English words: Oulipian to out-paramour

300 English words, part 46 of 67 of the words starting with O, A to Z. 12 have a page of their own.

English words Oulipian to out-paramour

Oulipian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the Oulipo movement in France
oulorrhagia noun: Bleeding from the gums.
Oulton proper noun: A hamlet in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2450).
Oulu proper noun: A municipality, the capital city of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.
Ouluan noun: Someone from Oulu.
ouma noun: A grandmother.
ounce noun /aʊns/: An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.
ounceland noun: An old Scots unit of measure equal to 20 pennylands.
ouncer noun: Something that weighs, or holds, a specified number of ounces.
ouncil noun: Scales for weighing produce at a market
Oundle proper noun /ˈaʊndəl/: A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire...
oundy adjective: Alternative form of undé.
oungan noun: Alternative form of houngan.
ounging noun: The process of assisting logs in their downstream motion by pushing them through the water.
ouns noun: Wounds, especially the wounds of Christ on the cross.
ounsi noun: Alternative form of hounsi.
oup adverb: Pronunciation spelling of up.
oupa noun: A grandfather.
ouph noun: Alternative form of awf (“elf”).
ouphe noun /ˈuːf/: A small, often mischievous sprite; a fairy; a goblin; an elf.
ouphen adjective: elfish or devilish
ouphish adjective: elflike; elfin
oupire noun: A vampire, an evil spirit.
our determiner, noun, suffix /ˈaʊə(ɹ)/: Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our).
our era noun: Anno Domini; the current date era beginning approximately 2000 years ago in the Gregorian calendar.
our excellencies pronoun: we, us (of a group addressed as Your Excellencies)
our kid noun /ɑː.kɪd/: My sibling.
Our Lady's bedstraw noun: Synonym of lady's bedstraw (“the plant Galium verum”).
our lass noun: My wife or girlfriend.
Our Lord's candle noun: The plant Hesperoyucca whipplei.
our'n pronoun: Alternative form of ourn.
ouræus noun: Alternative form of uraeus.
Oura proper noun: A town in the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia.
ourali noun: Alternative form of wourali.
ourang noun: An orangutan.
ouranian adjective: Alternative letter-case form of Ouranian.
ouranic adjective: Alternative form of uranic (“heavenly, celestial”).
ouranography noun: Alternative form of uranography.
ouranophobia noun: Fear of heaven.
Ouranos proper noun: Synonym of Uranus.
ourari noun: curare
Ouray proper noun /ˈjʊəɹeɪ/: A small city, the county seat of Ouray County, Colorado, United States.
ourayite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, silver, and sulfur.
ourebi noun: Alternative form of oribi (“type of antelope”) (Ourebia ourebi)
Ourense proper noun: A city in southern Galicia, Spain.
ouretic adjective: uric
/ourguy/ noun: Someone (male) aligned with the values and beliefs of one's imageboard or community.
ouricuri noun: A species of palm tree, Syagrus coronata, endemic to eastern Brazil.
ouricury noun: Alternative form of ouricuri.
ouricury palm noun: The Brazilian feather palm, Syagrus coronata, from which ouricury wax is obtained.
ouricury wax noun: A brown wax obtained from the leaves of a Brazilian feather palm, Syagrus coronata, by scraping the leaf surface.
ourie adjective: Chill; having the sensation of cold; drooping; shivering.
Ourimbah proper noun: A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
ourisia noun: Any plant of the genus Ourisia.
ourn pronoun: Ours.
ouroboric adjective /ɔɹəˈbɔɹɪk/: Self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive
ouroboros noun /uːˈrɒbəˌrɒs/: A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death.
ouroborosian adjective: Synonym of ouroboric.
ourouparia noun /ˌuːˌɹuːˈpɛəɹi.ə/: Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Uncaria (syn. Ourouparia) related to madder
ours noun, pronoun /ˈaʊəz/: Excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive ours)
ourself pronoun /(ˌ)aʊə(ɹ)ˈsɛlf/: The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we).
ourselves pronoun /aʊəˈsɛlvz/: Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
oursen pronoun: Ourselves.
oursinite noun: An orthorhombic pale yellow mineral containing cobalt, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and uranium.
Oursler proper noun: A surname.
ous noun, suffix /-əs/: possession of
Ouseburn proper noun /ˈuːzˌbɜːn/: A minor river in Tyne and Wear, England, which flows through Newcastle upon Tyne to the River Tyne.
ousel noun: Alternative form of ouzel.
