English Words Starting With O

• other half

  nounB2
  /ˌʌðə ˈhɑːf/A spouse or long-term romantic partner.
• other man

  nounC1-C2
  /ˈʌðə mæn/A man who is sexually involved with a person who is married to or in a long-term relationship with someone else.
• other ranks

  plural-nounC2
  /ˈʌðə ˌræŋks/The collective term for all members of a military force who are not commissioned officers (i.e., non-commissioned officers and privates).
• other woman

  nounC1-C2
  /ˌʌð.ə ˈwʊm.ən/A woman with whom a man is having a romantic or sexual relationship while he is already committed to another woman (typically a wife or long-term partner).
• other world

  nounMedium
  /ˌʌð.ə ˈwɜːld/A realm, state, or existence different from the ordinary, tangible world; often referring to an afterlife, a spiritual dimension, or a fantastical plane of existence.
• otherize

  verb-transitiveLow to Medium (Specialized)
  /ˈʌðəraɪz/To treat or perceive someone as fundamentally different from and alien to oneself or one's group; to exclude or marginalize by emphasizing differences.
• otherkin

  adjectivenounVery Rare
  /ˈʌðəˌkɪn/A person who identifies as partially or entirely non-human in a spiritual or psychological sense.
• othin

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɒθɪn/A non-standard or dialectal variant of 'nothing', meaning the absence of anything.
• othman

  adjectivenounVery Low
  /ˈɒθmən/An alternative spelling of the name 'Osman', referring to the founder of the Ottoman Empire or a given name.
• othman i

  nounC2
  /ˈɒθmən ðə ˈfɜːst/Osman I, also known as Osman Gazi, was the founder of the Ottoman Empire.
• othniel

  nounVery Rare
  /ˈɒθnɪəl/A masculine proper noun, specifically the name of a biblical figure from the Old Testament.
• otho i

  nounMedium
  /ˈɔː.θəʊ/Prefix meaning straight, correct, right, or upright.
• othoniel

  nounVery low
  /ɒˈθəʊniəl/A proper noun, typically a male given name of Hebrew origin, meaning 'lion of God' or 'God is my strength'.
• otis

  nounLow
  /ˈəʊ.tɪs/A proper noun, most commonly a masculine given name.
• otitis

  nounLow-Medium
  /əʊˈtaɪ.tɪs/Inflammation or infection of the ear.
• otitis externa

  nounLow (Specialist/Medical)
  /əʊˌtaɪtɪs ɪkˈstɜːnə/An inflammation or infection of the outer ear canal (the passage from the eardrum to the outside of the head).
• otitis interna

  nounLow (specialist/medical use only)
  /əʊˌtʌɪtɪs ɪnˈtɜːnə/A medical condition involving inflammation of the inner ear.
• otitis media

  nounLow
  /əʊˌtaɪtɪs ˈmiːdɪə/An inflammation or infection of the middle ear, often causing pain and sometimes fluid buildup.
• oto

  combining-formnounVery Low / Extremely Rare
  /ˈəʊ.təʊ/A colloquial, non-standard variant of the word 'auto' (automobile).
• oto-manguean

  nounC2
  /ˌəʊtəʊˈmæŋɡiən/A large family of indigenous languages spoken primarily in Mexico, characterized by complex tonal systems and verb morphology.

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