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

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  • oaf/əʊf/nounC1A clumsy and stupid man.
  • oak/əʊk/nounB12 meaningsA large slow-growing tree that produces acorns.
  • oar/ɔː/nounB1+A long pole with a flat blade for rowing.
  • oarlocknounC2The fitting an oar pivots in.
  • oasis/əʊˈeɪsɪs/nounB1+A fertile watered place in a desert.
  • oat/ˈəʊt/nounB1+The grain that porridge is made from.
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  • obedience/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːdɪəns/nounB2Doing as you are told.
  • obeisance/əˈbiː.səns/nounC2A bow or gesture of deep respect.
  • obelisk/ˈɒbəlɪsk/nounC1A tall four-sided stone pillar tapering to a point.
  • obesity/ə(ʊ)ˈbiːsɪti/nounB2+The medical condition of carrying dangerously excessive body fat.
  • obfuscation/ˌɒb.fəˈskeɪ.ʃən/nounC1The clouding of a matter so nobody can follow it.
  • obituary/əˈbɪt͡ʃʊ(ə)ɹi/nounB2A published account of the life of someone who has recently died.
  • object/ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA16 meaningsA thing you can see and touch; a material item.
  • objection/əbˈd͡ʒɛkʃən/nounB2A stated reason for disagreeing with or opposing something.
  • objectivity/ˌɒbd͡ʒɛkˈtɪvɪti/nounC12 meaningsThe ability to judge something without letting your own feelings or interests affect the result.
  • obligation/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃn̩/nounB22 meaningsSomething you must do because of duty, law or a promise.
  • oblivion/əˈblɪviːən/nounC12 meaningsThe state of being completely forgotten.
  • oblong/ˈɒblɒŋ/adjectiveB12 meaningsLonger than it is wide, in the shape of a stretched rectangle.
  • oboe/ˈəʊbəʊ/nounB2+A slim woodwind with a double reed and a nasal tone.
  • obscenitynounB2+2 meaningsAn offensive or indecent word or act.
  • obscurity/əbˈskjʊəɹɪti/nounC1Being unknown, or being hard to understand.
  • observance/əbˈzɝvəns/nounC1The keeping of a rule, law or holy day.
  • observation/ˌɒbzəˈveɪʃn̩/nounB2Careful watching, or a remark about what was seen.
  • observation carnounC1A carriage with wide windows for the view.
  • observatory/əbˈzɜːvət(ə)ɹi/nounB2A building from which the sky is studied.
  • observatory domenounC1The turning roof that opens for a telescope.
  • observer/əbˈzɝvɚ/nounB22 meaningsSomebody who watches in an official role.
  • obsession/əbˈsɛʃən/nounC1A thought that will not leave you alone.
  • obsidian/ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/nounB2+Black volcanic glass that breaks to a razor edge.
  • obsolescence/ˌɒb.səˈlɛs.əns/nounC1The process of falling out of use.
  • obstacle/ˈɒbstəkəl/nounB2Something standing in the way.
  • obstinacy/ˈɑbstɪnəsi/nounC1Stubborn refusal to change your mind.
  • obstruction/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/nounB2Something that blocks the way, or the blocking itself.
  • obtuse anglenounC1An angle larger than a square corner.
  • occasion/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/nounB12 meaningsA particular time when something happens.
  • 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.
  • occurrence/əˈkʌɹ.əns/nounC1Something that happens.
  • ocean/ˈəʊ.ʃən/nounA2One of the great bodies of salt water on the planet.
  • 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.
  • oddity/ˈɒdɪti/nounC1Something strange, or the quality of being so.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • odyssey/ˈɒd.ɪ.si/nounC1A long wandering journey full of incident.
  • off-licencenounB2A shop licensed to sell alcohol to take away.
  • off-seasonnounB2The quiet months when few tourists come.
  • offcut/ˈɒfkʌt/nounC1The piece left over after a length is cut to size.
  • 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.