English words: one fourth to Onehunga

300 English words, part 24 of 67 of the words starting with O, A to Z. 5 have a page of their own.

English words one fourth to Onehunga

one fourth noun, number: rare spelling of one-fourth.
one from column A, one from column B noun: Alternative form of a little from column A, a little from column B.
one fry short of a Happy Meal adjective: mad, deranged, insane
one-gallus adjective: Alternative form of one-gallused.
one-gallused adjective: Wearing only one gallus or suspender strap; hence, rustic and simple.
one good turn deserves another proverb: One act of kindness should be paid back by another act of kindness.
one guy noun, verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one, guy.
one hair of a woman can draw more than a hundred pair of oxen proverb: Women have great influence on their male partners or husbands and can have anything done for them.
one half noun, number: Alternative form of one-half.
one-half crosswise noun: Ellipsis of one-half crosswise pad paper (“a one half of standard size sheet of pad paper, divided crosswise, typically used by students for school...
one-half lengthwise noun: Ellipsis of one-half lengthwise pad paper (“a one half of standard size sheet of pad paper, divided lengthwise, typically used by students for school...
one hand can't hold two watermelons proverb: Alternative form of one can't hold two watermelons in one hand.
one-handed adjective, adverb: Having only one hand.
one-handedly adverb: Using only one hand.
one-handedness noun: The quality of having a dominant hand; left-handedness or right-handedness.
one-hander noun: A shot, stroke, or pass performed using only one hand.
one heart, one soul phrase: A saying that is said in every prayer, before the sign of the cross.
one hell of a drug noun: Something that makes people act irrational. Often used as the phrase "X is one hell of a drug".
one-hit verb: To defeat or kill in a single hit.
one-hit kill noun, verb: A kill requiring only a single hit.
one hit wonder noun: A recording artist known for only one hit song, especially after failing at subsequent attempts at success.
one-hitter noun: A cannabis pipe for a single inhalation.
one-holer noun: An outhouse with a single hole.
one-horse adjective: Drawn or worked by a single horse.
one-horse lawyer noun: A lawyer who has only worked in a small town, lacking the experience and sophistication of more prominent lawyers.
one-horse race noun: A horse race in which a single horse takes such a considerable lead that the other horses are no longer contenders to win.
one-horse town noun: A very small town, especially one of a rural nature and offering very few or no attractions.
one-hot noun: A set of bits with only a single high (1) bit, with the remaining bits low (0).
one-hour fuel noun: Vegetation with a high surface-to-mass ratio, able to dry out and become flammable within an hour of having been moist.
one hundred number: The number 100.
one hundred and one determiner /ˌwʌn ˌhʌndɹəd n̩ ˈwʌn/: A great many; numerous.
one hundred million number: The number 100,000,000.
one-hundred-millionth adjective, noun: The ordinal form of the number one hundred million.
one hundred per cent adjective: Alternative form of one hundred percent.
one hundred percent adjective, adverb: Complete, entire, whole, perfect.
one hundred percent American noun: An American who is white, native-born, and Protestant.
one hundred thousand number: The cardinal number 100,000.
one-hundred-thousandth adjective: Synonym of hundred-thousandth.
one-hundred-year storm noun: A storm of such force that it occurs only once every one hundred years approximately.
one-hundredth adjective, noun: The ordinal form of the number one hundred.
one in a million noun: Something extremely rare or unlikely.
one in the eye for phrase: An event or achievement which is unpleasant for someone, especially for those who considered it impossible or unwelcome; an annoyance.
one in the same adjective: Eggcorn of one and the same.
one is a poet and doesn't know it phrase: Indicates that someone has unintentionally rhymed.
one-itis noun: Alternative form of oneitis.
one joke noun: Humour satirising transgender and non-binary gender identities through mocking self-identifications (typically by "identifying" as something absurd or...
one jump ahead adverb: Synonym of one step ahead.
one kind noun: Something unique; one of a kind.
one L adjective, noun: A law student in their first year of law school.
one-legged adjective, noun /ˈwʌnˌlɛɡəd/: Having only one leg.
one-line sky noun: A thin line of sky visible through a narrow passage between huge rocks.
one-line whip noun: A single-line whip.
one liner noun: A short joke, especially one of a single sentence.
one little duck noun: two
one love interjection: Expresses unity, respect, universalism and/or love.
one-man adjective: Involving, done, or operated by only one person.
one-man advantage noun: A power play where one of the opposing team's players is in the penalty box.
one man and a dog noun: Alternative form of one man and his dog.
