English Words Starting With O

• oyelet

  nounLow (Archaic/Poetic/Literary)
  /ˈɔɪ.ə.lɪt/A young or small owl; an owlet.
• oyer

  nounExtremely Rare / Obsolete / Archaic
  /ˈɔɪ.ə/A hearing or trial in a court of law; specifically, a court sitting to hear and determine causes.
• oyer and terminer

  nounExtremely Rare
  /ˌɔɪ.ə ən ˈtɜː.mɪ.nə/A commission or court with authority to hear and determine criminal cases.
• oyez

  interjectionnounC2
  /əʊˈjeɪ/A call, typically uttered three times by a public crier or court officer to command attention and silence before an official proclamation is made.
• oyo

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɔɪ.jəʊ/A Yoruba (West African) word for 'greetings' or 'congratulations', used as a celebratory exclamation in some Caribbean and diaspora communities.
• oyster

  nounverbverb-intransitiveC1
  /ˈɔɪ.stə/A bivalve mollusc living in marine or brackish habitats, some types of which are farmed for their edible flesh and/or pearls.
• oyster bay

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɔɪstə beɪ/A proper noun referring to a place name, most famously a town and harbour on the north shore of Long Island, New York, USA.
• oyster bed

  nounC1
  /ˈɔɪ.stə ˌbed/An area of the seabed where oysters live and breed densely.
• oyster cap

  nounC2
  /ˈɔɪ.stə ˌkæp/A type of edible mushroom with a semicircular, oyster-shaped cap.
• oyster crab

  nounC2
  /ˈɔɪstə kræb/A tiny crab species (Zaops ostreus) that lives symbiotically within the gill chamber of oysters.
• oyster cracker

  nounC1
  /ˈɔɪstə ˌkrækə/A small, round, bland, unsalted or lightly salted, dry cracker, typically served with oyster stew, chowder, or as a general soup accompaniment.
• oyster farm

  nounC1
  /ˈɔɪstə ˌfɑːm/A place where oysters are bred and raised for commercial purposes.
• oyster fork

  nounC2
  /ˈɔɪstə fɔːk/A small, narrow three-pronged fork designed specifically for removing oysters from their shells.
• oyster mushroom

  nounC1
  /ˈɔɪstə ˌmʌʃruːm/A common edible fungus with a fan-shaped, grey or brown cap, growing on decaying wood.
• oyster pink

  nounLow
  /ˌɔɪstə ˈpɪŋk/A pale, greyish pink color, often with a slightly beige or grey undertone, resembling the interior of some oyster shells.
• oyster plant

  nounLow
  /ˈɔɪstə ˌplɑːnt/A plant (also called salsify) with an edible root that has a flavour reminiscent of oysters.
• oyster white

  nounC2
  /ˌɔɪ.stə ˈwaɪt/A pale, slightly greyish or yellowish off-white colour, resembling the inside of an oyster shell.
• oystercatcher

  nounLow
  /ˈɔɪstəˌkætʃə/A large, noisy wading bird with black or brown plumage, a long orange or red beak, and long pink legs, found on coasts worldwide and feeding on shellfish.
• oysterfish

  nounC2
  /ˈɔɪstəfɪʃ/Any of various fish that are associated with oysters, either by habitat, diet, or resemblance.
• oystering

  nounC1
  /ˈɔɪ.stər.ɪŋ/The action, practice, or occupation of gathering oysters from their beds.

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