English words: oktadrachm to Oldham
300 English words, part 15 of 67 of the words starting with O, A to Z. 10 have a page of their own.
English words oktadrachm to Oldham
- oktadrachm noun: Alternative form of octadrachm.
- Oktoberfest noun: A two-week public festival in Munich (Bavaria, southern Germany), held yearly in late September and early October, known especially for the large party...
- OKU noun: An ethnic group of Sierra Leone and the Gambia.
- ōkubi-e noun: A Japanese bust portrait.
- Okuda proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
- Okudagram noun: Any of the distinctive interactive computer displays associated with Starfleet technology in Star Trek.
- Okuma proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
- Okumura proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
- Okun proper noun: A surname from Polish.
- Okunian adjective: Of or relating to Arthur Melvin Okun (1928–1980), American economist
- okupukupu noun: Alternative form of kupukupu.
- okuriashi noun: A situation in which a rikishi accidentally steps out of ring whilst carrying his opponent out, his opponent thus winning.
- okuridashi noun: A kimarite in which the attacker drives his opponent out from behind.
- okurigake noun: A kimarite in which the attacker hooks his legs behind one of his opponent's and pulls it towards himself from behind, toppling his opponent forward.
- okurigana noun: In the Japanese language, the kana which follow a stem written with kanji, which record how that stem is inflected, and guides recognition of the...
- okurihikiotoshi noun: a kimarite in which the attacker circles behind his opponent and pulls him down while backing away
- okurinage noun: A kimarite in which the attacker circles behind his opponent and throws him forward or to the side and down.
- okuritaoshi noun: A kimarite in which the attacker forces his opponent down from behind.
- okuritsuridashi noun: a kimarite in which the attacker circles behind his opponent, lifts him up and carries him out of the ring
- okuritsuriotoshi noun: A kimarite in which the attacker circles behind his opponent then lifts him up and slams him down.
- okwukwu noun: An Igbo funeral ceremony.
- OL adjective, noun, suffix /ɒl/: An alcohol or phenol.
- ola noun, suffix: Alternative form of olay.
- olacaceous adjective: Of or relating to the Olacaceae.
- olachen noun: Alternative form of eulachon.
- oladi noun: Alternative form of oladyi.
- Oladipo proper noun: A surname from Yoruba
- oladyi noun: Small thick pancakes or fritters common in Russian and Ukrainian cuisines.
- Olaf proper noun /ˈəʊl.əf/: A male given name from Old Norse.
- olaflur noun: A fluoride-containing substance used in dental treatment.
- Olafsen proper noun: A patrilineal surname from Norwegian.
- Olafsson proper noun: A patrilineal surname from Icelandic.
- olallaberry noun: Alternative form of olallieberry.
- olalliberry noun: Alternative form of olallieberry.
- olallieberry noun: A hybrid berry with a tart taste created by crossing a loganberry and a youngberry.
- olam noun: Alternative form of ollamh
- olamine noun: ethanolamine
- Olancho proper noun: A department, the largest of 18 in Honduras.
- Öland proper noun: The second-largest island of Sweden.
- Olander proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
- Olango proper noun: A barangay of Piagapo, Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
- olanzapine noun /oʊˈlæn.zəˌpin/: An antipsychotic drug C₁₇H₂₀H₄S administered orally especially in the short-term treatment of schizophrenia and acute manic episodes of bipolar disorder.
- OLAP noun /ˈoʊlæp/: Acronym of online analytical processing.
- olaparib noun: A particular anticancer drug.
- olaquindox noun: A quinoxaline compound used to promote growth in pigs.
- olaratumab noun: A particular monoclonal antibody.
- olate verb: To form an ol group or compound.
- -olater suffix: Alternative form of -later.
- Olathe proper noun /oʊˈleɪθə/: A statutory town in Montrose County, Colorado, United States, named after Olathe, Kansas.
- olation noun: The process by which metal ions form polymeric oxides in aqueous solution.
- -olatry suffix: Alternative form of -latry.
- Olave proper noun: A surname.
- olay noun /ˈəʊleɪ/: palm leaves, prepared for being written upon with a steel-tipped stylus
- Olaya proper noun: A surname.
- Olazabal proper noun: A surname.
- Olbia proper noun: A city and comune in Sassari province, northern Sardinia, Italy.
- Olcha noun: Alternative form of Ulch.
- Olchi noun: Alternative form of Ulch.
- old adjective, noun, verb /əʊld/: Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
- Old Adam noun: A human nature of a sinful, unregenerate or unredeemed state.
