Words beginning with O

To constrain someone by force or by social, moral or legal means.

Under an obligation to do something.

A soprano and melody wind instrument in the modern orchestra and wind ensemble. It is a smaller instrument and generally made of gre…

Dark, faint or indistinct.

Excessively eager and attentive to please or to obey instructions; fawning, subservient, servile.

One who makes observations, monitors or takes notice.

A type of naturally occurring black glass produced by volcanoes.

Something that impedes, stands in the way of, or holds up progress, either physically or figuratively

A physician who specializes in childbirth.

The care of women during and after pregnancy.

Attended by, or making, a loud and tumultuous noise; boisterous.

To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.

Blunt; not sharp, pointed, or acute in form.

In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.

A woodwind musical instrument that is closed at both sides to produce an enclosed space, and punctured with finger holes.

The principle of preferring the simplest of competing theories.

Occurring or appearing irregularly from time to time, but not often; incidental.

Of, pertaining to, or located within or near the occiput (back of the head) or the occipital bone.

An activity or task with which one occupies oneself; usually specifically the productive activity, service, trade, or craft for whic…

To happen or take place.

An actual instance when a situation occurs; an event or happening.

One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.

Any more or less permanent or continuous, directed movement of water that flows in one of the Earth's oceans.

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A continental region composed of the islands of the central and southern Pacific Ocean, principally divided into Melanesia, Micrones…

An American feline carnivore (Leopardus pardalis, syn. Felis pardalis) covered with blackish ocellated spots and blotches which are …

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Alternative spelling of ochre.

A clay earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide.

A city in Orange County, Florida, United States.