OPACATE
O'PACATE, verb transitive [Latin opaco.] To shade; to darken; to obscure; to cloud. [Not used.]
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American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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OPACITY
OPAC'ITY, noun [Latin opacitas.]1. Opakeness; the quality of a body which renders it impervious to the rays of light; want of transparency. opacity may exist in bodies of any co...
OPACOUS
OPA'COUS, adjective [Latin opacus.]1. Not pervious to the rays of light; not transparent.2. Dark; obscure. [See Opake.]
OPACOUSNESS
OPA'COUSNESS, noun Imperviousness to light.
OPAH
O'PAH, noun A fish of a large kind with a smooth skin found on the coast of Guinea.
OPAKE
OPA'KE, adjective [Latin opacus.]1. Impervious to the rays of light; not transparent. [This is the word now generally used.] Chalk is an opake substance.2.Dark; obscure.
OPAKENESS
OPA'KENESS, noun The quality of being impervious to light; want of transparency; opacity.
OPAL
O'PAL, noun [Latin opalus or opalum.] A stone of the silicious genus, and of several varieties. It is one of the most beautiful of this genus, by reason of its changeableness of...
OPALESCENCE
OPALES'CENCE, noun A colored shining luster reflected from a single spot in a mineral. It is sometimes simple and sometimes stellar.
OPALESCENT
OPALES'CENT, adjective Resembling opal; reflecting a colored luster from a single spot.
OPALINE
O'PALINE, adjective Pertaining to or like opal.
OPALIZE
O'PALIZE, verb transitive To make to resemble opal; as opalized wood.
OPAQUE
OPAQUE. [See Opake.]
OPAQUENESS
OPAQUENESS. [See Opakeness.]
OPE
OPE, adjective Open. obsoleteOPE, verb transitive To open; used only in poetry, and probably a contracted word.
OPEN
OPEN, a o'pn.1. Unclosed; not shut; as, the gate is open; an open door or window; an open book; open eyes.2. Spread; expanded. He received his son with open arms.3. Unsealed; as...
OPENED
OPENED, participle passive o'pned. Unclosed; unbarred; unsealed; uncovered; revealed; disclosed; made plain; freed from obstruction.
OPENER
OPENER, noun o'pner.1. One that opens or removed any fastening or covering.2. One that explains; an interpreter.3. That which separates; that which rends.4. An aperient in medic...
OPENEYED
OPENEYED, adjective o'pneyed. Watchful; vigilant.
OPENHANDED
OPENHANDED, adjective o'pnhanded. Generous; liberal; munificent.
OPENHEARTED
OPENHE'ARTED, adjective o'pnharted. Candid; frank; generous.
OPENHEARTEDLY
OPENHE'ARTEDLY, adverb With frankness; without reserve.
OPENHEARTEDNESS
OPENHE'ARTEDNESS, noun Frankness; candor; sincerity; munificence; generosity.
OPENING
OPENING, participle present tense o'pning. Unclosing; unsealing; uncovering; revealing; interpreting.OPENING, noun o'pning.1. A breach; an aperture; a hole or perforation.2. A p...
OPENLY
OPENLY, adverb o'pnly.1. Publicly; not in private; without secrecy; as, to avow our sins and follies openlyHow grossly and openly do many of us contradict the precepts of the go...
OPENMOUTHED
OPENMOUTHED, adjective o'pnmouthed. Greedy; ravenous; clamorous; as an open-mouthed lion.
OPENNESS
OPENNESS, noun o'pnness.1. Freedom from covering or obstruction; as the openness of a country.2. Plainness; clearness; freedom from obscurity or ambiguity; as, deliver your answ...