Words beginning with O

United States evangelist (born 1918)

A city, port, and province of Algeria.

An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).

An arboreal ape, characterised by its shaggy reddish-brown coat and long arms, of the genus Pongo, native to Borneo and Sumatra.

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A garden or an area of land for the cultivation of fruit or nut trees.

A plant of the orchid family (Orchidaceae), bearing unusually-shaped flowers of beautiful colours.

Abbreviation of order.

Neat and tidy; possessing order.

The second of the two terms by which a point is referred to, in a system of fixed rectilinear coordinate (Cartesian coordinate) axes…

A type of pasta, made with the thumb from a small disk, typically from Puglia.

A herb of the mint family, Origanum vulgare, having aromatic leaves.

A state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Capital: Salem. Largest city: Portland.

Alternative form of Oryol: an oblast of Russia.

Alternative letter-case form of Oreo.

The larger part of an organism, composed of tissues that perform similar functions.

Of, relating to, or produced by an organization.

A sweet syrup made from sugar and almonds (or originally barley) and rose water or orange-flower water.

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A valuable yellow metal known to the Ancient Greeks and Romans; now sometimes interpreted as referring to a natural alloy of gold an…

The part of the horizon where the sun first appears in the morning; the east.

The determination of the relative position of something or someone.

A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.

The Japanese art of paper folding.

To cause (someone or something) to be; to bring (someone or something) into existence; to produce or initiate a person or thing.

plural of origin

A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.

plural of Orionid

A city and municipality in the Mexican state of Veracruz.