5 Letter Words Ending in O

ratio

Noun : A number representing a comparison between two named things.

Noun : (arithmetic) The relative magnitudes of two quantities (usually expressed as a quotient).

Noun : (Internet) The number of comments to a post or other expression on social media relative to the number of likes; a high ratio suggests disagreement with the contents of the original post.

hello

Noun : "Hello!" or an equivalent greeting.

Verb : (transitive) To greet with "hello".

forgo

Verb : To let pass, to leave alone, to let go.

Verb : To do without, to abandon, to renounce.

Verb : To refrain from, to abstain from, to pass up, to withgo.

facto

Verb : (law) in fact; by the act or fact

limbo

Noun : (Roman Catholicism, uncountable) The place, thought to be on the edge of the bottomless pit of Hell, where the souls of innocent deceased people exist temporarily until they can enter heaven, specifically those of the saints who died before the advent of Jesus Christ (who occupy the limbo patrum or limbo of the patriarchs or fathers) and those of unbaptized infants (who occupy the limbo infantum or limbo of the infants); (countable) the place where each category of souls exists, regarded separately.

Noun : (by extension)

Noun : (countable, uncountable) Chiefly preceded by in: any in-between place, or condition or state, of neglect or oblivion which results in deadlock, delay, or some other unresolved status.

ditto

Noun : That which was stated before, the aforesaid, the above, the same, likewise.

Noun : (US, informal) A duplicate or copy of a document, particularly one created by a spirit duplicator.

Noun : (by extension) A copy; an imitation.

folio

Noun : A leaf of a book or manuscript.

Noun : A page of a book, that is, one side of a leaf of a book.

Noun : (by extension, printing)

imago

Noun : (entomology) The final developmental stage of an insect after undergoing metamorphosis.

Noun : (psychology) An idealised concept of a loved one, formed in childhood and retained unconsciously into adult life, the basis for the psychological formation of personality archetypes.

video

Noun : Television, television show, movie.

Noun : A short film clip, with or without audio (as in a music video, or one of the plethora of user-generated short movies on sites such as YouTube).

Noun : Motion picture stored on VHS or some other format.

cameo

Noun : A piece of jewelry, etc., carved in relief.

Noun : A single very brief appearance, especially by a prominent celebrity in a movie or song.

Verb : To appear in a cameo role.

motto

Noun : (heraldry) A sentence, phrase, or word, forming part of an heraldic achievement.

Noun : A sentence, phrase, or word, prefixed to an essay, discourse, chapter, canto, or the like, suggestive of its subject matter; a short, suggestive expression of a guiding principle; a maxim.

Noun : (obsolete) A paper packet containing a sweetmeat, cracker, etc., together with a scrap of paper bearing a motto.

taboo

Noun : An inhibition or ban that results from social custom or emotional aversion.

Noun : (in Polynesia) Something which may not be used, approached or mentioned because it is sacred.

Adjective : Excluded or forbidden from use, approach or mention.

yahoo

Noun : (derogatory) A rough, coarse, loud or uncouth person

Noun : (cryptozoology) A humanoid cryptid said to exist in parts of eastern Australia, and also reported in the Bahamas.

Verb : To give a cry of "yahoo".

credo

Noun : A statement of a belief or a summary statement of a whole belief system; also (metonymically) the belief or belief system itself.

Noun : (Christianity) The liturgical creed (usually the Nicene Creed), or a musical arrangement of it for use in church services.

piano

Noun : (music) a percussive keyboard musical instrument, usually ranging over seven octaves, with white and black colored keys, played by pressing these keys, causing hammers to strike strings

Verb : To play the piano.

Verb : (of or with fingers) To move (the fingers) up and down on, similar to the motions of a pianist playing the piano.

radio

Noun : (uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.

Noun : (countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.

Noun : (countable) On-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media.

hydro

Noun : (Canada, uncountable) electrical power supply; specifically, electrical power provided by a utility (as a publicly-owned one); payment or bills for this.

