oscar — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

alone, best, brave, supporting

She won the Oscar for best actress in a leading role last year.

VERB + OSCAR

designed, hope, like, made, name, win, winning, won

She won an oscar for best supporting actress in her breakthrough role.

OSCAR + NOUN

-, actor, apple, aquarium, ceremonies, foxx, hollywood's, jamie

The actor won an Oscar for her powerful performance in the drama film.

PREP.

in, on

She won an oscar in 1995 for her outstanding performance in that drama film.

ADV.

maybe

Maybe Oscar will finally win an award at the ceremony next year.

Definitions

name

1

A male given name from Irish or Old English.

My son, though alone, is brave. Oscar is like a beam of the sky: he turns around, and the people fall.

Had a funny first name, like Oscar or maybe - no! I remember now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner.

2

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic], a rare anglicization of Mac Oscair (literally “son of Oscar”) (McCusker).

3

A locale in the United States.

4

A locale in the United States.

5

A locale in the United States.

noun

1

An Academy Award.

Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show and its promoters have lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” prize for “Ray” in 2004, after all, and Paul Haggis and his ensemble cast were honored for “Crash” four months before it won best picture.

The gulf between cinephiles and the public has grown wide. There are pictures that make a lot of money, but seldom win big Oscars or attract young people to the show

2

A statuette awarded by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

noun

1

cash; money.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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01

My son, though alone, is brave. Oscar is like a beam of the sky: he turns around, and the people fall.

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02

Had a funny first name, like Oscar or maybe - no! I remember now. It was Felix. Felix Tanner.

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03

Primarily seen as a publicity vehicle for late-year releases, the awards show and its promoters have lately made pretensions to Oscar oracling: Jamie Foxx won the “breakthrough actor of the year” priz

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04

The gulf between cinephiles and the public has grown wide. There are pictures that make a lot of money, but seldom win big Oscars or attract young people to the show

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05

She's the girl whose performance won an Oscar.

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06

She won an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, oscar is marked as informal, slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.