ob
IPA: ʌb
noun
- (historical) a halfpenny
- (archaic) an objection
- (genetics) the obese gene
- (meteorology) observation
- A river in Russia; the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers.
- (sports) Initialism of Olympic best.
- (television, radio) Initialism of outside broadcast.
- Initialism of old boy. (male graduate; also a CB radio operator's term of address for a male) [(chiefly Britain) An alumnus, especially of a public school.]
- Abbreviation of obstetrician. [(medicine) A physician who specializes in childbirth.]
- Abbreviation of obstetrics. [(medicine) The care of women during and after pregnancy.]
- Abbreviation of Old Babylonian. [The historical period of the First Babylonian Dynasty.]
adjective
- Abbreviation of obstetric. [Of or relating to obstetrics (the care of women during and after pregnancy).]
- (golf) Initialism of out of bounds.
- Abbreviation of obligatory. (as in "ob. link" on Usenet) (see ObLink at c2.com; see also ob-) [Imposing obligation, legally, morally, or otherwise; binding; mandatory.]
- Abbreviation of Old Babylonian.
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Examples of "ob" in Sentences
- So did the main ob/gyn professor at my med school.
- In the name ob luv, befores you breaks muh heart …
- September 20th, 2009 10: 19 am ET you lie again ob katiec
- I called my ob/gyn and am going to have my yearly and also discuss a hysterectomy.
- "I reckin," he said, "dat de min'ster might offer a word ob prar an 'comfort fore he go."
- If ob is the nominee ..... who will he run to for "spiritual" guidance after McCain slaughters him in the general? bet those ties aren't severed after all.
- "But, Geo'giana," he added impressively, "you mus 'promise me on your word ob honour, w'ich Geo'ge Foster says English gen'lemans _neber_ break -- an' I s'pose he's right."
- I called ob at work. i thought i would say something nice before the weekend. i had this "brilliant" idea last night before i went to bed ... that she will always be in my heart and soul, like my brother.
- Miss Hagar's pocket-hankercher and he guv me a bag made outen de skin ob a rattlesnake, an 'he put in it a rabbit's foot an' er sarpint's toof, an 'er squorerpin's tail wid a leetle dust outen de graveyard an' he sewed up de bag.
- "Well, as I was 'bout to say, you mus 'promise me on your word ob honour, dat you'll neber go _alone_ to see your fadder, but allers in company wid Sally; dat you neber, neber speak to him, an' dat you neber make you'self know'd to him till de right time comes."
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