Ouseley proper noun: A surname from Old English.
ousia noun /ˈuːsɪə/: The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the ‘energies’ (external actions and influences) through which he is manifest.
ousie noun: A black woman, especially one who works as a maid.
Ouspenskian adjective: Of or relating to P. D. Ouspensky (Пётр Демья́нович Успе́нский; 1878–1947), Russian mathematician and esotericist.
oust verb /aʊst/: To expel; to remove.
oustee noun: A person who is ousted, especially one who is removed from his place of residence or land to make room for an infrastructure improvement or public works...
ouster noun, verb /ˈæɔstə/: A putting out of possession; dispossession; ejection.
ouster le main noun /aʊstəɹ lə meɪn/: A delivery of lands out of the hands of a guardian, or out of the king's hands, or a judgement given for that purpose.
ousting noun, verb /ˈaʊstɪŋ/: The act by which somebody is ousted; an ouster.
oustiti noun: A marmoset.
Ouston proper noun: A village and civil parish in County Durham, England (OS grid ref NZ2554).
out adjective, adverb, interjection, noun, prefix, preposition, verb /ˈäʊ̯t/: Away from the inside or centre.
out and about adjective: Traveling; out; moving; engaged in day-to-day activities requiring travel.
out and away adverb: by far; far and away
out-and-back adjective: Of a trip or journey, to a destination and then returning to the starting point.
out-and-home adjective: Of a journey, to a destination and then returning home.
out and out adjective, adverb: Complete, utter.
out-and-outer noun: A first-rate fellow.
out-argue verb: Alternative form of outargue.
out at elbow adjective: Of a coat, jumper, etc., worn through at the elbows; of clothes, shabby, in poor condition.
out at elbows adjective: Alternative form of out at elbow.
out at heels adjective: Alternative form of out at the heels.
out at the heels adjective: Wearing stockings that are worn out.
out back adverb: Outside at the back.
out ball noun: A chance to clear the ball to an attacking teammate, or such an attacker; a target man.
out-basket noun: Alternative form of outbasket.
out-bawl verb: Alternative form of outbawl.
out-blossom verb: Alternative form of outblossom.
out-boob verb: Alternative form of outboob.
out-book noun: Synonym of outclearing book.
out-Byzantine verb: To appear to be a more subtle negotiator than; to outsmart.
out-chorus noun, verb: The return to the main written melody following the chorus (improvised solo section) in a small group performance
out-Christian verb: To behave more Christianly than.
out-clearing noun: Alternative form of outclearing.
out cold adjective: Soundly unconscious, either because asleep or because otherwise knocked out.
out-college adjective: Synonym of out-of-college.
out-district noun: An outlying district.
out-do verb: Alternative form of outdo.
out-dwell verb: Alternative form of outdwell.
out-flank verb: Alternative spelling of outflank.
out for a duck phrase: Having batted no hits for the entire game.
out for blood adjective: With the intent of killing or severely injuring somebody (especially out of revenge).
out for the count adjective: Alternative form of down for the count.
out-friend verb: Alternative form of outfriend.
out-front adjective: Forthright, explicit, open.
out-gassing verb: Alternative form of outgassing.
out-general verb: Alternative form of outgeneral.
out-go verb: Alternative form of outgo.
out ground noun: A ground other than a team's home ground, used for occasional matches.
out-group noun: Alternative form of outgroup.
out-guess verb: Alternative form of outguess.
out-gun verb: Alternative spelling of outgun.
out-Herod verb /aʊtˈhɛɹəd/: To surpass in evil and cruelty.
out-hike verb: Alternative form of outhike.
out lap noun: In qualifying, the (non-competitive) lap on which one exits the pit lane and prepares for a flying lap.
-out-law suffix: Related through a nonmarital romantic relationship, through a platonic relationship or friendship or through a marriage that ended in divorce.
out like a light adjective: Asleep or unconscious, particularly if this has occurred suddenly and the sleep is deep.
out loud adverb: Using the voice; not silently; aloud.
out-migration noun: Alternative form of outmigration.
out-Muslim verb: To behave in a more Muslim manner than.
out'n preposition: Alternative form of outen.
out of preposition /ˈaʊt əv/: From the inside to the outside of.
out of a job prepositional phrase: Having lost one's job; unemployed.
out of a nightmare prepositional phrase: Terrifying; shocking.
out of action prepositional phrase: Unable to work or function, often due to a particular event.
