7-Letter Words Starting With O
Here's the list of all the 844 7-Letter Words Starting With O in the English Language.
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| overall | 1. involving only main features 2. including everything More Definitions → |
| outside | 1. relating to or being on or near the outer side or limit 2. located, suited for, or taking place in the open air More Definitions → |
| opinion | 1. a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty 2. a message expressing a belief about something; the expression of a belief that is held with confidence but not substantiated by positive knowledge or proof More Definitions → |
| outdoor | 1. located, suited for, or taking place in the open air 2. pertaining to or concerning the outdoors or outdoor activities More Definitions → |
| officer | 1. direct or command as an officer 2. any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command More Definitions → |
| opening | 1. an open or empty space in or between things 2. a ceremony accompanying the start of some enterprise More Definitions → |
| optical | 1. of or relating to or involving light or optics 2. relating to or using sight More Definitions → |
| organic | 1. relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis 2. being or relating to or derived from or having properties characteristic of living organisms More Definitions → |
| ordered | 1. having a systematic arrangement; especially having elements succeeding in order according to rule 2. disposed or placed in a particular kind of order More Definitions → |
| outlook | 1. a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations 2. belief about (or mental picture of) the future More Definitions → |
| operate | 1. direct or control; projects, businesses, etc. 2. perform as expected when applied More Definitions → |
| ongoing | 1. currently happening More Definitions → |
| obvious | 1. easily perceived and understood More Definitions → |
| outcome | 1. something that results 2. a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon More Definitions → |
| outline | 1. the line that appears to bound an object 2. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory More Definitions → |
| optimal | 1. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied More Definitions → |
| opposed | 1. being in opposition or having an opponent More Definitions → |
| offense | 1. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others 2. a feeling of anger caused by being offended More Definitions → |
| observe | 1. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes 2. make mention of More Definitions → |
| obesity | 1. more than average fatness More Definitions → |
| optimum | 1. most favorable conditions or greatest degree or amount possible under given circumstances 2. most desirable possible under a restriction expressed or implied More Definitions → |
| offence | 1. the action of attacking an enemy 2. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score More Definitions → |
| odyssey | 1. a long wandering and eventful journey More Definitions → |
| omitted | 1. prevent from being included or considered or accepted 2. leave undone or leave out More Definitions → |
| oblique | 1. any grammatical case other than the nominative 2. a diagonally arranged abdominal muscle on either side of the torso More Definitions → |
| orchard | 1. garden consisting of a small cultivated wood without undergrowth More Definitions → |
| overlap | 1. coincide partially or wholly 2. extend over and cover a part of More Definitions → |
| obscure | 1. make less visible or unclear 2. make unclear, indistinct, or blurred More Definitions → |
| overlay | 1. lie upon; lie on top of 2. kill by lying on More Definitions → |
| orbital | 1. of or relating to an orbit 2. of or relating to the eye socket More Definitions → |
| obliged | 1. under a moral obligation to do something More Definitions → |
| ovarian | 1. of or involving the ovaries More Definitions → |
| outward | 1. relating to physical reality rather than with thoughts or the mind 2. that is going out or leaving More Definitions → |
| outback | 1. inaccessible and sparsely populated 2. the bush country of the interior of Australia More Definitions → |
| oceanic | 1. relating to or occurring or living in or frequenting the open ocean 2. resembling the ocean in apparent limitlessness in extent or degree More Definitions → |
| oversee | 1. watch and direct More Definitions → |
| onwards | 1. in a forward direction More Definitions → |
| outpost | 1. a station in a remote or sparsely populated location 2. a settlement on the frontier of civilization More Definitions → |
| ottoman | 1. thick cushion used as a seat 2. a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person More Definitions → |
| obscene | 1. designed to incite to indecency or lust 2. offensive to the mind More Definitions → |
| outrage | 1. a feeling of righteous anger 2. a wantonly cruel act More Definitions → |
| orderly | 1. a soldier who serves as an attendant to a superior officer 2. a male hospital attendant who has general duties that do not involve the medical treatment of patients More Definitions → |
| overdue | 1. past due; not paid at the scheduled time More Definitions → |
| octopus | 1. tentacles of octopus prepared as food 2. bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles More Definitions → |
| offeror | 1. someone who presents something to another for acceptance or rejection More Definitions → |
| outsole | 1. the outer sole of a shoe or boot that is the bottom of the shoe and makes contact with the ground More Definitions → |
| oatmeal | 1. porridge made of rolled oats 2. meal made from rolled or ground oats More Definitions → |
| omnibus | 1. an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author 2. a vehicle carrying many passengers; used for public transport More Definitions → |
| opacity | 1. the phenomenon of not permitting the passage of electromagnetic radiation 2. incomprehensibility resulting from obscurity of meaning More Definitions → |
| oxidase | 1. any of the enzymes that catalyze biological oxidation More Definitions → |
| offbeat | 1. an unaccented beat (especially the last beat of a measure) 2. (informal) strikingly unconventional More Definitions → |
| oneness | 1. the quality of being united into one More Definitions → |
| outflow | 1. the discharge of a fluid from some container 2. the process of flowing out More Definitions → |
