Observe () To be on the watch respecting; to pay attention to; to notice with care; to see; to perceive; to discover; as, to observe an eclipse; to observe the color or fashion of a dress; to observe the movements of an army.

Observe () To express as what has been noticed; to utter as a remark; to say in a casual or incidental way; to remark.

Observe () To take notice; to give attention to what one sees or hears; to attend.

Observe () To make a remark; to comment; -- generally with on or upon.

Observer () One who observes, or pays attention to, anything; especially, one engaged in, or trained to habits of, close and exact observation; as, an astronomical observer.

Observer () One who keeps any law, custom, regulation, rite, etc.; one who conforms to anything in practice.

Observer () One who fulfills or performs; as, an observer of his promises.

Observer () A sycophantic follower.

Observership () The office or work of an observer.

Observing () Giving particular attention; habitually attentive to what passes; as, an observing person; an observing mind.

Obsess () To besiege; to beset.

Obsession () The act of besieging.

Obsession () The state of being besieged; -- used specifically of a person beset by a spirit from without.

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

Obsidional () Of or pertaining to a siege.

Obsigillation () A sealing up.

Obsign () To seal; to confirm, as by a seal or stamp.

Obsignate () To seal; to ratify.

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

Obsignatory () Ratifying; confirming by sealing.

Obsolesce () To become obsolescent.

Obsolescence () The state of becoming obsolete.

Obsolescent () Going out of use; becoming obsolete; passing into desuetude.

Obsolete () No longer in use; gone into disuse; disused; neglected; as, an obsolete word; an obsolete statute; -- applied chiefly to words, writings, or observances.

Obsolete () Not very distinct; obscure; rudimental; imperfectly developed; abortive.

Obsolete () To become obsolete; to go out of use.

Obsoletely () In an obsolete manner.

Obsoleteness () The state of being obsolete, or no longer used; a state of desuetude.

Obsoleteness () Indistinctness; want of development.

Obsoletism () A disused word or phrase; an archaism.

Obstacle () That which stands in the way, or opposes; anything that hinders progress; a hindrance; an obstruction, physical or moral.

Obstancy () Opposition; impediment; obstruction.

Obstetric () Alt. of Obstetrical

Obstetrical () Of or pertaining to midwifery, or the delivery of women in childbed; as, the obstetric art.

Obstetricate () To perform the office of midwife.

Obstetricate () To assist as a midwife.

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

Obstetrician () One skilled in obstetrics; an accoucheur.

Obstetricious () Serving to assist childbirth; obstetric; hence, facilitating any bringing forth or deliverance.

Obstetrics () The science of midwifery; the art of assisting women in parturition, or in the trouble incident to childbirth.

Obstetricy () Obstetrics.

Obstinacy () A fixedness in will, opinion, or resolution that can not be shaken at all, or only with great difficulty; firm and usually unreasonable adherence to an opinion, purpose, or system; unyielding disposition; stubborness; pertinacity; persistency; contumacy.

Obstinacy () The quality or state of being difficult to remedy, relieve, or subdue; as, the obstinacy of a disease or evil.

Obstinate () Pertinaciously adhering to an opinion, purpose, or course; persistent; not yielding to reason, arguments, or other means; stubborn; pertinacious; -- usually implying unreasonableness.

Obstinate () Not yielding; not easily subdued or removed; as, obstinate fever; obstinate obstructions.

Obstination () Obstinacy; stubbornness.

Obstipation () The act of stopping up, as a passage.

Obstipation () Extreme constipation.

Obstreperous () Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; clamorous; noisy; vociferous.

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

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