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
- obtundity noun: The state or characteristic of having dulled senses or limited awareness.
- obturacle noun: Alternative form of obturaculum.
- obturacular adjective: Relating to the obturaculum
- obturacule noun: Alternative form of obturaculum.
- obturaculum noun: A plug of connective tissue separating the hemocoels of the head and thorax of some lice
- obturate adjective, verb: To block up or obstruct.
- obturation noun: The act of stopping up, or closing, an opening.
- obturational adjective: Of or relating to obturation.
- obturative adjective: Relating to or causing obturation
- obturator noun: An object used to obstruct a hole, such as a fissure of the palate.
- obturator foramen noun: A large opening in the pelvic bone formed by the ischium and pubis.
- obturatorius noun: The obturator nerve
- obturbinate adjective: inversely top-shaped
- obtusangular adjective: obtuse-angled
- 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
- obtuse adjective, verb /əbˈtjuːs/: Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.
- obtuse angle noun: An angle that is greater than 90 degrees and less than 180 degrees.
- obtuse-angled adjective: Of a triangle, having an obtuse angle.
- obtuse-angled triangle noun: An obtuse triangle.
- obtuse-angular adjective: obtuse-angled
- obtuse horn shell noun: Cerithidea obtusa, a species of sea snail.
- obtuse triangle noun: A triangle one of whose angles is obtuse.
- obtusely adverb: In an obtuse manner.
- obtusely umbonate adjective: Having a broad and non-pointy umbo.
- obtuseness noun: The quality of being obtuse.
- obtusifolin noun: The anthraquinone derivative 2,8-dihydroxy-1-methoxy-3-methylanthracene-9,10-dione present in Senna obtusifolia
- obtusifoliol noun: A phytosterol found in some vegetable oil.
- obtusifolione noun: A triterpenoid ketosteroid related to obtusifoliol
- obtusilactone noun: Any of a group of unsaturated aliphatic cytotoxic lactones present in Lindera obtusiloba
- obtusin noun: A bromine-containing polycyclic ketal found in the marine alga Laurencia obtusa.
- obtusion noun: The blunting, dulling, or weakening of normal sensation.
- obtusish adjective: Somewhat obtuse.
- obtusity noun: obtuseness
- obtustatin noun: A particular disintegrin.
- OBU noun: Acronym of On-Board Unit.
- OBUA noun: Initialism of operations in built-up areas.
- Obuasi proper noun: A town in Ashanti Region, Ghana.
- Obuchi proper noun: A surname from Japanese.
- obumber verb: To overshadow or to obscure.
- obumbrant adjective: overhanging
- obumbrate adjective, verb /ɒˈbʌmbreɪt/: To shade; to darken; to cloud.
- obumbrated adjective, verb: Overshadowed.
- obumbration noun: The act of darkening or obscuring; obnubilation; obscuration.
- obuncous adjective /əˈbʌŋ.kəs/: Crooked; bent.
- oburoni noun: A foreigner, especially one who is white.
- obv adjective, adverb, noun /ɒbv/: Abbreviation of obvious.
- obvallate adjective, verb: To surround with, or as with, a wall.
- obvelation noun: concealment
- obvention noun /ɒbˈvɛnʃən/: The act of happening incidentally; that which happens casually; an incidental advantage.
- obversant adjective: conversant; familiar or in the know about a certain topic.
- obverse adjective, noun /ˈɑb.vɚs/: Turned or facing toward the observer.
- obversely adverb: In an obverse manner.
- obversion noun: The act of turning toward or downward.
- obvert noun, verb: To turn so as to show another side.
- obvi adjective, adverb /ˈɒb.vi/: Clipping of obvious.
- obviable adjective: Capable of being obviated.
- 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.
- obviation noun /ˌɒbviˈeɪʃən/: The act of obviating; deterrence or prevention.
- 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.
- obviatively adverb: In an obviative manner.
- obviativity noun: The quality of being obviative.
- obviator noun: One who obviates.
- obviosity noun: The quality of being obvious.
- obvious adjective /ˈɑb.vi.əs/: Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
- obvious by inspection adjective: evident in the mind's eye, without formal proof being necessary.
- obviously adverb /ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/: In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
- obviousness noun /ˈɒ(b)viəsnɪs/: The characteristic of being obvious.
- obvoid adjective: Egg-shaped and solid, with the narrow end at the base.
- obvolute adjective: overlapping; contorted; convoluted
- obvoluted adjective: Alternative form of obvolute.
- obvolve verb /ɒbˈvɒlv/: To enfold or wrap around; to cover by wrapping.
- obvolvent adjective /ɑbˈvɑl.vənt/: Curved downward or inward.
- obvs adverb, noun /ɒ(b)vz/: Clipping of obviously.
