--- title: O — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 16 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/page/16/) [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 · page 16 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* (old use) An ostler is a man who looked after horses at an inn in the old days.[↗](../../ostler/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ostler brushed the tired horse.[↗](../../ostler/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ostler led the coach horses into the yard.[↗](../../ostler/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ostler took our horses to the stable.[↗](../../ostler/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ostracise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To leave someone out of a group on purpose and refuse to talk to them or include them.[↗](../../ostracise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The group ostracised her after she told the truth.[↗](../../ostracise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ostracising someone from a game is a kind of bullying.[↗](../../ostracise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In ancient Athens, people voted to ostracise powerful citizens.[↗](../../ostracise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He felt ostracised when nobody let him sit with them.[↗](../../ostracise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We should never ostracise a new pupil.[↗](../../ostracise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The village ostracised the family for years.[↗](../../ostracise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ostracism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Leaving someone out on purpose, so they are not included by a group.[↗](../../ostracism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history) In ancient Athens, a vote to send a powerful citizen away from the city for ten years.[↗](../../ostracism/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Leaving someone out on purpose is a form of bullying called ostracism.[↗](../../ostracism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The new girl suffered ostracism because she was different.[↗](../../ostracism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Athens, ostracism sent a man away for ten years.[↗](../../ostracism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Voters scratched names on pieces of pottery for an ostracism.[↗](../../ostracism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ostracism can make people feel lonely and unwanted.[↗](../../ostracism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class talked about how to stop ostracism in the playground.[↗](../../ostracism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ostrich** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ostrich is a very large bird from Africa that cannot fly but runs very fast on its long, strong legs.[↗](../../ostrich/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is the biggest bird in the world and lays the biggest eggs.[↗](../../ostrich/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farm has 12 ostriches.[↗](../../ostrich/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · An ostrich can run 70 km in an hour.[↗](../../ostrich/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An ostrich egg weighs 1 kg.[↗](../../ostrich/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many legs do 5 ostriches have?[↗](../../ostrich/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The ostrich is the biggest bird in the world.[↗](../../ostrich/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ostriches cannot fly, but they can run very fast.[↗](../../ostrich/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · An ostrich kicks hard to defend itself.[↗](../../ostrich/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw ostriches on the safari park trip.[↗](../../ostrich/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Is that the Ostrich you talked about?" said the Eagle in disgust.[↗](../../ostrich/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kinds; (Torah LEV.11.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ostrich/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · I am become a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches.[↗](../../ostrich/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.30.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ostrich/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?[↗](../../ostrich/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.39.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ostrich/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · But wild-cats shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of ferrets; and ostriches shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.[↗](../../ostrich/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.13.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ostrich/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **other** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Other means a different one, not this one.[↗](../../other/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «The other» or «the others» means the rest: «The other children» are the rest of the children.[↗](../../other/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Other means more of the same kind: «other animals like it».[↗](../../other/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* «Each other» means one another: they help each other.[↗](../../other/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* «The other day» means a few days ago.[↗](../../other/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «Other half» means your husband, wife or partner: «I'll ask my other half.».[↗](../../other/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (casual) «Or other» shows you can't remember: «some book or other».[↗](../../other/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (formal) «Remaining», «the remainder» and «the residual» are stiff words for the others: «The remaining pupils were…».[↗](../../other/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 3 of the cats are black and the other cats are white.[↗](../../other/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave 5 to Tom and the others to Ann.[↗](../../other/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The other half is red.[↗](../../other/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many other books does she have?[↗](../../other/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The twins help each other with homework.[↗](../../other/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cross to the other side carefully.[↗](../../other/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · I saw her the other day at the shop.[↗](../../other/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Lions, tigers and other big cats hunt meat.[↗](../../other/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · We have swimming every other week.