6-letter words containing o
- anotia — A rare congenital deformity where the pinna or auricle, the outer projected portion of the ear, is completely absent.
- anough — enough
- anoxia — lack or absence of oxygen
- anoxic — an abnormally low amount of oxygen in the body tissues; hypoxia.
- antero — Mount, a peak in central Colorado, in the Sawatch Mountains. 14,269 feet (4349 meters).
- antho- — denoting a flower
- anthro — (informal) anthropology.
- antony — Mark. Latin name Marcus Antonius. ?83–30 bc, Roman general who served under Julius Caesar in the Gallic wars and became a member of the second triumvirate (43). He defeated Brutus and Cassius at Philippi (42) but having repudiated his wife for Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, he was defeated by his brother-in-law Octavian (Augustus) at Actium (31)
- antron — a strong, shiny, silklike nylon fiber made into clothing, carpet, upholstery fabric, etc.
- anyhoo — anyhow: Anyhoo, what do you think of my idea?
- anyhow — Anyhow means the same as anyway.
- anyone — You use anyone or anybody in statements with negative meaning to indicate in a general way that nobody is present or involved in an action.
- anywho — anyhow: Anyhoo, what do you think of my idea?
- ao dai — the traditional costume of Vietnamese women, consisting of a long, high-necked, closefitting tunic split along the sides from waist to hem: it is worn over loosefitting trousers
- aomori — seaport in northernmost Honshu, Japan, on an inlet of the Sea of Japan: pop. 293,000
- aorist — a tense of the verb in classical Greek and in certain other inflected languages, indicating past action without reference to whether the action involved was momentary or continuous
- aortal — the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- aortas — Plural form of aorta.
- aortic — the main trunk of the arterial system, conveying blood from the left ventricle of the heart to all of the body except the lungs.
- aoudad — a wild mountain sheep, Ammotragus lervia, of N Africa, having horns curved in a semicircle and long hair covering the neck and forelegs
- aouita — Saïd (saɪˈiːd). born 1959, Moroccan middle-distance runner: set new world records for the 1500 metres (1987–93), 2000 metres (1987–95), and 5000 metres (1987–94)
- apedom — the state of being an ape
- aphony — Dated form of aphonia.
- aplgol — (language) An APL variant with ALGOL-like control structure, from Hewlett-Packard(?).
- aplomb — If you do something with aplomb, you do it with confidence in a relaxed way.
- apnoea — a temporary inability to breathe
- apodal — (of snakes, eels, etc) without feet; having no obvious hind limbs or pelvic fins
- apogee — The apogee of something such as a culture or a business is its highest or its greatest point.
- apollo — a strikingly handsome youth
- aponia — The absence of pain considered as a state of spiritual serenity.
- aporia — a doubt, real or professed, about what to do or say
- apozem — an infusion or decoction
- applog — (language) A language which unifies logic programming and functional programming.
- apport — the production of objects by apparently supernatural means at a spiritualists' seance
- appose — to place side by side or near to each other
- appros — (of a purchase) approval: on appro.
- approx — Alternative spelling of approx.
- aprons — Plural form of apron.
- apropo — Misspelling of apropos.
- aprowl — moving about in stealthy search; covertly stalking or hunting; prowling (usually used predicatively): The sudden silence in the jungle gave warning that some huge carnivore was aprowl.
- aptote — an indeclinable noun
- aqmola — the capital city of Kazakhstan, in the northern part, on the Ishim River.
- aqtobe — a city in NW Kazakhstan, on the Ilek River.
- aquilo — the ancient Roman personification of the north wind.
- aquino — Corazón, known as Cory. 1933–2009, Philippine stateswoman: president (1986–92)
- aragon — an autonomous region of NE Spain: independent kingdom from the 11th century until 1479, when it was united with Castile to form modern Spain. Pop: 1 059 600 (2003 est). Area: 47 609 sq km (18 382 sq miles)
- arango — A rough carnelian bead, formerly used in Africa as currency when buying slaves for the slave trade.
- arbors — Plural form of arbor.
- arbour — An arbour is a shelter in a garden which is formed by leaves and stems of plants growing close together over a light framework.
- arcaro — Edward ("Eddie") 1916–97, U.S. jockey.