7-letter words that end in o
- de soto — Hernando (ɛrˈnando). ?1500–42, Spanish explorer, who discovered the Mississippi River (1541)
- de voto — Bernard (Augustine) 1897–1955, U.S. novelist and critic.
- defacto — (Australia, New Zealand) A partner in a spousal relationship not officially declared as a marriage, comparable to a common law husband or wife.
- del rio — a city in S Texas, on the Rio Grande.
- delgado — Cape, a cape at the NE extremity of Mozambique.
- delillo — Don, born 1936, U.S. novelist.
- demarco — Tom DeMarco proposed a form of structured analysis.
- demento — a deranged, mentally disturbed, or fanatic person; lunatic; nut.
- derecho — a widespread and severe windstorm that moves rapidly along a fairly straight path and is associated with bands of rapidly moving thunderstorms.
- diabolo — a game in which one throws and catches a spinning top on a cord fastened to two sticks held in the hands
- dibromo — (organic chemistry, especially in combination) Two bromo groups in a molecule.
- dihydro — (chemistry, especially in combination) Two hydrogen atoms in a molecule.
- dinitro — (organic chemistry) Two nitro groups in a chemical compound.
- dipinto — (archaeology, epigraphy) a sketched or painted (as opposed to engraved) inscription.
- disegno — drawing or design: a term used during the 16th and 17th centuries to designate the formal discipline required for the representation of the ideal form of an object in the visual arts, especially as expressed in the linear structure of a work of art.
- dog-doo — dog excrement.
- domingo — Placido [plah-si-doh;; Spanish plah-thee-th aw,, -see-] /ˈplɑ sɪˌdoʊ;; Spanish ˈplɑ θi ðɔ,, -si-/ (Show IPA), born 1941, Spanish operatic tenor, in the U.S.
- doo-doo — feces; bowel movement.
- down to — the responsibility or fault of
- dugento — duecento.
- durango — a state in N Mexico. 47,691 sq. mi. (123,520 sq. km).
- durazzo — Italian name of Durrës.
- e&o — E&O is a professional liability insurance that protects companies and individuals against claims made by customers for inadequate work or negligence.
- eightvo — (printing) octavo.
- el niño — a warming of the eastern tropical Pacific occurring every few years, which alters the weather pattern of the tropics
- el paso — a city in W Texas, on the Rio Grande opposite Ciudad Juárez, Mexico. Pop: 584 113 (2003 est)
- electro — A style of dance music with a fast beat and synthesized backing track.
- embargo — Impose an official ban on (trade or a country or commodity).
- esparto — A coarse grass with tough narrow leaves, native to Spain and North Africa. It is used to make ropes, wickerwork, and high-quality paper.
- etaerio — (botany) An aggregate fruit of achenes, drupes, or follicles.
- eurisko — (artificial intelligence) A language for "opportunistic programming" written by Doug Lenat in 1978. Eurisko constructs its own methods and modifies its strategies as it tries to solve a problem.
- eusebio — Silva Ferreira da (ˈsɪlvə fɛrˈeɪrə də). 1942–2014, Portuguese footballer; played for Benfica (1960-75) and Portugal, for whom he scored 41 goals in 64 games; European Footballer of the Year (1965)
- even so — nevertheless
- ever so — You use ever in the expressions ever such and ever so to emphasize that someone or something has a particular quality, especially when you are expressing enthusiasm or gratitude.
- ex voto — in accordance with a vow
- exradio — (obsolete) Radon.
- fagiolo — a kidney bean.
- fagotto — a bassoon
- fajardo — a city in NE Puerto Rico.
- fall to — to drop or descend under the force of gravity, as to a lower place through loss or lack of support.
- farrago — a confused mixture; hodgepodge; medley: a farrago of doubts, fears, hopes, and wishes.
- ferraro — Geraldine Anne ("Gerry") 1935–2011, U.S. politician: congresswoman 1978–84; first woman chosen as the vice-presidential nominee of a major political party 1984.
- ferrero — Guglielmo [goo-lyel-maw] /guˈlyɛl mɔ/ (Show IPA), 1871–1942, Italian historian and sociologist.
- ferrugo — a disease of plants, commonly known as the rust due to the colour of the fungus by which it is caused
- fidelio — an opera (1805) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
- fiorino — The monetary unit of Tuscany from 1826 to 1859, subdivided into 100 quatrini; a florin.
- foscolo — Ugo (ˈuːɡo), real name Niccolò Foscolo. 1778–1827, Italian poet and writer; his patriotic verse includes Dei sepolcri (1807)
- fumetto — A speech bubble.
- furioso — forceful; turbulent.
- galileo — (Galileo Galilei) 1564–1642, Italian physicist and astronomer.