Breadcrumb Home > Brewers Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: O E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z O O.H.M.S O.K O. P. Riot O tempora! O mores! O Yes'! O Yes! O Yes! Oaf Oak Oak and Ash Oak-tree Oaks Oaks Famous in Story Oakum Oannes Oar Oars O'asis Oath Oaths Oats Ob Obadiah Obambou Obelisk Obelus Obermann Oberon Oberthal Obidah Obidicut Obiism Obiter dictum Object Obolus Obsequies Obstacle Race Obstinate Obverse Oby Occam Occam's Razor Occasion Occult Sciences Oceana Ochiltree Octavian Octavo Ocypus Od Odd Numbers Odd and Even Od's Odds Ode Odhaerir Odin Odium Theologicum O'Doherty Odor Lucri Odorico Odour Odour of Sanctity Odrysium Carmen O'dur Odyle Odyssey OEdipus OEil OEil de Boeuf Off Off-hand Off his Head Off the Hooks Off with his Head! So much for Buckingham! Offa's Dyke Og Oghams Oghris O'gier the Dane Ogleby O'gres O'Groat Ogygian Deluge Oi Polloi Oignement de Bretaigne Oignons d'Egypte Oil Oil of Palms Oil on Troubled Waters Oil the Knocker Ointment Olaf Old Bags Old Blade Old Bona Fide Old Boots Old Dominion Old England Old Faith Men Old Fogs Old Fox Old Gentleman Old Glory Old Gooseberry Old Grog Old Hands Old Harry Old Humphrey Old Mortality Old News Old Noll Old Noll's Fiddler Old Port School Old Reeky Old Rowley Old Salt Old Scratch Old Song Old Style- New Style Old Tom Old Women Old World Old as Adam Old As Methuselah Old as the Hills Old Age Restored to Youth Old Dogs will not Learn New Tricks Old Lady of Threadneedle Street Old Man Eloquent Old Man of the Moon Old Man of the Mountain Old Man of the Sea Oldbuck Oldcastle Oldenburg Horn Oldest Nation O'leum Adde Camino Olibrius Olifaunt Oligarchy Olindo O'lio Olive Olive Branches Oliver Olivetans Olivia Olia Podrida Ollapod Olympia Olympaid Olympian Jove Olympic Games Olympus O'Lynn Om O'man's Sea Ombre O'mega Omens Omeyinger Saga Omnibus Omnium Omnium Gatherum Omorca Omphale On dit On the Loose On the Shelf One-horse System One-horse Universities One Step from the Sublime to the Ridiculous One too Many for Him One Touch of Nature Makes the whole World Kin Onion Pennies Only Onslow O'nus O'nus Probandi Onyx O'pal Opal of Alphonso XII Open Air Mission Open Question Open Secret Open, Sesame Open the Ball Ophelia Opinicus Opium-eater Oppidan of Eton Optime Optimism Opus Majus Opus Operantis Opus Operatum Or Ever Oracle Oracle of the Church Oracle of the Holy Bottle, Bacbuc Oracle of Sieve and Shears Oracles Orange Lilies Orange Lodges Orange Peel Orange-tawny Orange Blossoms Worn at Weddings Orangeman Orania Orator Henley Orbilian Stick Ore Orca Orchard Orcus Ordeal Order! Order of the Cockle Order of the Day Orders Orders of Architecture Ordigale Ordinary Oread Oreilles Orelio Orellana Orfeo and Heurodis Orgies Orgoglio Orgon Oriana O'riande O'riel Orientation Oriflamme Origenists Original Sin Oril'o Orinda Orion Orkborne Orkneys Orlando Orlando Furioso Orlando Innamorato Orleans Ormandine Ormulum Ormusd Oromasdes O'roondates Orosius Orotalt Orpheus Orpheus of Highwaymen Orrery Orsin Orsini Orson Orthodox Sunday Orts Ortus Ortwine Orvietan Os Sacrum Osbaldistone Oseway Osiris Osmand Osnaburg Osprey Ossa Osse'o Ossian Ostend' Manifesto Oster-Monath Ostler Ostracis'm Ostrich Ostrich Brains Ostrich Eggs in Churches Ostrich Stomachs Ostringers, Sperviters, Falconers Oswald's Well Othello Othello's Occupation's Gone Other Day Othman, O'tium cum Dig Otos O'Trigger Oui Out Out-Herod Herod Out and Out Out in the Fifteen Out in the Forty-five Out of Harness Out of Pocket Out of Sorts Out of the Wood Outis Outrigger Outrun the Constable Outworks Ouzel Ovation Over Over and Over Again Over Edom will I cast my Shoe Over the Left O'verdo Overreach Overture Overy Ovid Owain Owen Meredith Owl Owl-light Owl in an Ivy Bush Owl was a Baker's Daughter Owlery Owlglass Ox Ox-eye Ox of the Deluge Oxford Oxford Blues Oxford Boat Crew Oxford Movement Oxford Stroke Oxgang Oyer and Terminer Oyster Oyster Part Oyster and Huitre Oysters Oz Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related Content Allusions Foreign Words and Phrases Latin and Greek Word Elements Names: Their Origins and Meanings Old Testament Names Mythology Ancient Greek Literature & Mythology The Bible (King James version) The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell) Shakespeare's Plays Tales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb) Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about. Who's Who in the "Lord of the Rings" Roman Catholic Church Hierarchy Current Events This