- obvy adverb: Alternative form of obvi (“obviously”).
- obvz adverb: Alternative form of obvs (“obviously”).
- Obwalden proper noun: A canton of Switzerland.
- obzocky adjective: Awkward; unattractive; out of place; lopsided; misshapen.
- oc adjective, adverb, noun: Abbreviation of October.
- OC gas noun: Synonym of pepper spray.
- OC spray noun: Synonym of pepper spray.
- oca noun: Any member of the species Oxalis tuberosa (syn. Oxalis crenata), which bear edible tubers.
- Ocala proper noun: A city, the county seat of Marion County, Florida.
- OCaml proper noun /oʊˈkæməl/: A general-purpose, multi-paradigm programming language based on the Caml dialect of ML.
- Ocampo proper noun: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
- ocaperidone noun: An antipsychotic drug.
- ocarina noun /ɒkəˈɹiːnə/: A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.
- ocarinist noun: Someone who plays the ocarina.
- Ocasek proper noun: A surname from Czech.
- Ocasio proper noun /əˈkɑː.sɪ.o(ʊ)/: A surname.
- OCB noun: Initialism of oligoclonal band.
- OCBC noun: Initialism of orang China bukan China.
- occ adjective, noun: Initialism of options clearing corporation.
- occabot noun: Tobacco.
- occaecation noun: An act of going blind.
- Occamism noun: Alternative form of Ockhamism.
- Occamist noun: Alternative form of Ockhamist.
- Occamistic adjective: Alternative form of Ockhamistic.
- occamy noun: An alloy imitating gold or silver.
- 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...
- occashun noun: Pronunciation spelling of occasion.
- occasion noun, verb /əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/: A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
- occasionable adjective /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəbəl/: Capable of being occasioned or caused
- occasionably adverb: occasionally
- occasional adjective, noun /əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/: Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.
- occasional bookcase noun: A bookcase or shelving unit that is small, lightweight, and easily moved.
- occasional furniture noun: Small, versatile pieces of furniture designed for flexible use within a home.
- occasional table noun: Any small table, such as an end table, which has no particular function and may typically be folded away.
- occasionalism noun: A metaphysical doctrine that holds that all events are occasioned (caused) by God.
- occasionalist noun: A proponent of occasionalism.
- occasionalistic adjective: Of or relating to the doctrine of occasionalism.
- occasionality noun: The quality of being occasional.
- occasionally adverb /əˈkeɪʒənəli/: On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes.
- occasionalness noun: The quality of being occasional.
- occasionate verb: To occasion.
- occasionless adjective: Without occasion.
- occasionwear noun: clothing to be worn on special occasions
- occasive adjective: Of or pertaining to the setting sun
- occecation noun /ˌɒksɪˈkeɪʃən/: The act of making blind
- occhio noun: A sound hole
- 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.
- 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.
- occidental adjective, noun /ˌɒk.səˈdɛn.təl/: Of, pertaining to, or situated in, the occident, or west; western.
- occidentalise verb: Alternative form of occidentalize.
- occidentalism noun: The habits and attitudes of westerners.
- occidentalist noun: One who studies occidental languages.
- occidentality noun: The quality of being occidental.
- occidentalization noun: The process or result of occidentalizing.
- occidentalize verb: To convert or adapt to Western culture.
- occidentally adverb: In an occidental manner.
- 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.
- occidentotropism noun: An expression (sometimes a figure of speech) with an inclination toward western civilization (i.e. the occident).
- occidiofungin noun: An actin-binding antifungal glycopeptide present in a Burkholderia bacterium
- occiduous adjective: Western; occidental.
- occifer noun /ˈɒs.ɪ.fɚ/: Alternative spelling of ossifer.
- occipit- prefix: Alternative form of occipito-, used before a vowel.
- occipital adjective, noun /ɒkˈsɪp.ɪt.əl/: Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.
- 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...
- occipital bone noun: The bone at the back of the skull in humans and various other animals.
- 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...
- 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...
- occipital lobe noun /ˌɑkˈsɪpɪtəl ˌloʊb/: One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located at the back of the head.
- occipital nerve noun: Either of two nerves that arise mostly from the second cervical nerve.
- occipital point noun: The point of the occiput in the mesial plane farthest from the ophryon or glabella.
- occipitalgia noun: pain in the occiput
- 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...
- occipitalisation noun: Connection with the occipital bone
- occipitalised adjective: Modified by occipitalisation
- occipitalization noun: Alternative form of occipitalisation.
- occipitalized adjective: Alternative form of occipitalised.
- occipitally adverb: In relation to the occiput or the occipital bone.
- occipito- prefix /ɒkˌsɪp.ɪt.əʊ/: Of or pertaining to the occiput.
- occipito-parietal-temporal adjective: Alternative form of occipitoparietotemporal.
