ob

noun4

1. •
   the obese gene
2. •
   observation
3. •
   (historical) a halfpenny
4. •
   (no longer used) an objection

adverb1

1. •
   Incidentally.

noun1

1. •
   Oboe or oboes.

verb1

1. •
   (old-fashioned) Synonym of died, particularly used with historical dating.

   • Judith was one of the daughters of Adalbert II of Metz (ob. 1033).

adjective4

1. •
   Initialism of out of bounds.
2. •
   Abbreviation of obstetric.
3. •
   Abbreviation of obligatory (as in "ob. link" on Usenet) (see ObLink at c2.com; see also ob-)
4. •
   Abbreviation of Old Babylonian.

noun7

1. •
   Abbreviation of obstetrician.

   • One woman in ten is at risk — yet one-third of all women over 50 have never had a mammo! By making Pap tests routine, OBs and GYNs have saved many lives. — 1989
2. •
   Abbreviation of obstetrics.
3. •
   Initialism of outside broadcast.
4. •
   Initialism of outside broadcasting.
5. •
   Initialism of old boy (a male graduate; also a CB radio operator's term of address for a male).
6. •
   Initialism of Olympic best.
7. •
   Abbreviation of Old Babylonian.

noun1

1. •
   A river in Russia; the westernmost of the three great Siberian rivers.

noun1

1. •
   Abbreviation of oboe.