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hoof
hoof horny epidermal casing at the end of the digits of an ungulate (hoofed) mammal . In the even-toed ungulates, such as swine, deer, and cattle, the hoof is cloven; in the odd-toed ungulates, such as the horse and the rhinoceros, it is solid. ... Read more
Ogier the Dane
Ogier the Dane , in the chansons de geste , a paladin of Charlemagne. Although his military feats save emperor and kingdom, he is for a time at odds with Charlemagne. In some versions Morgan le Fay takes him to Avalon, from where he returns after 200 years to save France. As Holger, or Olger, Dansk... Read more
Sir Carol Reed
Sir Carol Reed 1906-76, English film director, b. London. He acted and directed on the stage before turning to films in the mid-1930s. Reed powerfully portrayed characters at the end of their tethers, frequently in a postwar environment, in films such as Odd Man Out (1946), The Fallen Idol (194... Read more
Robert Cedric Sherriff
Robert Cedric Sherriff 1896-1975, English dramatist. His best-known work is the play, Journey's End (1929), a realistic story about combat in World War I. His other dramas include St. Helena (with Jeanne de Casalis, 1936) and Home at Seven (1950). Sherriff also wrote novels and film scripts s... Read more
roulette
roulette , game of chance popular in gambling casinos, and in a simplified form elsewhere. In gambling houses the roulette wheel is set in an oblong table. Its outer area is marked off into 37 (in Europe) or 38 (in the United States) spaces, each of which has retaining walls so that a small ball may... Read more
Marino Faliero
Marino Faliero , 1274-1355, doge of Venice (1354-55). As commander of Venetian forces he defeated (1346) Louis I of Hungary at Zara, and later he held high diplomatic posts. Soon after his election as doge, the Genoese triumphed over the Venetians. The new doge, at odds with patricians who had insul... Read more
Farouk
Farouk , 1920-65, king of Egypt (1936-52), son and successor of Fuad I. After a short regency he acceded (1937) to the throne. A constitutional monarch, Farouk was frequently at odds with the Wafd , the largest Egyptian party. Because of his pro-Axis sympathies during World War II, the British impo... Read more
Louise Nevelson
Louise Nevelson 1900-1988, American sculptor, b. Kiev, Russia. Using odd pieces of wood, found objects, cast metal and other materials, Nevelson constructed huge walls or enclosed box arrangements of complex and rhythmic abstract shapes. These are covered entirely with black, white, or gold paint. ... Read more
Balthus
Balthus (Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola) , 1908-2001, Polish-French painter, b. Paris. Balthus is widely regarded as one of the most important figurative painters of the modern era. He began painting as a young man and had his first one-man show in 1934. Balthus soon developed a distinctive st... Read more
Sir Richard Grenville
Sir Richard Grenville 1542?-1591, English naval hero. His cousin, Sir Walter Raleigh , gave him command of the fleet of seven vessels carrying the first colonists to Roanoke Island in 1585. In 1591, Grenville was second in command, under Lord Thomas Howard, of the fleet sent to capture the Spani... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "odd"

Even and odd
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science Even and odd An even number is an integer that is divisible by 2 and an odd number is an integer that is not divisible by 2. Thus...are even numbers and 1, 3, 5, 7 … are odd numbers. Any even number can be written as 2 n where...
Odd Women, The
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Odd Women, The, a novel by Gissing , published in 1893. To escape the drudgery of her life in a draper...grim look at the possible fates of England's half a million more women than men, the ‘Odd Women’ of the title.
Odd Hassel
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Odd Hassel , 1897-1981, Norwegian chemist, b. Christiania (now Oslo), grad. Oslo Univ. (1920), Ph.D. Univ. of Berlin...
Odd Couple, The
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Theatre Odd Couple, The (1965), a comedy by Neil Simon .[ Plymouth Theatre , 964 perf.] Felix Unger ( Art Carney), having separated...
Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...Definition Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a childhood mental disorder characterized...developmental stage. Children diagnosed with ODD do not meet the clinical diagnostic criteria...Description Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD), a relatively new clinical classification...
Oppositional defiant disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders ...Definition Oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) is a disorder found primarily in children...individuality and separating from parents. ODD, however, is defiant behavior that lasts...revision ( DSM-IV-TR ), classifies ODD as a disruptive behavior disorder. Description...
One–to–one Correspondence
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...correspondance Positive Integers → Odd Positive Integers → Positive Integers...goes on forever), and let Y be the set of odd positive integers Y = 1, 3, 5...glance, it might be thought that the set of odd positive integers has half as many members...
Zero
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...intolerable. Zero sometimes appears in disguise. In even-andodd arithmetic, one has ‘ even plus odd equals odd, ’ ‘ odd times odd equals odd, ’ and so on. The various combinations can be listed in the tables...
Isotope
Encyclopedia entry from: The Gale Encyclopedia of Science ...atomic numbers have more isotopes than do those of odd atomic number. Whether the nucleus has an odd or even number of neutrons seems to also enter...stable nuclei with an even number of protons and an odd number of neutrons or an even number of neutrons...
Schizotypal personality disorder
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders ...with schizotypal personality disorder has odd behaviors and thoughts that would typically...more than what others might say or do. Odd beliefs or magical thinking. These individuals...or predict an event before it happens. Odd thinking and speech. People with schizotypal...

