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oarlock
noun
C2
The fitting an oar pivots in.
obeisance
/əˈbiː.səns/
noun
C2
A bow or gesture of deep respect.
objectivity
/ˌɒbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/
noun
C1
2 meanings
The ability to judge something without letting your own feelings or interests affect the result.
octave
/ˈɒktɪv/
noun
C2
The interval between one musical note and the next of the same name.
octogenarian
/ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/
noun
C2
Somebody between eighty and ninety years old.
oddments
noun
C2
Small leftover items of various kinds.
offing
/ˈɒfɪŋ/
noun
C2
The near future, in the phrase in the offing.
oldster
noun
C2
A person well on in years, of either sex, spoken of informally but without mockery.
opacity
/oʊˈpæsɪti/
noun
C2
The quality of letting no light or sense through.
opulence
/ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/
noun
C2
Great wealth shown off in luxury.
orbit
/ˈɔː.bɪt/
noun
B1+
2 meanings
The path one body travels around another in space.
orca
noun
C2
The black and white whale that hunts in groups.
orders
/ˈɔː.dəz/
noun
B1
2 meanings
Instructions that must be obeyed.
ormolu
/ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/
noun
C2
Gilded bronze used to decorate furniture.
oubliette
/uːbliˈɛt/
noun
C2
A dungeon reached only through a hole above.
overlay
/ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ/
noun
C2
A layer placed on top of something else.