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

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  • omission/ə(ʊ)ˈmɪʃ.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething that has been left out.
  • onset/ˈɒnˌsɛt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe beginning of something unpleasant.
  • onslaught/ˈɒn.slɔːt/nounB2+A fierce sustained attack.
  • onyx/ˈɒnɪks/nounB2+A banded stone, often black, used in jewellery.
  • opal/ˈəʊpəl/nounB2+A stone that flashes with shifting colours.
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A readiness to be honest and to listen.
  • optimist/ˈɑptɪmɪst/nounB2+A person who tends to expect good outcomes.
  • optometrist/ɑpˈtɑmətɹɪst/nounB2+The professional who tests eyesight.
  • oracle/ˈɔɹəkəl/nounB2+A person or place through which a god was said to answer.
  • orbital/ɔː.bɪt.əl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with the path one body takes around another.
  • ore/oɹ/nounB2+Rock or earth holding enough metal to make mining it worthwhile.
  • originality/əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/nounB2+The quality of being genuinely new.
  • outback/ˈaʊtbæk/nounB2+The remote inland country of Australia.
  • outburst/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/nounB2+2 meaningsA sudden violent release of feeling.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • ovation[ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩]nounB2+Long enthusiastic applause from an audience.
  • overbookingnounB2+Taking more bookings than there are rooms.
  • overdose/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/nounB2+2 meaningsA dangerously large dose of a drug.
  • overdrive/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdɹaɪv/<q:verb>nounB2+2 meaningsA state of working far harder than usual.
  • overhang/əʊvəˈhaŋ/nounB2+Rock that leans out further than the ground below.
  • overhaul/ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo take something apart and repair it thoroughly.
  • override/əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo set aside somebody else's decision.
  • oversight/ˈəʊvəˌsaɪt/nounB2+Supervision, or a mistake made by not noticing.
  • overthrow/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo remove a ruler or a government by force.
  • overture/ˈəʊvətjʊə/nounB2+2 meaningsThe orchestral opening played before an opera.
  • overwork/ˌəʊvəˈwɜːk/nounB2+Too much work for one person to manage.
  • oxidation/ɒksɪˈdeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB2+Reaction with oxygen, or the loss of electrons.
  • ozone/ˈəʊzəʊn/nounB2+A gas that forms a protective layer high in the atmosphere.
  • packhorsenounB2+An animal used to carry goods on its back.
  • paddock/ˈpædək/nounB2+2 meaningsA small fenced field near a stable.
  • palaeontologistnounB2+A scientist who studies ancient life from its remains.
  • palaeontologynounB2+The study of ancient life through what it left in rock.
  • palette/ˈpælɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe board a painter mixes colours on.
  • pallet/ˈpælɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe wooden platform loads are stacked on for forklifts.
  • pamphlet/ˈpæmflɪt/nounB2+A thin booklet arguing a case or giving information.
  • pandemic/pænˈdɛmɪk/nounB2+An illness spreading across the entire world at once.
  • pane/ˈpeɪ̯n/nounB2+2 meaningsOne single sheet of glass in a window.
  • pang/ˈpæŋ/nounB2+A sudden sharp stab of pain or feeling.
  • paparazzi/ˌpæ.pəˈɹæt.si/nounB2+Photographers who chase celebrities for candid shots.
  • papaya/pəˈpaɪ.ə/nounB2+A tropical fruit with orange flesh and black seeds.
  • paradox/ˈpæ.ɹəˌdɒks/nounB2+2 meaningsA statement that contradicts itself yet seems true, or that reaches an impossible conclusion by sound steps.
  • paragliding/ˈpæɹəɡlaɪdɪŋ/nounB2+Flying under a fabric wing launched from a slope.
  • paraguaynounB2+A landlocked country in South America.
  • paralysis/pəˈɹæləsəs/nounB2+2 meaningsA complete loss of movement in part of the body.
  • paranoia/ˌpæɹ.əˈnɔɪ.ə/nounB2+An unfounded belief that others mean you harm.
  • parasol/ˈpæɹəˌsɒl/nounB2+A large shade that keeps the sun off.
  • parchment/ˈpɑːtʃmənt/nounB2+Prepared animal skin, written on before paper.
  • parliament/ˈpɑːləmənt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe elected assembly that debates and makes laws.
  • parody/ˈpæɹədi/nounB2+A funny exaggerated copy of a famous work or style.
  • parsnip/ˈpɑɹ.snɪp/nounB2+A pale sweet root roasted in winter.
  • participant/pɑːˈtɪsɪpənt/nounB2+Somebody who takes part.
  • participle/pɑːˈtɪsɪpəl/nounB2+The verb form used with have or be, as in broken or running.
  • particle/ˈpɑːtɪkl̩/nounB2+2 meaningsAn extremely small piece of matter.
  • partition/pɑːˈtɪ.ʃən/nounB2+2 meaningsA light wall dividing a space into parts.
  • pastime/ˈpæs.taɪm/nounB2+Something done regularly for enjoyment.
  • patchworknounB2+Work made of small pieces of different cloth.