--- title: O — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 description: The 416 words of the school 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/school/O/page/4/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / O # O — The school dictionary · page 4 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/page/3/) **4** [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/page/5/) - [outlying](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outlying/) — Outlying means far from the centre, out on the edge of a place. — 4 sentences - [outnumber](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outnumber/) — To outnumber means to be more in number. If girls outnumber boys, there are more girls than boys. — 11 sentences - [outpace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outpace/) — To go faster than someone or something, so that you get ahead. — 9 sentences - [outplacement](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outplacement/) — help paid by a company to workers it has fired, to find new jobs. — 8 sentences - [output](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/output/) — The amount of something that is made or produced. — 10 sentences - [outrage](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrage/) — noun. — 14 sentences - [outrageous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrageous/) — Outrageous means very shocking, wild or cruel, far beyond what is fair or proper. — 4 sentences - [outright](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outright/) — Complete and total, with no doubt: «an outright winner», «an outright lie». — 11 sentences - [outrun](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outrun/) — To run faster or further than someone, so you get away or win. — 9 sentences - [outset](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outset/) — The outset is the start or beginning of something. — 8 sentences - [outshine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outshine/) — To outshine someone or something is to be much better or more impressive than them. — 9 sentences - [outside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outside/) — Outside means not inside, out in the open air. — 14 sentences - [outsider](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outsider/) — An outsider is a person who does not belong to a group, or is not accepted by it. — 9 sentences - [outskirts](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outskirts/) — The outskirts of a town or city are the parts at its edge, furthest from the centre. — 8 sentences - [outsmart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outsmart/) — To outsmart someone is to beat them by being cleverer or trickier. — 7 sentences - [outspread](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outspread/) — Outspread means spread out wide and open. — 4 sentences - [outstanding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outstanding/) — Outstanding means extremely good, much better than most. — 11 sentences - [outstretched](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outstretched/) — Stretched out as far as possible, usually said of arms, hands, wings or legs. — 8 sentences - [outstrip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outstrip/) — To outstrip someone is to go faster than them and leave them behind. — 4 sentences - [outward](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outward/) — Outward means going away from the centre or from a place, towards the outside. — 11 sentences - [outwardly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outwardly/) — Outwardly means on the outside, as others can see it, not as it is inside. — 4 sentences - [outweigh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outweigh/) — If one thing outweighs another, it is more important or bigger in effect: «The good points outweigh the bad». — 10 sentences - [outwit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/outwit/) — To outwit someone is to beat them by being cleverer than they are, often by a trick. — 5 sentences - [oval](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oval/) — Shaped like an egg or a stretched circle. — 10 sentences - [ovary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovary/) — In female animals and people, an ovary is one of the organs that make egg cells. — 8 sentences - [oven](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oven/) — An oven is a box in the kitchen that gets very hot for baking and cooking. — 11 sentences - [over](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/over/) — Over means above, or across from one side to the other: the bird flew over the tree. — 26 sentences - [overactive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overactive/) — Too active; working, moving or doing more than is normal or healthy. — 8 sentences - [overall](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overall/) — Overall means including everything; total: «the overall cost». — 12 sentences - [overarm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overarm/) — Thrown or done with the arm raised above the shoulder: an overarm throw, an overarm bowl. — 7 sentences - [overboard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overboard/) — Overboard means over the side of a boat or ship and into the water. — 10 sentences - [overcast](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcast/) — Overcast describes a sky completely covered with grey clouds, so you cannot see the sun. — 10 sentences - [overcharge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcharge/) — To overcharge someone is to ask them to pay more money than the correct price. — 8 sentences - [overcoat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcoat/) — A long, warm coat worn over other clothes in cold weather. — 8 sentences - [overcome](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcome/) — To overcome a problem or fear is to deal with it successfully and beat it. — 12 sentences - [overconfident](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overconfident/) — Overconfident means too sure of yourself, so you take risks or don't prepare enough. — 7 sentences - [overcook](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcook/) — To cook food for too long, so it becomes dry, hard, burnt or mushy. — 8 sentences - [overcrowd](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcrowd/) — To put or let too many people or things into a place, so it is too full. — 8 sentences - [overcrowding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overcrowding/) — The state of having too many people or things in one place, so that it is too full. — 8 sentences - [overdo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdo/) — To do something too much or use too much of something. — 11 sentences - [overdose](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdose/) — An overdose is too much of a medicine or drug taken at once, which can make someone very ill or kill them. — 9 sentences - [overdraft](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdraft/) — An overdraft is when a bank lets you take out more money from your account than you have in it, so you owe the bank money. — 8 sentences - [overdue](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overdue/) — Something overdue has not arrived, happened or been done by the time it was expected or needed. — 12 sentences - [overeat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overeat/) — To overeat is to eat more food than your body needs. — 7 sentences - [overestimate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overestimate/) — To guess or think that an amount is bigger than it really is. — 10 sentences - [overexcited](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overexcited/) — So excited that you cannot stay calm and may become silly, loud or wild. — 8 sentences - [overfed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfed/) — Overfed means given too much food, more than is healthy. — 10 sentences - [overfill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overfill/) — To overfill something is to put too much into it, so it is too full or spills over. — 9 sentences - [overflow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overflow/) — To overflow means to flow over the edge because something is too full, like a bath. — 13 sentences - [overgrown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overgrown/) — Covered with plants, weeds or grass that have grown too much because no one has cut them. — 9 sentences - [overhang](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhang/) — To overhang is to stick out over something below. — 9 sentences - [overhead](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhead/) — Overhead means above your head or up in the sky. — 12 sentences - [overhear](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overhear/) — To overhear something is to hear what other people are saying without them knowing, or without meaning to listen. — 9 sentences - [overheat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overheat/) — To overheat is to become too hot. — 8 sentences - [overjoyed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overjoyed/) — Overjoyed means very, very happy, so happy you could burst. — 4 sentences - [overland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overland/) — Across land, by road or on foot, rather than by sea or by air. — 7 sentences - [overlap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlap/) — To overlap means to cover part of the same space as something else, so one thing lies partly over another. — 11 sentences - [overlapping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlapping/) — Overlapping means covering part of something else, so two things lie partly over each other. — 8 sentences - [overload](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overload/) — To overload something is to put too much weight or too many things on or in it. — 12 sentences - [overloaded](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overloaded/) — Overloaded means carrying more weight or things than is safe. — 11 sentences - [overlook](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlook/) — To overlook something is to fail to notice it or to miss it. — 13 sentences - [overlord](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlord/) — A ruler who has power over other rulers or lords, especially in the Middle Ages. — 10 sentences - [overlordship](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlordship/) — Overlordship is the power or position of an overlord, a ruler who has power over other lords or kings. — 6 sentences - [overly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overly/) — Overly means too much, more than needed. — 7 sentences - [overlying](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overlying/) — Lying on top of something else; covering it. — 8 sentences - [overnight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overnight/) — Overnight means during the night or for the whole night. — 12 sentences - [overpower](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overpower/) — To beat someone by being stronger, so they cannot fight back. — 11 sentences - [overrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overrate/) — To think something or someone is better or more important than it really is. — 9 sentences - [overreact](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overreact/) — To react much more strongly than you need to, such as getting very angry or upset over something small. — 7 sentences - [override](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/override/) — To override a decision or order is to cancel it using greater power. — 10 sentences - [overriding](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overriding/) — adjective: More important than anything else. — 10 sentences - [overrule](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overrule/) — To overrule someone is to change their decision because you have more power or authority. — 11 sentences - [overrun](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overrun/) — To overrun a place is to fill it so that there is too much of something everywhere. — 5 sentences - [overseas](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overseas/) — Overseas means in or to another country, especially one across the sea. — 10 sentences - [overseer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overseer/) — A person whose job is to watch over workers, see that they do their work, and give them orders. — 4 sentences - [overshadow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshadow/) — To make someone or something seem less important by being more successful or noticeable: her sister overshadowed her. — 10 sentences - [overshoe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshoe/) — A rubber or plastic shoe worn over an ordinary shoe to keep it dry or clean. — 8 sentences - [overshot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overshot/) — Went past a place, line or target by mistake, without stopping where you meant to. — 11 sentences - [oversight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversight/) — A mistake made because you forgot or did not notice something. — 8 sentences - [oversimplification](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/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. — 8 sentences - [oversized](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversized/) — Bigger than the normal size; very large. — 8 sentences - [oversleep](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/oversleep/) — To sleep longer than you meant to, so that you wake up late. — 7 sentences - [overspend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overspend/) — To overspend is to spend more money than you have or than you planned. — 8 sentences - [overstate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overstate/) — To overstate something is to make it sound bigger, better or more important than it really is; to exaggerate. — 7 sentences - [overstated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overstated/) — Said to be bigger, more important or worse than it really is; exaggerated. — 9 sentences - [overstretch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overstretch/) — To overstretch a muscle is to stretch it too far and hurt it. — 8 sentences - [overtake](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtake/) — To overtake is to catch up with someone moving in the same direction and go past them. — 10 sentences - [overthrow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overthrow/) — To overthrow a ruler or government is to remove them from power by force. — 13 sentences - [overtime](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtime/) — Overtime is extra time that someone works after their normal working hours. — 11 sentences - [overtire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overtire/) — To make someone, or yourself, far too tired, so that they become grumpy or unwell. — 7 sentences - [overturn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overturn/) — To overturn is to turn over, or make something turn over, so the bottom is on top: the boat overturned. — 9 sentences - [overturned](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overturned/) — Overturned means turned upside down or onto its side: an overturned boat. — 11 sentences - [overuse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overuse/) — To use something too much or too often. — 8 sentences - [overweight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overweight/) — Overweight means heavier than is healthy for your height and age. — 8 sentences - [overwhelm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overwhelm/) — To overwhelm someone is to give them so much of a feeling or so much to do that they can't cope. — 10 sentences - [overwhelming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overwhelming/) — Very great or strong, so that it is hard to deal with. — 14 sentences - [overwork](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overwork/) — verb. — 12 sentences - [overworking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/overworking/) — Overworking is working too hard or too long. — 8 sentences - [ovule](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/ovule/) — An ovule is a tiny part inside the ovary of a flower that becomes a seed after it is fertilised by pollen. — 7 sentences - [owe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/owe/) — To have to pay back money that someone lent you. — 10 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/page/3/) **4** [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/O/page/5/)