Dictionary entries related to "odd"

odd
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English odd / äd / • adj. 1. different from what is usual or expected; strange: the neighbors thought him very odd | it's odd that she didn't recognize me. 2. (of whole numbers such as 3 and 5...
Odd Man Out
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers ODD MAN OUT UK, 1947 Director: Carol Reed Production...Script: Green, F. L. and R. C. Sherriff, Odd Man Out, in Three British Screenplays, edited...Chicago, 1973. DeFelice, James, Filmguide to Odd Man Out, Bloomington, Indiana, 1975. Hirschhorn...
odd parity
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing odd parity A property that holds when a group of binary values contains an odd number of 1s. See parity .
odd-even rule
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing odd-even rule A rule for determining whether a point is inside a polygon boundary by counting the intersections that a line from the point to infinity makes with the boundary. If the number is odd, the point is inside the boundary.
odd-even transposition sort
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing odd-even transposition sort A refinement of the bubble sort in which adjacent pairs, starting with an odd position, are sorted then adjacent pairs, starting with an even position, are sorted. The two phases alternate until sorting is completed.
odd-even pricing
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management odd-even pricing The pricing of a product so that the price ends in an odd number of pence, which is not far below the next number of pounds. For example, £4.99 might be used in preference to £5.00 in order to make the product appear cheaper.
odd-even check
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing odd-even check Another name for parity check .
odd lot
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management odd lot See round lot .
Nicomachus of Gerasa
Dictionary entry from: Complete Dictionary of Scientific Biography ...number and then discusses its division into even and odd. He states the theorem that any integer is equal...classification of even numbers (even times even, odd times even, and even times odd), followed by that of odd numbers (prime, composite...
parity
Book article from: A Dictionary of Computing ...the number of 1s in the original group was odd. The parity computation just defined will...considerations make it desirable to have an odd number of 1s in the augmented group, and...selected to cause the total number of 1s to be odd; this is called odd parity . See also parity...

Thesaurus entries related to "odd"

odd
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus odd • adjective   1. an odd man synonyms : strange, peculiar, weird, queer, funny, bizarre...antonyms: normal, conventional.   2. quite a few odd things had happened synonyms : strange, unusual, peculiar...
oddity
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...square peg in a round hole, maverick, nonconformist, odd one, rare bird, crank; informal character, oddball...crackpot, nut, freak, screwball, kook, queer/odd fish, queer/odd duck. antonyms: conformist, average Joe.  ...
eccentric
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...abnormal, irregular, aberrant, anomalous, odd, queer, strange, peculiar, weird, bizarre...something of an eccentric synonyms : oddity, odd fellow, character, individualist, individual...free spirit; misfit; informal oddball, odd duck, weirdo, freak, nut, head case...
funny
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...xA0; 3. what a funny hat synonyms : strange, peculiar, odd, queer, weird, bizarre, curious.   4. he's a funny character synonyms : strange, peculiar, odd, mysterious, suspicious, dubious; inf. shady. antonyms: serious...
strange
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...1. strange things have been happening synonyms : unusual, odd, curious, peculiar, funny, bizarre, weird, uncanny, queer...xA0; 2. strange clothes synonyms : weird, eccentric, odd, peculiar, funny, bizarre, unusual; unconventional, outlandish...
peculiar
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...something peculiar began to happen synonyms : strange, unusual, odd, funny, curious, bizarre, weird, queer, unexpected, unfamiliar...peculiar behavior synonyms : bizarre, eccentric, strange, odd, weird, queer, funny, unusual, abnormal, idiosyncratic...
ordinary
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...day-to-day. See note at normal.See also word spectrum at odd. antonym: abnormal.   2. my life seemed very ordinary...outstanding; unconventional, unorthodox, strange, peculiar, odd, queer, curious, bizarre, outlandish; informal offbeat.
deviant
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...nonstandard; nonconformist, perverse, uncommon, unusual; freakish, strange, odd, peculiar, bizarre, eccentric, idiosyncratic, unorthodox, exceptional...outsider, misfit; informal oddball, weirdo, freak, screwball, kook, odd duck.
uncommon
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...uncommon • adjective   1. an uncommon name synonyms : unusual, rare, uncustomary, unfamiliar, strange, odd, curious, out of the ordinary, novel, singular, peculiar, queer, bizarre; inf. weird.   2. those birds are...
unconventional
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...uncustomary, unwonted, rare, out of the ordinary, atypical, singular, individual, individualistic, different, original, idiosyncratic, nonconformist, bohemian, eccentric, odd, strange, bizarre; inf. offbeat, freakish, way-out.

