English Words Starting With O

• outturn

  nounC1
  /ˈaʊtˌtɜːn/The quantity or amount of something produced, manufactured, or achieved; the actual result or outcome of a process.
• outvote

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈvəʊt/To defeat in a vote by getting more votes.
• outwait

  verb-transitiveC2 / Very Low
  /ˌaʊtˈweɪt/To wait longer than someone else, to gain an advantage through patience.
• outwalk

  verb-transitiveLow
  /ˌaʊtˈwɔːk/To walk faster, farther, or for a longer time than (someone or something).
• outward

  adjectiveadverbnounB2
  /ˈaʊtwəd/Directed towards the outside; relating to external appearance or location.
• outward-bound

  adjectivenounMedium
  /ˈaʊtwəd baʊnd/Leaving a place, especially to travel or venture away from home or a point of origin; heading toward an external destination.
• outwash

  nounC2/Extremely Rare
  /ˈaʊtwɒʃ/Material, such as sand and gravel, carried by meltwater from a glacier and deposited beyond its terminus.
• outwash plain

  nounC2
  /ˈaʊt.wɒʃ pleɪn/A broad, flat landform composed of glacial sediment deposited by meltwater streams beyond the terminal moraine of a glacier.
• outwatch

  verb-transitiveLow (Archaic/Literary)
  /ˌaʊtˈwɒtʃ/To watch for longer than; to stay awake longer than.
• outwear

  verbverb-transitiveLow
  /aʊtˈwɛə/To last longer than something else; to endure or survive longer; to wear something until it is no longer usable.
• outweigh

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈweɪ/To be greater or more significant than something else in value, importance, or effect.
• outwent

  verbVery Low / Archaic
  /ˌaʊtˈwɛnt/The simple past tense of the verb 'outgo', meaning to go out, to leave, or to surpass in going.
• outwit

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˌaʊtˈwɪt/To gain an advantage over someone through cleverness or superior intelligence; to defeat or trick by being smarter or more cunning.
• outwork

  nounverbverb-transitiveLow (C1/C2)
  /aʊtˈwɜːk/ (verb); /ˈaʊtwɜːk/ (noun)As a verb: to work harder, longer, or more effectively than someone; to surpass in work. As a noun: a section of a fortification situated outside the main defensive line.
• outworn

  adjectiveverbC1
  /ˌaʊtˈwɔːn/Worn out or exhausted from use; no longer usable, valid, or effective due to age or overuse.
• outwrite

  verb-transitiveC2
  /ˌaʊtˈraɪt/To write better, more effectively, or more prolifically than someone or something else.
• outyear

  nounLow
  /ˈaʊt.jɪə/A future year beyond the current or upcoming fiscal/budgetary planning period.
• ouzel

  nounVery low
  /ˈuːz(ə)l/A small, typically dark-coloured bird of the thrush family, specifically the ring ouzel or water ouzel.
• ouzo

  nounLow
  /ˈuː.zəʊ/A clear, strong, anise-flavoured alcoholic drink from Greece.
• ov language

  nounLow
  /ˌɒb.dʒɪkt ɔː.ri.ən.tɪd ˈlæŋ.ɡwɪdʒ/The specific and often technical vocabulary, syntax, and communication style developed and used within the field of object-oriented programming (OOP), where objects contain both data and methods, and programs are designed by creating and interacting with these objects.

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