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ouch used to express sudden pain or annoyance.
oud a stringed musical instrument that resembles a lute, used esp. in Africa and Asia.
ought used to indicate what is considered to be morally correct or responsible behavior (usu. fol. by an infinitive with "to"). [4 definitions]
oughtn't contracted form of "ought not."
ouguiya the chief monetary unit of Mauritania, equaling five khoums.
oui (French) yes.
Ouija trademark for a board having the alphabet and the numbers 1 through 10 printed on it, and a smaller board on casters which supposedly moves beneath one's fingers by power of spirits to spell out messages.
ounce1 a unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound or 28.350 grams in the avoirdupois weight system, and equal to one twelfth of a pound or 31.1051 grams in the apothecaries' weight and the troy weight systems. (abbr.: oz.) [3 definitions]
ounce2 see "snow leopard."
our of, relating to, or belonging to the speakers (possessive form of we).
Our Father see "Lord's Prayer," "paternoster."
ours a possessive form of we; that or those belonging to us.
ourself a reflexive form of I; my own person considered privately and apart; myself.
ourselves used reflexively as the object of a verb or preposition. [3 definitions]
-ous characterized by; given to; having; full of. [2 definitions]
ousel variant of ouzel.
oust to force out; expel or eject, as from a place or position.
ouster the act of ousting or condition of being ousted; ejection or expulsion.
out forth; beyond the limits; away. [29 definitions]
out- out; outside; outward. [2 definitions]
outachieve combined form of achieve.