📖 O — The English dictionary · page 17

outcome — Everyday, meaning 1: An outcome is the result of something, what happens in the end.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In maths probability an outcome is one possible result of an event, like heads or tails when you toss a coin.↗ Example: What was the outcome of the match?↗ · Rolling a dice has six possible outcomes.↗ · Heads is one outcome of tossing a coin.↗ · We were happy with the outcome of the vote.↗ · List all the outcomes of spinning the spinner.↗ · Nobody knew what the outcome would be.↗ · The doctor hoped for a good outcome.↗ · Each outcome on a fair dice is equally likely.↗ · This collection of Japanese fairy tales is the outcome of a suggestion made to me indirectly through a friend by Mr. Andrew Lang.↗

outcrop — Everyday, meaning 1: A part of rock that sticks out of the ground or a hillside.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A small group of something appearing in an unexpected place.↗ Example: We sat on a rocky outcrop to eat our lunch.↗ · The outcrop of limestone was full of fossils.↗ · Climbers practised on the granite outcrop.↗ · From the outcrop we could see the whole valley.↗ · Be careful near outcrops; the edges can be crumbly.↗ · The Australian outback has red rock outcrops.↗

outcry — Everyday, meaning 1: An outcry is a loud shout of protest, anger or alarm, often from many people together.↗ Example: There was an outcry when the bell rang.↗ · The villagers raised an outcry against the wicked giant.↗ · Her outcry woke the whole house.↗ · Whose oxen are well laden; with no breach, and no going forth, and no outcry in our broad places; (Writings PSA.144.14, JPS 1917)↗

outdated — Everyday, meaning 1: Old-fashioned; no longer used or useful because something newer exists.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: No longer correct or true because things have changed: outdated information.↗ Example: Our classroom computer is really outdated.↗ · The map was outdated, so we got lost.↗ · People once believed the Sun went round the Earth, but that idea is outdated.↗ · Grandpa's phone is outdated; it can't send photos.↗ · This website has outdated prices.↗ · Some of the rules in the book are outdated now.↗

outdo — Everyday, meaning 1: To outdo someone is to do better than them, to beat them at something.↗ Example: Can you outdo me at running?↗ · The clever fox tried to outdo the wolf.↗ · Sam tried to outdo his sister with a bigger cake.↗

outdoor — Everyday, meaning 1: Outdoor describes things that happen, are used or are found outside, not inside a building, like outdoor games or an outdoor pool.↗ Example: We have outdoor PE on Fridays.↗ · The town has an outdoor swimming pool.↗ · Put on your outdoor shoes before you go in the garden.↗ · Hiking and camping are popular outdoor activities.↗ · The museum has an outdoor play area.↗ · Wear sun cream for outdoor games in summer.↗ · We love the great outdoors.↗ · Prince Asmund dearly loved all outdoor sports and an open-air life, and from his earliest childhood he had longed to live entirely in the forest close by.↗

outdoors — Everyday, meaning 1: Outdoors means outside, not in a building.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The outdoors is the natural world away from buildings: fields, woods, mountains, beaches.↗ Example: Let's play outdoors while it's sunny.↗ · We ate our lunch outdoors on the grass.↗ · He loves the great outdoors and goes camping a lot.↗ · Wear sunscreen when you are outdoors in summer.↗ · It's too cold to go outdoors today.↗ · Outdoor games are good exercise.↗ · Cats that live outdoors need shelter from rain.↗ · Our class had a lesson outdoors under a tree.↗

outer — Everyday, meaning 1: Outer means on the outside, the part farthest from the middle.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Outer space is the space beyond the air around the Earth.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In some old country speech, outer means the same as out of, as in outer date, which means out of date.↗ Example: The outer square has sides of 10 cm.↗ · How many tiles are on the outer edge?↗ · The outer ring has 16 seats.↗ · Find the area of the outer border.↗ · Astronauts travel into outer space.↗ · The outer layer of an onion is dry and thin.↗ · Jupiter and Saturn are outer planets.↗ · Peel the outer leaves off the lettuce.↗ · Chris'mus doin's is outer date, en dey ain't got no bizness layin' roun' loose.↗ · And the gate of the outer court that looked toward the north, he measured the length thereof and the breadth thereof.↗ (Prophets EZK.40.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And from under these chambers was the entry on the east side, as one goeth into them from the outer court.↗ (Prophets EZK.42.9, JPS 1917)↗ · Then he brought me back the way of the outer gate of the sanctuary, which looketh toward the east; and it was shut.↗ (Prophets EZK.44.1, JPS 1917)↗

