Definitions for Oboe

Oboe o·boe

Spelling: [oh-boh]
IPA: /ˈoʊ boʊ/

Oboe is a 4 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 16 anagrams from letters in Oboe (beoo).

Definitions for Oboe

noun

  1. a woodwind instrument having a slender conical, tubular body and a double-reed mouthpiece.
  2. (in an organ) a reed stop with a sound like that of an oboe.
  3. (a word formerly used in communications to represent the letter O.)
  4. a navigation system utilizing two radar ground stations that measure the distance to an aircraft and then radio the information to the aircraft.

Origin of Oboe

1690-1700; Italian French hautbois, equivalent to haut high + bois wood; see hautboy

Examples for Oboe

The violin for preference, oboe because good violinists are numerous.

"You mustn't meddle with it," said the man in the same reedy, oboe voice.

For Kirke it was being paid to pretend to play the oboe that heightened her affair with classical music.

Such an air as that in Teseo is like a little Concerto for oboe.

Pauline began dancing, her father accompanying her with an oboe.

Mozart wrote an oboe concerto for the celebrated oboist Gius.

If he wishes he may introduce a violin, oboe or clarinet solo.

"I guess I'll take up the study of the oboe," grumbled Jennie Stone.

Does he play something like our violin or clarinet or oboe, or what?

"Shalmyes" was probably a reed instrument of the character of an oboe.

Word Value for Oboe
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

Similar words for Oboe
Word of the day