English words starting with ob

Meanings of Ob:

abbreviation

He or she died.

Usage examples:

Ob. 1867

prefix

Denoting exposure or openness.

Usage examples:

Obverse

proper noun

The principal river of the western siberian lowlands and one of the largest rivers in russia. rising in the altai mountains, it flows generally north and west for 5,410 km (3,481 miles) before entering the gulf of ob (or ob bay), an inlet of the kara sea, a part of the arctic ocean.

Meanings of Oba:

noun

A local chief in nigeria.

Usage examples:

Crowned yoruba chiefs and kings (obas) had the wealth and prerogative to commission works of art.

Meanings of Obadiah:

proper noun

(in the bible) a hebrew minor prophet.

Meanings of Oban:

proper noun

A port and tourist resort on the west coast of scotland, in argyll and bute, opposite the island of mull; population 9,500 (est. 2009).

Meanings of Obb:

noun

Originally: the woof or weft in a web. later also: the warp in a web. frequently attributive, as "abb thread", "abb wool", etc.

Meanings of Obbligato:

noun

An instrumental part, typically distinctive in effect, which is integral to a piece of music and should not be omitted in performance.

Usage examples:

With piano obbligato

Meanings of Obbligatos:

noun

An instrumental part, typically distinctive in effect, which is integral to a piece of music and should not be omitted in performance.

Usage examples:

With piano obbligato

Meanings of Obclavate:

adjective

Inversely clavate; slender, broadening towards the base; club-shaped, with the thickened part at the base.

Meanings of Obcompressed:

adjective

Compressed or flattened in the opposite direction to usual.

Meanings of Obconic:

adjective

In the form of an inverted cone.

Usage examples:

The sponges are large, obconical to conical-cylindrical, with dermal surface marked by irregular, h…

Meanings of Obconical:

adjective

In the form of an inverted cone.

Usage examples:

The sponges are large, obconical to conical-cylindrical, with dermal surface marked by irregular, h…

Meanings of Obcuneate:

adjective

Wedge-shaped.

Meanings of Obdeltoid:

adjective

Inversely deltoid; of a triangular form, with the apex downward, or at the base of the organ or part.

Meanings of Obdiplostemonous:

adjective

Diplostemonous with the disposition of the two stamen-whorls reversed; having the stamens of the outer whorl opposite the petals and those of the inner whorl opposite the sepals; (of stamens) arranged in this way.

Meanings of Obdiplostemony:

noun

The state or condition of being obdiplostemonous.

Meanings of Obduction:

noun

The sideways and upwards movement of the edge of a crustal plate over the margin of an adjacent plate.

Usage examples:

Movement of the ophiolite so far south before obduction is unlikely

Meanings of Obduracy:

noun

The quality of being very determined to act in a particular way despite what anyone else says

Usage examples:

The failure of the peace talks was caused by the obduracy of both leaders., her obduracy on the sub…

Meanings of Obdurate:

adjective

Stubbornly refusing to change one's opinion or course of action.

Usage examples:

I argued this point with him, but he was obdurate

Meanings of Obduration:

noun

The action of making or becoming obdurate, hardened in sin, or insensible to moral influence; the fact or condition of being obdurate; hard-heartedness, stubborn impenitence.

Meanings of Obe:

abbreviation

Officer of the order of the british empire.

Meanings of Obeah:

noun

A kind of sorcery practised especially in the caribbean.

Usage examples:

He knows the value of my power of obeah

Meanings of Obeahism:

noun

The practice of obeah; belief in obeah.

Meanings of Obeche:

noun

A tropical tree native to west and central africa, grown for its pale timber which is used for plywood and veneers.

Meanings of Obedience:

noun

Compliance with an order, request, or law or submission to another's authority.

Usage examples:

Children were taught to show their parents obedience

Meanings of Obediency:

noun

Obedience.