"OH" meaning in English

See OH in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} OH
  1. (US) Abbreviation of Ohio. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of Alternative form of: Ohio Categories (place): Ohio, USA, States of the United States
    Sense id: en-OH-en-name-YRQKYTlt Disambiguation of Ohio, USA: 58 9 21 4 4 2 2 Disambiguation of States of the United States: 53 11 22 5 5 3 2 Categories (other): American English, English pluralia tantum, English symbols Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 14 23 13 20 17 8 5 Disambiguation of English symbols: 39 11 23 9 7 6 4

Noun

Forms: OHs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} OH (plural OHs)
  1. (Internet slang) Initialism of other half: a husband, wife, partner, etc. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: other half (extra: a husband, wife, partner, etc)
    Sense id: en-OH-en-noun-0Hne4M1r Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English pluralia tantum, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 25 15 13 14 9 7 Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 14 23 13 20 17 8 5 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 8 29 13 16 18 8 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 33 10 17 19 8 7
  2. (US, army, aviation) Initialism of observation helicopter. Tags: US, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: observation helicopter Categories (topical): Aviation
    Sense id: en-OH-en-noun-5cCBuXNR Categories (other): American English, English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 14 23 13 20 17 8 5 Topics: aeronautics, aerospace, army, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war
  3. (Internet) Initialism of overheard; a post whose contents were overheard by its author. Tags: Internet, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: overheard (extra: a post whose contents were overheard by its author) Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-OH-en-noun-QuDDqs4e Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 14 23 13 20 17 8 5

Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|p}} OH pl (plural only)
  1. Initialism of office hours. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism, plural, plural-only Alternative form of: office hours
    Sense id: en-OH-en-noun-tN21E2wq Categories (other): English pluralia tantum Disambiguation of English pluralia tantum: 14 23 13 20 17 8 5

Symbol

Head templates: {{head|en|symbol}} OH
  1. (organic chemistry) A hydroxyl, or alcohol, functional group. Categories (topical): Organic chemistry
    Sense id: en-OH-en-symbol-utFkMThG Topics: chemistry, natural-sciences, organic-chemistry, physical-sciences
  2. (inorganic chemistry) A hydroxide radical, or hydroxyl group. Categories (topical): Inorganic chemistry
    Sense id: en-OH-en-symbol-7hymWYHP Topics: chemistry, inorganic-chemistry, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

Inflected forms

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