This page gathers the 10,476 dictionary entries of which at least one sense is labelled “Obsolete” by Wiktionary. The definition shown is that sense; each word leads to its full entry. Page 64 of 105: from “numb” to “onset”.
- numb adj Causing numbness.
- number six noun Synonym of Newgate knocker (“a lock of hair worn twisted back toward the ear”).
- numerate adj Numbered; counted.
- numeric adj Alternative form of numerical (“the same; identical”).
- numerical adj The same in number; hence, identically the same; identical.
- numerosity noun Harmonious flow.
- nummular adj Of or relating to coins or money.
- nuncupative adj Publicly or solemnly declaratory.
- nundine noun Any recurring eight-day period; an eight-day 'week'.
- nunnery noun Synonym of brothel.
- nursery noun Someone or something that is nursed; a nursling.
- nustle verb To take care of fondly; to cherish; to nurse.
- nuthook noun A thief who steals by means of a hook.
- nutmegged adj Of the liver, textured like nutmeg as a result of hepatopathy.
- nutriture noun nutrition; nourishment
- nutter noun nut butter
- nuzzle verb To feel or probe with the fingers.
- nymphet noun A small nymph.
- oaf noun An elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins, hence, a deformed or foolish child.
- oaf-rocked adj Weak of intellect from infancy.
- obdormition noun Falling asleep; the condition of being asleep.
- obduct verb To draw over; to cover.
- obduction noun The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering.
- obdurate verb To harden; to obdure.
- obdure adj Synonym of obdurate.
- obey verb To be obedient, compliant (to a given law, restriction etc.).
- obfuscate adj Obfuscated; darkened; obscured.
- object verb To offer in opposition as a criminal charge or by way of accusation or reproach; to adduce as an objection or adverse reason.
- oblatration noun The act of barking at someone or something; (figuratively) the act of ranting at someone or something; an instance of these.
- obligate adj Bound by oath, law or duty.
- obliterate adj Completely destroyed or erased; effaced, obliterated.
- obliterature noun Synonym of obliteration.
- oblivion noun Amnesty.
- obnoxious adj Exposed or vulnerable to something, especially harm or injury.
- obnubilate adj Covered or darkened as with a cloud; overclouded; obscured.
- obreption noun The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
- obscure verb To conceal oneself; to hide.
- obsequent adj Obedient; submissive; obsequious.
- obsequious adj Of or pertaining to obsequies, funereal.
- obtain verb To secure (that) a specific objective or state of affairs be reached.
- obtected adj covered; protected
- obtemperate verb To obey, comply or submit to.
- obtend verb To oppose; to hold out in opposition.
- obtension noun The act of obtending.
- obtrusive adj Protruding or sticking out, especially in a way that obstructs.
- obturate adj Impervious.
- obtuse verb To dull or reduce an emotion or a physical state.
- obumbrate verb To foreshadow, prefigure.
- obvallate verb To surround with, or as with, a wall.
- obvention noun The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage.
- occasion noun An occurrence or incident.
- occasionally adv On an occasion, accidentally, by chance.
- occasive adj Of or pertaining to the setting sun
- occecation noun The act of making blind
- occipitofrontal noun the occipitofrontalis muscle
- occupate verb past participle of occupate, occupied
- occupy verb To have sexual intercourse with.
- occurse noun Synonym of occursion (“joining or striking together”).
- oceanium noun A supposed chemical element, thought to be the one with atomic number 72 (now known as hafnium), but later identified as a mixture of…
- ochlophobist noun A person with a phobia, or fear, of mob-like crowds, as opposed to simply open spaces like agoraphobia or large crowds as with…
- octave adj Consisting of eight; eight in number.
- octogenary adj Of or related to the number 80, particularly
- oculate adj Having a good sight, sharp-eyed.
- odal noun A large liana native to India and Southeastern Asia, Sarcostigma kleinii, used to produce therapeutic seed oil.
- odd adj Singular in excellence; matchless; peerless; outstanding.
- odorate adj odorous
- oes noun Small circle-shaped sequins of precious metal sewn to clothing for decorative effect, popular in the 17th century.
- oestrum noun A biting insect; a gadfly or botfly.
- of prep From (a place); off.
- offend verb To cause to stumble; to cause to sin or to fall.
- offer verb To make an attempt; typically used with at.
- office noun Mass, (particularly) the introit sung at its beginning.
- office-house noun A building or outhouse on a farm, estate, manor, palace, etc. used for household work, storage, housing servants, etc; the office of the…
- officinal adj Used in a shop, or belonging to it.
- officious adj Obliging, attentive, eager to please.
- offscum adj Vile; outcast.
- old adj Excessive, abundant.
- old gentleman noun A playing card that is almost imperceptibly longer than the others in the deck, used by cheats.
- oleicum noun oleic acid, (an organic acid prepared from fatals, appearing as a yellowish liquid), used to form oleates
- olifant noun An elephant.
- olitory adj Of or pertaining to a kitchen garden; used for culinary purposes.
- ombrograph noun A rain gauge used as an instrument for recording the time of occurrence, quantity, and rapidity of rainfall.
- omnibus noun An assistant waiter.
- omnigraph noun A pantograph.
- omphalode noun The central part of the hilum of a seed, through which the nutrient vessels pass into the raphe or chalaza.
- on prep Of.
- on one's way prep_phrase Pregnant.
- on the blob prep_phrase Of begging etc.: performed by speaking to people, not by writing letters.
- on the bum prep_phrase On a drinking spree.
- on the nose prep_phrase On the lookout.
- once adv At any time; ever.
- onde noun envy; hatred; malice
- onehead noun Oneness; unity.
- ongang noun A start-up; beginning; commencement (of activity, work, machinery, etc.); a setting in motion.
- onion noun A ball.
- onkos noun A corpuscle or atom.
- onkus adj Good; acceptable; okay.
- only adj Mere.
- onomatopoeian noun A word formed by onomatopoeia.
- onset verb To assault; to set upon.