Breadcrumb Home > Brewers Brewer's: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable: O E. Cobham Brewer, 1894A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZOO.H.M.SO.KO. P. RiotO tempora! O mores!O Yes'! O Yes! O Yes!OafOakOak and AshOak-treeOaksOaks Famous in StoryOakumOannesOarOarsO'asisOathOathsOatsObObadiahObambouObeliskObelusObermannOberonOberthalObidahObidicutObiismObiter dictumObjectObolusObsequiesObstacle RaceObstinateObverseObyOccamOccam's RazorOccasionOccult SciencesOceanaOchiltreeOctavianOctavoOcypusOdOdd NumbersOdd and EvenOd'sOddsOdeOdhaerirOdinOdium TheologicumO'DohertyOdor LucriOdoricoOdourOdour of SanctityOdrysium CarmenO'durOdyleOdysseyOEdipusOEilOEil de BoeufOffOff-handOff his HeadOff the HooksOff with his Head! So much for Buckingham!Offa's DykeOgOghamsOghrisO'gier the DaneOglebyO'gresO'GroatOgygian DelugeOi PolloiOignement de BretaigneOignons d'EgypteOilOil of PalmsOil on Troubled WatersOil the KnockerOintmentOlafOld BagsOld BladeOld Bona FideOld BootsOld DominionOld EnglandOld Faith MenOld FogsOld FoxOld GentlemanOld GloryOld GooseberryOld GrogOld HandsOld HarryOld HumphreyOld MortalityOld NewsOld NollOld Noll's FiddlerOld Port SchoolOld ReekyOld RowleyOld SaltOld ScratchOld SongOld Style- New StyleOld TomOld WomenOld WorldOld as AdamOld As MethuselahOld as the HillsOld Age Restored to YouthOld Dogs will not Learn New TricksOld Lady of Threadneedle StreetOld Man EloquentOld Man of the MoonOld Man of the MountainOld Man of the SeaOldbuckOldcastleOldenburg HornOldest NationO'leum Adde CaminoOlibriusOlifauntOligarchyOlindoO'lioOliveOlive BranchesOliverOlivetansOliviaOlia PodridaOllapodOlympiaOlympaidOlympian JoveOlympic GamesOlympusO'LynnOmO'man's SeaOmbreO'megaOmensOmeyinger SagaOmnibusOmniumOmnium GatherumOmorcaOmphaleOn ditOn the LooseOn the ShelfOne-horse SystemOne-horse UniversitiesOne Step from the Sublime to the RidiculousOne too Many for HimOne Touch of Nature Makes the whole World KinOnion PenniesOnlyOnslowO'nusO'nus ProbandiOnyxO'palOpal of Alphonso XIIOpen Air MissionOpen QuestionOpen SecretOpen, SesameOpen the BallOpheliaOpinicusOpium-eaterOppidan of EtonOptimeOptimismOpus MajusOpus OperantisOpus OperatumOr EverOracleOracle of the ChurchOracle of the Holy Bottle, BacbucOracle of Sieve and ShearsOraclesOrange LiliesOrange LodgesOrange PeelOrange-tawnyOrange Blossoms Worn at WeddingsOrangemanOraniaOrator HenleyOrbilian StickOreOrcaOrchardOrcusOrdealOrder!Order of the CockleOrder of the DayOrdersOrders of ArchitectureOrdigaleOrdinaryOreadOreillesOrelioOrellanaOrfeo and HeurodisOrgiesOrgoglioOrgonOrianaO'riandeO'rielOrientationOriflammeOrigenistsOriginal SinOril'oOrindaOrionOrkborneOrkneysOrlandoOrlando FuriosoOrlando InnamoratoOrleansOrmandineOrmulumOrmusdOromasdesO'roondatesOrosiusOrotaltOrpheusOrpheus of HighwaymenOrreryOrsinOrsiniOrsonOrthodox SundayOrtsOrtusOrtwineOrvietanOs SacrumOsbaldistoneOsewayOsirisOsmandOsnaburgOspreyOssaOsse'oOssianOstend' ManifestoOster-MonathOstlerOstracis'mOstrichOstrich BrainsOstrich Eggs in ChurchesOstrich StomachsOstringers, Sperviters, FalconersOswald's WellOthelloOthello's Occupation's GoneOther DayOthman,O'tium cum DigOtosO'TriggerOuiOutOut-Herod HerodOut and OutOut in the FifteenOut in the Forty-fiveOut of HarnessOut of PocketOut of SortsOut of the WoodOutisOutriggerOutrun the ConstableOutworksOuzelOvationOverOver and Over AgainOver Edom will I cast my ShoeOver the LeftO'verdoOverreachOvertureOveryOvidOwainOwen MeredithOwlOwl-lightOwl in an Ivy BushOwl was a Baker's DaughterOwleryOwlglassOxOx-eyeOx of the DelugeOxfordOxford BluesOxford Boat CrewOxford MovementOxford StrokeOxgangOyer and TerminerOysterOyster PartOyster and HuitreOystersOzSource: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894A 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 ContentAllusionsForeign Words and PhrasesLatin and Greek Word ElementsNames: Their Origins and MeaningsOld Testament NamesMythologyAncient Greek Literature & MythologyThe Bible (King James version)The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)Shakespeare's PlaysTales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)Frequently Misspelled WordsFrequently Mispronounced WordsEasily Confused WordsWriting & Language ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: shanghai Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language
