English Words Starting With O

• outside work

  nounHigh
  /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd ˈwɜːk/Activities, interests, or time not related to one's job or employment.
• outsider

  nounB2
  /ˌaʊtˈsaɪ.dər/A person who does not belong to a particular group or community and is not accepted as part of it.
• outsider art

  nounC2
  /ˌaʊtˈsaɪdər ɑːt/Art created by self-taught or naive artists who are not part of the established art world or academic art traditions.
• outsight

  nounVery Low
  /ˈaʊtsaɪt/The ability to perceive external reality clearly; objective observation or understanding.
• outsing

  verb-transitiveLow (rare, literary/poetic)
  /ˌaʊtˈsɪŋ/To sing better, louder, or with more skill than someone else.
• outsit

  verb-transitiveRare / Archaic
  /ˌaʊtˈsɪt/To remain seated or in place longer than (someone or something); to sit or stay beyond (a time or limit).
• outsize

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈaʊt.saɪz/Unusually large or extra large; exceeding the standard size.
• outskirt

  nounB2
  /ˈaʊt.skɜːt/A part of a town or city farthest from the centre; a remote or peripheral area of a larger place.
• outskirts

  plural-nounB1
  /ˈaʊt.skɜːts/The outer areas of a city or town; the parts farthest from the center.
• outsleep

  verb-transitiveRare/Archaic
  /ˌaʊtˈsliːp/To sleep longer than; to oversleep a specific time or event.
• outsmart

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈsmɑːt/to gain an advantage over someone by using cleverness, cunning, or superior intelligence; to be smarter than in a specific situation.
• outsoar

  verb-transitiveLow/Rare
  /aʊtˈsɔː/to fly higher, faster, or further than; to surpass in soaring or flight.
• outsold

  verbC1
  /ˌaʊtˈsəʊld/past tense and past participle of 'outsell' – to sell more than another person or product; to exceed in sales.
• outsole

  nounC1
  /ˈaʊt.səʊl/The bottom, external layer of a shoe or boot, which makes direct contact with the ground.
• outsource

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈsɔːs/To arrange for work or a service to be done by an external company or individual rather than within one's own organisation.
• outspan

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveVery Low Frequency / Archaic / Regional (Southern Africa)
  /ˈaʊtspan/To unyoke or unharness animals (typically oxen) from a vehicle after a journey; to take a break from traveling.
• outspeak

  verb-intransitiveverb-transitiveRare / Literary
  /ˌaʊtˈspiːk/To speak louder, longer, or more effectively than someone; to outdo in speaking.
• outspend

  verb-transitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈspend/To spend more money than another person or entity, typically over a defined period or on a specific undertaking.
• outspoken

  adjectiveverbB2
  /ˌaʊtˈspəʊkən/Expressing one's opinions or thoughts openly and honestly, without hiding one's feelings.
• outspread

  adjectivenounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈspred/To spread out or extend; to be opened or stretched out to full width.

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