English Words: O

15,494 words · Page 97 of 310

on the dryprep_phrase

temporarily refraining from drinking alcohol

on the edgeprep_phrase

In a precarious position, with one's resources nearly exhausted.

on the edge of one's seatprep_phrase

In suspense; waiting eagerly or anxiously for some resolution.

on the face ofprep_phrase

Notwithstanding.

on the face of itprep_phrase

Seemingly; to all appearances; as far as can be seen or determined without deeper investigation or analysis.

on the fenceprep_phrase

Undecided; wavering in one's opinion.

on the fiddleprep_phrase

Engaged in financially dishonest behaviour.

on the flatprep_phrase

On level ground.

on the flip sideprep_phrase

On the other hand; conversely.

on the floorprep_phrase

Mounted on the floor of an automobile.

While in the air, without having touched the ground.

on the fritzprep_phrase

Of an electrical or mechanical appliances, out of order; malfunctioning; broken.

on the front burnerprep_phrase

Currently receiving attention.

on the front footprep_phrase

Having the weight on the front foot in order to play an attacking stroke

on the gameprep_phrase

Working as a prostitute.

on the goprep_phrase

Actively traveling; busy; moving often.

on the gridprep_phrase

In trouble; in strife or difficulties; at a disadvantage.

on the gridironprep_phrase

On the grid; in strife; at a disadvantage.

on the gripping handprep_phrase

from a third point of view

on the grogprep_phrase

Drinking alcoholic beverages to excess.

on the groundprep_phrase

In an area (location) of interest or active operations, versus outside that area (and especially, far away from it).

on the half hourprep_phrase

Happening hourly, but at 30 minutes past each hour; ie, 08:30, 09:30 etc.

on the heels ofprep

In close pursuit of; close behind.

on the hog trainprep_phrase

Leading a life or an existence as a tramp or a vagrant, or traveling as such.

on the hoofprep_phrase

Of livestock, not yet butchered.

on the hookprep_phrase

Of an animal, slaughtered for food.

on the hopprep_phrase

Playing truant from school.

on the horizonprep_phrase

Imminent.

On the telephone.

on the horns of a dilemmaprep_phrase

Facing a choice between two equally undesirable alternatives.

on the houseprep_phrase

free, complimentary.

on the huhphrase

not level, not square, not straight

on the huntprep_phrase

In aggressive pursuit; searching relentlessly.

on the hurry upprep_phrase

At top speed; as fast as possible.

on the Internet, nobody knows you're a dogproverb

It is easy to conceal someone's identity on the Internet.

on the jarprep_phrase

ajar

on the jumpprep_phrase

In a hurry.

on the ladderprep_phrase

On a property ladder, owning property.

Running away, usually from the police; on the run.

on the lashprep_phrase

Out drinking socially; usually involving heavy alcohol consumption.

on the levelprep_phrase

Honest(ly), sincere(ly), straightforward(ly), fair(ly).

on the lineprep_phrase

On a level with the eye of the observer, as of a picture hung in on a wall.

on the lines ofprep

Similar to, but not exactly equal.

on the lookoutprep_phrase

Constantly alert, intent on finding something or someone.

on the looseprep_phrase

Not incarcerated or in captivity; not under control.

on the makeprep_phrase

Actively seeking a romantic encounter or relationship.

on the markprep_phrase

Precisely accurate; correct or appropriate.

on the marketprep_phrase

Offered for sale.

on the mendprep_phrase

Healing or recovering, as from an injury or illness.

on the moneyprep_phrase

In the correct position; on target; precisely accurate; accurately.

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 97. 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.