Phrase Hound found 7 phrases and 242 compound words that contain oo. The most common are listed below. Open oo in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 7
- long ooThe vowel sound /uː/, as in the word "mood" as contrasted with "good".
- short ooThe vowel sound, /ʊ/, of the "oo" in the word "good", as contrasted with the "oo" in the word "mood".
- oo oo aa aaUsed to represent the sound of a monkey's cry.
- oo-erAn expression of surprise or befuddlement.
- oo arrUsed to indicate agreement.
- oo-la-laAlternative spelling of ooh la la: A reply implying pretentiousness; often in response to another person's use of a big word, especially a loanword that English got from French.
- toodle-ooGoodbye, farewell, see you soon.
Compound words 242
- oocyteA cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.
- ooliteA rock consisting of spherical grains within a mineral cortex accreted around a nucleus, often of quartz grains.
- oocystA reproductive cell in certain fungi.
- oolithA spherical granule of which oolite is composed, formed by concentric accretion of thin layers of a mineral (usually calcium carbonate (limestone) but also others such as dolomite and silica) around a core; an ooid.
- ooidA small calcium carbonate- or iron-coated grain found on the seafloor.
- oophagousRelating to or exhibiting oophagy.
- ooblastA cell that develops into an ovum; a germinal epithelium giving rise to ova.
- oologicalOf or relating to oology.
- oophagyThe eating of eggs; (now especially) the cannibalization of subordinate eggs within a homogeneous population or the uterus; particularly as it relates to certain insect and aquatic species.
- oodiaulicHaving two reproductive duct systems, a hermaphroditic one for copulation and one for depositing eggs.