English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 165 of 310

orphanishadj

Resembling or characteristic of an orphan.

orphanismnoun

The state of being an orphan.

orphanitynoun

The state of being an orphan; orphanhood.

orphanizeverb

To orphan.

orphanlikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of an orphan.

orphanotrophismnoun

The care and support of orphans.

orphanotrophiumnoun

A kind of orphanage in ancient times.

orphanotrophynoun

A hospital for orphans.

orphanrynoun

The state of being an orphan.

orphanshipnoun

The state of being an orphan.

orpharionnoun

A musical instrument of the Renaissance, part of the cittern family, whose metal strings are tuned like a lute's and plucked with the fingers.

Orpheanadj

Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythical poet and musician.

orpheitenoun

A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, phosphorus, and sulfur.

orphelinenoun

An orphan.

orphenadrinenoun

An anticholinergic drug of the ethanolamine antihistamine class, closely related to diphenhydramine, used to treat painful muscle spasm and some aspects of Parkinson's disease.

orpheonistnoun

A member of an orphéon.

Orpheusname

A Thracian musician and poet, who failed to retrieve his wife Eurydice from Hades.

Orphicadj

Of or pertaining to Orphism and its doctrines and rituals.

Orphic eggnoun

An ovoid vessel formerly used by alchemists for sublimation; an aludel.

Orphicallyadv

In an Orphic manner.

Orphicismname

Alternative form of Orphism (“ancient religious movement”).

Orphismname

A religious movement in antiquity, supposed to have been founded by Orpheus.

Orphnename

A nymph who, with Acheron, had the child Ascalaphus.

orphraynoun

Alternative spelling of orphrey.

orphreynoun

Any elaborate embroidery, especially when made of gold thread; an object (such as clothing or fabric) adorned with such embroidery.

orphéonnoun

A French male choral society.

orpimentnoun

Arsenic trisulphide, occurring naturally in crystals or massive deposits, formerly used as a dye or pigment.

orpinenoun

Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.

Orpingtonname

A town in the borough of Bromley, Greater London, southeastern England (OS grid ref TQ4666).

Orpustanname

A surname from French.

Orrname

A Scottish surname.

orraadj

Superfluous; odd, unmatched, left over.

Orrantianame

A surname.

Orregoname

A surname from Spanish.

orrerynoun

A clockwork model of any given solar system.

Orrickname

A surname from Old English.

Orriconame

A surname from Italian.

Orrinname

A male given name from Irish of obscure origin, possibly a variant of Oren or Oran.

orrisnoun

Any of several irises that have a fragrant root, especially Iris × germanica.

Orrisonname

A surname transferred from the given name.

orrisrootnoun

The root of the orris.

Orsnoun

plural of other (others) used in case citations.

Orsakname

A surname from Czech.

Orsat apparatusnoun

A piece of laboratory equipment used to analyze a gas sample (typically fossil fuel flue gas) for its oxygen, carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide content.

Orsburnname

A surname.

orschallitenoun

A trigonal-hexagonal scalenohedral colorless mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and sulfur.

orseadv

otherwise.

orsedewnoun

Dutch metal; bronze leaf used as imitation gold leaf.

Orseisname

A naiad of a spring in Thessaly.

orsellatenoun

Any salt or ester of orsellic acid.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter O contains 15,494 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 310 pages, and you are currently viewing page 165. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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