Name Report For First Name OWIN:

OWIN

First name OWIN's origin is Celtic. OWIN means "young fighter". You can find other first names and English words that rhymes with OWIN below. Ryhme list involves the matching sounds according to the first letters, last letters and first&last letters of owin.(Brown names are of the same origin (Celtic) with OWIN and Red names are first names with English/Anglo-Saxon origin)

Rhymes with OWIN - Names & Words

First Names Rhyming OWIN

FIRST NAMES WHICH INCLUDES OWİN AS A WHOLE:

freowine haethowine rowin haethowin

NAMES RHYMING WITH OWİN (According to last letters):

Rhyming Names According to Last 3 Letters (win) - Names That Ends with win:

adwin nelwin oldwin adalwin aldwin alhwin alwin arwin audwin chatwin chetwin darwin derwin edwin eldwin elwin garwin irwin kelwin kerwin kirwin marwin norwin ordwin oswin patwin selwin win baldwin unwin medwin hardwin goodwin goldwin godwin gladwin frewin erwin corwin cetewin ashwin sherwin durwin hadwin

Rhyming Names According to Last 2 Letters (in) - Names That Ends with in:

fatin yasmin brengwain camarin maolmin delbin kristin adin gin ixcatzin tepin tlazohtzin xochicotzin yoltzin zeltzin ihrin akin alafin din kayin yerodin abbudin abdul-muhaimin aladdin amin husain mazin muhsin yasin agravain alain custennin erbin mabonagrain pheredin taliesin tortain txomin zadornin fiamain rivalin ashlin garvin quentin guerin bain banain bealantin cerin coinleain giollanaebhin guin nevin slevin constantin nopaltzin

NAMES RHYMING WITH OWİN (According to first letters):

Rhyming Names According to First 3 Letters (owi) - Names That Begins with owi:

Rhyming Names According to First 2 Letters (ow) - Names That Begins with ow:

owain owen owyn

NAMES BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH OWİN:

First Names which starts with 'o' and ends with 'n':

o'brian o'brien oakden octavian ocvran odanodan odelyn odhran odin odion odon odran ogden ogdon ogilhinn ogin oisin oldwyn ollin olwen olwyn olwynn omran ophion oran oratun ordman ordwyn oren orin orion orlan orlin orman ormeman orran orren orrin orsen orson orton ortun orvin orvyn osborn osburn osman osmin ossian osten othman othmann othomann ourson oxnatun oxton

English Words Rhyming OWIN

ENGLISH WORDS WHICH INCLUDES OWİN AS A WHOLE:

allowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Allow

avowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Avow

bellowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bellow

bestowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bestow

billowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Billow

blowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blow
 noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Blow

borrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Borrow

bowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bow
 noun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Bow
 noun (n.) The act or art of managing the bow in playing on stringed instruments.
 noun (n.) In hatmaking, the act or process of separating and distributing the fur or hair by means of a bow, to prepare it for felting.

burrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Burrow

childcrowingnoun (n.) The crowing noise made by children affected with spasm of the laryngeal muscles; false croup.

cockcrowingnoun (n.) The time at which cocks first crow; the early morning.

cowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Cow

crowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Crow

disallowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disallow

disavowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Disavow

elbowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Elbow

endowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Endow

fallowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fallow

farrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Farfow

flowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Flow
 adjective (a.) That flows or for flowing (in various sense of the verb); gliding along smoothly; copious.
  () a. & n. from Flow, v. i. & t.

flowingnessnoun (n.) Flowing tendency or quality; fluency.

followingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Follow
 noun (n.) One's followers, adherents, or dependents, collectively.
 noun (n.) Vocation; business; profession.
 adjective (a.) Next after; succeeding; ensuing; as, the assembly was held on the following day.
 adjective (a.) (In the field of a telescope) In the direction from which stars are apparently moving (in consequence of the earth's rotation); as, a small star, north following or south following. In the direction toward which stars appear to move is called preceding.

foreknowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Foreknow

furbelowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furhelow

furrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furrow

glowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Glow

growingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Grow

hallowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hallow

harrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Harrow

hollowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Hollow

ingrowingadjective (a.) Growing or appearing to grow into some other substance.

knowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Know
 noun (n.) Knowledge; hence, experience.
 adjective (a.) Skilful; well informed; intelligent; as, a knowing man; a knowing dog.
 adjective (a.) Artful; cunning; as, a knowing rascal.

knowingnessnoun (n.) The state or quality of being knowing or intelligent; shrewdness; skillfulness.

kotowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Kotow

lowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Low
 noun (n.) The calling sound made by cows and other bovine animals.

marrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Marrow

mellowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mellow

mowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Mow
 noun (n.) The act of one who, or the operation of that which, mows.
 noun (n.) Land from which grass is cut; meadow land.

narrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Narrow
 noun (n.) The act of contracting, or of making or becoming less in breadth or extent.
 noun (n.) The part of a stocking which is narrowed.

outgrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Outgrow

overflowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overflow
 noun (n.) An overflow; that which overflows; exuberance; copiousness.

overgrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overgrow

overknowingadjective (a.) Too knowing or too cunning.

overshadowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overshadow

overthrowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Overthrow

owingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Owe
 adjective (P. p. & a.) Had or held under obligation of paying; due.
 adjective (P. p. & a.) Had or experienced as a consequence, result, issue, etc.; ascribable; -- with to; as, misfortunes are often owing to vices; his failure was owing to speculations.

pillowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Pillow

plowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Plough

rowingnoun (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Row

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH OWİN (According to last letters):


Rhyming Words According to Last 3 Letters (win) - English Words That Ends with win:


baldwinnoun (n.) A kind of reddish, moderately acid, winter apple.

sewinnoun (n.) Same as Sewen.

siwinnoun (n.) Same as Sewen.

twinnoun (n.) One of two produced at a birth, especially by an animal that ordinarily brings forth but one at a birth; -- used chiefly in the plural, and applied to the young of beasts as well as to human young.
 noun (n.) A sign and constellation of the zodiac; Gemini. See Gemini.
 noun (n.) A person or thing that closely resembles another.
 noun (n.) A compound crystal composed of two or more crystals, or parts of crystals, in reversed position with reference to each other.
 adjective (a.) Being one of two born at a birth; as, a twin brother or sister.
 adjective (a.) Being one of a pair much resembling one another; standing the relation of a twin to something else; -- often followed by to or with.
 adjective (a.) Double; consisting of two similar and corresponding parts.
 adjective (a.) Composed of parts united according to some definite law of twinning. See Twin, n., 4.
 verb (v. i.) To bring forth twins.
 verb (v. i.) To be born at the same birth.
 verb (v. t.) To cause to be twins, or like twins in any way.
 verb (v. t.) To separate into two parts; to part; to divide; hence, to remove; also, to strip; to rob.
 verb (v. i.) To depart from a place or thing.

winadjective (a.) To gain by superiority in competition or contest; to obtain by victory over competitors or rivals; as, to win the prize in a gate; to win money; to win a battle, or to win a country.
 adjective (a.) To allure to kindness; to bring to compliance; to gain or obtain, as by solicitation or courtship.
 adjective (a.) To gain over to one's side or party; to obtain the favor, friendship, or support of; to render friendly or approving; as, to win an enemy; to win a jury.
 adjective (a.) To come to by toil or effort; to reach; to overtake.
 adjective (a.) To extract, as ore or coal.
 verb (v. i.) To gain the victory; to be successful; to triumph; to prevail.