- old age noun: The latter part of life, when one is an older adult; especially, the years from age 65 onward.
- old age home noun: nursing home
- old age pension noun: A pension paid to people by the state, when they reach a predefined age, to compensate for loss of earnings
- old age pensioner noun: A person in receipt of an old age pension, a senior citizen.
- Old Albanian noun: Any variety of the Albanian language as attested in the 15th–17th centuries.
- old ale noun: Any dark, malty, relatively strong beer.
- Old Anatolian Turkic adjective: Synonym of Old Anatolian Turkish.
- Old Anatolian Turkish adjective: Of or relating to the Old Anatolian Turkish language
- old as Adam adjective: Extremely old.
- old as the hills adjective /ˌəʊld əz‿ðə ˈhɪlz/: Extremely old.
- old as the Pyramids adjective: Extremely ancient.
- old as time adjective: That has been around forever.
- old as time itself adjective: Alternative form of as old as time itself.
- old bachelor noun: An old man who has never married.
- old ball noun: A cricket ball that has been used in a previous match, or used in the current match for more than 30 overs.
- old banger noun: A decrepit car.
- old bean noun: An old friend; an old chap or fellow.
- Old Believer noun: Any of those who separated from the official Russian Orthodox Church after 1666 as a protest against the church reforms introduced by Patriarch Nikon...
- Old Bill noun: A police officer.
- Old Blue noun: An alumnus of Christ's Hospital.
- Old Bolshevik noun: A member of the Bolsheviks whose party membership dated to before the October Revolution.
- old boy noun: An alumnus, especially of a public school.
- old boy network noun: A presumed unacknowledged system of association between childhood friends (especially those at school or university together), used for mutual assistance or...
- old boyism noun: The existence and use of old boy networks.
- old boys' club noun: A boys' club (an organization that excludes women), especially one with an established history of male control.
- old cat noun: A traditional game resembling baseball.
- Old Catholic adjective, noun: Pertaining to a group of churches that split from the Roman Catholic Church over the dogma of papal infallibility, which they did not agree with.
- old chap noun: Affectionate term of address for a man.
- old chestnut noun: A well-worn story.
- old clothesman noun: A dealer in used clothing.
- old cocoyam noun: The cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta, so called to distinguish it from new cocoyam.
- old codger noun: An old man.
- old college try noun: A vigorous, committed attempt or effort, often in the context of a nearly hopeless situation where failure is expected.
- Old Comic adjective: Relating to the Old Comedy of Ancient Greece.
- old country noun: The country of origin of an immigrant or of a person of immigrant descent.
- old days noun: A period that was a relatively long time ago; the distant past.
- old dear noun: old woman
- Old Dragon noun: A former student in The Dragon School, Oxford
- Old Earth creationism noun: The belief that God created the universe and the Earth very long ago and that the universe and the Earth are as old as scientists have proven.
- Old Earth creationist noun: A proponent of Old Earth creationism.
- Old East Low Franconian noun: The variety of Old Low Franconian that was spoken in Limburg and the Rhineland
- old English Carrier noun: Alternative form of old English Carrier.
- Old English Game noun: A British breed of domestic chicken, with many colour variants.
- Old English Sheepdog noun: A herding dog of a particular breed (also used as a pet), with shaggy grey and white fur also covering its face, and a docked tail.
- old enough to vote adjective: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, enough, vote.
- Old Etonian noun: A former student of Eton College
- old-fangled adjective: Alternative spelling of oldfangled.
- old-farrand adjective: Alternative form of old-farrant.
- old-farrant adjective: Old or old-fashioned; (of children) precocious, already as shrewd as someone old.
- old fartism noun: The state of being an old fart, of being old and having old-fashioned views.
- old fashioned adjective, noun /oʊldˈfæʃənd/: Of an object, outdated or no longer in vogue.
- old fashioned glass noun: Synonym of lowball glass.
- old-fashioned look noun: A glance of disdain or disapproval.
- old-fashionedly adverb: In an old-fashioned manner.
- old-fashionedness noun: The quality of being old-fashioned.
- old fellow noun: Synonym of old chap (“affectionate term of address for a man”).
- old-field colt noun: Synonym of woods colt.
- old finger noun: One's father.
- old flame noun: A previous boyfriend or girlfriend; a former romantic or sexual partner, especially one for whom one still has romantic feelings.
- old fogey noun: An old and overly conservative person.
- old fogy noun: Alternative spelling of old fogey.