one man and his dog noun: Almost nobody; very few people.
one-man army noun: A single person who performs a task typically performed by a group.
one man band noun: A musician who plays several musical instruments at once.
one man's fish is another man's poison proverb: Alternative form of one man's meat is another man's poison.
one man's fish is another man's poisson proverb: Alternative form of one man's meat is another man's poison.
one man's loss is another man's gain proverb: Some people's misfortune is other people's fortune.
one man's meat is another man's poison proverb: People have differing tastes; what pleases one person may displease another.
one man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter proverb: one's view on war and political violence depends on perspective
one man's trash is another man's treasure proverb: What is useless to one person is valuable to another.
one-man train noun: In Japan, a train with a single driver and no conductor.
one-many noun: Synonym of one-to-many
one may as well hang for a sheep as a lamb proverb: If one is going to commit a sin, it may as well be a major one as a minor one.
one million number: The number 1,000,000.
one minute man noun: Alternative form of one-minute man.
one-minute stand noun: An exceptionally brief sexual encounter.
one-minute warning noun: In the AFL, a warning given with one minute to go before the end of a half, after which special rules apply, eg, stoppage of the game clock after every...
one moment interjection, noun /wʌnˈməʊmənt/: A short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more.
one moment, please phrase: Used to ask a person to wait a moment.
one more again adverb: One more time; once again.
one more time noun: Seventy-nine.
one more time for the sweet souvenir phrase: For old times' sake.
one must give to get proverb: Expressing that reciprocity imparts obligation: one must provide service, respect, and honesty to others if one expects to receive such things from others.
one nail drives out another proverb: New people, things, or customs eventually supplant older ones.
one nation noun: Alternative letter-case form of one nation.
one-nation conservatism noun: A pragmatic paternalistic form of conservatism, conscious of working-class issues.
one-nation conservative noun: A follower of one-nation conservatism.
one nationer noun: Synonym of one-nation conservative.
one-nationism noun: Synonym of one-nation conservatism.
one-night stand noun: An occasion when a performer or team of them (especially in vaudeville) expects to perform at a theater for a single evening.
one night with Venus, a lifetime with Mercury proverb: A single sexual encounter can lead to a lifetime of disease and treatment.
one-nighter noun: Synonym of one-night stand (single evening's performance)
one ninth noun, number: rare spelling of one-ninth
one-note adjective: Having only one opinion, outlook, tone, etc., especially as expressed repetitively; without variety or range.
one o'clock noun: The start of the second hour of the day; 1:00 a.m. (01:00).
one-of noun: A card included in a deck only once.
one of a kind adjective, noun: A unique specimen.
one of His Majesty's bad bargains noun: An incapable (sick, etc.) or incompetent soldier.
one of Jehovah's Witnesses noun: Synonym of Jehovah's Witness
one of these days adverb: One day, some day (especially in warning of a negative consequence).
one of these fine days adverb: Alternative form of one of these days.
one of these odd-come-shortlies adverb: Some day soon; one of these days.
one of those days noun: A typical bad day.
one of those things noun: An unfortunate, but unavoidable, event.
one of us phrase: A phrase chanted by a member or members of the in-group (almost always more than once) when a new member has joined or been accepted, willingly or by doing...
one-off adjective, noun: Occurring once, independent of any pattern; one-time.
one off the wrist noun: An act of masturbation.
one on one adjective, adverb, noun: Involving direct communication or competition between two people.
one-one noun: Synonym of one-to-one
one or two determiner: A small number of.
one-outer noun: A hand that wins after receiving the only possible remaining card that could transform it into the best hand.
one over the eight adjective, noun: Drunk.
one-pager noun: A document consisting of a single page that summarizes a topic, such as a process, a strategy, a business plan or issue.
one pair noun: A poker hand that contains two cards of one rank, plus three cards which are not of this rank nor the same as each other.
one-party adjective: Of a state or government, having only a single political party which dominates.
one-party system noun: A political system in which only one political party has the right to form the government, usually based on the existing constitution.
one-percent milk noun: Milk containing one percent butterfat.
one percenter noun: A member of the top one percent of a population by wealth, ability, etc. (same as the ninety-ninth percentile), especially in a society with high wealth...
one-person adjective: Synonym of one-man.
one-piece adjective, noun: Composed of a single integral unit, or so appearing.
one-pocket noun: A pool game in which points are scored by potting balls into specific designated pockets.
one point noun: Synonym of ace point
one pot adjective, noun: A dish whose essential ingredients are combined in a single pot for cooking.
