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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • oaf/əʊf/nounC1A clumsy and stupid man.
  • oak/əʊk/nounB12 meaningsA large slow-growing tree that produces acorns.
  • oaky/ˈoʊki/adjectiveC2Tasting of the wooden barrel it aged in.
  • oar/ɔː/nounB1+A long pole with a flat blade for rowing.
  • oarlocknounC2The fitting an oar pivots in.
  • oasis/əʊˈeɪsɪs/nounB1+A fertile watered place in a desert.
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  • oat/ˈəʊt/nounB1+The grain that porridge is made from.
  • obdurate/ˈɒbdʒʊɹɪt/adjectiveC2Stubbornly refusing to be moved or softened.
  • obedience/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/nounB2Doing as you are told.
  • obedient/əˈbiːdɪənt/adjectiveB2Willing to do as you are told.
  • obeisance/əˈbiː.səns/nounC2A bow or gesture of deep respect.
  • obelisk/ˈɒbəlɪsk/nounC1A tall four-sided stone pillar tapering to a point.
  • obese/oʊˈbis/adjectiveB1+Very much overweight, to the point of harm.
  • obesity/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/nounB2+The medical condition of carrying dangerously excessive body fat.
  • obey/əʊˈbeɪ/verbB1To do exactly what a rule or a person tells you.
  • obfuscate/ˈɒbfəskeɪt/verbC1To make something deliberately unclear.
  • obfuscation/ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The clouding of a matter so nobody can follow it.
  • obituary/əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/nounB2A published account of the life of someone who has recently died.
  • object/ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA16 meaningsA thing you can see and touch; a material item.
  • objection/əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/nounB2A stated reason for disagreeing with or opposing something.
  • objectivity/ˌɒbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/nounC12 meaningsThe ability to judge something without letting your own feelings or interests affect the result.
  • obligation/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsSomething you must do because of duty, law or a promise.
  • oblige/əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo require someone to do something by duty or law.
  • obliging/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveC1Eager to be helpful.
  • oblique/əˈbliːk/adjectiveC2Slanting, or expressed indirectly.
  • obliterate/əˈblɪtəɹeɪt/verbB2+To destroy or remove something completely.
  • oblivion/əˈblɪviːən/nounC12 meaningsThe state of being completely forgotten.
  • oblivious/əˈblɪviəs/adjectiveB2+Completely unaware of what is happening around you.
  • oblong/ˈɒblɒŋ/adjectiveB12 meaningsLonger than it is wide, in the shape of a stretched rectangle.
  • obnoxious/əbˈnɒkʃəs/adjectiveB2So loud and unpleasant that everyone is annoyed.
  • oboe/ˈəʊbəʊ/nounB2+A slim woodwind with a double reed and a nasal tone.
  • obscene/əbˈsiːn/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsOffensive, especially about sex.
  • obscenitynounB2+2 meaningsAn offensive or indecent word or act.
  • obscure/əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveC13 meaningsKnown to very few people.
  • obscuredadjectiveC1Hidden or made hard to see.
  • obscurity/əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/nounC1Being unknown, or being hard to understand.
  • obsequious/əbˈsiːkwi.əs/adjectiveC2Fawning and over-eager to please.
  • observance/əbˈzɝvəns/nounC1The keeping of a rule, law or holy day.
  • observant/əbˈzɝvənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsQuick to notice things.
  • observation/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn̩/nounB2Careful watching, or a remark about what was seen.
  • observation carnounC1A carriage with wide windows for the view.
  • observatory/əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/nounB2A building from which the sky is studied.
  • observatory domenounC1The turning roof that opens for a telescope.
  • observe/əbˈzɜːv/verbB24 meaningsTo watch something carefully over time in order to learn from it.
  • observer/əbˈzɝvɚ/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who watches in an official role.
  • obsess/əbˈsɛs/verbC1To fill somebody's mind so that nothing else gets in.
  • obsession/əbˈsɛʃən/nounC1A thought that will not leave you alone.
  • obsessive/əbˈsɛs.ɪv/adjectiveB2+Given by nature to dwelling on a single idea to an unhealthy degree.
  • obsidian/ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/nounB2+Black volcanic glass that breaks to a razor edge.
  • obsolescence/ˌɒb.səˈlɛs.əns/nounC1The process of falling out of use.
  • obsolete/ˈɒbsəliːt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNo longer used, because something newer has replaced it.
  • obstacle/ˈɒbstəkəl/nounB2Something standing in the way.
  • obstinacy/ˈɑbstɪnəsi/nounC1Stubborn refusal to change your mind.
  • obstinate/ˈɒb.stɪ.nət/adjectiveC12 meaningsRefusing to change an opinion or course of action.
  • obstreperous/əbˈstɹɛp.əɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Noisy and difficult to control.
  • obstruct/əbˈstɹʌkt/verbB2+To block a path, view or process.
  • obstruction/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/nounB2Something that blocks the way, or the blocking itself.
  • obtain/əbˈteɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo get something, often with effort.
  • obtrude/əbˈtɹuːd/verbC2To push yourself forward where you are not wanted.
  • obtrusive/əbˈtɹuːsɪv/adjectiveC1Noticeable in an unwelcome way.