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окольный
Of a long and winding route. · okolnyy
око́льный путь
A diversion or deviation from one's original route. · okolnyy put
окольцева́ть
(AU, transitive) To ride around (a group of animals, especially cattle) to keep them milling in one place; hence (intransitive), to work as a drover, to muster cattle. · okoltsevat
окольцо́вывать
(AU, transitive) To ride around (a group of animals, especially cattle) to keep them milling in one place; hence (intransitive), to work as a drover, to muster cattle. · okoltsovyvat
оконе́чность
The most extreme or furthest point of something. [from c. 1400] · okonechnost
оконча́ние
An end or conclusion. · okonchaniye
оконча́тельно
(manner) Definitively, comprehensively. · okonchatelno
оконча́тельный
Pertaining to a conclusion. · okonchatelnyy
око́нченный
Finished; ended; concluded. · okonchennyy
око́нчившийся
that is no longer valid · okonchivshiysya
око́нчить
(intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution. · okonchit
око́п
(military) A pit dug into the ground as a shelter, especially from enemy fire. · okop
окопаться
(military, also, figurative, _, in, _, sport) To dig trenches to resist an enemy attack. · okopatsya
о́корок
A cut of quick-cured pork leg. · okorok
окорять
(transitive, forestry) To remove the bark from a tree, especially one that has been felled. · okoryat
окостене́вший
(of, _, muscles or parts of the body) Painful or more rigid than usual as a result of excessive or unaccustomed exercise. · okostenevshiy
око́шечко
A small window or other opening, sometimes fitted with a grating. · okoshechko
око́шко
An opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle. · okoshko
ОКР
(sports) Abbreviation of Russia(n) Olympic Committee. · OKR
о́кра
The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. · okra
окра́ина
Land near a border; marches. · okraina
окра́ска
act or process · okraska
окра́шенный
Coloured or tinted with dye, or as though therewith. · okrashennyy
окра́шивание
act or process · okrashivaniye
окрести́ть
(transitive) To perform the religious rite of baptism upon; to baptize. · okrestit
окре́стности
The residential area near one's home. · okrestnosti
окре́стность
Neighbourhood; nearby region; surrounding area. · okrestnost
окре́стный
Very close; direct or adjacent. · okrestnyy
окрова́вленный
Stained, spotted or otherwise discolored with blood. · okrovavlennyy
окропле́ние
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized. · okropleniye
о́круг
An administrative division in some French- or Dutch-speaking countries. · okrug
окру́га
The residential area near one's home. · okruga
округле́ние
In bookbinding, the shaping of the folded and sewed sheets into a convex form at the back. · okrugleniye
округли́ть
(intransitive) To become shaped into a curve. · okruglit
окру́глый
In the shape of, or moving in a circle. · okruglyy
округля́ть
(intransitive) To become shaped into a curve. · okruglyat
окружа́ть
To besiege; to surround with troops. · okruzhat
окружа́ющая среда́
Something that surrounds; encompassing material, substance or shape. · okruzhayushchaya sreda
окружа́ющий
Encompassing on all sides; surrounding; encircling; enveloping. · okruzhayushchiy
окруже́ние
A retinue of attendants, associates or followers. · okruzheniye
окружённый
Besieged; surrounded by enemy troops. · okruzhyonnyy
окружи́ть
(transitive, figuratively) To beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset. · okruzhit
окружно́й
Circuitous or roundabout. · okruzhnoy
окружность
(astronomy) An instrument of observation, whose graduated limb consists of an entire circle. When fixed to a wall in an observatory, it is called a mural circle; when mounted with a telescope on an axis and in Y's, in the plane of the meridian, a meridian or transit circle; when involving the principle of reflection, like the sextant, a reflecting circle; and when that of repeating an angle several times continuously along the graduated limb, a repeating circle. · okruzhnost
окси́д
(chemistry) A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element. · oksid
окси́морон
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. · oksimoron
окситоцин
(hormone) A hormone that stimulates contractions during labor, and then the production of milk; also plays a role in social bonding. · oksitotsin
оксю́морон
(rhetoric) A figure of speech in which two words or phrases with opposing meanings are used together intentionally for effect. · oksyumoron
окта́ва
(music) An interval of twelve semitones spanning eight degrees of the diatonic scale, representing a doubling or halving in pitch frequency. · oktava
Октавиа́н
(historical) A en given name, notably borne by Augustus (Caesar) between 44 and 27 BCE · Oktavian
окта́нт
(nautical) An instrument for measuring angles, particularly of elevation. · oktant
окте́т
(music) A group of eight musicians performing together. · oktet
октото́рп
(typography) The # symbol (octothorpe, pound). · oktotorp
октябрь
The tenth month of the Gregorian calendar, following September and preceding November. · oktyabr
окули́ст
A medical doctor specializing in the eye: deficiencies of vision requiring correction, and diseases. Compare optometrist. · okulist
