2-Letter Words Starting with O

Octahedral

President, for one.

Functionary from ticket endings

Last year's winner not skating - he's got a job

Offishness

OLIGARCHIC

Oligochaete

Oligophagy

""Feeding on a restricted range of food substances, especially a limited number of plants. Used chiefly of insects.""

Lacking in plant nutrients and having a large amount of dissolved oxygen throughout. Used of a pond or lake.

""Any of numerous velvety-skinned wormlike carnivorous animals common in tropical forests having characteristics of both arthropods and annelid worms; a member of the Onychophora, also called Malacopoda. See Malacopoda.Onychophora, also called Malacopoda. See Malacopoda.""

Pl. oophorectomies Surgical removal of one or both ovaries. Also called ovariectomy .

Generously display palms

Generously

He'd lend, no pay, all required in most generous fashion

Orchestral

Gold casket marked and scored

Arranged to have the dart score put out

Arranged for gold casket getting evaluated

ORCHESTRATE to write an orchestra score for; -- of a musical composition.

Arranges music

Narrow passages for killer whales (wordplay)

Or that scorer, perhaps (wordplay)

Speaker reserves royal box for arranger

Speaker keeps royal box for the organiser

""Pertaining to, or resembling, a natural order (Orchidace\'91) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics. Orchidace\'91) of endogenous plants of which the genus Orchis is the type. They are mostly perennial herbs having the stamens and pistils united in a single column, and normally three petals and three sepals, all adherent to the ovary. The flowers are curiously shaped, often resembling insects, the odd or lower petal (called the lip) being unlike the others, and sometimes of a strange and unexpected appearance. About one hundred species occur in the United States, but several thousand in the tropics.""

The branch of zoology that deals with the study of birds.

Ornithopter

Relating to the description of mountains

Pl. oropharynges (-f -r n j z) or oropharynxes The part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis.

Oropharynx

Orthocenter

Orthodontia

Canine training (wordplay)

Correction of dental irregularities

Branch of dentistry

Professional who may say, "Hold still!"

Professional who may say, 'Hold still!'

... "Get to the chopper!"

Plural or third person singular

""Biology progressive evolution, leading to the development of a new form, as can be seen through successive generations. See also society . ; orthogenetic , adj . Evolution the sociological theory that all cultures or societies follow the same fixed course of determinate evolution. See also evolution . ; orthogenetic,""

""Biology progressive evolution, leading to the development of a new form, as can be seen through successive generations. See also society . ; orthogenetic , adj . Evolution the sociological theory that all cultures or societies follow the same fixed course of determinate evolution. See also evolution . ; orthogenetic,""

""Perpendicularly; at right angles; as, a curve cuts a set of curves orthogonally. as, a curve cuts a set of curves orthogonally.""

""ORTHOGRAPH An orthographic projection, sometimes partly in section, esp. of a building.""

The treatment of bone and muscle disorders

Rum do, as her topic is a medical speciality

Orthopedist

Orthopteran

Inflected form of ORTHOPTER Inflected form of ORTHO short for orthochromatic plate (a photographic plate)

Orthopter

Noting the system of crystallization which has three unequal axes at right angles to each other; trimetric. See Crystallization. Crystallization.

Having the axis of an ovule or seed straight from the hilum and chalaza to the orifice or the micropyle; atropous.

Device for recording electrical waves

Device for visualising, eg, fluctuations in current

Osteopathy

Out of touch with reality

Relating to an imaginary realm

Spiritual; imaginary

OUTACHIEVE

In a bizarre way

Oddly - and in a foreign manner

Expense includes new food left in an odd way

Outpreach

(Of arms) extended

Poor tutors and the like he had extended

Fashion etc, the Tudors extended

Outstretch

Outthrob

ACHIEVED achieve

Academic Type A personality

Hardly a slacker

*Person who constantly exceeds expectations

Overachieve

Overbleach

Overbleach

Electrician's worry?

Electrician's worry (wordplay)

Ripping off

Overchill

Overcoach

EMPHASES emphasis

Promises have produced too much stress

Excessive stress

Excessive underlining

Excessively emphatic.

HANDLING the act of handling

Overharvest

Overhunting

LENGTHEN to make longer

Overlight

Superior feudal position

Ruling position

Spare house in Westminster - trendy 9 enjoyed it

Overmatch

OVERNIGHTER overnight

Overnight

REACHERS reacher

Aiming too high

Going too far.

Was more important than

Remaining fish on slate, perhaps, put in the shade

Outshone

Overshoot

Overslaugh

Overthink

Removing from power

Defeating husband in public argument

Overtighten

Overweigh

Overweight

Irresistible - huge

Completely overpowering

Completely defeating

Due a refund, in a way

WITHHOLD to hold back

Owlishness

Ozonosphere

Cousteau, for one

One who studies the seas

Woods Hole scientist.

The exploration and scientific study of the ocean and its phenomena. Also called oceanology .

Of or pertaining to ochlocracy; having the form or character of an ochlocracy; mobocratic.

Nonchalant and cool manner

In people (wordplay)

Presumably, these are in the foundations at work for those with seats

""A man who investigates complaints and mediates fair settlements, especially between aggrieved parties such as consumers or students and an institution or organization.""

Onychophoran

Without reservation

Openmouthed

Treatment of eye problems

Study of eyes

Branch of medicine concerned with the eye

""Pl. opisthobranchs Any of various marine gastropod mollusks of the subclass Opisthobranchia, characterized by gills, a shell that is reduced or absent, and two pairs of tentacles.""

