Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
o . - noun One of the Sandwich Island honeysuckers, Moho or Acrulocercus nobilis, the bright yellow axillary feathers of which were used with those of the mamo in making cloaks and leis for the chiefs. See
Moho , with cut.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete One.
- noun (Zoöl.) A beautiful bird (
Moho nobilis ) of the Hawaiian Islands. It yields the brilliant yellow feathers formerly used in making the royal robes. Called alsoyellow-tufted honeysucker .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A Hawaiian
honeyeater of the genusMoho , now believed to be extinct. - adjective computing Initialism of
object-oriented . - noun obsolete The Greek letter
omega .
Etymologies
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Examples
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-- Tbere is juft half a year's rent due the twentjMifth of this month,; rhich is the very day after tomorrow: — fhe never ufcd to be fo behindhand 3 but the m is for t une they have met with has been long coining oo,
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Unlike their American double 'oo'-ed cousins, these almond cookies bear smooth tops and sandwich creamy fillings for a wonderful chewey texture.
Archive 2007-03-01 Mercedes 2007
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Unlike their American double 'oo'-ed cousins, these almond cookies bear smooth tops and sandwich creamy fillings for a wonderful chewey texture.
Hibiscus Macarons Mercedes 2007
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I've heard modern productions do all sorts of things to get round the problem - usually by lengthening the 'o' at the end, so that it becomes more 'oo'-like, for both bow-wow and dow.
On OP (the latest) DC 2007
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"Weya Muneto a ispeeche saketapun uske, ke niakew oo pauko-Koosisana, piko una tapwatowayitche numaweya oo ga nissewunatissety, maka oo ga ayaty kakeka pimatissewin."
On the Indian Trail Stories of Missionary Work among Cree and Salteaux Indians Egerton Ryerson Young 1874
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Or that there's a Japanese xx tribute band called the oo?
Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk 2010
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Or that there's a Japanese xx tribute band called the oo?
Music news, reviews, comment and features | guardian.co.uk 2010
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They even hijack OOo from Sun with go-oo, which is a Microsoftised vrsion of OOo (Mono, VB, OOXML, etc) schestowitz
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One crucial test the authors would need to do would be to show that this "oo" suffix can be used productively.
Do monkeys have grammar? GamesWithWords 2009
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The authors take this as evidence that "oo" is a suffix of some sort that modifies the meaning of the preceding part of the call.
Archive 2009-12-01 GamesWithWords 2009
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There was also a triangular-shaped harp he called the “oo”, a stringed instrument named the “hüs” and more.
‘His work seems endless’: music stars pay tribute to the incredible life of Moondog Jim Farber 2023
mollusque commented on the word oo
A Hawaiian honeyeater of the genus Moho.
December 8, 2007
cranewang commented on the word oo
Breasts.
May 8, 2008
oroboros commented on the word oo
Eyes. Pool balls. Expression of foreboding?
May 8, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the word oo
Split infinity.
May 9, 2008
vanishedone commented on the word oo
Oo, clever...
I'll go for 'a doughnut in cross-section'.
May 9, 2008
gangerh commented on the word oo
O dear, I'm seeing two of you.
May 9, 2008
dontcry commented on the word oo
those last two spaghetti-o's stuck to the bottom of the can.
May 9, 2008
dontcry commented on the word oo
those last two pieces of calamari on the bottom of the dish that everyone insists they're too stuffed to eat.
May 9, 2008
gangerh commented on the word oo
squidoo?
May 9, 2008
madmouth commented on the word oo
Were you looking for op and Oö
nice!
April 12, 2010
senseibena commented on the word oo
Those last two cheerios stuck to the plate after it's dried out.
March 24, 2013
frogapplause commented on the word oo
Who eats Cheerios on a plate?
March 26, 2013