable :: Incapable (a.) Not capable of being brought to do or perform, because morally strong or well disposed; -- used with reference to some evil; as, incapable of wrong, dishonesty, or falsehood..
Cogitation :: Cogitation (n.) The act of thinking; thought; meditation; contemplation.
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Due :: Due (a.) Owed, as a debt; that ought to be paid or done to or for another; payable; owing and demandable..
Roughtail :: Roughtail (n.) Any species of small ground snakes of the family Uropeltidae; -- so called from their rough tails.
Mature :: Mature (superl.) Brought by natural process to completeness of growth and development; fitted by growth and development for any function, action, or state, appropriate to its kind; full-grown; ripe..
Intention :: Intention (n.) The object toward which the thoughts are directed; end; aim.
Quicken :: Quicken (a.) To make lively, active, or sprightly; to impart additional energy to; to stimulate; to make quick or rapid; to hasten; to accelerate; as, to quicken one's steps or thoughts; to quicken one's departure or speed..
Healall :: Healall (n.) A common herb of the Mint family (Brunela vulgaris), destitute of active properties, but anciently thought a panacea..
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