окуляр
The lens (or the component containing a combination of lenses) at the eye end of a microscope or telescope by which the image is viewed. · okulyar
окуна́ть
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees. · okunat
окуну́ть
(transitive) To lower (a flag), particularly a national ensign, to a partially hoisted position in order to render or to return a salute. While lowered, the flag is said to be “at the dip.” A flag being carried on a staff may be dipped by leaning it forward at an approximate angle of 45 degrees. · okunut
окуну́ться
(intransitive, especially with in) To undertake with enthusiasm. · okunutsya
о́кунь
The perch; any of various marine and freshwater fish resembling the perch. · okun
окупать
(legal, transitive) To keep back rightfully (a part), as if by cutting off, so as to diminish a sum due; to take off (a part) from damages; to deduct. · okupat
окупа́ться
(transitive) To be profitable for. · okupatsya
окупи́ться
(transitive) To be profitable for. · okupitsya
оку́ривать
(transitive) To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints. · okurivat
окури́ть
(transitive) To expose (something) to fumes; specifically, to expose wood, etc., to ammonia in order to produce dark tints. · okurit
окципита́льный
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone. · oktsipitalnyy
ОЛ
Abbreviation of office lady (Japanese wasei eigo). · OL
ола́дья
A dish made by deep-frying food coated in batter. · oladya
Олаф
A en given name. · Olaf
О́лбани
The capital city of the state of New York in the United States, and the county seat of Albany County, New York. · Olbani
Оле́г
A en given name. · Oleg
оледени́ть
(transitive) To coat (something, e.g. a cake) with icing to resemble frost. · oledenit
о́лее
(added to certain adjectives and adverbs, now especially short ones) More; used to form the comparative. · oleye
оленёнок
A young deer. · olenyonok
олени́на
The meat of a deer, typically one that had lived in its own natural habitat. · olenina
оле́ниха
A female deer; also used of similar animals such as antelope (less commonly a goat, as nanny is also used). · olenikha
олень
A man married to an unfaithful wife, especially when he is unaware or unaccepting of the fact. · olen
оли́ва
The wood of the olive tree. · oliva
О́ливер
A en given name. · Oliver
Оли́вия
A city, the county seat of Renville County, Minnesota, United States, named for a female station agent named Olive. · Oliviya
оли́вка
The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green). · olivka
оли́вковый
Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive. · olivkovyy
олига́рх
A member of an oligarchy; someone who is part of a small group that runs a country. · oligarkh
Оли́мп
The highest mountain in Greece; in Ancient Greek mythology the home of the gods. · Olimp
олимпиада
(by, _, extension, usually, _, preceded, _) A competition aspiring to the importance of the Olympic Games or considered similar to them, especially one occurring at 4-year intervals, representing a national or international range of amateur student rather than professional adult competition, and/or requiring the highest level of ability in the field for success. · olimpiada
олимпи́ец
(Greek mythology) Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities. · olimpiyets
олимпи́йка
A loose shirt, usually made of a knit fleece, for athletic wear and now often used as casual apparel. · olimpiyka
олимпи́йский
(rare) Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods. · olimpiyskiy
Оли́мпия
An ancient city in Greece, home of the very first Olympic Games. · Olimpiya
олицетворение
Someone or something that stands as an example (i.e. metonymically) for something else, by having some of that something's characteristic traits. · olitsetvoreniye
олицетвори́ть
(intransitive) To embody in flesh; to invest with a bodily, especially a human, form. · olitsetvorit
олицетворя́ть
(intransitive) To embody in flesh; to invest with a bodily, especially a human, form. · olitsetvoryat
о́лово
(uncountable) A malleable, ductile, metallic element, resistant to corrosion, with atomic number 50 and symbol Sn. · olovo
оловя́нный
Made of tin. · olovyannyy
о́лух
(colloquial) A stupid person. · olukh
о́луша
Any of various large tropical seabirds from the genera Sula and Papasula in the gannet family Sulidae, traditionally considered to be stupid. · olusha
О́льга
A en given name occasionally borrowed from Scandinavia. · Olga
О́льстер
The northern province of Ireland, made up of all six Northern Irish counties and three counties in the Republic of Ireland. · Olster
ольха́
Any of several trees or shrubs of the genus Alnus, belonging to the birch family. · olkha
оля́пка
Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom. · olyapka
ом
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical resistance; the electrical resistance of a device across which a potential difference of one volt causes a current of one ampere. · om
Ома́н
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Sultanate of Oman. Capital: Muscat. · Oman
омбудсма́н
An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments. · ombudsman
омбудсме́н