ENGLISH WORDS RHYMING WITH OWİN (According to first letters):


Rhyming Words According to First 3 Letters (owi) - Words That Begins with owi:


ENGLISH WORDS BOTH FIRST AND LAST LETTERS RHYMING WITH OWİN:

English Words which starts with 'o' and ends with 'n':

oakenadjective (a.) Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks.

oarsmannoun (n.) One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.

oatenadjective (a.) Consisting of an oat straw or stem; as, an oaten pipe.
 adjective (a.) Made of oatmeal; as, oaten cakes.

obdormitionnoun (n.) Sleep.

obductionnoun (n.) The act of drawing or laying over, as a covering.

obdurationnoun (n.) A hardening of the heart; hardness of heart.

obelionnoun (n.) The region of the skull between the two parietal foramina where the closure of the sagittal suture usually begins.

oberonnoun (n.) The king of the fairies, and husband of Titania or Queen Mab.

oberrationnoun (n.) A wandering about.

obfirmationnoun (n.) Hardness of heart; obduracy.

obfuscationnoun (n.) The act of darkening or bewildering; the state of being darkened.

objectionnoun (n.) The act of objecting; as, to prevent agreement, or action, by objection.
 noun (n.) That which is, or may be, presented in opposition; an adverse reason or argument; a reason for objecting; obstacle; impediment; as, I have no objection to going; unreasonable objections.
 noun (n.) Cause of trouble; sorrow.

objectivationnoun (n.) Converting into an object.

objurationnoun (n.) A binding by oath.

objurgationnoun (n.) The act of objurgating; reproof.

oblationnoun (n.) The act of offering, or of making an offering.
 noun (n.) Anything offered or presented in worship or sacred service; an offering; a sacrifice.
 noun (n.) A gift or contribution made to a church, as for the expenses of the eucharist, or for the support of the clergy and the poor.

oblatrationnoun (n.) The act of oblatrating; a barking or snarling.

oblectationnoun (n.) The act of pleasing highly; the state of being greatly pleased; delight.

obligationnoun (n.) The act of obligating.
 noun (n.) That which obligates or constrains; the binding power of a promise, contract, oath, or vow, or of law; that which constitutes legal or moral duty.
 noun (n.) Any act by which a person becomes bound to do something to or for anouther, or to forbear something; external duties imposed by law, promise, or contract, by the relations of society, or by courtesy, kindness, etc.
 noun (n.) The state of being obligated or bound; the state of being indebted for an act of favor or kindness; as, to place others under obligations to one.
 noun (n.) A bond with a condition annexed, and a penalty for nonfulfillment. In a larger sense, it is an acknowledgment of a duty to pay a certain sum or do a certain things.

obliquationnoun (n.) The act of becoming oblique; a turning to one side; obliquity; as, the obliquation of the eyes.
 noun (n.) Deviation from moral rectitude.

obliterationnoun (n.) The act of obliterating, or the state of being obliterated; extinction.

oblivionnoun (n.) The act of forgetting, or the state of being forgotten; cessation of remembrance; forgetfulness.
 noun (n.) Official ignoring of offenses; amnesty, or general pardon; as, an act of oblivion.

obluctationnoun (n.) A struggle against; resistance; opposition.

obreptionnoun (n.) The act of creeping upon with secrecy or by surprise.
 noun (n.) The obtaining gifts of escheat by fraud or surprise.

obsecrationnoun (n.) The act of obsecrating or imploring; as, the obsecrations of the Litany, being those clauses beginning with "By."
 noun (n.) A figure of speech in which the orator implores the assistance of God or man.

observationnoun (n.) The act or the faculty of observing or taking notice; the act of seeing, or of fixing the mind upon, anything.
 noun (n.) The result of an act, or of acts, of observing; view; reflection; conclusion; judgment.
 noun (n.) Hence: An expression of an opinion or judgment upon what one has observed; a remark.
 noun (n.) Performance of what is prescribed; adherence in practice; observance.
 noun (n.) The act of recognizing and noting some fact or occurrence in nature, as an aurora, a corona, or the structure of an animal.
 noun (n.) Specifically, the act of measuring, with suitable instruments, some magnitude, as the time of an occultation, with a clock; the right ascension of a star, with a transit instrument and clock; the sun's altitude, or the distance of the moon from a star, with a sextant; the temperature, with a thermometer, etc.
 noun (n.) The information so acquired.

obsessionnoun (n.) The act of besieging.
 noun (n.) The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.

obsidiannoun (n.) A kind of glass produced by volcanoes. It is usually of a black color, and opaque, except in thin splinters.

obsigillationnoun (n.) A sealing up.

