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English words: obtundity to ocean current

300 English words, part 5 of 67 of the words starting with O, A to Z. 40 have a page of their own.

English words obtundity to ocean current

  1. obtundity noun: The state or characteristic of having dulled senses or limited awareness.
  2. obturacle noun: Alternative form of obturaculum.
  3. obturacular adjective: Relating to the obturaculum
  4. obturacule noun: Alternative form of obturaculum.
  5. obturaculum noun: A plug of connective tissue separating the hemocoels of the head and thorax of some lice
  6. obturate adjective, verb: To block up or obstruct.
  7. obturation noun: The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
  8. obturational adjective: Of or relating to obturation.
  9. obturative adjective: Relating to or causing obturation
  10. obturator noun: An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
  11. obturator foramen noun: A large opening in the pelvic bone formed by the ischium and pubis.
  12. obturatorius noun: The obturator nerve
  13. obturbinate adjective: inversely top-shaped
  14. obtusangular adjective: obtuse-angled
  15. obtusaquinone noun: The quinone methide (4E)-2-hydroxy-5-methoxy-4-[(E)-3-phenylprop-2-enylidene]cyclohexa-2,5-dien-1-one present in Dalbergia retusa
  16. obtuse adjective, verb /əbˈtjuːs/: Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
  17. obtuse angle noun: An angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.
  18. obtuse-angled adjective: Of a triangle, having an obtuse angle.
  19. obtuse-angled triangle noun: An obtuse triangle.
  20. obtuse-angular adjective: obtuse-angled
  21. obtuse horn shell noun: Cerithidea obtusa, a species of sea snail.
  22. obtuse triangle noun: A triangle one of whose angles is obtuse.
  23. obtusely adverb: In an obtuse manner.
  24. obtusely umbonate adjective: Having a broad and non-pointy umbo.
  25. obtuseness noun: The quality of being obtuse.
  26. obtusifolin noun: The anthraquinone derivative 2,8-dihydroxy-1-methoxy-3-methylanthracene-9,10-dione present in Senna obtusifolia
  27. obtusifoliol noun: A phytosterol found in some vegetable oil.
  28. obtusifolione noun: A triterpenoid ketosteroid related to obtusifoliol
  29. obtusilactone noun: Any of a group of unsaturated aliphatic cytotoxic lactones present in Lindera obtusiloba
  30. obtusin noun: A bromine-containing polycyclic ketal found in the marine alga Laurencia obtusa.
  31. obtusion noun: The blunting, dulling, or weakening of normal sensation.
  32. obtusish adjective: Somewhat obtuse.
  33. obtusity noun: obtuseness
  34. obtustatin noun: A particular disintegrin.
  35. OBU noun: Acronym of On-Board Unit.
  36. OBUA noun: Initialism of operations in built-up areas.
  37. Obuasi proper noun: A town in Ashanti Region, Ghana.
  38. Obuchi proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
  39. obumber verb: To overshadow or to obscure.
  40. obumbrant adjective: overhanging
  41. obumbrate adjective, verb /ɒˈbʌmbreɪt/: To shade; to darken; to cloud.
  42. obumbrated adjective, verb: Overshadowed.
  43. obumbration noun: The act of darkening or obscuring; obnubilation; obscuration.
  44. obuncous adjective /əˈbʌŋ.kəs/: Crooked; bent.
  45. oburoni noun: A foreigner, especially one who is white.
  46. obv adjective, adverb, noun /ɒbv/: Abbreviation of obvious.
  47. obvallate adjective, verb: To surround with, or as with, a wall.
  48. obvelation noun: concealment
  49. obvention noun /ɒbˈvɛnʃən/: The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage.
  50. obversant adjective: conversant; familiar or in the know about a certain topic.
  51. obverse adjective, noun /ˈɑb.vɚs/: Turned or facing toward the observer.
  52. obversely adverb: In an obverse manner.
  53. obversion noun: The act of turning toward or downward.
  54. obvert noun, verb: To turn so as to show another side.
  55. obvi adjective, adverb /ˈɒb.vi/: Clipping of obvious.
  56. obviable adjective: Capable of being obviated.
  57. obviate adjective, noun, verb /ˈɒb.viˌeɪt/: To anticipate and prevent or bypass (something which would otherwise have been necessary or required); to render (something) unnecessary.
  58. obviation noun /ˌɒbviˈeɪʃən/: The act of obviating; deterrence or prevention.
  59. obviative adjective, noun /ˈɒbvi.ətɪv/: A grammatical marker that distinguishes a relatively non-salient referent in a given context from a relatively salient (proximate) one.
