English words: ostrakon to otoferlin

300 English words, part 44 of 67 of the words starting with O, A to Z. 21 have a page of their own.

English words ostrakon to otoferlin

ostrakon noun: Alternative form of ostracon.
ostranenie noun: Defamiliarisation.
Ostrava proper noun: A city in the far east of the Czech Republic.
ostreacean noun: Any bivalve mollusc of the Ostreacea
ostreaceous adjective /ˌɒstɹiˈeɪʃəs/: Of or pertaining to an oyster, or to a shell.
ostreacultural adjective: Relating to ostreaculture.
ostreaculturist noun: Alternative form of ostreiculturist.
ostreaphile noun: An lover or aficionado of oysters as food.
Ostreicher proper noun: A habitational surname from German
ostreicultural adjective: Relating to ostreiculture.
ostreiculture noun: oyster farming
ostreiculturist noun: A breeder or farmer of oysters
ostreid noun: Any member of the family Ostreidae, the oysters.
ostreiform adjective: Resembling an oyster
ostreo- prefix: Forms terms related to oysters
ostreolith noun: A fossil consisting of accumulated oyster shells.
ostreolysin noun: A cytolytic protein present in the oyster mushroom Pleurotus ostreatus
ostreophage noun: Synonym of ostreophagist.
ostreophagist noun: Someone who eats oysters.
ostreophagous adjective: oyster-eating
ostrich noun /ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/: A large flightless bird of the order Struthioniformes.
ostrich dinosaur noun: ornithomimosaur
ostrich fern noun: Any member of the species Matteuccia struthiopteris, a crown-forming, colony-forming fern occurring in temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in...
ostrich instruction noun: An instruction to jurors telling them they may equate wilful ignorance with actual knowledge.
ostrich-like adjective: Alternative spelling of ostrichlike.
ostrich policy noun: The tendency to ignore obvious problems and pretend they do not exist; ostrichism.
ostrichism noun /ˈɒstɹɪtʃɪz(ə)m/: The act of hiding, often unsuccessfully, by ducking one's head out of view.
ostrichitis noun: A policy of keeping one's head in the sand, denying the reality of a problem or threat.
ostrichize verb: To engage in ostrichism; to bury one's head in the sand; to deliberately ignore problems.
ostrichlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich; struthian
ostrichy adjective: Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich.
ostriferous adjective: Containing or producing oysters.
ostro noun: A southerly Mediterranean wind.
ostrobogulosity noun: The quality of being ostrobogulous.
ostrobogulous adjective /ˌɒs.tɹəʊˈbɒɡ.jʊ.ləs/: Slightly risqué or indecent; bizarre, interesting, or unusual.
Ostrobothnia proper noun: A region of Finland, on the east coast of the Gulf of Bothnia.
Ostrobothnian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to Ostrobothnia.
Ostroff proper noun: A surname from Slavic.
ostrog noun: A small Russian fort, typically wooden, encircled by a palisade wall.
Ostrogoth noun /ˈɒs.tɹə.ɡɒθ/: Any member of an ancient East Germanic tribe, one branch of the Goths (the Visigoths being the other), which invaded Italy in the sixth century.
Ostrogothian adjective: Relating to the Ostrogoths.
Ostrogothic adjective /ˌɒs.tɹəˈɡɒθ.ɪk/: Of or pertaining to the Ostrogoths.
Ostrom proper noun: A surname from Swedish.
Ostrov proper noun: A surname
ostrovegan adjective, noun: A person practicing ostroveganism
ostroveganism noun: Veganism but allowing for bivalves such as oysters.
Ostrovsky proper noun: A surname from Russian.
Ostrow proper noun: A surname.
Ostrowski proper noun: A surname from Polish.
Ostrowski numeration noun: Either of two related numeration systems based on continued fractions: a non-standard positional numeral system for integers, and a non-integer...
ostruble noun: A former currency of Germany and Lithuania in the 1910s and 1920s.
Ostrum proper noun: A surname.
ostruthin noun: An organic compound found in the masterwort (Imperatoria ostruthium).
ostruthol noun: A coumarin found in the plant Angelica archangelica.
ostryopsitrienol noun: A cyclic diarylheptanoid found in the plant Ostryopsis nobilis.
ostryopsitriol noun: A cyclic diarylheptanoid found in the plant Ostryopsis nobilis.
osturducken noun /ˌɒstɜːˈdʌk(ə)n/: An ostrich stuffed with a turducken; that is, a boned chicken stuffed with some sort of breadcrumb or sausage stuffing, inside a boned duck, inside a boned...
