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a song or poem for young children

nurs • er • y school / nsrssri skul / noun [ count, noncount ]

a school for children between the ages of about two and five —SYNONYM preschool

nurs • ing / ' nsrsig / noun [ noncount ]

( HEALTH ) the job of being a nurse a career in nursing

nurs • ing home / ' nsrsig houm /noun [count]

( HEALTH ) a place where people who are too old or too sick to live on their own can live and be taken care of

nut Ф / n\t / noun [ count ]

a dry fruit that has a hard outside part with a seed inside. Many types of nuts can be eaten

walnuts, hazelnuts, and peanuts

a metal ring that you put on the end of a long piece of metal (called a bolt ) to fix things together

— Look at the picture at bolt .

nu • tri • ent / ' nutrisnt / noun [ count ]

( BIOLOGY , HEALTH ) a substance that someone or something needs to live and grow

Plants draw minerals and other nutrients from the soil. nu • tri • tion / nu' trijn / noun [ noncount ] ( HEALTH ) the food that you eat and the way that it affects your health

We can offer you advice on diet and nutrition. ► nu • tri • tion • al / nu' tri/snl / adjective

the nutritional value of green vegetables

nu • tri • tious / nu' trijss / adjective

(used about food) good for you tasty and nutritious meals

nuts / n\ts / adjective

( informal )

crazy

The kids are driving me nuts !

ny • lon / nailan / noun

[ noncount ] very strong material that is made by machines and is used for making clothes, rope, brushes, and other things

a nylon fishing line

nylons [ plural ] another word for pantyhose

Oo

O, o / ou / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural O's, o's / ouz / )

the fifteenth letter of the English alphabet "Orange" begins with an "O."

a way of saying the number "o"

My number is seven three one, O two nine three (= 731­0293 ) .

oak / ouk / noun

[ count ] a kind of large tree

[ noncount ] the wood of an oak tree an oak table

oar / or / noun [ count ]

a long stick with a flat end that you use for moving a boat through water ( rowing ) — Look at the picture at rowboat .

o • a • sis / ou 'eisss / noun [ count ] ( plural o . a . ses / ou 'eisiz / )

( GEOGRAPHY ) a place in a desert that has trees and water

oath / ou6 / noun [ count ] a formal promise He swore an oath of loyalty.

under oath

If you are under oath , you have made a formal promise to tell the truth in a court of law He was accused of lying under oath.

oat • meal / outmil / noun [noncount]

a soft, thick food that is made from oats cooked with water or milk and eaten hot for breakfast a bowl of oatmeal with brown sugar

oats / outs / noun [ plural ]

a plant with seeds that we use as food for people and animals

We make cereals from oats.

• be • di • ent / ou ' bidiant / adjective

doing what someone tells you to do He was an obedient child.

—ANTONYM disobedient

o • be • di • ence / ou bidians / noun [noncount]

Most teachers expect complete obedience from their students.

—ANTONYM disobedience

o • be • di • ent • ly / ou ' bidiantli / adverb

called the dog and it followed me obediently.

o•bese / ou bis / adjective

( HEALTH ) (used about people) very fat, in a way that is not

healthy

Thesaurus

fat is a general word to describe a person who has a large round body, but it is not polite to say to someone that they are fat: Do I look fat in this dress? ♦ I'm getting fat!

overweight is a little more polite, and is also a word used by doctors or health professionals: She's a little overweight. ♦ He's only a few pounds overweight. heavy is often used when you want to be polite: Donna's gotten a little heavier since the last time I saw her.