  60. obviatively adverb: In an obviative manner.
  61. obviativity noun: The quality of being obviative.
  62. obviator noun: One who obviates.
  63. obviosity noun: The quality of being obvious.
  64. obvious adjective /ˈɑb.vi.əs/: Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
  65. obvious by inspection adjective: evident in the mind's eye, without formal proof being necessary.
  66. obviously adverb /ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/: In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
  67. obviousness noun /ˈɒ(b)viəsnɪs/: The characteristic of being obvious.
  68. obvoid adjective: Egg-shaped and solid, with the narrow end at the base.
  69. obvolute adjective: overlapping; contorted; convoluted
  70. obvoluted adjective: Alternative form of obvolute.
  71. obvolve verb /ɒbˈvɒlv/: To enfold or wrap around; to cover by wrapping.
  72. obvolvent adjective /ɑbˈvɑl.vənt/: Curved downward or inward.
  73. obvs adverb, noun /ɒ(b)vz/: Clipping of obviously.
  74. obvy adverb: Alternative form of obvi (“obviously”).
  75. obvz adverb: Alternative form of obvs (“obviously”).
  76. Obwalden proper noun: A canton of Switzerland.
  77. obzocky adjective: Awkward; unattractive; out of place; lopsided; misshapen.
  78. oc adjective, adverb, noun: Abbreviation of October.
  79. OC gas noun: Synonym of pepper spray.
  80. OC spray noun: Synonym of pepper spray.
  81. oca noun: Any member of the species Oxalis tuberosa (syn. Oxalis crenata), which bear edible tubers.
  82. Ocala proper noun: A city, the county seat of Marion County, Florida.
  83. OCaml proper noun /oʊˈkæməl/: A general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language based on the Caml dialect of ML.
  84. Ocampo proper noun: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
  85. ocaperidone noun: An antipsychotic drug.
  86. ocarina noun /ɒkəˈɹiːnə/: A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.
  87. ocarinist noun: Someone who plays the ocarina.
  88. Ocasek proper noun: A surname from Czech.
  89. Ocasio proper noun /əˈkɑː.sɪ.o(ʊ)/: A surname.
  90. OCB noun: Initialism of oligoclonal band.
  91. OCBC noun: Initialism of orang China bukan China.
  92. occ adjective, noun: Initialism of options clearing corporation.
  93. occabot noun: Tobacco.
  94. occaecation noun: An act of going blind.
  95. Occamism noun: Alternative form of Ockhamism.
  96. Occamist noun: Alternative form of Ockhamist.
  97. Occamistic adjective: Alternative form of Ockhamistic.
  98. occamy noun: An alloy imitating gold or silver.
  99. Occaneechi noun: A group of Native Americans who lived in the 17th century primarily on Occoneechee Island and east of the confluence of the Dan and Roanoke rivers, near...
  100. occashun noun: Pronunciation spelling of occasion.
  101. occasion noun, verb /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/: A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
  102. occasionable adjective /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəbəl/: Capable of being occasioned or caused
  103. occasionably adverb: occasionally
  104. occasional adjective, noun /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/: Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
  105. occasional bookcase noun: A bookcase or shelving unit that is small, lightweight, and easily moved.
  106. occasional furniture noun: Small, versatile pieces of furniture designed for flexible use within a home.
  107. occasional table noun: Any small table, such as an end table, which has no particular function and may typically be folded away.
  108. occasionalism noun: A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God.
  109. occasionalist noun: A proponent of occasionalism.
  110. occasionalistic adjective: Of or relating to the doctrine of occasionalism.
  111. occasionality noun: The quality of being occasional.
  112. occasionally adverb /əˈkeɪʒənəli/: On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes.
  113. occasionalness noun: The quality of being occasional.
  114. occasionate verb: To occasion.
  115. occasionless adjective: Without occasion.
  116. occasionwear noun: clothing to be worn on special occasions
  117. occasive adjective: Of or pertaining to the setting sun
  118. occecation noun /ˌɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/: The act of making blind
  119. occhio noun: A sound hole
  120. occhiolism noun /ˈəʊkjəʊˌlɪzəm/: The awareness of the small scope of one's own perspective and the way it limits one's ability to fully understand the world.
  121. occident noun /ˈɒksɪdənt/: The part of the horizon where the sun last appears in the evening; that part of the earth towards the sunset; the west.
  122. occidental adjective, noun /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/: Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
  123. occidentalise verb: Alternative form of occidentalize.
