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  • orienteeringnounC1Racing across country navigating by map and compass.
  • origin/ˈɒɹ.ɪ.d͡ʒɪn/nounB22 meaningsThe point something first came from.
  • original/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nəl/adjectiveA23 meaningsExisting from the beginning; the first.
  • originality/əˌɹɪd͡ʒɪˈnælɪti/nounB2+The quality of being genuinely new.
  • ormolu/ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/nounC2Gilded bronze used to decorate furniture.
  • ornament/ˈɔː(ɹ)nəmənt/
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nounB22 meanings
A small object kept only because it is pretty.
  • orphan/ˈɔːfən/nounB1A child whose parents have died.
  • orphanage/ˈɔː(ɹ)fənɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+A home that raises children without parents.
  • 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.
  • ostrich/ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/nounB1+The tallest bird, which runs instead of flying.
  • otter/ˈɒtə/nounC1A playful river or sea animal that eats fish and shellfish.
  • oubliette/uːbliˈɛt/nounC2A dungeon reached only through a hole above.
  • ounce/aʊns/nounB2A unit of weight, a sixteenth of a pound.
  • out-traynounB2The tray where finished work waits to be collected.
  • outback/ˈaʊtbæk/nounB2+The remote inland country of Australia.
  • outbreak/ˈaʊtbɹeɪk/nounC1A sudden appearance of a disease in one place.
  • outburst/ˌaʊ̯tˈbɝst/nounB2+2 meaningsA sudden violent release of feeling.
  • outcast/ˈaʊtkɑːst/nounB2Somebody pushed out of a group.
  • outcome/ˈaʊtkʌm/nounB2How something finally ends up.
  • outcrop/ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/nounC1Rock that breaks through the surface of the ground.
  • outfit/ˈaʊtfɪt/nounB12 meaningsA complete set of clothes worn together.
  • outlaw/ˈaʊt.lɔː/nounB12 meaningsSomebody living outside the protection of the law.
  • outlet/ˈaʊtlɛt/nounB25 meaningsA shop that sells a particular company's goods, or one that sells them cheaply.
  • outlier/ˈaʊtˌlaɪə(ɹ)/nounC1A result that sits far away from all the others.
  • outline/ˈaʊtlaɪn/nounB23 meaningsThe line showing the shape of something.
  • outlook/ˈaʊtˌlʊk/nounC12 meaningsThe general way a person expects things to go.
  • outpatient/ˈaʊtˌpeɪʃ(ə)nt/nounB2+Somebody treated at a hospital without staying the night.
  • outpost/ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/nounB2+2 meaningsA small position held far from the main force.
  • output/ˈaʊtpʊt/nounB2+2 meaningsWhat a system or a worker produces.
  • output targetnounB2The number of items a plant aims to make.
  • outrage/ˈaʊt.ɹeɪd͡ʒ/nounB23 meaningsGreat public anger at something felt to be wrong.
  • 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.
  • outskirts/ˈaʊtskɝts/nounB2+The far edges of a city, where the buildings thin out.
  • outsourcing/ˈaʊtˌsɔː.sɪŋ/nounB2+Paying an outside company to do work your own staff once did.
  • outstanding balancenounC1The amount still left to pay.
  • oval/ˈəʊvəl/nounB23 meaningsA shape like a stretched circle or an egg.
  • ovation[ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩]nounB2+Long enthusiastic applause from an audience.
  • oven/ˈʌ.vn̩/nounA2+An enclosed compartment for baking and roasting food.
  • overall/ˌəʊ.vəˈɹɔːl/adjectiveB22 meaningsTaking everything into account.
  • overalls/ˈoʊvəɹɔːlz/nounC1Work trousers with a front panel and shoulder straps.
  • overbookingnounB2+Taking more bookings than there are rooms.
  • overdose/ˈəʊvə(ɹ)ˌdəʊs/nounB2+2 meaningsA dangerously large dose of a drug.
  • 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.
  • overflow/ˈəʊvəˌfləʊ/verbB22 meaningsTo spill over the edge of a container or channel.
  • overhang/əʊvəˈhaŋ/nounB2+Rock that leans out further than the ground below.
  • overhaul/ˈəʊvəˌhɔːl/verbB2+2 meaningsTo take something apart and repair it thoroughly.
  • overhead/ˈəʊvəˌhɛd/adverbB1+4 meaningsDirectly above; in the sky or the space above your head.
  • overhead linenounC1The wire that feeds current to electric trains.
  • overhead lockernounB2The closed shelf above the seats for small bags.
  • overheadsnounC1The running costs a business pays whatever it sells.
  • overheatingnounB2The becoming too hot for safe working.
  • overkill/ˈəʊ.vəˌkɪl/nounB2Far more force or effort than the job needed.
  • overlap/ˌəʊvəˈlæp/verbB22 meaningsTo cover part of the same area or time as something else.