obsignationnoun (n.) The act of sealing or ratifying; the state of being sealed or confirmed; confirmation, as by the Holy Spirit.

obstetricationnoun (n.) The act of assisting as a midwife; delivery.

obstetriciannoun (n.) One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.

obstinationnoun (n.) Obstinacy; stubbornness.

obstipationnoun (n.) The act of stopping up, as a passage.
 noun (n.) Extreme constipation.

obstrictionnoun (n.) The state of being constrained, bound, or obliged; that which constrains or obliges; obligation; bond.

obstructionnoun (n.) The act of obstructing, or state of being obstructed.
 noun (n.) That which obstructs or impedes; an obstacle; an impediment; a hindrance.
 noun (n.) The condition of having the natural powers obstructed in their usual course; the arrest of the vital functions; death.

obstupefactionnoun (n.) See Stupefaction.

obtenebrationnoun (n.) The act of darkening; the state of being darkened; darkness.

obtensionnoun (n.) The act of obtending.

obtestationnoun (n.) The act of obtesting; supplication; protestation.

obtrectationnoun (n.) Slander; detraction; calumny.

obtruncationnoun (n.) The act of lopping or cutting off.

obtrusionnoun (n.) The act of obtruding; a thrusting upon others by force or unsolicited; as, the obtrusion of crude opinions on the world.
 noun (n.) That which is obtruded.

obturationnoun (n.) The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.

obtusionnoun (n.) The act or process of making obtuse or blunt.
 noun (n.) The state of being dulled or blunted; as, the obtusion of the senses.

obumbrationnoun (n.) Act of darkening or obscuring.

obventionnoun (n.) The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage; an occasional offering.

obversionnoun (n.) The act of turning toward or downward.
 noun (n.) The act of immediate inference, by which we deny the opposite of anything which has been affirmed; as, all men are mortal; then, by obversion, no men are immortal. This is also described as "immediate inference by privative conception."

obviationnoun (n.) The act of obviating, or the state of being obviated.

occasionnoun (n.) A falling out, happening, or coming to pass; hence, that which falls out or happens; occurrence; incident.
 noun (n.) A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance; convenience.
 noun (n.) An occurrence or condition of affairs which brings with it some unlooked-for event; that which incidentally brings to pass an event, without being its efficient cause or sufficient reason; accidental or incidental cause.
 noun (n.) Need; exigency; requirement; necessity; as, I have no occasion for firearms.
 noun (n.) A reason or excuse; a motive; a persuasion.
 verb (v. t.) To give occasion to; to cause; to produce; to induce; as, to occasion anxiety.

occecationnoun (n.) The act of making blind, or the state of being blind.

occisionnoun (n.) A killing; the act of killing.

occlusionnoun (n.) The act of occluding, or the state of being occluded.
 noun (n.) The transient approximation of the edges of a natural opening; imperforation.

occultationnoun (n.) The hiding of a heavenly body from sight by the intervention of some other of the heavenly bodies; -- applied especially to eclipses of stars and planets by the moon, and to the eclipses of satellites of planets by their primaries.
 noun (n.) Fig.: The state of being occult.

occupationnoun (n.) The act or process of occupying or taking possession; actual possession and control; the state of being occupied; a holding or keeping; tenure; use; as, the occupation of lands by a tenant.
 noun (n.) That which occupies or engages the time and attention; the principal business of one's life; vocation; employment; calling; trade.

occursionnoun (n.) A meeting; a clash; a collision.

oceannoun (n.) The whole body of salt water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; -- called also the sea, or great sea.
 noun (n.) One of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans.
 noun (n.) An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream.

octaemeronnoun (n.) A fast of eight days before a great festival.

octagonnoun (n.) A plane figure of eight sides and eight angles.
 noun (n.) Any structure (as a fortification) or place with eight sides or angles.

octahedronnoun (n.) A solid bounded by eight faces. The regular octahedron is contained by eight equal equilateral triangles.

octandrianadjective (a.) Alt. of Octandrous

octaroonnoun (n.) See Octoroon.

