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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.
  • obelisk/ˈɒbəlɪsk/nounC1A tall four-sided stone pillar tapering to a point.
  • obfuscate/ˈɒbfəskeɪt/verbC1To make something deliberately unclear.
  • obfuscation/ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The clouding of a matter so nobody can follow it.
  • objectivity/ˌɒbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/nounC12 meaningsThe ability to judge something without letting your own feelings or interests affect the result.
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/əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/
verbC12 meanings
To require someone to do something by duty or law.
  • obliging/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveC1Eager to be helpful.
  • oblivion/əˈblɪviːən/nounC12 meaningsThe state of being completely forgotten.
  • 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.
  • observance/əbˈzɝvəns/nounC1The keeping of a rule, law or holy day.
  • observant/əbˈzɝvənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsQuick to notice things.
  • observation carnounC1A carriage with wide windows for the view.
  • observatory domenounC1The turning roof that opens for a telescope.
  • observe/əbˈzɜːv/verbB24 meaningsTo watch something carefully over time in order to learn from it.
  • obsess/əbˈsɛs/verbC1To fill somebody's mind so that nothing else gets in.
  • obsession/əbˈsɛʃən/nounC1A thought that will not leave you alone.
  • obsolescence/ˌɒb.səˈlɛs.əns/nounC1The process of falling out of use.
  • obsolete/ˈɒbsəliːt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNo longer used, because something newer has replaced it.
  • obstinacy/ˈɑbstɪnəsi/nounC1Stubborn refusal to change your mind.
  • obstinate/ˈɒb.stɪ.nət/adjectiveC12 meaningsRefusing to change an opinion or course of action.
  • obtrusive/əbˈtɹuːsɪv/adjectiveC1Noticeable in an unwelcome way.
  • obtuse/əbˈtjuːs/adjectiveC1Slow to understand, or blunt in angle.
  • obtuse anglenounC1An angle larger than a square corner.
  • occasional/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening now and then, with gaps in between.
  • occult/ˈɒk.ʌlt/nounC1Practices concerned with magic and hidden powers.
  • occupant/ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/nounC1Somebody living in or using a place.
  • occupational/ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/adjectiveC1To do with a person's job.
  • occurrence/əˈkʌɹ.əns/nounC1Something that happens.
  • oceanic/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the open sea.
  • ochre/ˈəʊkə/adjectiveC1A dull yellow-brown earth colour.
  • oddity/ˈɒdɪti/nounC1Something strange, or the quality of being so.
  • odious/ˈəʊ.di.əs/adjectiveC1Extremely unpleasant and hateful.
  • odometer readingnounC1The distance figure shown on a vehicle's counter.
  • odyssey/ˈɒd.ɪ.si/nounC1A long wandering journey full of incident.
  • off the gridphraseC1Living where no record or signal can find you.
  • off the recordphraseC1Said privately, not to be quoted or published.
  • off-the-pegadjectiveC1Bought ready-made in a standard size.
  • offcut/ˈɒfkʌt/nounC1The piece left over after a length is cut to size.
  • offend/əˈfɛnd/verbB23 meaningsTo hurt someone's feelings or upset their sense of what is proper.
  • offender/əˈfen.də(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA person who has broken the rules or the law.
  • offering/ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/nounB24 meaningsSomething given to a god, a temple or a church as an act of worship.
  • offshoot/ˈɔf.ʃuːt/nounC1A branch growing from a main stem or organisation.
  • offshore/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/adverbB22 meaningsOut at sea, away from the coast.
  • offspring/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/nounC1A creature's young.
  • ogle/ˈəʊɡl̩/verbC1To stare at somebody in an unwelcome admiring way.
  • ogre/ˈəʊ.ɡə/nounB2+2 meaningsA large cruel man-eating giant of stories.
  • oily/ˈɔɪli/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsCovered in or feeling like thick liquid fat.
  • old-timernounC1An elderly member of a place or a trade who has been there far longer than anyone else and remembers how it all used to be.
  • oligarchy/ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːki/nounC1Rule by a small privileged group.
  • ombre/ˈɒm.bə/adjectiveC1Shading gradually from dark to light.
  • ombudsman/ˈɒmbədzmən/nounC1The official who settles complaints against businesses.
  • omnipotence/ɒmˈnɪpətəns/nounC1Power without any limit.
  • omniscience/ɑmˈnɪʃəns/nounC1Knowledge of absolutely everything.
  • on a whimphraseC1Acting on a sudden fancy rather than a plan.
  • on balancephraseC1Taking everything into account.
  • on the ballphraseC1Alert, quick, and on top of everything.