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O'Sul·le·van, Sir Peter /əʊˌsʌlɪvən/ (1918–) a popular British horseracing COMMENTATOR (=someone who describes horse races as they are happening, on television and radio). He was a commentator for almost 50 years until 1997, and his voice is still well known to British people.
O'Sul·li·van, Ron·nie /əʊˌsʌlɪvən, ˈrɒni ˈrɔː-/ (1975–) a British SNOOKER player, often known as Ronnie the Rocket. He normally plays snooker right-handed, but he can also play left-handed. He is considered to be one of the best snooker players ever, and won the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP in 2001 and 2004.
Os·wald, Lee Harvey /ˈɒzwəldlˈɑː-/ (1939–63) the man who was believed by the police to have shot and killed the US President John F. Kennedy in 1963. Two days after the President's death, Oswald was shot and killed by Jack Ruby. Many people believe that Oswald was not the real killer.
OT written abbrev. for OLD TESTAMENT
OTC /ˌəʊ tiː ˈsiː/ abbrev. for OVER-THE-COUNTER
O-thel-lo /əˈθeləʊ/ the main character in the play Othello by William SHAKESPEARE. Othello, a black man, is a very JEALOUS husband, and kills his wife, DESDEMONA, because his friend Iago makes him believe, wrongly, that she is having a sexual relationship with another man. → see Feature on page A26
oth·er /ˈʌðə/ determiner, pron 1 the second of two; the remaining one of a set; what is left as well as that mentioned: She was holding the wheel with one hand and waving with the other (one). | She's cleverer than (any of) the others/than the other girls in her class. | Mary's here. Where are all the others? | These trousers are wet – I'll change into my others/my other ones. (=I have only two pairs) | We go to Europe every other year. (=every two years) 2 an additional person or thing; more as well: Are there any other problems? | There are plenty of other ways of getting there than by car. | I saw John with some other boys. (compare John with some girls) | A few of them are red, others are brown. (=some of the remaining ones are brown) | A few of them are red; the others are brown. (=all the rest are brown) 3 not the same; not this, not oneself, not one's own etc: He enjoys spending other people's money. (=not his own) | You should try to be more sensitive to the needs of others. (=other people) | He came here for other reasons (than the food and the beer). | I'm busy tonight – can I meet you some other time? | The company says it has to reduce its labour costs – in other words (=this means) – some of us are going to lose our jobs. 4 [usually in negatives] other than a) except; apart from: There was nothing we could do other than wait. | You can't get there other than by boat. b) anything but: She can hardly be other than annoyed about it. (=she is certain to be annoyed) 5 the other end/side the far or opposite of two ends/sides from this one: a voice at the other end of the telephone | a car parked on the other side of the street | They live on the other side of town. → opposite THIS (end/side) 6 the other day/afternoon/evening/night on a recent day/afternoon/evening/night → see also EACH OTHER, every other (EVERY), on the other hand (HAND¹), one after the other/after another (ONE), this, that, and the other (THIS); compare one day (ONE), next day (NEXT)
Other is not used after an. Instead, the word used is another: They need another ticket/some other tickets. | Would you like another/some others?
other 'half n infml humor 1 a person's wife or husband: I've met Bert, but I haven't met his other half yet. 2 see how the other half lives to see how very wealthy people live
oth·er·wise /ˈʌðəwaɪz || ˈʌðər-/ adv 1 in a different way; differently: She says it's genuine, but we think otherwise. | You are presumed to be innocent until proved otherwise. (=proved not to be) | I was unable to attend the conference because I was otherwise engaged. (=busy with something else) 2 apart from that; in other ways: The soup was cold, but otherwise the meal was excellent/but it was an otherwise excellent meal. 3 if not: You'd better go now, otherwise you'll miss your train. 4 or otherwise a) or in some other way: We'll get there somehow, by train or otherwise. b) or not: mothers, whether married or otherwise
oth·er·world·ly /,ʌðəwɜːldli || ,ʌðərˈwɜːr-/ adj sometimes derog more concerned with things of the spirit or mind than with material things → compare WORLDLY
o·ti·ose /ˈəʊʃiəs, ˈəʊti-/ adj fml (of ideas, words etc) unnecessary; REDUNDANT
OTT /ˌəʊ tiː ˈtiː/ adj BrE infml abbrev. for OVER THE TOP
Ot·ta·wa /ˈɒtəwɔːlˈɑː-/ the capital city of Canada, in the southeast of the country. One third of its people are French-speaking.