octillionnoun (n.) According to the French method of numeration (which method is followed also in the United States) the number expressed by a unit with twenty-seven ciphers annexed. According to the English method, the number expressed by a unit with forty-eight ciphers annexed. See Numeration.

octogenariannoun (n.) A person eighty years, or more, of age.

octogynianadjective (a.) Alt. of Octogynous

octoroonnoun (n.) The offspring of a quadroon and a white person; a mestee.

ocypodiannoun (n.) One of a tribe of crabs which live in holes in the sand along the seashore, and run very rapidly, -- whence the name.

odeonnoun (n.) A kind of theater in ancient Greece, smaller than the dramatic theater and roofed over, in which poets and musicians submitted their works to the approval of the public, and contended for prizes; -- hence, in modern usage, the name of a hall for musical or dramatic performances.

odinnoun (n.) The supreme deity of the Scandinavians; -- the same as Woden, of the German tribes.

oenocyannoun (n.) The coloring matter of red wines.

oestriannoun (n.) A gadfly.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the gadflies.

oestruationnoun (n.) The state of being under oestrual influence, or of having sexual desire.

offensionnoun (n.) Assault; attack.

oftenadjective (a.) Frequent; common; repeated.
 adverb (adv.) Frequently; many times; not seldom.

ogganitionnoun (n.) Snarling; grumbling.

ogygianadjective (a.) Of or pertaining to Ogyges, a mythical king of ancient Attica, or to a great deluge in Attica in his days; hence, primeval; of obscure antiquity.

oilmannoun (n.) One who deals in oils; formerly, one who dealt in oils and pickles.

oilskinnoun (n.) Cloth made waterproof by oil.

oldenadjective (a.) Old; ancient; as, the olden time.
 verb (v. i.) To grow old; to age.

oleamennoun (n.) A soft ointment prepared from oil.

olecranonnoun (n.) The large process at the proximal end of the ulna which projects behind the articulation with the humerus and forms the bony prominence of the elbow.

oleinnoun (n.) A fat, liquid at ordinary temperatures, but solidifying at temperatures below 0¡ C., found abundantly in both the animal and vegetable kingdoms (see Palmitin). It dissolves solid fats, especially at 30-40¡ C. Chemically, olein is a glyceride of oleic acid; and, as three molecules of the acid are united to one molecule of glyceryl to form the fat, it is technically known as triolein. It is also called elain.

oleoresinnoun (n.) A natural mixture of a terebinthinate oil and a resin.
 noun (n.) A liquid or semiliquid preparation extracted (as from capsicum, cubebs, or ginger) by means of ether, and consisting of fixed or volatile oil holding resin in solution.

olfactionnoun (n.) The sense by which the impressions made on the olfactory organs by the odorous particles in the atmosphere are perceived.

olibannoun (n.) See Olibanum.

oliveriannoun (n.) An adherent of Oliver Cromwell.

olivinnoun (n.) A complex bitter gum, found on the leaves of the olive tree; -- called also olivite.

olympianadjective (a.) Alt. of Olympic
  () Alt. of games

omennoun (n.) An occurrence supposed to portend, or show the character of, some future event; any indication or action regarded as a foreshowing; a foreboding; a presage; an augury.
 verb (v. t.) To divine or to foreshow by signs or portents; to have omens or premonitions regarding; to predict; to augur; as, to omen ill of an enterprise.

ominationnoun (n.) The act of ominating; presaging.

omissionnoun (n.) The act of omitting; neglect or failure to do something required by propriety or duty.
 noun (n.) That which is omitted or is left undone.

onerationnoun (n.) The act of loading.

onionnoun (n.) A liliaceous plant of the genus Allium (A. cepa), having a strong-flavored bulb and long hollow leaves; also, its bulbous root, much used as an article of food. The name is often extended to other species of the genus.

onocerinnoun (n.) A white crystalline waxy substance extracted from the root of the leguminous plant Ononis spinosa.

onomasticonnoun (n.) A collection of names and terms; a dictionary; specif., a collection of Greek names, with explanatory notes, made by Julius Pollux about A.D.180.

oonadjective (a.) One.

