--- title: O — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 453 words of the English dictionary under O, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / O # O — The English dictionary The words of the English dictionary under O: 453 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova; the ↗ after a sentence leads to the word's page, with every sentence's syntax tree and pragmatics. 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this old wide-spreading oak.[↗](oak/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Deborah Rebekah's nurse died, and she was buried below Beth-el under the oak; and the name of it was called Allon-bacuth.[↗](oak/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.35.8, JPS 1917)[↗](oak/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And upon all the cedars of Lebanon that are high and lifted up, and upon all the oaks of Bashan; (Prophets ISA.2.13, JPS 1917)[↗](oak/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, from the isles of the Kittites.[↗](oak/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.6, JPS 1917)[↗](oak/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Wail, O cypress-tree, for the cedar is fallen; because the glorious ones are spoiled; wail, O ye oaks of Bashan, for the strong forest is come down.[↗](oak/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEC.11.2, JPS 1917)[↗](oak/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **oaken** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Made of oak wood.[↗](oaken/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* An oaken door stood at the end of the hall.[↗](oaken/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The oaken table was very heavy.[↗](oaken/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The king sat in his oaken chair.[↗](oaken/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **oar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An oar is a long pole with a flat blade at one end, used to row a boat.[↗](oar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (idiom, UK informal) To stick or put your oar in means to give your opinion when it is not wanted.[↗](oar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He pulled hard on the oars.[↗](oar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The rowing boat has two oars.[↗](oar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Vikings rowed their longships with long oars.[↗](oar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We lost an oar and drifted in circles.[↗](oar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't stick your oar in; it's not your argument.[↗](oar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (UK informal)[↗](oar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Eight rowers pulled their oars together.[↗](oar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Go to Argus, the shipbuilder, and bid him build a galley with fifty oars."[↗](oar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Of the oaks of Bashan have they made thine oars; thy deck have they made of ivory inlaid in larch, from the isles of the Kittites.[↗](oar/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets EZK.27.6, JPS 1917)[↗](oar/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And all that handle the oar, the mariners, and all the pilots of the sea, shall come down from their ships, they shall stand upon the land, (Prophets EZK.27.29, JPS 1917)[↗](oar/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · But there the LORD will be with us in majesty, in a place of broad rivers and streams; wherein shall go no galley with oars, neither shall gallant ship pass thereby.[↗](oar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.33.21, JPS 1917)[↗](oar/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **oas** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* OAS: the Organization of American States, a group of countries in North, Central and South America that work together.[↗](oas/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK, old) OAP is the common abbreviation for old age pensioner; «oas» is not a standard English word.[↗](oas/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The plural of «oa», a fragment that is not a real word.[↗](oas/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The OAS is a group of countries in the Americas.[↗](oas/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Leaders met at the OAS to talk about trade.[↗](oas/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Canada and the United States are members of the OAS.[↗](oas/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The news report mentioned the OAS.[↗](oas/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · «Oas» on its own is not an English word.[↗](oas/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **oasis** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A place in a desert where there is water, so plants and trees such as date palms can grow.[↗](oasis/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (figurative) A calm, pleasant place in the middle of a busy or difficult place.[↗](oasis/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The camels drank at the oasis.[↗](oasis/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Date palms grow around the oasis.[↗](oasis/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The travellers walked for days to reach an oasis.[↗](oasis/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The park is an oasis of green in the busy city.[↗](oasis/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our library corner is an oasis of calm.[↗](oasis/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Some oases have water coming up from under the ground.[↗](oasis/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **oat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A kind of cereal plant grown for its grain.[↗](oat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (oats) The grains of this plant, used to make porridge, oatcakes, flapjacks and muesli, and to feed horses.[↗](oat/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I have porridge oats for breakfast.[↗](oat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Horses love oats.[↗](oat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We made flapjacks with oats and honey.[↗](oat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Oats grow well in Scotland.[↗](oat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My friend drinks oat milk.[↗](oat/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Oats keep you full until lunch.[↗](oat/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · "Look," said the Wolf, "here's a fine field of oats.[↗](oat/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **oath** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An oath is a serious promise, often in front of others or in a court, that you will tell the truth or do something.[↗](oath/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* "the witness took an oath".[↗](oath/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Under oath means having promised in a court to tell the truth.[↗](oath/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old) An oath is a swear word or curse said in anger.[↗](oath/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The knight swore an oath to protect the queen.[↗](oath/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The witness took an oath to tell the truth.[↗](oath/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Lying under oath is a crime.[↗](oath/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · New doctors take an oath to care for patients.[↗](oath/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Blast!" — the old sailor let out an oath.[↗](oath/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The friends swore an oath never to tell the secret.[↗](oath/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath; (Torah DEU.29.14, JPS 1917)[↗](oath/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And if a woman vowed in her husband's house, or bound her soul by a bond with an oath, (Torah NUM.30.10, JPS 1917)[↗](oath/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may let it stand, or her husband may make it void.[↗](oath/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.30.13, JPS 1917)[↗](oath/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The covenant which He made with Abraham, and His oath unto Isaac; (Writings 1CH.16.16, JPS 1917)[↗](oath/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I counsel thee: keep the king's command, and that in regard of the oath of God.