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  • ocean/ˈəʊ.ʃən/nounA2One of the great bodies of salt water on the planet.
  • octagon/ˈɒktəɡ(ə)n/nounB2A flat shape with eight straight sides.
  • octave/ˈɒktɪv/nounC2The interval between one musical note and the next of the same name.
  • octobernounA1The tenth month of the year.
  • octogenarian/ˌɑktəd͡ʒɪˈnɛɹiən/nounC2Somebody between eighty and ninety years old.
  • octopus/ˈɒktəpʊs/
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A sea animal with eight arms.
  • oddity/ˈɒdɪti/nounC1Something strange, or the quality of being so.
  • oddmentsnounC2Small leftover items of various kinds.
  • odds/ɑdz/nounB22 meaningsThe likelihood of something happening.
  • ode/oʊd/nounB2+A poem written in praise of somebody or something.
  • odometer/əʊˈdɒmətə/nounB2+The dial counting how far a vehicle has travelled.
  • odometer readingnounC1The distance figure shown on a vehicle's counter.
  • odournounB2+A smell, usually an unpleasant one.
  • odyssey/ˈɒd.ɪ.si/nounC1A long wandering journey full of incident.
  • off-licencenounB2A shop licensed to sell alcohol to take away.
  • off-seasonnounB2The quiet months when few tourists come.
  • offcut/ˈɒfkʌt/nounC1The piece left over after a length is cut to size.
  • offender/əˈfen.də(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA person who has broken the rules or the law.
  • offensive/əˈfɛnsɪv/nounB23 meaningsA large planned attack.
  • offer/ˈɒfə(ɹ)/verbA24 meaningsTo hold something out for somebody to take if they want it.
  • offering/ˈɒfəɹɪŋ/nounB24 meaningsSomething given to a god, a temple or a church as an act of worship.
  • office/ˈɒf.ɪs/nounA1The room with desks and computers where many people do their jobs.
  • officer/ˈɒf.ɪ.sə/nounA22 meaningsA person holding a position of authority in the armed forces or police.
  • official/əˈfɪʃəl/adjectiveB13 meaningsApproved or announced by those in authority.
  • offing/ˈɒfɪŋ/nounC2The near future, in the phrase in the offing.
  • offshoot/ˈɔf.ʃuːt/nounC1A branch growing from a main stem or organisation.
  • offside/ɒfˈsaɪd/nounB2+The football rule about standing too far forward.
  • offspring/ˈɒfspɹɪŋ/nounC1A creature's young.
  • ogre/ˈəʊ.ɡə/nounB2+2 meaningsA large cruel man-eating giant of stories.
  • oil/ɔɪl/nounA22 meaningsThe liquid fat used in cooking.
  • oil changenounB1Replacing the old oil in an engine.
  • oily skinnounB1Skin that produces a lot of natural grease.
  • oink/ɔɪŋk/verbB1+2 meaningsTo make the grunting sound a pig makes.
  • ointment/ˈɔɪntm(ə)nt/nounB2A greasy healing preparation rubbed onto the skin.
  • okra/ˈɒkɹə/nounB2+A green pod that thickens a stew as it cooks.
  • old agenounB1The last part of a long life.
  • 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.
  • oldie/ˈəʊldi/nounB2+A song that was popular long ago.
  • oldsternounC2A person well on in years, of either sex, spoken of informally but without mockery.
  • oligarchy/ˈɒlɪˌɡɑːki/nounC1Rule by a small privileged group.
  • olive/ˈɒ.lɪv/nounB22 meaningsA small bitter Mediterranean fruit eaten cured or pressed for oil.
  • olive oilnounA2The oil pressed from a small green or black fruit.
  • omannounB2The peaceful Gulf country of Muscat, deserts, and dramatic coasts.
  • ombudsman/ˈɒmbədzmən/nounC1The official who settles complaints against businesses.
  • omelette/ˈɒmlɪt/nounA2+Beaten eggs cooked flat in a pan and folded.
  • omen/ˈəʊ̯mən/nounB2+A thing that happens and is taken as a sign of what is going to happen, good or bad.
  • omission/ə(ʊ)ˈmɪʃ.ən/nounB2+2 meaningsSomething that has been left out.
  • omnipotence/ɒmˈnɪpətəns/nounC1Power without any limit.
  • omniscience/ɑmˈnɪʃəns/nounC1Knowledge of absolutely everything.
  • omnivore/ˈɒmnɪvɔː/nounB2An animal that eats both plants and meat.
  • onboardingnounC1The process of settling a new employee in.
  • once-overnounC12 meaningsA quick look over something to check or assess it.
  • one/wʌn/nounA13 meaningsThe number 1, the first and smallest whole counting number.
  • one-way streetnounB1A road where traffic may go in one direction only.
  • one-way systemnounB2A pattern of streets where traffic goes only one way.
  • onesie/ˈwʌn.zi/nounB1A single garment covering the whole body, worn for comfort.
  • onion/ˈʌnjən/nounA2+A round layered vegetable used in cooking.
  • online bankingnounB1Managing an account through a website.
  • only childnounA2A child with no brothers or sisters.
  • onset/ˈɒnˌsɛt/nounB2+2 meaningsThe beginning of something unpleasant.