os (n.)

  1. a mouth or mouthlike opening

  2. a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known

    [ Syn: osmium , os , atomic number 76 ]

  3. (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services

    [ Syn: operating system , os ]

  4. the left eye

    [ Syn: oculus sinister , os ]

  5. rigid connective tissue that makes up the skeleton of vertebrates

    [ Syn: bone ]

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