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

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  • obesity/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/nounB2+The medical condition of carrying dangerously excessive body fat.
  • obliterate/əˈblɪtəɹeɪt/verbB2+To destroy or remove something completely.
  • oblivious/əˈblɪviəs/adjectiveB2+Completely unaware of what is happening around you.
  • oboe/ˈəʊbəʊ/nounB2+A slim woodwind with a double reed and a nasal tone.
  • obscene/əbˈsiːn/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsOffensive, especially about sex.
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An offensive or indecent word or act.
  • 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.
  • obsolete/ˈɒbsəliːt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNo longer used, because something newer has replaced it.
  • obstruct/əbˈstɹʌkt/verbB2+To block a path, view or process.
  • occupancy/ˈɑk.jə.p(ə)n.(t)si/nounB2+The share of rooms that are actually taken.
  • ode/oʊd/nounB2+A poem written in praise of somebody or something.
  • odometer/əʊˈdɒmətə/nounB2+The dial counting how far a vehicle has travelled.
  • odournounB2+A smell, usually an unpleasant one.
  • odourless/ˈəʊdələs/adjectiveB2+Having no smell whatever.
  • offset/ˈɒf.sɛt/verbB2+To balance one thing against another so they cancel out.
  • offside/ɒfˈsaɪd/nounB2+The football rule about standing too far forward.
  • ogre/ˈəʊ.ɡə/nounB2+2 meaningsA large cruel man-eating giant of stories.
  • okra/ˈɒkɹə/nounB2+A green pod that thickens a stew as it cooks.
  • oldie/ˈəʊldi/nounB2+A song that was popular long ago.
  • omen/ˈəʊ̯mən/nounB2+A thing that happens and is taken as a sign of what is going to happen, good or bad.
  • ominous/ˈɒmɪnəs/adjectiveB2+Giving the feeling that something bad is coming.
  • omission/ə(ʊ)ˈmɪʃ.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething that has been left out.
  • omit/əʊˈmɪt/verbB2+To leave something out.
  • onset/ˈɒnˌsɛt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe beginning of something unpleasant.
  • onslaught/ˈɒn.slɔːt/nounB2+A fierce sustained attack.
  • onward/ˈɒnwəd/adverbB2+2 meaningsContinuing forward in space or time.
  • onyx/ˈɒnɪks/nounB2+A banded stone, often black, used in jewellery.
  • opal/ˈəʊpəl/nounB2+A stone that flashes with shifting colours.
  • opaque/əʊˈpeɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsImpossible to see through; letting no light pass.
  • opennessnounB2+A readiness to be honest and to listen.
  • opportunistic/ˌɒp.əˌtjuːˈnɪs.tɪk/adjectiveB2+Seizing any chance that comes, whatever the principle.
  • oppressive/əˈpɹɛs.ɪv/adjectiveB22 meaningsUnjustly harsh, of rule.
  • optimist/ˈɑptɪmɪst/nounB2+A person who tends to expect good outcomes.
  • optimum/ˈɑptɪməm/adjectiveB2+The best possible in the circumstances.
  • optometrist/ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/nounB2+The professional who tests eyesight.
  • oracle/ˈɔɹəkəl/nounB2+A person or place through which a god was said to answer.
  • orbital/ɔː.bɪt.əl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with the path one body takes around another.
  • orchestral/ˌɔɹˈkɛstɹəl/adjectiveB2+Written for or played by a full body of musicians.
  • orchestrate/ˈɔː(ɹ).kə.stɹeɪt/verbB2+To arrange the parts of something so it works as a whole.
  • ore/oɹ/nounB2+Rock or earth holding enough metal to make mining it worthwhile.
  • organic/ɔːˈɡænɪk/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsGrown or raised without artificial chemicals.
  • originality/əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/nounB2+The quality of being genuinely new.
  • outback/ˈaʊtbæk/nounB2+The remote inland country of Australia.
  • outbound/ˈaʊtbaʊnd/adjectiveB2+Going out from a place.
  • outburst/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/nounB2+2 meaningsA sudden violent release of feeling.
  • outdated/aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+No longer current or useful; belonging to an earlier time.
  • outermost/ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/adjectiveB2+Furthest from the centre.
  • outlandish/ˌaʊtˈlændɪʃ/adjectiveB2+Strange and unfamiliar to the point of absurdity.
  • outpatient/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/nounB2+Somebody treated at a hospital without staying the night.
  • outpost/ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/nounB2+2 meaningsA small position held far from the main force.
  • output/ˈaʊtpʊt/nounB2+2 meaningsWhat a system or a worker produces.
  • outright/aʊtˈɹaɪt/adverbB2+2 meaningsCompletely and openly.
  • outshine/aʊtˈʃaɪn/verbB2+To be so much better that others are put in the shade.
  • outskirts/ˈaʊtskɝts/nounB2+The far edges of a city, where the buildings thin out.
  • outsourcing/ˈaʊtˌsɔː.sɪŋ/nounB2+Paying an outside company to do work your own staff once did.
  • outstretched/aʊtˈstɹɛt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2+Extended to full length.
  • outward/ˈaʊt.wɚd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsFacing or moving away from the centre.
  • ovation[ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩]nounB2+Long enthusiastic applause from an audience.
  • overbookedadjectiveB2+Sold to more passengers than there are seats.