📖 O — The English dictionary · page 13

orbital — Everyday, meaning 1: Orbital means to do with an orbit, the path of something going round a planet, star or moon.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK) An orbital road goes round a city, like London's M25.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The orbital bone is the bony cup around the eye.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) An orbital is a region in an atom where electrons are found.↗ Example: The Moon's orbital period is about 27 days.↗ · The space station has an orbital speed of about 28,000 km an hour.↗ · The M25 is an orbital motorway round London.↗ · He hurt his orbital bone playing rugby.↗ · Earth's orbital path is almost a circle.↗ · Satellites are placed in orbital paths around Earth.↗

orca — Everyday, meaning 1: An orca, also called a killer whale, is a large black-and-white sea mammal with a tall back fin; it is actually the biggest member of the dolphin family.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Orcas live and hunt in family groups called pods in all the world's oceans, especially cold ones.↗ Example: The orca is the largest kind of dolphin.↗ · Orcas hunt together in pods.↗ · An orca breathes through a blowhole on its head.↗ · We saw an orca's tall black fin from the boat.↗ · Orcas sometimes slide onto beaches to catch seals.↗ · Each orca pod has its own calls.↗ · Another name for the orca is the killer whale.↗

orchard — Everyday, meaning 1: An orchard is a piece of land with many fruit trees, like apple, pear, cherry or orange trees, often planted in rows.↗ Example: The orchard has 8 rows of 12 apple trees.↗ · Each tree in the orchard gives 50 apples.↗ · They picked 200 apples in the orchard.↗ · In spring the orchard is full of white blossom.↗ · Bees buzz from flower to flower in the cherry orchard.↗ · We went to an orchard to pick our own pears.↗ · The farmer sells juice from his orchard.↗ · The orange orchards in Florida are huge.↗ · So he continued his journey, and after walking a long way he reached an orchard.↗

orchestra — Everyday, meaning 1: An orchestra is a large group of musicians who play many instruments together, such as violins, flutes, trumpets and drums.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK) The orchestra stalls are the seats at the front on the ground floor of a theatre; in the USA "the orchestra" means those seats.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The orchestra pit is the low space in front of a stage where the orchestra plays.↗ Example: I play the violin in the school orchestra.↗ · The conductor waved his baton and the orchestra began.↗ · An orchestra has strings, woodwind, brass and percussion.↗ · The orchestra has 24 violins and 12 cellos, so 36 string players in those two groups.↗ · We sat near the orchestra pit.↗ · The orchestra played music for the film.↗

orchestral — Everyday, meaning 1: To do with an orchestra or written for an orchestra, a large group of musicians playing strings, woodwind, brass and percussion together.↗ Example: We listened to an orchestral piece by Beethoven.↗ · The film has a great orchestral soundtrack.↗ · Violins, flutes and drums are orchestral instruments.↗ · The band released an orchestral version of their song.↗ · The orchestral music grew loud as the hero arrived.↗ · Our school has an orchestral club on Thursdays.↗

orchid — Everyday, meaning 1: An orchid is a beautiful flower with petals of unusual shapes; there are many thousands of kinds.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Orchid is also a pale purple color.↗ Example: There were 15 roses and 62 orchids in the vase.↗ · Jessica cut some more orchids.↗ · Now there are 96 orchids.↗ · How many orchids did she cut?↗ · Grandma grows orchids on her windowsill.↗ · Some orchids grow on trees in the rainforest.↗ · Vanilla comes from the pod of an orchid.↗ · The orchid has white and purple petals.↗ · Orchids need light but not too much sun.↗ · She gave her teacher an orchid in a pot.↗

ordain — Everyday, meaning 1: (church) To ordain someone is to make them a priest, minister or rabbi in a special religious ceremony.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) To ordain something is to order or decide it officially, as a king or law does.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) To decide what will happen, as if by God or fate: «It was ordained that they would meet».↗ Example: The bishop ordained three new priests.↗ · My uncle was ordained a minister last summer.↗ · Some churches ordain women as priests.↗ · The king ordained that a feast be held.↗ · The ceremony to ordain a priest is called ordination.↗ · She felt it was ordained that she would become a nurse.↗ · An ordained minister can lead a wedding service.↗ · These were reckoned by genealogy in their villages, whom David and Samuel the seer did ordain in their set office.↗ (Writings 1CH.9.22, JPS 1917)↗ · Then on that day did David first ordain to give thanks unto the LORD, by the hand of Asaph and his brethren.↗ (Writings 1CH.16.7, JPS 1917)↗

