O — The Judaism dictionary · page 21 2originallyAt first; in the beginning, before something changed.14 sentencesoriginateTo begin or come from a place, time or source (the game originated in Scotland).17 sentencesoriginatorThe originator of something is the person who first thought of it, made it or started it.9 sentencesornamentAn ornament is a small object used to make a room, a shelf or a Christmas tree look nice, rather than for a practical use.21 sentencesorphanAn orphan is a child whose parents have both died.12 sentencesorthodoxOrthodox means following the usual, accepted ideas or ways of doing something.12 sentencesorthographyOrthography is the system of spelling and writing a language: which letters stand for which sounds, and rules for capital letters, hyphens…14 sentencesosOS is short for "operating system", the main program that runs a computer or phone, like Windows, macOS, Android or iOS.14 sentencesoscillatingSwinging or moving back and forth regularly.11 sentencesostrichAn ostrich is a very large bird from Africa that cannot fly but runs very fast on its long, strong legs.18 sentencesotherOther means a different one, not this one.34 sentencesotherwiseOtherwise means «if not» or «or else»: what will happen if something is not done.22 sentencesoutOut means away from the inside of something.35 sentencesoutcastAn outcast is a person who is not accepted by other people and is pushed out of a group or society.14 sentencesoutcryAn outcry is a loud shout of protest, anger or alarm, often from many people together.5 sentencesouterOuter means on the outside, the part farthest from the middle.18 sentencesoutermostOutermost means furthest out, farthest from the middle or centre.8 sentencesoutflowWater, air or another substance flowing out of a place.11 sentencesoutgoingA going out; here, the place or time where something goes out, such as the sunrise and sunset.3 sentencesoutletAn outlet is a way for something, such as water or gas, to get out.12 sentencesoutliveTo live longer than someone else.12 sentencesoutmostFarthest toward the outside.7 sentencesoutsideOutside means not inside, out in the open air.22 sentencesoutskirtsThe outskirts of a town or city are the parts at its edge, furthest from the centre.10 sentencesoutspreadOutspread means spread out wide and open.6 sentencesoutstretchedStretched out as far as possible, usually said of arms, hands, wings or legs.18 sentencesoutwardOutward means going away from the centre or from a place, towards the outside.18 sentencesoutweighIf one thing outweighs another, it is more important or bigger in effect: «The good points outweigh the bad».12 sentencesoutwitTo outwit someone is to beat them by being cleverer than they are, often by a trick.10 sentencesovenAn oven is a box in the kitchen that gets very hot for baking and cooking.23 sentencesoverOver means above, or across from one side to the other: the bird flew over the tree.36 sentencesoverbearingOverbearing means so bossy and proud that you push other people around and will not let them have any say.7 sentencesoverbearinglyIn a bossy, proud way that overrides other people.3 sentencesovercomeTo overcome a problem or fear is to deal with it successfully and beat it.24 sentencesoverdriveTo drive animals too hard or too fast, so that they get worn out.3 sentencesoverflowTo overflow means to flow over the edge because something is too full, like a bath.18 sentencesoverflowingA flood or spill of water over its edges; a flowing over.3 sentencesoverhangTo overhang is to stick out over something below.11 sentencesoverlookTo overlook something is to fail to notice it or to miss it.15 sentencesoverlyOverly means too much, more than needed.9 sentencesovermuchToo much; more than is good.5 sentencesoverpassTo pass over or go beyond something, such as a limit.1 sentencesoverplusThe extra amount left over, the surplus.3 sentencesoverrunTo overrun a place is to fill it so that there is too much of something everywhere.7 sentencesoverseeTo watch over and direct work or workers; to supervise.4 sentencesoverseerA person whose job is to watch over workers, see that they do their work, and give them orders.13 sentencesoversightA mistake made because you forgot or did not notice something.16 sentencesoverspreadTo overspread something is to spread over the whole of it so that it is covered.7 sentencesovertOpen and plain to see, not hidden.3 sentencesovertakeTo overtake is to catch up with someone moving in the same direction and go past them.20 sentencesoverthrowTo overthrow a ruler or government is to remove them from power by force.24 sentencesoverturnTo overturn is to turn over, or make something turn over, so the bottom is on top: the boat overturned.11 sentencesoverwhelmTo overwhelm someone is to give them so much of a feeling or so much to do that they can't cope.15 sentencesoverwhelmingVery great or strong, so that it is hard to deal with.16 sentencesowlAn owl is a bird with a big round face, large forward-facing eyes and a hooked beak that usually hunts small animals at night.18 sentencesownTo own something is to have it as yours.26 sentencesownerA person or group that something belongs to.21 sentencesoxAn ox is a big strong farm animal like a bull, used to pull carts and ploughs.22 sentencesoxenOxen is the word for more than one ox: big strong farm animals used to pull carts and ploughs.21 sentences1 2This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/O/page/2/