Ostwald proper noun /ˈɒstwəld/: A surname
Ostwald ripening noun: An observed phenomenon in solid solutions or liquid sols, where an inhomogeneous structure changes over time, i.e. small crystals or particles dissolve and...
Ostwaldian adjective: Of or relating to Wilhelm Ostwald (1853–1932), Latvian chemist and philosopher, one of the founders of the field of physical chemistry.
Ostyak noun: A member of any of several indigenous peoples in Siberia, Russia, including the Khanty people and the Ket people.
osumilite noun: A hexagonal mineral with the chemical formula (K,Na)(Mg,Fe⁺²)₂(Al,Fe)₃(Si,Al)₁₂O₃₀·H₂O.
Osun proper noun: A major orisha in the Yoruba and santería religion.
Osuna proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
OSV adjective: object–subject–verb [word order].
Oswald proper noun /ˈɒzwəld/: Oswald of Northumbria, 7th century Northumbrian King and Saint.
oswaldofilarine adjective, noun: Relating to nematodes of the genus Oswaldofilaria
oswaldpeetersite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic canary yellow mineral containing carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and uranium.
Oswaldtwistle proper noun /ˈɒzəl.twɪzəl/: A village in Hyndburn borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD7327).
Oswegan noun: A native or inhabitant of Oswego.
Oswego proper noun /ɒsˈwiːɡoʊ/: A large village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States.
Oswego tea noun: An American aromatic herb (Monarda didyma) with bright red labiate flowers; also called bee balm or bergamot.
Oswestry proper noun: A town and civil parish with a town council in north-west Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ2929).
Oswin proper noun /ˈɒzwɪn/: Oswine of Deira, 7th century King of Deira.
ot adjective, noun, prefix, prepositional phrase /əʊt/: Initialism of overtime.
OT3 noun: One true threesome; a polyamorous ship involving three characters that is a personal favorite of a fan.
OTA noun: Initialism of over-the-air.
otacore noun: A music genre of songs with their origins in fan communities (such as that of J-pop) and typically having an electropop beat.
otacoustic adjective, noun: Assisting the sense of hearing.
otacousticon noun /əʊtəˈkuːstɪkɒn/: An instrument to aid hearing, such as an ear trumpet or hearing aid.
otagei noun: Alternative form of wotagei.
Otago proper noun /əˈtɐːɡɐʉ/: A region in the South Island of New Zealand.
otah-otah noun: Alternative form of otak-otak.
Otaheitan adjective, noun: A Tahitian.
Otaheite adjective, noun: Tahitian.
Otaheite apple noun: A fruit native to Pacific islands such as Tahiti.
Otaheite cashew noun: The flowering tree Syzygium malaccense.
Otahuhu proper noun: A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, situated on a narrow isthmus.
otak-otak noun [ˈotaʔ ˌotaʔ]: Grilled fish cake wrapped inside a banana leaf; a popular snack food in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore.
Otaki proper noun: A town in Kapiti Coast district, Wellington region, New Zealand.
otaku noun /əʊˈtɑːkuː/: One with an obsessive interest in something, particularly (originally derogatory) an obsessive Japanese fan of anime or manga.
otakudom noun: otakus collectively
otakuism noun: The obsessive interest of an otaku, especially an interest in anime or manga.
otakukin noun: A person who claims or believes that their soul is a reincarnation or parallel incarnation of a fictional character (especially, from anime, manga, or video...
otalgia noun: earache
otalgic adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to otalgia.
otaman noun: Alternative form of ataman.
Otamatone noun /əʊˈtɑː.mɑːˌtəʊn/: An electronic musical synthesizer.
Otani proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
otapostasis noun: The condition of abnormally protruding ears
otarid noun: Alternative form of otariid.
otariid noun: Any member of the Otariidae: Synonym of eared seal.
otariine adjective: Alternative form of otarine.
otarine adjective: Of or relating to the eared seals.
Otaru proper noun: A port city in Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan.
otary noun: Synonym of eared seal.
Otavalo proper noun: A town in Imbabura province, north of Quito, Ecuador, famous for its markets.
otavite noun: A rare trigonal cadmium carbonate mineral.
OTB adjective, adverb, noun: Initialism of over-the-board.
OTBC interjection: Initialism of On the Ball, City, an anthem commonly used by Norwich City football club Norwich City F.C. and the world's oldest football chant.
otbd adjective: Abbreviation of outbound.
OTC adjective, noun, prepositional phrase: Initialism of over-the-counter.
OTD prepositional phrase: Initialism of on the door.
OTE noun, suffix: Initialism of on target earnings.
