off-the-wall
Unconventional and unusual
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Vocabulary ranked by real-world frequency — start with the 1,000 most common words. Definitions adapted from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), review in progress.
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Frequency: All Top 1,000 1,001–5,000
opportunity
A chance for advancement, progress or profit.
opening
Pertaining to the start or beginning of a series of events.
opinion
A belief, judgment or perspective that a person has formed, either through objective or subjective reasoning, about a topic, issue, person or thing.
older
elderly
operation
The method by which a device performs its function.
organization
The quality of being organized.
off-centre
Not exactly right or correct
overall
All-encompassing, all around.
on-the-spot
Happening or done at the exact place and time of an event
otherwise
Differently, in another way.
off-color
Inappropriate or offensive in a subtle way
operations
Any practically minded combination of business administration, management science, operations research, systems engineering, and industrial engineering.
opened
Having undergone opening.
on-brand
Consistent with a company's image or values
obviously
In an obvious or clearly apparent manner.
option
One of a set of choices that can be made.
onto
Arriving upon or on top of (speaking of a physical or metaphorical movement).
operating
In operation; that operates.
ordered
In order, not messy, tidy.
ocean
One of the large bodies of water separating the continents.
originally
As it was in the beginning; at first.
obvious
Easily discovered, seen, or understood; self-explanatory.
opposite
Located directly across from something else, or from each other.
orange
An evergreen tree of the genus Citrus such as Citrus sinensis which yields oranges (the fruit).
ourselves
Us; the group including the speaker as the object of a verb or preposition when that group also is the subject.
offering
gerund of offer — The act by which something is offered.
opposition
The action of opposing or of being in conflict.
object
A thing that has physical existence but is not alive.
origin
The beginning of something.
opposed
Acting in opposition; opposing.
organized
Of things or settings, having been organized; in good order.
operate
To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
outstanding
Prominent or noticeable; sovereign.
occur
To happen or take place.
offensive
Causing offense; arousing a visceral reaction of disgust, anger, hatred, sadness, or indignation.
output
That which is produced by something, especially that which is produced within a particular time period or from a particular effort. — Production; quantity produced, created, or completed.
odd
Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
ordinary
A person with authority; authority, ordinance. — A person having immediate jurisdiction in a given case of ecclesiastical law, such as the bishop within a diocese.
obtain
To get hold of; to gain possession of, to procure; to acquire, in any way.
organic
Pertaining to or derived from living organisms.
ownership
The state of having complete legal control of something; possession; proprietorship.
observed
Exceptionally celebrated on a date other than the usual date.
occasionally
On occasion: at relatively infrequent intervals, from time to time, sometimes.
one's
Belonging to one.
occasion
A favorable opportunity; a convenient or timely chance.
Oxford
A variety of shoe, typically made of heavy leather.
objective
Of or relating to a material object, actual existence or reality.
organisation
Non-Oxford British English and Australian standard spelling of organization.
operated
Operated by the means specified e.g. a battery-operated toy.
ought
Indicating duty or obligation.
outcome
That which is produced or occurs as a result of an event or process.
occupied
Reserved; engaged.
ongoing
Continuing, permanent, lasting.
operator
A person or organisation that operates a device, system, service, etc.
overseas
Abroad, especially across the sea.
opera
A theatrical work, combining drama, music, song and sometimes dance.
overcome
To surmount (a physical or abstract obstacle); to prevail over, to get the better of.
offense
The act of offending. — A crime or sin.
oral
Relating to the mouth.