od ['äd] -interj

  1. used as a mild oath

OD [,ō-'dē] -n

  1. an overdose of a narcotic
  2. one who has taken an OD
  3. to become ill or die of an OD
  4. to have or experience too much of something usu. used with on
    • OD on television
  5. doctor of optometry
  6. right eye
  7. officer of the day
  8. olive drab
  9. on demand
  10. outside diameter; outside dimension
  11. overdraft; overdrawn

oda·lisque ['ō-də-,lisk] -n

  1. a female slave
  2. a concubine in a harem

odd ['äd] -adj, n

  1. being without a corresponding mate
    • an odd shoe
  2. left over after others are paired or grouped
  3. separated from a set or series
  4. somewhat more than the indicated approximate quantity, extent, or degree usu. used in combination
    • 300- odd pages
  5. left over as a remainder
    • had a few odd dollars left after paying his bills
  6. constituting a small amount
    • had some odd change in her pocket
  7. being any of the integers (as 3, 1, 1, and 3) that are not divisible by two without leaving a remainder
  8. marked by an odd number of units
  9. being a function such that f( x) f( x) where the sign is reversed but the absolute value remains the same if the sign of the independent variable is reversed
  10. not regular, expected, or planned
    • worked at odd jobs
  11. encountered or experienced from time to time : occasional
  12. having an out-of-the-way location : remote
  13. differing markedly from the usual or ordinary or accepted : peculiar

odd·ball ['äd-,bȯl] -n, adj

  1. one that is eccentric

Odd Fellow -n

  1. a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order

odd·i·ty ['ä-də-tē] -n

  1. an odd person, thing, event, or trait
  2. the quality or state of being odd

odd lot -n

  1. a number or quantity other than the usual unit in transactions
  2. a quantity of less than 100 shares of stock

odd·ly ['äd-lē] -adv

  1. in an odd manner
  2. as is odd
    • was quite happy, oddly enough

odd man out -n

  1. a person who differs from the other members of a group

odd·ment ['äd-mənt] -n

  1. something left over : remnant
  2. odds and ends
  3. something odd : oddity

odd permutation -n

  1. a permutation that is produced by the successive application of an odd number of interchanges of pairs of elements

oddpin·nate ['äd-'pi-,nāt] -adj, adv

  1. having leaflets on each side of the petiole and having a single leaflet at the tip of the petiole

odds ['ädz] -n pl but sing or pl in constr

  1. inequalities
  2. degree of unlikeness
  3. an amount by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another
    • won the election by considerable odds
  4. a difference favoring one of two opposed things
    • overwhelming odds
  5. a difference in terms of advantage or disadvantage
    • what's the odds, if thinking so makes them happy -- Flora Thompson
  6. the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
    • the odds are against it
  7. the ratio of the probability of one event to that of an alternative event
  8. disagreement, variance usu. used with at
    • faculty and administration often are at odds on everything -- W. E. Brock b 1930
  9. special favor : partiality
  10. an allowance granted by one making a bet to one accepting the bet and designed to equalize the chances favoring one of the bettors
  11. the ratio between the amount to be paid off for a winning bet and the amount of the bet

odds and ends -n pl

  1. miscellaneous articles
  2. miscellaneous small matters (as of business) to be attended to
  3. miscellaneous remnants or leftovers
    • odds and ends of food

odds·maker ['ädz-,mā-kər] -n

  1. one who figures betting odds

oddson ['ädz-'ȯn, -'än] -adj

  1. having or viewed as having a better than even chance to win
    • the oddson favorite
  2. not involving much risk : pretty sure
    • an oddson bet

odd trick -n

  1. each trick in excess of six won by declarer's side at bridge

ode ['ōd] -n

  1. a lyric poem usu. marked by exaltation of feeling and style, varying length of line, and complexity of stanza forms

ode·um [ō-'dē-əm, 'ō-dē-] -n

  1. a small roofed theater of ancient Greece and Rome used chiefly for competitions in music and poetry
  2. a theater or concert hall

od·ic ['ō-dik] -adj

  1. of, relating to, or forming an ode

odif·er·ous [ō-'di-f(ə-)rəs] -adj

  1. odoriferous

Odin ['ō-dᵊn] -n

  1. the supreme god and creator in Norse mythology

odi·ous ['ō-dē-əs] -adj, adv, n

  1. arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
    • an odious crime
    • a false and odious comparison

odi·um ['ō-dē-əm] -n

  1. the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
  2. hatred and condemnation accompanied by loathing or contempt : detestation
  3. disrepute or infamy attached to something : opprobrium

odom·e·ter [ō-'dä-mə-tər] -n

  1. an instrument for measuring the distance traveled (as by a vehicle)

odo·nate ['ō-də-,nāt, ō-'dä-(,)nāt] -n, adj

  1. any of an order (Odonata) of predaceous insects comprising the dragonflies and damselflies

odont- -comb form

  1. tooth
    • odonto blast

odon·to·blast [ō-'dän-tə-,blast] -n, adj

  1. any of the elongated radially arranged cells on the surface of the dental pulp that secrete dentin

odon·to·glos·sum [ō-,dän-tə-'glä-səm] -n

  1. any of a genus ( Odontoglossum) of widely cultivated tropical American orchids

odon·toid process [ō-'dän-,tȯid-] -n

  1. a toothlike process projecting from the anterior end of the centrum of the axis vertebra on which the atlas vertebra rotates

odor ['ō-dər] -n, adj

  1. a quality of something that stimulates the olfactory organ : scent
  2. a sensation resulting from adequate stimulation of the olfactory organ : smell
  3. a characteristic or predominant quality : flavor
    • the odor of sanctity
  4. repute, estimation
    • in bad odor
  5. something that emits a sweet or pleasing scent : perfume

odor·ant ['ō-də-rənt] -n

  1. an odorous substance
  2. one added to a dangerous odorless substance to warn of its presence

odor·if·er·ous [,ō-də-'ri-f(ə-)rəs] -adj, adv, n

  1. yielding an odor : odorous
  2. morally offensive
    • odoriferous legislation

odor·ize ['ō-də-,rīz] -vt

  1. to make odorous : scent

odor·ous ['ō-də-rəs] -adj, adv, n

  1. : having an odor: as
  2. fragrant
  3. malodorous

odour ['ō-dər] -n, adj

(variant of odor)

  1. a quality of something that stimulates the olfactory organ : scent
  2. a sensation resulting from adequate stimulation of the olfactory organ : smell
  3. a characteristic or predominant quality : flavor
    • the odor of sanctity
  4. repute, estimation
    • in bad odor
  5. something that emits a sweet or pleasing scent : perfume

Odys·se·an [ō-'di-sē-ən (“Odysseus”), ,ä-də-'sē-ən (“journey”)] -adj

  1. of, relating to, or characteristic of Odysseus or his journey

Odys·seus [ō-'di-sē-əs, -'dis-yəs, -'di-shəs, -'di-,shüs] -n

  1. a king of Ithaca and Greek leader in the Trojan War who after the war wanders 10 years before reaching home

od·ys·sey ['ä-də-sē] -n

  1. a long wandering or voyage usu. marked by many changes of fortune
  2. an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest