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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Chatter :: Chatter (n.) Sounds like those of a magpie or monkey; idle talk; rapid, thoughtless talk; jabber; prattle..
Thought :: Thought (imp. & p. p.) of Thin.
Ill-bred :: Ill-bred (a.) Badly educated or brought up; impolite; incivil; rude. See Note under Ill, adv..
Dialect :: Dialect (n.) Means or mode of expressing thoughts; language; tongue; form of speech.
Non-feasance :: Non-feasance (n.) An omission or neglect to do something, esp. that which ought to have been done. Cf. Malfeasance..
Interpretation :: Interpretation (n.) An artist's way of expressing his thought or embodying his conception of nature.
Baresark :: Baresark (n.) A Berserker, or Norse warrior who fought without armor, or shirt of mail. Hence, adverbially: Without shirt of mail or armor..
Speak :: Speak (v. i.) To utter words or articulate sounds, as human beings; to express thoughts by words; as, the organs may be so obstructed that a man may not be able to speak..
Surmise :: Surmise (n.) A thought, imagination, or conjecture, which is based upon feeble or scanty evidence; suspicion; guess; as, the surmisses of jealousy or of envy..
Sounding :: Sounding (n.) The sand, shells, or the like, that are brought up by the sounding lead when it has touched bottom..
Deforciant :: Deforciant (n.) One against whom a fictitious action of fine was brought.
Loss :: Loss (v. t.) Destruction or diminution of value, if brought about in a manner provided for in the insurance contract (as destruction by fire or wreck, damage by water or smoke), or the death or injury of an insured person; also, the sum paid or payable therefor; as, the losses of the company this year amount to a million of dollars..
Aside :: Aside (adv.) Out of one's thoughts; off; away; as, to put aside gloomy thoughts..
Addison's Disease :: Addison's disease () A morbid condition causing a peculiar brownish discoloration of the skin, and thought, at one time, to be due to disease of the suprarenal capsules (two flat triangular bodies covering the upper part of the kidneys), but now known not to be dependent upon this causes exclusively. It is usually fatal..
Unthink :: Unthink (v. t.) To recall or take back, as something thought..
Wanton :: Wanton (n.) One brought up without restraint; a pampered pet.
Doughtiness :: Doughtiness (n.) The quality of being doughty; valor; bravery.
Category :: Category (n.) One of the highest classes to which the objects of knowledge or thought can be reduced, and by which they can be arranged in a system; an ultimate or undecomposable conception; a predicament..
Sought :: Sought () imp. & p. p. of Seek.
Cud :: Cud (n.) That portion of food which is brought up into the mouth by ruminating animals from their first stomach, to be chewed a second time..
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