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51one-man — /wun man /, adj. 1. of or pertaining to, or operated, performed, or used by one person: a one man office; a one man band. 2. preferring or seeking romantic involvement with one man only: a one man woman. [1835 45] * * * …
521-naphthol — /wun naf thawl, thol, nap /, n. Chem. alpha naphthol. See under naphthol. * * * …
53oneness — /wun nis/, n. 1. the quality of being one; singleness. 2. uniqueness. 3. sameness; identity. 4. unity of thought, feeling, belief, aim, etc.; agreement; concord. 5. a strong feeling of closeness or affinity; union: He feels a oneness with God.… …
54one-nighter — /wun nuy teuhr/, n. See one night stand. [1920 25] * * * …
55one-night stand — /wun nuyt / 1. a single performance in one locale, as by a touring theatrical company, before moving on to the next engagement. 2. a place where such a performance is given. 3. Informal. a. a single, unrepeated sexual encounter, as one lasting… …
56one-note — /wun noht /, adj. lacking in variety; monotonous. * * * …
57one old cat — /wun euh kat /, Games. a form of baseball in which there is a home plate and one other base, and in which a player remains at bat and scores runs by hitting the ball and running to the base and back without being put out. Also, one o cat, one a… …
58one-piece — /wun pees /, adj. 1. complete in one piece, as a garment: a one piece snowsuit. n. 2. Also called one piecer. a one piece garment. [1875 80] * * * …
59one-point perspective — /wun poynt /. See under linear perspective. * * * …
60one-reeler — /wun ree leuhr/, n. a motion picture, esp. a cartoon or comedy, of 10 to 12 minutes duration and contained on one reel of film: popular esp. in the era of silent films. [1915 20; one reel + ER1] * * * …
