English Words: O

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old matenoun

An elderly man.

old moneynoun

Families that have been wealthy for generations or members of such families.

old moonnoun

The phase of the moon when it is waning.

Old National Pronunciationname

The national standard for the pronunciation of Mandarin Chinese as used by the Republic of China from 1913 to 1932.

Old Newtonname

A village in Old Newton with Dagworth parish, Mid Suffolk district, Suffolk, England (OS grid ref TM0562).

Old Nicholname

A rookery or slum district of London that was near Spitalfields.

Old Nickname

The Devil; Satan.

Old Northname

The region of modern northern England and southern Scotland inhabited by Cumbric-speaking Celtic Britons in the Early Middle Ages.

Old Orchard Beachname

A town in York County, Maine, United States.

Old Passagename

A locality by the Severn in Aust parish, South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST5688).

old pennynoun

The pre-decimalisation United Kingdom penny, ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling. Symbol: d

old peoplenoun

Aboriginal people of earlier generations, or living in a traditional manner, as regarded by their descendants as repositories of traditional knowledge.

Old Perlicanname

A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Old Persianname

The ancestor language of Middle Persian, and via it of New Persian language. Attested in Old Persian cuneiform, in the period 525 B.C.E. – 300 B.C.E.

Old Portname

A region of Old Montreal, Ville-Marie borough, Downtown, City of Montreal, Island of Montreal, Montreal Region, Quebec, Canada.

Old Provençalname

Romance language spoken in the south of France which is considered the origin of modern Provençal, also known as Occitan.

Old Punjabiname

An early New Indo-Aryan language, ancestor of modern Punjabi, spoken from c. 1000–1600 CE which is found in many hymns of the Guru Granth Sahib which were written by the first five Sikh Gurus, and in the poems of Fariduddin Ganjshakar.

Old Religionname

The ancient pagan religion of witchcraft held to have survived the persecution of Christianity in Europe.

old saltnoun

A seasoned sailor, especially one who is hardy and forthright in manner.

old sawnoun

A cliché, saying, or overused expression, especially a proverb or maxim.

old schoolnoun

Preceded by the: a group of people characterized by being conservative or traditional; also, a method for accomplishing a task, a style, or a way of thinking that was employed in a former era, remembered either for its inferiority to the current method, or for its superiority over the new way.

old schoolernoun

One who is old school; a person who holds traditional, conservative viewpoints, principles or ideologies.

Old Scratchname

The Devil.

Old Serbo-Croatianname

Serbo-Croatian language spoken before standardizations.

Old Shorehamname

A small settlement near Shoreham-by-Sea, Adur district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ2006).

old sins have long shadowsproverb

Past misdeeds are liable to return to haunt a person.

old skoolnoun

Alternative spelling of old school (“hip-hop or rap music of the late 1970s and 1980s (or more recent music of this style) as contrasted with newer styles of such music”).

old sodnoun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see old, sod (person).

old soldiernoun

A former soldier, or one who has served for a long time.

old songnoun

A trifle; nothing of value.

old soulnoun

A reincarnated person.

Old Sparkyname

Nickname for an electric chair used for executions.

old sportnoun

A term of endearment used to a friend.

old stagernoun

A veteran; an experienced person.

old sticknoun

A person.

Old Stone Agename

The Paleolithic.

Old Stylenoun

The Julian calendar system, especially with reference to Russia, where it continued to be used until the early 20th century.

Old Swanname

A suburb of Liverpool, Merseyside, England, east of the city centre (OS grid ref SJ3991).

old sweatnoun

An experienced soldier.

Old Swiss Confederacyname

A loose confederation of independent small states from 1291 to 1798.

Old Testamentname

The first major part of the Christian Bible, covering events before the coming of Christ, corresponding roughly to the Jewish Tanakh. Usually subdivided into the categories of law, history, poetry (or wisdom books), and prophecy.

Old Testamentaladj

Of or relating to the Old Testament.

old thingnoun

Affectionate term of address for a person.

old time used to benoun

Ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend. Often used in songs.

old timer's diseasenoun

Eggcorn of Alzheimer's disease (“a disorder involving loss of mental functions resulting from brain tissue changes”).

old toastnoun

A lively fellow who drinks excessively; a carouser.

old topnoun

Familiar term of address.

old townnoun

The historic district of a city or town.

Old Tupiname

An extinct Tupian language which was spoken by the native Tupi people of Brazil.

old useadj

A word which is not used anymore in the current time.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter O contains 15,494 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 310 pages, and you are currently viewing page 67. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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