- old folks noun: One's elderly relations.
- old folks home noun: A residential complex for elderly people often equipped with special facilities and care services; especially, a nursing home.
- old for one's years adjective: Unusually precocious, wise, or careworn relative to others in one's age group.
- old franc noun: One French franc before January 1960, when it was devalued to 1/100 of its original value and replaced by the new franc, worth 100 old francs.
- old friend noun: A long-standing friend
- old fruit noun: An old friend; an old chap or fellow.
- old gentleman noun: A playing card that is almost imperceptibly longer than the others in the deck, used by cheats.
- old girl noun: An alumna, especially of a public school.
- old gold adjective, noun: A brownish gold colour.
- old gown noun: smuggled tea
- old-growth adjective: From, in, or pertaining to, an old-growth forest; having mature trees or other plants.
- old-growth forest noun: A forest that has attained great age without significant disturbance.
- old guard noun: A conservative, reactionary faction that is more unwilling to accept new ideas than their peers are.
- old guardism noun: Support for the old guard; a conservative, reactionary position or policy.
- old guardist noun: A supporter of the old guard; a person of conservative, reactionary views.
- old habits die hard proverb: Established habits are difficult to change.
- old hag syndrome noun: A form of sleep paralysis in which the sleeper sees a figure resembling a witch sitting on them while still in bed.
- old hand noun: A person who is experienced at a certain activity.
- old hat adjective, noun /ˌəʊl(d)ˈhæt/: Something regarded as very familiar and unoriginal, hackneyed, or out of date.
- old head noun: An older male gangsta or thug, especially one who is no longer active; an older black man with street cred.
- old head on young shoulders noun: Alternative form of good head on one's shoulders.
- Old High Dutch noun: Old High German.
- Old High German adjective: Concerning the Old High German language.
- old horse noun: salt junk
- old in the tooth adjective: Synonym of long in the tooth (“old, aged”).
- Old Indic adjective: Of or pertaining to the oldest form of Indo-Aryan languages.
- Old Indo-Aryan adjective: Of or pertaining to this stage.
- Old Javanese noun: The oldest and most extensive written language of Southeast Asia (chiefly in terms of written records, and the most extensive in the number and variety of...
- old lace adjective, noun: An off-white colour, like that of old lace.
- old lady noun: An elderly woman.
- old lang syne noun: Alternative form of auld lang syne.
- Old Light noun: A member of such a religious movement.
- Old Lighter noun: A supporter of the Old Light religious movement.
- old-line adjective: Reactionary or conservative.
- Old Line Stater noun: Synonym of Marylander.
- old long syne noun: Alternative form of auld lang syne.
- old maid noun /əʊld meɪd/: An old woman who has never married; a spinster.
- old maid's bonnet noun: The flowering plant Lupinus perennis.
- old-maidenism noun: Synonym of old-maidism.
- old-maidhood noun: Synonym of old-maidism.
- old-maidish adjective: Like an old maid; prim; precise; particular.
- old-maidism noun: The condition or characteristics of a spinster.
- old man adjective, noun: An elderly man.
- old man of the woods noun: Strobilomyces strobilaceus, a boletaceous fungus of Europe and North America.
- old man's beard noun: A fringe tree (Chionanthus virginicus).
- old man's drip noun: Watery rhinorrhea (runny nose), especially prevalent in the elderly.
- old man's eyebrow noun: The sundew Drosera binata.
- old man's pepper noun: Achillea millefolium or common yarrow, a flowering plant native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere.
- old man yaoi noun: The shipping together of two elderly or middle-aged men.
- old man yelling at a cloud noun: Alternative form of old man yells at cloud.
- old man yelling at cloud noun: Alternative form of old man yells at cloud.
- old man yelling at clouds noun: Alternative form of old man yells at cloud.
- old man yelling at the clouds noun: Alternative form of old man yells at cloud.
- old man yells at cloud phrase: Refers to a person who expresses a trivial, out-of-touch, or idiosyncratic grievance; especially, with an implication of aged crotchetiness.
- old man yells at clouds phrase: Alternative form of old man yells at cloud.
- Old Marlburian noun: A student or alumnus of Marlborough College.
- old master noun: Any of various early (before about 1800 CE) European painters whose works are regarded as superlative.
- old mate noun: An elderly man.
- old media noun: Media that existed prior to the advent of Internet communication, such as newspapers and radio.
- old money noun: Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.
- old moon noun: The phase of the moon when it is waning.
