📖 O — The English dictionary

oaf — Everyday, meaning 1: A clumsy or stupid person who is awkward and slow.↗ Example: Don't stand there like an oaf!↗ · The oaf dropped the plate.↗ · He is a big, clumsy oaf.↗

oak — Everyday, meaning 1: An oak is a big tree with hard wood that can live for hundreds of years.↗ Its nuts are called acorns.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Oak is the strong wood from this tree, used for furniture and floors.↗ Example: The park has 14 oaks and 9 pines.↗ · The oak is 20 metres tall.↗ · A squirrel hides 30 acorns from the oak.↗ · They plant oaks in 4 rows.↗ · The old oak tree is over 300 years old.↗ · This table is made of oak.↗ · Oak leaves have wavy edges.↗ · Great oaks from little acorns grow.↗ · ‘I did; this old wide-spreading oak.↗ · And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth.↗ (Torah GEN.35.8, JPS 1917)↗ · And upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan; (Prophets ISA.2.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, from the isles of the Kittites.↗ (Prophets EZK.27.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Wail, O cypress-tree, for the cedar is fallen; because the glorious ones are spoiled; wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down.↗ (Prophets ZEC.11.2, JPS 1917)↗

oaken — Everyday, meaning 1: Made of oak wood.↗ Example: An oaken door stood at the end of the hall.↗ · The oaken table was very heavy.↗ · The king sat in his oaken chair.↗

oar — Everyday, meaning 1: An oar is a long pole with a flat blade at one end, used to row a boat.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (idiom, UK informal) To stick or put your oar in means to give your opinion when it is not wanted.↗ Example: He pulled hard on the oars.↗ · The rowing boat has two oars.↗ · Vikings rowed their longships with long oars.↗ · We lost an oar and drifted in circles.↗ · Don't stick your oar in; it's not your argument.↗ (UK informal)↗ · Eight rowers pulled their oars together.↗ · "Go to Argus, the shipbuilder, and bid him build a galley with fifty oars."↗ · Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, from the isles of the Kittites.↗ (Prophets EZK.27.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land, (Prophets EZK.27.29, JPS 1917)↗ · But there the LORD will be with us in majesty, in a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.↗ (Prophets ISA.33.21, JPS 1917)↗

oas — Everyday, meaning 1: OAS: the Organization of American States, a group of countries in North, Central and South America that work together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, old) OAP is the common abbreviation for old age pensioner; «oas» is not a standard English word.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The plural of «oa», a fragment that is not a real word.↗ Example: The OAS is a group of countries in the Americas.↗ · Leaders met at the OAS to talk about trade.↗ · Canada and the United States are members of the OAS.↗ · The news report mentioned the OAS.↗ · «Oas» on its own is not an English word.↗

oasis — Everyday, meaning 1: A place in a desert where there is water, so plants and trees such as date palms can grow.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (figurative) A calm, pleasant place in the middle of a busy or difficult place.↗ Example: The camels drank at the oasis.↗ · Date palms grow around the oasis.↗ · The travellers walked for days to reach an oasis.↗ · The park is an oasis of green in the busy city.↗ · Our library corner is an oasis of calm.↗ · Some oases have water coming up from under the ground.↗

oat — Everyday, meaning 1: A kind of cereal plant grown for its grain.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (oats) The grains of this plant, used to make porridge, oatcakes, flapjacks and muesli, and to feed horses.↗ Example: I have porridge oats for breakfast.↗ · Horses love oats.↗ · We made flapjacks with oats and honey.↗ · Oats grow well in Scotland.↗ · My friend drinks oat milk.↗ · Oats keep you full until lunch.↗ · "Look," said the Wolf, "here's a fine field of oats.↗

