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NV abbreviation Nevada

NW abbreviation northwest

NWT abbreviation Northwest Territories

NY abbreviation New York

NYC abbreviation New York City

ny·lon noun 1 : any of numerous strong tough elastic synthetic materials used esp. in textiles and plastics

2 plural : stockings made of nylon

nymph noun 1 : any of the lesser goddesses in ancient mythology represented as maidens living in the mountains, forests, meadows, and waters

2 : GIRL

3 : an immature insect resembling the adult but smaller, less differentiated, and usu. lacking wings

nym·pho·ma·nia noun : excessive sexual desire by a female

— nym·pho·ma·ni·ac noun or adjective

NZ abbreviation New Zealand

O

1o noun, plural o's or os often cap 1 : the 15th letter of the English alphabet

2 : ZERO

2o abbreviation, often cap 1 ocean

2 Ohio

3 ohm

1O variant of OH

2O abbreviation Ohio

3O symbol oxygen

o/a abbreviation on or about

oaf noun : a stupid or awkward person

Synonyms

clod, gawk, hulk, lout, lubber, lug; also chump, loser, schlemiel, turkey; ass, blockhead, dolt, donkey, dope, dumbbell, dummy, goon, half-wit, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, moron, nincompoop, ninny, nitwit, simpleton; beast, boor, brute, cad, churl, clown, creep, cretin, cur, heel, louse, skunk, snake, stinker, villain; booby, fool, goose, loony, lunatic, madman, nut; scatterbrain; rascal, rogue, scamp

oaf·ish adjective : having the qualities typical of an oaf

oak noun, plural oaks or oak : any of a genus of trees or shrubs related to the beech and chestnut and bearing a rounded thin-shelled nut surrounded at the base by a hardened cup; also : the usu. tough hard durable wood of an oak

— oak·en adjective

oa·kum noun [ORIGIN: ME okum, fr. OE ācumba flax fiber, from a- out + -cumba (akin to OE camb comb)]

: loosely twisted hemp or jute fiber impregnated with tar and used esp. in caulking ships

oar noun : a long pole with a broad blade at one end used for propelling or steering a boat

oar·lock noun : a U-shaped device for holding an oar in place

oars·man noun : one who rows esp. in a racing crew

OAS abbreviation Organization of American States

oa·sis noun, plural oa·ses : a fertile or green area in an arid region

oat noun : a cereal grass widely grown for its edible seed; also : this seed

— oat·en adjective

oat·cake noun : a thin flat oatmeal cake

oath noun, plural oaths 1 : a solemn appeal to God to witness to the truth of a statement or the sacredness of a promise

2 : an irreverent or careless use of a sacred name

Synonyms

pledge, promise, troth, vow, word—more at PROMISE

oat·meal noun 1 : ground or rolled oats

2 : porridge made from ground or rolled oats

Ob or Obad abbreviation Obadiah

Oba·di·ah noun : a book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture

ob·bli·ga·to noun, plural -tos also -ti [ORIGIN: It]

: an accompanying part usu. played by a solo instrument

ob·du·ra·cy noun : the quality or state of being obdurate

Synonyms

hardheadedness, mulishness, obstinacy, peevishness, pertinacity, self-will, stubbornness, tenacity—more at OBSTINACY

ob·du·rate adjective 1 : stubbornly resistant : UNYIELDING

2 : hardened in feelings

Synonyms

dogged, hardheaded, headstrong, mulish, obstinate, opinionated, peevish, pertinacious, perverse, pigheaded, stubborn, unyielding, willful—more at OBSTINATE

obe·di·ence noun : an act or instance of obeying

Synonyms

compliance, conformity, observance, submission, subordination; also acquiescence; docility; capitulation, surrender, yielding; servility, subservience; inhibition, repression, restraint, suppression; control, discipline, order

Antonyms

disobedience, insubordination, noncompliance, rebelling, rebellion

obe·di·ent adjective : submissive to the restraint or command of authority

— obe·di·ent·ly adverb

Synonyms

amenable, compliant, conformable, docile, submissive, tractable; also acquiescent, agreeable, amiable,