Read full poem →Or if this will not serve their turn, since all
Numbers are odd or even, and they fall
First into this, five, woman may take us all.
Dictionary Entry
odd
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/ɒd/Word FrequencyCommon (5.45)Curriculum FrequencyLess common (1)Used In Literature ↓(diminutive) An odd number.
In a Sentence
“So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds.”
Published Usage Examples
“That is another of your odd notions, said the Prefect, who had a fashion of calling everything odd that was beyond his comprehension, and thus lived amid an absolute legion of oddities.”
“If you want your pamphlets and novels to look nice, beware of your binder using what he calls his odd pieces, generally monsters of ugliness.”
This entry also appears in ReadingWillow Year 12 word lists, so students can move between the dictionary and year-level study sets.
Origin
Not available
Common Phrases
. oddjobs oddnumber oddyears oddfellows oddthing odd
Synonyms
Related Words
Poetry examples for “odd”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