oath — Everyday, meaning 1: An oath is a serious promise, often in front of others or in a court, that you will tell the truth or do something.↗ e.g. "the witness took an oath".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Under oath means having promised in a court to tell the truth.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (old) An oath is a swear word or curse said in anger.↗ Example: The knight swore an oath to protect the queen.↗ · The witness took an oath to tell the truth.↗ · Lying under oath is a crime.↗ · New doctors take an oath to care for patients.↗ · "Blast!" — the old sailor let out an oath.↗ · The friends swore an oath never to tell the secret.↗ · Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; (Torah DEU.29.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And if a woman vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath, (Torah NUM.30.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may let it stand, or her husband may make it void.↗ (Torah NUM.30.13, JPS 1917)↗ · The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac; (Writings 1CH.16.16, JPS 1917)↗ · I counsel thee: keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.↗ (Writings ECC.8.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?'↗ (Prophets 1KI.2.43, JPS 1917)↗

oatmeal — Everyday, meaning 1: Oats that have been crushed or ground, used to make porridge, oatcakes and biscuits.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (USA, Canada) Hot porridge made from oats.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A pale greyish-brown colour, like oats: an oatmeal jumper.↗ Example: I eat a bowl of oatmeal before school.↗ · Gran makes oatmeal cookies with raisins.↗ · The Scots made oatcakes from oatmeal.↗ · The sofa is an oatmeal colour.↗ · Add milk to the oatmeal and stir.↗ · Oatmeal keeps you full all morning.↗ · So she baked two oatmeal bannocks, and set them on to the fire to harden.↗

obedience — Everyday, meaning 1: Doing what you are told by someone in charge, or following rules and laws.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (church, Bible) Christians believe obedience to God means following God's commands; Abraham and Mary are examples.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (animals) Training a dog to follow commands: «obedience classes».↗ Example: Our puppy is going to obedience classes.↗ · Noah built the ark in obedience to God.↗ · Monks and nuns make a vow of obedience.↗ · The soldiers showed complete obedience.↗ · Blind obedience can be dangerous if the order is wrong.↗ · Obedience to safety rules keeps everyone safe.↗ · They, in obedience to their king's order, continued to supply him with provisions and water.↗ · The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, as long as men come to Shiloh; and unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.↗ (Torah GEN.49.10, JPS 1917)↗

obedient — Everyday, meaning 1: Doing what you are told by a parent, teacher, rule or owner.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of animals) Trained to follow commands, as in "an obedient dog".↗ Example: Our dog is very obedient; he sits when told.↗ · The obedient children lined up quietly.↗ · Soldiers are trained to be obedient.↗ · Being obedient doesn't mean doing something dangerous because someone says so.↗ · The puppy became more obedient after training.↗ · In the story, the obedient servant did everything the king asked.↗ · Sheepdogs are clever and obedient.↗ · I am still your obedient child.↗ · If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land; (Prophets ISA.1.19, JPS 1917)↗ · As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.↗ (Writings PRO.25.12, JPS 1917)↗ · He against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they obedient unto His law.↗ (Prophets ISA.42.24, JPS 1917)↗

obeisance — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal, old use) A low bow or other sign of respect to someone important.↗ Example: He made a low obeisance to the queen.↗ · The old man gave an obeisance.↗ · Everyone paid obeisance to the king.↗ · And they said: 'Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive.'↗ And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.↗ (Torah GEN.43.28, JPS 1917)↗

oberon — Everyday, meaning 1: (a name) The king of the fairies in old European folklore and stories.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) The second-largest moon of the planet Uranus.↗ Example: Oberon is the king of the fairies in the old stories.↗ · Oberon and Titania quarrelled over a magic flower.↗ · Oberon is one of the moons of Uranus.↗ · William Herschel discovered Oberon with his telescope.↗ · The moon Oberon is covered in craters.↗

obesity — Everyday, meaning 1: The condition of having much more body fat than is healthy, which can lead to illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (medicine) A medical word for being very overweight.↗ Example: Eating lots of sugary food can lead to obesity.↗ · Exercise helps to prevent obesity.↗ · The doctor talked about the health risks of obesity.↗ · The news reported on childhood obesity.↗ · Obesity can cause problems with the heart.↗ · Schools teach healthy eating to help reduce obesity.↗