E. Cobham Brewer, 1894A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y ZOO.H.M.SO.KO. P. RiotO tempora! O mores!O Yes'! O Yes! O Yes!OafOakOak and AshOak-treeOaksOaks Famous in StoryOakumOannesOarOarsO'asisOathOathsOatsObObadiahObambouObeliskObelusObermannOberonOberthalObidahObidicutObiismObiter dictumObjectObolusObsequiesObstacle RaceObstinateObverseObyOccamOccam's RazorOccasionOccult SciencesOceanaOchiltreeOctavianOctavoOcypusOdOdd NumbersOdd and EvenOd'sOddsOdeOdhaerirOdinOdium TheologicumO'DohertyOdor LucriOdoricoOdourOdour of SanctityOdrysium CarmenO'durOdyleOdysseyOEdipusOEilOEil de BoeufOffOff-handOff his HeadOff the HooksOff with his Head! So much for Buckingham!Offa's DykeOgOghamsOghrisO'gier the DaneOglebyO'gresO'GroatOgygian DelugeOi PolloiOignement de BretaigneOignons d'EgypteOilOil of PalmsOil on Troubled WatersOil the KnockerOintmentOlafOld BagsOld BladeOld Bona FideOld BootsOld DominionOld EnglandOld Faith MenOld FogsOld FoxOld GentlemanOld GloryOld GooseberryOld GrogOld HandsOld HarryOld HumphreyOld MortalityOld NewsOld NollOld Noll's FiddlerOld Port SchoolOld ReekyOld RowleyOld SaltOld ScratchOld SongOld Style- New StyleOld TomOld WomenOld WorldOld as AdamOld As MethuselahOld as the HillsOld Age Restored to YouthOld Dogs will not Learn New TricksOld Lady of Threadneedle StreetOld Man EloquentOld Man of the MoonOld Man of the MountainOld Man of the SeaOldbuckOldcastleOldenburg HornOldest NationO'leum Adde CaminoOlibriusOlifauntOligarchyOlindoO'lioOliveOlive BranchesOliverOlivetansOliviaOlia PodridaOllapodOlympiaOlympaidOlympian JoveOlympic GamesOlympusO'LynnOmO'man's SeaOmbreO'megaOmensOmeyinger SagaOmnibusOmniumOmnium GatherumOmorcaOmphaleOn ditOn the LooseOn the ShelfOne-horse SystemOne-horse UniversitiesOne Step from the Sublime to the RidiculousOne too Many for HimOne Touch of Nature Makes the whole World KinOnion PenniesOnlyOnslowO'nusO'nus ProbandiOnyxO'palOpal of Alphonso XIIOpen Air MissionOpen QuestionOpen SecretOpen, SesameOpen the BallOpheliaOpinicusOpium-eaterOppidan of EtonOptimeOptimismOpus MajusOpus OperantisOpus OperatumOr EverOracleOracle of the ChurchOracle of the Holy Bottle, BacbucOracle of Sieve and ShearsOraclesOrange LiliesOrange LodgesOrange PeelOrange-tawnyOrange Blossoms Worn at WeddingsOrangemanOraniaOrator HenleyOrbilian StickOreOrcaOrchardOrcusOrdealOrder!Order of the CockleOrder of the DayOrdersOrders of ArchitectureOrdigaleOrdinaryOreadOreillesOrelioOrellanaOrfeo and HeurodisOrgiesOrgoglioOrgonOrianaO'riandeO'rielOrientationOriflammeOrigenistsOriginal SinOril'oOrindaOrionOrkborneOrkneysOrlandoOrlando FuriosoOrlando InnamoratoOrleansOrmandineOrmulumOrmusdOromasdesO'roondatesOrosiusOrotaltOrpheusOrpheus of HighwaymenOrreryOrsinOrsiniOrsonOrthodox SundayOrtsOrtusOrtwineOrvietanOs SacrumOsbaldistoneOsewayOsirisOsmandOsnaburgOspreyOssaOsse'oOssianOstend' ManifestoOster-MonathOstlerOstracis'mOstrichOstrich BrainsOstrich Eggs in ChurchesOstrich StomachsOstringers, Sperviters, FalconersOswald's WellOthelloOthello's Occupation's GoneOther DayOthman,O'tium cum DigOtosO'TriggerOuiOutOut-Herod HerodOut and OutOut in the FifteenOut in the Forty-fiveOut of HarnessOut of PocketOut of SortsOut of the WoodOutisOutriggerOutrun the ConstableOutworksOuzelOvationOverOver and Over AgainOver Edom will I cast my ShoeOver the LeftO'verdoOverreachOvertureOveryOvidOwainOwen MeredithOwlOwl-lightOwl in an Ivy BushOwl was a Baker's DaughterOwleryOwlglassOxOx-eyeOx of the DelugeOxfordOxford BluesOxford Boat CrewOxford MovementOxford StrokeOxgangOyer and TerminerOysterOyster PartOyster and HuitreOystersOzSource: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894A 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 ContentAllusionsForeign Words and PhrasesLatin and Greek Word ElementsNames: Their Origins and MeaningsOld Testament NamesMythologyAncient Greek Literature & MythologyThe Bible (King James version)The Koran (translation by J. M. Rodwell)Shakespeare's PlaysTales from Shakespeare (Charles and Mary Lamb)Frequently Misspelled WordsFrequently Mispronounced WordsEasily Confused WordsWriting & Language