English words starting with oug

Meanings of Ough:

exclamation

In early use: used in imitation of a sound denoting various sentiments, some also expressed by och, oh, ooh, etc. in later use specifically as an exclamation expressing disgust.

Meanings of Ought:

noun

Archaic term for nought.

pronoun

Variant spelling of aught1.

modal verb

Used to indicate duty or correctness, typically when criticizing someone's actions.

Usage examples:

They ought to respect the law

Meanings of Ought-to:

modal verb

Used to show when it is necessary or would be a good thing to perform the activity referred to by the following verb

Usage examples:

[ + infinitive ] you ought to be kinder to him., we ought not/oughtn't to have agreed without knowi…

Meanings of Oughtness:

noun

The deontic quality of an action; moral necessity; duty, obligatoriness; an instance of this.

Meanings of Oughtnt:

contraction

Ought not.

Usage examples:

Tragedies oughtn't to come in such close succession