Nouns

orangeman

noun

a member of a society founded in Ireland in 1795 to uphold P...

orangery

noun

a place where oranges are grown; a plantation of orange tree...

orangewood

noun

fine-grained wood of an orange tree; used in fine woodwork

oratorio

noun

a musical composition for voices and orchestra based on a re...

orbitale

noun

the craniometric point at the lowest point on the lower edge...

orchidectomy

noun

surgical removal of one or both testicles

orchiectomy

noun

surgical removal of one or both testicles

orchil

noun

a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens

orchis

noun

one of the two male reproductive glands that produce spermat...

orchotomy

noun

surgical incision into the testis to obtain material for ana...

orchitis

noun

inflammation of one or both testes; characterized by pain an...

orcus

noun

(Roman mythology) god of the underworld; counterpart of Gree...

ordinal

noun

the number designating place in an ordered sequence

ordinand

noun

a person being ordained

ordovician

noun

from 500 million to 425 million years ago; conodonts and ost...

ordure

noun

solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels

oread

noun

(Greek mythology) one of the mountain nymphs

oreide

noun

alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jew...

orff

noun

German musician who developed a widely used system for teach...

organdy

noun

a sheer stiff muslin

organelle

noun

a specialized part of a cell; analogous to an organ

organza

noun

a fabric made of silk or a silklike fabric that resembles or...

oriel

noun

a projecting bay window corbeled or cantilevered out from a...

orientalism

noun

the scholarly knowledge of Asian cultures and languages and...

origanum

noun

any of various fragrant aromatic herbs of the genus Origanum...

oriflamme

noun

an inspiring symbol or ideal that serves as a rallying point...

origen

noun

Greek philosopher and theologian who reinterpreted Christian...

orinasal

noun

a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passage...

orison

noun

reverent petition to a deity

orizaba

noun

a city of east central Mexico (west of Veracruz); a popular...

orleanais

noun

a former province of north central France; centered around O...

orleanist

noun

a supporter of the Orleans branch of the Bourbons that was d...

ormer

noun

an abalone found near the Channel Islands

orlop

noun

the fourth or lowest deck

ornateness

noun

an ornate appearance; being elaborately (even excessively) d...

ornithischian

noun

herbivorous dinosaur with a pelvis like that of a bird

ornithine

noun

an amino acid that does not occur in proteins but is importa...

ornithopod

noun

bipedal herbivorous dinosaur

ornithopter

noun

heavier-than-air craft that is propelled by the flapping of...

ornithorhynchus

noun

type genus of the family Ornithorhynchidae

orography

noun

the science of mountains

oroide

noun

alloy of copper and tin and zinc; used in imitation gold jew...

orology

noun

the science of mountains

orogeny

noun

the process of mountain formation (especially by the upward...

orono

noun

a university town in east central Maine on the Penobscot Riv...

orphrey

noun

a richly embroidered edging on an ecclesiastical vestment

orpine

noun

perennial northern temperate plant with toothed leaves and h...

orpiment

noun

a yellow mineral occurring in conjunction with realgar; an o...

orrisroot

noun

fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine i...

orris

noun

fragrant rootstock of various irises especially Florentine i...