od ['äd] -interj
- used as a mild oath
OD [,ō-'dē] -n
- an overdose of a narcotic
- one who has taken an OD
- to become ill or die of an OD
- to have or experience too much of something usu. used with on
- doctor of optometry
- right eye
- officer of the day
- olive drab
- on demand
- outside diameter; outside dimension
- overdraft; overdrawn
oda·lisque ['ō-də-,lisk] -n
- a female slave
- a concubine in a harem
odd ['äd] -adj, n
- being without a corresponding mate
- left over after others are paired or grouped
- separated from a set or series
- somewhat more than the indicated approximate quantity, extent, or degree usu. used in combination
- left over as a remainder
- had a few odd dollars left after paying his bills
- constituting a small amount
- had some odd change in her pocket
- being any of the integers (as 3, 1, 1, and 3) that are not divisible by two without leaving a remainder
- marked by an odd number of units
- 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
- not regular, expected, or planned
- encountered or experienced from time to time : occasional
- having an out-of-the-way location : remote
- differing markedly from the usual or ordinary or accepted : peculiar
odd·ball ['äd-,bȯl] -n, adj
- one that is eccentric
Odd Fellow -n
- a member of a major benevolent and fraternal order
odd·i·ty ['ä-də-tē] -n
- an odd person, thing, event, or trait
- the quality or state of being odd
odd lot -n
- a number or quantity other than the usual unit in transactions
- a quantity of less than 100 shares of stock
odd·ly ['äd-lē] -adv
- in an odd manner
- as is odd
- was quite happy, oddly enough
odd man out -n
- a person who differs from the other members of a group
odd·ment ['äd-mənt] -n
- something left over : remnant
- odds and ends
- something odd : oddity
odd permutation -n
- 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
- 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
- inequalities
- degree of unlikeness
- an amount by which one thing exceeds or falls short of another
- won the election by considerable odds
- a difference favoring one of two opposed things
- a difference in terms of advantage or disadvantage
- what's the odds, if thinking so makes them happy -- Flora Thompson
- the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances
- the ratio of the probability of one event to that of an alternative event
- disagreement, variance usu. used with at
- faculty and administration often are at odds on everything -- W. E. Brock b 1930
- special favor : partiality
- an allowance granted by one making a bet to one accepting the bet and designed to equalize the chances favoring one of the bettors
- the ratio between the amount to be paid off for a winning bet and the amount of the bet
odds and ends -n pl
- miscellaneous articles
- miscellaneous small matters (as of business) to be attended to
- miscellaneous remnants or leftovers
odds·maker ['ädz-,mā-kər] -n
- one who figures betting odds
oddson ['ädz-'ȯn, -'än] -adj
- having or viewed as having a better than even chance to win
- not involving much risk : pretty sure
odd trick -n
- each trick in excess of six won by declarer's side at bridge
ode ['ōd] -n
- 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
- a small roofed theater of ancient Greece and Rome used chiefly for competitions in music and poetry
- a theater or concert hall
od·ic ['ō-dik] -adj
- of, relating to, or forming an ode
odif·er·ous [ō-'di-f(ə-)rəs] -adj
- odoriferous
Odin ['ō-dᵊn] -n
- the supreme god and creator in Norse mythology
odi·ous ['ō-dē-əs] -adj, adv, n
- arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful
- a false and odious comparison
odi·um ['ō-dē-əm] -n
- the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance
- hatred and condemnation accompanied by loathing or contempt : detestation
- disrepute or infamy attached to something : opprobrium
odom·e·ter [ō-'dä-mə-tər] -n
- an instrument for measuring the distance traveled (as by a vehicle)
odo·nate ['ō-də-,nāt, ō-'dä-(,)nāt] -n, adj
- any of an order (Odonata) of predaceous insects comprising the dragonflies and damselflies
odont- -comb form
- tooth
odon·to·blast [ō-'dän-tə-,blast] -n, adj
- 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
- any of a genus ( Odontoglossum) of widely cultivated tropical American orchids
odon·toid process [ō-'dän-,tȯid-] -n
- 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
- a quality of something that stimulates the olfactory organ : scent
- a sensation resulting from adequate stimulation of the olfactory organ : smell
- a characteristic or predominant quality : flavor
- repute, estimation
- something that emits a sweet or pleasing scent : perfume
odor·ant ['ō-də-rənt] -n
- an odorous substance
- 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
- yielding an odor : odorous
- morally offensive
odor·ize ['ō-də-,rīz] -vt
- to make odorous : scent
odor·ous ['ō-də-rəs] -adj, adv, n
- : having an odor: as
- fragrant
- malodorous
odour ['ō-dər] -n, adj
(variant of odor)
- a quality of something that stimulates the olfactory organ : scent
- a sensation resulting from adequate stimulation of the olfactory organ : smell
- a characteristic or predominant quality : flavor
- repute, estimation
- something that emits a sweet or pleasing scent : perfume
Odys·se·an [ō-'di-sē-ən (“Odysseus”), ,ä-də-'sē-ən (“journey”)] -adj
- of, relating to, or characteristic of Odysseus or his journey
Odys·seus [ō-'di-sē-əs, -'dis-yəs, -'di-shəs, -'di-,shüs] -n
- 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
- a long wandering or voyage usu. marked by many changes of fortune
- an intellectual or spiritual wandering or quest