📖 O — The English dictionary · page 9

oncoming — Everyday, meaning 1: Coming towards you or moving nearer: «oncoming traffic», «an oncoming storm».↗ Example: Watch out for oncoming traffic when you cross.↗ · The headlights of an oncoming car dazzled us.↗ · Walk facing oncoming traffic when there is no pavement.↗ · The cyclist moved over for an oncoming bus.↗ · The sailors saw the oncoming storm.↗ · The oncoming train blew its whistle.↗

one — Everyday, meaning 1: One is the number 1, the first and smallest whole number above zero.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: One means a single person or thing: one cup.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As a pronoun, one stands for a thing already named.↗ e.g. I want the red one.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: One can mean any person.↗ e.g. One must be careful.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: «One another» means each other.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: One can mean «a certain»: one day, one morning.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (casual) «A quick one» means a short drink or visit; «you're a funny one» means you're odd; «nice one!»↗ (UK, Australia) means well done; «I owe you one» means I owe you a favour; «one sec» means wait a moment.↗ Everyday, meaning 8: (rough) «Give someone one», «land one on someone» means hit them; «you're a right one» is a sarcastic put-down.↗ Everyday, meaning 9: (formal) The exam voice says «a single», «unity», «a solitary», «one unit», «per unit», «a sole».↗ Example: I add one plum on the table.↗ · We multiply the number of groups by the size of one group.↗ · One box holds 6 eggs.↗ How many eggs are in 4 boxes?↗ · I have one brother and two sisters.↗ · Which hat do you like?↗ The blue one.↗ · The children came in one by one.↗ · In 47 there are 4 tens and 7 ones.↗ · One day, a little fox left the forest.↗ · Any number times one stays the same.↗ · one sec, gotta grab 1 more chair↗ · You got 20 out of 20?↗ Nice one!↗ · A single carton accommodates 6 eggs; determine the capacity of 4 such cartons.↗ · One swallow does not make summer.↗ · and threescore and one thousand asses, (Torah NUM.31.34, JPS 1917)↗ · one he-goat, to make atonement for you.↗ (Torah NUM.28.30, JPS 1917)↗ · one male of the goats for a sin-offering; (Torah NUM.7.16, JPS 1917)↗ · All the kings thirty and one.↗ (Prophets JOS.12.24, JPS 1917)↗ · Why is thy strong one overthrown?↗ (Prophets JER.46.15, JPS 1917)↗ · Have we not all one father?↗ (Prophets MAL.2.10, JPS 1917)↗

oneida — Everyday, meaning 1: A Native American people, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy), from what is now New York State; also their language.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Oneida Lake in New York State, and towns named after the people.↗ Example: The Oneida are one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee.↗ · The Oneida helped the Americans during the Revolutionary War.↗ · Oneida Lake is in New York State.↗ · Many Oneida people live in Wisconsin today.↗ · We learned about the Oneida in our Native American history unit.↗

ongoing — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Still happening and not finished yet.↗

onion — Everyday, meaning 1: A round vegetable with layers, papery brown, red or white skin and a strong smell and taste, used in cooking.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The plant this vegetable grows from; the onion is a bulb that grows under the ground.↗ Example: Chopping onions makes my eyes water.↗ · We looked at onion skin cells under the microscope.↗ · Mum fried the onions until they were soft and golden.↗ · An onion is a bulb that grows underground.↗ · Never feed onions to your dog; they can make it ill.↗ · Ogres are like onions — they have layers!↗ · I like onion rings with my burger.↗ · Spring onions are thin and green at the top.↗ · The first thing he saw was Mr. McGregor hoeing onions.↗ · We remember the fish, which we were wont to eat in Egypt for nought; the cucumbers, and the melons, and the leeks, and the onions, and the garlic; (Torah NUM.11.5, JPS 1917)↗