- occipito-parieto-temporal adjective: Alternative form of occipitoparietotemporal.
- occipito-parietotemporal adjective: Alternative form of occipitoparietotemporal.
- occipitoanterior adjective: Having the occiput facing anteriorly or anterolaterally.
- occipitoatlantal adjective: Relating to the occiput and the atlas.
- occipitoatlantoaxial adjective: Relating to the articulation of the occiput and atlas with the axis.
- occipitoatloid adjective: Relating to, or connecting the occipital bone and the atlas
- occipitoaxial adjective: Of or pertaining to the occipital bone and second vertebra, or axis.
- occipitobregmatic adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the bregma.
- occipitocervical adjective: Relating to the occiput and the neck.
- occipitocortical adjective: Relating to the occiput and the cerebral cortex
- occipitocranial adjective: Relating to the occiput and the cranium
- occipitofacial adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the face.
- occipitofrontal adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the occipital and frontal bones of the skull.
- 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...
- occipitofrontally adverb: In an occipitofrontal manner.
- occipitoiliac adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the ilium.
- occipitolateral adjective: Having the occiput facing laterally.
- occipitolaterally adverb: In an occipitolateral manner.
- occipitomastoid adjective: Relating to, or connecting the occipital and mastoid bones
- occipitomental adjective: Of or relating to (the distance between) the chin and the occiput.
- occipitonasal adjective: Relating to, or between, the occipital bone and the nose
- occipitonuchal adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the back of the neck.
- occipitoparietal adjective: Relating to the occipital and the parietal bones
- occipitoparietotemporal adjective: Synonym of parietooccipitotemporal.
- occipitopontine adjective: occipital and pontine
- occipitoposterior adjective: Having the occiput facing posteriorly or posterolaterally.
- occipitosacral adjective: occipital and sacral
- occipitoscapular adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the scapula.
- occipitosphenoidal adjective: occipital and sphenoidal
- occipitotemporal adjective: Of or pertaining to the occiput and temporal lobe.
- occipitothalamic adjective: Of or relating to the occiput and the thalamus.
- occipitotransverse adjective: Having the occiput facing transversely (i.e. laterally).
- occipitoventral adjective: occipital and ventral
- occiput noun /ˈɒk.sɪ.pʌt/: The back part of the head or skull.
- occision noun: A killing; the act of killing.
- Occitan adjective, noun /ˈɒksɪˌtæn/: Someone of the regional culture that speaks this language; an inhabitant of Occitania.
- 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...
- Occitanic adjective: Of or relating to Occitan.
- Occitanism noun: Occitan regionalism; the belief that the Occitania region of France should be given autonomy or independence.
- Occitanist adjective, noun: A supporter of Occitanism; an Occitan regionalist.
- Occitanity noun: The quality of being Occitan.
- Occitano- prefix: Occitania, Occitan.
- occludable adjective: Able to be occluded.
- occludant noun: Something that occludes.
- occlude verb /əˈkluːd/: To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
- occluded adjective, verb: closed or obstructed
- 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...
- occludent adjective, noun: Serving to occlude or close.
- occluder noun: An object that partially or completely impedes the amount of light reaching the eye.
- occludin noun: Any of a family of plasma-membrane proteins located at tight junctions
- occlupanid noun /ˌɑkluˈpænɪd/: Synonym of bread clip.
- occlusal adjective, noun: On the side of a tooth which mates with the opposing tooth.
- occlusal guard noun: A removable device worn between the upper and lower teeth to prevent their meeting.
- occlusally adverb: Within, or associated with an occlusion
- occluse adjective: shut; closed
- occlusion noun /əˈkluː.ʒən/: The process of occluding, or something that occludes.
- occlusion body noun: A crystalline protein matrix which occludes the nucleocapsid in some viruses.
- occlusional adjective: Of or relating to occlusion.
- occlusive adjective, noun /əˈkluːsɪv/: That tends to occlude.
- occlusive ileus noun: A condition in which the intestines become completely blocked or occluded.
- occlusively adverb: In an occlusive manner.
- occlusiveness noun: The condition of being occlusive.
- occlusivity noun: The condition of being occlusive
- occlusobuccal adjective: occlusal and buccal
- occlusocervically adverb: In the occlusocervical dimension or orientation.
- occlusogingival adjective: Relating to the occlusal and gingival sides of a tooth
- occlusometer noun: A gnathodynamometer.
- occlusoproximal adjective: occlusal and proximal
- occlusor noun: A muscle that closes an opening.
- occn. noun: Abbreviation of occasion.
- Occoneechee noun: Alternative form of Occaneechi.
- Occoquan proper noun: A river in Virginia, United States, a tributary of the Potomac.
