English Explanatory Dictionary

o

English dictionary entry

Meanings

character
  1. The fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.
  2. Alternative form of ο, the fifteenth letter of the Classical and Modern Greek alphabets, called omicron and (astronomy) used as an abbreviation of omicron in star names.
num
  1. The fifteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.
noun
  1. The name of the Latin script letter O/o.
  2. A zero (used in reading out numbers).
particle
  1. alternative form of O (vocative particle)
intj
  1. Alternative form of oh.
noun
  1. Operator
  2. Object, see SVO
adj
  1. Clipping of over.
prep
  1. Alternative form of of.
character
  1. The fifteenth letter of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.
noun
  1. Something shaped like the letter O.
  2. A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may only receive transfusions of similar type O blood, but may donate to all (neglecting Rh factor). Synonym: universal donor.
num
  1. The fifteenth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called o and written in the Latin script.
particle
  1. The vocative particle, used for direct address.
noun
  1. An utterance of the vocative O.
noun
  1. American Library Association abbreviation of octavo, a book size (20-25 cm).
  2. Someone associated with Leyton Orient Football Club, as a player, coach, supporter etc.
  3. The number of overs bowled.
  4. Orgasm.
  5. Opium.
adj
  1. Abbreviation of morally offensive, film classification of the National Legion of Decency.
  2. Abbreviation of Orthodox.
name
  1. A surname from Korean.
name
  1. A surname from Mandarin Chinese.
  2. Alternative form of E (Ancient Chinese Kingdom)
adj
  1. With sugar and no condensed milk added.
symbol
  1. An orthographic ⟨o⟩ with a diacritic that marks it as being the STRUT vowel, as in the word "son".

Pronunciation

/ˈəʊ/ en-uk-o.ogg /ˈoʊ/ en-us-o.ogg /əʊ/ /oʊ/ /ʌ/ ŭ [ˈoː˦] [ˈo] /ɔː(˦)/

Word forms

o os o's oes oh ô Oe Au E

Etymology

See o'.

Synonyms

big O

Related words

letter 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 bee cee dee ef gee aitch jay kay el em en pee cue ar ess tee vee double-u ex wye zee zed oh ēalā, ǣlā, hēlā la lo O-ch'eng O-chou di lo gah dai gau kosong peng

Derived words

closed o kayo o-dark-thirty okay o-machine open o O Antiphon O Canada kopi o teh o
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