one-pot synthesis noun: A strategy to improve the efficiency of a chemical reaction, whereby a reactant is subjected to successive chemical reactions in a single reactor, avoiding...
one potato, two potato noun: A children's counting game in which the fists are bumped together.
one-pump noun, verb: To kill someone in one shot with a pump action shotgun.
one pump chump noun: A premature ejaculator (person suffering from premature ejaculation).
one quarter number: rare spelling of one-quarter
one-rabbit verb: To inflict the 1454 famine on.
one-reeler noun: A movie that is one projector reel in length.
one's contraction, determiner /wʌnz/: Belonging to one.
one's ass is dragging phrase: One is tired or fatigued.
one's ass is grass phrase: One is doomed (used as a threat).
one's back is up phrase: One is offended or angry.
one's bark is worse than one's bite phrase: One acts in a threatening way but is relatively harmless.
one's belly thinks one's throat has been cut phrase: Synonym of one's stomach thinks one's throat has been cut.
one's blood is up phrase: One is very angry.
one's blood runs cold phrase: One feels a physical shock upon realizing a direct threat to one's life, similar to the loss of blood in the brain. It affects the entire body for a few...
one's born days noun: Alternative form of all one's born days.
one's cake is dough phrase: One's actions have failed to achieve any success or make any progress.
one's cotton socks off phrase: Elaborated form of one's socks off.
one's damned if one does and one's damned if one doesn't phrase: Alternative form of damned if one does and damned if one doesn't.
one's days are numbered phrase: Some period of time, such as a term of employment or a lifetime, is coming to an end.
one's door is open phrase: One is ready to receive and welcome another person.
one's egg breaks phrase: Alternative form of one's egg cracks.
one's egg cracks phrase: One realizes that one is transgender.
one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top phrase: Used as an indirect way to state that someone is mentally deficient.
one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top floor phrase: Alternative form of one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
one's elevator doesn't go to the top phrase: Alternative form of one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
one's elevator doesn't go to the top floor phrase: Alternative form of one's elevator doesn't go all the way to the top
one's eyes only adjective: Alternative form of for one's eyes only.
one's father was born before one phrase: One was born into a privileged position; one inherited one's wealth and status.
one's fill noun: As much as one can take.
one's fingers are all thumbs phrase: Used to imply that someone is extremely clumsy, awkward, or uncoordinated when using their hands to do something.
one's fingers itch phrase: Used to imply that one has a strong, restless desire to do or get involved in something; used to describe an eager urge to take action.
one's flabber is gasted phrase: One is utterly astounded.
one's got to do what one's got to do phrase: A person must do what they feel is necessary or imperative.
one's gotta do what one's gotta do phrase: Alternative form of one's got to do what one's got to do.
one's head off adverb: Without restraint, hesitation, or inhibition; endlessly.
one's heart bleeds phrase: Expresses that someone has great sympathy or sadness for another's plight or suffering.
one's heart in one's mouth noun: A state of nervousness.
one's heart in one's throat noun: Synonym of one's heart in one's mouth.
one's heart out adverb: With great effort or enthusiasm.
one's heart sinks phrase: To experience great sadness.
one's hour noun: crucial moment, especially in which one can finally show his potential or must reckon with something
one's house in order phrase: One’s personal situation as it should be, with no problems.
one's jig is up phrase: Alternative form of the jig is up [for one].
one's last phrase: For the last time.
one's lips are sealed phrase: One will not tell anyone else; one is keeping a secret.
one's name is mud phrase: One is unpopular, in disgrace or embroiled in scandal; one's reputation is tarnished.
one's own boss phrase: Self-employed.
one's own master phrase: Synonym of one's own boss (“able to make one's own decisions without being overruled”).
one's place noun: One's position (location, post, rank stance, status, situation) in life.
one's race is run phrase: One's life has reached its end; one is dead or soon to die.
one's self pronoun: Alternative spelling of oneself.
one's ship comes in phrase: One makes or comes into possession of a significant amount of money.
one's socks off phrase: With a large amount of effort or intensity.
one's stomach thinks one's throat has been cut phrase: Used as an indirect way to say that someone is hungry.
one's teeth water phrase: One salivates or is visibly hungry or (figurative) eager for something.
one's time is one's own proverb: A time when one’s work or efforts have not been exchanged as one’s labor time in the framework of industrial capitalism.
one's turn in the barrel noun: One's turn for an unpleasant or difficult job.
one's way phrase: Used to express a physical movement performed by the subject (especially in a forward direction).
one's word is law phrase: One's requests or orders must be fulfilled.
