odd

[ od ]

/ ɒd /

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adjective, odd·er, odd·est.

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.

leaving 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, especially 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.

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.

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Origin of odd

1300–50; Middle English odde < Old Norse oddi odd (number)

SYNONYMS FOR odd

1 extraordinary, unusual, rare, uncommon. See strange.

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ANTONYMS FOR odd

1 ordinary, usual, common.

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OTHER WORDS FROM odd

odd·ly, adverbodd·ness, noun

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ad add odd

Words 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)

[ 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)

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

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Example sentences from the Web for odd

As the controversy unfurled late Monday, it created some odd bedfellows.
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So when he told me, 'You can come to my show, but you can't come to see Phoebe, and you can't come to see Riccardo, that was odd.
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Would he have been careful enough to destroy the odd pieces of jute you've left so messily about?
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They share an odd bond, however: the bounties the U.S. government has placed on their heads.
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To all this chaff Peter returned modest replies and the odd little chuckle that had so endeared him to his schoolmates.
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If I had kept thirteen pence out of his fare, the odd penny would have been usury.
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Occasionally, it came out at odd times, and then remained indoors altogether.
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And his odd reason is that Mrs. Pott said she was dull there.
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These were odd actions, surely; but was it my place to interfere?
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British Dictionary definitions for odd (1 of 5)

odd

/ (ɒd) /

adjective

unusual or peculiar in appearance, character, etc

occasional, incidental, or randomodd jobs

leftover or additionalodd bits of wool

not divisible by two
represented or indicated by a number that is not divisible by twographs are on odd pages Compare even 1 (def. 7)

being part of a matched pair or set when the other or others are missingan odd sock; odd volumes

(in combination) used to designate an indefinite quantity more than the quantity specified in round numbersfifty-odd pounds

out-of-the-way or secludedodd corners

maths (of a function) changing sign but not absolute value when the sign of the independent variable is changed, as in y=x³See even 1 (def. 13)

odd man out a person or thing excluded from others forming a group, unit, etc

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

Derived forms of odd

oddly, adverboddness, noun

Word 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)

'Od or Odd

/ (ɒd) /

noun

euphemistic (used in mild oaths) an archaic word for God

British Dictionary definitions for odd (3 of 5)

OD¹

/ (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)

OD²

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)

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, adjective

Word Origin for od

C19: coined arbitrarily by Baron Karl von Reichenbach (1788–1869), German scientist

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Medical definitions for odd

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.

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Definition for odd (2 of 3)

noun, plural ODs or OD's.

verb (used without object), OD'd or ODed or OD'ed, OD'ing or OD·ing.

Origin of OD

Definition for odd (3 of 3)

or 'Od, Odd

interjection Archaic.

Origin of Od

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adjective

noun

Derived forms of odd

Word Origin for odd

British Dictionary definitions for odd (2 of 5)

'Od or Odd

noun

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noun

verb OD's, OD'ing or OD'd

Word Origin for OD

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abbreviation for

British Dictionary definitions for odd (5 of 5)

odyl or odyle (ˈɒdɪl)

noun

Derived forms of od

Word Origin for od

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abbr.

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