Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
ought |
noun & adverb |
See Aught., Was or were under obligation to pay; owed., Owned; possessed., To be bound in duty or by moral obligation., To be necessary, fit, becoming, or expedient; to behoove; — in this sense formerly sometimes used impersonally or without a subject expressed., of Owe |
ounce |
noun |
A weight, the sixteenth part of a pound avoirdupois, and containing 437/ grains., The twelfth part of a troy pound., Fig.: A small portion; a bit., A feline quadruped (Felis irbis, / uncia) resembling the leopard in size, and somewhat in color, but it has longer and thicker fur, which forms a short mane on the back. The ounce is pale yellowish gray, with irregular dark spots on the neck and limbs, and dark rings on the body. It inhabits the lofty mountain ranges of Asia. Called also once. |
oundy |
adjective |
Wavy; waving/ curly. |
ouphe |
noun |
A fairy; a goblin; an elf. |
ousel |
noun |
One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). |
outdo |
verb t. |
To go beyond in performance; to excel; to surpass. |
outer |
adjective |
Being on the outside; external; farthest or farther from the interior, from a given station, or from any space or position regarded as a center or starting place; — opposed to inner; as, the outer wall; the outer court or gate; the outer stump in cricket; the outer world., The part of a target which is beyond the circles surrounding the bull’s-eye., A shot which strikes the outer of a target., One who puts out, ousts, or expels; also, an ouster; dispossession. |
outgo |
verb t. |
To go beyond; to exceed in swiftness; to surpass; to outdo., To circumvent; to overreach., That which goes out, or is paid out; outlay; expenditure; — the opposite of income. |
outre |
adjective |
Being out of the common course or limits; extravagant; bizarre. |
ouzel |
noun |
Same as Ousel. |