'ON' definitions:
Definition of 'on'
(from WordNet)
adverb
With a forward motion; "we drove along admiring the view"; "the horse trotted along at a steady pace"; "the circus traveled on to the next city"; "move along"; "march on" [syn: along, on]
adverb
Indicates continuity or persistence or concentration; "his spirit lives on"; "shall I read on?"
adverb
In a state required for something to function or be effective; "turn the lights on"; "get a load on"
adjective
In operation or operational; "left the oven on"; "the switch is in the on position" [ant: off]
adjective
Definition of 'on'
From: GCIDE
- Rub \Rub\, v. i.
- 1. To move along the surface of a body with pressure; to grate; as, a wheel rubs against the gatepost. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To fret; to chafe; as, to rub upon a sore. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world. [1913 Webster]
- To rub along or on, to go on with difficulty; as, they manage, with strict economy, to rub along. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'on'
From: Easton
- On light; the sun, (Gen. 41:45, 50), the great seat of sun-worship, called also Bethshemesh (Jer. 43:13) and Aven (Ezek. 30:17), stood on the east bank of the Nile, a few miles north of Memphis, and near Cairo, in the north-east. The Vulgate and the LXX. Versions have "Heliopolis" ("city of the sun") instead of On in Genesis and of Aven in Ezekiel. The "city of destruction" Isaiah speaks of (19:18, marg. "of Heres;" Heb. 'Ir-ha-heres, which some MSS. read Ir-ha-heres, i.e., "city of the sun") may be the name given to On, the prophecy being that the time will come when that city which was known as the "city of the sun-god" shall become the "city of destruction" of the sun-god, i.e., when idolatry shall cease, and the worship of the true God be established.
- In ancient times this city was full of obelisks dedicated to the sun. Of these only one now remains standing. "Cleopatra's Needle" was one of those which stood in this city in front of the Temple of Tum, i.e., "the sun." It is now erected on the Thames Embankment, London.
- "It was at On that Joseph wooed and won the dark-skinned Asenath, the daughter of the high priest of its great temple." This was a noted university town, and here Moses gained his acquaintance with "all the wisdom of the Egyptians."
Definition of 'on'
From: Hitchcock
- On, pain; force; iniquity
Synonyms of 'on'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- about,
- above,
- accidental,
- accompanying,
- across,
- ado,
- afloat,
- afoot,
- after which,
- against,
- ahead,
- along,
- among,
- anent,
- apropos of,
- as for,
- as regards,
- as respects,
- as to,
- astraddle,
- astride,
- at,
- atop,
- by,
- by dint of,
- by means of,
- by use of,
- by virtue of,
- by way of,
- circumstantial,
- concerning,
- current,
- doing,
- en route to,
- eventuating,
- for,
- forth,
- forward,
- forwards,
- from,
- going on,
- happening,
- headed for,
- hereby,
- hereinafter,
- herewith,
- horseback,
- in,
- in connection with,
- in contact with,
- in hand,
- in passage to,
- in point of,
- in re,
- in reference to,
- in regard to,
- in relation to,
- in relation with,
- in respect to,
- in the wind,
- in transit to,
- in virtue of,
- incidental,
- near,
- next to,
- occasional,
- occurring,
- of,
- on foot,
- on horseback,
- on route to,
- on top of,
- ongoing,
- onward,
- onwards,
- opposite,
- over,
- over against,
- passing,
- per,
- pertaining to,
- pertinent to,
- prevailing,
- prevalent,
- re,
- referring to,
- regarding,
- relating to,
- relative to,
- respecting,
- resultant,
- speaking of,
- straddle,
- straddle-legged,
- straddleback,
- taking place,
- thanks to,
- thereby,
- therewith,
- through,
- to,
- touching,
- toward,
- towards,
- under way,
- up,
- up against,
- upon,
- upon which,
- versus,
- vis-a-vis,
- whereat,
- whereby,
- wherefore,
- whereon,
- whereto,
- whereunto,
- whereupon,
- wherewith,
- wherewithal,
- with,
- with regard to,
- with respect to
Acronyms for 'on'
From: V.E.R.A.
- Ordinary Node (Kazaa, P2P)