An appointed official whose duty is to investigate complaints, generally on behalf of individuals such as consumers or taxpayers, against institutions such as companies and government departments. · ombudsmen
оме́г
Any of the poisonous umbelliferous plants, of the genera · omeg
оме́га
The twenty-fourth letter of the Classical and the Modern Greek alphabet, and the twenty-eighth letter of the Old and the Ancient Greek alphabet, i.e. the last letter of every Greek alphabet. Uppercase version: Ω; lowercase: ω. · omega
оме́ла
(countable, uncountable) Any of numerous hemiparasitic evergreen plants of the order Santalales with white berries that grow in the crowns of apple trees, oaks, and other trees, such as the European mistletoe (Viscum album) and American mistletoe or eastern mistletoe (Phoradendron leucarpum). · omela
омерзе́ние
(uncountable, countable) Extreme aversion or detestation; the feeling of utter dislike or loathing. [Mid 17th century.] · omerzeniye
омерзительный
Detestable or repugnant. [Early 19th century.] · omerzitelnyy
омикро́н
(virology, pathology) Ellipsis of Omicron variant. · omikron
омле́т
A dish made with beaten eggs cooked in a frying pan without stirring, flipped over to cook on both sides, and sometimes filled or topped with other foodstuffs, for example cheese or chives. · omlet
омо́граф
(linguistics) A word having the same spelling as another but a different meaning, and, often, a different pronunciation. · omograf
омола́живать
To render young again. · omolazhivat
омолоди́ть
To render young again. · omolodit
омоложение
The process of rendering young again. · omolozheniye
омо́ним
A word that is spelled the same as another word, usually having a different etymology. · omonim
омофо́н
(semantics) A word which is pronounced the same as another word but differs in spelling or meaning or origin. · omofon
о́н
a ketone · on
он сам
(emphatic) He; used as an intensifier, often to emphasize that the referent is the exclusive participant in the predicate · on sam
она́
The form of she used after a preposition, as the object of a verb, or (colloquial) as a subject with a conjunction; that woman, that ship, etc, or (dialect) as a subject without a conjunction. · ona
она́гр
The Asiatic wild ass or hemione (Equus hemionus), an animal of the horse family native to Asia; specifically, the Persian onager, Persian wild ass, or Persian zebra (Equus hemionus onager). · onagr
онани́зм
Masturbation. · onanizm
онани́ровать
(intransitive) To stimulate oneself sexually, especially by use of one’s hand or a sex toy made for this purpose, often to the point of ejaculation or orgasm. · onanirovat
онани́ст
(sometimes, pejorative) Someone who masturbates. · onanist
онани́стка
(sometimes, pejorative) Someone who masturbates. · onanistka
онда́тра
A semiaquatic rodent of the tribe Ondatrini. · ondatra
онемева́ть
(transitive) To cause to feel a prickling or mildly stinging sensation. · onemevat
онеме́вший
Not speaking; not knowing what to say; silent, especially due to surprise, amazement, etc.; wordless. · onemevshiy
онеме́лый
Physically unable to feel, not having the power of sensation. · onemelyy
они́
(the third-person plural nominative) A group of entities previously mentioned. [since 13th c.] · oni
о́никс
(mineral) A banded variety of chalcedony, a cryptocrystalline form of quartz. · oniks
онири́ческий
Like something from a dream; having a sense of vagueness, insubstantiality, or incongruousness. · oniricheskiy
онко́лог
(oncology) A doctor or scientist who specializes in oncology. · onkolog
онколо́гия
The branch of medicine concerned with tumors, including study of their development, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. · onkologiya
онла́йн
Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. · onlayn
онла́йн-семина́р
An interactive seminar conducted via Internet. Usually a live presentation, lecture or workshop that happens in real time, as users participate through text-based chat, voice, video, or file-sharing. · onlayn-seminar
онла́йновый
Of a system: connected (generally electrically) to a larger network. · onlaynovyy
оно́
The third-person singular neuter personal pronoun used to refer to an inanimate object, abstract entity, or non-human living thing. · ono
о́нок
small, immature, miniature · onok
онсэ́н
A natural spring producing water whose temperature is greater than about 20 °C (68 °F). · onsen
онтологи́ческий
Of or pertaining to the nature of being or existence. · ontologicheskiy
ОО́Н
Initialism of United Nations. · OON
оп
(Internet) Initialism of original post. · op
опа́дыш
A fruit that has fallen from a tree naturally, as from wind. · opadysh
опа́здывать
(colloquial) To have one’s menstrual discharge late, implying successful nidation suspected. · opazdyvat
опа́л
(mineral) A mineral consisting, like quartz, of silica, but inferior to quartz in hardness and specific gravity, of the chemical formula SiO2·nH2O. · opal
опалённый
Dry. · opalyonnyy
опали́ть
(transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it · opalit
опали́ться
(ergative) (To cause) to become scorched or singed · opalitsya
опалять
(ergative) To burn something to charcoal; to be burnt to charcoal. · opalyat

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