Week: March 2023 42 Top Western Movie Quotes Slaves in the Family User's Guide to Environmental Language ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: irascible Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z O O.H.M.S O.K O. P. Riot O tempora! O mores! O Yes'! O Yes! O Yes! Oaf Oak Oak and Ash Oak-tree Oaks Oaks Famous in Story Oakum Oannes Oar Oars O'asis Oath Oaths Oats Ob Obadiah Obambou Obelisk Obelus Obermann Oberon Oberthal Obidah Obidicut Obiism Obiter dictum Object Obolus Obsequies Obstacle Race Obstinate Obverse Oby Occam Occam's Razor Occasion Occult Sciences Oceana Ochiltree Octavian Octavo Ocypus Od Odd Numbers Odd and Even Od's Odds Ode Odhaerir Odin Odium Theologicum O'Doherty Odor Lucri Odorico Odour Odour of Sanctity Odrysium Carmen O'dur Odyle Odyssey OEdipus OEil OEil de Boeuf Off Off-hand Off his Head Off the Hooks Off with his Head! So much for Buckingham! Offa's Dyke Og Oghams Oghris O'gier the Dane Ogleby O'gres O'Groat Ogygian Deluge Oi Polloi Oignement de Bretaigne Oignons d'Egypte Oil Oil of Palms Oil on Troubled Waters Oil the Knocker Ointment Olaf Old Bags Old Blade Old Bona Fide Old Boots Old Dominion Old England Old Faith Men Old Fogs Old Fox Old Gentleman Old Glory Old Gooseberry Old Grog Old Hands Old Harry Old Humphrey Old Mortality Old News Old Noll Old Noll's Fiddler Old Port School Old Reeky Old Rowley Old Salt Old Scratch Old Song Old Style- New Style Old Tom Old Women Old World Old as Adam Old As Methuselah Old as the Hills Old Age Restored to Youth Old Dogs will not Learn New Tricks Old Lady of Threadneedle Street Old Man Eloquent Old Man of the Moon Old Man of the Mountain Old Man of the Sea Oldbuck Oldcastle Oldenburg Horn Oldest Nation O'leum Adde Camino Olibrius Olifaunt Oligarchy Olindo O'lio Olive Olive Branches Oliver Olivetans Olivia Olia Podrida Ollapod Olympia Olympaid Olympian Jove Olympic Games Olympus O'Lynn Om O'man's Sea Ombre O'mega Omens Omeyinger Saga Omnibus Omnium Omnium Gatherum Omorca Omphale On dit On the Loose On the Shelf One-horse System One-horse Universities One Step from the Sublime to the Ridiculous One too Many for Him One Touch of Nature Makes the whole World Kin Onion Pennies Only Onslow O'nus O'nus Probandi Onyx O'pal Opal of Alphonso XII Open Air Mission Open Question Open Secret Open, Sesame Open the Ball Ophelia Opinicus Opium-eater Oppidan of Eton Optime Optimism Opus Majus Opus Operantis Opus Operatum Or Ever Oracle Oracle of the Church Oracle of the Holy Bottle, Bacbuc Oracle of Sieve and Shears Oracles Orange Lilies Orange Lodges Orange Peel Orange-tawny Orange Blossoms Worn at Weddings Orangeman Orania Orator Henley Orbilian Stick Ore Orca Orchard Orcus Ordeal Order! Order of the Cockle Order of the Day Orders Orders of Architecture Ordigale Ordinary Oread Oreilles Orelio Orellana Orfeo and Heurodis Orgies Orgoglio Orgon Oriana O'riande O'riel Orientation Oriflamme Origenists Original Sin Oril'o Orinda Orion Orkborne Orkneys Orlando Orlando Furioso Orlando Innamorato Orleans Ormandine Ormulum Ormusd Oromasdes O'roondates Orosius Orotalt Orpheus Orpheus of Highwaymen Orrery Orsin Orsini Orson Orthodox Sunday Orts Ortus Ortwine Orvietan Os Sacrum Osbaldistone Oseway Osiris Osmand Osnaburg Osprey Ossa Osse'o Ossian Ostend' Manifesto Oster-Monath Ostler Ostracis'm Ostrich Ostrich Brains Ostrich Eggs in Churches Ostrich Stomachs Ostringers, Sperviters, Falconers Oswald's Well Othello Othello's Occupation's Gone Other Day Othman, O'tium cum Dig Otos O'Trigger Oui Out Out-Herod Herod Out and Out Out in the Fifteen Out in the Forty-five Out of Harness Out of Pocket Out of Sorts Out of the Wood Outis Outrigger Outrun the Constable Outworks Ouzel Ovation Over Over and Over Again Over Edom will I cast my Shoe Over the Left O'verdo Overreach Overture Overy Ovid Owain Owen Meredith Owl Owl-light Owl in an Ivy Bush Owl was a Baker's Daughter Owlery Owlglass Ox Ox-eye Ox of the Deluge Oxford Oxford Blues Oxford Boat Crew Oxford Movement Oxford Stroke Oxgang Oyer and Terminer Oyster Oyster Part Oyster and Huitre Oysters Oz Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related Content Allusions Foreign Words and Phrases Latin and Greek Word Elements Names: Their Origins and Meanings Old Testament Names Mythology Ancient Greek Literature & Mythology The Bible (King James version) The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell) Shakespeare's Plays Tales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb) Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language