"oo" meaning in English

See oo in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Interjection

IPA: /uː/
Etymology: See ooh. Etymology templates: {{m|en|ooh}} ooh Head templates: {{en-interj}} oo
  1. Alternative form of ooh Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: ooh Categories (lifeform): Perching birds Related terms: ooh ah ah, ooh-ah-ah, ooh arrh, ooh-wee
    Sense id: en-oo-en-intj-w38M6MDQ Disambiguation of Perching birds: 13 42 46 Categories (other): English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 43 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 36 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Noun

Forms: oos [plural]
Etymology: Representation of a long-o sound. Head templates: {{en-noun}} oo (plural oos)
  1. (obsolete) (Ω, ω) The Greek letter omega. Tags: obsolete Categories (lifeform): Perching birds
    Sense id: en-oo-en-noun-QWGybUvA Disambiguation of Perching birds: 13 42 46 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 43 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 36 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈəʊ.əʊ/ [UK], /ˈoʊ.oʊ/ [US] Forms: oos [plural]
Etymology: Wikispecies From Hawaiian ʻōʻō, resembling its call. Etymology templates: {{wikispecies|Moho}} Wikispecies, {{bor|en|haw|ʻōʻō|}} Hawaiian ʻōʻō Head templates: {{en-noun}} oo (plural oos)
  1. Any of four Hawaiian birds of the genus Moho, formerly classed with the honeyeaters and now believed to be extinct. Categories (lifeform): Perching birds Synonyms: moho, hoohoo Translations (Translations): ʻōʻō (Hawaiian), moho (Latin)
    Sense id: en-oo-en-noun-VgKy6eyO Disambiguation of Perching birds: 13 42 46 Categories (other): Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of Ede Nago terms in nonstandard scripts: 5 2 2 1 7 6 4 4 4 6 2 5 4 6 5 0 0 5 0 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 4 0 6 5 1 1 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 11 43 46 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 23 36 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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