  124. occidentalism noun: The habits and attitudes of westerners.
  125. occidentalist noun: One who studies occidental languages.
  126. occidentality noun: The quality of being occidental.
  127. occidentalization noun: The process or result of occidentalizing.
  128. occidentalize verb: To convert or adapt to Western culture.
  129. occidentally adverb: In an occidental manner.
  130. occidentosis noun: An increase in social inequality that occurs when the widespread adoption of Western technology results in job losses and factory owners gaining wealth.
  131. occidentotropism noun: An expression (sometimes a figure of speech) with an inclination toward western civilization (i.e. the occident).
  132. occidiofungin noun: An actin-binding antifungal glycopeptide present in a Burkholderia bacterium
  133. occiduous adjective: Western; occidental.
  134. occifer noun /ˈɒs.ɪ.fɚ/: Alternative spelling of ossifer.
  135. occipit- prefix: Alternative form of occipito-, used before a vowel.
  136. occipital adjective, noun /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/: Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.
  137. occipital artery noun: An artery that arises from the external carotid artery opposite to the origin of the facial artery, that passes posteriorly to the base of the skull where...
  138. occipital bone noun: The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals.
  139. occipital bun noun: A prominent bulge or projection of the occipital bone at the back of the skull, common in many of humankind's ancestors but relatively rare in modern Homo...
  140. occipital horn syndrome noun: An X-linked recessive connective tissue disorder caused by a deficiency in the transport of copper, and leading to the formation of projections on the back...
  141. occipital lobe noun /ˌɑkˈsɪpɪtəl ˌloʊb/: One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.
  142. occipital nerve noun: Either of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve.
  143. occipital point noun: The point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon or glabella.
  144. occipitalgia noun: pain in the occiput
  145. occipitalis noun /ɑkˌsɪp.əˈteɪ.lɪs/: A muscle of the head that arises from the lateral two-thirds of the superior nuchal lines and from the mastoid part of the temporal bone, inserts into the...
  146. occipitalisation noun: Connection with the occipital bone
  147. occipitalised adjective: Modified by occipitalisation
  148. occipitalization noun: Alternative form of occipitalisation.
  149. occipitalized adjective: Alternative form of occipitalised.
  150. occipitally adverb: In relation to the occiput or the occipital bone.
  151. occipito- prefix /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊ/: Of or pertaining to the occiput.
  152. occipito-parietal-temporal adjective: Alternative form of occipitoparietotemporal.
  153. occipito-parieto-temporal adjective: Alternative form of occipitoparietotemporal.
  154. occipito-parietotemporal adjective: Alternative form of occipitoparietotemporal.
  155. occipitoanterior adjective: Having the occiput facing anteriorly or anterolaterally.
  156. occipitoatlantal adjective: Relating to the occiput and the atlas.
  157. occipitoatlantoaxial adjective: Relating to the articulation of the occiput and atlas with the axis.
  158. occipitoatloid adjective: Relating to, or connecting the occipital bone and the atlas
  159. occipitoaxial adjective: Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.
  160. occipitobregmatic adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the bregma.
  161. occipitocervical adjective: Relating to the occiput and the neck.
  162. occipitocortical adjective: Relating to the occiput and the cerebral cortex
  163. occipitocranial adjective: Relating to the occiput and the cranium
  164. occipitofacial adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the face.
  165. occipitofrontal adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the occipital and frontal bones of the skull.
  166. occipitofrontalis noun /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊˌfɹʌnˈteɪ.lɪs/: A large flat muscle on each side of the vertex of the skull, consisting of an occipital portion (arising from the occipital and temporal bones) and a...
  167. occipitofrontally adverb: In an occipitofrontal manner.
  168. occipitoiliac adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the ilium.
  169. occipitolateral adjective: Having the occiput facing laterally.
  170. occipitolaterally adverb: In an occipitolateral manner.
  171. occipitomastoid adjective: Relating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones
  172. occipitomental adjective: Of or relating to (the distance between) the chin and the occiput.
  173. occipitonasal adjective: Relating to, or between, the occipital bone and the nose
  174. occipitonuchal adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the back of the neck.
  175. occipitoparietal adjective: Relating to the occipital and the parietal bones
  176. occipitoparietotemporal adjective: Synonym of parietooccipitotemporal.
  177. occipitopontine adjective: occipital and pontine
  178. occipitoposterior adjective: Having the occiput facing posteriorly or posterolaterally.
  179. occipitosacral adjective: occipital and sacral
  180. occipitoscapular adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the scapula.
