English words starting with ob - page 2

Meanings of Obese:

adjective

Grossly fat or overweight.

Usage examples:

A hugely obese young man

Meanings of Obesely:

adverb

In the manner of an obese person.

Meanings of Obesity:

noun

The state of being grossly fat or overweight.

Usage examples:

The problem of obesity among children

Meanings of Obex:

noun

A small, crescentic fold of white matter that covers the inferior angle of the floor of the fourth ventricle.

Meanings of Obey:

verb

Submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law).

Usage examples:

I always obey my father

Meanings of Obeyance:

noun

Obedience, obeying; obeisance, homage; an instance of this.

Meanings of Obeyed:

verb

Submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law).

Usage examples:

I always obey my father

Meanings of Obeying:

verb

Submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law).

Usage examples:

I always obey my father

Meanings of Obeyingly:

adverb

In an obedient manner.

Meanings of Obeys:

verb

Submit to the authority of (someone) or comply with (a law).

Usage examples:

I always obey my father

Meanings of Obfuscate:

verb

Make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Usage examples:

The spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins

Meanings of Obfuscated:

verb

Make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Usage examples:

The spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins

Meanings of Obfuscates:

verb

Make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Usage examples:

The spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins

Meanings of Obfuscating:

verb

Make obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Usage examples:

The spelling changes will deform some familiar words and obfuscate their etymological origins

Meanings of Obfuscation:

noun

The action of making something obscure, unclear, or unintelligible.

Usage examples:

When confronted with sharp questions they resort to obfuscation

Meanings of Obfuscator:

noun

A person who or thing which obfuscates.

Meanings of Obfuscous:

adjective

Of the nature of or characterized by obfuscation.

Meanings of Obi:

noun

A broad sash worn round the waist of a japanese kimono.

Usage examples:

She explained everything to us - from the types and meanings of the different kimonos and obis (clo…

Meanings of Obiism:

noun

The practice of obeah; belief in obeah.

Meanings of Obis:

noun

A broad sash worn round the waist of a japanese kimono.

Usage examples:

She explained everything to us - from the types and meanings of the different kimonos and obis (clo…

Meanings of Obit:

noun

An obituary.

Usage examples:

These are sad stories, but they also are inspirational, heart-warming with a humanity not usually f…

Meanings of Obiter:

adverb

In passing.

Usage examples:

He stated, obiter, that in some circumstances prohibitive cost might justify a discriminatory proce…

adjective

Made or said in passing.

Usage examples:

In his own obiter remarks, he has taken that proposition seemingly much further

noun

Short for obiter dictum.

Meanings of Obits:

noun

An obituary.

Usage examples:

These are sad stories, but they also are inspirational, heart-warming with a humanity not usually f…

Meanings of Obitual:

adjective

Originally: of or relating to an obit or a person's death (especially in "obitual day"). in later use also: of the nature of, or reminiscent of, a newspaper obituary; obituarial.

Meanings of Obituarian:

noun

Obituarist.