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From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) : [ gazetteer ]


  Odd, WV
    Zip code(s): 25902

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Odd \Odd\ ([o^]d), a. [Compar. Odder ([o^]d"[~e]r); 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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              I hope good luck lies in odd numbers. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     3. Left over after a definite round number has been taken or
        mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a
        specified number; extra.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Sixteen hundred and odd years after the earth was
              made, it was destroyed in a deluge.   --T. Burnet.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              There are yet missing of your company
              Some few odd lads that you remember not. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     4. Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence,
        occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd
        trifles.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     5. Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular;
        peculiar; unique; strange. ``An odd action.'' --Shak. ``An
        odd expression.'' --Thackeray.
  
     Syn: extraordinary; queer.
          [1913 Webster]
  
                The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is,
                in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius. --Ascham.
          [1913 Webster]
  
                Patients have sometimes coveted odd things.
                                                    --Arbuthnot.
          [1913 Webster]
  
                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.
          [1913 Webster]
  
     Syn: Quaint; unmatched; singular; unusual; extraordinary;
          strange; queer; eccentric; whimsical; fantastical;
          droll; comical. See Quaint.
          [1913 Webster]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  ODD
       Operator Distance-Dialing

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. ``An odd action.'' --Shak. ``An
        odd expression.'' --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 WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  odd
       adj 1: not divisible by two [ant: even]
       2: not easily explained; "it is odd that his name is never
          mentioned"
       3: an indefinite quantity more than that specified; "invited
          30-odd guests"
       4: 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" [syn: curious, funny, peculiar, queer, rum,
           rummy, singular]
       5: of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g. [syn: unmatched,
           unmated, unpaired]
       6: 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" [syn: leftover, left over(p),
          left(p), remaining, unexpended]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  odd
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 παράξενος, ασυνήθιστος
     2 (ετ μαθ en) μονός, περιττός αριθμός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  -odd
     Welsh alt.
     1 (lb cy literary) (n-g verb suffix for the third person third-person
  singular preterite)
     2 (lb cy colloquial) (n-g verb suffix for the third person
  third-person singular preterite)
     Welsh suf.
     1 (lb cy literary) (n-g verb suffix for the third person third-person
  singular preterite)
     2 (lb cy colloquial) (n-g verb suffix for the third person
  third-person singular preterite)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  odd
     Icelandic n.
     (inflection of is oddur  indef acc s)
     Middle English a.
     (alternative form of enm odde)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Odd
     Norwegian n.
     (given name no male)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ODD
     n.
     1 (initialism of en oppositional defiant disorder)
     2 (lb en computing) (initialism of en optical disc drive)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  -odd
     suf.
     Plus some indeterminate fraction not amounting to the next higher
  round number or significant digit; and change; -some#Etymology 5.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  odd
     a.
     1 Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
     2 # peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric,
  bizarre.
     n.
     1 (lb en mathematics diminutive) An (l en odd number).
     2 (lb en colloquial) Something left over, not forming part of a set.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Odd
     n.
     1 (given name en male)
     {n-g|minced+oath+form+of+(m+en+God)." rel="nofollow">2 {n-g|minced oath form of (m en God).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ODD
     n.
     1 (initialism of en oppositional defiant disorder)
     2 (lb en computing) (initialism of en optical disc drive)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  -odd
     Welsh alt.
     1 (lb cy literary) (n-g verb suffix for the third person third-person
  singular preterite)
     2 (lb cy colloquial) (n-g verb suffix for the third person
  third-person singular preterite)
     Welsh suf.
     1 (lb cy literary) (n-g verb suffix for the third person third-person
  singular preterite)
     2 (lb cy colloquial) (n-g verb suffix for the third person
  third-person singular preterite)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  o'dd
     Welsh vb.
     1 (contraction of cy roedd)
     2 (contraction of cy doedd)
     3 (contraction of cy oedd)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  odd
     Icelandic n.
     (inflection of is oddur  indef acc s)
     Middle English a.
     (alternative form of enm odde)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Odd
     Norwegian n.
     (given name no male)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ODD
     n.
     1 (initialism of en oppositional defiant disorder)
     2 (lb en computing) (initialism of en optical disc drive)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  -odd
     Welsh alt.
     1 (lb cy literary) (n-g verb suffix for the third person third-person
  singular preterite)
     2 (lb cy colloquial) (n-g verb suffix for the third person
  third-person singular preterite)
     Welsh suf.
     1 (lb cy literary) (n-g verb suffix for the third person third-person
  singular preterite)
     2 (lb cy colloquial) (n-g verb suffix for the third person
  third-person singular preterite)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  o'dd
     Welsh vb.
     1 (contraction of cy roedd)
     2 (contraction of cy doedd)
     3 (contraction of cy oedd)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  odd
     Icelandic n.
     (inflection of is oddur  indef acc s)
     Middle English a.
     (alternative form of enm odde)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Odd
     Norwegian n.
     (given name no male)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ODD
     n.
     1 (initialism of en oppositional defiant disorder)
     2 (lb en computing) (initialism of en optical disc drive)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  odd
     Englanti a.
     1 outo
     2 pariton

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  odd
     Engelska a.
     1 udda, omaka
     2 (tagg: text=om tal) ojämn
     3 märklig, konstig, besynnerlig

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Odd
     Bokmål n.
     (tagg kat=mansnamn språk=no) ett mansnamn<ref>Statistisk
  sentralbyrå: [https://www.ssb.no/navn Mest brukte jentenavn. 1880-2020]
  Läst 2021-02-16. Namnet Odd var det näst populäraste pojknamnet i Norge
  de flesta år mellan 1923-1932, och hör till de mest populära namnen
  mellan 1918-1953, då namnet halkade ut topp 10.</ref>

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  OD'd
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en OD ordform=perfpart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb OD)

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  odd /ˈɒd/
  eienaardig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Odd /ˈɒd/
  شاذّ

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  odd //ɑd// //ɒd// 
  1. тек, нече́тен
  indivisible by two
  2. оставащ
  left over after others have been grouped
  3. единичен, отделен
  not having a mate
  4. случаен
  occasional; infrequent
  5. странен, необичаен
  strange