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

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  • opportune/ɒ.pəˈt͡ʃ(j)uːn/adjectiveC1Happening at a particularly suitable or useful time.
  • optical/ˈɒptɪkəl/adjectiveC1To do with sight and with light.
  • orbital/ɔː.bɪt.əl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with the path one body takes around another.
  • organic/ɔːˈɡænɪk/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsGrown or raised without artificial chemicals.
  • organizational/ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/adjectiveC1To do with how a body is arranged and run.
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/ˌɔː.nəˈmɛn.təl/
adjectiveC1
Put there for decoration rather than for use.
  • ostentatious/ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Showing off wealth or knowledge to be noticed.
  • out-and-outadjectiveC1Complete and thorough, with nothing held back.
  • outrageous/aʊtˈɹeɪ.d͡ʒəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo shocking it makes people protest.
  • oval/ˈəʊvəl/nounB23 meaningsA shape like a stretched circle or an egg.
  • overbearingadjectiveC1Domineering in a way that leaves no room for others.
  • overblown/ˌəʊ.vəˈbləʊn/adjectiveC1Made far more of than it deserves.
  • overhead/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/adverbB1+4 meaningsDirectly above; in the sky or the space above your head.
  • overt/ə(ʊ)ˈvɜːt/adjectiveC1Done openly, with nothing hidden.
  • overwrought/əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsToo tense and excited to think clearly.
  • overzealous/ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs/adjectiveC1Far keener than the situation calls for.
  • painstaking/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/adjectiveC1Done with great care and attention to detail.
  • palatable/ˈpæl.ə.tə.bəl/adjectiveC22 meaningsPleasant enough to eat.
  • palatial/pəˈleɪʃəl/adjectiveC1As grand and spacious as a palace.
  • pale/peɪl/adjectiveB13 meaningsHaving little colour in the face, from illness, fear or shock.
  • pallid/ˈpælɪd/adjectiveC1Unhealthily pale.
  • palpable/ˈpælpəbəl/adjectiveC1So strong it can almost be touched.
  • paltry/ˈpɒltɹi/adjectiveC1Contemptibly small in amount or value.
  • panned/pænd/adjectiveC1Harshly criticised by reviewers.
  • panoramic/ˌpænəˈɹæmɪk/adjectiveC1Taking in a wide sweep of view.
  • papal/ˈpeɪpəl/adjectiveC1To do with the head of the Roman Catholic Church.
  • paperyadjectiveC1Thin and dry to the touch.
  • parallel/ˈpæ.ɹəˌlɛl/adjectiveB25 meaningsRunning side by side at the same distance apart, never meeting.
  • paranoid/ˈpæɹ.əˌnɔɪd/adjectiveB23 meaningsWrongly convinced that other people mean you harm.
  • parental/pəˈɹɛn.təl/adjectiveC1Relating to a parent or parents.
  • parliamentary/ˌpɑːləˈmɛnt(ə)ɹi/adjectiveC1To do with the assembly that makes a country's laws.
  • partial/ˈpɑɹʃəl/adjectiveC13 meaningsOnly part of the whole.
  • partisan/ˈpɑː.tɪˌzæn/adjectiveC1Loyal to one side and unwilling to be fair to the other.
  • passable/ˈpæsəbəl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsGood enough and no more.
  • passive/ˈpæs.ɪv/adjectiveC12 meaningsAccepting what happens without acting.
  • pasty/ˈpeɪsti/adjectiveC12 meaningsUnhealthily pale.
  • pat/pæt/verbB15 meaningsTo touch someone or something gently and repeatedly with a flat hand.
  • patent/ˈpeɪtənt/nounC12 meaningsThe exclusive right to make and sell an invention.
  • paternal/pəˈtɜː.nəl/adjectiveC1To do with a father, or fatherly in feeling.
  • pathological/ˌpæθ.əˈlɑd͡ʒ.ɪ.kəl/adjectiveC1Caused by disease, or compulsive beyond reason.
  • peach/ˈpiːt͡ʃ/nounA23 meaningsA round fruit with soft fuzzy orange-pink skin, sweet flesh and a large stone.
  • peculiar/pɪˈkjuː.li.ə/adjectiveB23 meaningsStrange or odd in a way that is hard to explain.
  • pedestrian/pəˈdɛstɹiən/nounB22 meaningsA person travelling on foot.
  • pedestrianisedadjectiveC1Closed to vehicles so people can walk freely.
  • pedigree/ˈpɛd.ɪ.ɡɹi/nounB2+3 meaningsThe recorded ancestry of a purebred animal.
  • peevish/ˈpiːvɪʃ/adjectiveC1Irritable over small things.
  • pejorative/pɪˈd͡ʒɒɹətɪv/adjectiveC1Expressing disapproval by the word chosen.
  • pendulous/ˈpɛndjʊləs/adjectiveC1Hanging down loosely.
  • penitent/ˈpɛnɪtənt/adjectiveC1Feeling and showing regret for wrongdoing.
  • penniless/ˈpɛ.nɪ.ləs/adjectiveC1Having no money at all.
  • pensive/ˈpɛn(t).sɪv/adjectiveC1Deep in thought, and a little sad.
  • perceptive/pəˈsɛptɪv/adjectiveC1Quick to notice and understand what others miss.
  • perfunctory/pəˈfʌŋk.t(ə)ɹɪ/adjectiveC1Done as a matter of routine with no real care.
  • perilous/ˈpɛɹ.ɪ.ləs/adjectiveC1Full of grave danger.
  • peripheral/pəˈɹɪf(ə)ɹ(ə)l/nounC12 meaningsA device plugged in around the main machine.
  • pernicious/pəˈnɪʃəs/adjectiveC1Doing serious harm in a quiet gradual way.
  • perpetual/pɚˈpɛt͡ʃuəl/adjectiveC13 meaningsNever ending; continuing for all time.
  • persistent/pəˈsɪstənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsContinuing for a long time without stopping or easing.
  • pertinent/ˈpəːtɪnənt/adjectiveC1Directly to the point being discussed.
  • perturbedadjectiveC1Made anxious or uneasy.