How many words contain the sequence 'oo'?

There are 29 words in our dictionary that contain the exact sequence 'oo'. You can browse them all using the list above.

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Some common words containing 'oo' include Babacoote, Babbool, Babehood. These words are frequently used in everyday English communication.

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Babacoote Noun Babbool Noun Babehood Noun Baboo Noun Cabbagewood Noun Eaglewood Noun Earlywood Noun Gaberloonie Noun Gaboon Noun (also used attributively, as in 'Gaboon viper') Gaboons Noun (Plural) Jacatoo Noun Jackaroo Noun (also Verb) Jackarooed Verb (Past Tense) Jackarooing Verb (Present Participle / Gerund) Jackaroos Noun (Plural) Jackboot Noun Jackbooted Adjective Jackboots Noun (Plural) Jackeroo Noun Jackerooed Verb (Past Tense) Macaroon Noun Macaroons Noun (Plural) Oakwood Noun (Proper) Quackhood Noun Rabbitproof Adjective Rabbitroot Noun Xanthochroous Adjective Yaboo Noun Zoom Verb, Noun, Exclamation

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1. Folk plant names like 'rabbitroot' are characterized by being what?

Regional and variable, naming different plants in different areas Universally standardized Trademarked Always Latin

2. Which word is the dark-skinned opposite built on the same ending?

Melanism Xanthous Leucism Melanochroous

3. Which language does the word 'babacoote' originate from?

French Malagasy Swahili Portuguese

4. Why do American bakers use condensed milk in coconut macaroons?

To make them rise To sweeten and bind the coconut To add caffeine To remove the sugar

5. 'Jackboot' combines 'boot' with an old word meaning:

A horse A leather garment or covering A sword A march

6. What are the three base ingredients of a macaroon?

Egg whites, sugar, and coconut or almonds Flour, butter, and eggs Yeast, water, and salt Cream, gelatin, and fruit

7. Which is the correct IPA transcription for 'Oakwood'?

/əˈbæk/ /ˈæk.wɜːd/ /ˈoʊk.wʊd/ /ˈuːk.wɒd/

8. Figuratively, 'the jackboots of the regime' means:

The regime's fashion The regime's paperwork The regime's kitchen The regime's military force

9. Which bird is NOT a cockatoo kind?

Galah Corella Sulphur-crested cockatoo Macaw

10. Is 'babbool' still valid in Scrabble?

Yes No, it was removed in 1990 Only in tournament play Only in the UK

11. What should a careful writer do when using 'rabbitroot'?

Claim it cures diseases Use it as a verb Capitalize it always Gloss it with the plant's standard name on first use

12. Which spelling is the standard one-word form?

Cabbage-wood Cabbage wood Cabbagewood Cabagewood

13. Which cookie is the macaroon?

A smooth pastel sandwich cookie A tube-shaped pasta dish A chewy coconut or almond drop cookie A salty cracker

14. For a clear, modern essay about child development, you should write...

Babehood Infanthood Infancy or babyhood Babydom

15. Which phrase means the macaroons sold extremely fast?

Sold like hotcakes Spilled the beans Bit the dust Broke the ice

16. How many syllables does the word 'babacoote' have?

Two Three Four Five

17. The suffix '-hood' in 'babehood' comes from...

Latin -itas Old English -had, meaning state or condition French -ette Greek -osis

18. What is 'babbool' likely a misspelling of?

Babble Baboon Babble-on Babel

19. What does the suffix '-ous' contribute?

The study of Having or full of Without Again

20. What is a gaberloonie?

A type of Scottish bread A traveling beggar in old Scotland A musical instrument A type of storm

21. 'Jackeroo' likely combines 'jack' with:

Roo (from kangaroo) Rue Rough Rook

22. What was the reason for removing 'babbool' from the OSPD?

It was too long It was concluded to be an error It was offensive It was too short

23. How is the plural ending of 'Gaboons' pronounced?

/s/ like 'cats' /es/ like 'boxes' /z/ like 'moons' Silent

24. Which sentence is grammatically correct?

I ate much macaroon. I ate many macaroons. I ate a macaroons. I ate several macaroon.

25. What does 'jackaroos' mean?

Young wild horses Australian pocketknives More than one trainee on an Australian station A group of kangaroos

26. Which sentence uses 'quackhood' appropriately?

He retired from quackhood and opened a bakery. The lab report documented quackhood levels. The quackhood voted at noon. Two quackhoods were arrested.

27. In photography, what is the difference between 'zooming' and 'panning'?

Zooming is side-to-side, panning is in-and-out. Zooming is in-and-out, panning is side-to-side. They are the exact same thing. Zooming is for video, panning is for photos.

28. What part of speech is 'Oakwood' when it names a town?

Verb Adjective Common noun Proper noun

29. Which suffix, borrowed from 'kangaroo,' ends the word?

-aroo -ino -ette -let

30. Which sentence uses cabbagewood correctly?

She stacked the cabbagewoods by the shed. Cabbagewood are easy to carve. He built a cabbagewood skyscraper. The old pier stood on cabbagewood pilings.

31. Which sentence uses 'rabbitproof' correctly?

We built a rabbitproof fence around the lettuce. The rabbit was rabbitproof. He rabbitproofedly ate the carrot. It was a rabbitproof of a fence.

32. What is the proper term for a word like 'babbool'?

Fossil word Ghost word Archaism Neologism

33. How is the babacoote described in local Malagasy culture?

As a pest As sacred As a food source As a bad omen

34. What does 'jackarooed' mean?

Became a wild animal Worked as a jackaroo in the past Jumped like a kangaroo Fixed jackhammers

35. Which is the most common use of 'Oakwood' today?

As an adjective meaning 'wooded' As an adverb meaning 'slowly' As a place name or surname As a verb meaning 'to cut wood'

36. What is the proper capitalization of 'babbool'?

Always lowercase Always capitalized Capitalized only at sentence start Lowercase except in proper names

37. How is the word 'eaglewood' classified in terms of grammar?

Countable Noun Uncountable Mass Noun Verb Adjective

38. The '-proof' suffix comes ultimately from which source?

Latin 'probare' (to test), via Old French Old Norse Japanese Arabic

39. In which year was 'babbool' removed from the OSPD?

1978 1985 1990 2000

40. How many syllables does 'earlywood' have?

Two Four Three One

41. Which sentence uses the word correctly?

She jackerooed the sheep. The jackeroo owns the station. He jackerooed on a Queensland station. A jackeroos rode out.

42. Which spelling is correct for the Indian clerk title?

baboon bamboo baboo babbo

43. Which headline is grammatically standard for a job ad?

Jackaroo's wanted Jackaroes wanted Jackaroos want Jackaroos wanted

44. Which plant gives us cabbagewood in the United States?

The cabbage palmetto, state tree of Florida and South Carolina The common garden cabbage The giant sequoia The sugar maple

45. In the 2002 film, the fence serves the girls as what?

A barrier to cross A place to hide A source of food A landmark guiding them home

46. Which phrase completes: 'After two years of ___, she ran the northern block.'?

jackaroo jackarooed jackarooing jackaroos

47. 'Jackboots' (plural) often refers to:

A single boot The boots, or military force collectively A dance A vegetable

48. How is 'jackaroo' pronounced?

JACK-uh-roo with strong first stress JACK-ah-roh jack-ROW jak-uh-ROO with stress on the last syllable

49. Which other Appalachian plant is famous mainly as a 'root' word?

Kentucky bluegrass Ginseng Kentucky coffee tree Sunflower

50. 'The babehood of the republic' is an example of...

A medical phrase Figurative language for an early stage A legal technicality A regional dialect word