Phrase Hound found 13 phrases and 3 compound words that contain oracle. The most common are listed below. Open oracle in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 13
- oracle boneA piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination during the late Shang dynasty of China.
- oracle machineIn computability theory, a form of theoretical Turing machine, able to solve even undecidable decision problems in a single operation.
- oracle bone scriptThe set of incised ancient Chinese characters found on oracle bones used in divination during Bronze Age China.
- oracle cardA type of card used for spiritual insight, personal exploration, and ritual.
- oracle machinesplural of oracle machine: In computability theory, a form of theoretical Turing machine, able to solve even undecidable decision problems in a single operation.
- oracle bonesplural of oracle bone: A piece of turtle shell or bone used for divination during the late Shang dynasty of China.
- worked the oraclesimple past and past participle of work the oracle
- working the oraclepresent participle and gerund of work the oracle
- oracle cardsplural of oracle card: A type of card used for spiritual insight, personal exploration, and ritual.
- dice oracleA type of dice used in divination, which may have signs of the zodiac, elements, etc on their faces instead of numbers; the diviner interprets the meaning of the rolls.
- alphabet oracleA form of divination using individual letters of an alphabet, usually the Greek alphabet.
- work the oracleTo fabricate a suspect's verbal statement.
- works the oraclethird-person singular simple present indicative of work the oracle: To fabricate a suspect's verbal statement.
Compound words 3
- GoracleAl Gore (born 1948), the 45th vice president of the United States (1993–2001), especially when viewed as a prophet of environmental catastrophe.
- oracallySynonym of oracularly: In an oracular manner.
- oraclelikeLike an oracle; prophetic.