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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.
  • 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.
  • oblivion/əˈblɪviːən/nounC12 meaningsThe state of being completely forgotten.
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nounB2+2 meanings
An offensive or indecent word or act.
  • obscurity/əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/nounC1Being unknown, or being hard to understand.
  • observance/əbˈzɝvəns/nounC1The keeping of a rule, law or holy day.
  • observation carnounC1A carriage with wide windows for the view.
  • observatory domenounC1The turning roof that opens for a telescope.
  • obsession/əbˈsɛʃən/nounC1A thought that will not leave you alone.
  • obsolescence/ˌɒb.səˈlɛs.əns/nounC1The process of falling out of use.
  • obstinacy/ˈɑbstɪnəsi/nounC1Stubborn refusal to change your mind.
  • obtuse anglenounC1An angle larger than a square corner.
  • occult/ˈɒk.ʌlt/nounC1Practices concerned with magic and hidden powers.
  • occupant/ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/nounC1Somebody living in or using a place.
  • occurrence/əˈkʌɹ.əns/nounC1Something that happens.
  • oddity/ˈɒdɪti/nounC1Something strange, or the quality of being so.
  • odometer readingnounC1The distance figure shown on a vehicle's counter.
  • odyssey/ˈɒd.ɪ.si/nounC1A long wandering journey full of incident.
  • offcut/ˈɒfkʌt/nounC1The piece left over after a length is cut to size.
  • 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.
  • offspring/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/nounC1A creature's young.
  • ogre/ˈəʊ.ɡə/nounB2+2 meaningsA large cruel man-eating giant of stories.
  • 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.
  • ombudsman/ˈɒmbədzmən/nounC1The official who settles complaints against businesses.
  • omnipotence/ɒmˈnɪpətəns/nounC1Power without any limit.
  • omniscience/ɑmˈnɪʃəns/nounC1Knowledge of absolutely everything.
  • onboardingnounC1The process of settling a new employee in.
  • once-overnounC12 meaningsA quick look over something to check or assess it.
  • onus/ˈəʊnəs/nounC1The duty or blame that rests on somebody.
  • ooze/uːz/verbB22 meaningsTo flow out very slowly and thickly.
  • operative/ˈɒpəɹətɪv/nounC12 meaningsA worker who operates a machine.
  • oppression/əˈpɹɛʃən/nounC1Cruel and unjust use of power over people.
  • optimism/ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/nounC1The habit of expecting things to turn out well.
  • option/ˈɒpʃən/nounA2+2 meaningsOne of the things you may choose.
  • orator/ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/nounC1A skilled and powerful public speaker.
  • oratory/ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/nounC1The art of speaking well in public.
  • orbital/ɔː.bɪt.əl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with the path one body takes around another.
  • orbiternounC1A craft that circles a world rather than landing on it.
  • orchard/ˈɔː.tʃəd/nounC1A field of fruit trees planted in rows.
  • orchestra pitnounC1The sunken space where players sit below a stage.
  • ordinance/ˈɔːdɪnəns/nounC1A rule made by a local authority.
  • org chartnounC1The diagram showing how an organisation is arranged.
  • organ/ˈɔːɡən/nounB23 meaningsA part of the body with a particular function, such as the heart or the liver.
  • organic reachnounC1The audience you reach without paying for it.
  • orient/ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/nounC1The countries of the Far East, in older use.
  • orientation/ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/nounB24 meaningsThe direction something faces or the way it is positioned.
  • orienteeringnounC1Racing across country navigating by map and compass.
  • ornament/ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/nounB22 meaningsA small object kept only because it is pretty.
  • orthodoxy/ˈɔːθədɒksi/nounC1The accepted belief that most people hold.
  • oscillation/ˌɒ.sɪˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC1A regular swinging back and forth.
  • osprey/ˈɑspɹi/nounC1A fish-hunting bird of prey that plunges feet-first.
  • ostentation/ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/nounC1A showy display meant to impress.
  • ostracism/ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m/nounC1Being deliberately excluded by everybody.
  • otter/ˈɒtə/nounC1A playful river or sea animal that eats fish and shellfish.
  • outbreak/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/nounC1A sudden appearance of a disease in one place.