Out of Africa noun: A model of the geographic origin and early migration of hominins (Out of Africa I) and modern humans (Homo sapiens) (Out of Africa II) that posits ancient...
out of all proportion prepositional phrase: Alternative form of out of proportion.
out-of-band adjective: Taking place outside of a defined telecommunications frequency band.
out-of-band signaling noun: A type of transmission technology in which signaling is separate from the data being transmitted, using one or more channels for transmitting data or voice...
out of battery adjective: In firearms and artillery, having a condition in which a live round is at least partially in the firing chamber and capable of being fired, but is not...
out of bed adjective: Indicating on a medical chart that a patient has become ambulatory.
out-of-body adjective: Perceived as if from a position external to one's body; as if one's mind had separated from the body
out-of-body experience noun: An experience in which one feels outside of one’s body.
out of book prepositional phrase: No longer following commonly played theoretical lines analyzed in opening books; in territory unfamiliar to one or both of the players.
out of both sides of one's mouth prepositional phrase: Indicating contradictory things.
out of bounds noun, prepositional phrase: Alternative form of out of bounds.
out-of-box experience noun: The experience that a person has with a newly purchased product.
out of breath prepositional phrase /aʊ̯t əv bɹɛθ/: Breathing with difficulty, in particular due to physical activity.
out of business adjective: No longer in business or service; defunct.
out of central casting prepositional phrase: Conforming to the stereotypical image of a particular type of person or group.
out of character adjective, prepositional phrase: Inconsistent with someone's personality, disposition, or usual expected behaviour.
out of collar prepositional phrase: Unemployed; out of work.
out-of-college adjective: Residing outside of a college.
out of commission prepositional phrase: Not operational; not functioning properly.
out of conceit with phrase: No longer fond of; having turned against (something).
out of condition prepositional phrase: Not fit. Not healthy enough to do any hard, physical work or sport.
out of context adjective, adverb: Without context that may be needed for understanding the original meaning.
out of control adjective, prepositional phrase: Not under control.
out of countenance prepositional phrase: Disconcerted; uncomfortable; abashed.
out of course adjective, prepositional phrase: out of order; not in harmony or agreement
out of court adjective: Without resorting to formal legal action.
out of date adjective, prepositional phrase: Too old to be used; not current; invalid; having expired.
out-of-dateness noun: The state of being out of date
out-of-door adjective: outdoor
out of doors adjective, adverb, noun, prepositional phrase: outdoors; outside.
out of drawing prepositional phrase: Drawn incorrectly, violating the principles of drawing.
out of fashion prepositional phrase: Unfashionable, not in fashion.
out of favor prepositional phrase: Alternative form of out of favour.
out of favour prepositional phrase: No longer in favour, having lost approval, support or popularity.
out of fix prepositional phrase: Wrong, broken, nonfunctional
out of focus prepositional phrase: Not in focus; lacking visual sharpness; blurred or hazy.
out of form prepositional phrase: Having poor form; not performing well.
out of frame prepositional phrase: Not in correct order or condition; irregular; disarranged.
out of gas prepositional phrase: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, gas.: lacking fuel.
out of gauge prepositional phrase: Of cargo: that cannot be loaded in a standard dry container due to its excessive dimensions or weight.
out of gear prepositional phrase: With gears not engaged; idle.
out of hand adjective, adverb: Without (further) thought or consideration.
out of harness prepositional phrase: Synonym of out of collar (“unemployed; out of work”).
out of heart prepositional phrase: Discouraged.
out of heat prepositional phrase: In dioestrus; unreceptive to mating.
out of house and home prepositional phrase: In a manner that deprives someone of a dwelling place or some usage thereof.
out of humour prepositional phrase: out of temper; displeased
out of it prepositional phrase: Not participating in an activity or group.
out of joint prepositional phrase: Dislocated.
out of keeping with prepositional phrase: Not in harmony or conformity with.
out of kelter prepositional phrase: Alternative spelling of out of kilter.
out of key prepositional phrase: Not in harmony (with); at odds (with).
out of kilter prepositional phrase /ˌaʊt əv ˈkɪltə/: Askew, disturbed; not adjusted or working properly; out of order.
out of line prepositional phrase: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out of, line.
out of luck prepositional phrase: Experiencing a misfortune, especially if lacking recourse.
