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

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  • offshore/ɒfˈʃɔː(ɹ)/adverbB22 meaningsOut at sea, away from the coast.
  • offspring/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/nounC1A creature's young.
  • ogle/ˈəʊɡl̩/verbC1To stare at somebody in an unwelcome admiring way.
  • ogre/ˈəʊ.ɡə/nounB2+2 meaningsA large cruel man-eating giant of stories.
  • oily/ˈɔɪli/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsCovered in or feeling like thick liquid fat.
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An 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.
  • ombre/ˈɒm.bə/adjectiveC1Shading gradually from dark to light.
  • ombudsman/ˈɒmbədzmən/nounC1The official who settles complaints against businesses.
  • omnipotence/ɒmˈnɪpətəns/nounC1Power without any limit.
  • omniscience/ɑmˈnɪʃəns/nounC1Knowledge of absolutely everything.
  • on a whimphraseC1Acting on a sudden fancy rather than a plan.
  • on balancephraseC1Taking everything into account.
  • on the ballphraseC1Alert, quick, and on top of everything.
  • on the fencephraseC1Undecided between two positions.
  • on the grapevinephraseC1By word of mouth passed informally from person to person.
  • on the recordphraseC1Said in a way that may be quoted with your name.
  • on the townphraseC1Out enjoying the bars and clubs of a city.
  • onboardingnounC1The process of settling a new employee in.
  • once bitten, twice shyphraseC1The saying: after being hurt, you are careful ever after.
  • once-overnounC12 meaningsA quick look over something to check or assess it.
  • oncomingadjectiveC1Approaching directly towards you.
  • onerous/ˈɒnəɹəs/adjectiveC1Involving a heavy and unwelcome burden.
  • onus/ˈəʊnəs/nounC1The duty or blame that rests on somebody.
  • ooze/uːz/verbB22 meaningsTo flow out very slowly and thickly.
  • open a can of wormsphraseC1To start something that creates many new problems.
  • open-endedadjectiveC1Having no fixed limit or set finish.
  • open-handedadjectiveC1Generous in giving.
  • operational/ˌɒp.əˈɹeɪ.ʃə.nəl/adjectiveC1Ready and able to work, or to do with running things.
  • operative/ˈɒpəɹətɪv/nounC12 meaningsA worker who operates a machine.
  • opine/ə(ʊ)ˈpaɪn/verbC1To state an opinion.
  • opportune/ɒ.pəˈt͡ʃ(j)uːn/adjectiveC1Happening at a particularly suitable or useful time.
  • oppress/əˈpɹɛs/verbC1To rule people cruelly and deny them freedom.
  • oppression/əˈpɹɛʃən/nounC1Cruel and unjust use of power over people.
  • opt/ɒpt/verbC1To choose one thing in preference to another.
  • optical/ˈɒptɪkəl/adjectiveC1To do with sight and with light.
  • 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.
  • ordain/ɔɹˈdeɪn/verbC12 meaningsTo make somebody a priest.
  • ordinance/ˈɔːdɪnəns/nounC1A rule made by a local authority.
  • ordinarily/ɔːdɪˈnæɹɪli/adverbC1As a rule, in the usual run of things.
  • 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/ɔːˈɡænɪk/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsGrown or raised without artificial chemicals.
  • organic reachnounC1The audience you reach without paying for it.
  • organizational/ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/adjectiveC1To do with how a body is arranged and run.
  • 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.
  • originate/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/verbC1To have your first beginning in a certain place or time.
  • ornament/ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/nounB22 meaningsA small object kept only because it is pretty.
  • ornamental/ˌɔː.nəˈmɛn.təl/adjectiveC1Put there for decoration rather than for use.
  • orthodoxy/ˈɔːθədɒksi/nounC1The accepted belief that most people hold.
  • oscillation/ˌɒ.sɪˈleɪ.ʃən/nounC1A regular swinging back and forth.