outermost — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Outermost means furthest out, farthest from the middle or centre.↗ Example: And he said unto them: 'Look on me, and do likewise; and, behold, when I come to the outermost part of the camp, it shall be that, as I do, so shall ye do.↗ (Prophets JDG.7.17, JPS 1917)↗ · And they rose up in the twilight, to go unto the camp of the Arameans; and when they were come to the outermost part of the camp of the Arameans, behold, there was no man there.↗ (Prophets 2KI.7.5, JPS 1917)↗ · The outermost gate was locked.↗ · Planets in the outermost part of the solar system are very cold.↗ · We sat in the outermost seats of the hall.↗

outfit — Everyday, meaning 1: An outfit is a set of clothes worn together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An outfit is a costume for a special event.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Informally, an outfit is a group, team, band or company.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To outfit someone is to give them the clothes or equipment they need.↗ Example: I wore my new outfit to the party.↗ · She dressed up in a pirate outfit.↗ · Choose an outfit that suits the weather.↗ · The twins wore matching outfits.↗ · The band is a small outfit from Dublin.↗ · The shop outfitted us with boots and tents.↗ · When autumn arrived, Tiny had her outfit quite ready; and the field-mouse said to her, "In four weeks the wedding must take place."↗

outflow — Everyday, meaning 1: Water, air or another substance flowing out of a place.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (money) Money going out of a bank, business or country.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The place or pipe where something flows out.↗ Example: The river is the outflow from the lake.↗ · The outflow pipe takes the dirty water away.↗ · A cold outflow of air came from the thunderstorm.↗ · The bakery's money outflow was bigger than its money coming in.↗ · The country saw a large outflow of workers.↗ · If 50 litres flow in and the outflow is 20 litres, 30 litres remain.↗ · Thou shalt not delay to offer of the fulness of thy harvest, and of the outflow of thy presses.↗ (Torah EXO.22.29, JPS 1917)↗

outgoing — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A going out; here, the place or time where something goes out, such as the sunrise and sunset.↗ Example: So that they that dwell in the uttermost parts stand in awe of Thy signs; Thou makest the outgoings of the morning and evening to rejoice.↗ (Writings PSA.65.9, JPS 1917)↗

outhouse — Everyday, meaning 1: An outhouse is a small building outside a main house, such as a shed or a store.↗ Example: The old man kept his logs in the outhouse.↗ · We stored the bikes in the outhouse.↗ · The cow slept in a little outhouse behind the farm.↗

outing — Everyday, meaning 1: A short trip out for fun, often with a group, such as a class going to a zoo or museum.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A walk or ride out of the house, even a small one.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A time when a player or team takes part in a game or race.↗ e.g. "his first outing for the team".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: The act of telling everyone a secret about someone, such as who they love, without their permission; this is unkind and can hurt.↗ Example: Our class outing to the science museum is on Friday.↗ · Remember to bring your permission slip for the outing.↗ · Grandad's Sunday outing is a walk to the park and back.↗ · The family outing to the beach was ruined by rain.↗ · It was the goalkeeper's first outing since his injury.↗ · The teacher counted us twice before the outing began.↗ · Telling everyone her secret was a cruel outing, and she cried.↗

outlandish — Everyday, meaning 1: Outlandish means strange and odd, unlike what is usual, often from a far-off foreign land.↗ Example: She wore outlandish clothes from a distant land.↗ · An outlandish bird with blue feathers landed on the wall.↗ · "I don't understand your outlandish talk," said the king.↗

