Odd vs. Rum — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Odd and Rum
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Odd
Variant of Od.
Rum
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.
Odd
Deviating from what is ordinary, usual, or expected; strange or peculiar
An odd name.
Odd behavior.
Rum
An alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented molasses or sugarcane.
Odd
Being in excess of the indicated or approximate number, extent, or degree. Often used in combination
Invited 30-odd guests.
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Rum
Intoxicating beverages.
Odd
Constituting a remainder
Had some odd dollars left over.
Rum
Odd; strange.
Odd
Small in amount
Jingled the odd change in my pockets.
Rum
Presenting danger or difficulty.
Odd
Being one of an incomplete pair or set
An odd shoe.
Rum
(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.
The Royal Navy used to issue a rum ration to sailors.
Odd
Remaining after others have been paired or grouped.
Rum
(countable) A serving of rum.
Jake tossed down three rums.
Odd
(Mathematics) Designating an integer not divisible by two, such as 1, 3, and 5.
Rum
(countable) A kind or brand of rum.
Odd
Not expected, regular, or planned
Called at odd intervals.
Rum
A queer or odd person or thing.
Odd
Remote; out-of-the-way
Found the antique shop in an odd corner of town.
Rum
A country parson.
Odd
Differing from what is usual, ordinary or expected.
She slept in, which was very odd.
Rum
Any odd person or thing.
Odd
Peculiar, singular and strange in looks or character; eccentric, bizarre.
Rum
(rare) The card game rummy.
Odd
(not comparable) Without a corresponding mate in a pair or set; unmatched; (of a pair or set) mismatched.
Optimistically, he had a corner of a drawer for odd socks.
My cat Fluffy has odd eyes: one blue and one brown.
Rum
(obsolete) Fine, excellent, valuable.
Having a rum time
Odd
(not comparable) Left over, remaining after the rest have been paired or grouped.
I'm the odd one out.
Rum
Strange, peculiar.
A rum idea; a rum fellow
Odd
(not comparable) Left over or remaining (as a small amount) after counting, payment, etc.
Rum
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.
Odd
(not comparable) Scattered; occasional, infrequent; not forming part of a set or pattern.
I don't speak Latin well, so in hearing a dissertation in Latin, I would only be able to make out the odd word of it.
But for the odd exception
Rum
A queer or odd person or thing; a country parson.
Odd
(not comparable) Not regular or planned.
He's only worked odd jobs.
Rum
Old-fashioned; queer; odd; as, a rum idea; a rum fellow.
Odd
(not comparable) Used or employed for odd jobs.
Rum
Distilled from fermented molasses
Odd
Numerically indivisible by two.
The product of odd numbers is also odd.
Rum
A card game based on collecting sets and sequences; the winner is the first to meld all their cards
Odd
(not comparable) Numbered with an odd number.
How do I print only the odd pages?
Rum
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
Odd
About, approximately; somewhat more than (an approximated round number).
There were thirty-odd people in the room.
Odd
Out of the way, secluded.
Odd
(sports) On the left.
He served from the odd court.
Odd
(obsolete) Singular in excellence; matchless; peerless; outstanding.
Odd
An odd number.
So let's see. There are two evens here and three odds.
Odd
(colloquial) Something left over, not forming part of a set.
I've got three complete sets of these trading cards for sale, plus a few dozen odds.
Odd
Not paired with another, or remaining over after a pairing; without a mate; unmatched; single; as, an odd shoe; an odd glove.
Odd
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.
Odd
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.
There are yet missing of your companySome few odd lads that you remember not.
Odd
Remaining over; unconnected; detached; fragmentary; hence, occasional; inconsiderable; as, odd jobs; odd minutes; odd trifles.
Odd
Different from what is usual or common; unusual; singular; peculiar; unique; strange.
The odd man, to perform all things perfectly, is, in my poor opinion, Joannes Sturmius.
Patients have sometimes coveted odd things.
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.
Odd
Not divisible by two
Odd
Not easily explained;
It is odd that his name is never mentioned
Odd
An indefinite quantity more than that specified;
Invited 30-odd guests
Odd
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
Odd
Of the remaining member of a pair, of socks e.g.
Odd
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
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