5-letter words containing o
- aoide — one of the original three Muses; the Muse of song.
- aorta — The aorta is the main artery through which blood leaves your heart before it flows through the rest of your body.
- aosta — a town in NW Italy, capital of Valle d'Aosta region: Roman remains. Pop: 34 062 (2001)
- apiol — an aromatic compound derived from parsley seeds or oil, formerly used to treat menstrual disorders
- apoc. — Apocalypse
- apode — An animal that has no feet or footlike organs.
- apols — (UK, informal) Apologies.
- apoop — on the poop deck, astern
- aport — on or towards the port side
- appro — (of a purchase) approval: on appro.
- apron — An apron is a piece of clothing that you put on over the front of your normal clothes and tie round your waist, especially when you are cooking, in order to prevent your clothes from getting dirty.
- arbor — An arbor is a shelter in a garden which is formed by leaves and stems of plants growing close together over a light framework.
- ardor — emotional warmth; passion
- argol — crude potassium hydrogentartrate, deposited as a crust on the sides of wine vats
- argon — Argon is an inert gas which exists in very small amounts in the atmosphere. It is used in electric lights.
- argos — an ancient city in SE Greece, in the NE Peloponnese: one of the oldest Greek cities, it dominated the Peloponnese in the 7th century bc. Pop (municipality): 29 505 (2001)
- argot — An argot is a special language used by a particular group of people, which other people find difficult to understand.
- arion — flourished 7th century b.c, Greek poet: inventor of the dithyramb.
- ariot — riotously
- arlon — a town in SE Belgium, capital of Luxembourg province. Pop: 25 766 (2004 est)
- armco — a metal safety barrier erected at the side of motor-racing circuits, esp on corners
- armor — covering worn to protect the body against weapons
- aroha — love, compassion, or affectionate regard
- aroid — of, relating to, or belonging to the Araceae, a family of plants having small flowers massed on a spadix surrounded by a large petaloid spathe. The family includes arum, calla, and anthurium
- aroma — An aroma is a strong, pleasant smell.
- arose — Arose is the past tense of arise.
- arrow — An arrow is a written or printed sign that consists of a straight line with another line bent at a sharp angle at one end. This is a printed arrow: →. The arrow points in a particular direction to indicate where something is.
- arroz — Spanish word for rice, used in the names of various dishes.
- arson — Arson is the crime of deliberately setting fire to a building or vehicle.
- as of — up to, on, or from (a specified time)
- as to — with reference to
- asbos — Plural form of asbo.
- asco- — indicating a bladder or ascus
- ascon — a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly into the spongocoel.
- ascot — a cravat with wide square ends, usually secured with an ornamental stud
- askoi — an oil or wine jar, characterized by an ellipsoidal body and a short, flanged spout from which a thin handle extends in an arc to join the back of the jar.
- askos — a small, flat receptacle used in Ancient Greece for storing and pouring liquids, esp oil
- asoka — died 232 bc, Indian emperor (?273–232 bc), who elevated Buddhism to the official state religion
- aspol — A Simulation Process-Oriented Language
- aspro — an associate professor at an academic institution
- assot — to (cause to) be or become obsessed or captivated
- aston — Francis William. 1877–1945, English physicist and chemist, who developed the first mass spectrograph, using it to investigate the isotopic structures of elements: Nobel prize for chemistry 1922
- astor — John Jacob, 1st Baron Astor of Hever. 1886–1971, British proprietor of The Times (1922–66)
- athol — a city in central Massachusetts.
- athos — Mount, the easternmost of three prongs of the peninsula of Chalcidice, in NE Greece: site of an autonomous theocracy constituted of 20 monasteries. 131 sq. mi. (340 sq. km); about 35 miles (56 km) long.
- atmo- — air or vapour
- atmos — Plural form of atmo.
- atoke — a part of a worm, of the class Polychaeta, which has no sexual characteristics or is incapable of sexual procreation
- atole — A thick drink or thin gruel made from cornmeal.
- atoll — An atoll is a ring of coral rock, or a group of coral islands surrounding a lagoon.