out of nowhere prepositional phrase: In an unexpected or inexplicable manner of arrival or occurrence.
out of office adjective, noun: On a break and not working or available for an extended period of time.
out of one's box prepositional phrase: Crazy; unhinged; irrational.
out of one's cotton-picking mind phrase: Synonym of out of one's mind.
out of one's depth adjective: In water so deep that one cannot stand and may be at risk of drowning.
out of one's element adjective: In a situation which is unsuitable, unfamiliar, or unenjoyable.
out of one's face prepositional phrase: Drunk; intoxicated; inebriated.
out of one's fingers prepositional phrase: That has escaped or been carelessly let go.
out of one's gourd prepositional phrase: Crazy; unhinged; irrational.
out of one's hands prepositional phrase: Out of one's control.
out of one's head prepositional phrase: Alternative form of out of one's mind.
out of one's league prepositional phrase: In a situation in which one is mismatched with one or more others whose accomplishments, preparedness, or other characteristics are on a significantly...
out of one's mind prepositional phrase /aʊt əv wʌnz maɪnd/: Insane, crazy.
out of one's own pocket prepositional phrase: Using one's own funds.
out of one's senses prepositional phrase: crazy, irrational
out of one's sight prepositional phrase: In a place where one cannot see it.
out of one's skin prepositional phrase: Conveying the idea that somebody is terrified.
out of one's skull adjective: Synonym of out of one's mind.
out of one's system prepositional phrase: Eliminated from one's disposition, mindset, or concerns.
out of one's time prepositional phrase: In an era not sympathetic to or not in conformity with one's aspirations or attitudes.
out of one's tree prepositional phrase: Crazy; unhinged; irrational.
out of one's wits adjective: Synonym of out of one's mind (“insane, crazy”).
out of order adjective, prepositional phrase: Out of normal sequence.
out of phase adjective: not in phase
out of place adjective, prepositional phrase /ˌaʊ̯t əv ˈpleɪ̯s/: Not in the proper arrangement or situation.
out-of-placeness noun: The state or quality of being out of place.
out of play prepositional phrase: Unavailable to be played according to the rules of the game in question.
out of plumb prepositional phrase: Not vertical.
out of pocket adjective, adverb, prepositional phrase: Lacking funds, or suffering a financial loss; broke.
out of practice prepositional phrase: Diminished in proficiency, especially in exercising a skill, due to disuse or a lack of recent experience.
out of preparation prepositional phrase: Synonym of out of book.
out of print adjective, prepositional phrase: No longer offered for sale by a publisher; no longer on the firsthand market.
out of process adjective, prepositional phrase: Of a component or a server, operating in a separate process space from the calling application.
out of proportion prepositional phrase: Not in a proper or pleasing relation to other things, especially in terms of size.
out of question prepositional phrase: Unquestionably, without question, certainly.
out of rack prepositional phrase: Misaligned so that partial frames are seen on screen instead of the proper projection.
out of range adjective: At a distance at which communication is no longer possible
out of reach prepositional phrase: Outside the distance to which someone can stretch out their hand.
out-of-school learning noun: An educational experience that occurs outside formal school settings, encompassing both curriculum-related and non-curricular activities for students.
out-of-school suspension noun: A disciplinary measure in which a student is prohibited from attending school or accessing campus facilities for a specified duration.
out of season prepositional phrase: Not in a proper season or time; untimely; inopportune.
out of service adjective, prepositional phrase: Not working, not functioning, broken; currently unavailable.
out of shape prepositional phrase: Physically unfit.
out of sight adjective: Not accessible to view.
out of sight is out of mind proverb: Alternative form of out of sight, out of mind.
out of sight, out of mind proverb: When something is not nearby, it is forgotten about.
out of someone's hands prepositional phrase: Not up to someone anymore.
out of someone's way interjection, prepositional phrase: Not in the direct route that one would normally use.
out of sorts adjective: Irritable or somewhat unwell, with vague medical symptoms.
out of spirits prepositional phrase: Feeling discouraged or melancholy.
out of spoons prepositional phrase: Out of physical or mental energy.
out of square adjective, adverb: Not square.
out-of-state adjective: Of, pertaining to, or originating in another state
out-of-stater noun: A person visiting a state.
out of station prepositional phrase: Away from home; out of town.
out of step prepositional phrase: Not matching the movement of one's feet with that of others, or with an accompanying beat, while marching or walking.
