Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z ottoman An upholstered sofa, without arms or a back, sometimes with a compartment for storing linen etc. Ottomanian Synonym of Ottoman. Ottomanic Synonym of Ottoman. Ottomanid Synonym of Ottoman. Ottomanism A nation-building ideology, put forward in the late days of the Ottoman Empire, that afforded equal status to Muslims and non-Muslims. Ottomanist A proponent of Ottomanism. Ottomanization assimilation into the Ottoman Empire Ottomanize To assimilate into the Ottoman Empire. ottomanlike Resembling or characteristic of an ottoman (furniture). Ottomanness The quality or state of being Ottoman. Ottomite A Turk, specifically from the Ottoman Empire. ottomy A skeleton. Ottonian Pertaining to a dynasty of Germanic kings including Otto the Great. ottrelite A form of the mineral chloritoid. Ottringham A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref TA2624). Otts A surname from Dutch. ottsuke A hold on an opponent's arm Ottumwa A city, the county seat of Wapello County, Iowa, United States. otubain Any of a family of proteases associated with ovarian tumours Otuho Synonym of Lotuko. Otuke An extinct language of the Macro-Jê family, related to Bororo, formerly spoken in part of eastern Bolivia. Otway A surname. otwayite A green orthorhombic hydrated nickel carbonate mineral. Otwock A town in Masovian Voivodeship, Poland. otzovism recallism otzovist recallist ou A probably extinct species of Hawaiian honeycreeper, Psittirostra psittacea. ouabagenin The aglycone of ouabain. ouabain A poisonous cardiac glycoside, g-strophanthin, found in the seeds of certain lianas. ouabaio A tropical African plant of species Strophanthus gratus, the source of ouabain. Ouachita A member of a Native American tribe who lived along the Ouachita River in Louisiana, affiliated with and now subsumed into the Caddo. ouachitite An ultramafic variety of damkjernite. Ouagadougou The capital city of Burkina Faso. Ouahigouya A city in Burkina Faso. ouanga A voodoo talisman that houses a spirit. Ouargla The capital city of Ouargla Province in the Sahara Desert in southern Algeria. ouarine A howler monkey (Alouatta spp.). Ouarzazate A city in Draa-Tafilalet, Morocco. Ouazzane A town in northern Morocco, known for its religious history. oubliation the state of being imprisoned in an oubliette. oubliette A dungeon only accessible by a trapdoor at the top. ouboet An older brother or a male friend. OUCA Used by members of OUCA as a celebratory or rallying expression of approval for the association and/or wider Conservative values. ouch An expression of one's own physical pain. ouche A brooch or clasp for fastening a piece of clothing together, especially when set with jewels or valuable. Ouchi A surname from Japanese. ouchie Synonym of owie (“a painful but minor injury”). ouchless Without pain. ouchy Painful, hurtful; that is expressed by the word ouch. oud A short-necked and fretless plucked stringed instrument of the lute family, of Arab and Turkish origin. oudemansin Any of a class of organic compounds isolated from Oudemansiella fungi. Oudenaarde A city in East Flanders, Flanders, Belgium Oudenarde A kind of decorative tapestry, representing foliage etc., once made at Oudenaarde in Belgium. oudenophobia The fear of the number zero. Oudet A surname from French. Oudewater A town and municipality in Utrecht province, Netherlands. Oudin A surname from French. oudist Someone who plays the oud. oudler In French tarot card games, any of the three most valuable trump cards. Oudtshoorn A town in the Western Cape province of South Africa, known for breeding ostriches. oued Synonym of wadi. Oueijan A surname. ouer Early Modern spelling of over. Ouessant A sheep of a certain hardy breed raised for wool. Ouest One of the ten departments of Haiti. ough The sound of a grunt or groan or cough. ought Indicating duty or obligation. oughten ought not, oughtn't oughter Ought to. Oughterard A town north-west of Galway, County Galway, Ireland (Irish grid ref M 1242). Oughtibridge A village in Bradfield parish, Metropolitan Borough of Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SK3093). oughties A decade running from the first year of a century to the tenth. oughtism The habit of doing things only because one feels that one ought to do them. oughtness In ethics, the quality which makes an action dutiful or morally obligatory. ouguiya The currency of Mauritania, divided into five khoums. Ouhai A district of Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China, formerly a county. oui Synonym of yes. ouiaboo A non-French