Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • abbreviation Order of Saint Benedict

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  • initialism Oriented strand board.

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Examples

  • Attached to OSB is the National Collegiate Competition that the University of Michigan takes part in.

    Archive 2008-11-01 HayleyM 2008

  • My lasting impression of OSB is glitter and sparkles, but that is getting ahead of myself.

    Ohio Star Ball HayleyM 2008

  • My lasting impression of OSB is glitter and sparkles, but that is getting ahead of myself.

    Archive 2008-11-01 HayleyM 2008

  • Attached to OSB is the National Collegiate Competition that the University of Michigan takes part in.

    Collegiate Ballroom Competition HayleyM 2008

  • I don’t think our beef with OSB is related to perfidiously claiming non-combattant status (himself, anyway).

    The Volokh Conspiracy » Clandestine Military Operations 2010

  • Materials used in construction such as OSB oriented-strand board, fiberglass insulation, and many adhesives all contain formaldehyde and will emit formaldehyde fumes for long periods of time.

    Formaldehyde and Indoor Air Quality 2008

  • They got a modern look without spending tons of money by utilizing interesting materials, such as OSB flooring for the vanity, black rubber for the floors, a reclaimed door hung barn style for the linen closet and a combination of clean white subway tiles and dark pebble tiles for the shower floor.

    Apartment Therapy Main 2010

  • They got a modern look without spending tons of money by utilizing interesting materials, such as OSB flooring for the vanity, black rubber for the floors, a reclaimed door hung barn style for the linen closet and a combination of clean white subway tiles and dark pebble tiles for the shower floor.

    Apartment Therapy Main 2010

  • The new agreement supports the construction of an oriented-strand-board, or "OSB," plant in Winslow, Arizona, by Arizona Forest Restoration Product.

    unknown title 2009

  • A lawsuit claiming that certain manufacturers of Oriented Strand Board ( "OSB") unlawfully raised the prices paid by end user indirect purchasers of OSB has had a settlement class certified by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

    Lawyers and Settlements :: Latest Cases & Settlements 2008

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