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

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  • oaky/ˈoʊki/adjectiveC2Tasting of the wooden barrel it aged in.
  • obdurate/ˈɒbdʒʊɹɪt/adjectiveC2Stubbornly refusing to be moved or softened.
  • obedient/əˈbiːdɪənt/adjectiveB2Willing to do as you are told.
  • obese/oʊˈbis/adjectiveB1+Very much overweight, to the point of harm.
  • obliging/əˈblaɪd͡ʒɪŋ/adjectiveC1Eager to be helpful.
  • oblique/əˈbliːk/
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Slanting, or expressed indirectly.
  • oblivious/əˈblɪviəs/adjectiveB2+Completely unaware of what is happening around you.
  • oblong/ˈɒblɒŋ/adjectiveB12 meaningsLonger than it is wide, in the shape of a stretched rectangle.
  • obnoxious/əbˈnɒkʃəs/adjectiveB2So loud and unpleasant that everyone is annoyed.
  • obscene/əbˈsiːn/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsOffensive, especially about sex.
  • obscure/əbˈskjʊə(ɹ)/adjectiveC13 meaningsKnown to very few people.
  • obscuredadjectiveC1Hidden or made hard to see.
  • obsequious/əbˈsiːkwi.əs/adjectiveC2Fawning and over-eager to please.
  • observant/əbˈzɝvənt/adjectiveB22 meaningsQuick to notice things.
  • obsessive/əbˈsɛs.ɪv/adjectiveB2+Given by nature to dwelling on a single idea to an unhealthy degree.
  • obsolete/ˈɒbsəliːt/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsNo longer used, because something newer has replaced it.
  • obstinate/ˈɒb.stɪ.nət/adjectiveC12 meaningsRefusing to change an opinion or course of action.
  • obstreperous/əbˈstɹɛp.əɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Noisy and difficult to control.
  • obtrusive/əbˈtɹuːsɪv/adjectiveC1Noticeable in an unwelcome way.
  • obtuse/əbˈtjuːs/adjectiveC1Slow to understand, or blunt in angle.
  • obvious/ˈɑb.vi.əs/adjectiveB13 meaningsEasy to see or understand, and needing no explanation.
  • occasional/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening now and then, with gaps in between.
  • occupational/ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/adjectiveC1To do with a person's job.
  • oceanic/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the open sea.
  • ochre/ˈəʊkə/adjectiveC1A dull yellow-brown earth colour.
  • odd/ɒd/adjectiveB15 meaningsStrange or unusual in a way that puzzles you.
  • odious/ˈəʊ.di.əs/adjectiveC1Extremely unpleasant and hateful.
  • odourless/ˈəʊdələs/adjectiveB2+Having no smell whatever.
  • off-balanceadjectiveB12 meaningsUnsteady and in danger of falling.
  • off-peakadjectiveB2Outside the busiest hours, and usually cheaper.
  • off-the-pegadjectiveC1Bought ready-made in a standard size.
  • offensive/əˈfɛnsɪv/nounB23 meaningsA large planned attack.
  • official/əˈfɪʃəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsApproved or announced by those in authority.
  • officious/əˈfɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Fussily using small authority to interfere.
  • offline/ɒfˈlaɪn/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsNot connected to the internet.
  • offshore/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/adverbB22 meaningsOut at sea, away from the coast.
  • oily/ˈɔɪli/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsCovered in or feeling like thick liquid fat.
  • old/əʊld/adjectiveA14 meaningsHaving lived or existed for a long time.
  • old-fashioned/oʊldˈfæʃənd/adjectiveB1Belonging to an earlier time and out of fashion.
  • older/ˈəʊldə/adjectiveA1Greater in age than another.
  • ombre/ˈɒm.bə/adjectiveC1Shading gradually from dark to light.
  • ominous/ˈɒmɪnəs/adjectiveB2+Giving the feeling that something bad is coming.
  • oncomingadjectiveC1Approaching directly towards you.
  • one-eyed/ˈwʌnˌaɪd/adjectiveB1Having only one working eye.
  • one-on-oneadjectiveB2Between just two people.
  • one-way/wʌn.weɪ/adjectiveB1Allowing travel in a single direction only — streets or tickets.
  • onerous/ˈɒnəɹəs/adjectiveC1Involving a heavy and unwelcome burden.
  • ongoing/ɒnˈɡəʊ.ɪŋ/adjectiveB2Still going on and not yet finished.
  • online/ˈɒnlaɪn/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsConnected to the internet.
  • onward/ˈɒnwəd/adverbB2+2 meaningsContinuing forward in space or time.
  • opaque/əʊˈpeɪk/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsImpossible to see through; letting no light pass.
  • open/ˈəʊ.pən/verbA14 meaningsTo move a door, lid, or cover so that a thing can be got into or passed through.
  • open planadjectiveB2Having one big shared space instead of separate rooms.
  • open-endedadjectiveC1Having no fixed limit or set finish.
  • open-handedadjectiveC1Generous in giving.
  • open-minded/ˈəʊ.pən ˈmaɪn.dɪd/adjectiveB2Willing to consider ideas you do not hold.
  • operational/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveC1Ready and able to work, or to do with running things.
  • operative/ˈɒpəɹətɪv/nounC12 meaningsA worker who operates a machine.
  • opportune/ɒ.pəˈt͡ʃ(j)uːn/adjectiveC1Happening at a particularly suitable or useful time.
  • opportunistic/ˌɒp.əˌtjuːˈnɪs.tɪk/adjectiveB2+Seizing any chance that comes, whatever the principle.