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odd

Letters that make odd

o, d are letters that make 'odd'

Words within odd

OD, DD are words within 'odd'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of odd

odds, Todd are words created by adding a letter to 'odd'

odd is a 3 letter word ending with d
odd is a 3 letter word starting with o

6 possible definitions for 'odd'

Odd as "not divisible by two"

Under this definition, odd is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

uneven has the same meaning as odd

Antonyms

even has the opposite meaning of odd

Derivatives of odd

oddness is a derivative of odd.

Odd as "an indefinite quantity more than that specified"

Under this definition, odd is an adjective and has the following properties:

odd Usage

'odd' can be a useage of combining form.

Similar to odd

inexact is similar to odd.

Example of odd used within this context

"invited 30-odd guests"

Odd as "of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g."

Under this definition, odd is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

unmated, unmatched, unpaired have the same meaning as 'odd'

Similar to odd

mismatched is similar to odd.

Odd as "beyond or deviating from the usual or expected"

Under this definition, odd is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

curious, peculiar, singular, funny, queer, rum, rummy have the same meaning as 'odd'

Derivatives of odd

curio, curiosity, rarity, strangeness, oddity, quirkiness, foreignness, curiousness, oddment, queerness, crotchet, quirk, singularity, peculiarity are derivatives of 'odd'.

Similar to odd

unusual, strange are similar to 'odd'.

Example of odd used within this context

"a curious hybrid accent", "her speech has a funny twang", "they have some funny ideas about war", "had an odd name", "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves", "something definitely queer about this town", "what a rum fellow", "singular behavior"

Odd as "not used up"

Under this definition, odd is an adjective and has the following properties:

Synonyms

left over(p), left(p), remaining, unexpended, leftover have the same meaning as 'odd'

Similar to odd

unexhausted is similar to odd.

Example of odd used within this context

"leftover meatloaf", "she had a little money left over so she went to a movie", "some odd dollars left", "saved the remaining sandwiches for supper", "unexpended provisions"

Odd as "not easily explained"

Under this definition, odd is an adjective and has the following properties:

Derivatives of odd

oddity, oddness are derivatives of 'odd'.

Similar to odd

unusual is similar to odd.

Example of odd used within this context

"it is odd that his name is never mentioned"