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Words beginning with O

The letter O

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o'brien

/oʊˈbɹaɪən/

A surname from Irish.

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o'neill

/oʊˈnil/

A surname from Irish.

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O.B.

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oahu

/oʊˈɑhu/

The third-largest island of Hawaii, included in the City and County of Honolulu.

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oakland

/ˈoʊklənd/

A township in Ontario, Canada.

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oakley

/ˈoʊkli/

A village and civil parish in Bedford borough, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0153).

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oasis

/oʊˈeɪsɪs/

A spring of fresh water, surrounded by a fertile region of vegetation, in a desert.

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Oatly

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oaxaca

/wəˈhæ.kə/

Alternative form of Oaxaca (the cheese)

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Oaxaca cheese

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Oaxaca Mexico

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obadiah

/ˌoʊbəˈdaɪə/

A book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and of the Tanakh.

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obake

/oʊˈbɑkɛ/Accent not specified by source

A ghost or apparition in Japanese folklore.

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obama

/oʊˈbɑ.mə/

An African surname from Luo.

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obdurate

/ˈɑbd(j)ʊɹɪt/

Stubbornly persistent, generally in wrongdoing; refusing to reform or repent.

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Obed-Edom

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obeisance

/oʊˈbeɪ.səns/

Demonstration of an obedient attitude, especially by bowing deeply; a deep bow which demonstrates such an attitude.

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obelisk

/ˈɑbəlɪsk/

A tall, square, tapered, stone monolith topped with a pyramidal point, frequently used as a monument.

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oberammergau

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A municipality of Garmisch-Partenkirchen district, Upper Bavaria region, Bavaria, Germany.

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obergefell

/ˈoʊbərɡəˌfɛl/Accent not specified by source

A surname.

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Obermeyer

/ˈoʊbɚmaɪɚ/

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obesity

/oʊˈbisəti/

The state of being obese.

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OBEY

/oʊˈbeɪ/

To do as ordered by (a person, institution etc), to act according to the bidding of.

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obfuscate

/ˈɑbfəˌskeɪt/

To make dark; to overshadow.

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Obi Toppin

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Obi Wan Kenobi

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Obiter Dictum

/ˌoʊbɪɾɚ ˈdɪktəm/

An incidental remark; especially (law) a statement or remark in a court's judgment that is not essential to the disposition of the c…

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obituary

/əˈbɪt͡ʃəˌwɛɹi/

A brief notice of a person's death, especially one published in a newspaper or other publication; also (obsolete), the section of a …

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objection

/əbˈdʒɛkʃən/

The act of objecting.

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Objet d'Art

/ˌɒbʒeɪ ˈdɑː(ɹ)/Accent not specified by source

A work of art with some artistic merit.

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