ot·ter /ˈɒtə || ˈɑː-/ n a swimming fish-eating animal with beautiful brown fur
ot·to·man /ˈɒtəmən || ˈɑː-/ n 1 a long soft seat without back or arms, sometimes hollow and used for storing things 2 AmE a piece of soft furniture, usually half a metre high and round or square, which sits in front of a chair for resting the feet
Ottoman 'Empire, the a large EMPIRE, based in TURKEY and with its capital in ISTANBUL, which also included large parts of Eastern Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It continued from the 13th century until after World War I, but it was most powerful in the 16th century, at the time of its most famous ruler, Suleiman I.
OU /ˌəʊ ˈjuː/ abbrev. for OPEN UNIVERSITY
ou·bli·ette /ˌuːbliˈet/ n (especially in old castles) a small room that could be entered only from above, where prisoners could be kept
ouch /aʊtʃ/ interj (a cry expressing sudden pain): Ouch! You hit my finger!
ought /ɔːt/ v 3rd person sing. ought, present tense negative short form oughtn't /ˈɔːtənt/ [modal+to-v] 1 to have the moral duty to do something; should: She ought to look after her children better. | You ought to be ashamed of yourself. | I wonder whether I oughtn't to speak to him about it. | He ought to be punished, oughtn't he? (=someone should punish him) | He oughtn't to have said that (but he did). 2 (shows that some action would be right or sensible): You ought to be more careful, you know. | Oughtn't he/(fml) ought he not to see a doctor? | We really ought to buy a new car, oughtn't we? | This old coat ought to have been thrown away years ago. | You ought to (=I wish you could) hear her play the piano! 3 will probably; can be expected to do something: Prices ought to come down soon. | They ought to win easily. → see NOT (USAGE)
1 Ought and should are similar in meaning but ought is slightly stronger in British English. In American English there is no significant difference in force or sense, and any differences in usage are dialectal (DIALECT).
2 Oughtn't and shouldn't are used to warn that an action is wrong or unwise: You oughtn't to/shouldn't talk so loud; you'll wake the baby. Compare needn't which means that something is unnecessary: You needn't talk so loud; I can hear you. 3 The past form of ought is ought to have: You ought to have/should have helped him. (=but you did not) | You oughtn't to have/shouldn't have hit him. (=but you did) → see also MUST (USAGE)
Oui·ja board, ouija board /ˈwiːdʒə bɔːd || ˈwiːdʒiː bɔːrd/ trademark a type of board with letters and signs on it, which people use to try to receive messages from the spirits of the dead
ounce /aʊns/ written abbrev. oz n 1 [C] either of two units of weight: Six ounces of cheese, please. → see TABLE 2 2 [S+of] (even) a small amount: Haven't you got an ounce of sense?
our /aʊə/ determiner (possessive form of WE) of or belonging to us: We told him that our daughter was in France. | Have you seen our new car? | It was our happiest moment. | our modern world | one of our (=this country's) most famous actors
Our 'Father, the another name for the LORD'S PRAYER
Our 'Lady Mary, the mother of Christ
Our 'Lord God or JESUS Christ, in the Christian religion
ours /aʊəz || aʊərz/ pron (possessive form of WE) (the one or ones) of or belonging to us: This is your room, and ours (=our room) is next door. | Ours is/are on the table. | She said it was hers, but we insisted it was ours. | He's a friend of ours.
our·selves /aʊəˈselvz || aʊər-/ pron 1 (reflexive form of WE): We saw ourselves on television. | We bought ourselves a car. 2 (strong form of WE): We built the house ourselves. 3 infml (in) our usual state of mind or body: We soon came to