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orman
A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
orman iplikçiği
Galium odoratum, an aromatic herb.
orman mühendisi
(forestry) A person who practices forestry.
ormancı
(forestry) A person who practices forestry.
ormancılık
The care and development of forests in order to obtain a product or provide a benefit; forestry.
ormanlaştırmak
(transitive) To cover an area with trees.
ormanlık
Covered with trees.
örn.
An initialism used to introduce an illustrative example or short list of examples: for the sake of an example; for example.
örneğin
(conjunctive) As an example.
örnek
A person punished as a warning to others.
örnek almak
To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
örnek olma
(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
örnek olmak
To serve as a model for; to surpass.
örneklem
(transitive) To take or to test a sample or samples of.
örnekleme
The act of illustrating; the act of making clear and distinct.
örneklemek
To serve as a model for; to surpass.
ornitorenk
A semiaquatic monotreme from eastern Australia with a bill resembling that of a duck, that has a mole-like body, a tail resembling that of a beaver, a waterproof pelt, and flat webbed feet (Ornithorhynchus anatinus).
orospu
(derogatory, offensive) A female who is considered promiscuous.
orşiektomi
(surgery) The surgical removal of one or both testes.
orta
A shot which hits the centre of a target.
orta nokta
A point equidistant between two extremes.
orta vade
Halfway through a term, or roughly so.
ortaç
(grammar) A form of a verb that may function as an adjective, noun or adverb. English has two types of participles: the present participle and the past participle. In other languages, there are others, such as future, perfect, and future perfect participles.
ortada
In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
ortak
A person united with another or others in an act, enterprise, or business; a partner or employee.
ortak çalışma
(usually, uncountable) The act of cooperating.
ortalama
Typical.
ortam
(informal, originally, New Age jargon, often, in the plural) An atmosphere or aura felt to belong to a person, place or thing. [c. 1960s]
ortaya çıkarılabilir
That which can be detected, noticeable.
ortaya çıkarmak
(transitive) To discover or expose (someone) as disobedient, dishonest, etc.
ortaya çıkmak
(transitive) To make visible; to expose.
ortaya koymak
(transitive) To demonstrate.
örtbas etmek
To cover or disguise the seriousness of (a mistake, offence etc.) by excuses and apologies. [from 17th c.]
örtmece
(uncountable) The use of a word or phrase to replace another one that is more offensive, blunt or vulgar.
örtmek
(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, a blanket.
Ortodoks
(Christianity, loosely) Of or pertaining to a particular Orthodox Church, usually the Eastern Orthodox Church, sometimes the Oriental Orthodox Church or the Church of the East.
Ortodoksluk
The aggregate of the definitive elements of the Eastern Orthodox Church, such as its faith, worship, theology, and traditions.
ortografi
(uncountable) Correct spelling according to established usage; also (obsolete) pronunciation according to the spelling of a word.
örtü
A heavy, loosely woven fabric, usually large and woollen, used for warmth while sleeping or resting.
örtük
A cover over a lamp to either diffuse the light or to block it in certain directions to avoid glare in the eyes.
örtüler
(plural only) Items of clothing; apparel.
örtülü
Suggested indirectly, without being directly expressed.
oruç tutmak
(transitive, sciences) To cause (a person or animal) to abstain, especially from eating.
örümcek
Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey.
örüntü
A design, motif or decoration, especially formed from regular repeated elements. [from 16th c.]
oryantal
Pertaining to the regions east of the Mediterranean, beyond the Roman Empire or the early Christian world; of the Near East, the Middle East or the Far East, now especially relating to East Asia. [from 15th c.]
Oryantal turp
An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.
oryantalist
A scholar who studies the Orient; a person interested in the Orient.
oryantalizm
(arts, architecture, literature) The tendency to represent eastern subjects, to assume stylistical characteristics original of the East.
ÖS.