[↗](oath/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.8.2, JPS 1917)[↗](oath/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Why then hast thou not kept the oath of the LORD, and the commandment that I have charged thee with?'[↗](oath/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.2.43, JPS 1917)[↗](oath/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **oatmeal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Oats that have been crushed or ground, used to make porridge, oatcakes and biscuits.[↗](oatmeal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (USA, Canada) Hot porridge made from oats.[↗](oatmeal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A pale greyish-brown colour, like oats: an oatmeal jumper.[↗](oatmeal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I eat a bowl of oatmeal before school.[↗](oatmeal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Gran makes oatmeal cookies with raisins.[↗](oatmeal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Scots made oatcakes from oatmeal.[↗](oatmeal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The sofa is an oatmeal colour.[↗](oatmeal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Add milk to the oatmeal and stir.[↗](oatmeal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Oatmeal keeps you full all morning.[↗](oatmeal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · So she baked two oatmeal bannocks, and set them on to the fire to harden.[↗](oatmeal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **obedience** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Doing what you are told by someone in charge, or following rules and laws.[↗](obedience/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (church, Bible) Christians believe obedience to God means following God's commands; Abraham and Mary are examples.[↗](obedience/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (animals) Training a dog to follow commands: «obedience classes».[↗](obedience/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our puppy is going to obedience classes.[↗](obedience/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Noah built the ark in obedience to God.[↗](obedience/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Monks and nuns make a vow of obedience.[↗](obedience/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers showed complete obedience.[↗](obedience/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Blind obedience can be dangerous if the order is wrong.[↗](obedience/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Obedience to safety rules keeps everyone safe.[↗](obedience/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They, in obedience to their king's order, continued to supply him with provisions and water.[↗](obedience/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor the ruler's staff from between his feet, as long as men come to Shiloh; and unto him shall the obedience of the peoples be.[↗](obedience/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.49.10, JPS 1917)[↗](obedience/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **obedient** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Doing what you are told by a parent, teacher, rule or owner.[↗](obedient/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of animals) Trained to follow commands, as in "an obedient dog".[↗](obedient/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our dog is very obedient; he sits when told.[↗](obedient/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The obedient children lined up quietly.[↗](obedient/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Soldiers are trained to be obedient.[↗](obedient/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Being obedient doesn't mean doing something dangerous because someone says so.[↗](obedient/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy became more obedient after training.[↗](obedient/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · In the story, the obedient servant did everything the king asked.[↗](obedient/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Sheepdogs are clever and obedient.[↗](obedient/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I am still your obedient child.[↗](obedient/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · If ye be willing and obedient, ye shall eat the good of the land; (Prophets ISA.1.19, JPS 1917)[↗](obedient/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.[↗](obedient/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.25.12, JPS 1917)[↗](obedient/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · He against whom we have sinned, and in whose ways they would not walk, neither were they obedient unto His law.[↗](obedient/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.42.24, JPS 1917)[↗](obedient/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **obeisance** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal, old use) A low bow or other sign of respect to someone important.[↗](obeisance/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He made a low obeisance to the queen.[↗](obeisance/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man gave an obeisance.[↗](obeisance/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone paid obeisance to the king.[↗](obeisance/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And they said: 'Thy servant our father is well, he is yet alive.'[↗](obeisance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") And they bowed the head, and made obeisance.[↗](obeisance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.43.28, JPS 1917)[↗](obeisance/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **oberon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (a name) The king of the fairies in old European folklore and stories.[↗](oberon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (science) The second-largest moon of the planet Uranus.[↗](oberon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Oberon is the king of the fairies in the old stories.[↗](oberon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Oberon and Titania quarrelled over a magic flower.[↗](oberon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Oberon is one of the moons of Uranus.[↗](oberon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · William Herschel discovered Oberon with his telescope.[↗](oberon/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The moon Oberon is covered in craters.[↗](oberon/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **obesity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The condition of having much more body fat than is healthy, which can lead to illnesses such as diabetes and heart disease.[↗](obesity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (medicine) A medical word for being very overweight.[↗](obesity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Eating lots of sugary food can lead to obesity.[↗](obesity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Exercise helps to prevent obesity.[↗](obesity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor talked about the health risks of obesity.[↗](obesity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The news reported on childhood obesity.[↗](obesity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Obesity can cause problems with the heart.[↗](obesity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Schools teach healthy eating to help reduce obesity.[↗](obesity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **obey** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To do what a person, rule or law tells you to do.[↗](obey/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dogs can learn to obey commands like «sit».[↗](obey/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We must obey the school rules.[↗](obey/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Always obey the lifeguard's whistle.[↗](obey/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Drivers must obey the speed limit.[↗](obey/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The soldiers obeyed the general's orders.[↗](obey/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · If a stranger tells you to keep a secret, do not obey — tell an adult.[↗](obey/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Everything on Earth obeys the law of gravity.[↗](obey/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Master, I obey," said the genie.