Vocabulary Words
overstep
B2noun, verb
A gait in which the hind foot touches ground in front of where the front foot touches the ground. (+5 more)
overthrow
B2noun, verb
A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force. (+6 more)
overtime
B2adverb, noun, verb
An extra period of play when a contest has a tie score at the end of regulation. (British: extra time.) (+5 more)
overweight
A2adjective, noun, verb
(investment, followed by a noun or prepositional phrase indicating a security or type of security) Having a portfolio relatively heavily invested in. (+8 more)
ow
B2interjection
A reply to an insult seen as savage (frequently one that is tongue-in-cheek or joking). (+5 more)
owe
B1verb
To be under an obligation to give something back to someone or to perform some action for someone. (+2 more)
owl
B2noun, verb
(by extension) A person seen as having owl-like characteristics, especially appearing wise or serious, or being nocturnally active. (+5 more)
oxygen
B1noun
A mixture of oxygen and other gases, administered to a patient to help them breathe. (+3 more)
ozone
B2noun, verb
An allotrope of oxygen (symbol O?) having three atoms in the molecule instead of the usual two (+3 more)