[↗](../../other/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · 7 of us got pizza, the other lot got chips, 12 in all, so how many chips (casual)[↗](../../other/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Take the other one, you muppet, that one's mine.[↗](../../other/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (rough)[↗](../../other/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Of 30 pupils, 12 travel by bus; determine the number of the remaining pupils.[↗](../../other/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (formal exam)[↗](../../other/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · The others did not hear her.[↗](../../other/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou shalt have no other gods before Me.[↗](../../other/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.20.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../other/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food.[↗](../../other/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.43.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../other/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And he stayed yet other seven days; and again he sent forth the dove out of the ark.[↗](../../other/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.8.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../other/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · The men of the other Nebo, fifty and two.[↗](../../other/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings NEH.7.33, JPS 1917)[↗](../../other/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · And they encamped one over against the other seven days.[↗](../../other/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.20.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../other/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · He striketh them as wicked men in the open sight of others; (Writings JOB.34.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../other/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **otherwise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Otherwise means «if not» or «or else»: what will happen if something is not done.[↗](../../otherwise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Otherwise means «apart from that» or «in other ways».[↗](../../otherwise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Otherwise means «differently» or «in a different way».[↗](../../otherwise/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wear your coat, otherwise you'll get cold.[↗](../../otherwise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Hurry up, otherwise we'll miss the bus.[↗](../../otherwise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The soup was a bit salty, but otherwise it was lovely.[↗](../../otherwise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I was tired, but otherwise I felt fine.[↗](../../otherwise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If the number is even, colour it red; otherwise colour it blue.[↗](../../otherwise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Stay in your seats unless I say otherwise.[↗](../../otherwise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum thought it would rain, but Dad thought otherwise.[↗](../../otherwise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands, otherwise germs can spread.[↗](../../otherwise/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Otherwise you must die upon the spot."[↗](../../otherwise/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · It tends to be used of things that are marvelous, miraculous, or otherwise supernatural and extraordinary, i.e. that which defies the human ability to do or understand and must therefore be divine, e.g. \[Deuteronomy 28:59\], \[Psalm 118:23\], \[Psalm 139:6\].[↗](../../otherwise/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)[↗](../../otherwise/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · In this way two-thirds of the labor otherwise necessary is saved, for adding the third letter is only one third of the labor required to produce all the triliteral combinations.[↗](../../otherwise/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../otherwise/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Otherwise it will come to pass, when my lord the king shall sleep with his fathers, that I and my son Solomon shall be counted offenders.'[↗](../../otherwise/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.1.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../otherwise/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Otherwise if I had dealt falsely against mine own life — and there is no matter hid from the king — then thou thyself wouldest have stood aloof.'[↗](../../otherwise/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.18.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../otherwise/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it is written.[↗](../../otherwise/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 2CH.30.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../otherwise/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **otoscope** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An otoscope is a small medical tool with a light and a magnifying lens that a doctor uses to look inside your ear.[↗](../../otoscope/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The doctor looked in my ear with an otoscope.[↗](../../otoscope/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The otoscope has a little light on the end.[↗](../../otoscope/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Through the otoscope she could see my eardrum.[↗](../../otoscope/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The nurse put a clean tip on the otoscope.[↗](../../otoscope/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My toy doctor's kit has a plastic otoscope.[↗](../../otoscope/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The otoscope showed an ear infection.[↗](../../otoscope/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ottawa** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ottawa: the capital city of Canada, in the province of Ontario, on the Ottawa River.[↗](../../ottawa/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Ottawa River, a big river between Ontario and Quebec.[↗](../../ottawa/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The Ottawa (Odawa): an Indigenous people of North America, from whom the city's name comes.[↗](../../ottawa/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ottawa is the capital of Canada.[↗](../../ottawa/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Canadian Parliament meets in Ottawa.[↗](../../ottawa/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In winter, people skate on the frozen canal in Ottawa.[↗](../../ottawa/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Ottawa is in the province of Ontario.[↗](../../ottawa/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people think Toronto is Canada's capital, but it's Ottawa.