(used after the hour) In the 12-hour period from noon to midnight (the latter half of the day) when using the 12-hour clock.
osilatör
A tuned electronic circuit used to generate a continuous output waveform.
Oslo
A county and municipality, the capital city of Norway. Formerly called Christiania and Kristiania.
Osmanlı
Of or relating to the Ottoman dynasty or the Ottoman Empire.
osteoporoz
(pathology) A disease, occurring especially in women following menopause, in which the bones become extremely porous and are subject to fracture.
östrojen
(steroid hormone) Any of a group of steroids that are secreted by the ovaries and function as female sex hormones.
ösümlük
(botany) An organism that is not an animal, especially an organism capable of photosynthesis. Typically a small or herbaceous organism of this kind, rather than a tree.
ot
(countable, uncountable) Any plant of the family Poaceae, characterized by leaves that arise from nodes in the stem and leaf bases that wrap around the stem, especially those grown as ground cover rather than for grain.
otacı
A person who treats diseases by means of medicinal herbs.
otağ
A pavilion or portable lodge consisting of skins, canvas, or some strong cloth, stretched and sustained by poles, used for sheltering people from the weather.
ötanazi
The practice of intentionally killing a human being or animal in a humane way, especially in order to end suffering.
otantik
Of the same origin as claimed; genuine.
otçul
(entomology) That eats grasses and seeds.
öte
An incidental remark to a person next to one made discreetly but not in private, audible only to that person. (theatre) A brief comment by a character addressing the audience, unheard by other characters.
ötede
At or from a distance, but within view, or at a small distance; apart; away.
öteki dünya
A conscious existence after death; a supernatural life that follows one's natural life, in some worldviews.
otel
An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain. [from 17th c.]
öteleme
(programming) The difference between a target memory address and a base address.
ötesinde
More than (a given value, amount, limit etc.); beyond; past; exceeding.
otlak
Land, specifically, an open field, on which livestock is kept for feeding.
otlakçılık etmek
(ambitransitive) To hunt about, especially for something of nominal value; to scavenge or glean.
otlamak
(intransitive, of an animal) To move about while eating parts of plants, especially plants other than pasture, such as shrubs or trees.
ötmek
(intransitive) To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
oto-
Reflexive, regarding or to oneself.
otoban
A main public road, especially a multi-lane, high-speed thoroughfare.
otobiyografi
(countable) A self-written biography; the story of one's own life.
otobüs
(dated) A bus (vehicle for transporting large numbers of people along roads).
otoimmün
(pathology, immunology) Of or pertaining to autoimmunity.
otokrasi
(uncountable) A form of government in which unlimited power is held by a single individual.
otokrat
An absolute ruler with infinite power.
otokratik
Of or pertaining to autocracy or to an autocrat; absolute; holding independent and arbitrary powers of government.
otomasyon
The act or process of converting the controlling of a machine or device to a more automatic system, such as computer or electronic controls.
otomatik
Capable of operating without external control or intervention.
otomatik olarak
In an automatic manner.
otomatikman
In an automatic manner.
otomobil
(US, Canada, Philippines, AU, NZ) A type of motor vehicle designed to move on the ground under its own stored power and intended to carry a driver, a small number of additional passengers, and a very limited amount of other load.
otonom
Self-governing. Intelligent, sentient, self-aware, thinking, feeling, governing independently.
otonomi
(government, countable) A self-governing country or region.
otopilot
(aviation, nautical) A mechanical, electrical, or hydraulic system used to guide a vehicle without assistance from a human being.
otopsi
A dissection performed on a cadaver to find possible cause(s) of death.
otorite
(uncountable) Power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right.
otorizasyon
(countable) An act of authorizing.
otoseksüellik
Sexual attraction toward oneself.
otostop
A lift given to someone in another person's vehicle.
otostopçu
A person or thing that hitchhikes.
otoyol
(US, regional) A divided highway, especially one whose intersections and direct access to adjacent properties have been eliminated.