one-seed juniper noun: Alternative form of oneseed juniper.
one seventh noun, number: rare spelling of one-seventh.
one short noun: The act of a batsman, running between the wickets, failing to ground himself or his bat behind the popping crease before turning for another run; the...
one shot adjective, noun, verb: Needing only a single attempt to become effective.
one-shot learning noun: An object categorization problem, mainly in computer vision, involving the classification of objects based on one, or only a few, examples.
one should be so lucky phrase: It is highly doubtful: indicating that something is not likely to happen to the person specified.
one should live so long phrase: Synonym of one should be so lucky (“it is highly doubtful”).
one should never meet one's heroes proverb: Alternative form of never meet your heroes.
one side interjection, noun: A place where things are stored or reserved, as in
one-sided adjective: Partial or biased in favour of one faction or demographic group.
one-sidedly adverb: In a one-sided or biased manner.
one-sidedness noun: The state of being one-sided; partiality, bias.
one sixth noun, number: rare spelling of one-sixth
one-size diaper noun: A type of cloth diaper which can be adjusted and lengthened to match the baby's growth, thus allowing the diaper to be worn from around birth (by a newborn)...
one-size-fits-all adjective: Of a garment, designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes.
one-size-fits-most adjective: Synonym of one-size-fits-all (“designed to be worn with comfort by people with a wide range of sizes”).
one-size nappy noun: Synonym of one-size diaper.
one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind phrase: (used imitatively) A cliché used to exaggerate an accomplishment or milestone.
one-spot noun: Synonym of buck (“a dollar (one hundred cents)”)
one-stage prothrombin time noun: Synonym of prothrombin time.
one-star adjective: Of low quality; low-quality.
one-start adjective: Describing a simple spiral that starts at a point at the origin and does not divide the plane
one-state solution noun: A proposed approach to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that envisions a single sovereign state encompassing all of historical Palestine, proposing that...
one-step noun: A ballroom dance that was popular at the beginning of the twentieth century
one step ahead adverb: Maintaining a slight advantage; continuing to lead.
one step at a time adverb: Slowly and steadily, without rushing.
one step forward, two steps back noun: A situation in which progress is more than offset by adverse developments.
one-stop adjective, noun: Describing a service operation at which all of a customer's needs may be satisfied without visiting another.
one-stop shop noun: A single place, institution, service, website, technology, etc., that provides everything necessary.
one strike and you're out phrase: If one fails, one will not be given a second chance.
one swallow does not a spring make proverb: Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.
one swallow does not a summer make proverb: One instance of an event (such as the arrival of a single bird) does not necessarily indicate a trend.
one swallow does not make a spring proverb: Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.
one swallow does not make a summer proverb: Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.
one swallow doesn't a spring make proverb: Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.
one swallow doesn't a summer make proverb: Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.
one swallow doesn't make a spring proverb: Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.
one swallow doesn't make a summer proverb: Alternative form of one swallow does not a summer make.
one swell foop noun: Spoonerism of one fell swoop.
one-tap verb: To kill (an enemy) in one shot.
one tenth noun, number: rare spelling of one-tenth.
one that goes the other way noun: A doosra.
one thing after another noun: A succession of things that are tedious, problematic, or otherwise unwanted.
one thing and another noun: Alternative form of one thing or another
one thing led to another phrase: From one event, a series of insignificant steps resulted in another event.
one thing or another noun: Various different events, tasks, duties, or contributing elements.
one-thingism noun: Monism.
one third noun, number: rare spelling of one-third.
one thousand interjection, number: Used in a common chronometric counting scheme, in which each iteration is sequentially numbered and supposed to be approximately one second in length.
one thousand and one noun: A great many; numerous.
one-thousander noun: Any mountain on Earth that extends more than 1,000 metres (3,281 ft) but less than 2,000 metres (6,562 ft) above sea level.
one-throat verb: To eat quickly and with minimal chewing, especially if to the point of swallowing food whole.
one throat to choke noun: A single partner to hold accountable, such as in business or negotiations.
one time adjective, adverb, noun, verb: Of or pertaining to a specific period of time in the past, not extending to the present.
one-time pad noun: A form of encryption where each bit or character from the plaintext is encrypted by a modular addition with a bit or character from a secret random key (or...
one-timer noun: A shot, made from a teammate's pass, which is not stopped before shooting.
one to begin, two to show, three to make ready, and four to go phrase: Alternative form of one for the money, two for the show, three to make ready, and four to go.
one-to-many adjective: Having the property that the same argument may yield multiple values, but different arguments never yield the same value.