opennoun (n.) Open or unobstructed space; clear land, without trees or obstructions; open ocean; open water.
 adjective (a.) Free of access; not shut up; not closed; affording unobstructed ingress or egress; not impeding or preventing passage; not locked up or covered over; -- applied to passageways; as, an open door, window, road, etc.; also, to inclosed structures or objects; as, open houses, boxes, baskets, bottles, etc.; also, to means of communication or approach by water or land; as, an open harbor or roadstead.
 adjective (a.) Free to be used, enjoyed, visited, or the like; not private; public; unrestricted in use; as, an open library, museum, court, or other assembly; liable to the approach, trespass, or attack of any one; unprotected; exposed.
 adjective (a.) Free or cleared of obstruction to progress or to view; accessible; as, an open tract; the open sea.
 adjective (a.) Not drawn together, closed, or contracted; extended; expanded; as, an open hand; open arms; an open flower; an open prospect.
 adjective (a.) Without reserve or false pretense; sincere; characterized by sincerity; unfeigned; frank; also, generous; liberal; bounteous; -- applied to personal appearance, or character, and to the expression of thought and feeling, etc.
 adjective (a.) Not concealed or secret; not hidden or disguised; exposed to view or to knowledge; revealed; apparent; as, open schemes or plans; open shame or guilt.
 adjective (a.) Not of a quality to prevent communication, as by closing water ways, blocking roads, etc.; hence, not frosty or inclement; mild; -- used of the weather or the climate; as, an open season; an open winter.
 adjective (a.) Not settled or adjusted; not decided or determined; not closed or withdrawn from consideration; as, an open account; an open question; to keep an offer or opportunity open.
 adjective (a.) Free; disengaged; unappropriated; as, to keep a day open for any purpose; to be open for an engagement.
 adjective (a.) Uttered with a relatively wide opening of the articulating organs; -- said of vowels; as, the an far is open as compared with the a in say.
 adjective (a.) Uttered, as a consonant, with the oral passage simply narrowed without closure, as in uttering s.
 adjective (a.) Not closed or stopped with the finger; -- said of the string of an instrument, as of a violin, when it is allowed to vibrate throughout its whole length.
 adjective (a.) Produced by an open string; as, an open tone.
 verb (v. t.) To make or set open; to render free of access; to unclose; to unbar; to unlock; to remove any fastening or covering from; as, to open a door; to open a box; to open a room; to open a letter.
 verb (v. t.) To spread; to expand; as, to open the hand.
 verb (v. t.) To disclose; to reveal; to interpret; to explain.
 verb (v. t.) To make known; to discover; also, to render available or accessible for settlements, trade, etc.
 verb (v. t.) To enter upon; to begin; as, to open a discussion; to open fire upon an enemy; to open trade, or correspondence; to open a case in court, or a meeting.
 verb (v. t.) To loosen or make less compact; as, to open matted cotton by separating the fibers.
 verb (v. i.) To unclose; to form a hole, breach, or gap; to be unclosed; to be parted.
 verb (v. i.) To expand; to spread out; to be disclosed; as, the harbor opened to our view.
 verb (v. i.) To begin; to commence; as, the stock opened at par; the battery opened upon the enemy.
 verb (v. i.) To bark on scent or view of the game.

operationnoun (n.) The act or process of operating; agency; the exertion of power, physical, mechanical, or moral.
 noun (n.) The method of working; mode of action.
 noun (n.) That which is operated or accomplished; an effect brought about in accordance with a definite plan; as, military or naval operations.
 noun (n.) Effect produced; influence.
 noun (n.) Something to be done; some transformation to be made upon quantities, the transformation being indicated either by rules or symbols.
 noun (n.) Any methodical action of the hand, or of the hand with instruments, on the human body, to produce a curative or remedial effect, as in amputation, etc.

ophidiannoun (n.) One of the Ophidia; a snake or serpent.
 adjective (a.) Of or pertaining to the Ophidia; belonging to serpents.

ophidionnoun (n.) The typical genus of ophidioid fishes. [Written also Ophidium.] See Illust. under Ophidioid.