online — Everyday, meaning 1: Connected to the internet or done on it.↗ e.g. "online games".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As an adverb, on the internet.↗ e.g. "We shop online."↗ Example: We did our homework online.↗ · Never share your address online.↗ · Be kind to others online.↗ · Not everything you read online is true.↗ · My grandma shops online.↗ · Tell an adult if something online scares you.↗ · Some people online pretend to be someone else.↗ · Is the printer online?↗ · This is a digital copy of a book that was preserved for generations on library shelves before it was carefully scanned by Google as part of a project to make the world's books discoverable online.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗

onlooker — Everyday, meaning 1: An onlooker is a person who watches something happen but does not take part, especially an accident, fight or event in the street.↗ Example: A crowd of onlookers gathered round the crashed car.↗ · Onlookers cheered as the firefighters saved the cat.↗ · He was just an onlooker; he didn't join the fight.↗ · Onlookers filmed the scuffle on their phones.↗ · The street performer amazed the onlookers.↗ · An onlooker called the ambulance.↗ · Don't be a silent onlooker when someone is being bullied.↗ · “Nor did I,” Becuma replied, and she called on the onlookers to confirm that statement.↗

only — Everyday, meaning 1: Only means no more than, or just one.↗ «Only 3 are left» means just 3 are left.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Only means nothing or nobody else: «Only Sam knew».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An only child has no brothers or sisters.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «If only» shows a wish: «If only it would stop raining».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (informal) Only can mean «but»: «I'd come, only I'm busy.».↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (casual, sarcastic) «Only the best for you» or «oh, only 3 hours late» says the opposite of what it means.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (rough) «Only a muppet would…» is a put-down; «you only had one job» mocks someone who failed.↗ Everyday, meaning 8: (formal) «Solely», «exclusively» and «merely» are stiff words for only: «Admission is restricted exclusively to members.».↗ Example: Only 4 apples are left.↗ · She has only 2 dollars.↗ · He is the only boy in the class.↗ · Only half of the cake was eaten.↗ · She is an only child.↗ · This door is for staff only.↗ · If only I had brought my umbrella!↗ · The only way out was through the window.↗ · only 2 quid left after the shop, gutted (casual, UK)↗ · Oh, only an hour late, well done (sarcastic)↗ · You had one job — carry 6 eggs — and you broke 4.↗ (rough)↗ · Subsequent to the sale, a mere 4 items remained; the vendor had initially possessed 19.↗ Determine the number sold.↗ (formal exam)↗ · But the Skin Horse only smiled.↗ · Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; (Torah DEU.29.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Only flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood thereof, shall ye not eat.↗ (Torah GEN.9.4, JPS 1917)↗ · He that sacrificeth unto the gods, save unto the LORD only, shall be utterly destroyed.↗ (Torah EXO.22.20, JPS 1917)↗ · And as for your answers, there remaineth only faithlessness?↗ (Writings JOB.21.34, JPS 1917)↗ · Let them be only thine own, and not strangers' with thee.↗ (Writings PRO.5.17, JPS 1917)↗ · By pride cometh only contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.↗ (Writings PRO.13.10, JPS 1917)↗

onomatopoeia — Everyday, meaning 1: Onomatopoeia is when a word sounds like the noise it describes, such as buzz, bang, sizzle, hiss, splash, cuckoo and woof.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An onomatopoeia (or an onomatopoeic word) is one such word.↗ Example: «Buzz» is an example of onomatopoeia.↗ · The poem is full of onomatopoeia: crash, splash, whoosh.↗ · Add some onomatopoeia to make your storm sound real.↗ · The comic showed «KAPOW!» when the hero punched.↗ · «The snake went hiss» uses onomatopoeia.↗ · Can you spell onomatopoeia without looking?↗ · «Tick-tock» copies the sound of a clock.↗ · In Japanese, a cat's meow is «nyan».↗

onondaga — Everyday, meaning 1: A Native American people of central New York State, one of the Six Nations of the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois Confederacy); also their language.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (a name) Onondaga Lake and Onondaga County, near Syracuse, New York.↗ Example: The Onondaga Nation hosts the Grand Council of the Haudenosaunee.↗ · The Onondaga are called the keepers of the fire.↗ · Onondaga Lake is near the city of Syracuse.↗ · Onondaga is also the name of a language.↗ · We read a legend told by Onondaga storytellers.↗

