5 letter word starting with oc

Words Parts of Speech Meaning/Definition/Similar Words
occur verb i. To meet; to clash., To go in order to meet; to make reply., To meet one’s eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs., To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory.
ocean noun The whole body of salt water which covers more than three fifths of the surface of the globe; — called also the sea, or great sea., One of the large bodies of water into which the great ocean is regarded as divided, as the Atlantic, Pacific, Indian, Arctic and Antarctic oceans., An immense expanse; any vast space or quantity without apparent limits; as, the boundless ocean of eternity; an ocean of affairs., Of or pertaining to the main or great sea; as, the ocean waves; an ocean stream.
ocher noun Alt. of Ochre
ochre noun A impure earthy ore of iron or a ferruginous clay, usually red (hematite) or yellow (limonite), — used as a pigment in making paints, etc. The name is also applied to clays of other colors., A metallic oxide occurring in earthy form; as, tungstic ocher or tungstite., See Ocher.
ochry adjective See Ochery.
ocrea noun See Ochrea.
octa- A prefix meaning eight. See Octo-., A combining form meaning eight; as in octodecimal, octodecimal, octolocular.
octad noun An atom or radical which has a valence of eight, or is octavalent.
octet noun A composition for eight parts, usually for eight solo instruments or voices.
octic adjective Of the eighth degree or order., A quantic of the eighth degree.
octo- Alt. of Octa-
octyl noun A hypothetical hydrocarbon radical regarded as an essential residue of octane, and as entering into its derivatives; as, octyl alcohol.
oculi plural of Oculus