OTEC noun: Acronym of ocean thermal energy converter.
otectomy noun: The surgical removal of (part of) the ear.
otelixizumab noun: A monoclonal antibody, being developed for the treatment of type 1 diabetes and other autoimmune diseases.
otenga noun: A flowering evergreen tree of southeastern Asia, Dillenia indica, bearing edible fruits.
Oteri proper noun: A surname from Italian.
Otero proper noun: A surname from Spanish.
oteseconazole noun: A medication for the treatment of vaginal yeast infections.
OTF adjective, noun: Initialism of out-the-front, telescoping, describing a knife or sword which extends and retracts through a hole in one end of the handle, rather than...
OTFE noun: Initialism of on-the-fly encryption.
Otford proper noun /ˈɒt.fəd/: A village and civil parish in Sevenoaks district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ5259).
OTG prepositional phrase: Initialism of off the grid.
OTH adjective, noun, suffix: Used to form plurals of some Hebrew loanwords ending in -a or -ah.
OTH-B noun: Initialism of over-the-horizon backscatter (“a form of radar”).
othala noun: Alternative form of odal.
othalanga noun: The circular fruit of the suicide tree (Cerbera odollam), whose seeds contain a potent poison known as cerberin. This fruit starts of as green and becomes...
Othello proper noun /əˈθɛləʊ/: A male given name.
Othello error noun: An erroneous conclusion that someone is lying based on signs of stress.
Othello syndrome noun: delusional jealousy; a psychiatric disorder in which a person holds a strong delusional belief that their spouse or sexual partner is being unfaithful
Othelloesque adjective: Reminiscent of Shakespeare's character Othello, especially in feeling delusional jealousy toward one's innocent lover.
othematoma noun: hematoma auris; cauliflower ear
otheoscope noun: An instrument for exhibiting the repulsive action produced by light or heat in a vacuum; a modification of the radiometer.
other adjective, adverb, determiner, noun, verb /ˈʌðə/: See other (determiner) below.
other backward class noun: Any of the castes officially recognised by the government as being educationally and socially disadvantaged.
other days, other ways proverb: People of the past thought and acted differently.
other end noun: Synonym of anus.
other end of the ball prepositional phrase: the opposite end or side of a ball.
other fish in the sea noun: Other goals or objectives to pursue.
other fishes in the sea noun: Synonym of other fish in the sea.
other half noun: A spouse or a significant other.
other head noun: The glans of the penis.
other lips noun: a female's labia majora.
other man noun: A man who is romantically involved with someone (usually a woman) already in a committed relationship with another man, especially a man having an affair...
other'n contraction: Contraction of other + one.
other rank noun: A soldier who is not a commissioned officer.
other-sex adjective: Of or pertaining to attraction to the opposite sex; heterosexual.
other-sexual adjective: Of or relating to sexual orientation toward a different sex from one's own; heterosexual; allosexual.
other side noun: The afterlife, as a supernatural realm inhabited by spirits of deceased people.
other side of the coin noun: A different aspect or way of seeing or thinking about something.
other side of the tracks noun: Synonym of wrong side of the tracks.
other some pronoun: Some other people or things.
other-space noun: Alternative form of otherspace.
other specified dissociative disorder noun: A mental health diagnosis which fits the DSM-5 criteria for a dissociative disorder, but does not meet criteria for identified subtypes.
other than preposition: Except, besides.
other things being equal adverb: Synonym of all things being equal.
other times adverb: At other times; on other occasions.
other virginity noun: The state of having never participated in anal sex.
other woman noun: A woman who is romantically involved with someone (usually a man) already in a committed relationship with another woman, especially a woman having an...
other world noun: Alternative form of otherworld.
other-worldish adjective: Synonym of otherworldly
other-worldliness noun: Alternative form of otherworldliness.
other-worldly adjective: Alternative form of otherworldly.
other-worldness noun: Synonym of otherworldliness
otherable adjective: Capable of being othered.
otherdimensional adjective: From or in another dimension (another plane or parallel universe).
otherdom noun: The state, condition, or existence of others; the tendency toward preferring, serving, or doing for others; selflessness.
otherer noun: One who others.
othergates adverb: In another manner.
otherguess adjective, adverb: Of another kind; different.
otherhearted adjective: Of an individual, strongly identifying with a nonhuman being or object, distinguished from otherkin by not identifying as the being or object.
otherhood noun: The state or quality of being other.
otherhow adverb: By other means.
otherisation noun: Alternative form of otherization.
otherise verb: Alternative form of otherize.