  181. occipitosphenoidal adjective: occipital and sphenoidal
  182. occipitotemporal adjective: Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.
  183. occipitothalamic adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the thalamus.
  184. occipitotransverse adjective: Having the occiput facing transversely (i.e. laterally).
  185. occipitoventral adjective: occipital and ventral
  186. occiput noun /ˈɒk.sɪ.pʌt/: The back part of the head or skull.
  187. occision noun: A killing; the act of killing.
  188. Occitan adjective, noun /ˈɒksɪˌtæn/: Someone of the regional culture that speaks this language; an inhabitant of Occitania.
  189. Occitania proper noun /ˌɒksɪˈteɪ.ni.ə/: A cultural region in southwestern Europe where Occitan has historically been spoken, consisting of southern France, parts of Catalonia in Spain, and some...
  190. Occitanic adjective: Of or relating to Occitan.
  191. Occitanism noun: Occitan regionalism; the belief that the Occitania region of France should be given autonomy or independence.
  192. Occitanist adjective, noun: A supporter of Occitanism; an Occitan regionalist.
  193. Occitanity noun: The quality of being Occitan.
  194. Occitano- prefix: Occitania, Occitan.
  195. occludable adjective: Able to be occluded.
  196. occludant noun: Something that occludes.
  197. occlude verb /əˈkluːd/: To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
  198. occluded adjective, verb: closed or obstructed
  199. occluded front noun: A front that occurs when a cold front overtakes a warm front at the surface and a temperature contrast exists between the advancing and retreating cold air...
  200. occludent adjective, noun: Serving to occlude or close.
  201. occluder noun: An object that partially or completely impedes the amount of light reaching the eye.
  202. occludin noun: Any of a family of plasma-membrane proteins located at tight junctions
  203. occlupanid noun /ˌɑkluˈpænɪd/: Synonym of bread clip.
  204. occlusal adjective, noun: On the side of a tooth which mates with the opposing tooth.
  205. occlusal guard noun: A removable device worn between the upper and lower teeth to prevent their meeting.
  206. occlusally adverb: Within, or associated with an occlusion
  207. occluse adjective: shut; closed
  208. occlusion noun /əˈkluː.ʒən/: The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
  209. occlusion body noun: A crystalline protein matrix which occludes the nucleocapsid in some viruses.
  210. occlusional adjective: Of or relating to occlusion.
  211. occlusive adjective, noun /əˈkluːsɪv/: That tends to occlude.
  212. occlusive ileus noun: A condition in which the intestines become completely blocked or occluded.
  213. occlusively adverb: In an occlusive manner.
  214. occlusiveness noun: The condition of being occlusive.
  215. occlusivity noun: The condition of being occlusive
  216. occlusobuccal adjective: occlusal and buccal
  217. occlusocervically adverb: In the occlusocervical dimension or orientation.
  218. occlusogingival adjective: Relating to the occlusal and gingival sides of a tooth
  219. occlusometer noun: A gnathodynamometer.
  220. occlusoproximal adjective: occlusal and proximal
  221. occlusor noun: A muscle that closes an opening.
  222. occn. noun: Abbreviation of occasion.
  223. Occoneechee noun: Alternative form of Occaneechi.
  224. Occoquan proper noun: A river in Virginia, United States, a tributary of the Potomac.
  225. OCCS noun: Initialism of oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome
  226. occularium noun /ˌɒk.jʊˈlɛəɹi.əm/: Alternative form of ocularium.
  227. occulocephalic adjective: Alternative form of oculocephalic.
  228. occult adjective, noun, verb /ˈɒk.ʌlt/: To cover or hide from view.
  229. occult line noun: A line drawn as a part of the construction of a geometrical figure or problem, but not to appear in the finished plan.
  230. occultate verb: To make occult or hidden.
  231. occultation noun /ˌɒkəlˈteɪʃ(ə)n/: An astronomical event that occurs when one celestial object is hidden by another celestial object that passes between it and the observer when the nearer...
  232. occulted adjective, verb: Hidden; secret.
  233. occulter noun: Any object, natural or man-made, that blocks the light of an object from an observer, typically used in reference to astronomical events.
  234. occultic adjective: Of or pertaining to the occult.
  235. occultically adverb: In an occultic manner.
  236. occulting light noun: A light in which the total duration of light in each period is clearly longer than the total duration of darkness and in which the intervals of darkness...
  237. occultism noun: The study of the supernatural
  238. occultist noun /əˈkʌltɪst/: A person who practises or studies occultism; a practitioner of, or person learned in, the occult.