onset — Everyday, meaning 1: The onset of something is its start, especially of something bad or unpleasant.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (language) The onset of a syllable is the consonant sound or sounds before the vowel, as «c» in «cat».↗ Example: With the onset of winter, the birds flew south.↗ · Drink water at the onset of a fever.↗ · The onset of the storm was sudden.↗ · In «ship», the onset is «sh».↗ · The game stopped at the onset of rain.↗ · Watch for the onset of tiredness on long walks.↗ · The onset of the illness was slow.↗ · Split each word into onset and rime.↗

onshore — Everyday, meaning 1: On the land, not at sea, as in "onshore wind farms".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (of wind) Blowing from the sea towards the land.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (money, business) Inside a country rather than abroad.↗ Example: Onshore wind farms are built on land.↗ · An onshore breeze blew in from the sea in the afternoon.↗ · The oil was brought onshore by pipeline.↗ · Surfers don't like an onshore wind because it spoils the waves.↗ · The storm moved onshore and caused flooding.↗ · In geography we compared onshore and offshore wind energy.↗

onside — Everyday, meaning 1: In football, rugby and hockey, onside means in a position where you are allowed to play the ball; it is the opposite of offside.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal, UK) To get someone onside is to get them to agree with you and support you.↗ Example: The striker was onside when she scored.↗ · The referee checked and said he was onside.↗ · Stay onside until the ball is passed.↗ · We need to get Mum onside before we ask Dad for a puppy.↗ · The coach got the parents onside.↗ · The goal counted because the winger was onside.↗

onslaught — Everyday, meaning 1: An onslaught is a fierce, sudden attack, when many people or things rush at once.↗ Example: The knights made a fierce onslaught on the castle gate.↗ · The army's onslaught scattered the enemy.↗ · The storm was a wild onslaught on the little village.↗

ontological — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: About what exists and how things are, the nature of being.↗ Example: The conception of Creation as a network of ontological interdependencies is perhaps apparent in the ‘231 gates’ referred to above in SY 2:4; see also SY 6:2.]↗ How did He combine them?↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)↗

onward — Everyday, meaning 1: Onward means forward, going further on.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Onward means from a time and later: «from Monday onward».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: An onward journey is the next part of a trip.↗ Example: From Monday onward she saves $2 a day.↗ · From page 10 onward the book has pictures.↗ · The ship sailed onward.↗ · From then onward he ran every day.↗ · The tickets are for children aged 5 onwards.↗ · After a short rest, the explorers went onward.↗ · Our onward train leaves in ten minutes.↗ · From that day onward, the two were best friends.↗ · So they sailed onwards a long way farther.↗ · And the children of Israel stripped themselves of their ornaments from mount Horeb onward.↗ (Torah EXO.33.6, JPS 1917)↗ · And whenever the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward, throughout all their journeys.↗ (Torah EXO.40.36, JPS 1917)↗ · even all that the LORD hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the LORD gave commandment, and onward throughout your generations; (Torah NUM.15.23, JPS 1917)↗ · For, lo, the kings assembled themselves, they came onward together.↗ (Writings PSA.48.5, JPS 1917)↗ · And the children of Benjamin from Geba onward, at Michmas and Aijah, and at Beth-el and the towns thereof; (Writings NEH.11.31, JPS 1917)↗ · Go, ye swift messengers, to a nation tall and of glossy skin, to a people terrible from their beginning onward; a nation that is sturdy and treadeth down, whose land the rivers divide!↗ (Prophets ISA.18.2, JPS 1917)↗

onyx — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: A stone with bands of color, often black and white, used as a gem.↗ Example: onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.↗ (Torah EXO.25.7, JPS 1917)↗ · and the gold of that land is good; there is bdellium and the onyx stone.↗ (Torah GEN.2.12, JPS 1917)↗ · and onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.↗ (Torah EXO.35.9, JPS 1917)↗ · It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, with the precious onyx, or the sapphire.↗ (Writings JOB.28.16, JPS 1917)↗