odd
[ od ]
/ ɒd /
adjective, odd·er, odd·est.
noun
something that is odd.
Golf.
- a stroke more than the opponent has played.
- British. a stroke taken from a player's total score for a hole in order to give him or her odds.
Origin of odd
1300–50; Middle English
odde < Old Norse
oddi odd (number)
SYNONYMS FOR odd
OTHER WORDS FROM odd
odd·ly, adverb odd·ness, nounWords nearby odd
od.,
oda,
oda nobunaga,
odah,
odalisque,
odd,
odd couple,
odd fellow,
odd lot,
odd man out,
odd or even
Definition for odd (2 of 3)
OD
[ oh-dee ]
/ ˈoʊˈdi /
noun, plural ODs or OD's.
an overdose of a drug, especially a fatal one.
a person who has taken an overdose of a drug, especially one who has become seriously ill or has died from such an overdose.
verb (used without object), OD'd or ODed or OD'ed, OD'ing or OD·ing.
to take an overdose of a drug.
to die from an an overdose of a drug.
to have or experience an excessive amount or degree of something.
Origin of OD
First recorded in 1955–60
Definition for odd (3 of 3)
Od
or 'Od, Odd
[ od ]
/ ɒd /
interjection Archaic.
a shortened form of “God” (used in euphemistically altered oaths).
Origin of Od
First recorded in 1590–1600
Example sentences from the Web for odd
British Dictionary definitions for odd (1 of 5)
odd
/ (ɒd) /
adjective
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
odds
Derived forms of odd
oddly, adverb oddness, nounWord Origin for odd
C14:
odde: from Old Norse
oddi point, angle, triangle, third or odd number. Compare Old Norse
oddr point, spot, place; Old English
ord point, beginning
British Dictionary definitions for odd (2 of 5)
British Dictionary definitions for odd (3 of 5)
OD
1
/ (ˌəʊˈdiː) informal /
noun
an overdose of a drug
verb OD's, OD'ing or OD'd
(intr)
to take an overdose of a drug
Word Origin for OD
C20: from
o (
ver)
d (
ose)
British Dictionary definitions for odd (4 of 5)
OD
2
abbreviation for
Officer of the Day
Old Dutch
ordnance datum
outside diameter
Also: o.d. military
olive drab
Also: O/D banking
- on demand
- overdraft
- overdrawn
British Dictionary definitions for odd (5 of 5)
od
odyl or odyle (ˈɒdɪl)
/ (ɒd, əʊd) /
noun
archaic
a hypothetical force formerly thought to be responsible for many natural phenomena, such as magnetism, light, and hypnotism
Derived forms of od
odic, adjectiveWord Origin for od
C19: coined arbitrarily by Baron Karl von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist
Medical definitions for odd
OD
abbr.
Doctor of Optometry
oculus dexter (right eye)
overdose
Scientific definitions for odd
odd
[ ŏd ]
Divisible by 2 with a remainder of 1, such as 17 or -103.