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

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abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
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  • obey/əʊˈbeɪ/verbB1To do exactly what a rule or a person tells you.
  • obfuscate/ˈɒbfəskeɪt/verbC1To make something deliberately unclear.
  • object/ˈɒb.d͡ʒɛkt/nounA16 meaningsA thing you can see and touch; a material item.
  • oblige/əˈblaɪd͡ʒ/verbC12 meaningsTo require someone to do something by duty or law.
  • obliterate/əˈblɪtəɹeɪt/verbB2+To destroy or remove something completely.
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adjectiveC13 meanings
Known to very few people.
  • observe/əbˈzɜːv/verbB24 meaningsTo watch something carefully over time in order to learn from it.
  • obsess/əbˈsɛs/verbC1To fill somebody's mind so that nothing else gets in.
  • obstruct/əbˈstɹʌkt/verbB2+To block a path, view or process.
  • obtain/əbˈteɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo get something, often with effort.
  • obtrude/əbˈtɹuːd/verbC2To push yourself forward where you are not wanted.
  • obviate/ˈɒb.viˌeɪt/verbC2To remove the need for something.
  • occupy/ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/verbB25 meaningsTo fill a space or a period of time.
  • occur/əˈkɜː/verbB13 meaningsTo happen or take place.
  • offend/əˈfɛnd/verbB23 meaningsTo hurt someone's feelings or upset their sense of what is proper.
  • offer/ˈɒfə(ɹ)/verbA24 meaningsTo hold something out for somebody to take if they want it.
  • offset/ˈɒf.sɛt/verbB2+To balance one thing against another so they cancel out.
  • ogle/ˈəʊɡl̩/verbC1To stare at somebody in an unwelcome admiring way.
  • oink/ɔɪŋk/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make the grunting sound a pig makes.
  • omit/əʊˈmɪt/verbB2+To leave something out.
  • ooze/uːz/verbB22 meaningsTo flow out very slowly and thickly.
  • open/ˈəʊ.pən/verbA14 meaningsTo move a door, lid, or cover so that a thing can be got into or passed through.
  • operate/ˈɒpəɹeɪt/verbB12 meaningsTo work a machine or run a service.
  • opine/ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/verbC1To state an opinion.
  • oppose/əˈpəʊz/verbB2To stand publicly against a plan or idea.
  • oppress/əˈpɹɛs/verbC1To rule people cruelly and deny them freedom.
  • opt/ɒpt/verbC1To choose one thing in preference to another.
  • orchestrate/ˈɔː(ɹ).kə.stɹeɪt/verbB2+To arrange the parts of something so it works as a whole.
  • ordain/ɔɹˈdeɪn/verbC12 meaningsTo make somebody a priest.
  • order/ˈɔː.də/verbA17 meaningsTo ask for food, goods or a service to be brought or sent to you.
  • organize/ˈɔːɡənaɪz/verbA2+2 meaningsTo put things in order.
  • originate/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/verbC1To have your first beginning in a certain place or time.
  • ostraciseverbC1To shut somebody out of a group entirely.
  • ought/ɔːt/verbB1Used to say what would be right or wise to do.
  • oust/aʊst/verbC1To force somebody out of a position.
  • outclass/aʊtˈklæs/verbC1To be so much better that comparison is pointless.
  • outflankverbC1To go round the side of an enemy position.
  • outgrow/ˌaʊtˈɡɹəʊ/verbB2To become too big for something.
  • outlaw/ˈaʊt.lɔː/nounB12 meaningsSomebody living outside the protection of the law.
  • outline/ˈaʊtlaɪn/nounB23 meaningsThe line showing the shape of something.
  • outlive/aʊtˈlɪv/verbB22 meaningsTo go on living after somebody else has died.
  • outnumber/aʊtˈnʌmbə(ɹ)/verbB2To be greater in number than another group.
  • outrage/ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsGreat public anger at something felt to be wrong.
  • outrun/ˈaʊtɹʌn/verbB22 meaningsTo run faster or further than somebody.
  • outshine/aʊtˈʃaɪn/verbB2+To be so much better that others are put in the shade.
  • outsmart/aʊtˈsmɑː(ɹ)t/verbB2To beat somebody by being cleverer.
  • outweigh/ˌaʊtˈweɪ/verbC1To matter more than the other side of the scale.
  • overcome/ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/verbB22 meaningsTo beat a difficulty.
  • overdose/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/nounB2+2 meaningsA dangerously large dose of a drug.
  • overestimate/ˌəʊvəɹˈɛstɪmeɪt/<q:verb>verbB2+To think something bigger or better than it is.
  • overflow/ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/verbB22 meaningsTo spill over the edge of a container or channel.
  • overhaul/ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo take something apart and repair it thoroughly.
  • overhear/oʊ.vɚˈhɪɚ/verbB2To hear something you were not meant to.
  • overlap/ˌəʊvəˈlæp/verbB22 meaningsTo cover part of the same area or time as something else.
  • overlock/ˈəʊvəˌlɒk/verbC2To finish a raw edge so it cannot fray.
  • overlook/ˈəʊvəˌlʊk/verbC14 meaningsTo fail to notice or consider something.
  • overpower/əʊvəˈpaʊə/verbB22 meaningsTo defeat someone by greater strength.
  • overreach/ˌəʊvəˈɹiːt͡ʃ/verbB2+To try for more than you can manage and fail.
  • overreact/ˌoʊ.vəɹ.ɹiˈækt/verbB2+To respond far more strongly than a thing deserves.
  • override/əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo set aside somebody else's decision.