ou1
/əʊ
/noun (plural ouens /ˈəʊənz/ or ous) South African informal
A man.
Origin
Afrikaans, probably from Dutch ouwe 'old man'.
ou2
/ˈəʊuː/noun
A fruit-eating Hawaiian honeycreeper (bird) with a stout bill and green and yellow plumage. Compare with o-o.
- Psittirostra psittacea, family Drepanididae.
Origin
Late 19th century: the name in Hawaiian.
OU3
/əʊˈjuː/abbreviation
(In the UK) Open University.
- concretization
- concretize
- concubinage
- concubinary
- concubine
- concupiscence
- concupiscent
- concur
- concurrence
- concurrency
- concurrent
- concurrently
- concurrent resolution
- concuss
- concussion
- concussional
- concussive
- condemn
- condemnable
- condemnation
- condemnatory
- condemned cell
- condensable
- condensate
- condensation