English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 199 of 310

oughtismnoun

The habit of doing things only because one feels that one ought to do them.

oughtn'tverb

(US, Philippines, dated, rare) ought not (negative auxiliary).

oughtn't'vecontraction

ought not to have

oughtnessnoun

In ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatory.

oughtsnoun

plural of ought

ouguiyanoun

The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums.

Ouhainame

A district of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county.

ouiintj

Synonym of yes.

ouiaboonoun

A non-French person who is obsessed with France and French culture, a Francophile.

ouidnoun

Filter-avoidance spelling of weed (“marijuana”).

Ouijanoun

A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits.

Ouija boardnoun

A tabletop model of the individual aircraft and their locations on a carrier.

Ouilhonname

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].

Ouimettename

A surname from French.

Oujdaname

A city, the capital of the Oriental Region, Morocco.

oujinoun

A masculine fashion style originating in Japan, based on Victorian and Edwardian clothing styles.

oukienoun

guy; man

ouklipnoun

hardpan (soil layer mostly impervious to water)

ouladj

Alternative form of ould.

oul' fellanoun

Alternative form of ould fella.

oul' onenoun

Alternative form of ould one.

oul' wannoun

Alternative form of ould one.

ouldadj

Pronunciation spelling of old.

ould fellanoun

old man

ould onenoun

old woman

ould wannoun

Alternative form of ould one.

Ouled Naïlnoun

An Arab tribal confederation living in the Ouled Naïl Range, Algeria.

Ouliename

A surname from French [in turn from Occitan].

Oulipianadj

Of or pertaining to the Oulipo movement in France

ouloidadj

Archaic form of uloid.

oulorrhagianoun

Bleeding from the gums.

Oulsnamname

A surname.

Oultonname

A hamlet in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2450).

Ouluname

A municipality, the capital city of North Ostrobothnia, Finland.

Ouluannoun

Someone from Oulu.

oumanoun

A grandmother.

ouncenoun

An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams.

ouncelandnoun

An old Scots unit of measure equal to 20 pennylands.

ouncernoun

Something that weighs, or holds, a specified number of ounces.

ouncesnoun

plural of ounce

ouncilnoun

Scales for weighing produce at a market

Oundlename

A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0488).

oungingnoun

The process of assisting logs in their downstream motion by pushing them through the water.

ounsnoun

Wounds, especially the wounds of Christ on the cross.

Ouolofname

Alternative form of Wolof.

OUPname

Initialism of Oxford University Press.

oupanoun

A grandfather.

ouphenoun

A small, often mischievous sprite; a fairy; a goblin; an elf.

ouphenadj

elfish or devilish

ouphishadj

elflike; elfin

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 199. 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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