English dictionary: words starting with od

noun

A hypothetical power once thought to pervade nature and account for various phenomena, such as magnetism.

abbreviation

Ordnance datum.

verb

Take an overdose of a drug.

Usage examples:

Spike had od'd on barbiturates

noun

In the ottoman empire and turkey: a room or chamber; specifically (now historical) (a) the barracks of the janissaries; (b) a room in a harem; (also, in extended use) the women in a harem collectively.

noun

A female slave or concubine in a harem, especially one in the seraglio of the sultan of turkey.

Usage examples:

But so gaudy a style made her look like a pampered odalisque rather than the mother of the future k…

noun

A female slave or concubine in a harem, especially one in the seraglio of the sultan of turkey.

noun

A female slave or concubine in a harem, especially one in the seraglio of the sultan of turkey.

Usage examples:

But so gaudy a style made her look like a pampered odalisque rather than the mother of the future k…

adjective

Different to what is usual or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

The neighbours thought him very odd

noun

A man who is paid to do different types of jobs, especially in the house or garden

idiom

A person or thing that is different from or kept apart from others that form a group or set

Usage examples:

Guess which number of the following sequence is the odd one out., she was always the odd one out at…

collocation

A person who behaves strangely

Usage examples:

She's a bit of an odd bod., you find all sorts of odd bods working in this place., the film focuses…

phrase

A strange person

Usage examples:

He's a bit of an odd fish, but i think he's basically sound., the captain struck me as rather an od…

noun

A man who is paid to do different types of jobs, especially in the house or garden

noun

A strange or eccentric person.

Usage examples:

She was seen as a bit of an oddball

adjective

Strange; bizarre.

Usage examples:

Oddball training methods

noun

A strange or eccentric person.

Usage examples:

She was seen as a bit of an oddball

adjective

Strange; bizarre.

Usage examples:

Oddball training methods

adjective

Different to what is usual or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

The neighbours thought him very odd

adjective

Different to what is usual or expected; strange.

Usage examples:

The neighbours thought him very odd

noun

A member of a fraternity similar to the freemasons.

Usage examples:

George washington was not a member of the oddfellows, rather he was a freemason.

adjective

Somewhat odd or peculiar.

Usage examples:

That oddish feeling that the world is staring at me

noun

A strange or peculiar person or thing.

Usage examples:

She was regarded as a bit of an oddity

noun

A strange or peculiar person or thing.

Usage examples:

She was regarded as a bit of an oddity

adverb

In a way that is different to what is usual or expected; strangely.

Usage examples:

Mary had been behaving oddly

noun

An item or piece of something, typically one left over from a larger piece or set.

Usage examples:

A quilt made from oddments of silk

noun

An item or piece of something, typically one left over from a larger piece or set.

Usage examples:

A quilt made from oddments of silk

noun

The quality of being strange or unexpected

plural noun

The ratio between the amounts staked by the parties to a bet, based on the expected probability either way.

Usage examples:

Nicer is starting at odds of 8-1

noun

The odds of something happening are how probable it is that it will happen

Usage examples:

The odds are against sth at the moment it seems the odds are against a deal., the odds are on sth/i…

idiom

A motley assortment of things

plural noun

Miscellaneous articles or remnants.

Usage examples:

We bought batteries for the radio and a few other odds and ends