Chapter Opportunely to Out of O by Soule's Synonymes

Orient, n.

1. East.

2. Morning land, Asia, East.

Oriental, a.

1. Eastern, orient.

2. Precious, valuable, perfect.

Orifice, n. Hole, aperture, perforation, pore, vent, mouth.

Origin, n.

1. Source, rise, spring, fountain, fountain-head, beginning, commencement, derivation, root, foundation, birth, cradle, original, starting-point.

2. Cause, occasion, derivation, root, foundation, fountain, spring.

Original, a.

1. Primitive, aboriginal, primeval, primary, primordial, pristine, first.

2. Untranslated.

3. Inventive, creative.

Original, n.

1. Source, spring, origin, cause, commencement.

2. Archetype, model, pattern, type, prototype, protoplast, exemplar, first copy.

3. (Colloq.) Oddity, eccentric person.

Originate, v. a. Create, bring into existence, be the author of, be the cause of, give rise to, cause to be.

Originate, v. n. Arise, rise, begin, spring, proceed, emanate, flow, take its rise.

Originator, n. Inventor, author, maker, creator, father, former, first cause.

Orison, n. (Poetical.) Prayer, supplication, petition, solicitation.