English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 92 of 310

on 'Changeadv

At the Royal Exchange; on the stock exchange.

on a bellprep_phrase

Warned by the ringing of a bell to remain silent during a period of shooting.

on a collision courseprep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, a, collision course.

on a day-to-day basisprep_phrase

Occurring as part of a daily routine.

on a dimeprep_phrase

Within a very short distance; especially, with agile precision in a very confined space and suddenly.

on a first-name basisadv

Having enough familiarity with another person to call them by their first name, as opposed to their surname.

on a full stomachprep_phrase

Directly after eating; straight after a meal.

on a go-slowprep_phrase

Unusually slow.

on a good wicketprep_phrase

In a favourable situation.

on a kickprep_phrase

Having a period of enthusiasm towards some activity.

on a larkprep_phrase

In a frolicky or frivolous manner; on a whim.

on a losing wicketprep_phrase

in a no-win situation.

on a missionprep_phrase

Actively and determinedly engaged on a task.

on a parprep_phrase

On a level; in the same condition, circumstances, position, rank, etc.; equal.

on a plateprep_phrase

Within easy reach; easily achieved.

on a regular basisprep_phrase

Regularly; occurring in regular time intervals or patterns.

on a rollprep_phrase

Having a streak of good luck or good progress or success.

on a shoestringprep_phrase

On a very tight budget; with few resources or little money.

on a silver platterprep_phrase

Being given something too easily, especially more than one deserves.

on a sixpenceprep_phrase

Within a very short distance.

on a stretchadv

At a stretch, in one continuous period of time.

on a stringprep_phrase

Under one's control or influence.

on a suddenprep_phrase

Synonym of all of a sudden or suddenly.

on a tearprep_phrase

Engaged in a continuous, fast-paced procession of actions or events, especially with favorable results.

on a whimprep_phrase

Without thinking seriously about the consequences.

on a wing and a prayerprep_phrase

With the hope of averting disaster despite a desperate situation teetering on failure.

on a wonderprep_phrase

Bewildered, perplexed.

on aboutprep

Speaking about, talking of.

on accidentadv

Accidentally; not intentionally; because of error, misfortune, or lack of caution.

on accountconj

On account of the fact that; because.

on account ofprep

On behalf of the (monetary) account of; (idiomatic, originally figurative) for the sake of.

on acidprep_phrase

Exaggerated, bizarre or unpredictable.

on airprep_phrase

Broadcasting or transmitting through the medium of radio or television.

on all countsprep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see all, count.

on all foursphrase

On one's hands and knees.

on all handsprep_phrase

By more or less everybody; generally.

on and offadv

Intermittently.

on and onadv

Continuously and tediously.

on and poppin'adj

Alternative spelling of on and popping.

on and poppingadj

Lively and full of action or excitement.

on another noteprep_phrase

announcing a change in a topic or subject

on any viewprep_phrase

Without any other possible opinion; undeniably; unquestionably.

on averageprep_phrase

Expressed as a measure of central tendency (usually the arithmetic mean).

on backgroundprep_phrase

With the understanding that the information is not to be attributed to a specific source or quoted.

on bailprep_phrase

Having been granted bail.

on balanceprep_phrase

Overall, when all factors are taken into account; one way and another.

on baseprep_phrase

Having reached a base in an inning.

on behalf ofprep

Speaking or acting for.

on bended kneeprep_phrase

In a kneeling position.

on blastprep_phrase

In an embarrassing position from having been publicly denounced or exposed, especially from being shamed on social media.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter O contains 15,494 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 310 pages, and you are currently viewing page 92. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.

For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "O" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.