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Linguistic and grammatical words.

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Nis forNuzzle

To nuzzle means to rub your face gently against someone.

People and animals may nuzzle when they greet, comfort, or look for warmth. For example, a cat may nuzzle your hand, or a horse may nuzzle her foal.

Ois forObese

You are obese if you are very fat or overweight. Obese people often have health problems because of their size.

Ois forObey

You obey when you do what you are told to do. The dog in the picture is at obedience classes.
The opposite of obey is disobey.

Ois forOdd

Something is odd if it is different to usual, or is a bit strange. In a group of things, something that is different is called the odd one out. The man in the picture is wearing odd socks.
Mathematically, a number is odd if it is not a multiple of two.

Ois forOf

Of is a word that can indicate distance, source or reason. Some examples are:
"I live south of the intersection"
"a slice of cake"
"that dress is made of polyester".

Ois forOff

Something is off if it is not powered up and available to be used. The computer in the picture is switched off.
Off also can be used to indicate something no longer attached to something else: "the branch broke off the tree", or for reducing something: "take ten percent off the price".
The opposite of off is on.

Ois forOffshore

Offshore means in the water some distance from the shore, the sandy area where land meets a body of water such as an ocean or a lake.

Ois forOld

Something is old if it has existed for a very long time. Something that is really, really old is called ancient.
When people get old they get grey hair and wrinkles.
Something is old fashioned if it looks like it belongs in the past, and doesn't fit in with things around it. Clothes can be old fashioned, and behaviour can be old fashioned too.
Old fashioned things can also be called retro.

Ois forOn

Something is on if it is powered up and able to be used. The computer in the picture is turned on. On is also used to indicate positioning, as in "the cup is on the table".
The opposite of on is off.

Ois forOne

There is one cat in the picture. The number that comes after one is two.
You can also use one as a pronoun, for example "one must do one's homework".

Ois forOoze

A liquid oozes when it comes out of something else slowly. The sandwich in the picture is oozing jam.

Ois forOpaque

Something is opaque if you can't see through it. Most things are opaque. The term is most often used to describe stockings that are not transparent.

Ois forOpen

Something is open if you can go through it or into it. The door in the picture is open. The opposite of open is closed.

Ois forOr

Or is a word that is used to connect two other words or phrases that are alternatives, for example "do you want beef or chicken?"

Ois forOrdinary

Something is ordinary if there is nothing outstanding about it.
Something is ordinary if you don't really notice it as you pass by.

Ois forOriginal

Something is original if it has never been done before. An idea is original if it has never been thought of before, and a painting is original if it is the first time that picture has been painted. If something has been made as a copy or modified from something else, the thing it has been copied from is the original.
The dress in the picture is original, because it is hand-made and there is no other dress like it.

Ois forOrnate

Something is ornate if it has a lot of elaborate ornamentation on it. The doorknocker in the picture is quite ornate.

Ois forOut

You go out when you go away from something, or out from inside something. For example, you might go out to a restaurant. If you rearrange some items, they become out of order.
The cat in the picture is getting out of a box.
The opposite of out is in.

Ois forOutside

The little girl in the picture is outside playing. The opposite of outside is inside.