English Words Starting With O

• okoume

  nounVery Rare
  /əʊˈkuːmi/A tree species native to tropical West Africa, particularly Gabon.
• okovango

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊkəˈvæŋɡəʊ/A proper noun referring to a specific geographical location, most notably the Okavango Delta.
• okra

  nounB2-C1
  /ˈɒk.rə/A tall, warm-season plant (Abelmoschus esculentus) cultivated for its edible green seed pods, which become mucilaginous when cooked.
• okri

  nounRare / Specialized
  /ˈəʊ.kri/ (hypothetical, following 'okra' /ˈəʊ.krə/)Okri is not a standard English word. In the context of Nigerian cooking, it refers to a green vegetable pod, also known as okra or ladies' fingers, used in soups and stews.
• okta

  nounLow
  /ˈɒk.tə/A unit of measurement in meteorology representing one eighth of the sky covered by cloud.
• oktoberfest

  nounB2
  /ɒkˈtəʊbəfɛst/A famous annual beer festival held in Munich, Germany, traditionally in late September and early October.
• okuninushi

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊkuːnɪˈnuːʃi/A proper noun referring to the principal deity (kami) of Japanese mythology, a god of nation-building, agriculture, medicine, and relationships.
• olaf i

  nounLow
  /ˈəʊ.læf/A male given name of Old Norse origin, meaning "ancestor's relic" or "forefather's descendant".
• olaf ii

  nounLow
  /ˈəʊləf ðə ˈsekənd/The historical, canonized King of Norway from 1015 to 1028, also known as Saint Olaf (Olav).
• olaf v

  nounExtremely Low (Specialised/Proper Noun)
  /ˈəʊ.læf ˈviː/A proper noun, typically a given name of Scandinavian origin, often referring to a specific historical or personal figure.
• olallieberry

  nounVery Low (C2)
  /əʊˈlæliˌbɛri/A cultivated blackberry variety, a cross between a loganberry and a youngberry.
• oland

  nounLow
  /ˈɔːlənd/A geographic term referring to an island.
• olathe

  nounRare
  /oʊˈleɪðiː/The word "Olathe" is a proper noun, primarily the name of a city in Kansas, USA.
• olav v

  nounRare / Proper Noun
  /ˈəʊlɑːv ðə ˈfɪfθ/Olav V (1903–1991) was the King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.
• olbers

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɒlbəz/A proper noun referring to the 18th/19th century German astronomer Heinrich Wilhelm Olbers.
• olbers' paradox

  nounC2
  /ˈɒlbəz pærədɒks/A paradox in astrophysics concerning the darkness of the night sky, which asks why the sky is dark if the universe is infinite and filled with stars.
• olcott

  nounVery Low
  /ˈɒlkət/A proper noun primarily used as a surname, originating from English and Scottish ancestry.
• old

  adjectivenounA1
  /əʊld/Having lived or existed for a long time; not young or new.
• old adam

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊld ˈædəm/The inherent sinful nature or the unregenerate, fallen condition of humanity inherited from Adam, as described in Christian theology.
• old age

  nounB1
  /ˌəʊld ˈeɪdʒ/The period in a person's life when they are old; the final stage of life.

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