Words that Start with O

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Interesting notes about the letter O:

The letter O is the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet; it is a vowel.
It has a long sound \ oh \ as in open and a short sound \ uh \ as in money.
The Phoenicians used a circular symbol ‘ayin, the eye, which became the Greek omicron, little (o), and omega for big (O).
The Romans kept the Phoenician’s symbol for O.

The following are a couple of examples of words starting with O.

Ocelot: nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat
- In Texas, the ocelot is considered an endangered species.
Orca: predatory black-and-white toothed whale with large dorsal fin; common in cold seas
- There are no natural predators to the orca whales.
Ostrich: fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
- The ostrich is the only bird I know of that is taller than me.

Outback: the bush country of the interior of Australia
- In the outback of Australia, you can see kangaroos and koalas.
Orphanage: a public institution for the care of orphans
- My grandmother’s parents died when she was young, so she was raised in an orphanage.
Observatory: a building designed and equipped to observe astronomical phenomena
- The view of the stars was beautiful from the observatory.

Optimistic: expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds
- No matter how bad things get, I try to stay optimistic.
Overachiever: a student who attains higher standards than the IQ indicated
- He was an overachiever on his schoolwork and music.
Olympian: of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus
- The details on the statue of the Olympian god were incredible.

Obtuse: lacking in insight or discernment
- The manager thought his plan to save hours was wonderful, but we all thought it was quite obtuse and would never work.
Outrageous: greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- The ideas for the menu were outrageous and unpredicatbale, but they might just work.
Opportune: suitable or at a time that is suitable or advantageous especially for a particular purpose
- His opportune ideas was genius and saved the bird’s life just in time.

Ornate: marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
- Our gym was so ornate for the prom that you’d never know we played a basketball game in it two days ago.
Organized: methodical and efficient in arrangement or function
- The ceremony was very well-organized and ended on time.
Organic: of or relating to foodstuff grown or raised without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides or hormones
- The organic garden is not very big but it will continue to grow as we use less pesticides on the rest of the field.

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