Odd vs. Rum — What's the Difference?

Variant of Od.

Rum is a liquor made by fermenting then distilling sugarcane molasses or sugarcane juice. The distillate, a clear liquid, is usually aged in oak barrels.

Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar

An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented molasses or sugarcane.

Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination

Intoxicating beverages.

Constituting a remainder

Odd; strange.

Small in amount

Presenting danger or difficulty.

Being one of an incomplete pair or set

(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.

Remaining after others have been paired or grouped.

(countable) A serving of rum.

(Mathematics) Designating an integer not divisible by two, such as 1, 3, and 5.

(countable) A kind or brand of rum.

Not expected, regular, or planned

A queer or odd person or thing.

Remote; out-of-the-way

A country parson.

Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.

Any odd person or thing.

Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.

(rare) The card game rummy.

(not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.

(obsolete) Fine, excellent, valuable.

(not comparable) Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.

Strange, peculiar.

(not comparable) Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.

A kind of intoxicating liquor distilled from cane juice, or from the scummings of the boiled juice, or from treacle or molasses, or from the lees of former distillations. Also, sometimes used colloquially as a generic or a collective name for intoxicating liquor.

(not comparable) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.

A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson.

(not comparable) Not regular or planned.

Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow.

(not comparable) Used or employed for odd jobs.

Distilled from fermented molasses

Numerically indivisible by two.

A card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards

(not comparable) Numbered with an odd number.

Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;

About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).

Out of the way, secluded.

(sports) On the left.

(obsolete) Singular in excellence; matchless; peerless; outstanding.

An odd number.

(colloquial) Something left over, not forming part of a set.

Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.

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.

Left over after a definite round number has been taken or mentioned; indefinitely, but not greatly, exceeding a specified number; extra.

Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.

Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.

Not divisible by two

Not easily explained;

An indefinite quantity more than that specified;

Beyond or deviating from the usual or expected;

Of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.

Not used up;