- old Ned noun: A kind of home-cured hog meat, particularly salt pork or bacon.
- old news noun: Synonym of yesterday's news.
- Old North Arabian adjective: Synonym of Ancient North Arabian.
- old-oil noun: olive oil after it has been purified and rendered limpid.
- old-old noun: A person aged 75 or older.
- old one noun: An elderly person, (sometimes specifically) one's father or mother; a senior member of a group or tribe, who preserves traditions.
- old penny noun: The pre-decimalisation United Kingdom penny, ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling. Symbol: d
- old people noun: Aboriginal people of earlier generations, or living in a traditional manner, as regarded by their descendants as repositories of traditional knowledge.
- old people's home noun: A nursing home.
- Old Prussian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the Old Prussian language or people.
- old ral noun: syphilis
- old regime noun: Synonym of ancien régime.
- old rose noun: A rose belonging to any of the classes of cultivated roses in existence before the hybrid tea roses were developed.
- Old Ruthenian adjective: Of or related to Old Ruthenia.
- old salt noun: A seasoned sailor, especially one who is hardy and forthright in manner.
- old saw noun: A cliché, saying, or overused expression, especially a proverb or maxim.
- old school adjective, noun /ˈəʊl(d)skuːl/: Preceded by the: a group of people characterized by being conservative or traditional; also, a method for accomplishing a task, a style, or a way of...
- old schooler noun /ˌəʊl(d)ˌskuːlə/: One who is old school; a person who holds traditional, conservative viewpoints, principles or ideologies.
- old shoe adjective, noun: Something or someone that is comfortably familiar.
- old sight noun: oldsightedness; presbyopia
- old sins cast long shadows proverb: Alternative form of old sins have long shadows.
- old sins have long shadows proverb: Past misdeeds are liable to return to haunt a person.
- Old Sirenik noun: Synonym of Sirenik.
- old skool adjective, noun /ˈəʊl(d)skuːl/: Alternative spelling of old school (“hip-hop or rap music of the late 1970s and 1980s (or more recent music of this style) as contrasted with newer styles...
- old sod noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, sod (person).
- old soldier noun: A former soldier, or one who has served for a long time.
- old song noun: A trifle; a small price, or nothing of value.
- old soul noun: A reincarnated person.
- Old Sour noun: A sauce from the Bahamas, prepared with the juice of Key limes (or sour oranges), salt, and bird peppers.
- old sourdough noun: A permanent resident of the territory of Yukon.
- Old South Arabian adjective: Related to the Old South Arabian languages.
- Old Spanish noun: Set of West Iberian language varieties spoken on the Iberian Peninsula from the 10th century until roughly the beginning of the 15th century, before a...
- old sport noun: A term of endearment for a friend.
- old stager noun: A veteran; an experienced person.
- old stick noun: A person.
- old-style adjective, noun: The Julian calendar system, especially with reference to Russia, where it continued to be used until the early 20th century.
- old sweat noun: An experienced soldier.
- Old Testament adjective: Reminiscent of the content of the Old Testament, or of the behavior of God in it; especially dramatic, violent or vengeful.
- Old Testamental adjective: Of or relating to the Old Testament.
- old thing noun: Affectionate term of address for a person.
- old time adjective, noun: From or reminiscent of an earlier time or era; old-fashioned.
- old-time country noun: A form of American folk music popular in the Southern Appalachian region of the United States prior to the early 1930s, emphasizing jug and mountain string...
- old-time music noun: North American (especially Appalachian) folk music; considered the precursor to country music.
- old time used to be noun: Ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. Often used in songs.
- old-timely adjective: Synonym of old-timey.
- old timer noun /ˌəʊl(d)ˈtaɪmə/: An elder.
- old timer's disease noun /ˌəʊl(d)ˌtaɪməz dɪˈziːz/: Eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease (“a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes”).
- old timers' disease noun: Alternative form of old timer's disease.
- old timey adjective: Reminiscent or representative of an older time.
- old-timeyness noun: The quality of being old-timey.
- old-timy adjective: Alternative spelling of old-timey.
- old toast noun: A lively fellow who drinks excessively; a carouser.
- Old Tom noun: A kind of strong gin popular in 18th-century England.
- old top noun: Familiar term of address.
- old town noun: The historic district of a city or town.
- old tyme adjective: Alternative form of old time.
- Old Udi noun: Synonym of Caucasian Albanian.
- old use adjective: A word which is not used anymore in the current time.
- old web noun: The aesthetic and culture of the early World Wide Web (roughly 1990s-early 2000s); used to describe an early era of the Internet, often used in relation...
