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

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  • obtuse/əbˈtjuːs/adjectiveC1Slow to understand, or blunt in angle.
  • obtuse anglenounC1An angle larger than a square corner.
  • obviate/ˈɒb.viˌeɪt/verbC2To remove the need for something.
  • obvious/ˈɑb.vi.əs/adjectiveB13 meaningsEasy to see or understand, and needing no explanation.
  • obviously/ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/adverbA22 meaningsIn a way that anybody can see.
  • occasion/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/
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A particular time when something happens.
  • occasional/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening now and then, with gaps in between.
  • occult/ˈɒk.ʌlt/nounC1Practices concerned with magic and hidden powers.
  • occupancy/ˈɑk.jə.p(ə)n.(t)si/nounB2+The share of rooms that are actually taken.
  • occupant/ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/nounC1Somebody living in or using a place.
  • occupation/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe control of a country by a foreign army.
  • occupational/ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/adjectiveC1To do with a person's job.
  • occupy/ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/verbB25 meaningsTo fill a space or a period of time.
  • occur/əˈkɜː/verbB13 meaningsTo happen or take place.
  • occur tophraseB2To come into somebody's mind as an idea.
  • occurrence/əˈkʌɹ.əns/nounC1Something that happens.
  • ocean/ˈəʊ.ʃən/nounA2One of the great bodies of salt water on the planet.
  • oceanic/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the open sea.
  • ochre/ˈəʊkə/adjectiveC1A dull yellow-brown earth colour.
  • octagon/ˈɒktəɡ(ə)n/nounB2A flat shape with eight straight sides.
  • octave/ˈɒktɪv/nounC2The interval between one musical note and the next of the same name.
  • octobernounA1The tenth month of the year.
  • octogenarian/ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/nounC2Somebody between eighty and ninety years old.
  • octopus/ˈɒktəpʊs/nounA2+A sea animal with eight arms.
  • odd/ɒd/adjectiveB15 meaningsStrange or unusual in a way that puzzles you.
  • oddity/ˈɒdɪti/nounC1Something strange, or the quality of being so.
  • oddly/ˈɑdli/adverbB1+2 meaningsIn a strange or unusual manner.
  • oddmentsnounC2Small leftover items of various kinds.
  • odds/ɑdz/nounB22 meaningsThe likelihood of something happening.
  • ode/oʊd/nounB2+A poem written in praise of somebody or something.
  • odious/ˈəʊ.di.əs/adjectiveC1Extremely unpleasant and hateful.
  • odometer/əʊˈdɒmətə/nounB2+The dial counting how far a vehicle has travelled.
  • odometer readingnounC1The distance figure shown on a vehicle's counter.
  • odournounB2+A smell, usually an unpleasant one.
  • odourless/ˈəʊdələs/adjectiveB2+Having no smell whatever.
  • odyssey/ˈɒd.ɪ.si/nounC1A long wandering journey full of incident.
  • off the beaten trackphraseB2Away from the places most people go.
  • off the gridphraseC1Living where no record or signal can find you.
  • off the recordphraseC1Said privately, not to be quoted or published.
  • off the top of my headphraseB2Answering from memory, without checking.
  • off-balanceadjectiveB12 meaningsUnsteady and in danger of falling.
  • off-licencenounB2A shop licensed to sell alcohol to take away.
  • off-peakadjectiveB2Outside the busiest hours, and usually cheaper.
  • off-seasonnounB2The quiet months when few tourists come.
  • 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.
  • offensive/əˈfɛnsɪv/nounB23 meaningsA large planned attack.
  • offer/ˈɒfə(ɹ)/verbA24 meaningsTo hold something out for somebody to take if they want it.
  • offering/ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/nounB24 meaningsSomething given to a god, a temple or a church as an act of worship.
  • office/ˈɒf.ɪs/nounA1The room with desks and computers where many people do their jobs.
  • officer/ˈɒf.ɪ.sə/nounA22 meaningsA person holding a position of authority in the armed forces or police.
  • official/əˈfɪʃəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsApproved or announced by those in authority.
  • officious/əˈfɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Fussily using small authority to interfere.
  • offing/ˈɒfɪŋ/nounC2The near future, in the phrase in the offing.
  • offline/ɒfˈlaɪn/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsNot connected to the internet.
  • offset/ˈɒf.sɛt/verbB2+To balance one thing against another so they cancel out.
  • offshoot/ˈɔf.ʃuːt/nounC1A branch growing from a main stem or organisation.
  • offshore/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/adverbB22 meaningsOut at sea, away from the coast.