
once | once: adv. 1 once upon a time, formerly, (at) one time, on a former occasion, previously, before, in days gone by, in olden days, in the (good) old days, long ago, some time ago, years or ages or aeons ago, in days of yore: Your hair is as long as mine once was. He was once a famous film star. That once revered leader has fallen. 2 one time, on one occasion, a single time: He has visited his family only once in all these years. 3 once and for all. finally, positively, definitely, decidedly, conclusively, for good: We must settle the itinerary once and for all before we can make the bookings. 4 once in a while. occasionally, (every) now and then, now and again, at times, sometimes, periodically, from time to time, at intervals, sporadically: We go to the theatre once in a while. --conj. 5 (if) ever, as soon as, at any time: Once the bus comes, you''d best get on it straight away. --n. 6 at once. a immediately, straight away, right away, directly, without delay, promptly, instantly, post-haste; in a wink, in the twinkling of an eye, in a minute or moment or second or split second, in no time (at all), before you can turn around, before you can say ''Jack Robinson'', in a trice, Colloq in a jiffy, in two shakes of a lamb''s tail: Watson, come here at once. I''ll be there at once. b together, at the same time, simultaneously, at a stroke, in the same instant, in the same breath, Colloq at one go, at a go, in one go: You cannot be in two places at once.
oncoming | oncoming: adj. 1 advancing, arriving, coming, nearing, approaching, onrushing, imminent: He swerved and just managed to avoid the oncoming lorry. --n. 2 onset, beginning, nearing, arrival, advance, approach: With the oncoming of spring, the birds returned.
one | one: adj. 1 single, lone, solitary, individual, sole, only: The one time I kissed Margie it was heaven. 2 unified, united, inseparable, joined, undivided, one and the same, identical, equal, at one, harmonious, in unison, whole, entire, complete: When he went into a trance, he felt one with his God. 3 a particular, a certain, a given, a specific: I recall one occasion when she brought all her dogs into work. --pron. 4 a person, an individual, a man or a woman, everybody, everyone, anybody, anyone; people; Possibly offensive man: One ought to treat others as one would like to be treated. One cannot be too careful these days. --n. 5 joke, story, anecdote, chestnut, one-liner; limerick, rhyme, ditty, song; bromide: Have you heard the one that begins, ''There was a young man from Loch Ness''?
one-sided | one-sided: adj. 1 partial, biased, partisan, prejudiced, bigoted, unfair, unjust, inequitable, close-minded, narrow-minded, intolerant: His is a one-sided view of the problem. 2 lopsided, unbalanced, unequal, unequalized, uneven, disproportionate, Slang cock-eyed: The swelling on his left cheek made Tom''s face look very one-sided. 3 unilateral, independent, exclusionary, exclusive: They made a one-sided decision to halt production of nuclear weapons.
ongoing | ongoing: adj. 1 continuing, continued, continuous, continual, ceaseless, unbroken, uninterrupted, constant, perpetual, non-stop, relentless, persistent, unending, endless, interminable, running: There has been an ongoing dispute with the museum over the authenticity of the sculpture. 2 developing, evolving, growing, successive, unfolding, progressing, progressive: Rather than come to a hasty decision, we decided to monitor ongoing developments.
onlooker | onlooker: n. spectator, observer, looker-on, eyewitness, witness, watcher, viewer; bystander, passer-by: She was merely an onlooker, not a participant. Onlookers reported that the driver had run away from the accident.
only | only: adj. 1 sole, single, solitary, lone, one and only, exclusive: He is the only one who can identify the murderer. --adv. 2 solely, just, exclusively, alone: He has a face that only a mother could love. They have been here only twice. She gets her own way only because she has a tantrum if anyone crosses her. Harry was correct in one respect only. 3 merely, simply, barely, at best, at worst, at most, just, purely, not or no more than, not or no greater than: She is only seventeen. I received your note only today. Don''t get excited, it''s only a small present. --conj. 4 but, however, on the other hand, on the contrary, contrariwise: The flowers are lovely, only they have no scent.
onset | onset: n. 1 attack, assault, onrush, onslaught, charge, strike, hit, raid, storming, sally, sortie: These troops had to bear the brunt of the onset. 2 beginning, start, outset, initiation, inauguration, commencement, inception, dawn, birth, origin, genesis, appearance, debut: We must leave before the onset of the monsoon season. The sudden onset of a new policy will throw the ministers into a panic.
onward | onward: adj. forward, advancing, progressive, progressing, moving onward or forward: They resumed their onward march, laying waste to the countryside as they went.
onwards | onwards: adv. onward, forwards or forward, ahead, in front, on, forth: They marched onwards through the dismal valley. From this day onwards afternoon visiting hours will be from two to four o''clock.