  239. occultistic adjective: Related to occultists or to occultism
  240. occultive adjective: Related to or involving the occult or secret knowledge.
  241. occultly adverb: In an occult manner.
  242. occultness noun: The state or condition of being occult.
  243. occultural adjective /ɒˈkʌltjʊəɹəl/: Of or pertaining to the occult; occultic.
  244. occulture noun /əˈkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/: The appropriation by a subculture of occult themes (New Age, etc.) in opposition to the dominant culture.
  245. occupable adjective: Alternative form of occupiable.
  246. occupance noun: occupancy
  247. occupancy noun /ˈɑk.jə.p(ə)n.(t)si/: The act of occupying, the state of being occupied or the state of being an occupant or tenant.
  248. occupant noun /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/: A person who occupies an office or a position.
  249. occupantless adjective: Without any occupant.
  250. occupate verb: To occupy.
  251. occupation noun /ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/: An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for which one is regularly paid;...
  252. occupation bridge noun: A bridge connecting the parts of an estate or property separated by a road, railway, or canal.
  253. occupation number noun: The numerical extent to which a quantum state is filled (in a system of many, identical quantum particles)
  254. occupation order noun: An injunction in English law, used to regulate who can live in the family home.
  255. occupationaire noun: A member of the Allied military forces that occupied Japan at the end of World War II.
  256. occupational adjective /ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/: Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).
  257. occupational cancer noun: Any cancer occurring as a result of work or occupational activity.
  258. occupational crime noun: A crime that is committed through opportunity created in the course of a legal occupation.
  259. occupational disease noun: Any ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity.
  260. occupational hazard noun: A substantial risk to a worker's physical or mental well-being which is present in a certain task, job, or profession.
  261. occupational health and safety noun: Synonym of occupational safety and health.
  262. occupational hygiene noun: Occupational hygiene is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation (ARECC) of protection from risks associated with exposures to...
  263. occupational name noun: A name, especially a surname – such as Smith or Taylor – that is derived from an occupation, presumably that of a distant ancestor.
  264. occupational safety and health noun: The activities and policies aimed at protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.
  265. occupational surname noun: Synonym of occupational name.
  266. occupational therapist noun: A therapist whose aim is to help clients achieve a better quality of life through work or similar occupations.
  267. occupational therapy noun: The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.
  268. occupationalist adjective, noun: One of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a sociologist who is primarily committed to some sociological questions or issues.
  269. occupationally adverb: As part of an occupation.
  270. occupationism noun /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃənɪzəm/: Collaborationism.
  271. occupationless adjective: Having no occupation; jobless; idle.
  272. occupative adjective: occupational; relating to one's occupation or employment
  273. occupiable adjective: Capable of being occupied
  274. occupied adjective, interjection, verb /ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/: Reserved; engaged.
  275. occupier noun: One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.
  276. occupn. noun: Abbreviation of occupation.
  277. occupy verb /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/: To fill.
  278. occupy oneself verb: To keep busy by doing something
  279. occur verb /əˈkɜː/: To happen or take place.
  280. occurable adjective: Capable of happening.
  281. occurrable adjective: Capable of happening.
  282. occurrence noun /əˈkʌɹ.əns/: An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
  283. occurrence time noun: Synonym of time of occurrence.
  284. occurrent adjective, noun /əˈkʌɹənt/: Current, actual, occurring.
  285. occurrential adjective: Of, pertaining to, or essentiating an occurrence or occurrences; occurrent.
  286. occurrentially adverb: In terms of occurrence.
  287. occurrently adverb: In an occurrent manner.
  288. occurring adjective, noun, verb /əˈkɝɪŋ/: An instance of something occurring; an event or happening.
  289. occurse noun: Synonym of occursion (“joining or striking together”).
  290. occursion noun /əˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/: A meeting or striking together; a clash or collision.
  291. occy noun: An octopus (sea creature).
  292. occy health noun: Short for occupational health
  293. occy strap noun: Clipped compound of octopus strap.
  294. OCD adjective, noun: Initialism of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  295. OCDer noun: Someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
  296. OCE noun: Initialism of Office of Congressional Ethics.
  297. ocean noun /ˈəʊ.ʃən/: One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
  298. ocean acidification noun: The increase in acidity of oceanic waters, from increased atmospheric carbon dioxide levels that increase dissolved carbon dioxide in seawater, which causes...
  299. ocean blue noun: A moderately deep greenish-blue color.
  300. ocean current noun: Any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans.

Part 4 · Part 6 · 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.