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octopus
Bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
occupation
The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
opal
A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color
oval
A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting
occasion
An event that occurs at a critical time
operator
An agent that ___ some apparatus or machine
open
A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
odd
Not easily explained
orbit
An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
obituary
A notice of someone's death
octagon
An eight-sided polygon
orange
Citrus fruit that shares its name with a color
oboe
A slender double-reed instrument
off
Not in operation or operational
oblique
Any grammatical case other than the nominative
oil
Slippery liquid used for cooking and fuel
oral
An examination conducted by spoken communication
object
A constituent that is acted upon
often
Many times at short intervals
order
A command given by a superior that must be obeyed
observe
To make mention of
ointment
Toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing
ordinance
An authoritative rule
obstacle
Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted

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