obey — Everyday, meaning 1: To do what a person, rule or law tells you to do.↗ Example: Dogs can learn to obey commands like «sit».↗ · We must obey the school rules.↗ · Always obey the lifeguard's whistle.↗ · Drivers must obey the speed limit.↗ · The soldiers obeyed the general's orders.↗ · If a stranger tells you to keep a secret, do not obey — tell an adult.↗ · Everything on Earth obeys the law of gravity.↗ · "Master, I obey," said the genie.↗ · And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said: 'All that the LORD hath spoken will we do, and obey.'↗ (Torah EXO.24.7, JPS 1917)↗ · The word of God is in them as they burst forth, and as they return; they obey the divine command, rushing along as a whirlwind, returning to prostrate themselves at his throne.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.↗ (Prophets 1SA.15.22, JPS 1917)↗ · The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.↗ (Prophets 2SA.22.45, JPS 1917)↗ · As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me.↗ (Writings PSA.18.45, JPS 1917)↗

obituary — Everyday, meaning 1: A piece of writing in a newspaper or website, after someone has died, telling about their life and what they did.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) A short notice that someone has died.↗ Example: Grandma's obituary was printed in the local paper.↗ · The obituary told about his life as a fisherman.↗ · She read the obituaries every morning.↗ · The famous singer's obituary was on the news website.↗ · We wrote an obituary for our class goldfish.↗ · An obituary usually lists the person's family.↗

object — Everyday, meaning 1: An object (OB-ject) is a thing you can see and touch that is not alive.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An object is a purpose or aim: «The object of the game is to score goals».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In grammar, the object is the word for the thing or person that the verb acts on: in «Sam kicked the ball», the ball is the object.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To object (ob-JECT) is to say you disagree or do not like something.↗ Example: A pencil is a small object.↗ · Sort the objects into floating and sinking.↗ · The object of the game is to collect cards.↗ · In «I ate an apple», «an apple» is the object.↗ · Name a 3D object with six square faces.↗ · I object to that rule!↗ · Keep small objects away from babies.↗ · Many people objected to the new road.↗ · A cipher for the matter: twenty-two (numbers) [objects] in one body.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · In these versions, God simply חָקַק chaqaq 'carved', with no object expressed overtly.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗ · With them He carved the Seven Firmaments and the Seven Earths and the Seven Hours; for this reason, He loved the Seventh Day more than any object under the heavens.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

objection — Everyday, meaning 1: An objection is a reason you give for not agreeing with something or not liking a plan.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An objection is the act of saying out loud that you are against something.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal, law) In a court, «Objection!» is what a lawyer says to tell the judge that a question or answer breaks the rules.↗ Example: Mum had no objection to us camping in the garden.↗ · My only objection to the trip is the long bus ride.↗ · Does anyone have an objection if we open the window?↗ · The teacher listened to every objection before deciding.↗ · The new car park was built over the objections of the neighbours.↗ · «Objection, Your Honour!» shouted the lawyer.↗ · In our debate, Sam raised a strong objection about the cost.↗ · Any objections?↗ No?↗ Then let's start.↗ · So Hans had no objections to make.↗

objectionable — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Unpleasant or offensive, so that people object to it.↗ Example: His language was objectionable, so the referee sent him off.↗ · The website removes objectionable content.↗ · Some people found the joke objectionable.↗ · There was an objectionable smell from the drains.↗ · Their objectionable behaviour on the bus was reported to the school.↗ · Is there anything objectionable in this film for young children?↗

objective — Everyday, meaning 1: (noun) An aim or goal you are trying to reach (the lesson objective).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (adjective) Based on facts and not on personal feelings or opinions; fair.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adjective) Real and able to be measured or checked.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (noun, science) The lens nearest the object in a microscope.↗ Example: Today's learning objective is to measure angles.↗ · Our main objective is to finish the project.↗ · A referee must be objective and fair.↗ · Write an objective report: facts only.↗ · Height is an objective fact; who is nicest is an opinion.↗ · The team reached its objective of raising 100 pounds.↗ · Look through the objective lens of the microscope.↗