English Words Starting With O

• ouachita

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwɒʃɪtɔː/A proper noun primarily referring to a river in the south-central United States and the mountainous region it flows through.
• ouachita mountains

  plural-nounLow
  /ˈwɒʃ.ɪ.tɔː ˈmaʊn.tɪnz/A mountain range in the central United States, extending from western Arkansas into southeastern Oklahoma.
• ouagadougou

  nounLow
  /ˌwɑːɡəˈduːɡuː/The capital city of Burkina Faso, a landlocked country in West Africa.
• ouananiche

  nounRare
  /ˈwanəniʃ/A landlocked freshwater Atlantic salmon native to North American lakes.
• oubaas

  nounVery Low in Global English
  /ˈaʊbɑːs/a title of respectful address for an elderly man, especially in Afrikaner culture; literally 'old master'
• oubangi

  nounLow
  /uːˈbæŋɡi/A major river in Central Africa, forming part of the border between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.
• oubangui

  nounVery Low
  /uːˈbæŋɡi/A geographical proper noun referring to a major river in Central Africa, forming part of the Congo River's largest tributary system.
• oubliette

  nounC2
  /ˌuːbliˈɛt/A secret dungeon with an opening only at the top, typically in a castle, used for prisoners who were to be forgotten.
• ouch

  interjectionnounC2 (High frequency for interjections in spoken English)
  /aʊtʃ/an interjection/exclamation uttered spontaneously in response to a sudden, sharp pain, either physical or emotional.
• oud

  nounC2
  /uːd/A pear-shaped, short-necked string instrument with a deeply resonant, warm sound, central to Middle Eastern and North African music.
• oudh

  nounVery low
  /aʊd/A historical region in northern India, now part of Uttar Pradesh.
• oudry

  nounVery Low (Specialist)
  /ˈuːdri/Of, relating to, or characteristic of the French painter Jean-Baptiste Oudry (1686–1755), known for his still-life and animal paintings.
• oudtshoorn

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ˈaʊtshɔːn/A town in the Western Cape province of South Africa.
• oueme

  nounVery Low (C2+)
  /ˈweɪmeɪ/A former department of Benin in West Africa, named after the Ouémé River.
• ouessant

  nounC2/Extremely Rare
  /ˈwɛsɒ̃/The name of a small French island in the Atlantic Ocean, part of Brittany.
• ought

  nounverbverb-auxillaryB2
  /ɔːt/A modal verb expressing moral obligation, advisability, probability, or expectation.
• ouguiya

  nounLow
  /uːˈɡiːjə/The basic unit of currency in Mauritania.
• ouida

  nounVery Low
  /ˈwiːdə/The pen name of the 19th-century English novelist Marie Louise de la Ramée, used to refer to her, her works, or her distinctive literary style.
• ouija board

  nounC2
  /ˈwiːdʒə ˌbɔːd/A board marked with letters, numbers, and other symbols, used during a séance to supposedly communicate with spirits by indicating messages through a movable pointer.
• oujda

  nounVery low
  /ˈuːʒdə/A city in northeastern Morocco, near the Algerian border.

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