Words that start with O
Name: ______________________ Date: ____________
Write the letter of the matching definition next to each term.
1. octopus
A. A constituent that is acted upon
2. occupation
B. An agent that ___ some apparatus or machine
3. opal
C. Any grammatical case other than the nominative
4. oval
D. A command given by a superior that must be obeyed
5. occasion
E. A notice of someone's death
6. operator
F. Not easily explained
7. open
G. Toiletry consisting of any of various substances in the form of a thick liquid that have a soothing
8. odd
H. Slippery liquid used for cooking and fuel
9. orbit
I. A slender double-reed instrument
10. obituary
J. Bottom-living cephalopod having a soft oval body with eight long tentacles
11. octagon
K. A closed plane curve resulting from the intersection of a circular cone and a plane cutting
12. orange
L. The principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
13. oboe
M. An examination conducted by spoken communication
14. off
N. An event that occurs at a critical time
15. oblique
O. Something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted
16. oil
P. An authoritative rule
17. oral
Q. Not in operation or operational
18. object
R. To make mention of
19. often
S. An area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet"
20. order
T. A translucent mineral consisting of hydrated silica of variable color
21. observe
U. A clear or unobstructed space or expanse of land or water
22. ointment
V. An eight-sided polygon
23. ordinance
W. Many times at short intervals
24. obstacle
X. Citrus fruit that shares its name with a color