English to English Dictionary

Nursemaid

A female servant employed to care for young children in a household.

Nuzzle

To press or rub affectionately against someone or something with the nose or face.

Oasis

A fertile or green spot in a desert, made so by the presence of water.

Obeisance

A deferential gesture, such as a bow or curtsy, expressing deep respect or reverence.

Obligatoriness

The quality or state of being obligatory; the requirement to do something.

Obliqueness

The state or quality of being neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting or inclination.

Obliterate

To destroy utterly; wipe out.

Oblivion

The state of being unaware or unconscious of what is happening around one.

Obscure

Not discovered or known about; uncertain.

Obscurity

The state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant.

Obsessive-love

A pathological form of attachment characterized by an overwhelming, intrusive preoccupation with another person, often accompanied by possessive and controlling behaviors.

Obsidian

A dark, glasslike volcanic rock that forms when lava cools rapidly without crystal growth.