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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024odd /ɑd/USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est. - differing in nature from what is usual or expected:an odd choice for ambassador.
- peculiar, weird, bizarre, or strange:odd taste in clothing.
- Mathematicsleaving a remainder when divided by 2, as a number:3, 15, and 181 are odd numbers.
- more or less, esp. a little more than:[after a number]I owe the dentist three hundred-odd dollars.
- being part of a pair, set, or series of which the rest is lacking:[before a noun]an odd glove.
- remaining after all others are paired, grouped, or divided into equal numbers or parts:[before a noun]Who gets the odd hamburger?
- of various or different types or sorts:[before a noun]odd bits of information.
- not regular or full-time;
occasional:[before a noun]did odd jobs.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024odd (od),USA pronunciation adj., -er, -est, n. adj. - differing in nature from what is ordinary, usual, or expected:an odd choice.
- singular or peculiar in a strange or eccentric way:an odd person; odd manners.
- fantastic;
bizarre:Her taste in clothing was rather odd. - Mathematicsleaving a remainder of 1 when divided by 2, as a number (opposed to even):Numbers like 3, 15, and 181 are odd numbers.
- more or less, esp. a little more (used in combination with a round number):I owe three hundred-odd dollars.
- being a small amount in addition to what is counted or specified:I have five gross and a few odd dozens.
- being part of a pair, set, or series of which the rest is lacking:an odd glove.
- remaining after all others are paired, grouped, or divided into equal numbers or parts:Everybody gets two hamburgers and I get the odd one.
- left over after all others are used, consumed, etc.
- (of a pair) not matching:Do you know you're wearing an odd pair of socks?
- not forming part of any particular group, set, or class:to pick up odd bits of information.
- not regular, usual, or full-time;
occasional; casual:odd jobs. - out-of-the-way;
secluded:a tour to the odd parts of the Far East. - Mathematics(of a function) having a sign that changes when the sign of each independent variable is changed at the same time.
n. - something that is odd.
- [Golf.]
- Sporta stroke more than the opponent has played.
- Sport[Brit.]a stroke taken from a player's total score for a hole in order to give him or her odds.
- Old Norse oddi odd (number)
- Middle English odde 1300–50
odd′ly, adv. odd′ness, n. - 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged extraordinary, unusual, rare, uncommon. See strange.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ordinary, usual, common.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: odd /ɒd/ adj - unusual or peculiar in appearance, character, etc
- occasional, incidental, or random: odd jobs
- leftover or additional: odd bits of wool
- not divisible by two
- represented or indicated by a number that is not divisible by two: graphs are on odd pages
Compare even1 - being part of a matched pair or set when the other or others are missing: an odd sock, odd volumes
- (in combination) used to designate an indefinite quantity more than the quantity specified in round numbers: fifty-odd pounds
- out-of-the-way or secluded: odd corners
- odd man out ⇒ a person or thing excluded from others forming a group, unit, etc
n - one stroke more than the score of one's opponent
- an advantage or handicap of one stroke added to or taken away from a player's score
- a thing or person that is odd in sequence or number
See also oddsEtymology: 14th Century: odde: from Old Norse oddi point, angle, triangle, third or odd number. Compare Old Norse oddr point, spot, place; Old English ord point, beginningˈoddly adv ˈoddness n WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024OD /ˈoʊˈdi/USA pronunciation n., pl. ODs or OD's, v., OD'd or ODed, OD'•ing. n. [countable] - Drugsan overdose of a drug, esp. a fatal one.
- Drugsa person who has become seriously ill or has died from a drug overdose.
v. [no object] - Drugsto take a drug overdose.
- Drugsto die from a drug overdose.
- to have or take too much of something:I was OD'ing on caffeine.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: OD /ˌəʊˈdiː/ informal n - an overdose of a drug
vb (OD's, OD'ing, OD'd)- (intransitive) to take an overdose of a drug
Etymology: 20th Century: from o(ver)d(ose) OD abbreviation for - Officer of the Day
- ordnance datum
- outside diameter
- Also: o.d. olive drab
- Also: O/D on demand
- overdrawn
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