Words that start with O

The ostrich is a large flightless bird that is native to Africa. It is the largest bird in the world, and is farmed for its meat, skin and feathers. The ostrich egg when first laid contains the largest single cell on earth.

An ottoman is a low seat with no arms, sometimes with a storage space inside. You often use an ottoman to put your feet up on, like a footstool.

You go out when you go away from something, or out from inside something. For example, you might go out to a restaurant. If you rearrange some items, they become out of order. The cat in the picture is getting out of a box. The opposite of out is in.

An outline is a type of drawing where thin lines are used to define the edges of what you are drawing a picture of. Artists often start a picture by drawing the outline in lead pencil, and then coloring or shading it in. An outline is also the way of describing an event or situation by giving only the most essential details, as in "here's an outline for Monday's telecast".

Outstretch means to spread out or expand some part of your body. The man in the picture has outstretched arms.