English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 96 of 310

on the back ofprep

As a result of; after; subsequent to.

on the ballprep_phrase

Alert, active, or attentive; on top of things.

on the bashprep_phrase

Working as a sex worker.

on the batterprep_phrase

Engaged in prostitution.

on the beachprep_phrase

Removed or retired from an active shipboard position in the navy or merchant navy.

on the beatprep_phrase

Of a police officer: patrolling his or her assigned area; on duty.

on the blinkprep_phrase

Usually of a mechanical or electrical device, functioning erratically, malfunctioning; not working or not working well.

on the blobprep_phrase

Menstruating; on one's period.

on the blockprep_phrase

Available or for sale at an auction.

on the boilprep_phrase

simmering strongly and about to boil.

on the boobprep_phrase

Breastfeeding, nursing at the breast.

on the bookprep_phrase

Acting as a prompter.

on the booksprep_phrase

Contained in an official list (of members, employees, clients, projects etc.).

on the bounceprep_phrase

consecutively, in succession

on the brainprep_phrase

Obsessively in mind.

on the breadlineprep_phrase

In a situation of extreme poverty; relying on food donations or having only enough to survive.

on the brewprep_phrase

On the dole; receiving unemployment benefit.

on the brinkphrase

Alternative form of on the brink of.

on the brink ofprep

Very near, imminently approaching; ready to, about to.

on the bubbleprep_phrase

Holding the last qualifying position with qualification still in progress, and thus liable to lose that position.

on the bumprep_phrase

Living as a vagrant; homeless.

on the bungprep_phrase

Not working properly; kaput.

on the buttonprep_phrase

Exactly, precisely.

on the cardsprep_phrase

Likely to occur, probable.

on the carpetprep_phrase

Under consideration; subject to discussion or deliberation.

on the caseprep_phrase

Actively working on something.

on the cheapprep_phrase

Synonym of cheaply or economically.

on the clockprep_phrase

Displayed on the dial of a clock (timepiece).

Temporarily away from work, usually due to sickness, supported by sickness benefit.

Betting on cards that may come in the future.

on the contraryprep_phrase

Opposite of what had earlier been expected or assumed; to the contrary.

on the couchprep_phrase

Undergoing psychological therapy or analysis.

on the count ofprep

After counting to a certain number

on the critical listprep_phrase

In a bad way; likely to die or fail.

on the crookprep_phrase

In a crooked or dishonest manner.

on the crossprep_phrase

dishonestly

on the cuffprep_phrase

On credit, with payment to be made later.

on the cuspprep

on the point of a significant transformation, ascendance, etc.

on the cutting room floorprep_phrase

Not included in the finalized version of something; deliberately rejected or unintentionally overlooked.

on the dailyadv

On a daily basis, daily.

on the debit sideprep_phrase

On the negative or bad side of things.

on the deckprep_phrase

Flying at a very low altitude.

on the defensiveprep_phrase

Prepared to defend or protect against criticism, attack or aggression.

on the districtprep_phrase

Of a midwife: associated with a particular hospital, and travelling to attend patients in the nearby area.

on the DLprep_phrase

Alternative form of on the down-low.

on the docketprep_phrase

in hand; under consideration, or in process of execution or performance

on the doorprep_phrase

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see on, the, door.

on the dotprep_phrase

Exactly; precisely, especially of a time of day.

on the doubleprep_phrase

Rapidly or immediately.

on the down-lowprep_phrase

In secret or nearly so, on a need-to-know basis.

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 96. 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.