[↗](obey/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the hearing of the people; and they said: 'All that the LORD hath spoken will we do, and obey.'[↗](obey/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.24.7, JPS 1917)[↗](obey/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The word of God is in them as they burst forth, and as they return; they obey the divine command, rushing along as a whirlwind, returning to prostrate themselves at his throne.[↗](obey/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](obey/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.[↗](obey/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.15.22, JPS 1917)[↗](obey/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The sons of the stranger dwindle away before me; as soon as they hear of me, they obey me.[↗](obey/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.22.45, JPS 1917)[↗](obey/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · As soon as they hear of me, they obey me; the sons of the stranger dwindle away before me.[↗](obey/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.18.45, JPS 1917)[↗](obey/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **obituary** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A piece of writing in a newspaper or website, after someone has died, telling about their life and what they did.[↗](obituary/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) A short notice that someone has died.[↗](obituary/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Grandma's obituary was printed in the local paper.[↗](obituary/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The obituary told about his life as a fisherman.[↗](obituary/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She read the obituaries every morning.[↗](obituary/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The famous singer's obituary was on the news website.[↗](obituary/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We wrote an obituary for our class goldfish.[↗](obituary/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · An obituary usually lists the person's family.[↗](obituary/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **object** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An object (OB-ject) is a thing you can see and touch that is not alive.[↗](object/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An object is a purpose or aim: «The object of the game is to score goals».[↗](object/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In grammar, the object is the word for the thing or person that the verb acts on: in «Sam kicked the ball», the ball is the object.[↗](object/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To object (ob-JECT) is to say you disagree or do not like something.[↗](object/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A pencil is a small object.[↗](object/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sort the objects into floating and sinking.[↗](object/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The object of the game is to collect cards.[↗](object/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In «I ate an apple», «an apple» is the object.[↗](object/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Name a 3D object with six square faces.[↗](object/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I object to that rule\![↗](object/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep small objects away from babies.[↗](object/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people objected to the new road.[↗](object/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · A cipher for the matter: twenty-two (numbers) \[objects\] in one body.[↗](object/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](object/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · In these versions, God simply חָקַק chaqaq 'carved', with no object expressed overtly.[↗](object/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](object/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · With them He carved the Seven Firmaments and the Seven Earths and the Seven Hours; for this reason, He loved the Seventh Day more than any object under the heavens.[↗](object/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](object/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **objection** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An objection is a reason you give for not agreeing with something or not liking a plan.[↗](objection/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An objection is the act of saying out loud that you are against something.[↗](objection/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal, law) In a court, «Objection!» is what a lawyer says to tell the judge that a question or answer breaks the rules.[↗](objection/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Mum had no objection to us camping in the garden.[↗](objection/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My only objection to the trip is the long bus ride.[↗](objection/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Does anyone have an objection if we open the window?[↗](objection/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher listened to every objection before deciding.[↗](objection/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The new car park was built over the objections of the neighbours.[↗](objection/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Objection, Your Honour!» shouted the lawyer.[↗](objection/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In our debate, Sam raised a strong objection about the cost.[↗](objection/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Any objections?[↗](objection/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") No?[↗](objection/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") Then let's start.[↗](objection/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · So Hans had no objections to make.[↗](objection/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **objectionable** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (formal) Unpleasant or offensive, so that people object to it.[↗](objectionable/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* His language was objectionable, so the referee sent him off.[↗](objectionable/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The website removes objectionable content.[↗](objectionable/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some people found the joke objectionable.[↗](objectionable/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There was an objectionable smell from the drains.[↗](objectionable/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Their objectionable behaviour on the bus was reported to the school.[↗](objectionable/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Is there anything objectionable in this film for young children?[↗](objectionable/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **objective** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (noun) An aim or goal you are trying to reach (the lesson objective).[↗](objective/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (adjective) Based on facts and not on personal feelings or opinions; fair.[↗](objective/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (adjective) Real and able to be measured or checked.[↗](objective/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (noun, science) The lens nearest the object in a microscope.[↗](objective/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Today's learning objective is to measure angles.[↗](objective/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our main objective is to finish the project.[↗](objective/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A referee must be objective and fair.[↗](objective/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Write an objective report: facts only.[↗](objective/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Height is an objective fact; who is nicest is an opinion.[↗](objective/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The team reached its objective of raising 100 pounds.[↗](objective/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Look through the objective lens of the microscope.[↗](objective/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/2/) … [23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/23/) - ← previous: [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) - next →: [page 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/page/2/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)