English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 1 of 310

ocharacter

The fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.

o algophrase

Or something.

o caudatanoun

A form of the letter o modified by the addition of a diacritical “tail”: ⟨ǫ⟩, used in Old Norse.

O clipnoun

A kind of crimped hose clip over a barbed spigot, used with gas hoses in oxyfuel welding and cutting.

O me of little faithphrase

Drawing attention to one's own doubt or skepticism.

O RLYintj

Expressing interest, usually with implied sarcasm or disdain.

O starnoun

Synonym of O-type star.

O ye of little faithphrase

A response to an expression of doubt or uncertainty.

O'Banionname

A surname from Irish.

O'Bansawinname

A surname from Abenaki

O'Barname

A surname from Irish.

O'Barrname

A surname from Irish.

O'Beirnename

A surname from Irish.

O'Berryname

A surname from Irish.

O'Brienname

A surname from Irish.

O'Brien Countyname

One of 99 counties in Iowa, United States. County seat: Primghar.

O'Bummername

Alternative form of Obummer.

O'Callaghanname

A surname from Irish.

O'Caseyname

A surname from Irish.

o'clockadv

In conjunction with a numeral, indicates the time within a twelve-hour period (midnight to noon or noon to midnight), specifically the time when the hour hand of a clock points precisely to the symbol or marking corresponding to the designated numeral, i.e., at the hour.

o'clockishadv

After a numeral, denotes a time of around the start of that hour.

O'cockernoun

A native of Ocracoke Island, North Carolina, as opposed to an Ocracoker, which is any resident.

O'Connellname

A surname from Irish.

O'Connellismnoun

Support for Daniel O'Connell (Dónall Ó Conaill; 1775–1847), Irish political leader who campaigned for Catholic emancipation.

O'Connellitenoun

A supporter of Daniel O'Connell (Dónall Ó Conaill; 1775–1847), Irish political leader who campaigned for Catholic emancipation.

O'Connername

A surname from Irish.

O'Connorname

A patrilineal surname from Irish.

O'Cullanename

A surname

o'danielitenoun

A mineral comprising mainly zinc, arsenic, and oxygen.

O'Darename

A surname from Irish.

O'Deaname

A surname from Irish.

O'Dellname

A surname.

O'Dohertyname

A surname from Irish.

O'Donaldname

A surname from Irish.

O'Donnelname

A surname from Irish.

O'Donnellname

A surname from Irish.

O'Donoghuename

A surname from Irish; variant forms Donahue, Donoghue, Donohue, O'Donohue.

O'Donovanname

A surname from Irish.

O'Dorname

A surname.

O'Driscollname

A surname.

O'Dwyername

A surname from Irish.

o'eradv

Contraction of over

o'ercomeverb

Alternative form of overcome.

o'ergrownadj

overgrown.

o'erheadadj

Contraction of overhead.

o'erleapverb

Contraction of overleap

o'erthrowverb

Alternative form of overthrow.

O'Fallonname

A surname from Irish.

O'Flahertyname

A surname from Irish

O'Flynnname

A surname from Irish.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter O contains 15,494 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 310 pages, and you are currently viewing page 1. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "O" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.