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

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  • osprey/ˈɑspɹi/nounC1A fish-hunting bird of prey that plunges feet-first.
  • ostentation/ˌɒstənˈteɪʃən/nounC1A showy display meant to impress.
  • ostentatious/ˌɒs.tɛnˈteɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC1Showing off wealth or knowledge to be noticed.
  • ostraciseverbC1To shut somebody out of a group entirely.
  • ostracism/ˈɒstɹəsɪz(ə)m/nounC1Being deliberately excluded by everybody.
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A playful river or sea animal that eats fish and shellfish.
  • oust/aʊst/verbC1To force somebody out of a position.
  • out-and-outadjectiveC1Complete and thorough, with nothing held back.
  • outbreak/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/nounC1A sudden appearance of a disease in one place.
  • outclass/aʊtˈklæs/verbC1To be so much better that comparison is pointless.
  • outcrop/ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/nounC1Rock that breaks through the surface of the ground.
  • outfit/ˈaʊtfɪt/nounB12 meaningsA complete set of clothes worn together.
  • outflankverbC1To go round the side of an enemy position.
  • outlier/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/nounC1A result that sits far away from all the others.
  • outlive/aʊtˈlɪv/verbB22 meaningsTo go on living after somebody else has died.
  • 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.
  • outrageous/aʊtˈɹeɪ.d͡ʒəs/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo shocking it makes people protest.
  • outreach/ˈaʊtɹiːtʃ/nounC1Work taking a service out to those who need it.
  • outrun/ˈaʊtɹʌn/verbB22 meaningsTo run faster or further than somebody.
  • outset/ˈaʊtsɛt/nounC1The very beginning of something.
  • outsider/ˌaʊtˈsaɪdəɹ/nounC1Somebody who does not belong to the group.
  • outstanding balancenounC1The amount still left to pay.
  • outweigh/ˌaʊtˈweɪ/verbC1To matter more than the other side of the scale.
  • oval/ˈəʊvəl/nounB23 meaningsA shape like a stretched circle or an egg.
  • overalls/ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/nounC1Work trousers with a front panel and shoulder straps.
  • overbearingadjectiveC1Domineering in a way that leaves no room for others.
  • overblown/ˌəʊ.vəˈbləʊn/adjectiveC1Made far more of than it deserves.
  • overboard/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌbɔː(ɹ)d/adverbB22 meaningsOver the side of a boat into the water.
  • 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.
  • overlook/ˈəʊvəˌlʊk/verbC14 meaningsTo fail to notice or consider something.
  • 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.
  • overlyadverbC1More than is good or reasonable.
  • override/əʊ.vəˈɹaɪd/verbB2+2 meaningsTo set aside somebody else's decision.
  • oversee/ˌəʊ.vəˈsiː/verbC1To watch over work as the one responsible.
  • overseer/ˈəʊvəˌsiːə(ɹ)/nounC1Somebody who supervises workers.
  • overt/ə(ʊ)ˈvɜːt/adjectiveC1Done openly, with nothing hidden.
  • overtlyadverbC1Openly, and without any attempt to hide it.
  • 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.
  • overturn/ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈtɜː(ɹ)n/verbC12 meaningsTo reverse a previous decision or result.
  • overwhelm/ˌəʊ.vəˈ(h)wɛlm/verbC13 meaningsTo affect someone so strongly, with feeling or with work, that they cannot cope.
  • overwrought/əʊ.vəˈɹɔːt/adjectiveC12 meaningsToo tense and excited to think clearly.
  • overzealous/ˌəʊvəˈzɛləs/adjectiveC1Far keener than the situation calls for.
  • 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.
  • pacifism/ˈpæsɪfɪzəm/nounC1The belief that war is never justified.
  • package managernounC1The tool that fetches and updates your dependencies.
  • packing peanutsnounC1Light shaped foam pieces poured in to fill space.
  • pad/pæd/nounB17 meaningsA soft flat piece of material used to cushion, protect or soak up.
  • padding/ˈpædɪŋ/nounB1+2 meaningsSoft material used for protection or comfort.
  • paddock/ˈpædək/nounB2+2 meaningsA small fenced field near a stable.
  • page/peɪd͡ʒ/nounA13 meaningsOne side of a sheet in a book or magazine.
  • pageantry/ˈpæd͡ʒəntɹi/nounC1Splendid ceremonial display.
  • paid reachnounC1The audience you reach by buying advertising.
  • painstaking/ˈpeɪnˌsteɪkɪŋ/adjectiveC1Done with great care and attention to detail.