| offer |
to present for acceptance or refusal. [14 definitions] |
| offering |
the act or process of making an offer. [4 definitions] |
| offertory |
(sometimes cap.) the prayers, songs, and other elements of the Christian service of Holy Communion. |
| off guard |
unprepared. |
| offhand |
without advance planning or thought; casually. [3 definitions] |
| office |
a place where business or professional transactions are conducted. [7 definitions] |
| office boy |
a boy or young man employed to run errands and do other odd jobs for an office. |
| office building |
a building that contains only or primarily business offices. |
| officeholder |
one who holds a position in government. |
| office hours |
the hours that an office is regularly open for business. |
| officer |
a person holding a position of trust and responsibility in a business organization or government agency. [3 definitions] |
| officer of the day |
a military officer assigned, on a given day, to maintain the security and order of a military post or installation. |
| official |
a person who performs a specific function or holds an office in a business organization or a government. [4 definitions] |
| officialdom |
officials or authorities collectively. [2 definitions] |
| officialese |
the language or jargon, usu. wordy, difficult to understand, and unnecessarily complicated, that is often characteristic of official pronouncements and documents. |
| officialism |
excessive strictness in following official regulations and procedures. |
| officially |
properly, according to an authority; formally. |
| officiant |
a person who presides at a religious ceremony; celebrant. |
| officiate |
to perform the duties of an official, esp. in presiding over an event or ceremony. [3 definitions] |
| officious |
overly eager or aggressive in offering unrequested or unwanted service to others. |
| offing |
the farthest reaches of the sea visible from shore. |