- old wife noun: An old woman, later especially one who tells old wives' tales.
- old-wifish adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an old wife.
- old wine in a new bottle noun: An existing concept or institution offered as though it were a new one.
- old wine in new bottles noun: Alternative form of old wine in a new bottle.
- old wives' tale noun /ɔld ˈwaɪvz teɪl/: A supposed truth that has been passed down by word of mouth
- old wivish adjective: Alternative form of old-wifish.
- old woman noun: An elderly woman.
- old woman's tooth noun: A traditional hand-operated router.
- old-womanish adjective: Having the negative traits of a stereotypical elderly woman: peevish, superstitious, prim and proper, etc.
- old-womanishly adverb: In the manner or style of an old woman.
- old-world adjective: Of, or relating to the ancient world or former times
- Old World blackbird noun: Any true thrush (Turdus spp.)
- Old World flycatcher noun: Any of various small birds of the passerine family Muscicapidae, of Africa and Eurasia; a muscicapid.
- Old World monkey noun: Any primate of the family Cercopithecidae.
- Old World mouse noun: Any mouse in the subfamily Murinae.
- Old World oriole noun: Any member of the family Oriolidae of passerine birds.
- Old World porcupine noun: Any of the large, spiny-furred rodents of the family Hystricidae, native to the southern Eurasia and Africa.
- Old World quail noun: A medium-sized bird in the pheasant family Phasianidae.
- Old World rat noun: Any rat in the subfamily Murinae.
- Old World ROM noun: A Macintosh model that uses a read-only memory chip.
- Old World screwworm noun: An egg, larva, pupa, or adult of species Chrysomya bezziana, which feeds on living tissue, which does not.
- Old World sparrow noun: Any of the small passerine birds forming the family Passeridae.
- Old World vulture noun: Any of the large scavenging birds found in the Old World and belonging to the family Accipitridae.
- old-worldly adjective: old-fashioned, reminiscent of a bygone era.
- Old Yeller noun: A situation in which something beloved must be killed or destroyed; a sad situation.
- Oldaker proper noun: A surname from Old English.
- oldbie noun: An old-timer, a person with experience.
- Oldbury proper noun: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Sandwell, West Midlands (OS grid ref SO9889).
- Oldcastle proper noun: A town in County Meath, Ireland (Irish grid ref N 5580).
- oldcomer noun: An immigrant or the descendant of immigrants who has lived in their new environment long enough to become well-established.
- Olde English Bulldogge noun: An American dog breed of the bulldog type.
- olde tyme adjective: Old time.
- olde worlde adjective: Having an old-fashioned or archaic feel.
- olden adjective, verb /ˈəʊl.dn̩/: From or relating to a previous era.
- olden time noun: Of a past age or time; aged, ancient; old.
- Oldenberg proper noun: A surname from German.
- Oldenburg noun: Synonym of Oldenburger (“breed of horse”).
- Oldenburger noun: A warmblood horse from the northwestern corner of Lower Saxony, formerly the Grand Duchy of Oldenburg.
- older adjective /ˈəʊldə/: elderly
- older adult noun: An old person: especially, one aged 65 years or older.
- older-aged adjective: Having an older age.
- older brother noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older, brother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- older sister noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see older, sister. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- older than dirt adjective: very old
- older than the hills adjective: Alternative form of old as the hills.
- older than the Pyramids adjective: Synonym of old as the Pyramids.
- oldermost adjective: Oldest.
- oldest adjective, noun /ˈəʊldəst/: The oldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
- oldest occupation noun: Prostitution.
- oldest profession noun: Alternative form of world's oldest profession.
- oldest profession in the world noun: Alternative form of world's oldest profession.
- oldfangled adjective: old-fashioned
- oldfangledness noun: The quality of being oldfangled.
- Oldfield proper noun: A hamlet in Keighley parish, Metropolitan Borough of Bradford, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0037).
- oldfield mouse noun: Peromyscus polionotus, a nocturnal rodent in the family Cricetidae, found in the southeastern United States.
- oldfieldthomasiid noun: Any notoungulate mammal in the family Oldfieldthomasiidae.
- oldfolk noun: Old people collectively.
- oldgen noun: A veteran user or participant; someone who is experienced (in a game or activity).
- Oldham proper noun /ɒldəm/: A town and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England, United Kingdom (OS grid ref SD922053).
Part 14 · Part 16 · English words: O
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under O: 20,049 words, in 67 parts.