English spellings/Catalogs/O

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O

Ô letter = ôh exclamation = ôwe debt

ŏar boat = ŏr alternative = ŏre metal

oâsis *ôwâyssís

obêdience

obèisance

obèy

oblìque -lêek

obscêne

obscénity

obsêquious

óbsolête

obsoléscence

óbstacle

occâsionally

óccult BrE; AmE occúlt

occür

occürred, occürring - two r’s (cf. cûred, cûring)

occúrrence BrE; AmE occürrence

ôcean *ôtion, *ôshən

óchê *ócky, cf. hóckey

ôchre *ôker; AmE -er

óctagon

óctopus

ôdious

ôdium

ôdorous

Oêdipus BrE; AmE Ê-

oêstrogen BrE; AmE ê-

öeuvre *ëvra

óf *óv

offénce BrE; AmE offénse

offénsive

óffspring one word

óften *óffen; though some pronounce the t

ÔK or ôkây

Oklahôma Ôak-

ôld normal = ôlde jocular, old-fashioned = Ôld person

ôld-fáshioned

Olýmpic

ômega

ómelette *ómlit, cf. hámlet

omérta

omnípotent

omníscience

omníscient

òne single = wòn game

òne-óff

ònes plural = òne´s possessive *wúnz

òneself one word, wú-

óngôing one word

ònion *únyon, cf. Cányon

onlîne connected one word

ónlooker one word

Ontãrio

ón to *óntû or *óntə: two words, even though ínto is one

ónyx or ônyx

oòps

óp-éd (short for 'opposite the editorial page')

óperate

ophthalmólogist óphth-

opínion

opportûnity *óppərtyûnity

oppréss

oppûgn -ûne

optimístic

ópt-òut noun hyphenated

ŏr instead = ŏre metal = ŏar boat = Ŏrr person

ŏral voice = åural ear; sometimes, to distinguish it, the second is pronounced 'àùral'

órange *óringe

oráng-utan

orâte

órator BrE; AmE ŏr-

ŏrchestrate ŏrk-

ŏrchid *ŏrkid, cf. ŏrchard, ch sound

ŏrdnance weapons cf. ŏrdinance decree

ŏrient

órifíce AmE ŏrifíce

Orîon

.*ŏrtha- no words begin like this

ŏrthodox

ósprêy or ósprèy

òtherwise one word

Ouagadoûgou *Wágadûgu

ouìja-bŏard wì-

ŏught *åwt

òur us = hòur time

òut

outdo *òutdoô, one word

òutlåw one word

òutrîght one word

outsîde one word

ôva ovum = BrE ôver top, finish

òven

ôver meaning above is a separate word, but it must be joined to a following verb when it means too much, as in some of the following examples:

overbürdened one word

overcòme one word

overdûe one word

ôverload one word

overlôaded one word

overnîght *ôver-nîte, one word

overrâte rate ≈ overâte or *overét overeat

overreáct *ôverêáct, one word

overrîde one word

overrûle one word

overshádow one word

overthrôw one word

ovërt ô-

ôwe debt = ôh exclamation = Ô letter

óxbow

Óxford -əd

O’Brîen cf. Brîan