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| collect on delivery |
a method of ordering or shipping goods in which payment is made, usu. in cash, when the goods are delivered; c.o.d. [2 definitions] |
| dieresis |
a diacritic mark, such as on this letter "o" (ö), placed over the second of two consecutive vowels to show that it is pronounced separately. |
| hang up on |
O End a phone conversation with someone by abruptly and unexpectedly cutting the connection. |
| jelly |
(chiefly British) a clear, fruit-flavored gelatin dessert; Jell-O. [1/4 definitions] |
| o |
having the shape of an O; circular. [1/4 definitions] |
| oxygen |
a chemical element that has eight protons in each nucleus and that occurs in pure form, as a colorless, odorless gas essential to the respiration of living things, or in important compounds such as water, carbohydrates, and oxide minerals. (symbol: O) |
| umlaut |
a diacritical mark, such as on this letter "o" (ö), placed over a vowel to indicate umlaut, esp. in German. [1/3 definitions] |
| vowel |
in the English alphabet, any of the letters "a," "e," "i," "o," "u," and sometimes "y". [1/3 definitions] |
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