person who is obsessed with France and French culture, a Francophile. ouid Filter-avoidance spelling of weed (“marijuana”). ouija A board, having letters of the alphabet and the words yes and no; used with a planchette during a seance to "communicate" with spirits. Ouilhon A surname from French [in turn from Occitan]. Ouimette A surname from French. Ouistreham A commune and port in Calvados department, Normandy, France. Oujda A city, the capital of the Oriental Region, Morocco. ouji A masculine fashion style originating in Japan, based on Victorian and Edwardian clothing styles. Oujiang Synonym of Wenzhounese. oukie guy; man ouklip hardpan (soil layer mostly impervious to water) Oulie A surname from French [in turn from Occitan]. Oulipian Of or pertaining to the Oulipo movement in France Oullins A suburb and former commune, in the Metropolis of Lyon department, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France. Oulman A surname. oulorrhagia Bleeding from the gums. Oulsnam A surname. Oulton A hamlet in Allerdale borough, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref NY2450). Oulu A municipality, the capital city of North Ostrobothnia, Finland. Ouluan Someone from Oulu. ouma A grandmother. ounce An avoirdupois ounce, weighing ¹⁄₁₆ of an avoirdupois pound, or 28.349523125 grams. ounceland An old Scots unit of measure equal to 20 pennylands. ouncer Something that weighs, or holds, a specified number of ounces. ouncil Scales for weighing produce at a market Oundle A market town and civil parish with a town council in North Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0488). Ounga An archaeological site on the Mediterranean coast of Tunisia. ounging The process of assisting logs in their downstream motion by pushing them through the water. ouns Wounds, especially the wounds of Christ on the cross. Ounsted A surname. oupa A grandfather. ouphe A small, often mischievous sprite; a fairy; a goblin; an elf. ouphen elfish or devilish ouphish elflike; elfin oupire A vampire, an evil spirit. our Belonging to us, excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive our). Oura A town in the Wagga Wagga council area, southern New South Wales, Australia. Ourada A surname from Czech. ourang An orangutan. ouranophobia Fear of heaven. Ouranos Synonym of Uranus. ourari curare Ouray A small city, the county seat of Ouray County, Colorado, United States. ourayite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal gray mineral containing bismuth, lead, silver, and sulfur. Ourea The primordial gods of the mountains in Greek mythology Ourense A city in southern Galicia, Spain. ouretic uric ouricuri A species of palm tree, Syagrus coronata, endemic to eastern Brazil. ourie Chill; having the sensation of cold; drooping; shivering. Ourimbah A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia. ourisia Any plant of the genus Ourisia. ourn Ours. Ournie A locality in the Snowy Valleys council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia. ouroboric Self-referring, self-reflexive, self-consuming; recursive ouroboros A serpent, dragon or worm that eats its own tail, a representation of the continuous cycle of life and death. ouroborosian Synonym of ouroboric. Ourol A municipality of Lugo, Galicia, Spain. ourouparia Any of several flowering plants, of the genus Uncaria (syn. Ourouparia) related to madder ours Excluding the person(s) being addressed (exclusive ours) ourself The reflexive of the royal or editorial we: myself (as used by one who is a monarch, writer or speaker when referring to oneself as we). ourselves Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject. oursen Ourselves. oursinite An orthorhombic pale yellow mineral containing cobalt, hydrogen, magnesium, oxygen, silicon, and uranium. Oursler A surname. Ourthe A river in Wallonia, Belgium, tributary to the Meuse. Ousby A village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria, England, previously in Eden district (OS grid ref NY6234). Ousden A village and civil parish in West Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TL742915). ouse Various rivers in England. Ouseburn A minor river in Tyne and Wear, England, which flows through Newcastle upon Tyne to the River Tyne. Ouseley A surname from Old English. ousia The essential nature or ‘substance’ of God, often as contrasted to the ‘energies’ (external actions and influences) through which he is manifest. ousie A black woman, especially one who works as a maid. Ouspenskian Of or relating to P. D. Ouspensky (Пётр Демья́нович Успе́нский; 1878–1947), Russian mathematician and esotericist.