These are the meanings of the letters OBDURING when you unscramble them.
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Boding (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bode
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Boding (a.)
Foreshowing; presaging; ominous.
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Boding (n.)
A prognostic; an omen; a foreboding.
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Boring (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Bore
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Boring (n.)
The act or process of one who, or that which, bores; as, the boring of cannon; the boring of piles and ship timbers by certain marine mollusks.
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Boring (n.)
A hole made by boring.
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Boring (n.)
The chips or fragments made by boring.
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During (prep.)
In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.
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Durion (n.)
The fruit of the durio. It is oval or globular, and eight or ten inches long. It has a hard prickly rind, containing a soft, cream-colored pulp, of a most delicious flavor and a very offensive odor. The seeds are roasted and eaten like chestnuts.
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Ground (imp. & p. p.)
of Grind
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Ground (n.)
The surface of the earth; the outer crust of the globe, or some indefinite portion of it.
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Ground (n.)
A floor or pavement supposed to rest upon the earth.
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Ground (n.)
Any definite portion of the earth's surface; region; territory; country. Hence: A territory appropriated to, or resorted to, for a particular purpose; the field or place of action; as, a hunting or fishing ground; a play ground.
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Ground (n.)
Land; estate; possession; field; esp. (pl.), the gardens, lawns, fields, etc., belonging to a homestead; as, the grounds of the estate are well kept.
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Ground (n.)
The basis on which anything rests; foundation. Hence: The foundation of knowledge, belief, or conviction; a premise, reason, or datum; ultimate or first principle; cause of existence or occurrence; originating force or agency; as, the ground of my hope.
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Ground (n.)
That surface upon which the figures of a composition are set, and which relieves them by its plainness, being either of one tint or of tints but slightly contrasted with one another; as, crimson Bowers on a white ground.
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Ground (n.)
In sculpture, a flat surface upon which figures are raised in relief.
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Ground (n.)
In point lace, the net of small meshes upon which the embroidered pattern is applied; as, Brussels ground. See Brussels lace, under Brussels.
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Ground (n.)
A gummy composition spread over the surface of a metal to be etched, to prevent the acid from eating except where an opening is made by the needle.
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Ground (n.)
One of the pieces of wood, flush with the plastering, to which moldings, etc., are attached; -- usually in the plural.
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Ground (n.)
A composition in which the bass, consisting of a few bars of independent notes, is continually repeated to a varying melody.
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Ground (n.)
The tune on which descants are raised; the plain song.
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Ground (n.)
A conducting connection with the earth, whereby the earth is made part of an electrical circuit.
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Ground (n.)
Sediment at the bottom of liquors or liquids; dregs; lees; feces; as, coffee grounds.
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Ground (n.)
The pit of a theater.
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Ground (v. t.)
To lay, set, or run, on the ground.
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Ground (v. t.)
To found; to fix or set, as on a foundation, reason, or principle; to furnish a ground for; to fix firmly.
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Ground (v. t.)
To instruct in elements or first principles.
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Ground (v. t.)
To connect with the ground so as to make the earth a part of an electrical circuit.
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Ground (v. t.)
To cover with a ground, as a copper plate for etching (see Ground, n., 5); or as paper or other materials with a uniform tint as a preparation for ornament.
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Ground (v. i.)
To run aground; to strike the bottom and remain fixed; as, the ship grounded on the bar.
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Ground ()
imp. & p. p. of Grind.
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Guidon (v. t.)
A small flag or streamer, as that carried by cavalry, which is broad at one end and nearly pointed at the other, or that used to direct the movements of a body of infantry, or to make signals at sea; also, the flag of a guild or fraternity. In the United States service, each company of cavalry has a guidon.
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Guidon (v. t.)
One who carries a flag.
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Guidon (v. t.)
One of a community established at Rome, by Charlemagne, to guide pilgrims to the Holy Land.
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Orbing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Orb
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Robing (p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Robe
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Robing (n.)
The act of putting on a robe.
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Rubigo (n.)
same as Rust, n., 2.
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Ungird (v. t.)
To loose the girdle or band of; to unbind; to unload.