Webster's Dictionary 1913

973

Onondagas

On′on‐da″gas (?), n. pl.; sing. Onondaga (�). (Ethnol.) A tribe of Indians formerly inhabiting what is now a part of the State of New York. They were the central or head tribe o...

974

Onrush

On″rush′ (?), n. A rushing onward.

975

Onset

On″set′ (?), n. [On + set.] 1. A rushing or setting upon; an attack; an assault; a storming; especially, the assault of an army. Milton.The onset and retireOf both your armies. ...

976

Onset (2)

On″set′, v. t. 1. To assault; to set upon.2. To set about; to begin. Carew.

977

Onslaught

On″slaught′ (?), n. [OE. on on + slaught, slaht, slaughter. See Slaughter.] 1. An attack; an onset; esp., a furious or murderous attack or assault.By storm and onslaught to proc...

978

Onstead

On″stead (?), n. [Possibly a corruption of homestead.] A single farmhouse; a steading. Grose.Jamieson.

979

Onto

On″to (?), prep. [On + to. Cf. Into.] On the top of; upon; on. See On to, under On, prep.

980

Ontogenesis

{ On′to‐gen″e‐sis (?), On‐tog″e‐ny (?), } n. [See Ontology, and Genesis.] (Biol.) The history of the individual development of an organism; the history of the evolution of the g...

981

Ontogenetic

On′to‐ge‐net″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Of or pertaining to ontogenesis; as, ontogenetic phenomena. — On′to‐ge‐net″ic‐al‐ly (#), adv.

982

Ontogenic

On′to‐gen″ic (?), a.(Biol.) Ontogenetic.

983

Ontologic

On′to‐log″ic (?), a. Ontological.

984

Ontological

On′to‐log″ic‐al (?), a. [Cf. F. ontologique.] Of or pertaining to ontology.

985

Ontologically

On′‐to‐log″ic‐al‐ly, adv. In an ontological manner.

986

Ontologist

On‐tol″o‐gist (?), n. [Cf. F. ontologiste.] One who is versed in or treats of ontology. Edin. Rev.

987

Ontology

On‐tol″o‐gy (?), n. [Gr. � the things which exist (pl.neut. of �, �, being, p. pr. of � to be) + -logy: cf. F. ontologie.] That department of the science of metaphysics which in...

988

Onus

‖O″nus (?), n. A burden; an obligation.‖Onus probandi (�), obligation to furnish evidence to prove a thing; the burden of proof.

989

Onward

On″ward (?), a. 1. Moving in a forward direction; tending toward a contemplated or desirable end; forward; as, an onward course, progress, etc.2. Advanced in a forward direction...

990

Onward (2)

On″ward, adv. Toward a point before or in front; forward; progressively; as, to move onward.Not one looks backward, onward still he goes. Pope.

991

Onwardness

On″ward‐ness, n. Progress; advancement.

992

Onwards

On″wards (?), adv. [See -wards.] Onward.

993

Ony

On″y (?), a. Any. Chaucer.

994

Onycha

On″y‐cha (?), n. [NL., from L. onyx, -ychis, onyx, also, a kind of mussel, Gr. �, �. See Onyx.]1. An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of str...

995

Onychia

‖O‐nych″i‐a (?), n. [NL. See Onyx.] (Med.) (a) A whitlow. (b) An affection of a finger or toe, attended with ulceration at the base of the nail, and terminating in the destructi...

996

Onychomancy

On″y‐cho‐man′cy (?), n. [Gr. �, �, a finger nail + -mancy: cf. F. onychomancie.] Divination by the nails.

997

Onychophora

‖On′y‐choph″o‐ra (?), n. pl.(Zoöl.) Malacopoda.

998

Onyx

O″nyx (?), n. [L., fr. Gr. � a claw, finger nail, a veined gem. See Nail, and cf. Onycha.] (Min.) Chalcedony in parallel layers of different shades of color. It is used for maki...

999

Oo

Oo, a. One. Chaucer.