[↗](../../ottawa/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The city was named after the Odawa people.[↗](../../ottawa/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **otter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An otter is a playful animal with smooth brown fur, short legs, webbed feet and a long tail that lives near rivers or the sea and swims very well.[↗](../../otter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The otter dived into the river to catch a fish.[↗](../../otter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Sea otters sleep floating on their backs.[↗](../../otter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · An otter uses a stone to crack open shells.[↗](../../otter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Baby otters are called pups or cubs.[↗](../../otter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Otters have thick, waterproof fur.[↗](../../otter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We saw an otter playing in the water.[↗](../../otter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · ‘Be not so downcast,’ replied the otter; ‘before noon to-morrow thou shalt behold thy wife.[↗](../../otter/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ottoman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (history) The Ottoman Empire was a large, long-lasting empire ruled by Turkish sultans from Istanbul, covering Turkey and lands in south-east Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.[↗](../../ottoman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ottoman means of or about that empire; «the Ottomans» are its rulers and people.[↗](../../ottoman/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* An ottoman (small o) is a low, padded seat or footstool, often with a lid and storage space inside.[↗](../../ottoman/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Ottoman Empire was ruled by sultans.[↗](../../ottoman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The Ottomans made Istanbul their capital.[↗](../../ottoman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ottoman armies once reached Vienna.[↗](../../ottoman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The Ottoman Empire ended after the First World War.[↗](../../ottoman/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your feet up on the ottoman.[↗](../../ottoman/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We keep the spare blankets inside the ottoman.[↗](../../ottoman/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Ottoman palaces were decorated with beautiful tiles.[↗](../../ottoman/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ought** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* Should, or was right to; the old noun sense (anything) is no longer used.[↗](../../ought/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Let us work as we ought.”[↗](../../ought/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (The Blue Fairy Book) · "What ought we to do?" said Effie.[↗](../../ought/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (The Book of Dragons) · He ought to be a happy man.[↗](../../ought/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) **ounce** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ounce is a small unit of weight; there are 16 ounces in a pound, and an ounce is about 28 grams.[↗](../../ounce/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An ounce can also be a small wild cat, the snow leopard, in some books.[↗](../../ounce/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The cake needs four ounces of flour.[↗](../../ounce/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A single ounce of gold is worth a lot.[↗](../../ounce/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ounce weighed very little.[↗](../../ounce/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ousel** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An ousel is an old word for a dark bird of the thrush family, such as a blackbird.[↗](../../ousel/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ousel flew ahead to show the way.[↗](../../ousel/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They found the ousel's nest in the tree.[↗](../../ousel/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In the old story a wise ousel helped the prince.[↗](../../ousel/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **oust** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To oust someone is to force them out of a place, job or position so that they lose it.[↗](../../oust/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The new queen ousted the old king from his castle.[↗](../../oust/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bright new songs have ousted the old ones in our class.[↗](../../oust/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The cruel uncle tried to oust the young prince.[↗](../../oust/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **out** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Out means away from the inside of something.[↗](../../out/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Out means not at home or not in a place.[↗](../../out/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Out means used up, finished or not working, as in «ran out», «the light is out».[↗](../../out/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Out means seen or known, as in «the sun is out», «the new game is out».[↗](../../out/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* In games, out means no longer in play.[↗](../../out/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «I'm out» means I'm leaving or I'm not joining; «out of it» means tired, not paying attention; «way out» means amazing or strange.[↗](../../out/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (rude) «Get out!», «out of my way!», «out of order» (UK: not fair, wrong behaviour).[↗](../../out/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 8:* (euphemism) «Let out early» or «out of work» means lost a job; «out for the count» means fast asleep or knocked down.[↗](../../out/#m8 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 9:* (formal) Exams say «depleted», «exhausted», «distributed», «withdrawn», «absent» and «proportion of».[↗](../../out/#m9 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 10:* Out added to a verb can mean loudly, aloud or suddenly, as in "rang out", "rapped out" or "broke out".[↗](../../out/#m10 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She took out 6 cookies.[↗](../../out/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He gave out 20 flyers.[↗](../../out/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She got 18 out of 20 right.[↗](../../out/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · They ran out of milk.[↗](../../out/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mom is out, she will be back soon.[↗](../../out/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Look out\![↗](../../out/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") A car is coming.[↗](../../out/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The sun came out after the rain.