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At first; in the beginning; before subsequent changes.

Plural of *origin*: the points or places where things begin; sources or causes.

(noun) A child whose parents are dead.

A residential institution for the care of orphans.

Plural of *orphan*: children whose parents are dead.

Used to refer to a person or thing that is different or distinct from one already mentioned or known.

People in general as opposed to oneself or a particular group.

In different circumstances; if not.

A variant spelling of "oh" or "oo," expressing surprise, pain, or other emotions.

An exclamation expressing sudden physical pain.

Used to indicate duty or correctness.

Informal or dialectal contraction of "ought to," expressing obligation or advisability.

The French word for "yes," sometimes used in English for stylistic effect or humor.

A unit of weight equal to one sixteenth of a pound (approximately 28.35 grams).

Plural of *ounce*: units of weight, each equal to one sixteenth of a pound.

Belonging to or associated with the speaker and one or more other people.

Used to refer to a thing or things belonging to or associated with the speaker and others.

Used as the object of a verb or preposition when the subject is "we" and the action affects the same people.

Moving or appearing to move away from a place.

A sudden occurrence of something unwelcome, such as war or disease.

The way a thing turns out; a result or consequence.

Done, situated, or used outside a building or in the open air.

(adverb) In or into the open air; outside a building.

Located on or forming the outside; external.

(noun) A set of clothes worn together, typically for a particular occasion or purpose.

Plural of *outfit*: sets of clothes worn together.

(noun) A person who has broken the law, especially one who remains at large or is a fugitive.

(noun) Plural of *outlaw*: people who have broken the law or are fugitives.

A pipe or hole through which water or gas may escape.

(verb) Past tense and past participle of *outnumber*: was greater in number than.

A small military camp or position at some distance from the main force, used to guard against surprise attack.

(noun) The amount of something produced by a person, machine, or industry.

(noun) An extremely strong reaction of anger, shock, or indignation.

Shockingly bad or excessive; very bold or unconventional.

To run faster or farther than someone or something.

The external side or surface of something.

A person who does not belong to a particular group.

Plural of *outsider*: people who do not belong to a particular group.

The outer parts of a town or city; the areas on the edge of a populated area.

Exceptionally good; excellent.

Informal or dialectal spelling of "out of."

An enclosed compartment, usually part of a cooker, for baking, roasting, or heating food.

Above and across; higher than.

(adjective) Taking everything into account; comprehensive.

From a ship into the water.

To succeed in dealing with a problem or difficulty.

To do, use, or carry something to excess.

(noun) An excessive and dangerous dose of a drug.

Not having arrived, happened, or been done by the expected time; late.

(adverb) Above one's head; in the sky.