one-to-one adjective, noun: Matching each member of one set with exactly one member of another set.
one to talk noun: A person who hypocritically criticizes others for a fault that he/she also has done.
one too many noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see one, too many.
one-touch adjective: Being or relating to a kind of exotic option that pays out if an asset reaches or passes a certain price at any point during the relevant period.
one-track adjective: having a single set of lines so that trains can run only in one direction at a time; single-track
one track mind noun: That said to be possessed by someone who is obsessed with something or only able to think of one thing.
one trick pony noun: A performing animal (especially a pony) that knows only one trick.
one-trick-ponyism noun: The state of being a one-trick pony.
one turn kill noun: A method of winning in a first round of the game.
one-two noun: A quick one-touch play between two players.
one-two punch noun: A combination of two punches, one from each hand, thrown in rapid succession.
one-two-three adverb: Quickly.
one under noun: A person under a train; a person hit by a train after jumping or falling in front of it.
one up noun, verb: To outdo, to perform something slightly better than a competitor's prior effort.
one-up-manship noun: Alternative form of one-upmanship.
one-up-one-down noun: A traditional house with one room upstairs and one room downstairs.
one-up-womanship noun: Alternative form of one-upwomanship.
one-upmanship noun /(ˌ)wʌnˈʌpmənʃɪp/: The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.
one-upper noun: A person who one-ups another.
one-upsmanship noun: Alternative form of one-upmanship.
one-upwomanship noun: One-upmanship among women.
one way adjective, noun, verb /wʌn.weɪ/: Allowing movement, vision, etc. in only one direction; unidirectional.
one-way light time noun: The amount of time required for light or a radio signal to travel between the Earth and a celestial body.
one-way mirror noun: A mirror reflecting images on one side and transparent on the other, often used by the police during interrogations.
one way or another adverb: By any means possible.
one way or other adverb: Alternative form of one way or another.
one way or the other adverb: Alternative form of one way or another.
one-way street noun: A road in which traffic is allowed to proceed in only one direction.
one-way ticket noun: A ticket granting permission to travel to a place but not return.
one-way ticket to Palookaville noun: Something that results in failure or obscurity, with no chance at redemption; a dead end.
one-way time noun: The amount of time measured from a check-shot survey or a vertical seismic profile, to a receiver at a depth of interest.
one weird trick noun: A supposed unusual and little-known solution to a problem, offered in deceptive and misleading advertising on the Internet.
one who hesitates is lost proverb: Alternative form of he who hesitates is lost.
one will know the reason why phrase: One will demand or expect justification; used in threats.
one-window adjective: Describing a service operation at which all of a customer's needs may be satisfied by a single server, without waiting in a second queue.
one with another adverb: Taken all together; taken on the average.
one-woman adjective: Synonym of one-man.
one-woman band noun: A woman who plays multiple instruments at once.
one woman's trash is another woman's treasure proverb: Synonym of one man's trash is another man's treasure.
one-word adjective: Synonym of single-word.
one word leads to another phrase: Said of a conversation which suddenly develops in a way that was not planned or anticipated by any of the people involved, sometimes in a positive context,...
one-worlder noun: Synonym of one-worldist.
one-worldism noun: The ideology that all of the countries of the world are essentially similar and could interoperate without conflict.
one-worldist noun: A proponent of one-worldism.
one-year-old adjective, noun: Having lived or existed for one year.
Oneal proper noun: A surname from Irish, variant of O'Neal.
onebag verb: To travel with only one bag, especially a carry-on bag
oneberry noun: Paris quadrifolia, herb paris.
onedimensional adjective: Alternative form of one-dimensional.
onee-chan noun: An older sister
onee-san noun: An older sister.
onefold adjective: Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.
onefoldness noun: The property of being onefold.
oneg noun /ˈoʊneɡ/: A casual festive gathering on Friday night after the first Shabbat meal, usually involving food, singing, dancing, and casual Torah study, fulfilling the...
Onega proper noun: a freshwater lake in the north-west European part of Russia, located on the territory of Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast
onegite noun: A form of amethyst having hair-like inclusions of goethite
onehanded adjective, adverb: Alternative form of one-handed.
onehandedly adverb: Alternative form of one-handedly.
onehandedness noun: Alternative form of one-handedness.
onehead noun: Oneness; unity.
onehood noun: Unity; agreement.
Onehunga proper noun /ɒniːhʌŋə/: A suburb of Auckland, New Zealand, and a small port on Manukau Harbour.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under O: 20,049 words, in 67 parts.