Noun : (Britain, countable, dated) A spa.

Adjective : Clipping of hydroelectric. [that generates electricity by converting the energy of moving water, or of steam escaping under high pressure]

erato

Noun : (Greek mythology) The goddess of lyric poetry, particularly erotic poetry, eroticism, and mimic imitation, and one of the Muses; the daughters of Zeus & Mnemosyne. Usually depicted with a crown/wreath of myrtle and roses, holding a lyre and a golden arrow and doves. Often accompanies Eros/Cupid.

Noun : (astronomy) 62 Erato, a main belt asteroid.

patio

Noun : A paved outside area, adjoining a house, used for dining or recreation.

Noun : An inner courtyard typical of traditional houses in some regions of Spain.

misdo

Verb : (archaic, intransitive) To do evil; to commit misdeeds.

Verb : (transitive) To do (something) incorrectly or improperly.

Verb : (archaic, transitive) To do harm to; to injure, mistreat.

audio

Adjective : Focused on audible sound, as opposed to sight.

Noun : A sound, or a sound signal.

outdo

Verb : (transitive) To excel; go beyond in performance; surpass.

retro

Adjective : Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.

Adjective : Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.

Noun : (uncountable) Past fashions or trends.

tempo

Noun : A frequency or rate.

Noun : (chess) A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use for him (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.

Noun : (bridge) The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.

torso

Noun : The main part of the (human) body that extends from the neck to the groin, excluding the head and limbs.

cacao

Noun : A tree, Theobroma cacao, whose seed is used to make chocolate.

Noun : This tree's seed, the cocoa bean.

micro

Adjective : Small, relatively small; used to contrast levels of the noun modified.

Noun : (computing, dated, countable) short form of microcomputer

Noun : (gaming, slang, uncountable) micromanagement

salvo

Noun : An exception; a reservation; an excuse.

Noun : (military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.

Noun : A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.

mango

Noun : A tropical Asian fruit tree, Mangifera indica.

Noun : The fruit of the mango tree.

Noun : A pickled vegetable or fruit with a spicy stuffing; a vegetable or fruit which has been mangoed.

rhino

Noun : (slang, now rare) Money.

Noun : (colloquial) A rhinoceros.

bravo

Noun : (plural "bravi") A hired soldier; an assassin; a desperado.

Noun : A shout of "bravo!"

Verb : To cheer or applaud, especially by saying bravo!

photo

Noun : (informal) A photograph.

Noun : (informal) A photo finish.

Noun : (informal) A digital picture of any kind.

macro

Adjective : Very large in scope or scale.

Noun : (programming) A comparatively human-friendly abbreviation of complex input to a computer program.

Adjective : (cooking, colloquial) Clipping of macrobiotic. [Of a lifestyle incorporating a dietary regimen including locally grown, seasonal, natural foods, or of the diet itself.]

gusto

Noun : Enthusiasm; enjoyment, vigor.

Noun : (rare) An individual's fondness or liking of a particular flavour

Noun : (Of art) The style in which a work is done, artistic style. (occasionally) the prevailing style in matters of taste.

cargo

Noun : Freight carried by a ship, aircraft, or motor vehicle.

Noun : (Papua New Guinea) Western material goods.

Noun : A surname.

turbo

Noun : (informal) a turbine

Noun : (video games) Autofire.

Adjective : (said of a poker tournament) With rapidly-increasing blind levels.

llano

Noun : (Texas) A plain or steppe in parts of Latin America.

Noun : A surname.

Noun : An unincorporated community in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

lasso

Noun : A long rope with a sliding loop on one end, generally used in ranching to catch cattle and horses.

Noun : (computing) An image-editing function allowing the user to capture an irregularly-shaped object by drawing an approximate outline.

Verb : (transitive) To catch with a lasso.

ovolo

Noun : (architecture) A classical convex moulding carved with an egg and dart ornament.

bimbo

Noun : (derogatory, slang) A physically attractive woman who lacks intelligence.

