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  [lam] /læm/ Slang. noun 1. a hasty escape; flight. verb (used without object), lammed, lamming. 2. to run away quickly; escape; flee: I’m going to lam out of here as soon as I’ve finished. Idioms 3. on the lam, escaping, fleeing, or hiding, especially from the police: He’s been on the lam ever since he […]

• Onlap

  [on-lap, awn-] /ˈɒnˌlæp, ˈɔn-/ noun, Geology. 1. the advance of a sea beyond its former shore. 2. the layer or layers of sedimentary rock formed a sea floor as a result of this advance.

• On-liberty

  noun 1. a treatise (1859) by John Stuart Mill on the rights of the individual within the state. (1859) An essay by John Stuart Mill in defense of the liberal idea of political freedom. Mill takes a firm position that the state may interfere with the freedom of individuals only to protect other individuals; the […]

• Onlay

  [noun on-ley, awn-; verb on-ley, awn-] /noun ˈɒnˌleɪ, ˈɔn-; verb ɒnˈleɪ, ɔn-/ noun 1. an overlay, especially one in relief. 2. Dentistry. an inlay that restores the occlusal surface of a tooth. verb (used with object), onlaid, onlaying. 3. to place or mount (an onlay) on a surface, especially for decorative purposes. onlay on·lay (ŏn’lā’) […]

• Onliest

  [ohn-lee-ist] /ˈoʊn li ɪst/ adjective, Nonstandard. 1. : used as an intensive. [ohn-lee] /ˈoʊn li/ adverb 1. without others or anything further; alone; solely; exclusively: This information is for your eyes only. 2. no more than; merely; just: If it were only true! I cook only on weekends. 3. as recently as: I read that […]

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