Among the ancients, O was a mark of triple time, from the notion that the ternary, or number 3, is the most perfect of numbers, and properly expressed by a circle, the most perfect figure.
O's:
of O
Oes:
of O
O:
The letter O, or its sound.
O:
Something shaped like the letter O; a circle or oval.
O:
A cipher; zero.
O':
A prefix to Irish family names, which signifies grandson or descendant of, and is a character of dignity; as, O'Neil, O'Carrol.
O':
A shortened form of of or on.
O:
One.
O:
An exclamation used in calling or directly addressing a person or personified object; also, as an emotional or impassioned exclamation expressing pain, grief, surprise, desire, fear, etc.
Oad:
See Woad.
Oaf:
Originally, an elf's child; a changeling left by fairies or goblins; hence, a deformed or foolish child; a simpleton; an idiot.
Oafish:
Like an oaf; simple.
Oak:
Any tree or shrub of the genus Quercus. The oaks have alternate leaves, often variously lobed, and staminate flowers in catkins. The fruit is a smooth nut, called an acorn, which is more or less inclo ...
Oak:
The strong wood or timber of the oak.
Oaken:
Made or consisting of oaks or of the wood of oaks.
Oaker:
See Ocher.
Oakling:
A young oak.
Oakum:
The material obtained by untwisting and picking into loose fiber old hemp ropes; -- used for calking the seams of ships, stopping leaks, etc.
Oakum:
The coarse portion separated from flax or hemp in nackling.
Oaky:
Resembling oak; strong.
Oar:
An implement for impelling a boat, being a slender piece of timber, usually ash or spruce, with a grip or handle at one end and a broad blade at the other. The part which rests in the rowlock is calle ...
Oar:
An oarsman; a rower; as, he is a good oar.
Oar:
An oarlike swimming organ of various invertebrates.
Oared:
of Oar
Oaring:
of Oar
Oar:
To row.
Oared:
Furnished with oars; -- chiefly used in composition; as, a four-oared boat.
Oared:
Having feet adapted for swimming.
Oared:
Totipalmate; -- said of the feet of certain birds. See Illust. of Aves.
Oarfish:
The ribbon fish.
Oarfoot:
Any crustacean of the genus Remipes.
Oar-footed:
Having feet adapted for swimming.
Oarless:
Without oars.
Oarlock:
The notch, fork, or other device on the gunwale of a boat, in which the oar rests in rowing. See Rowlock.
Oarsmen:
of Oarsman
Oarsman:
One who uses, or is skilled in the use of, an oar; a rower.