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DICTIONARY ABBREVIATIONS
ocean
offense
Ohio
Ohm (unit of electrical resistance)
old
order
over
oxygen
pint (Latin: octarius)
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COMMON USAGE
15th
O
oh
omicron
love
hug
blood type
operator
Oscar (NATO alphabet)
mid-October
aught
cipher
goose egg
love
naught/nought
nil
no
none
nothing
scratch
zero
zilch
zip
Zippo
50 – 50
bagel
ball
band
circle
circuit
disc
doughnut
egg
globe
halo
hole
hoop
lifesaver
loop
ring
round
sphere
wheel
wreath
360°
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NOUNS: PEOPLE
band
blood donor
central authority
disquieted Pop
head of organization
last of Gestapo
lead in Oklahoma!, Oliver!, opera
leader in office
leader of Oman
leader of opposition
lifesaver
maiden of Orleans
man from Oman
Ontario’s premier
operator
radio’s Oscar
second in command
tic-tac-toe player
universal donor
you in the middle
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NOUNS: PLACES
capital of Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon
central Andorra, Lesotho, Morocco, Wisconsin
east end of Toronto
globe
terminal in Buffalo, Cairo, Chicago, Monaco, Oslo, Sarajevo, Tokyo, Toledo, Toronto
west of Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon
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NOUNS: THINGS
blood group
blood type
boundless joy
center of controversy
circular letter
closing of Fargo, Juno, Memento, Psycho, Rambo
end of countdown (zero)
eye of storm
freezing temperature
gist of story
joy has no bounds
life buoy
lowest possible score
onset of osteoporosis
oxygen
opening, premiere of Oklahoma!, Oliver!, opera
Oprah’s magazine
piece of oak
round object
second place in contest, tournament
shape of doughnut
tic-tac-toe move
unlimited goo
whole note
Winfrey’s magazine
women’s magazine
word’s vowel
15th in a series
50 – 50
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NOUNS: BODY PARTS
back/rear of Mario
bald spot
cow’s stomach
goose egg
head of opossum, orangutan, ostrich, otter, ox
heart of stone
one’s head
tail of armadillo, buffalo, dingo, kangaroo
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NOUNS: CLOTHING
front of outfit
Oliver’s cap
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NOUNS: FOOD
piece/sample/bite of onion, orange
slice of onion, orange
bit/touch/taste of onion, oregano
bagel
doughnut
egg
goose egg
last piece of potato, tomato
orange
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NOUNS: DATES & TIMES
1st, 4th of October
2nd of November
mid-October
second of month
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VERBS
address
ball
band
beginning to observe, offend, offer, ogle, open, organize, overpower, overwhelm
bubble
circle
clipped on
edges away from boa, Bob, boy, cop, cow, doe, dog, Don, foe, fox, god, hog, Job, Jon, Joy, Lou, Mom, Pop, Rob, Ron, Roy, sow, Tom, tot, Zoe
egg
ending in 2010
essentially ignored
heading to Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon
heading to one’s —
heading to our —
hug
loop
love
ought
ring (telephone)
round
scratch
squat
wheel
wreath
writer leaves open —
you stripped
zip
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ADJECTIVES & ADVERBS
back from Colorado, Idaho, Lesotho, Mexico, Monaco, Morocco, Ohio, Ontario, Togo
beginning in/west of Ohio, Oklahoma, Oman, Ontario, Oregon
close to Pluto
first of our
half of
how centrally
inside of boa, bog, box, boy, cob, cod, cop, cot, cow, doe, dog, foe, fox, god, hog, log, loo, mob, mop, pod, pop, pot, sow, tot, toy, zoo
inside of coy, hot, low, top, toy…
last of two —
not unlimited
Oman’s first —
orange
round
second of four
start of our —
third of one
third of our —
too free of limits
who’s right
who’s third
Wilde’s initial —
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O BEFORE WORD
after ball
after Deborah/Lloyd’s heart
appeal to —
band together with
beginning to occur to —
behind Leo’s back
egg on
essentially ignored by
following Oscar’s lead
half of —
halo over —
in pursuit of love
initially object to —
Oscar goes to —
ought to
partial to — (for hidden words beginning with O — i.e. “Partial to Green Giant (4)”)
round-headed —
Wilde’s initial —
writer leaves open —
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WORD AROUND O
absorbing oxygen
accepting hug, love, Oscar, ring
accommodating nothing
admitting nothing
biting bagel
biting doughnut
boxing ring
catching ball
catching nothing
circling globe
conceals love
divided by zero
eating bagel
eating doughnut
eating nothing
eating orange
filled with oxygen
gaining entrance to organization
gathering round
getting old
getting out
going around circle
has eaten nothing
has essentially ignored
has nothing to hide
hiding love
holding out
holding wheel
inhaling oxygen
oxygenated
pocketing nothing
pocketing ring
possessing nothing
pulls in front of Oldsmobile
receiving cipher
rings operator
shown around globe
snatching egg
squeezing orange
stifles love
taking in oxygen
taking round
taking wheel
wins Oscar
with a pinched disk?
with hole in it
with nothing coming in
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O INSIDE WORD
band interrupts —
band wearing —
circuit boards —
globe circumnavigated by
nothing gained by
nothing comprehended by
nothing interrupts
nothing penetrating
operator inspired by —
ought to be taken by —
oxygen absorbed by —
oxygen stored in —
scratch pads —
stripped for parts —
zip into —
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O AFTER WORD
above zero
at eye of storm
hug after
joins circus
love chasing —
love following —
nothing to it
old dogs —
on disc
ought to follow —
ring hanging from —
sitting on egg
with nothing underneath
with ring attached
written with love
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DELETE O
chuck ball from
costs — nothing
deciphered?
denied love
deprived of love
deprived of oxygen
dismissing love
dropping ball
dropping nothing
dropping out
dropping round
get nothing out of
giving nothing away
Globe is out of
lacking nothing
lacks zip
leaving ring
less round
losing out
losing round
losing zip
love to escape
loveless
missing nothing
missing Oscar
none out
nonetheless?
non-zero
not old
nothing less
nothing going
nothing left
nothing less
nothing missing
nothing short of
omitting nothing
orange leaves —
out of oxygen
oxygen-free
playing ring toss?
releasing oxygen
ring out
round out
short of oxygen
sparing nothing
tireless?
tossing ball
unloved
wipeout
with no end of buffalo, oregano
with nothing to lose
with tire slashed?
zip(s) away from
zip out of
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ANAGRAM + O
— playing ball
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