odd (ɒd
)
Definitions
adjective
- 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 (sense 7)
- 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
- mathematics (of a function) changing sign but not absolute value when the sign of the independent variable is changed, as in (of a function) changing sign but not absolute value when the sign of the independent variable is changed, as in y=x³ See even1 (sense 13)
- See odd man out
noun
- golf
- 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
oddsAlternative Forms
ˈoddly adverb ˈoddness nounWord Origin
C14: odde: from Old Norse oddi point, angle, triangle, third or odd number. Compare Old Norse oddr point, spot, place; Old English ord point, beginningSynonyms
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1OD1 (ˌəʊˈdiː) informal
Definitions
noun
- an overdose of a drug
verb
Word forms: OD's, OD'ing, OD'd
- (intr) to take an overdose of a drug
Word Origin
C20: from o (ver )d (ose)Translations
- British English:
odd
If something is odd, it is strange or unusual.There was an odd smell in the kitchen.ɒd ADJECTIVE There was an odd smell in the kitchen.
- Spanish:
raro
adj rara
- French:
bizarre
adj
- German:
sonderbar
adj
- Chinese: 奇怪的 adj
- Arabic: غَرِيبٌ adj
- Portuguese: estranho adj estranha
- Russian: странный adj странная
- Croatian: čudan adj čudna
- Czech: divný adj
- Danish: underlig adj
- Dutch: vreemd adj
- Finnish: outo adj
- Greek: παράξενος adj παράξενη
- Italian: strano adj strana
- Japanese: 変な no_posp
- Korean: 이상한 adj
- Norwegian: merkelig adj
- Polish: nieparzysty adj nieparzysta
- Brazilian Portuguese: estranho adj estranha
- European Spanish:
raro
adj rara
- Swedish: underlig adj underligt
- Thai: แปลก adj
- Turkish: acaip adj
- Vietnamese: kỳ quặc adj
- British English:
odd
You say that two things are odd when they do not belong to the same set or pair.I'm wearing odd socks.ɒd ADJECTIVE I'm wearing odd socks.
- French:
intrus
adj
- Arabic: غَيْرُ مُتَجَانِس adj
- Brazilian Portuguese: trocado nf trocada
Usage examples
Brak would have bet money he had the odd catapult stashed about his person somewhere.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)However, because you're using so much energy the odd bag of greasy chips won't hurt.
Cycling Weekly (2005)Scratchy and spluttering old gramophone records and John Scott and Natasha Lohan's short sung phrases add an air of odd nostalgia.
Irish Times (2002)If only to get his son the odd cup final ticket, I hope George Connelly gets in touch with Celtic soon.
Glasgow Herald (2001)Once, a concerned Len had asked Nan if she could do anything about Rose's squint, but her response had been odd.
, THE TURN OF THE TIDE (2004)