Orchestrater

Stage-managing

Getting it into the right scale for music or bosom (wordplay)

Arrangement for lecture about royal box

Arrangement of gold part encircling box

Composer's skill

Orchestrator

""Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the order Ornithischia.""

Ornithology

Birdman (or woman)

Person who studies birds

Student of birds

Pl. oropharynges (-f -r n j z) or oropharynxes The part of the pharynx between the soft palate and the epiglottis.

Canine fixers

According to Cockney, they work on Hampstead Heath

Don't put in sir's tooth wonky! They should straighten it out

Orthoepical

""ORTHOGONAL Rightangled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another. as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another.""

""ORTHOGONAL Rightangled; rectangular; as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another. as, an orthogonal intersection of one curve with another.""

Orthography

Orthopterist

ORTHOPTEROID orthopter

Oscillograph

OSCILLOGRAPH a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating .

Outstretch

Overachiever

ACHIEVING achieve

Overbleach

BREATHING breathe

Decorate too much

""EMPHASIZE To utter or pronounce with a particular stress of voice; to make emphatic; as, to emphasize a word or a phrase. as, to emphasize a word or a phrase.""

Overharvest

Overlengthen

Overlordship

Overnourish

Overnourish

Appearing more important than

Overslaugh

Too thinly spread

Made excessive demands on

Too extended

Overstretch

Overtighten

Overweight

Overwithhold

See Hemoglobin.Hemoglobin.

Black and white wader

Pied coastal wading bird

Bird of the seashore

Start of a quip

Oceanography

Ombudsmanship

Plural or third person singular

Navel-gazing

Plural or third person singular

""An infection with nematodes of the genus Onchocerca, especially Onchocerca volvulus. Untreated, such infections can cause serious dermatological problems, and in advanced cases may lead to blindness. In certain areas of tropical Africa the blindness caused by onchocerciasis is called river blindness.Onchocerca, especially Onchocerca volvulus. Untreated, such infections can cause serious dermatological problems, and in advanced cases may lead to blindness. In certain areas of tropical Africa the blindness caused by onchocerciasis is called river blindness.""

Oophorectomy

Generosity

Medical Specialties

Instrument for inspecting the retina and other eye parts

A branch of physiognomy which deduces the knowledge of a person's temper and character from the appearance of the eyes.

Opisthobranch

A chorister's not involved in these arrangements

Harmoniously settled scores, making speeches about case, right (wordplay)

""Any of various hydrocarbon pesticides, such as DDT, that contain chlorine.""

Ornithischian

Wrought iron, hot with reason like study of 19s, say

Hobbies are included in class that interests them

""Photography Of, relating to, or accurately reproducing the colors of the subject.""

ORTHOGONALIZE

Orthogonalize

""Of or pertaining to orthography, or right spelling; also, correct in spelling; as, orthographical rules; the letter was orthographic.as, orthographical rules; the letter was orthographic.""

""Of, relating to, or being a theory holding that mental diseases or abnormalities result from various chemical imbalances or deficiencies and can be cured by restoring proper levels of chemical substances, such as vitamins and minerals, in the body.""

Orthopedical

ORTHOPHOSPHATE

OSCILLOGRAPH a device for making a record of the wave forms of fluctuating .

""A form of arthritis, occurring mainly in older persons, that is characterized by chronic degeneration of the cartilage of the joints. Also called degenerative joint disease .""

Rio atheists rot from joint complaint

Inflammation in which cartilages of the joints and adjacent bones are worn away

Big toe injured by Arthur, not Posh; it's causing bone disease

Outlandish

Overbreathing

Given excessive weight, very large map he stupidly put inside

Overemphasize

Excessive enthusiasm.

Overharvest

""HOMOGENIZE To blend (a collection of unlike elements) together so as to make the whole uniform in character, composition, or function.""

Overlengthen

Overnourish

Overstretch

Overtighten

Crushingly.

Oxyhemoglobin

Birds that could give the coarsest cry

Rise of gas with cheap coal I moved about, referring to marine studies

OFFHANDEDNESS offhanded

A carbohydrate that consists of a relatively small number of monosaccharides.

Candor.

Openmouthed

Ophthalmology

An examiner of pupils, perhaps

Specialist in eye diseases

Important doctor of medicine.

Retinal inspection instruments

""OPHTHALMOSCOPE An instrument for viewing the interior of the eye, particularly the retina. Light is thrown into the eye by a mirror (usually concave) and the interior is then examined with or without the aid of a lens.""

ORCHESTRATION The arrangement of music for an orchestra; orchestral treatment of a composition; called also instrumentation. instrumentation.

Organochlorine

Chemical has ruined oath on paper <197> gosh!

ORTHODONTIC Of or pertaining to orthodontics or orthodontia.

Orthogonality

ORTHOGONALIZE

Orthophosphate

Medical Specialties ()

Oscillography

OSTEOPATHIC Of or pertaining to osteopathy.

Camper's quality

""ACHIEVEMENT The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his object. as, the achievement of his object.""

Overembellish

Overembellish

Attaching too much weight to

Stressing excessively

Finished the map off, losing time measuring and marking too much

Overenthusiasm

""HOMOGENIZED formed by blending unlike elements, especially by reducing one element to particles and dispersing them throughout another substance.""

Overhomogenize