6-Letter Words Starting With O
Here's the list of all the 490 6-Letter Words Starting With O in the English Language.
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| online | 1. on a regular route of a railroad or bus or airline system 2. connected to a computer network or accessible by computer More Definitions → |
| office | 1. place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed 2. an administrative unit of government More Definitions → |
| object | 1. a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow 2. the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable) More Definitions → |
| option | 1. the right to buy or sell property at an agreed price; the right is purchased and if it is not exercised by a stated date the money is forfeited 2. one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen More Definitions → |
| output | 1. final product; the things produced 2. production of a certain amount More Definitions → |
| orange | 1. round yellow to orange fruit of any of several citrus trees 2. orange color or pigment; any of a range of colors between red and yellow More Definitions → |
| origin | 1. the place where something begins, where it springs into being 2. properties attributable to your ancestry More Definitions → |
| obtain | 1. come into possession of 2. receive a specified treatment (abstract) More Definitions → |
| opened | 1. made open or clear 2. not sealed or having been unsealed More Definitions → |
| outlet | 1. a place of business for retailing goods 2. receptacle providing a place in a wiring system where current can be taken to run electrical devices More Definitions → |
| oxford | 1. a low shoe laced over the instep More Definitions → |
| oracle | 1. an authoritative person who divines the future 2. a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible More Definitions → |
| offset | 1. compensate for or counterbalance 2. make up for More Definitions → |
| oxygen | 1. a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust More Definitions → |
| optics | 1. the branch of physics that studies the physical properties of light 2. optical properties More Definitions → |
| organs | 1. edible viscera of a butchered animal More Definitions → |
| outfit | 1. provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose 2. any cohesive unit such as a military company More Definitions → |
| orchid | 1. any of numerous plants of the orchid family usually having flowers of unusual shapes and beautiful colors More Definitions → |
| oppose | 1. be against; express opposition to 2. fight against or resist strongly More Definitions → |
| opener | 1. the first event in a series 2. a person who unfastens or unwraps or opens More Definitions → |
| openly | 1. in an open way More Definitions → |
| orient | 1. be oriented 2. determine one's position with reference to another point More Definitions → |
| oyster | 1. marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters 2. edible body of any of numerous oysters More Definitions → |
| overly | 1. to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits More Definitions → |
| occupy | 1. keep busy with 2. live (in a certain place) More Definitions → |
| octave | 1. a feast day and the seven days following it 2. a musical interval of eight tones More Definitions → |
| outlaw | 1. declare illegal; outlaw 2. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime More Definitions → |
| opaque | 1. not transmitting or reflecting light or radiant energy; impenetrable to sight 2. hard or impossible to understand More Definitions → |
| occult | 1. supernatural forces and events and beings collectively 2. supernatural practices and techniques More Definitions → |
| outing | 1. a journey taken for pleasure 2. a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering More Definitions → |
| orphan | 1. a child who has lost both parents 2. someone or something who lacks support or care or supervision More Definitions → |
| outset | 1. the time at which something is supposed to begin More Definitions → |
| outage | 1. the amount of something (as whiskey or oil) lost in storage or transportation 2. a temporary suspension of operation (as of computers) More Definitions → |
| orally | 1. (of drugs) through the mouth rather than through injection; by mouth 2. by spoken rather than written means More Definitions → |
| osprey | 1. large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years More Definitions → |
| offend | 1. cause to feel resentment or indignation 2. act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises More Definitions → |
| onward | 1. forward in time or order or degree 2. in a forward direction More Definitions → |
| optima | 1. most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances More Definitions → |
| ocular | 1. of or relating to or resembling the eye 2. relating to or using sight More Definitions → |
| outlay | 1. the act of spending or disbursing money 2. money paid out; an amount spent More Definitions → |
| octane | 1. any isomeric saturated hydrocarbon found in petroleum and used as a fuel and solvent More Definitions → |
| ornate | 1. marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details More Definitions → |
| ordeal | 1. a severe or trying experience 2. a primitive method of determining a person's guilt or innocence by subjecting the accused person to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under divine control; escape was usually taken as a sign of innocence More Definitions → |
| oblong | 1. (of a leaf shape) having a somewhat elongated form with approximately parallel sides 2. deviating from a square or circle or sphere by being elongated in one direction More Definitions → |
| outcry | 1. a loud utterance; often in protest or opposition 2. shout louder than More Definitions → |
| opiate | 1. a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative More Definitions → |
| otitis | 1. inflammation of the ear More Definitions → |
| oblige | 1. force somebody to do something 2. bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted More Definitions → |
| operon | 1. a segment of DNA containing adjacent genes including structural genes and an operator gene and a regulatory gene More Definitions → |
| oddity | 1. eccentricity that is not easily explained 2. a strange attitude or habit More Definitions → |
| oeuvre | 1. the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it) More Definitions → |
| oriole | 1. mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black 2. American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow More Definitions → |
| ostomy | 1. surgical procedure that creates an artificial opening for the elimination of bodily wastes More Definitions → |
| orator | 1. a person who delivers a speech or oration More Definitions → |
| oozing | 1. the process of seeping 2. leaking out slowly More Definitions → |
| outrun | 1. run faster than More Definitions → |
| obtuse | 1. (of a leaf shape) rounded at the apex 2. lacking in insight or discernment More Definitions → |
| odious | 1. unequivocally detestable More Definitions → |
| omelet | 1. beaten eggs or an egg mixture cooked until just set; may be folded around e.g. ham or cheese or jelly More Definitions → |
| oocyte | 1. a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions More Definitions → |
| olefin | 1. any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon More Definitions → |
| octavo | 1. the size of a book whose pages are made by folding a sheet of paper three times to form eight leaves More Definitions → |
| oodles | 1. a large number or amount More Definitions → |
| ouster | 1. a person who ousts or supplants someone else 2. a wrongful dispossession More Definitions → |
| oolong | 1. Chinese tea leaves that have been partially fermented before being dried More Definitions → |
| oedema | 1. swelling from excessive accumulation of watery fluid in cells, tissues, or serous cavities More Definitions → |
| ordain | 1. order by virtue of superior authority; decree 2. appoint to a clerical posts More Definitions → |
| outwit | 1. beat through cleverness and wit More Definitions → |
| offing | 1. the near or foreseeable future 2. the part of the sea that can be seen from the shore and is beyond the anchoring area More Definitions → |
| overdo | 1. do something to an excessive degree More Definitions → |
| obsess | 1. haunt like a ghost; pursue 2. be preoccupied with something More Definitions → |
| octroi | 1. a tax on various goods brought into a town More Definitions → |
| ocelot | 1. nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat More Definitions → |
| outbid | 1. bid over an opponent's bid when one's partner has not bid or doubled 2. bid higher than others More Definitions → |
| osmium | 1. a hard brittle blue-grey or blue-black metallic element that is one of the platinum metals; the heaviest metal known More Definitions → |