Noun : (derogatory, slang) A stupid or foolish person.

Noun : (business) Initialism of buy-in management buyout.

gumbo

Noun : (countable) Synonym of okra: the plant or its edible capsules.

Noun : (countable) A soup or stew popular in Louisiana, consisting of a strong stock, meat or shellfish, a thickener (often okra), and the "Holy Trinity" of celery, bell peppers, and onions.

Noun : (uncountable) A fine silty soil that when wet becomes very thick and heavy.

metro

Noun : (general) A rapid transit rail transport system, or a train in such systems, generally underground and serving a metropolitan area.

Noun : (less common) An urban rapid transit rail transport system, normally with lighter track and light trains (i.e. an S-Bahn or similar), or a train in such systems.

Noun : A metropolitan area.

rodeo

Noun : A gathering of cattle to be branded.

Noun : (sports) A North American sport involving skills with horses, cows and other livestock.

Noun : An entertainment event associated with the sport.

gordo

Noun : A diminutive of the male given name Gordon.

igloo

Noun : A dome-shaped Inuit shelter, constructed of blocks cut from snow.

Noun : (zoology) A cavity, or excavation, made in the snow by a seal, over its breathing hole in the sea ice.

Noun : (military) A reinforced bunker for the storage of nuclear weapons.

draco

Noun : (African-American Vernacular) A short-barreled Kalashnikov-pattern rifle.

Noun : (astronomy) A circumpolar constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a dragon. It features a line of stars (including Thuban) that winds between Ursa Major and Ursa Minor.

Noun : The name of an Athenian lawgiver, known for the severity of his laws.

rondo

Noun : (music, countable) A musical composition, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.

Noun : (countable) A small, disk-shaped piece of food, especially a single-serving dessert or small piece of candy.

Noun : (countable) A dark-skinned grape, a hybrid of Vitis vinifera with Vitis amurensis and others.

canto

Noun : One of the chief divisions of a long poem; a book.

Noun : (music) The treble or leading melody.

Noun : (music) The designated division of a song.

gecko

Noun : Any lizard of the family Gekkonidae. They are small, carnivorous, mostly nocturnal animals with large eyes and adhesive toes enabling them to climb on vertical and upside-down surfaces.

Verb : (rare) To move in the manner of a gecko; to attach to a vertical or upside-down surface.

Noun : Misspelling of get-go. [(colloquial) The beginning.]

shako

Noun : A stiff, cylindrical military dress hat with a metal plate in front, a short visor, and a plume.

Noun : (Britain) A bearskin or busby.

Noun : The squilla or mantis shrimp.

alamo

Noun : A poplar tree of Southwestern U.S.; the cottonwood.

Noun : A fort in San Antonio, Texas, United States, site of the Battle of the Alamo.

Noun : A city, the county seat of Wheeler County, Georgia, United States.

recto

Noun : The front side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal.

Noun : (printing) The right-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an odd page number.

Noun : (law) A writ of right.

paleo

Noun : (informal) Clipping of paleodiet.

Noun : Clipping of paleoconservative. [(US politics) A political conservative who espouses paleoconservatism, opposing mass immigration, embracing states' rights and supporting cultural conservatism and social structures perceived to be traditional.]

mambo

Noun : A voodoo priestess (in Haiti)

Noun : A Latin-American musical genre, adapted from rumba, originating from Cuba in the 1940s, or a dance or rhythm of this genre.

Verb : (intransitive) To perform this dance.

gonzo

Adjective : (journalism) Using an unconventional, exaggerated and highly subjective style, often when the reporter takes part in the events of the story.

Adjective : Unconventional, bizarre, crazy. [from 1974]

Noun : Gonzo journalism or a journalist who produces such journalism.

curio

Noun : A strange and interesting object; something that evokes curiosity.

chino

Noun : A coarse cotton fabric commonly used to make trousers and uniforms.

