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 oiltight So tightly made that oil cannot enter or escape. oiltightness The quality of being oiltight. oilway An aperture or conduit for oil. oilwoman A female oilman; a woman involved in oil production or delivery. oilworks A factory producing oil (whether petroleum, oil shale, or vegetable oils). oily Covered with or containing oil. oilyish Somewhat oily. Oinam A Meitei surname from Manipuri oink Representing the grunting sound made by a pig. oinker Someone or something that oinks. oinomancy A form of divination conducted by examining patterns in wine. oint To anoint. ointment A viscous preparation of oils and/or fats, usually containing medication, used as a treatment or as an emollient. ointmentlike Resembling or characteristic of ointment. Oio A region of Guinea-Bissau. oioxenous Having a single species of host oipe An Ancient Egyptian dry measure of volume equivalent to 4 heqats (about 19.2 litres or 0.54 bushels). oiran A high-status courtesan in Japan. Oirat A member of the westernmost group of the Mongols. Oireachtas The parliament of Ireland. Oirish Stereotypically or cartoonishly Irish. Oirschot A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. OISC A king of Kent. Oiscing A descendant of Oisc of Kent. OISE A department of Picardy, Hauts-de-France, France. Capital: Beauvais (INSEE code 60). Oishi A surname from Japanese. Oisin A male given name from Irish, variant of Ossian. oisivity indolence; idleness Oisterwijk A village and municipality of North Brabant, Netherlands. Oita The capital city of Ōita Prefecture, Japan. oitava A traditional Portuguese unit of dry measure, equivalent to 1.6–2.4 liters in different 19th-century contexts. oithonid Any copepod of the family Oithonidae oiticica The tree Licania rigida, endemic to Brazil and Puerto Rico. Oituz A village and commune of Bacău County, Romania. Oizys The (female) personification of pain and distress; said by Hesiod is his Theogony to be the offspring of Nyx (Night) and produced without the assistance of a father; identified with the Roman Miseria (Misery). Ojai A city in Ventura County, California, United States. Ojeda A surname. ojek A motorcycle taxi in Indonesia. ojha A sorcerer or folk healer in parts of India and Nepal. Ojibwe Of or pertaining to this people, culture or language. Ojibwemowin Synonym of Ojibwe (language) ojime A Japanese carved bead worn between the inrō and netsuke. Ojinaga A town in Chihuahua, Mexico ojousama A rich girl. OJR Online Journalism Review ojuelaite A monoclinic-prismatic greenish yellow mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and zinc. Ojus An unincorporated community and census-designated place in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. ok Endorsement; approval; acceptance; acquiescence. oka A former Turkish, Egyptian, Hungarian, and Romanian unit of weight, usually of a little more than a kilogram. okada A motorcycle taxi. okadaic Of or pertaining to okadaic acid or its derivatives Okahandja A city in Otjozondjupa Region, central Namibia. Okaian A sub-age from 0.5 to 0.3 million years ago, a subdivision of the Ordovician. Okak A ghost town in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland and Labrador. okama A gay man, in the context of Japanese culture, especially one who is effeminate or cross-dresses. okamisan The wife of a stablemaster who oversees all activities except coaching Okamoto A surname from Japanese. Okamura A surname from Japanese. Okanagan Of or relating to the Syilx people. Okanogan A city, the county seat of Okanogan County, Washington, United States. okanoganite a trigonal rare earth fluoro borosilicate mineral. okanye Absence of the form of vowel reduction called akanye. okapi A ruminant (Okapia johnstoni) found in the rainforests of the Congo, related to the giraffe but with a much shorter neck, a reddish-brown coat, and zebra-like stripes on the hindquarters. okara A food made from soybean pulp; a by-product of soy milk production. Okavango A river in southwestern Africa, rising in Angola and terminating in Botswana's Kalahari Desert where a vast marsh and inland delta are formed. okavirus Any virus of the genus Okavirus that infects crustaceans Okawa A surname from Japanese. Okayama A prefecture of Japan. okayamalite A tetragonal-scalenohedral creamy white mineral containing boron, calcium, oxygen, and silicon. okayer One who OKs something; an approver. okayish Somewhat okay; tolerable. okayly In an okay manner. okayness The state or condition of being okay; adequateness, tolerableness. okaysies OK. Okazaki A surname from Japanese. OKB A special design bureau of the Soviet Union, that performed experimental research and development. OkCupider A user of the American online dating service OkCupid. oke Man; guy; bloke. Okeanos Synonym of Oceanus (“god and personification of the world ocean”). Okeden A surname. Okeechobee A lake in Florida. Okefenokee A shallow