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noun

  • A nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust.
  • The 15th letter of the Roman alphabet.
    • synonyms: O, o
  • The blood group whose red cells carry neither the A nor B antigens.
    • usage: "people with type O blood are universal donors"
  • A mouth or mouthlike opening.
  • A hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known.
  • Computer science. ( software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services)
  • The left eye.
  • Rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates.
by WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
by Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(latin) OS - left eye

(Military) OS stands for operating system
by Department of Defense Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. 31 January 2011.
Os is a masculine given name