Oscar
1a word used in communications to represent the letter O.
a male given name: from Old English words meaning “god” and “spear.”
Military. the NATO name for a class of nuclear-powered submarines armed with cruise missiles, designed to attack aircraft carriers and escort ships: first produced for the Soviet Navy in the 1970s; in service with the Russian Navy since 1992.
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Other definitions for Oscar (2 of 3)
one of a group of statuettes awarded annually by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for achievements in motion-picture production and performance.
Origin of Oscar
2- Compare Academy Award.
Other definitions for Oscar (3 of 3)
one of a series of small communications satellites, launched into polar orbit as piggyback passengers on U.S. launch vehicles, for unrestricted use by radio amateurs.
Origin of Oscar
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How to use Oscar in a sentence
The ceremony is normally in January, but the 2021 edition was postponed for two months to keep pace with the Globes’ desire to influence Oscar voters, whose 2021 ceremony was also postponed for two months due to the pandemic.
That persona may be jarring to fans of the veteran thespian who, in his Oscar-nominated roles in films such as “The Remains of the Day,” is the very master of dignity.
Anthony Hopkins is welcoming old age by embracing his inner child | Tim Greiving | February 25, 2021 | Washington PostIt will still advertise other products, like Bud Light and Michelob Ultra, as well as play to our collective desire for community in this spot directed by Oscar nominee David Fincher.
Is the cost of a Super Bowl commercial still worth it for advertisers? | Adam Epstein | February 5, 2021 | QuartzMezrich previously wrote a book about Facebook’s founding, The Accidental Billionaires, which became the Oscar-winning 2010 film The Social Network.
In 2018, Matthew Sturgis brought out “Oscar,” a major new biography, which I ordered from England since, unfathomably, it’s never been published in the United States.
How did all these books get into my house? There’s a method to what seems like madness. | Michael Dirda | January 6, 2021 | Washington Post
The Oscar-winning actress put nude photo thieves in their place with one perfect statement.
Jennifer Lawrence’s Righteous Fury Says Everything We Wanted to Say | Kevin O’Keeffe | December 29, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd the Absinthe House has a full list: Other famous imbibers include P.T. Barnum, Oscar Wilde, and General Robert E. Lee.
How do you push yourself to be better when you get an Oscar for buying breakfast in the morning?
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange | Marlow Stern | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOne example would be how fascinating it must be to be Martin Scorsese and have an Oscar at home for The Departed.
Coffee Talk with Ethan Hawke: On ‘Boyhood,’ Jennifer Lawrence, and Bill Clinton’s Urinal Exchange | Marlow Stern | December 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThen, Rogen convinces Franco to drink some contaminated water from a stream—which causes the 127 Hours Oscar nominee to dry-heave.
James Franco and Seth Rogen Get ‘Naked and Afraid’… And It’s Hilarious | Marlow Stern | December 8, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAt the present moment the works of Oscar Wilde are being sold in enormous quantities and in many editions.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life | Thophile GautierDear Mr. Chaplin,—Won't you please let me have enough money to send little Oscar to college?
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie ChaplinLittle Oscar is twelve, and the neighbours all say that he is the brightest little boy they have ever seen.
My Wonderful Visit | Charlie ChaplinA few years ago there lived in this village a minister who had a collie-dog named Oscar.
The Animal Story Book | VariousIn a minute or two the gulls would settle down again to their meal, and again Oscar would charge and rout them.
The Animal Story Book | Various
British Dictionary definitions for oscar (1 of 2)
/ (ˈɒskə) /
Australian slang, rare cash; money
Origin of oscar
1British Dictionary definitions for Oscar (2 of 2)
/ (ˈɒskə) /
any of several small gold statuettes awarded annually in the United States by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for outstanding achievements in films: Official name: Academy Award
(sometimes not capital) an award made in recognition of outstanding endeavour in any of various other fields: the TV Oscars
(without capital) any annual award for excellence
communications a code word for the letter o
Origin of Oscar
2Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for Oscar
A small statue given by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to winners of its annual awards. (See Academy Awards.)
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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