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

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  • ornate/ɔɹˈneɪt/adjectiveC2Covered in rich, complicated decoration.
  • 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.
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A fish-hunting bird of prey that plunges feet-first.
  • ostensible/ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/adjectiveC2Given as the reason, though not the real one.
  • ostensibly/ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/adverbC2As it is made to appear, though the truth may differ.
  • ostentation/ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/nounC1A showy display meant to impress.
  • ostentatious/ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Showing off wealth or knowledge to be noticed.
  • ostraciseverbC1To shut somebody out of a group entirely.
  • ostracism/ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m/nounC1Being deliberately excluded by everybody.
  • ostrich/ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/nounB1+The tallest bird, which runs instead of flying.
  • otherwise/ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/adverbB12 meaningsIf not; or else.
  • otter/ˈɒtə/nounC1A playful river or sea animal that eats fish and shellfish.
  • oubliette/uːbliˈɛt/nounC2A dungeon reached only through a hole above.
  • ought/ɔːt/verbB1Used to say what would be right or wise to do.
  • ounce/aʊns/nounB2A unit of weight, a sixteenth of a pound.
  • oust/aʊst/verbC1To force somebody out of a position.
  • out of printphraseB2No longer being produced by the publisher.
  • out of reachphraseB1Too far away to be taken.
  • out of stockphraseB1Sold out — the shelf is empty until the next delivery.
  • out of the blue/aʊt əv ðə ˈbluː/phraseB2Completely unexpectedly.
  • out of this worldphraseB2So good that it seems beyond anything ordinary.
  • out-and-outadjectiveC1Complete and thorough, with nothing held back.
  • out-of-dateadjectiveB1No longer current or valid.
  • out-traynounB2The tray where finished work waits to be collected.
  • outback/ˈaʊtbæk/nounB2+The remote inland country of Australia.
  • outbound/ˈaʊtbaʊnd/adjectiveB2+Going out from a place.
  • outbreak/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/nounC1A sudden appearance of a disease in one place.
  • outburst/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/nounB2+2 meaningsA sudden violent release of feeling.
  • outcast/ˈaʊtkɑːst/nounB2Somebody pushed out of a group.
  • outclass/aʊtˈklæs/verbC1To be so much better that comparison is pointless.
  • outcome/ˈaʊtkʌm/nounB2How something finally ends up.
  • outcrop/ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/nounC1Rock that breaks through the surface of the ground.
  • outdated/aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+No longer current or useful; belonging to an earlier time.
  • outdoor/aʊtˈdɔː/adjectiveB1Situated in, or done in, the open air.
  • outer/ˈaʊtə/adjectiveB2Further from the centre.
  • outermost/ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/adjectiveB2+Furthest from the centre.
  • outfit/ˈaʊtfɪt/nounB12 meaningsA complete set of clothes worn together.
  • outflankverbC1To go round the side of an enemy position.
  • outgoing/aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsLoving company and making friends easily.
  • outgrow/ˌaʊtˈɡɹəʊ/verbB2To become too big for something.
  • outlandish/ˌaʊtˈlændɪʃ/adjectiveB2+Strange and unfamiliar to the point of absurdity.
  • outlaw/ˈaʊt.lɔː/nounB12 meaningsSomebody 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.
  • outlive/aʊtˈlɪv/verbB22 meaningsTo go on living after somebody else has died.
  • outlook/ˈaʊtˌlʊk/nounC12 meaningsThe general way a person expects things to go.
  • outmodedadjectiveC2No longer in use because better ways exist.
  • outnumber/aʊtˈnʌmbə(ɹ)/verbB2To be greater in number than another group.
  • 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.
  • outrageous/aʊtˈɹeɪ.d͡ʒəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo shocking it makes people protest.
  • outreach/ˈaʊtɹiːtʃ/nounC1Work taking a service out to those who need it.
  • outright/aʊtˈɹaɪt/adverbB2+2 meaningsCompletely and openly.