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

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19,295 words · showing 11,701–11,760

  • organization/ˌɔː.ɡə.naɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/nounB1A group of people working together under a structure.
  • organizational/ˌɔː(ɹ)ɡənɪˈzeɪʃənəl/adjectiveC1To do with how a body is arranged and run.
  • organize/ˈɔːɡənaɪz/verbA2+2 meaningsTo put things in order.
  • organizer/ˈɔɹɡənaɪzɚ/nounB1+Somebody who arranges an event.
  • orient/ˈɔː.ɹɪ.ənt/nounC1The countries of the Far East, in older use.
  • orientation/ˌɔː.ɹi.ənˈteɪ.ʃən/
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nounB24 meanings
The direction something faces or the way it is positioned.
  • 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.
  • originally/əˈɹɪd͡ʒ.ɪ.nə.li/adverbB1+2 meaningsAt the start, before anything changed.
  • originate/əˈɹɪd͡ʒɪneɪt/verbC1To have your first beginning in a certain place or time.
  • ormolu/ˈɔː(ɹ)məˌluː/nounC2Gilded bronze used to decorate furniture.
  • 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.
  • ornate/ɔɹˈneɪt/adjectiveC2Covered in rich, complicated decoration.
  • 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.
  • ostensible/ɒˈstɛns.ɪ.bəl/adjectiveC2Given as the reason, though not the real one.
  • ostensibly/ɒˈstɛn.sɪ.bli/adverbC2As it is made to appear, though the truth may differ.
  • 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.
  • ostrich/ˈɒs.tɹɪt͡ʃ/nounB1+The tallest bird, which runs instead of flying.
  • otherwise/ˈʌð.əˌwaɪz/adverbB12 meaningsIf not; or else.
  • otter/ˈɒtə/nounC1A playful river or sea animal that eats fish and shellfish.
  • oubliette/uːbliˈɛt/nounC2A dungeon reached only through a hole above.
  • ought/ɔːt/verbB1Used to say what would be right or wise to do.
  • ounce/aʊns/nounB2A unit of weight, a sixteenth of a pound.
  • oust/aʊst/verbC1To force somebody out of a position.
  • out of printphraseB2No longer being produced by the publisher.
  • out of reachphraseB1Too far away to be taken.
  • out of stockphraseB1Sold out — the shelf is empty until the next delivery.
  • out of the blue/aʊt əv ðə ˈbluː/phraseB2Completely unexpectedly.
  • out of this worldphraseB2So good that it seems beyond anything ordinary.
  • out-and-outadjectiveC1Complete and thorough, with nothing held back.
  • out-of-dateadjectiveB1No longer current or valid.
  • out-traynounB2The tray where finished work waits to be collected.
  • outback/ˈaʊtbæk/nounB2+The remote inland country of Australia.
  • outbound/ˈaʊtbaʊnd/adjectiveB2+Going out from a place.
  • 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.
  • outclass/aʊtˈklæs/verbC1To be so much better that comparison is pointless.
  • outcome/ˈaʊtkʌm/nounB2How something finally ends up.
  • outcrop/ˈaʊt.kɹɒp/nounC1Rock that breaks through the surface of the ground.
  • outdated/aʊtˈdeɪtɪd/adjectiveB2+No longer current or useful; belonging to an earlier time.
  • outdoor/aʊtˈdɔː/adjectiveB1Situated in, or done in, the open air.
  • outer/ˈaʊtə/adjectiveB2Further from the centre.
  • outermost/ˈaʊtɚmoʊst/adjectiveB2+Furthest from the centre.
  • outfit/ˈaʊtfɪt/nounB12 meaningsA complete set of clothes worn together.
  • outflankverbC1To go round the side of an enemy position.
  • outgoing/aʊtˈɡəʊɪŋ/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsLoving company and making friends easily.
  • outgrow/ˌaʊtˈɡɹəʊ/verbB2To become too big for something.
  • outlandish/ˌaʊtˈlændɪʃ/adjectiveB2+Strange and unfamiliar to the point of absurdity.
  • outlaw/ˈaʊt.lɔː/nounB12 meaningsSomebody living outside the protection of the law.