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ob.
1abbreviation for
- he died; she died.
ob.
2abbreviation for
- incidentally.
ob.
3abbreviation for
- oboe.
- Meteorology. observation.
Ob
4[ awb, ob; Russian awp ]
noun
- a river in the W Russian Federation in Asia, flowing NW to the Gulf of Ob. 2,500 miles (4,025 km) long.
- Gulf of, an inlet of the Arctic Ocean. About 500 miles (800 km) long.
OB
5abbreviation for
- Also ob Medicine/Medical.
- off Broadway.
- opening of books.
- ordered back.
ob-
6- a prefix meaning “toward,” “to,” “on,” “over,” “against,” originally occurring in loanwords from Latin, but now used also, with the sense of “reversely,” “inversely,” to form New Latin and English scientific terms: object; obligate; oblanceolate.
O.B.
7abbreviation for
- opening of books.
- ordered back.
Ob
1/ ɔpj /
noun
- a river in N central Russia, formed at Bisk by the confluence of the Biya and Katun Rivers and flowing generally north to the Gulf of Ob (an inlet of the Arctic Ocean): one of the largest rivers in the world, with a drainage basin of about 2 930 000 sq km (1 131 000 sq miles). Length: 3682 km (2287 miles)
OB
2abbreviation for
- Old Boy
- outside broadcast
ob.
3abbreviation for
- (on tombstones) obiit
- obiter
- oboe
ob-
4prefix
- inverse or inversely
obovate
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Example Sentences
In an ad called “Spelling Bee,” a young child spells “Pryor” as “O-B-A-M-A,” to which the judge says, “Close enough.”
Thus, in Figure 184, draw the line O B, and divide it into inches and parts of an inch.
Had he found the true O. B., only to behold another and final seal fall upon this closely folded mystery?
One time, while in the country, she met a sporting man, Mr. O. B.
Let o b be tangent at o to the arc o d, of which c is the centre.
Snuffles and dabs her eyes and says: 'If I go back without any photograph, I'll lose my j-o-o-o-b!
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