otherish adjective: Pertaining or belonging to another kind; different.
otherization noun: The process of otherizing.
otherize verb: To make or regard (a person, social group, etc.) as alien or different.
otherkin noun: One who believes their soul, essence, or identity is non-human.
otherkinity noun: The quality of being otherkin.
otherkith adjective: Of an individual, strongly identifying with a nonhuman being or object, distinguished from otherkin by not identifying as the being or object.
otherlandish adjective: Pertaining to other lands; foreign, nondomestic.
otherliness noun: Quality of being otherly.
otherling noun: One who is different from others; someone or something possessing unique qualities; an exception; dissident.
otherlink noun: A nonhuman or fictionkin-like identity willingly adopted by an individual, distinguished from otherkin and fictionkin by being a voluntary identity, instead...
otherly adjective, adverb: Pertaining to something or someone else; different.
otherly abled adjective: differently able
othermother noun: A woman who cares for a child that is not biologically her own.
otherness noun: The quality of being different or distinct.
otherpaw noun: One who enjoys activities common in the therian community, such as quadrobics, but does not consider themselves a therian.
others noun, verb /ˈʌðəz/: Other people.
othersome adjective, pronoun /ˈʌðəsəm/: Some others.
otherspace noun: A type of space with different physical laws than ordinary space, often permitting faster-than-light travel.
othertimes adverb: Alternative form of other times.
otherward adjective, adverb: Toward an other.
otherwards adverb: Towards an other or another direction.
otherways adverb: Otherwise; by another means; in other respects
otherwhat pronoun: Something else; (some) other thing; especially in the phrase no otherwhat (“no other thing; nothing else”).
otherwhen adverb, noun: Other time (sometime else).
otherwhence adverb: By other means; From otherwhere.
otherwhere adverb /ˈʌðə(ɹ)wɛː(ɹ)/: Synonym of somewhere else: elsewhere, in or to some other place.
otherwhereas adverb: Elsewhere.
otherwhereness noun: The quality of being somewhere else.
otherwheres adverb: Alternative form of otherwhere.
otherwhile adverb: At other times; on other occasions.
otherwhiles adverb: At another time, or other times.
otherwhither adverb: Elsewhither.
otherwise adjective, adverb /ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/: Differently, in another way.
otherwise engaged adjective: busy doing something else
otherwised adverb: Misconstruction of otherwise.
otherwiseness noun: The quality of being otherwise.
otherworld noun /ˈʌðɚˌwɝld/: The other realms of existence beyond the world of mankind, especially the realms of the dead or the fairy folk.
otherworldish adjective: otherworldly
otherworldism noun: A philosophical, religious or cultural orientation emphasizing a spiritual or supernatural realm beyond the physical world.
otherworldliness noun: The quality of being otherworldly.
otherworldly adjective /ˌʌðəˈwɜːldli/: Of, concerned with, or preoccupied with a world different from the tangible world, especially a fantasy, imaginary, or mystical world.
otherworldness noun: Synonym of otherworldliness.
otherworldy adjective: Synonym of otherworldly.
Othniel proper noun /ˈɒθ.niəl/: Othniel, the first of the biblical judges.
othuh determiner: Pronunciation spelling of other
Oti proper noun: An extinct language isolate once spoken in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, between the Peixe and Pardo rivers.
otiant adjective /ˈoʊ.ʃi.ənt/: At ease, at leisure; idling, indolent.
otiatric adjective: Relating to otiatrics.
otiatrics noun: The study of diseases of the ear and their treatment.
otiatry noun: ear medicine
otic adjective, suffix /ˈəʊ.tɪk/: Of, relating/pertaining to, or located near the ear.
otic bone noun /ˈəʊtɪk bəʊn/: A bone inside the ear.
otic capsule noun: Synonym of bony labyrinth
otic ganglion noun: A small parasympathetic ganglion that is associated with the mandibular nerve, situated near the foramen ovale of the sphenoid bone, receives preganglionic...
oticooccipital adjective: Relating to the ear and the occiput (or the occipital bone)
otidid noun: Any species of the bustard family Otididae.
otidimorph noun: Any bird of the clade Otidimorphae
Otieno proper noun: A surname.
OTIF noun: Initialism of on time in full (delivery), referring to project deliverables being delivered according to plan and complete.
otilimab noun: A human antibody medication used in treating autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis.
otilonium bromide noun: A particular antimuscarinic drug.
otinid noun: Any gastropod in the family Otinidae.
otiose adjective /ˈəʊ.ʃi.əʊs/: Having no effect.
otiosely adverb: In an otiose manner.
otioseness noun: Quality of being otiose.
otiosity noun /ˌəʊ.ʃi(ː)ˈɒs.ə.ti/: The state or quality of being otiose.