ordained — Everyday, meaning 1: Ordained means made a priest, minister or religious leader in a special ceremony.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (formal) Ordained means ordered or decided by someone with power, like a law or a king.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Ordained can mean decided by fate or by God.↗ Example: He was ordained a priest last year.↗ · She is an ordained minister in her church.↗ · The ordained leader blessed the children.↗ · The king ordained that a feast be held.↗ · In the story, it seemed ordained that they would meet.↗ · Only ordained ministers could lead the service.↗ · Our vicar was ordained in the cathedral.↗ · The rules were ordained long ago.↗ · And so the Emperor ordained that a bridge should be made the whole way.↗ · God ordained a covenant between the toes of his feet, that of circumcision; and a covenant between the fingers of his hands, that of the Tongue.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)↗ · Thirty-two mysterious ways has the Lord, Lord of hosts, ordained through Scribe, Script, and Scroll.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · "Thirty-two mysterious ways has the Lord, the Lord of hosts, ordained through Scribe, Script and Scroll."↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · Thou hast ordained Thy precepts, that we should observe them diligently.↗ (Writings PSA.119.4, JPS 1917)↗ · O LORD, Thou hast ordained them for judgment, and Thou, O Rock, hast established them for correction.↗ (Prophets HAB.1.12, JPS 1917)↗

ordeal — Everyday, meaning 1: A very hard, painful or frightening experience that goes on for some time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (history) In the Middle Ages, a cruel test, such as holding hot iron, used to "decide" if someone was guilty.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A religious test, such as walking through fire, believed to cleanse a person of sin.↗ Example: The climbers were safe after a long ordeal on the mountain.↗ · Being stuck in the lift for two hours was a real ordeal.↗ · She told reporters about her ordeal at sea.↗ · Trial by ordeal was used in medieval England.↗ · The dentist visit was not the ordeal I expected.↗ · After the ordeal, the lost hikers were given hot soup.↗ · During this festival it was customary for shepherds to ignite a mass of straw, through which they rushed with their flocks, believing that this ordeal would purify them from sin.↗

order — Everyday, meaning 1: Order is the way things follow one after another: in alphabetical order, in order of size.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To order is to ask to buy something, or the thing you ask for: order a pizza, your order is ready.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To order also means to put things in order.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: An order is a command, and to order someone is to tell them what to do.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: In order means tidy, or working well; out of order means broken.↗ Example: Put the numbers in order from least to greatest.↗ · She ordered 3 pizzas.↗ · Each order has 6 boxes.↗ · The orders came in this order: Tom, Sam, Ann.↗ · Line up in alphabetical order.↗ · The lift is out of order.↗ · The captain gave the order to sail.↗ · Your order will arrive in three days.↗ · Write the steps of the experiment in the right order.↗ · Servants came, and he ordered supper.↗ · He shall order the lamps upon the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.↗ (Torah LEV.24.4, JPS 1917)↗ · And he set a row of bread in order upon it before the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.↗ (Torah EXO.40.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And the sons of Aaron the priest shall put fire upon the altar, and lay wood in order upon the fire.↗ (Torah LEV.1.7, JPS 1917)↗ · I would order my cause before Him, and fill my mouth with arguments.↗ (Writings JOB.23.4, JPS 1917)↗ · So Jotham became mighty, because he ordered his ways before the LORD his God.↗ (Writings 2CH.27.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified.↗ (Writings JOB.13.18, JPS 1917)↗

ordering — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The way things are put in order; arranging or arrangement.↗

orderly — Everyday, meaning 1: Orderly means tidy and well arranged: an orderly desk.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Orderly means calm and well behaved, without pushing: an orderly queue.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (noun) An orderly is a person who helps in a hospital, carrying things and moving patients, or a soldier who helps an officer.↗ Example: Please walk out in an orderly line.↗ · The fire drill was quick and orderly.↗ · Her pencils were in an orderly row.↗ · The crowd waited in an orderly queue.↗ · A hospital orderly pushed the wheelchair.↗ · Keep your notes neat and orderly.↗

ordinal — Everyday, meaning 1: (maths) An ordinal number shows the place or position of something in order: first, second, third, fourth and so on.↗ Example: First, second and third are ordinal numbers.↗ · She came 3rd in the race; "third" is an ordinal.↗ · The ordinal of five is fifth.↗ · Our flat is on the fourth floor.↗ · Write the ordinals 1st to 10th in words.↗ · He was the 21st person in the queue.↗