outlast — Everyday, meaning 1: To last longer than something else: to keep going or keep working after the other has stopped.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To stay alive or stay in a contest longer than someone else.↗ Example: These new batteries outlast the cheap ones by hours.↗ · The little boat outlasted the storm.↗ · She outlasted every other speller in the spelling bee.↗ · Good boots will outlast a pair of trainers.↗ · The old oak tree has outlasted three houses on this street.↗ · Can you outlast me in a staring contest?↗ · The castle walls outlasted the long siege.↗

outlaw — Everyday, meaning 1: A person who has broken the law and is running away from it, especially in old stories.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To make something against the law; to ban it.↗ Example: Robin Hood was an outlaw who lived in Sherwood Forest.↗ · The sheriff chased the outlaws across the desert.↗ · Many countries have outlawed child labour.↗ · Smoking is outlawed inside restaurants here.↗ · The outlaw hid in the hills with stolen gold.↗ · The school outlawed phones in class.↗ · There were nearly a hundred of these outlaws, and their leader was a bold fellow called Robin Hood.↗

outlet — Everyday, meaning 1: An outlet is a way for something, such as water or gas, to get out.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In American and Canadian English, an outlet is a wall socket where you plug in electrical things.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An outlet is a shop that sells things, often cheaply (a factory outlet).↗ Everyday, meaning 4: An outlet is a way of letting out feelings or energy.↗ Example: Plug the lamp into the outlet.↗ · Never put your fingers in an electrical outlet.↗ · The lake's outlet is a small stream.↗ · Football is a good outlet for his energy.↗ · We bought cheap shoes at the outlet store.↗ · Drawing is an outlet for my feelings.↗ · 18) Meaning outlets, outgates of the creative power, formations.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗

outline — Everyday, meaning 1: An outline is a line that shows the shape or edge of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An outline is a short plan that gives the main points, not all the details.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To outline something is to draw its edge.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To outline a plan or story is to explain its main points.↗ Example: Draw the outline of the leaf.↗ · We saw the outline of the hills in the dark.↗ · Write an outline before your story.↗ · The teacher outlined the plan for the trip.↗ · Trace the outline of your hand.↗ · Here's a brief outline of the book.↗ · Again he gave me an outline for a sketch.↗

outlive — Everyday, meaning 1: To live longer than someone else.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To last longer than something, or to keep going after it has stopped being useful: «The rule has outlived its purpose».↗ Example: Some tortoises outlive their owners.↗ · Women often outlive men.↗ · Grandma outlived all her brothers.↗ · This old law has outlived its usefulness.↗ · Trees can outlive the people who plant them.↗ · She was old and bent then; for fifty years had passed and she had outlived them all.↗ · And Israel served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, and had known all the work of the LORD, that He had wrought for Israel.↗ (Prophets JOS.24.31, JPS 1917)↗ · And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great work of the LORD, that He had wrought for Israel.↗ (Prophets JDG.2.7, JPS 1917)↗

outlying — Everyday, meaning 1: Outlying means far from the centre, out on the edge of a place.↗ Example: They walked to the outlying farms.↗ · The outlying houses were dark.↗ · The school serves the outlying villages.↗

outmost — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Farthest toward the outside.↗ Example: And thou shalt make fifty loops on the edge of the one curtain that is outmost in the first set, and fifty loops upon the edge of the curtain which is outmost in the second set.↗ (Torah EXO.26.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And he made loops of blue upon the edge of the one curtain that was outmost in the first set; likewise he made in the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the second set.↗ (Torah EXO.36.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And he made fifty loops on the edge of the curtain that was outmost in the first set, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which was outmost in the second set.↗ (Torah EXO.36.17, JPS 1917)↗

outnumber — Everyday, meaning 1: To outnumber means to be more in number.↗ If girls outnumber boys, there are more girls than boys.↗ Example: Girls outnumber boys by 4 in the class.↗ · Cats outnumber dogs 3 to 1.↗ · If there are 12 boys and girls outnumber them by 5, how many girls?↗ · The red cars outnumber the blue ones.↗ · In our town, bikes outnumber cars.↗ · The small team was outnumbered but did not give up.↗ · Ants outnumber people by far.↗ · At the party adults were outnumbered by children.↗ · Jupiter, seeing that Mankind, the only rational creatures, were far outnumbered by the irrational beasts, bade him redress the balance by turning some of the latter into men.↗