Noun : A surname.

Noun : A city in San Bernardino County, California, United States.

largo

Noun : (music) a very slow tempo

Noun : (music) a musical piece or movement in such a tempo

Adjective : (music) strong and stately

lingo

Noun : (informal) Language, especially language peculiar to a particular group, field, or region; jargon or a dialect.

Noun : A surname.

macho

Adjective : (informal) Masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.

Noun : A macho person; a man who is masculine in an overly assertive or aggressive way.

Noun : The striped mullet of California (Mugil cephalus, syn. Mugil mexicanus).

bingo

Noun : (uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.

Noun : (uncountable) A similar game or amusement in which participants tick off themed words, phrases or pictures as these are called out, or as they are mentioned, for example during a speech or performance:

Noun : (countable) A win in such a game.

lento

Adjective : (music) Slow (45–60 bpm).

Noun : (music) A tempo mark directing that a passage is to be played very slowly.

Noun : A surname from Italian.

proto

Adjective : Prototypical; preceding the proper beginning of something.

Noun : A surname.

primo

Noun : (music) The principal part of a duet.

Adjective : (colloquial) Best; first-class.

congo

Noun : Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, larger and to the east of the Republic of the Congo; official name: Democratic Republic of the Congo; capital: Kinshasa).

Noun : Congo, Republic of the Congo (a country in Central Africa, smaller and to the west of the Democratic Republic of the Congo; official name: Republic of the Congo; capital: Brazzaville).

Noun : A region of Central Africa, comprising the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of the Congo.

cello

Noun : A large unfretted stringed instrument of the violin family with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) C-G-D-A and an endpin to support its weight, usually played with a bow.

Noun : cellophane

burro

Noun : A small donkey, especially when used as a pack animal or one that is feral and lives in the southwestern United States or northern Mexico.

condo

Noun : A surname.

Noun : (US, Canada, Philippines) Clipping of condominium. [Joint sovereignty over a territory by two or more countries.]

amino

Adjective : (chemistry) Relating to an amine.

Noun : (chemistry) The amine functional group.

kendo

Noun : A Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.

ortho

Noun : (countable, chemistry) An isomer of a benzene derivative having two substituents adjacent on the ring.

Noun : (countable, astronomy) A certain type of flat eyepiece.

Noun : (countable, photography, dated) An orthochromatic plate.

nacho

Noun : A single tortilla chip from a dish of nachos.

tango

Noun : A standard ballroom dance in 4/4 time; or a social dance, the Argentine tango.

Noun : (usually plural) A Spanish flamenco dance with different steps from the Argentine.

Noun : A piece of music suited to such a dance.

beano

Noun : A beanfeast; any noisy celebration, a party.

Noun : (figuratively) Any home-made gas or indigestion remedy.

Noun : Alternative form of bingo [(uncountable) A game of chance for two or more players, who mark off numbers on a grid as they are announced by the caller; the game is won by the first person to call out "bingo!" or "house!" after crossing off all numbers on the grid or in one line of the grid.]

verso

Noun : The back side of a flat object which is to be examined visually, as for reading, such as a sheet, leaf, coin or medal;

Noun : (printing) The left-hand page of a book of a script which reads from left to right, usually having an even page number.

potto

Noun : A small primate, Perodicticus potto, native to the tropical rainforests of Africa.

Noun : (now rare) The kinkajou.

Noun : A village in North Yorkshire

wahoo

Noun : Acanthocybium solandri, a tropical and subtropical game fish.

Noun : (Southern US) The winged elm, Ulmus alata.

Noun : Euonymus atropurpureus, an eastern burning bush.

jumbo

Adjective : Especially large or powerful.

Noun : An especially large or powerful person, animal, or thing.

Noun : (Kenya) An elephant.

vitro

Noun : the largest glass producer in Mexico and one of the world's largest organizations in the glass industry.

neuro

Noun : (countable, informal) Clipping of neurologist. [A doctor or scientist who practices or specializes in neurology.]