ordinance — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A rule or law that must be kept, especially one given by an authority.↗ Example: Now these are the ordinances which thou shalt set before them.↗ (Torah EXO.21.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou shalt therefore keep this ordinance in its season from year to year.↗ (Torah EXO.13.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And the burnt-offering was presented; and he offered it according to the ordinance.↗ (Torah LEV.9.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens?↗ (Writings JOB.38.33, JPS 1917)↗ · This is an ordinance for ever to Israel.↗ (Writings 2CH.2.3, JPS 1917)↗ · If his children forsake My law, and walk not in Mine ordinances; (Writings PSA.89.31, JPS 1917)↗

ordinarily — Everyday, meaning 1: Usually; in the normal way.↗ e.g. Ordinarily, I walk to school.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In an ordinary, not special, way (less common).↗ Example: Ordinarily, the shop opens at nine.↗ · I ordinarily walk to school, but today Dad drove me.↗ · Ordinarily she is very quiet.↗ · The river is ordinarily calm in summer.↗ · Ordinarily, a cat sleeps most of the day.↗ · It was an ordinarily dressed man who won the prize.↗

ordinary — Everyday, meaning 1: Ordinary means normal, usual or plain; not special or different.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «Out of the ordinary» means unusual or surprising.↗ Example: It was just an ordinary day at school.↗ · She seemed like an ordinary girl, but she had a secret.↗ · Ordinary pencils are fine for the test.↗ · Nothing out of the ordinary happened.↗ · The magic shop looked ordinary from the outside.↗ · Ordinary people can do great things.↗ · It was no ordinary cat — it could talk!↗ · But this was no ordinary centipede.↗ · astronomy, etc.; for ordinary purposes there was a decimal system of notation, without tiie principle of position.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

ordinate — Everyday, meaning 1: (maths) The y-coordinate of a point on a graph: how far up or down the point is from the x-axis.↗ Example: In the point (2, 7), the ordinate is 7.↗ · The ordinate tells you how far up the point is.↗ · Points on the x-axis have an ordinate of zero.↗ · Read the ordinate from the vertical axis.↗ · If the ordinate is negative, the point is below the x-axis.↗ · The abscissa comes first, then the ordinate.↗

ordination — Everyday, meaning 1: (church) Ordination is the ceremony in which a person is made a priest, minister, deacon or rabbi, usually by a bishop or other leader.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (church) Ordination is also the state of being ordained, of being given the role of a minister.↗ Example: My cousin's ordination took place in the cathedral.↗ · At the ordination, the bishop laid his hands on her head and prayed.↗ · After his ordination he became the vicar of a small village church.↗ · Families came from far away to see the ordination.↗ · Some churches allow the ordination of women and some do not.↗ · The new priest wore white for his ordination.↗

ordnance — Everyday, meaning 1: Military weapons, especially large guns, bombs, shells and ammunition.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Ordnance Survey: the government map-making organisation of Great Britain (Ordnance Survey Ireland in Ireland) (a name).↗ Example: We used an Ordnance Survey map to find the path.↗ · Find the church on the OS map using a four-figure grid reference.↗ · Unexploded ordnance from the war was found on the beach.↗ · The army stored its ordnance in a guarded building.↗ · The Ordnance Survey began by mapping Britain for the army.↗ · Ordnance experts made the old bomb safe.↗

ore — Everyday, meaning 1: Ore is rock or earth that has a useful metal in it, like iron or copper, which people dig up and take the metal out of.↗ Example: Iron ore is dug out of the ground.↗ · The miners loaded the ore into carts.↗ · Australia sends a lot of iron ore to other countries.↗ · The ore is heated to get the metal out.↗ · This rock is ore because it has copper in it.↗ · Trains carry ore from the mine to the port.↗

organ — Everyday, meaning 1: A part of the body that has a special job, like the heart, lungs, brain, stomach or skin.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A large musical instrument with pipes and keyboards, played in churches and concert halls.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A part of a plant with a special job, like a leaf or root.↗ Example: The heart is an organ that pumps blood.↗ · Your skin is your biggest organ.↗ · The lungs and the heart are vital organs.↗ · The ribs protect important organs in your chest.↗ · She plays the organ in church on Sundays.↗ · The organ's big pipes made the floor shake.↗ · Some people sign up to be organ donors to help others.↗ · Leaves are organs that make food for the plant.↗ · The gate stood open, lights were burning upon the altar, and the organ sounded.↗ · The twelve simple letters ה״ו״ז ח״ט״י ל״נ״ם ע״צ״ק symbolize, as it were, the organs of speaking, thinking, (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · The twelve organs of the human body are: two hands, two feet, two kidneys, gall, small intestines, liver, gullet [39] or esophagus, stomach and milt.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · Both items refer to anatomical hiddenness: the word emerging from the tongue, hidden in the mouth, and circumcision of the genitals, the concealed lower organs revealed during circumcision.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