tocology, midwifery.

obstinacy, n. incompliance, doggedness, perversity, obduracy,
intractability, stubbornness.

obstinate, a. incompliant, intractable, mulish, perverse, dogged,
contumacious, stubborn. Antonyms: amenable, yielding, tractable,
submissive, compliant, obedient.

obstreperous, a. clamorous, vociferous, noisy, uproarious,
boisterous.

obstruct, v. impede, oppose, retard, barricade, blockade, clog,
interrupt, bar, restrain.

obstruction, n. obstacle, impediment, barrier, blockade, restraint.

obtain, v. gain, get, procure, acquire, win, attain, secure.

obtainable, a. procurable, attainable, accessible. Antonyms:
unobtainable, unprocurable, unattainable, inaccessible.

obtrusive, a. officious, meddlesome, intrusive, forward. Antonyms:
inobtrusive, retiring.

obvious, a. plain, evident, palpable, manifest, patent, self-evident.

occult, a. mystic, mystical, abstruse, recondite, secret, unrevealed.

occupant, n. occupier, tenant, holder, incumbent, possessor, lessee.

occupation, n. occupancy, tenure, incumbency; vocation, employment.
See business.

occupational, a. vocational.

occupy, v. hold, keep, possess, fill; engage, absorb, employ, busy,
monopolize.

ocean, n. main, deep. Associated Words: oceanic, interoceanic,
doldrums, oceanography, oceanology, terrigenous, Oceanus, transoceanic.

odd, a. unmatched, single, uneven; singular, peculiar, unusual,
unique, strange, quaint, extraordinary, queer, eccentric, whimsical,
freakish, baroque, fantastic, nondescript, abnormal, bizarre, erratic,
unconventional, curious, capricious; extra, remaining, additional,
redundant, casual, supernumerary.

oddity, n. oddness, singularity; curiosity, nondescript, marvel,
wonder.

odds, sing, and pl. advantage, preponderance, inequality, disparity;
probability.

odds and ends. remnants, fragments, orts, culls, scraps.

odious, a. detestable, abominable, execrable, offensive, repulsive,
hateful, loathsome.

odium, n. detestation, unpopularity, hatred, contempt, dislike,
opprobrium.

odor, n. smell, aroma, fragrance, scent, redolence, perfume, savor;
stink, stench, fetor. Associated Words: deodorize, deodorization,
deodorant, deodorizer, antibromic, disinfectant, disinfect, disinfection,
exhale, exhalation, effluvium, emanation.

odorless, a. inodorous, savorless, scentless.

odorous, a. odoriferous, fragrant, savory, aromatic, balmy, scented.

offal, n. refuse, waste, rubbish, garbage.

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