| ocean liner |
a large commercial ship designed for travel on the open seas, which transports passengers or cargo, typically on a regular route. |
| oceanography |
the branch of science that deals with the geography and other features of oceans. |
| oceanology |
oceanography. |
| ocean sunfish |
any of a family of bony marine fishes, esp. a large, slow-moving, tropical species with a flattened body resembling an upright disk. |
| ocellus |
the small, simple eyespot that is common to many invertebrates, consisting of a retina, pigments, and nerve fibers. [2 definitions] |
| ocelot |
a spotted wild cat of Central and South America, similar to but smaller than a leopard. |
| ocher |
any of several iron oxides mixed with clay or sand, ranging in color from pale yellow to reddish brown, and used as pigments. [2 definitions] |
| ochlocracy |
government by a lawless crowd of people; mobocracy. |
| -ock |
small. |
| o'clock |
of or according to the clock. [2 definitions] |
| ocotillo |
a spiny shrub that resembles a cactus, found in the dry regions of Mexico and the southwestern United States. |
| OCS1 |
abbreviation of "Officer Candidate School." |
| OCS2 |
abbreviation of "Old Church Slavonic." |
| Oct. |
abbreviation of "October," the tenth month of the Gregorian calendar year, having thirty-one days. |
| oct- |
a variant of octo-. |
| octa- |
a variant of octo-. |
| octagon |
a two-dimensional figure with eight sides and eight angles; octangle. |
| octahedron |
a three-dimensional figure with eight flat surfaces. |
| octane |
any of a group of oily, colorless isomeric hydrocarbons, some of which are obtained during the distillation of petroleum. [2 definitions] |
| octane number |
a number that designates the antiknock properties of a gasoline, based on the percentage of isooctane in it; octane rating. |
| octane rating |
see "octane number." |