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

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  • opposite directionnounB1The way that is exactly contrary to the one mentioned.
  • opposition/ˌɒp.əˈzɪʃ.ən/nounB22 meaningsThe parties in a parliament that are not in government.
  • oppression/əˈpɹɛʃən/nounC1Cruel and unjust use of power over people.
  • optician/ɒpˈtɪʃən/nounB1+The professional who tests eyes and fits glasses.
  • optimism/ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/nounC1The habit of expecting things to turn out well.
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A person who tends to expect good outcomes.
  • option/ˈɒpʃən/nounA2+2 meaningsOne of the things you may choose.
  • optometrist/ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/nounB2+The professional who tests eyesight.
  • opulence/ˈɒp.jʊl.əns/nounC2Great wealth shown off in luxury.
  • oracle/ˈɔɹəkəl/nounB2+A person or place through which a god was said to answer.
  • orange/ˈɒɹɪnd͡ʒ/nounA12 meaningsA sweet citrus fruit.
  • orangutan/əˌɹæŋ.uːˈtæn/nounB1+A great red-haired ape of Borneo and Sumatra.
  • orator/ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/nounC1A skilled and powerful public speaker.
  • oratory/ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/nounC1The art of speaking well in public.
  • orbit/ˈɔː.bɪt/nounB1+2 meaningsThe path one body travels around another in space.
  • 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.
  • orcanounC2The black and white whale that hunts in groups.
  • orchard/ˈɔː.tʃəd/nounC1A field of fruit trees planted in rows.
  • orchard keepernounB2The person who tends a plantation of fruit trees.
  • orchestra/ˈɔː.kɪs.tɹə/nounB2A large group of classical musicians.
  • orchestra pitnounC1The sunken space where players sit below a stage.
  • orchid/ˈɔː.kɪd/nounB2A flowering plant with elaborate blooms.
  • ordeal/ɔːˈdiːl/nounB2A painful experience that has to be got through.
  • order/ˈɔː.də/verbA17 meaningsTo ask for food, goods or a service to be brought or sent to you.
  • order ticketnounB2The printed slip telling the kitchen what to cook.
  • orders/ˈɔː.dəz/nounB12 meaningsInstructions that must be obeyed.
  • ordinance/ˈɔːdɪnəns/nounC1A rule made by a local authority.
  • ore/oɹ/nounB2+Rock or earth holding enough metal to make mining it worthwhile.
  • oregano/ˈɒɹɪˌɡɑːnəʊ/nounB1+A dried herb used in Mediterranean cooking.
  • 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 farmingnounB2Growing food without artificial chemicals.
  • organic reachnounC1The audience you reach without paying for it.
  • organism/ˈɔː.ɡə.nɪ.zəm/nounB2Any single living thing.
  • organistnounB2Somebody who plays the large keyboard instrument in a church.
  • organization/ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounB1A group of people working together under a structure.
  • organizer/ˈɔɹɡənaɪzɚ/nounB1+Somebody who arranges an event.
  • 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.
  • origin/ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/nounB22 meaningsThe point something first came from.
  • original/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsExisting from the beginning; the first.
  • originality/əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/nounB2+The quality of being genuinely new.
  • ormolu/ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/nounC2Gilded bronze used to decorate furniture.
  • ornament/ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/nounB22 meaningsA small object kept only because it is pretty.
  • orphan/ˈɔːfən/nounB1A child whose parents have died.
  • orphanage/ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+A home that raises children without parents.
  • 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.
  • ostrich/ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/nounB1+The tallest bird, which runs instead of flying.
  • otter/ˈɒtə/nounC1A playful river or sea animal that eats fish and shellfish.
  • oubliette/uːbliˈɛt/nounC2A dungeon reached only through a hole above.
  • ounce/aʊns/nounB2A unit of weight, a sixteenth of a pound.
  • out-traynounB2The tray where finished work waits to be collected.
  • outback/ˈaʊtbæk/nounB2+The remote inland country of Australia.
  • outbreak/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/nounC1A sudden appearance of a disease in one place.