O Flashcards

1
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What ‘O’ is a house containing a hop drying kiln?

A

Oast

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2
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What ‘O’ is a black woodwind instrument with a double reed?

A

Oboe

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3
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What ‘O’ is used to mean the start of a war, of a disease, or of violence?

A

Outbreak

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4
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What ‘O’ is a horse at very long odds, thought unlikely to be placed?

A

Outsider

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5
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What ‘O’ is where the French Fleet was sunk in 1940?

A

Oran

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6
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What ‘O’ does a woman sometimes promise she will do when she gets married?

A

Obey

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7
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What ‘O’ goes before head, hear and heat?

A

Over

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8
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What ‘O’ is the decision of a cricket umpire when a batsman is dismissed LBW?

A

Out

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9
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What ‘O’ is the basis of porridge?

A

Oatmeal

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10
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What ‘O’ is a red or yellow earth pigment?

A

Ochre

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11
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What ‘O’ results in `no rooms’ and is the curse of package tour hotels?

A

Overbooking

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12
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What ‘O’ is sometimes one-sixteenth, and sometimes one-twelfth of a pound?

A

Ounce

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13
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What ‘O’ is used to propel a rowing boat?

A

Oar

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14
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What ‘O’ is white that has a grubby or grey tinge?

A

Off (White)

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15
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What ‘O’ is successfully to offer more money than someone else at an auction?

A

Outbid

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16
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What ‘O’ means turned into stone: but is used for people who are callous, unprogressive and set in their ways?

A

Ossified

17
Q

What ‘O’ means to do what you’re told - if anyone ever does nowadays?

A

Obey

18
Q

What ‘O’ is a person whose conscience will not allow him to take part in war?

A

Objector

19
Q

What ‘O’ goes before post, look and standing?

A

Out

20
Q

What ‘O’ goes before haul, look and board?

A

Over