- OCCS noun: Initialism of oculocerebrocutaneous syndrome
- occularium noun /ˌɒk.jʊˈlɛəɹi.əm/: Alternative form of ocularium.
- occulocephalic adjective: Alternative form of oculocephalic.
- occult adjective, noun, verb /ˈɒk.ʌlt/: To cover or hide from view.
- 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.
- occultate verb: To make occult or hidden.
- 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...
- occulted adjective, verb: Hidden; secret.
- 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.
- occultic adjective: Of or pertaining to the occult.
- occultically adverb: In an occultic manner.
- 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...
- occultism noun: The study of the supernatural
- occultist noun /əˈkʌltɪst/: A person who practises or studies occultism; a practitioner of, or person learned in, the occult.
- occultistic adjective: Related to occultists or to occultism
- occultive adjective: Related to or involving the occult or secret knowledge.
- occultly adverb: In an occult manner.
- occultness noun: The state or condition of being occult.
- occultural adjective /ɒˈkʌltjʊəɹəl/: Of or pertaining to the occult; occultic.
- occulture noun /əˈkʌlt͡ʃə(ɹ)/: The appropriation by a subculture of occult themes (New Age, etc.) in opposition to the dominant culture.
- occupable adjective: Alternative form of occupiable.
- occupance noun: occupancy
- 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.
- occupant noun /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/: A person who occupies an office or a position.
- occupantless adjective: Without any occupant.
- occupate verb: To occupy.
- 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;...
- occupation bridge noun: A bridge connecting the parts of an estate or property separated by a road, railway, or canal.
- occupation number noun: The numerical extent to which a quantum state is filled (in a system of many, identical quantum particles)
- occupation order noun: An injunction in English law, used to regulate who can live in the family home.
- occupationaire noun: A member of the Allied military forces that occupied Japan at the end of World War II.
- occupational adjective /ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/: Of, belonging, or relating to an occupation (in any sense).
- occupational cancer noun: Any cancer occurring as a result of work or occupational activity.
- occupational crime noun: A crime that is committed through opportunity created in the course of a legal occupation.
- occupational disease noun: Any ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity.
- 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.
- occupational health and safety noun: Synonym of occupational safety and health.
- occupational hygiene noun: Occupational hygiene is the anticipation, recognition, evaluation, control, and confirmation (ARECC) of protection from risks associated with exposures to...
- 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.
- occupational safety and health noun: The activities and policies aimed at protecting the safety, health and welfare of people engaged in work or employment.
- occupational surname noun: Synonym of occupational name.
- occupational therapist noun: A therapist whose aim is to help clients achieve a better quality of life through work or similar occupations.
- occupational therapy noun: The therapeutic practice of encouraging better quality of life through the pursuit of work or other occupations.
- occupationalist adjective, noun: One of four categories of sociologist propounded by Horowitz: a sociologist who is primarily committed to some sociological questions or issues.
- occupationally adverb: As part of an occupation.
- occupationism noun /ˌɑkjəˈpeɪʃənɪzəm/: Collaborationism.
- occupationless adjective: Having no occupation; jobless; idle.
- occupative adjective: occupational; relating to one's occupation or employment
- occupiable adjective: Capable of being occupied
- occupied adjective, interjection, verb /ˈɒkjʊpaɪd/: Reserved; engaged.
- occupier noun: One who occupies, particularly with respect to a foreign government controlling the territory of another.
- occupn. noun: Abbreviation of occupation.
- occupy verb /ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/: To fill.
- occupy oneself verb: To keep busy by doing something
- occur verb /əˈkɜː/: To happen or take place.
- occurable adjective: Capable of happening.
- occurrable adjective: Capable of happening.
- occurrence noun /əˈkʌɹ.əns/: An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.
- occurrence time noun: Synonym of time of occurrence.
- occurrent adjective, noun /əˈkʌɹənt/: Current, actual, occurring.
- occurrential adjective: Of, pertaining to, or essentiating an occurrence or occurrences; occurrent.
- occurrentially adverb: In terms of occurrence.
- occurrently adverb: In an occurrent manner.
- occurring adjective, noun, verb /əˈkɝɪŋ/: An instance of something occurring; an event or happening.
- occurse noun: Synonym of occursion (“joining or striking together”).
- occursion noun /əˈkɜː(ɹ)ʒən/: A meeting or striking together; a clash or collision.
- occy noun: An octopus (sea creature).
- occy health noun: Short for occupational health
- occy strap noun: Clipped compound of octopus strap.
- OCD adjective, noun: Initialism of obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- OCDer noun: Someone with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- OCE noun: Initialism of Office of Congressional Ethics.
- ocean noun /ˈəʊ.ʃən/: One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
- 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...
- ocean blue noun: A moderately deep greenish-blue color.
- 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.