peat-filled wetland straddling the Georgia–Florida line in the United States. Okehampton A town and civil parish with a town council in West Devon district, Devon, England (OS grid ref SX5995). Okehuan An age from 1.1 to 0.37 million years ago, a subdivision of the Pleistocene. Okello a surname of the Luo and Ateker peoples of Uganda, Sudan, and Kenya. Okemah A city, the county seat of Okfuskee County, Oklahoma, United States. Okement A river in Devon, England, which joins the River Torridge, formed from the tributaries East Okement River and West Okement River. okenite A silicate mineral associated with zeolites, having the chemical formula (CaSi₂O₅·2H₂O). okenone A particular carotenoid. oker Interest on money; usury; increase. Okeson A surname from Swedish. okey A Turkish game in which players attempt to collect certain groups of tiles. Okhla A neighbourhood of Delhi, India. Okhotsk An urban locality, a work settlement, the administrative center of Okhotsky district, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia. okhotskite A mineral containing calcium, manganese, silicon, oxygen and hydrogen, first found in Japan. Okhrana A secret police force of the Russian Empire. Okhtyrka A city and raion of Sumy Oblast, Ukraine. oki A surname from Japanese. okie A person from Oklahoma. Okiek A Nilo-Saharan language of Kenya, part of the Kalenjin macrolanguage. Okiep A town, known for its copper mines, in Northern Cape province, South Africa. okimono A Japanese ornament or decorative object. Okimoto A surname from Japanese. okina The Hawaiian apostrophe-like letter (ʻ ) used to indicate the glottal stop consonant. Okinagan A member of a Salishan tribe who once occupied an extensive territory on the Okinagan and Similkameen rivers in northern Washington and the adjacent part of British Columbia. Okinawa A prefecture and island group of Japan. Okinawan Of, from or relating to the island, city or Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Okinawanness The quality or characteristic of being Okinawan. okinaxobin A type of thrombin present in the venom of Ovophis okinavensis Okinotorishima An island of Japan, properly two rocks on a coral reef atoll Okipa A major religious ceremony conducted by the Mandan people. Okishian Of or pertaining to the Japanese economist Nobuo Okishio and his theories. okiya The lodging-house of a geisha. Okkiliyan A member of the Vokkaliga people. Oklafalaya A western division of the Choctaw people. Oklahannali A tribe of Native Americans inhabiting Oklahoma. Oklahoma A state in the central United States, formerly a territory. Capital: Oklahoma City. Oklahoman A native or resident of the state of Oklahoma in the United States of America. Oklahomo Derogatory name for Oklahoma: a state of the United States. Okmulgee A city, the county seat of Okmulgee County, Oklahoma, United States. Oko A dialect cluster spoken in Nigeria. Okochi A surname from Japanese. okole anus; butt okolehao A distilled beverage made from the ti root, and often containing other ingredients, such as sugar cane and pineapple. Okolona A town in Clark County, Arkansas. Okon A surname Okonite An electrical insulation material made from the residue produced by distilling ozokerite. okonomiyaki A Japanese style of savoury pan-fried thick pancake including a mixture of vegetables and beef, pork, or seafood. Okonski A surname from Polish. Okorafor A surname from Igbo. Okoro A surname from Igbo. Okotoks A town in Alberta, Canada. okoume Aucoumea klaineana, an African hardwood. Okoye A surname from Igbo. Okpewho A surname. okra The edible immature mucilaginous seed pod (properly, capsule) of the Abelmoschus esculentus. okrag An administrative division of Bulgaria between 1946 and 1987, similar to a district or county. Okram A Meitei surname from Manipuri Okrand A surname. okratini A martini cocktail made with okra. Okray A surname from Polish. Okrent A surname from Polish. Okroi A surname from Polish. okroshka A cold raw vegetable soup, part of the national cuisines of Russia and Ukraine. Usually made by pouring kvass or kefir in a pot of diced cucumber, radish, green onion, boiled potato, boiled egg, sausage or meat, sour cream, and seasoned with dill and parsley. okrug An administrative division of some Slavic states. okruha A former administrative division of the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic that existed between 1923 and 1930. Oksana A transliteration of the Russian or Ukrainian female given name Окса́на (Oksána). okta One eighth of the total area of the celestial dome; used as a measure of cloudiness (one okta means that one eighth of the sky is obscured, two oktas that one quarter is obscured, and so on). Oktaha A small town in Oklahoma, United States. Oktoberfest A two-week public festival in Munich (Bavaria, southern Germany), held yearly in late September and early October, known especially for the large party tents in which revellers consume beer on long benches.