Otis proper noun /ˈoʊtɪs/: A surname transferred from the given name, notably of the American revolutionary hero James Otis and the innovator and industrialist Elisha Otis.
Otisville proper noun: A village in Forest Township, Genesee County, Michigan, United States; from the surname.
otitic adjective: Relating to otitis, or inflammation of the ear.
otitid noun: Any species of the family Otitidae (now Ulidiidae) of picture-winged flies.
otitis noun /oʊˈtaɪ.tɪs/: Inflammation of the ear.
otitis externa noun: An inflammation of the outer ear and ear canal, resulting in earache.
otitis media noun: An inflammation of the middle ear.
OTJ adjective: Initialism of on the job (during employment).
otjisumeite noun: A triclinic mineral containing germanium, lead, and oxygen.
otjize noun: A mixture of butterfat and ochre pigment, used by the Himba people of Namibia to protect themselves from the desert climate.
OTK adjective, noun, verb /ˈəʊ ˈtiː ˈkeɪ/: Initialism of over the knee (spanking position).
otkaznik noun: Synonym of refusenik.
otkhod noun: The exodus of Russian men from rural to industrial areas to find work outside the agricultural season.
otkon noun: A demon or spirit, in certain Native American cultures.
OTL adjective, noun: Initialism of over the limit.
Otley proper noun: A market town and civil parish with a town council in the Metropolitan Borough of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE2045).
otlum noun: A traditional grass-thatched hut or dwelling in the Acholi culture of northern Uganda and southern Sudan.
OTM adjective, prepositional phrase: Initialism of out of the money.
OTNE noun: Abbreviation of tetramethyl acetyloctahydronaphthalenes.
oto noun, prefix: An otocinclus (freshwater fish, genus Otocinclus).
Oto-Manguean adjective /ˌoʊtoʊˈmæŋɡiːən/: Of or pertaining to this language family.
Oto-Pamean adjective: Of or relating to a certain branch of the Oto-Manguean languages.
otoacariasis noun: acariasis of the ear
otoacoustic adjective: Of or pertaining to sounds generated by the inner ear.
otoacoustical adjective: Synonym of otoacoustic.
otoacoustically adverb: In an otoacoustic manner.
otoacoustics noun: The science studying otoacoustic sounds.
otoancorin noun: A glycoprotein of the acellular gel of the inner ear
otoantritis noun: Inflammation of the mastoid antrum and tympanic attic.
otoba fat noun: A colourless buttery substance obtained from the fruit of Otoba novogranatensis (formerly considered a species of nutmeg tree, Myristica otoba). Among its...
otocadherin noun: A particular cadherin, cadherin 23, found in the cochlea and other tissues.
otoccipital adjective /əʊtəkˈsɪpɪtəl/: Relating to the ear and the occiput.
otocephalan adjective, noun: Relating to fish of the clade Otocephala.
otocephalic adjective, noun: Exhibiting or relating to otocephaly.
otocephaly noun: A lethal cephalic disorder involving the total or near-total absence of the lower jaw.
otoceratid noun: Any ammonite in the family Otoceratidae.
otocinclus noun: Any member of the species of small South American freshwater fish of the genus Otocinclus, popular in home aquariums.
otocone noun: The conical part of an otoscope that is inserted into the ear
otoconial adjective: Of or pertaining to an otoconium.
otoconin noun: Any of a group of matrix proteins present in otoconia
otoconite noun: A mass of otoliths.
otoconium noun: Synonym of otolith.
otocrane noun: The bony labyrinth.
otocranial adjective: Of or pertaining to the otocrane.
otocranium noun: Synonym of bony labyrinth
otocyst noun: An organ involved in balance and orientation.
otocystic adjective: Relating to the otocyst.
otodental syndrome noun: A very rare autosomal-dominant disorder marked by globodontia, in rare cases associated with eye coloboma and high-frequency hearing loss.
otodontid noun: Any in the family Otodontidae of extinct sharks.
otodynia noun: Earache.
Otoe noun: Alternative form of Oto.
otoendoscope noun: An endoscope used to examine the middle ear
otoendoscopic adjective: Relating to otoendoscopy
otoendoscopy noun: endoscopy of the external ear
otofacial syndrome noun: A very rare congenital deformity characterized by the absence of mandible and chin.
otofaciocervical adjective: Relating to the ears, face and neck
otoferlin noun: A transmembrane protein which is defective in a recessive form of human deafness

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.