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

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  • oppose/əˈpəʊz/verbB2To stand publicly against a plan or idea.
  • 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)/
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verbB2
To 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.
  • outsmart/aʊtˈsmɑː(ɹ)t/verbB2To beat somebody by being cleverer.
  • overcome/ˌəʊ.vəˈkʌm/verbB22 meaningsTo beat a difficulty.
  • overdose/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/nounB2+2 meaningsA dangerously large dose of a drug.
  • 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.
  • overlook/ˈəʊvəˌlʊk/verbC14 meaningsTo fail to notice or consider something.
  • overpower/əʊvəˈpaʊə/verbB22 meaningsTo defeat someone by greater strength.
  • overrun/ˌəʊ.vəˈɹʌn/verbB22 meaningsTo take a position by sweeping straight over it.
  • oversleep/əʊvəˈsliːp/verbB2To sleep longer than you intended.
  • overthrow/əʊvəˈθɹəʊ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo remove a ruler or a government by force.
  • overturn/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/verbC12 meaningsTo reverse a previous decision or result.
  • overwhelmed/ˌəʊvəˈwɛlmd/adjectiveB23 meaningsUnable to cope because there is more work, pressure or emotion than you can manage.
  • owe/əʊ/verbA23 meaningsTo have to pay money back to somebody.
  • own/əʊn/verbA13 meaningsTo have something as your legal property.
  • pack/pæk/verbA24 meaningsTo put things into a bag or case for a journey.
  • pad/pæd/nounB17 meaningsA soft flat piece of material used to cushion, protect or soak up.
  • parade/pəˈɹeɪd/nounA26 meaningsA public procession of people walking or marching, watched by a crowd.
  • parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjectiveB25 meaningsRunning side by side at the same distance apart, never meeting.
  • paralyze/ˈpæɹəlaɪz/verbB2+2 meaningsTo make someone unable to move.
  • pardon/ˈpɑːdn̩/nounA13 meaningsSaid as a question when you did not hear something.
  • park/pɑɹk/nounA15 meaningsA public green space in a town.
  • part/pɑːt/nounA15 meaningsA piece or portion of something larger.
  • partner/ˈpɑːt.nə(ɹ)/nounA24 meaningsThe person you live with as a couple.
  • pass/pɑːs/verbA26 meaningsTo go by or beyond something.
  • paste/peɪst/nounB14 meaningsA soft, thick mixture that spreads or sticks.
  • patch/pæt͡ʃ/verbB16 meaningsTo cover a hole or a worn place with a piece of material.
  • patrol/pəˈtɹəʊl/nounB13 meaningsA regular round made to keep watch over an area.
  • pattern/ˈpæ̞t(ə)n/nounA2+4 meaningsA design in which shapes or colours repeat.
  • pause/pɔːz/nounB23 meaningsA short stop before something continues.
  • pave/peɪv/verbB2To cover a surface with a hard flat material.
  • paw/pɔː(ɹ)/nounB23 meaningsThe foot of a four-legged animal, with soft pads and claws.
  • pawn/ˈpɔːn/nounB23 meaningsThe smallest and most numerous chess piece.
  • pay/peɪ/verbA24 meaningsTo give money for goods, work or a service.
  • peak/piːk/nounB13 meaningsThe top point of a mountain.
  • peck/pɛk/verbB15 meaningsOf a bird: to strike or pick at something with the beak.
  • pedal/ˈpɛdəl/nounB23 meaningsA flat part pushed by the foot to drive or control a machine.
  • peek/piːk/verbB13 meaningsTo look quickly and secretly at something.
  • peel/piːl/verbB24 meaningsTo take the skin or outer layer off something.
  • peep/piːp/verbB22 meaningsTo look through a small opening.
  • peer/pɪə/verbB23 meaningsTo look hard and closely at something that is difficult to see.
  • pen/pɛn/nounA14 meaningsA hand-held instrument that writes with ink.
  • penetrate/ˈpɛnɪtɹeɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo force a way through or into something.
  • pension/ˈpɛnʃən/nounB2+4 meaningsMoney paid regularly to someone who has retired.
  • people/ˈpi.pəl/nounA14 meaningsHuman beings; more than one person.
  • perceive/pəˈsiːv/verbB2+2 meaningsTo become aware of something through the senses.
  • perch/pɜːtʃ/verbB26 meanings(Of a bird) to land on a branch, wire or ledge and rest there.
  • perfect/ˈpɜː.fɪkt/adjectiveA15 meaningsSo good that nothing about it could be improved.
  • perish/ˈpɛɹɪʃ/verbB23 meaningsTo die, especially in an accident, a disaster or a war.
  • permit/pɚˈmɪt/verbB22 meaningsTo give official permission.
  • pervert/ˈpəː.vəːt/verbB2To turn something good to a bad purpose.