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

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19,295 words · showing 11,461–11,520

  • obsess/əbˈsɛs/verbC1To fill somebody's mind so that nothing else gets in.
  • obsession/əbˈsɛʃən/nounC1A thought that will not leave you alone.
  • obsessive/əbˈsɛs.ɪv/adjectiveB2+Given by nature to dwelling on a single idea to an unhealthy degree.
  • obsidian/ˌɒbˈsɪd.i.ən/nounB2+Black volcanic glass that breaks to a razor edge.
  • obsolescence/ˌɒb.səˈlɛs.əns/nounC1The process of falling out of use.
  • obsolete/ˈɒbsəliːt/
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adjectiveB2+2 meanings
No longer used, because something newer has replaced it.
  • obstacle/ˈɒbstəkəl/nounB2Something standing in the way.
  • obstinacy/ˈɑbstɪnəsi/nounC1Stubborn refusal to change your mind.
  • obstinate/ˈɒb.stɪ.nət/adjectiveC12 meaningsRefusing to change an opinion or course of action.
  • obstreperous/əbˈstɹɛp.əɹ.əs/adjectiveC2Noisy and difficult to control.
  • obstruct/əbˈstɹʌkt/verbB2+To block a path, view or process.
  • obstruction/əbˈstɹʌk.ʃən/nounB2Something that blocks the way, or the blocking itself.
  • obtain/əbˈteɪn/verbB22 meaningsTo get something, often with effort.
  • obtrude/əbˈtɹuːd/verbC2To push yourself forward where you are not wanted.
  • obtrusive/əbˈtɹuːsɪv/adjectiveC1Noticeable in an unwelcome way.
  • obtuse/əbˈtjuːs/adjectiveC1Slow to understand, or blunt in angle.
  • obtuse anglenounC1An angle larger than a square corner.
  • obviate/ˈɒb.viˌeɪt/verbC2To remove the need for something.
  • obvious/ˈɑb.vi.əs/adjectiveB13 meaningsEasy to see or understand, and needing no explanation.
  • obviously/ˈɒ(b).vi.əs.li/adverbA22 meaningsIn a way that anybody can see.
  • occasion/əˈkeɪ̯ʒən/nounB12 meaningsA particular time when something happens.
  • occasional/əˈkeɪʒ(ə)nəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsHappening now and then, with gaps in between.
  • occult/ˈɒk.ʌlt/nounC1Practices concerned with magic and hidden powers.
  • occupancy/ˈɑk.jə.p(ə)n.(t)si/nounB2+The share of rooms that are actually taken.
  • occupant/ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/nounC1Somebody living in or using a place.
  • occupation/ˌɒkjʊˈpeɪʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe control of a country by a foreign army.
  • occupational/ɑkjuˈpeɪʃənəl/adjectiveC1To do with a person's job.
  • occupy/ˈɒkjʊpaɪ/verbB25 meaningsTo fill a space or a period of time.
  • occur/əˈkɜː/verbB13 meaningsTo happen or take place.
  • occur tophraseB2To come into somebody's mind as an idea.
  • occurrence/əˈkʌɹ.əns/nounC1Something that happens.
  • ocean/ˈəʊ.ʃən/nounA2One of the great bodies of salt water on the planet.
  • oceanic/ˌəʊʃiˈænɪk/adjectiveC12 meaningsBelonging to the open sea.
  • ochre/ˈəʊkə/adjectiveC1A dull yellow-brown earth colour.
  • 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/nounA2+A sea animal with eight arms.
  • odd/ɒd/adjectiveB15 meaningsStrange or unusual in a way that puzzles you.
  • oddity/ˈɒdɪti/nounC1Something strange, or the quality of being so.
  • oddly/ˈɑdli/adverbB1+2 meaningsIn a strange or unusual manner.
  • 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.
  • odious/ˈəʊ.di.əs/adjectiveC1Extremely unpleasant and hateful.
  • 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.
  • odourless/ˈəʊdələs/adjectiveB2+Having no smell whatever.
  • odyssey/ˈɒd.ɪ.si/nounC1A long wandering journey full of incident.
  • off the beaten trackphraseB2Away from the places most people go.
  • off the gridphraseC1Living where no record or signal can find you.
  • off the recordphraseC1Said privately, not to be quoted or published.
  • off the top of my headphraseB2Answering from memory, without checking.
  • off-balanceadjectiveB12 meaningsUnsteady and in danger of falling.
  • off-licencenounB2A shop licensed to sell alcohol to take away.
  • off-peakadjectiveB2Outside the busiest hours, and usually cheaper.
  • off-seasonnounB2The quiet months when few tourists come.
  • off-the-pegadjectiveC1Bought ready-made in a standard size.