Definition of ought

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Ought (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) To be bound in duty or by moral obligation..

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Object :: Object (v. t.) That which is set, or which may be regarded as set, before the mind so as to be apprehended or known; that of which the mind by any of its activities takes cognizance, whether a thing external in space or a conception formed by the mind itself; as, an object of knowledge, wonder, fear, thought, study, etc..
Gladiator :: Gladiator (n.) Originally, a swordplayer; hence, one who fought with weapons in public, either on the occasion of a funeral ceremony, or in the arena, for public amusement..
Healall :: Healall (n.) A common herb of the Mint family (Brunela vulgaris), destitute of active properties, but anciently thought a panacea..
Jellied :: Jellied (a.) Brought to the state or consistence of jelly.
Live-forever :: Live-forever (n.) A plant (Sedum Telephium) with fleshy leaves, which has extreme powers of resisting drought; garden ox-pine..
Furculum :: Furculum (n.) The wishbone or merrythought of birds, formed by the united clavicles..
Stirabout :: Stir (n.) Agitation of thoughts; conflicting passions.
Rouse :: Rouse (v. i.) To be exited to thought or action from a state of indolence or inattention.
Maieutical :: Maieutical (a.) Fig. : Aiding, or tending to, the definition and interpretation of thoughts or language..
Resell :: Resell (v. t.) To sell again; to sell what has been bought or sold; to retail.
Idle :: Idle (superl.) Of no account; useless; vain; trifling; unprofitable; thoughtless; silly; barren.
Hard-fought :: Hard-fought (a. Vigorously) contested; as, a hard-fought battle..
Brood :: Brood (v. i.) To have the mind dwell continuously or moodily on a subject; to think long and anxiously; to be in a state of gloomy, serious thought; -- usually followed by over or on; as, to brood over misfortunes..
Puddler :: Puddler (n.) One who converts cast iron into wrought iron by the process of puddling.
Thrombosis :: Thrombosis (n.) The obstruction of a blood vessel by a clot formed at the site of obstruction; -- distinguished from embolism, which is produced by a clot or foreign body brought from a distance..
Rant :: Rant (v. i.) To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher..
Shiraz :: Shiraz (n.) A kind of Persian wine; -- so called from the place whence it is brought.
Egoistical :: Egoistical (a.) Pertaining to egoism; imbued with egoism or excessive thoughts of self; self-loving.
Ingot :: Ingot (n.) A bar or wedge of steel, gold, or other malleable metal, cast in a mold; a mass of unwrought cast metal..
Hinder :: Hinder (a.) To keep back or behind; to prevent from starting or moving forward; to check; to retard; to obstruct; to bring to a full stop; -- often followed by from; as, an accident hindered the coach; drought hinders the growth of plants; to hinder me from going..
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