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oval
ovals noun
a flat, round shape
like a zero.
oval adjective

oven
ovens noun
a space for cooking food,
heating, or drying things,
usually inside a stove.

over
preposition

above or across.
She threw the ball over
the wall.

overboard
adverb
over the side of
a ship or boat.

The fishermen threw their
nets overboard.

overgrown
adjective

covered in plants that have
been left to grow wild.
An overgrown garden.

overhear
overhears overhearing
overheard verb

to hear people talking about
things accidently.

overlap
overlaps overlapping overlapped
verb

to cover the edge
of something.
Fish scales overlap each other.

overtake
overtakes overtaking overtaken
overtook verb

to catch up with and pass by.
The car overtook the truck.

owe

owes owing owed verb

to have to pay back money

or something else you

have borrowed.

You owe me $5.

owl

owls noun

a nocturnal

bird that

hunts for

mice and other

small animals. Owls have

good hearing and can see

well in the dark. They can

turn their heads around to

see behind them.

own

owns owning owned verb

to have something that

belongs to you.

ox

oxen noun

a bull used for carrying or

pulling things.

A zebu is a type of ox.

oxygen

noun

a gas found in air and water.

You cannot see, smell, or

taste oxygen. All living

things need oxygen in order

to live.

N say ox-i-jen

oyster

oysters noun

a shellfish that

lives in shallow

water. Oysters

feed on tiny

bits of food

that they

filter through

the edge of their shells.

ozone layer

noun

a layer of ozone gas in

the Earth’s atmosphere that

protects the Earth from the

more harmful rays of the Sun.

pack

packs packing

packed verb

to put things

into a

suitcase,

box, or

other

container.

N opposite unpack

2 to fit in as much as possible.

The hall was packed

with people.

pack

packs noun

1 a bundle that you carry.

2 a group of similar animals

or objects.

Pack of cards.

package

packages noun

a wrapped parcel or bundle.

pad

pads noun

1 a pile of sheets of paper

joined at one end.

2 a thick piece of soft material.

3 the soft, fleshy parts on

an animal’s paw.

4 a place where helicopters

land and take off.

paddle

paddles noun

a pole with a flat blade at

one or both ends. You hold

the paddle and use it to move

a boat or canoe through

water (see boat on page 31).

paddle

paddles paddling paddled verb

1 to move a boat through

water using a paddle.

2 to walk around in

shallow water.

paddock

paddocks noun

a fenced area of grass, often

where animals are kept.

padlock

padlocks noun

a type of portable

lock often used

on gates.

page

pages noun

one side of a single piece of

paper forming part of a book,

newspaper, or magazine.

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