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# English words: O

[A](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/a/) · [B](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/b/) · [C](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/c/) · [D](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/d/) · [E](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/e/) · [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) · [G](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/g/) · [H](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/h/) · [I](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/i/) · [J](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/j/) · [K](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/k/) · [L](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/l/) · [M](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/m/) · [N](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/n/) · **O** · [P](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/p/) · [Q](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/q/) · [R](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/r/) · [S](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/s/) · [T](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/t/) · [U](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/u/) · [V](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/v/) · [W](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/w/) · [X](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/x/) · [Y](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/y/) · [Z](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/z/)

453 words under O; 401–453 on this page.

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- [overreact](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overreact/) — To react much more strongly than you need to, such as getting very angry or upset over something small.
- [override](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/override/) — To override a decision or order is to cancel it using greater power.
- [overriding](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overriding/) — adjective: More important than anything else: "Safety is the overriding concern.".
- [overrule](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overrule/) — To overrule someone is to change their decision because you have more power or authority.
- [overrun](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overrun/) — To overrun a place is to fill it so that there is too much of something everywhere. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [overseas](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overseas/) — Overseas means in or to another country, especially one across the sea.
- [oversee](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oversee/) — To watch over and direct work or workers; to supervise. — Jewish tradition
- [overseer](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overseer/) — A person whose job is to watch over workers, see that they do their work, and give them orders. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [overshadow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overshadow/) — To make someone or something seem less important by being more successful or noticeable: her sister overshadowed her.
- [overshoe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overshoe/) — A rubber or plastic shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry or clean.
- [overshot](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overshot/) — Went past a place, line or target by mistake, without stopping where you meant to.
- [oversight](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oversight/) — A mistake made because you forgot or did not notice something. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [oversimplification](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oversimplification/) — A way of explaining something that makes it far too simple, so that important parts are left out and it becomes wrong or misleading.
- [oversized](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oversized/) — Bigger than the normal size; very large.
- [oversleep](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oversleep/) — To sleep longer than you meant to, so that you wake up late.
- [overspend](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overspend/) — To overspend is to spend more money than you have or than you planned.
- [overspread](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overspread/) — To overspread something is to spread over the whole of it so that it is covered. — Jewish tradition
- [overstate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overstate/) — To overstate something is to make it sound bigger, better or more important than it really is; to exaggerate.
- [overstated](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overstated/) — Said to be bigger, more important or worse than it really is; exaggerated.
- [overstretch](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overstretch/) — To overstretch a muscle is to stretch it too far and hurt it.
- [overt](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overt/) — Open and plain to see, not hidden. — Jewish tradition
- [overtake](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overtake/) — To overtake is to catch up with someone moving in the same direction and go past them. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [overthrow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overthrow/) — To overthrow a ruler or government is to remove them from power by force. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [overthrowest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overthrowest/) — «overthrowest» means «you overthrow», a form of «overthrow»: To overthrow a ruler or government is to remove them from power by force.
- [overtime](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overtime/) — Overtime is extra time that someone works after their normal working hours.
- [overtire](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overtire/) — To make someone, or yourself, far too tired, so that they become grumpy or unwell.
- [overturn](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overturn/) — To overturn is to turn over, or make something turn over, so the bottom is on top: the boat overturned. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [overturned](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overturned/) — Overturned means turned upside down or onto its side: an overturned boat.
- [overuse](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overuse/) — To use something too much or too often.
- [overweight](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overweight/) — Overweight means heavier than is healthy for your height and age.
- [overwhelm](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overwhelm/) — To overwhelm someone is to give them so much of a feeling or so much to do that they can't cope. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [overwhelming](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overwhelming/) — Very great or strong, so that it is hard to deal with: "an overwhelming feeling of sadness". — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [overwork](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overwork/) — verb: To work too hard or too long, or to make someone do so.
- [overworking](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/overworking/) — Overworking is working too hard or too long.
- [ovule](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ovule/) — An ovule is a tiny part inside the ovary of a flower that becomes a seed after it is fertilised by pollen.
- [owe](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/owe/) — To have to pay back money that someone lent you.
- [owest](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/owest/) — «owest» means «you owe», a form of «owe»: To have to pay back money that someone lent you.
- [owl](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/owl/) — An owl is a bird with a big round face, large forward-facing eyes and a hooked beak that usually hunts small animals at night. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [owlet](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/owlet/) — A young owl, a baby owl.
- [own](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/own/) — To own something is to have it as yours. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [owned](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/owned/) — Owned is the past form of own: it was yours before.
- [owner](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/owner/) — A person or group that something belongs to. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [ownership](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ownership/) — Ownership is the fact of owning something — having it as yours by right, like a house, a dog, or a bike.
- [ox](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ox/) — An ox is a big strong farm animal like a bull, used to pull carts and ploughs. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [oxalic](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oxalic/) — Oxalic acid: a poisonous acid found in small amounts in plants like rhubarb leaves, sorrel and spinach, also used for cleaning and…
- [oxbow](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oxbow/) — An oxbow (oxbow lake) is a curved lake that forms when a bend (meander) of a river is cut off from the main river.
- [oxen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oxen/) — Oxen is the word for more than one ox: big strong farm animals used to pull carts and ploughs. — everyday · Jewish tradition
- [oxford](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oxford/) — Oxford is a city in England, famous for its very old university (a name).
- [oxide](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oxide/) — A chemical made when another element joins with oxygen: rust is iron oxide; water is hydrogen oxide.
- [oxygen](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oxygen/) — A gas in the air that people, animals and plants need to live.
- [oxygenate](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oxygenate/) — To add oxygen to something, such as water or blood.
- [oyster](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/oyster/) — A sea animal with a soft body inside a rough, hinged shell; some are eaten as food.
- [ozone](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/ozone/) — A gas made of three oxygen atoms, which forms a layer high in the sky that protects Earth from harmful sunlight.