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

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  • offshoot/ˈɔf.ʃuːt/nounC1A branch growing from a main stem or organisation.
  • offspring/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/nounC1A creature's young.
  • ogre/ˈəʊ.ɡə/nounB2+2 meaningsA large cruel man-eating giant of stories.
  • old-timernounC1An elderly member of a place or a trade who has been there far longer than anyone else and remembers how it all used to be.
  • oligarchy/ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːki/nounC1Rule by a small privileged group.
  • ombudsman/ˈɒmbədzmən/
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The official who settles complaints against businesses.
  • omnipotence/ɒmˈnɪpətəns/nounC1Power without any limit.
  • omniscience/ɑmˈnɪʃəns/nounC1Knowledge of absolutely everything.
  • onboardingnounC1The process of settling a new employee in.
  • once-overnounC12 meaningsA quick look over something to check or assess it.
  • onus/ˈəʊnəs/nounC1The duty or blame that rests on somebody.
  • ooze/uːz/verbB22 meaningsTo flow out very slowly and thickly.
  • operative/ˈɒpəɹətɪv/nounC12 meaningsA worker who operates a machine.
  • oppression/əˈpɹɛʃən/nounC1Cruel and unjust use of power over people.
  • optimism/ˈɑptɪmɪzəm/nounC1The habit of expecting things to turn out well.
  • option/ˈɒpʃən/nounA2+2 meaningsOne of the things you may choose.
  • orator/ˈɒ.ɹə.tə(ɹ)/nounC1A skilled and powerful public speaker.
  • oratory/ˈɒɹət(ə)ɹi/nounC1The art of speaking well in public.
  • orbital/ɔː.bɪt.əl/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsTo do with the path one body takes around another.
  • orbiternounC1A craft that circles a world rather than landing on it.
  • orchard/ˈɔː.tʃəd/nounC1A field of fruit trees planted in rows.
  • orchestra pitnounC1The sunken space where players sit below a stage.
  • ordinance/ˈɔːdɪnəns/nounC1A rule made by a local authority.
  • org chartnounC1The diagram showing how an organisation is arranged.
  • organ/ˈɔːɡən/nounB23 meaningsA part of the body with a particular function, such as the heart or the liver.
  • organic reachnounC1The audience you reach without paying for it.
  • orient/ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/nounC1The countries of the Far East, in older use.
  • orientation/ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/nounB24 meaningsThe direction something faces or the way it is positioned.
  • orienteeringnounC1Racing across country navigating by map and compass.
  • ornament/ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/nounB22 meaningsA small object kept only because it is pretty.
  • orthodoxy/ˈɔːθədɒksi/nounC1The accepted belief that most people hold.
  • oscillation/ˌɒ.sɪˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC1A regular swinging back and forth.
  • osprey/ˈɑspɹi/nounC1A fish-hunting bird of prey that plunges feet-first.
  • ostentation/ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/nounC1A showy display meant to impress.
  • ostracism/ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m/nounC1Being deliberately excluded by everybody.
  • otter/ˈɒtə/nounC1A playful river or sea animal that eats fish and shellfish.
  • outbreak/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/nounC1A sudden appearance of a disease in one place.
  • outcrop/ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/nounC1Rock that breaks through the surface of the ground.
  • outfit/ˈaʊtfɪt/nounB12 meaningsA complete set of clothes worn together.
  • outlier/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/nounC1A result that sits far away from all the others.
  • outlook/ˈaʊtˌlʊk/nounC12 meaningsThe general way a person expects things to go.
  • outpost/ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/nounB2+2 meaningsA small position held far from the main force.
  • outreach/ˈaʊtɹiːtʃ/nounC1Work taking a service out to those who need it.
  • outset/ˈaʊtsɛt/nounC1The very beginning of something.
  • outsider/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/nounC1Somebody who does not belong to the group.
  • outstanding balancenounC1The amount still left to pay.
  • oval/ˈəʊvəl/nounB23 meaningsA shape like a stretched circle or an egg.
  • overalls/ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/nounC1Work trousers with a front panel and shoulder straps.
  • overdraft/ˈəʊvədɹɑːft/nounC1Permission to spend beyond what is in the account.
  • overdrive/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈdɹaɪv/<q:verb>nounB2+2 meaningsA state of working far harder than usual.
  • overhead/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/adverbB1+4 meaningsDirectly above; in the sky or the space above your head.
  • overhead linenounC1The wire that feeds current to electric trains.
  • overheadsnounC1The running costs a business pays whatever it sells.
  • overlord/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)lɔː(ɹ)d/<q:noun>nounC1The supreme master in a feudal chain, to whom lesser nobles owe their lands and their loyalty.
  • override/əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo set aside somebody else's decision.
  • overseer/ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who supervises workers.
  • overtone/ˈoʊvɚtoʊn/nounC1A shade of extra meaning that a word or an act carries with it, as when a remark is said to have racial or religious ones.
  • overture/ˈəʊvətjʊə/nounB2+2 meaningsThe orchestral opening played before an opera.
  • oxygen/ˈɒksɪd͡ʒən/nounB12 meaningsThe gas in the air that living things breathe and fires need.
  • oxymoron/ɒksɪˈmɔːɹɒn/nounC1A phrase that joins two words that contradict each other.