7-letter words starting with o
- obligee — Law. a person to whom another is obligated or bound. a person to whom a bond is given.
- obliger — to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- obliges — to require or constrain, as by law, command, conscience, or force of necessity.
- obligor — a person who is bound to another.
- oblique — neither perpendicular nor parallel to a given line or surface; slanting; sloping.
- oblongs — Plural form of oblong.
- obloquy — censure, blame, or abusive language aimed at a person or thing, especially by numerous persons or by the general public.
- obolary — poor or having only coins of low value in one's possession
- obovate — inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end at the base.
- obovoid — inversely ovoid; ovoid with the narrow end at the base, as certain fruits.
- obrecht — Jacob [yah-kawp] /ˈyɑ kɔp/ (Show IPA), 1430–1505, Dutch composer and conductor.
- obregon — Alvaro [ahl-vah-raw] /ˈɑl vɑ rɔ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1928, Mexican general and statesman: president 1920–24.
- obscene — offensive to morality or decency; indecent; depraved: obscene language.
- obscure — (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract.
- obsequy — a funeral rite or ceremony.
- observe — to see, watch, perceive, or notice: He observed the passersby in the street.
- obstet. — obstetric(s)
- obtains — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtain.
- obtrude — to thrust (something) forward or upon a person, especially without warrant or invitation: to obtrude one's opinions upon others.
- obtunds — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of obtund.
- obverse — the side of a coin, medal, flag, etc., that bears the principal design (opposed to reverse).
- obviate — to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: to obviate the risk of serious injury.
- obvious — easily seen, recognized, or understood; open to view or knowledge; evident: an obvious advantage.
- obzocky — (eastern Caribbean English, of a person or thing) Awkward; unattractive; out of place; lopsided; misshapen.
- ocarina — a simple musical wind instrument shaped somewhat like an elongated egg with a mouthpiece and finger holes.
- occam 2 — (language) An extension of occam produced in 1987. Occam 2 adds floating-point, functions and a type system.
- occiput — the back part of the head or skull.
- occitan — Provençal (def 3).
- occleve — Hoccleve.
- occlude — to close, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
- occults — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of occult.
- occured — Misspelling of occurred.
- oceania — the islands of the central and S Pacific, including Micronesia, Melanesia, Polynesia, and traditionally Australasia. About 3,450,000 sq. mi. (8,935,500 sq. km).
- oceanic — of, living in, or produced by the ocean: oceanic currents.
- oceanid — any of the daughters of Oceanus and Tethys; a sea nymph.
- oceanus — a Titan who was the son of Uranus and Gaea, the consort of Tethys, and the father of the river gods and Oceanids.
- ocellar — pertaining to an ocellus.
- ocellus — a type of simple eye common to invertebrates, consisting of retinal cells, pigments, and nerve fibers.
- oceloid — relating to or having a similarity to an ocelot
- ocelots — Plural form of ocelot.
- ochered — any of a class of natural earths, mixtures of hydrated oxide of iron with various earthy materials, ranging in color from pale yellow to orange and red, and used as pigments.
- ochring — to color or mark with ocher.
- ochroid — yellow as ocher.
- ochrous — Containing ochre.
- ocreate — having an ocrea or ocreae; sheathed.
- octadic — Of or pertaining to an octad; eightfold.
- octagon — a polygon having eight angles and eight sides.
- octamer — an eight-molecule complex.
- octanol — an alcohol containing eight carbon atoms that is mainly used in the manufacture of plastics and perfumes
- octants — Plural form of octant.