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

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  • outburst/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/nounB2+2 meaningsA sudden violent release of feeling.
  • outcast/ˈaʊtkɑːst/nounB2Somebody pushed out of a group.
  • outcome/ˈaʊtkʌm/nounB2How something finally ends up.
  • outcrop/ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/nounC1Rock that breaks through the surface of the ground.
  • outfit/ˈaʊtfɪt/nounB12 meaningsA complete set of clothes worn together.
  • outlaw/ˈaʊt.lɔː/
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nounB12 meanings
Somebody living outside the protection of the law.
  • outlet/ˈaʊtlɛt/nounB25 meaningsA shop that sells a particular company's goods, or one that sells them cheaply.
  • outlier/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/nounC1A result that sits far away from all the others.
  • outline/ˈaʊtlaɪn/nounB23 meaningsThe line showing the shape of something.
  • outlook/ˈaʊtˌlʊk/nounC12 meaningsThe general way a person expects things to go.
  • outpatient/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/nounB2+Somebody treated at a hospital without staying the night.
  • outpost/ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/nounB2+2 meaningsA small position held far from the main force.
  • output/ˈaʊtpʊt/nounB2+2 meaningsWhat a system or a worker produces.
  • output targetnounB2The number of items a plant aims to make.
  • outrage/ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsGreat public anger at something felt to be wrong.
  • outreach/ˈaʊtɹiːtʃ/nounC1Work taking a service out to those who need it.
  • outset/ˈaʊtsɛt/nounC1The very beginning of something.
  • outsider/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/nounC1Somebody who does not belong to the group.
  • outskirts/ˈaʊtskɝts/nounB2+The far edges of a city, where the buildings thin out.
  • outsourcing/ˈaʊtˌsɔː.sɪŋ/nounB2+Paying an outside company to do work your own staff once did.
  • outstanding balancenounC1The amount still left to pay.
  • oval/ˈəʊvəl/nounB23 meaningsA shape like a stretched circle or an egg.
  • ovation[ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩]nounB2+Long enthusiastic applause from an audience.
  • oven/ˈʌ.vn̩/nounA2+An enclosed compartment for baking and roasting food.
  • overall/ˌəʊ.vəˈɹɔːl/adjectiveB22 meaningsTaking everything into account.
  • overalls/ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/nounC1Work trousers with a front panel and shoulder straps.
  • overbookingnounB2+Taking more bookings than there are rooms.
  • overdose/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/nounB2+2 meaningsA dangerously large dose of a drug.
  • overdraft/ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/nounC1Permission to spend beyond what is in the account.
  • overdrive/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdɹaɪv/<q:verb>nounB2+2 meaningsA state of working far harder than usual.
  • overflow/ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/verbB22 meaningsTo spill over the edge of a container or channel.
  • overhang/əʊvəˈhaŋ/nounB2+Rock that leans out further than the ground below.
  • overhaul/ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo take something apart and repair it thoroughly.
  • overhead/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/adverbB1+4 meaningsDirectly above; in the sky or the space above your head.
  • overhead linenounC1The wire that feeds current to electric trains.
  • overhead lockernounB2The closed shelf above the seats for small bags.
  • overheadsnounC1The running costs a business pays whatever it sells.
  • overheatingnounB2The becoming too hot for safe working.
  • overkill/ˈəʊ.vəˌkɪl/nounB2Far more force or effort than the job needed.
  • overlap/ˌəʊvəˈlæp/verbB22 meaningsTo cover part of the same area or time as something else.
  • overlay/ˌəʊ.vəˈleɪ/nounC2A layer placed on top of something else.
  • overload/ˌəʊvəˈləʊd/nounB2More than a system or a person can carry.
  • overlord/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)lɔː(ɹ)d/<q:noun>nounC1The supreme master in a feudal chain, to whom lesser nobles owe their lands and their loyalty.
  • overpass/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)pæs/nounB1+A bridge carrying one road above another.
  • override/əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo set aside somebody else's decision.
  • overseer/ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who supervises workers.
  • oversharingnounB2Telling the internet more than anybody needed.
  • oversight/ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/nounB2+Supervision, or a mistake made by not noticing.
  • overthrow/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo remove a ruler or a government by force.
  • overtime/ˈəʊ.və.taɪm/nounB23 meaningsHours worked beyond your normal working day, or the extra pay you get for them.
  • overtime paynounB1Extra money for hours worked beyond the normal day.
  • overtone/ˈoʊvɚtoʊn/nounC1A shade of extra meaning that a word or an act carries with it, as when a remark is said to have racial or religious ones.
  • overture/ˈəʊvətjʊə/nounB2+2 meaningsThe orchestral opening played before an opera.
  • overwork/ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/nounB2+Too much work for one person to manage.
  • owl/aʊ(ə)l/nounB2A night bird of prey with large round eyes.
  • own brandnounB2A product sold under the shop's own name.
  • owner/ˈoʊnɚ/nounA2Somebody who owns something.
  • ownership/ˈoʊnɚʃɪp/nounB2The fact of having something as your own.
  • oxen/ˈɑksən/nounB1+Cattle trained to pull ploughs and carts.
  • oxidation/ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+Reaction with oxygen, or the loss of electrons.