Ottawa
A city in Ontario, Canada; the capital city of Canada.
otu kekik
The leaves of these plants used in flavouring food.
ötükçü
A writer of history.
oturan
Someone or thing who lives in a place.
oturma odası
(countable) A room in a private house used for general social and leisure activities.
oturmak
(intransitive, now, _, literary) To live; to reside.
oturtak
(architecture) The base or foot of a column, statue, vase, lamp.
oturulmayan
(of a house etc) Not inhabited, especially by a tenant
oturum
The right to legally reside in a country.
ötüş
(ornithology) A vocalisation made by a bird, more complex than a call, for purposes associated with courtship and territory.
otuz
The cardinal number occurring after twenty-nine and before thirty-one, represented in Arabic numerals as 30.
ouija
(uncountable) The use of such a board to attempt to communicate with spirits.
ova
An area which is considered particularly low or lower than surrounding areas.
oval
Having the shape of an oval.
ovalama
An act of rubbing.
övgü
An expression of praise, congratulation, or respect.
oviraptor
Any of several bipedal dinosaurs, of the genus Oviraptor, from the late Cretaceous period.
ovma
An act of rubbing.
ovmak
(transitive) To rub hard; to wash with rubbing; usually, to rub with a wet brush, or with something coarse or rough, for the purpose of cleaning or brightening
övmek
To give praise to; to commend, glorify, or worship.
ovum
(cytology) The female gamete in animals; the egg cell.
övünç
Something that one brags about.
övünç duymak
(reflexive) To take or experience pride in something; to be proud of it.
övünce
Something that one brags about.
övüngen
One who boasts; a braggart.
övünme
A brag; ostentatious positive appraisal of oneself.
övünmek
(intransitive) To brag; to talk loudly in praise of oneself.
oy
An expression of affection.
oy hakkı
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
oy sayıcı
A person who counts the votes in an election.
oy verme hakkı
The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage.
oyacı
A person or thing that laces.
oyalanmak
To waste time in trivial activities, or in idleness; to trifle.
oyalayıcı
Intentionally delaying (someone or something), intended to cause delay, gain time, or adjourn decision.
oyan
A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
oyanlamak
(transitive) To put a bridle on.
oybirliği
General agreement among the members of a given group or community, each member of which exercises some discretion in decision-making and follow-up action.
öykü
An account of real or fictional events.
öykünce
A fictitious narrative intended to enforce some useful truth or precept, usually with animals, etc. as characters; an apologue. Prototypically, Aesop's Fables.
öykünme
The act of imitating.
öykünmek
To follow as a model or a pattern; to make a copy, counterpart or semblance of.
öyküntü
(linguistics, translation studies) A word or phrase in a language formed by word-for-word or morpheme-by-morpheme translation of a word in another language.
öykünüm
(computing) Execution of a program or other software designed for a different system, by simulating parts of the other system.
oylama
A formalized choice on legally relevant measures such as employment or appointment to office or a proceeding about a legal dispute.
oylamak
(intransitive) To cast a vote; to assert a formalized choice in an election.
öyle
In that state or manner; with that attribute. A proadjective that replaces the aforementioned adjective phrase.
öyle işte
Used alone to refuse to provide a full answer to a question begun with "why", usually taken as an anapodoton of the elided full phrase "Because I said so".
öyle mi
(informal) Indicating surprise at, or requesting confirmation of, some new information; to express skepticism.
öyleyse
(conjunctive) In that case.
oymak
(intransitive) To work as a sculptor.
oynak
A woman who flirts or plays with people's affections.
oynamak
(colloquial) To interfere with.
oynaş
An act of flirting.
oynaşmak
(intransitive) To play at courtship; to talk with teasing affection, to insinuate sexual attraction in a playful (especially conversational) way. [from 18th c.]
öyretmək
(transitive, video games) To create a trainer (cheat patch) for; to apply cheats to (a game).

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