Overnight 
Overnight= (1) lasting or operating through the whole night: ‘An overnight journey’ Overnight is used as an adverb and adjective (NOT as a noun): ‘I missed the connecting flight and had to stay at the airport overnight.’ ‘If we travel overnight, we’...
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Owing to
Owing to is a preposition (NOT a conjunction). Owing to = (1) for the reason that; as a result of; due to; on account of: ‘Owing to various political and economic factors, the land reclamation project has been discontinued.’ Own (= belonging to you...
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Overdue
Overdue= (1) (of payment) past due; being unpaid by the assigned date or at the scheduled time: ‘The electric bill was two months overdue.’ ‘An overdue installment’ Be/become overdue is used of payments, library books, video films that you have rent...
Only
Only = (1) being the only one; single: ‘She is the only child of her parents.’ (2) without any others being included or involved: ‘This job is assigned to him only.’ (3) exclusive of anyone or anything else: ‘I want to buy this dress and this dress o...
Once
Once = (1) one time only: ‘You have to take this medicine once a day.’ (2) whenever; as soon as: ‘Once it stops raining, we can go out.’ (3) at some indefinite time in the past: ‘She was a very popular actress once.’ (4) used in negative sentences an...
Old
Old= (1) (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or advanced in years or age: ‘How old are you?’ (2) not new; ancient: ‘Old shoe’ ‘Old tradition’ (3) having existed or been used for a long time: ‘They give the same old ex...
Name
Name = (1) a word or a combination of words by which someone or something is designated, called, or known: ‘I refused to give them my name.’ (2) a person’s reputation: ‘He wanted to protect his good name.’ (3) family name based on male descent: ‘He h...
Majority
The majority of (= more than half) is usually used in formal styles: ‘The majority of the government voted against the bill.’ In other styles most (= nearly all) usually sounds more natural: ‘Most people have never even heard of him.’ The majority ...
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Mankind
Mankind = (the human race; all of the living human inhabitants of the earth) WITHOUT the: ‘Travelling into space was a great advance for mankind.’ Mankind (or the human race) refers to all human beings considered as a group: ‘The greatest danger to ...
Mainly
Mainly= for the most part; chiefly; primarily; to the greatest extent: ‘This movie is mainly about the pros and cons of reservation policy.’ To show that one particular feature or item is more important than all others use above all: ‘The person we’...
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