| ostrich | 1. a person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth (a reference to the popular notion that the ostrich hides from danger by burying its head in the sand) 2. fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird More Definitions → |
| operand | 1. a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed More Definitions → |
| ovation | 1. enthusiastic recognition (especially one accompanied by loud applause) More Definitions → |
| origami | 1. the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds) More Definitions → |
| orbiter | 1. man-made equipment that orbits around the earth or the moon More Definitions → |
| overrun | 1. invade in great numbers 2. occupy in large numbers or live on a host More Definitions → |
| ominous | 1. threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments 2. presaging ill fortune More Definitions → |
| osmosis | 1. (biology, chemistry) diffusion of molecules through a semipermeable membrane from a place of higher concentration to a place of lower concentration until the concentration on both sides is equal More Definitions → |
| onstage | 1. situated or taking place on the area of a stage visible to the audience 2. on the stage More Definitions → |
| onshore | 1. (of winds) coming from the sea toward the land 2. on the edge of the land More Definitions → |
| oregano | 1. aromatic Eurasian perennial 2. pungent leaves used as seasoning with meats and fowl and in stews and soups and omelets More Definitions → |
| organza | 1. a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles organdy More Definitions → |
| ordinal | 1. of or relating to a taxonomic order 2. being or denoting a numerical order in a series More Definitions → |
| outcast | 1. a person who is rejected (from society or home) 2. excluded from a society More Definitions → |
| orifice | 1. an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity More Definitions → |
| octagon | 1. an eight-sided polygon More Definitions → |
| overuse | 1. make use of too often or too extensively 2. exploitation to the point of diminishing returns More Definitions → |
| onerous | 1. not easily borne; wearing More Definitions → |
| ocarina | 1. egg-shaped terracotta wind instrument with a mouthpiece and finger holes More Definitions → |
| overtly | 1. in an overt manner More Definitions → |
| oversaw | 1. watch and direct More Definitions → |
| opulent | 1. ostentatiously rich and superior in quality More Definitions → |
| outlier | 1. a person who lives away from his place of work 2. an extreme deviation from the mean More Definitions → |
| onetime | 1. belonging to some prior time More Definitions → |
| outfall | 1. the outlet of a river or drain or other source of water More Definitions → |
| obelisk | 1. a stone pillar having a rectangular cross section tapering towards a pyramidal top 2. a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used More Definitions → |
| oxidant | 1. a substance that oxidizes another substance More Definitions → |
| osmotic | 1. of or relating to osmosis More Definitions → |
| oddball | 1. a person with an unusual or odd personality More Definitions → |
| omicron | 1. the 15th letter of the Greek alphabet More Definitions → |
| oratory | 1. addressing an audience formally (usually a long and rhetorical address and often pompous) More Definitions → |
| oilseed | 1. any of several seeds that yield oil More Definitions → |
| offside | 1. (sport) the mistake of occupying an illegal position on the playing field (in football, soccer, ice hockey, field hockey, etc.) 2. illegally beyond a prescribed line or area or ahead of the ball or puck More Definitions → |
| obverse | 1. the more conspicuous of two alternatives or cases or sides 2. the side of a coin or medal bearing the principal stamp or design More Definitions → |
| olivine | 1. a mineral consisting of magnesium iron silicate; a source of magnesium More Definitions → |
| outcrop | 1. the part of a rock formation that appears above the surface of the surrounding land 2. appear on the surface, come to the surface on the ground More Definitions → |
| ouguiya | 1. the basic unit of money in Mauritania More Definitions → |
| outturn | 1. what is produced in a given time period More Definitions → |
| oxalate | 1. a salt or ester of oxalic acid More Definitions → |
| offload | 1. transfer to a peripheral device, of computer data 2. remove the load from (a container or vehicle) More Definitions → |
| oppress | 1. come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority 2. cause to suffer More Definitions → |
| oversea | 1. being or passing over or across the sea 2. beyond or across the sea More Definitions → |
| opossum | 1. small furry Australian arboreal marsupials having long usually prehensile tails 2. nocturnal arboreal marsupial having a naked prehensile tail found from southern North America to northern South America More Definitions → |
| outdraw | 1. draw a gun faster, or best someone in a gunfight More Definitions → |
| outdone | 1. be or do something to a greater degree 2. get the better of More Definitions → |
| oration | 1. an instance of oratory More Definitions → |
| outsell | 1. be sold more often than other, similar products 2. sell more than others More Definitions → |
| outcall | 1. make a higher bid than (the previous bid or player); in a card game More Definitions → |
| outlast | 1. live longer than More Definitions → |
| offhand | 1. with little or no preparation or forethought 2. casually thoughtless or inconsiderate More Definitions → |
| outgrow | 1. grow too large or too mature for 2. grow faster than More Definitions → |
| obviate | 1. get rid of something 2. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; to protect from or to keep away anything undesirable; to ward off More Definitions → |
| organon | 1. a system of principles for philosophic or scientific investigations; an instrument for acquiring knowledge More Definitions → |
| outpace | 1. surpass in speed More Definitions → |
| overage | 1. a surplus or excess of money or merchandise that is actually on hand and that exceeds expectations 2. too old to be useful More Definitions → |
| operant | 1. having influence or producing an effect More Definitions → |
| ousting | 1. the act of ejecting someone or forcing them out More Definitions → |
| outlive | 1. live longer than More Definitions → |
| oxidize | 1. enter into a combination with oxygen or become converted into an oxide 2. add oxygen to or combine with oxygen More Definitions → |