Noun : (uncountable, informal) Clipping of neurology. [The branch of medicine that deals with the disorders of nervous system including the brain and spinal cord of the central nervous system and the nerves, muscles, and neuromuscular junction of the peripheral nervous system.]

Noun : (uncountable, music, informal) Clipping of neurofunk. [A subgenre of drum and bass music with various influences including funk.]

bongo

Noun : A striped bovine mammal found in Africa, Tragelaphus eurycerus.

Noun : Either of a pair of small drums of Cuban origin, played by beating with the hands.

Verb : To play the bongo drums.

plato

Noun : A male given name from Ancient Greek.

Noun : The Greek philosopher, 427–347 BC, follower of Socrates.

go-to

Adjective : Desired; desirable; of choice.

Adjective : Reliable; likely to perform in difficult circumstances.

Noun : A person or thing that is one’s usual choice.

negro

Adjective : (dated, offensive) Relating to a black ethnicity.

Adjective : (dated, now offensive) Black or dark brown in color.

Noun : (dated, now offensive) A person of Black African ancestry.

hippo

Noun : (historical, slang, South Africa) An armored personnel carrier used by the South African Defence Force.

Noun : Clipping of hippopotamus. [A large, semi-aquatic, herbivorous (plant-eating) African mammal (Hippopotamus amphibius; common hippopotamus).]

Noun : (business) Initialism of highest-paid person's opinion.

pluto

Noun : (Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Greco-Roman god of the underworld.

Noun : (astronomy) The largest dwarf planet and formerly the ninth planet, represented by the symbol ♇ or ⯓, both now used mostly in astrology.

Verb : (neologism) To demote or devalue something.

pesto

Noun : A sauce, especially for pasta, originating from the Genoa region in Italy, made from basil, garlic, pine nuts, olive oil and cheese (usually pecorino).

guano

Noun : Dung from a sea bird or from a bat.

Noun : Coccothrinax borhidiana, a variety of palm tree indigenous to Cuba.

Noun : (obsolete) A variety of seabird.

gesso

Noun : A mixture of plaster of Paris and glue used to prepare a surface for painting.

Noun : A work of art done in gesso.

astro

Noun : (baseball) A player for the Houston Astros.

Noun : (informal) Clipping of astrology. [Divination about human affairs or natural phenomena from the relative positions of celestial bodies.]

Noun : (informal) Clipping of astroturf.

dingo

Noun : A wild dog native to Australia (Canis familiaris, Canis familiaris dingo, Canis dingo, or Canis lupus dingo).

Noun : (Australia, informal) A cowardly or otherwise despicable person.

combo

Noun : A small musical group.

Noun : (slang) A combination.

Noun : (video games) An action composed of a sequence of simpler actions, especially a composite attacking move in a fighting game.

porno

Adjective : Pornographic.

Noun : (uncountable) Pornography.

Noun : (countable) A pornographic film.

gizmo

Noun : (slang) Something, generally a device, for which one does not know the proper term.

kiddo

Noun : (US, Australia) A close friend; especially used as a form of address.

Noun : (US, Australia) A child.

chico

Noun : (Canada, US, informal) A Latin-American boy; a Latino.

Noun : The fruit of the sapodilla, Manilkara zapota.

Noun : (American Southwest, chiefly in the plural) Sweet corn that has been cooked and dried on the cob.

dildo

Noun : An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.

Noun : (derogatory) An idiot, a bore.

Noun : (derogatory, vulgar, slang) Any device or implement.

pinko

Noun : (informal, often derogatory, chiefly US) A socialist, particularly one who is not wholly communist.

Noun : A surname.

tondo

Noun : A round picture or other work of art.

Noun : A district of Manila, Metro Manila, Philippines

Noun : A historical polity in Luzon

doggo

Verb : Only used in lie doggo.

Noun : (Internet slang) A dog.

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