plural of ordinal scale

The Calabar bean.

Dated form of potter's ore.

To formally begin or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or assembly or legislature or similar body).

(intransitive, of a meeting, assembly, proceeding, legislature, court) To come to an orderly state allowing it to conduct its business.

(transitive) To initiate or restore the orderly functioning of (a meeting or function or assembly or court), usually by pounding a gavel or similar hammer.

Skills or knowledge that are seldom applied are likely to be lost with time. / Property and privileges will be lost if they are not utilized.

plural of orchid bee

Any of various bees of the tribe Euglossini.

(software engineering) Initialism of object request broker. / (historical, military) Initialism of operations record book. (used by RAF)