out of stock prepositional phrase: Unable to sell an item because none are available in inventory.
out of suits prepositional phrase: Having no correspondence.
out of suits with preposition: Out of favor with.
out of sync prepositional phrase: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see out, of, sync.
out of temper prepositional phrase: Not in good temper; irritated; angry.
out of the ark prepositional phrase: old-fashioned; obsolete.
out of the blue prepositional phrase /aʊt əv ðə ˈbluː/: Unexpectedly; without warning or preparation.
out-of-the-body adjective: Alternative form of out-of-body.
out-of-the-body experience noun: Alternative form of out-of-body experience.
out of the box prepositional phrase /æɔt əv ðə bɒks/: Of a product, immediately, without intervention from the customer.
out of the chute prepositional phrase: At the start, immediately.
out of the common prepositional phrase: unusual
out of the corner of one's eye prepositional phrase: Sideways, obliquely, askance
out of the frying pan and into the fire prepositional phrase: Alternative form of out of the frying pan, into the fire.
out of the frying pan, into the fire prepositional phrase: Transitioning from an unfavorable situation to an even more adverse one; finding oneself in a more difficult or detrimental position as a result of...
out of the gate prepositional phrase: At or from the very beginning; from the outset; immediately upon starting.
out of the goodness of one's heart prepositional phrase: Motivated by genuine altruism, as opposed to self-serving incentives.
out of the loop prepositional phrase: Not informed, up-to-date, or current; not included in a process or discussion.
out of the money prepositional phrase: Of an option, yielding a loss if exercised.
out of the mouths of babes proverb: From the comments of children, who are honest and innocent, . . . (comes truth or wisdom).
out of the mouths of babes and sucklings proverb: Alternative form of out of the mouths of babes.
out of the ordinary prepositional phrase: Extraordinary, unusual, or exceptional, especially for the better.
out of the picture prepositional phrase: Not included in the matter being planned or under consideration; not a factor or participant in the present situation.
out of the question adjective: Not remotely possible.
out of the running prepositional phrase: No longer in a competition; eliminated from consideration.
out of the side of one's mouth prepositional phrase: Falsely; untruthfully; inaccurately.
out of the starting gate prepositional phrase: Alternative form of out of the gate.
out of the way adjective, adverb, prepositional phrase: Alternative form of out-of-the-way (“remote or secluded”).
out of the window prepositional phrase: Alternative form of out the window.
out of the woods prepositional phrase: Out of peril; likely to recover or prevail over trouble; finished with the worst or most threatening part of a problem or illness.
out of thin air adverb: From nowhere or nothing; from a non-existent or unknown source.
out of this world adjective: Of exceptionally high quality; wonderful; marvelous; excellent.
out of time adjective, phrase: Too soon or too late.
out of touch adjective: No longer maintaining contact or communications.
out of town adjective, prepositional phrase: Of a person, away from home; out of one's town of residence.
out-of-towner noun: A person who is visiting a town (or city).
out-of-townish adjective: Having the qualities of an out-of-towner.
out-of-tree adjective, adverb: Located outside of a source tree.
out of true prepositional phrase: Not properly aligned; out of alignment.
out of tune prepositional phrase: Not in the correct musical pitch.
out of turn prepositional phrase: When it is not one's turn.
out of universe adjective: Referring to a perspective or view from the real world, in contrast to a perspective from within the fictional world.
out of use prepositional phrase: In disuse; no longer used.
out of view prepositional phrase: hidden, not visible.
out of wedlock prepositional phrase: Of parents not legally married.
out of whack adjective: Wrong, broken; specifically
out of wind prepositional phrase: Synonym of out of breath.
out of work adjective, prepositional phrase: unemployed, or having nothing to do
out on interjection: Alternative form of out upon.
out on a limb phrase: In a risky, precarious, daring, or uncompromising position, especially one outside of the mainstream; vulnerable.
out on one's ear adjective: Fired, dismissed or thrown out, especially for some wrongdoing or otherwise with disgrace.
out on one's feet adjective: Standing erect but not consciously aware of one's surroundings, or only minimally aware, and having little or no ability to control one's bodily actions, as...
out on the tiles prepositional phrase: Out for a night on the town.
out one's mind adjective: Alternative form of out of one's mind.
out over one's skis prepositional phrase: Alternative form of over one's skis.
out-paramour verb: To exceed in the number of romantic affairs.

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.