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

Letter
abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
Level
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Part of speech
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  • obliging/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveC1Eager to be helpful.
  • obscene/əbˈsiːn/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsOffensive, especially about sex.
  • obscure/əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveC13 meaningsKnown to very few people.
  • obscuredadjectiveC1Hidden or made hard to see.
  • observant/əbˈzɝvənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsQuick to notice things.
  • obsolete/ˈɒbsəliːt/
adjective
B2+
2 meanings
No longer used, because something newer has replaced it.
  • 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.
  • occasional/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening now and then, with gaps in between.
  • occupational/ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/adjectiveC1To do with a person's job.
  • oceanic/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the open sea.
  • ochre/ˈəʊkə/adjectiveC1A dull yellow-brown earth colour.
  • odious/ˈəʊ.di.əs/adjectiveC1Extremely unpleasant and hateful.
  • off-the-pegadjectiveC1Bought ready-made in a standard size.
  • offshore/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/adverbB22 meaningsOut at sea, away from the coast.
  • oily/ˈɔɪli/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsCovered in or feeling like thick liquid fat.
  • ombre/ˈɒm.bə/adjectiveC1Shading gradually from dark to light.
  • oncomingadjectiveC1Approaching directly towards you.
  • onerous/ˈɒnəɹəs/adjectiveC1Involving a heavy and unwelcome burden.
  • open-endedadjectiveC1Having no fixed limit or set finish.
  • open-handedadjectiveC1Generous in giving.
  • operational/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveC1Ready and able to work, or to do with running things.
  • operative/ˈɒpəɹətɪv/nounC12 meaningsA worker who operates a machine.
  • opportune/ɒ.pəˈt͡ʃ(j)uːn/adjectiveC1Happening at a particularly suitable or useful time.
  • optical/ˈɒptɪkəl/adjectiveC1To do with sight and with light.
  • orbital/ɔː.bɪt.əl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with the path one body takes around another.
  • organic/ɔːˈɡænɪk/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsGrown or raised without artificial chemicals.
  • organizational/ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/adjectiveC1To do with how a body is arranged and run.
  • ornamental/ˌɔː.nəˈmɛn.təl/adjectiveC1Put there for decoration rather than for use.
  • ostentatious/ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Showing off wealth or knowledge to be noticed.
  • out-and-outadjectiveC1Complete and thorough, with nothing held back.
  • outrageous/aʊtˈɹeɪ.d͡ʒəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo shocking it makes people protest.
  • oval/ˈəʊvəl/nounB23 meaningsA shape like a stretched circle or an egg.
  • overbearingadjectiveC1Domineering in a way that leaves no room for others.
  • overblown/ˌəʊ.vəˈbləʊn/adjectiveC1Made far more of than it deserves.
  • overhead/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/adverbB1+4 meaningsDirectly above; in the sky or the space above your head.
  • overt/ə(ʊ)ˈvɜːt/adjectiveC1Done openly, with nothing hidden.
  • overwrought/əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsToo tense and excited to think clearly.
  • overzealous/ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs/adjectiveC1Far keener than the situation calls for.