Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
name
Initialism of Office of Strategic Services (a United States intelligence agency formed during World War II).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, historical, initialism
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name
A city and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Initialism of open-source software.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Initialism of out-of-school suspension.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: education
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noun
Initialism of operations/operational support system.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications
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noun
Initialism of over-the-shoulder shot.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
Topics: broadcasting, film, media, television
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noun
Alternative spelling of 'oss.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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noun
plural of OS
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, plural
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verb
To set about, or intend be inclined to set about (doing something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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verb
To offer (to do something).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: dialectal
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History
Borrowed from Dutch Oss.
Unclear. Middle English ōssen had a rather different meaning, "to reveal, to prophesy", but the OED suggests it could nonetheless be the same verb. The origin of the Middle English verb is itself obscure, but it may be a variant of halsen, from Old English hālsian, although this too had a rather different meaning, "to beseech, entreat; to exorcise; to imprecate".