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ODD'S-N-END'S FILES CHAPTER 11 BANKRUPTCY
PR Newswire; 5/16/1994; 700+ words ; ...BUFFALO, N.Y., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Odd's-n-End's, Inc. (Nasdaq: ODDE...under Chapter 11 of the Bankruptcy Code. Odd's-n-End's will continue to operate...it is protected by the Bankruptcy Court, Odd's-n-End's will operate its stores...
Odd Thomas Returns: A Very Uneven Number
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/28/2005; ; 700+ words ; FOREVER ODD By Dean Koontz Bantam. 334 pp. $27 The prolific Dean Koontz's new novel brings back Odd Thomas -- Odd is his name, not an adjective, although he is in fact plenty odd...
Odd-Lot Repurchase Programmes: An Analysis
Magazine article from: International Journal of Management; 3/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; We examine the effects of odd-lot buy back programs on liquidity of...of the programs. Using a sample of the odd-lot programs implemented by NYSE, Amex...support the notion that reducing number of odd-lot holders enhances liquidity. However...
Automating Odd-form Component Assembly
Magazine article from: SMT; 2/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...CHALLENGE REMAINS HOW TO AUTOMATE THE ASSEMBLY OF ODD-FORM COMPONENTS EFFECTIVELY. Despite advancements...capacitors, power diodes, relays and transformers are odd-form in nature. The term odd-form refers to either thruhole or surface mount...
Odd Fellows not-so-odd good fellows
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 5/9/2009; ; 665 words ; While watching a video of Salt Lake City crews moving the old Odd Fellows Hall the other night, I thought: I've known some odd ducks in my life, some odd couples -- I even know a guy named Odd -- but in 60 years I've only met...
Odd, round lot spread widens as demand drops off.
Magazine article from: The Bond Buyer; 12/13/1995; ; 700+ words ; Odd-lot bonds - bonds in blocks of $100,000...that price differential could be widening. Odd lots tend to be bonds issued by lesser-known...retail demand to keep the spread narrow between odd-lot and round-lot yields, but that has...
Odd man in: Club scene 'outsider' opening his own cabaret-style venue.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 9/9/2007; 700+ words ; Byline: Terry Armour Sep. 9--Dave Odd is, well, an oddity on the local comedy...where this intense hatred comes from," Odd says. "I guess my detractors just have...which faction has the biggest impact as Odd attempts to get his fledgling Edge Comedy...
At Odd Job, the price is right; toys, hobbies play an increasingly important role in closeout chain's success story.
Magazine article from: Playthings; 4/1/1986; ; 700+ words ; At Odd Job, the price is right For the theatregoer, the play's the thing. For the shopper at Odd Job Trading Post, a growing closeout retailer, the price is the thing. The 11-year-old Odd Job chain, founded by Howard Snyder, Is Horowitz...
Odd Fellows: Distinctively Different
Magazine article from: Greater Lansing Business Monthly; 7/1/2006; ; 700+ words ; What's in a name? The name Odd Fellows marks the beginning of a venture...two guys looking to make extra money doing odd jobs at night and on the weekends. This...1988 a friendship between two guys doing odd jobs turned into a business partnership...
Investigation of odd-odd nylons based on undecanedioic acid. 2: crystal structures.
Magazine article from: Polymer Engineering and Science; 12/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...of crystal structure was found in even-even, odd, and most of the even nylons, which gives a pair...aliphatic content and the polyamides containing the odd-number methylene units. As for the odd-odd, even-odd and odd-even nylons, the...