English dictionary: words starting with oa
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nounA man who is rough or clumsy and unintelligent.
Usage examples:
They are just big, clumsy oafs
nounThe state of being an oaf; loutishness, stupidity.
adjectiveRough or clumsy and unintelligent.
Usage examples:
Oafish behaviour
nounThe quality of being stupid, rude, or awkward
Usage examples:
He did not defend her against the oafishness of their host., the film manages throughout to make hi…
nounA man who is rough or clumsy and unintelligent.
Usage examples:
They are just big, clumsy oafs
nounA large tree which bears acorns and typically has lobed deciduous leaves. oaks are dominant in many north temperate forests and are an important source of durable timber used in building, furniture, and (formerly) ships.
Usage examples:
Suddenly he thought of the forest, the oak tree and the chances that she might be there.
nounA member of an irish protest organization of the 1760s called hearts of oak, whose badge was a sprig of oak worn in the hat.
adjectiveMade of timber from the oak tree.
Usage examples:
A heavy oaken table
proper nounAn industrial port on the east side of san francisco bay in california; population 404,155 (est. 2008).
nounA small or young oak tree; an oak sapling.
nounA large tree which bears acorns and typically has lobed deciduous leaves. oaks are dominant in many north temperate forests and are an important source of durable timber used in building, furniture, and (formerly) ships.
Usage examples:
Suddenly he thought of the forest, the oak tree and the chances that she might be there.
nounLoose fibre obtained by untwisting old rope, used especially in caulking wooden ships.
Usage examples:
Remember to use a filler, like oakum, for wide joints before you caulk.
Oaky
ˈəʊ.kiadjectiveOaky wine has a slight flavour of wood, especially because it has been left to develop in a container made of oak
Usage examples:
A deliciously oaky red wine
abbreviationMedal of the order of australia.
nounAbbreviation for old age pensioner
nounAbbreviation for old age pensioner
nounA pole with a flat blade, used to row or steer a boat through the water.
Usage examples:
She pulled hard on the oars
verbPropel with or as if with oars; row.
Usage examples:
Oaring the sea like madmen
nounApparatus or fittings associated with oars; rowing equipment.
verbPropel with or as if with oars; row.
Usage examples:
Oaring the sea like madmen
nounA very long, narrow silvery marine fish of deep water, with a deep red dorsal fin running the length of the body.
Usage examples:
Working from a duplicate slide, he identified the fish as the oarfish noting, however, that the hea…
nounA very long, narrow silvery marine fish of deep water, with a deep red dorsal fin running the length of the body.
Usage examples:
Working from a duplicate slide, he identified the fish as the oarfish noting, however, that the hea…
verbPropel with or as if with oars; row.
Usage examples:
Oaring the sea like madmen
nounA pole with a flat blade, used to row or steer a boat through the water.
Usage examples:
She pulled hard on the oars
nounA rowlock.
Usage examples:
And in 1970, brown managed to ram the boat into a rock in a rapid called unkar, splitting the hull …
nounA rowlock.
Usage examples:
And in 1970, brown managed to ram the boat into a rock in a rapid called unkar, splitting the hull …
nounOarsman.
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