Definition of ought

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Ought (imp., p. p., or auxiliary) To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; -- in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed..

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Circulation :: Circulation (n.) The movement of the blood in the blood-vascular system, by which it is brought into close relations with almost every living elementary constituent. Also, the movement of the sap in the vessels and tissues of plants..
Sketch :: Sketch (n.) To draw the outline or chief features of; to make a rought of.
Cam :: Cam (n.) A turning or sliding piece which, by the shape of its periphery or face, or a groove in its surface, imparts variable or intermittent motion to, or receives such motion from, a rod, lever, or block brought into sliding or rolling contact with it..
Emphasis :: Emphasis (n.) A peculiar impressiveness of expression or weight of thought; vivid representation, enforcing assent; as, to dwell on a subject with great emphasis..
Converse :: Converse (v. i.) To engage in familiar colloquy; to interchange thoughts and opinions in a free, informal manner; to chat; -- followed by with before a person; by on, about, concerning, etc., before a thing..
Puddler :: Puddler (n.) One who converts cast iron into wrought iron by the process of puddling.
Tappit Hen :: Tappit hen () A measuring pot holding one quart (according to some, three quarts); -- so called from a knob on the lid, thought to resemble a crested hen..
Freestone :: Freestone (n.) A stone composed of sand or grit; -- so called because it is easily cut or wrought.
Fall :: Fall (v. t.) To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; -- said of the young of certain animals.
Forethought :: Forethought (a.) Thought of, or planned, beforehand; aforethought; prepense; hence, deliberate..
Hard-fought :: Hard-fought (a. Vigorously) contested; as, a hard-fought battle..
Upbrought :: Upbrought (a.) Brought up; educated.
Communion :: Communion (n.) Intercourse between two or more persons; esp., intimate association and intercourse implying sympathy and confidence; interchange of thoughts, purposes, etc.; agreement; fellowship; as, the communion of saints..
Opinable :: Opinable (a.) Capable of being opined or thought.
Invention :: Invention (n.) Thought; idea.
Heart-robbing :: Heart-robbing (a.) Depriving of thought; ecstatic.
High-wrought :: High-wrought (a.) Worked up, or swollen, to a high degree; as, a highwrought passion..
View :: View (n.) Mode of looking at anything; manner of apprehension; conception; opinion; judgment; as, to state one's views of the policy which ought to be pursued..
Merchandise :: Merchandise (n.) The objects of commerce; whatever is usually bought or sold in trade, or market, or by merchants; wares; goods; commodities..
Surveyorship :: Surveyor (n.) In the United States, an officer whose duties include the various measures to be taken for ascertaining the quantity, condition, and value of merchandise brought into a port..
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