OWE
OWE, verb transitive o. [Gr., Eng. own.]1. To be indebted; to be obliged or bound to pay. The merchants owe a large sum to foreigners.A son owes help and honor to his father.One...
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Webster's Dictionary 1828
American Dictionary of the English Language, Noah Webster, 1828.
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OWING
OWING, participle present tense [This is used in a passive form, contrary to analogy, for owen or owed. But the use is inveterately established.]1. Due; that moral obligation re...
OWL
OWL, noun [Latin ulula, ululo.]A fowl of the genus Strix, that flies chiefly in the night.
OWLER
OWL'ER, noun One that conveys contraband goods.
OWLET
OWL'ET, noun An owl, which see.
OWLING
OWL'ING, noun The offense of transporting wool or sheep out of England, contrary to the statute.[This explanation of owling favors the derivation of the word from wool.]OWL'-LIG...
OWN
OWN, adjective [See Owe and Ought.]1. Belonging to; possessed; peculiar; usually expressing property with emphasis, or in express exclusion of others. It follows my, your, his, ...
OWNED
OWNED, participle passive1. The legal title being vested in; as, the property is owned by a company.2. Acknowledged; avowed; confessed.
OWNER
OWNER, noun The rightful proprietor; one who has the legal or rightful title, whether he is the possessor or not.The ox knoweth his owner Isaiah 1:3.The centurion believed the m...
OWNERSHIP
OWNERSHIP, noun Property; exclusive right of possession; legal or just claim or title. The ownership of the estate is in A; the possession is in B.
OWNING
OWNING, participle present tense1. Having the legal or just title to.2. Acknowledging; avowing; confessing.
OWRE
OWRE, noun [Latin urus.] A beast. [Not used.]
OWSE
OWSE, noun Bark of oak beaten or ground to small pieces.
OWSER
OW'SER, noun Bark and water mixed in a tan-pit.
OX
OX, nounplural oxen. pronoun ox'n.The male of the bovine genus of quadrupeds, castrated and grown to his size or nearly so. The young male is called in America a steer. The same...
OX-EYE
OX'-EYE, noun [ox and eye.] A plant of the genus Buphthalmum; another of the genus Anthemis; also, the ox-eye daisy or Chrysanthemum.
OX-EYED
OX'-EYED, adjective Having large full eyes, like those of an ox.
OXALATE
OX'ALATE, noun [See Oxalic.] In chimistry, a salt formed by a combination of the oxalic acid with a base.
OXALIC
OXAL'IC, adjective [Gr. sorrel,, acid.]Pertaining to sorrel. The oxalic acid is the acid of sorrel.
OXBANE
OX'BANE, noun A plant, buphonos.
OXFLY
OX'FLY, noun A fly hatched under the skin of cattle.
OXGANG
OX'GANG, noun [ox and gang, going.] In ancient laws, as much land as an ox can plow in a year; said to be fifteen acres, or as others allege, twenty acres.
OXHEAL
OX'HEAL, noun A plant.
OXIODIC
OXIOD'IC, adjective Pertaining to or consisting of the compound of oxygen and iodine.
OXLIKE
OX'LIKE, adjective [ox and like.] Resembling an ox.
OXLIP
OX'LIP, noun A plant, the cowslip.
OXSTALL
OX'STALL, noun A stall or stand for oxen.