[↗](../../out/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Read the poem out loud.[↗](../../out/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · We need to find out the answer.[↗](../../out/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Outta my way, I'm late, the bus is in 2 mins\![↗](../../out/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · That's out of order, you took 5 and left me 1.[↗](../../out/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · A candidate furnished correct responses to 18 out of a possible 20 items.[↗](../../out/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") State the number answered incorrectly.[↗](../../out/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jacob went out from Beer-sheba, and went toward Haran.[↗](../../out/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.28.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../out/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And Joseph went out over the land of Egypt. — (Torah GEN.41.45, JPS 1917)[↗](../../out/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses went out from Pharaoh, and entreated the LORD.[↗](../../out/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.8.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../out/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And they went out at noon.[↗](../../out/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.20.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../out/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Would not God search this out?[↗](../../out/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.44.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../out/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · His discernment is past searching out.[↗](../../out/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.40.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../out/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") **outback** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The outback is the huge, dry, mostly empty land far inland in Australia, far away from the cities and the coast.[↗](../../outback/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The outback is hot and dry.[↗](../../outback/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Kangaroos hop across the outback.[↗](../../outback/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Some children in the outback do school lessons online.[↗](../../outback/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Uluru is a giant rock in the outback.[↗](../../outback/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Always carry extra water when you drive through the outback.[↗](../../outback/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The flying doctor helps people who live in the outback.[↗](../../outback/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Their farm is in the outback, hundreds of kilometres from town.[↗](../../outback/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **outbreak** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An outbreak is the sudden start of something bad, such as a disease, a war or violence.[↗](../../outbreak/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An outbreak of a disease is when many people suddenly catch it in one place.[↗](../../outbreak/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There was an outbreak of chickenpox at school.[↗](../../outbreak/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands to stop an outbreak spreading.[↗](../../outbreak/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The outbreak of war changed the family's life.[↗](../../outbreak/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · An outbreak of food poisoning closed the café.[↗](../../outbreak/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Doctors worked hard during the outbreak.[↗](../../outbreak/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The weather forecast warned of an outbreak of thunderstorms.[↗](../../outbreak/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Head lice outbreaks are common in schools.[↗](../../outbreak/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Many people stayed home during the flu outbreak.[↗](../../outbreak/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **outburst** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An outburst is a sudden strong show of feeling, such as anger or laughter, that bursts out.[↗](../../outburst/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* His outburst of anger made everyone jump.[↗](../../outburst/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · There was an outburst of laughter from the back row.[↗](../../outburst/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She had an outburst when she lost the game.[↗](../../outburst/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **outcast** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* An outcast is a person who is not accepted by other people and is pushed out of a group or society.[↗](../../outcast/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The ugly duckling felt like an outcast.[↗](../../outcast/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody should be made an outcast at school.[↗](../../outcast/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Jesus welcomed outcasts and sinners.[↗](../../outcast/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · After the argument, he felt like an outcast.[↗](../../outcast/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is about an outcast who becomes a hero.[↗](../../outcast/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lepers were once treated as outcasts.[↗](../../outcast/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Accompanied by his faithful and devoted daughter Antigone, Oedipus quitted Thebes and became a miserable and homeless outcast, begging his bread from place to place.[↗](../../outcast/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · 'Give counsel, execute justice; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; betray not the fugitive.[↗](../../outcast/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.16.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outcast/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they have called thee an outcast: 'She is Zion, there is none that careth for her.'[↗](../../outcast/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.30.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outcast/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Let mine outcasts dwell with thee; as for Moab, be thou a covert to him from the face of the spoiler.'[↗](../../outcast/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") For the extortion is at an end, spoiling ceaseth, they that trampled down are consumed out of the land; (Prophets ISA.16.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../outcast/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) … 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