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"an old offender" "the older soldiers"adjectiveskilled through long experience
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adjectivebelonging to some prior time
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"my old house was larger"adjectivejust preceding something else in time or order
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"we had a grand old time"adjectivevery good
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adjectiveof a very early stage in development
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"old tradition" "old house" "old wine" "old country" "old friendships" "old money"adjectiveof long duration; not new
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nounpast times (especially in the phrase `in days of old')type of:
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"his mother is very old" "a ripe old age" "how old are you?"adjective(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
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senior aged ageing aging ancient anile centenarian darkened doddering doddery elderly emeritus gaga gray gray-haired gray-headed grey grey-haired grey-headed grizzly hoar hoary middle-aged nonagenarian octogenarian of age older oldish over-the-hill overage overaged senescent senile sexagenarian superannuated venerable white-hairedOpposite: -
"good old boy" "same old story"adjective(used for emphasis) very familiar
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Definition that contains old
- senior older; higher in rank; longer in length of tenure or service
- roller Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
- ivy Old World vine with lobed evergreen leaves and black berrylike fruits
- boar Old World wild swine having a narrow body and prominent tusks from which most domestic swine come; introduced in United States
- sheldrake Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
- pear Old World tree having sweet gritty-textured juicy fruit; widely cultivated in many varieties
- jackal Old World nocturnal canine mammal closely related to the dog; smaller than a wolf; sometimes hunts in a pack but usually singly or as a member of a pair
- outdated old; no longer valid or fashionable
- saffron Old World crocus having purple or white flowers with aromatic pungent orange stigmas used in flavoring food
- mistletoe Old World parasitic shrub having branching greenish stems with leathery leaves and waxy white glutinous berries; the traditional mistletoe of Christmas