o's

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o's - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  O \O\ ([=o]), n.; pl. O's or Oes ([=o]z).
     1. The letter O, or its sound. "Mouthing out his hollow oes
        and aes." --Tennyson.
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     2. Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.
        "This wooden O [Globe Theater]". --Shak.
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     3. A cipher; zero. [R.]
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              Thou art an O without a figure.       --Shak.
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  Os \Os\, n. (Chem.)
     The chemical symbol for the element osmium.
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  Os \Os\, n.; pl. Ossa. [L.]
     A bone.
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  Os \Os\, n.; pl. Ora. [L.]
     A mouth; an opening; an entrance.
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  Os \Os\, n.; pl. Osar. [Sw. [*a]s ridge, chain of hills, pl.
     [*a]sar.] (Geol.)
     One of the ridges of sand or gravel found in Sweden, etc.,
     supposed by some to be of marine origin, but probably formed
     by subglacial waters. The osar are similar to the kames of
     Scotland and the eschars of Ireland. See Eschar.
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o's - V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006) :

  OS
         Operating System