English words: O

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• overreact verb (overreact, overreacts, overreacted, overreacting)
  To react much more strongly than you need to, such as getting very angry or upset over something small.
• override verb…
  To override a decision or order is to cancel it using greater power.
• overriding adjective (overriding); also the -ing form of the verb…
  adjective: More important than anything else: "Safety is the overriding concern.".
• overrule verb (overrule, overrules, overruled, overruling)
  To overrule someone is to change their decision because you have more power or authority.
• overrun verb (overrun, overruns, overran, overrunning)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To overrun a place is to fill it so that there is too much of something everywhere.
• overseas adverb (overseas); adjective (overseas)
  Overseas means in or to another country, especially one across the sea.
• oversee verbJewish tradition
  To watch over and direct work or workers; to supervise.
• overseer noun (plural overseers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person whose job is to watch over workers, see that they do their work, and give them orders.
• overshadow verb (overshadow, overshadows, overshadowed, overshadowing)
  To make someone or something seem less important by being more successful or noticeable: her sister overshadowed her.
• overshoe noun (an overshoe, overshoes)
  A rubber or plastic shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry or clean.
• overshot verb, past form of overshoot…
  Went past a place, line or target by mistake, without stopping where you meant to.
• oversight noun (an oversight, oversights)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A mistake made because you forgot or did not notice something.
• oversimplification noun (an oversimplification, oversimplifications)
  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 adjective
  Bigger than the normal size; very large.
• oversleep verb (oversleep, oversleeps, overslept, oversleeping)
  To sleep longer than you meant to, so that you wake up late.
• overspend verb (overspend, overspends, overspent, overspending); noun…
  To overspend is to spend more money than you have or than you planned.
• overspread verb (overspread, overspreads, overspreading)Jewish tradition
  To overspread something is to spread over the whole of it so that it is covered.
• overstate verb (overstate, overstates, overstated, overstating)
  To overstate something is to make it sound bigger, better or more important than it really is; to exaggerate.
• overstated adjective (overstated); also the past form of the verb…
  Said to be bigger, more important or worse than it really is; exaggerated.
• overstretch verb…
  To overstretch a muscle is to stretch it too far and hurt it.
• overt adjectiveJewish tradition
  Open and plain to see, not hidden.
• overtake verb (overtake, overtakes, overtook, overtaken, overtaking)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To overtake is to catch up with someone moving in the same direction and go past them.
• overthrow verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To overthrow a ruler or government is to remove them from power by force.
• overthrowest verb, old form used with thou
  «overthrowest» means «you overthrow», a form of «overthrow»: To overthrow a ruler or government is to remove them from power by force.
• overtime noun (overtime, uncountable); adverb (overtime)
  Overtime is extra time that someone works after their normal working hours.
• overtire verb (overtire, overtires, overtired, overtiring)
  To make someone, or yourself, far too tired, so that they become grumpy or unwell.
• overturn verb (overturn, overturns, overturned, overturning)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To overturn is to turn over, or make something turn over, so the bottom is on top: the boat overturned.
• overturned adjective (overturned); verb past form…
  Overturned means turned upside down or onto its side: an overturned boat.
• overuse verb (overuse, overuses, overused, overusing); noun…
  To use something too much or too often.
• overweight adjective (overweight); noun (overweight, rare)
  Overweight means heavier than is healthy for your height and age.
• overwhelm verb (overwhelm, overwhelms, overwhelmed, overwhelming)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To overwhelm someone is to give them so much of a feeling or so much to do that they can't cope.
• overwhelming adjective (overwhelming); also the -ing form of the verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very great or strong, so that it is hard to deal with: "an overwhelming feeling of sadness".
• overwork verb (overwork, overworks, overworked, overworking); noun…
  verb: To work too hard or too long, or to make someone do so.
• overworking verb, -ing form of «overwork» (overworking); noun…
  Overworking is working too hard or too long.
• ovule noun (ovule, ovules)
  An ovule is a tiny part inside the ovary of a flower that becomes a seed after it is fertilised by pollen.
• owe verb (owe, owes, owed, owing)
  To have to pay back money that someone lent you.
• owest verb, old form used with thou
  «owest» means «you owe», a form of «owe»: To have to pay back money that someone lent you.
• owl noun (an owl, owls)everyday · Jewish tradition
  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.
• owlet noun (an owlet, owlets)
  A young owl, a baby owl.
• own verb (own, owns, owned, owning); adjective and pronoun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To own something is to have it as yours.
• owned verb past and past participle (own, owns, owned, owning)…
  Owned is the past form of own: it was yours before.
• owner noun (an owner, owners)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person or group that something belongs to.
• ownership noun (ownership — uncountable)
  Ownership is the fact of owning something — having it as yours by right, like a house, a dog, or a bike.
• ox noun (ox, oxen)everyday · Jewish tradition
  An ox is a big strong farm animal like a bull, used to pull carts and ploughs.
• oxalic adjective (oxalic acid)
  Oxalic acid: a poisonous acid found in small amounts in plants like rhubarb leaves, sorrel and spinach, also used for cleaning and…
• oxbow noun (oxbow, oxbows); adjective use (oxbow lake)
  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 noun plural (ox, oxen)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Oxen is the word for more than one ox: big strong farm animals used to pull carts and ploughs.
• oxford proper noun (Oxford); noun (an oxford, oxfords — a shoe)
  Oxford is a city in England, famous for its very old university (a name).
• oxide noun (an oxide, oxides)
  A chemical made when another element joins with oxygen: rust is iron oxide; water is hydrogen oxide.
• oxygen noun (oxygen — uncountable)
  A gas in the air that people, animals and plants need to live.
• oxygenate verb (oxygenate, oxygenates, oxygenated, oxygenating)
  To add oxygen to something, such as water or blood.
• oyster noun (an oyster, oysters)
  A sea animal with a soft body inside a rough, hinged shell; some are eaten as food.
• ozone noun (ozone — uncountable)
  A gas made of three oxygen atoms, which forms a layer high in the sky that protects Earth from harmful sunlight.

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