Noun: omen ow-mun
- A sign of something about to happen
"he looked for an omen before going into battle";
- portent, presage, prognostic, prognostication, prodigy [archaic]
- Be a sign of something to come, esp. something important or bad
"The dark clouds omened an approaching storm";
- bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, presage, betoken [archaic], foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict, foretoken
Derived forms: omens, omened, omening
Type of: augury, bespeak, betoken [archaic], foretoken [literary], indicate, point, sign, signal
Encyclopedia: Omen, Texas