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English Dictionary: odd	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for odd
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
odd adj not divisible by two Synonym(s): odd, uneven Antonym(s): even not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never mentioned" an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited 30-odd guests" beyond or deviating from the usual or expected; "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" Synonym(s): curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. Synonym(s): odd, unmatched, unmated, unpaired not used up; "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" Synonym(s): leftover, left over(p), left(p), odd, remaining, unexpended
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Odd \Odd\, a. [Compar. {Odder}; superl. {Oddest}.] [OE. odde, fr.Icel. oddi a tongue of land, a triangle, an odd number (from the third or odd angle, or point, of a triangle), orig., a point, tip; akin to Icel. oddr point, point of a weapon, Sw. udda odd, udd point, Dan. od, AS. ord, OHG. ort, G. ort place (cf. E. point, for change of meaning).] 1. Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove. 2. Not divisible by 2 without a remainder; not capable of being evenly paired, one unit with another; as, 1, 3, 7, 9, 11, etc., are odd numbers. I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. --Shak. 3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra. Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was made, it was destroyed in a deluge. --T. Burnet. There are yet missing of your company Some few odd lads that you remember not. --Shak. 4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles. 5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange. [bd]An odd action.[b8] --Shak. [bd]An odd expression.[b8] --Thackeray. The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius. --Ascham. Patients have sometimes coveted odd things. --Arbuthnot. Locke's Essay would be a very odd book for a man to make himself master of, who would get a reputation by critical writings. --Spectator. Syn: Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary; strange; queer; eccentric, whimsical; fantastical; droll; comical. See {Quaint}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Odd, WV Zip code(s): 25902