English words starting with ol - page 1

Meanings of Old-timer:

noun

Infml someone who has lived a long time, or who has lived or worked in a place for a long time

Meanings of Old-wives-tales:

noun

A traditional story or belief, esp. one that is not true

Meanings of Old-woman:

noun

A man who worries about matters and details that are not important

Usage examples:

What an old woman dave is - he nearly had a fit because he got mud on his shoes!

Meanings of Old-world:

noun

The part of the world consisting of europe, asia, and africa that europeans knew about before christopher columbus traveled to the americas

Meanings of Olde:

adjective

Old in a very noticeable or artificial way, or made to look old in a way that seems false

Usage examples:

The village is a bit too olde-worlde and more of a museum than a thriving community.

Meanings of Olde-worlde:

adjective

Old in a very noticeable or artificial way, or made to look old in a way that seems false

Usage examples:

The village is a bit too olde-worlde and more of a museum than a thriving community.

Meanings of Olden:

adjective

Relating to former times.

Usage examples:

The olden days

Meanings of Oldest:

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Usage examples:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

Meanings of Oldfangled:

adjective

Old-fashioned.

Usage examples:

The best film of 2003 is available on dvd (and old-fangled videotape)

Meanings of Oldhamite:

noun

A mineral of the galena group, a cubic sulphide of calcium, cas, that occurs as transparent pale brown spherules, especially in meteorites.

Meanings of Oldie:

noun

An old song, film, or television programme that is still well known or popular.

Usage examples:

Collections of pop oldies

Meanings of Oldies:

noun

An old song, film, or television programme that is still well known or popular.

Usage examples:

Collections of pop oldies

Meanings of Oldish:

adjective

Quite old

Usage examples:

"is she old?" "oldish - late sixties, maybe."

Meanings of Olds:

adjective

Of a specified age.

Usage examples:

He was fourteen years old

noun

An oldsmobile car, especially a large family saloon model.

Meanings of Oldster:

noun

An older person.

Usage examples:

Dating agencies are gearing up for single oldsters who don't want to spend their twilight years alone

Meanings of Oldsters:

noun

An older person.

Usage examples:

Dating agencies are gearing up for single oldsters who don't want to spend their twilight years alone

Meanings of Ole:

adjective

Old.

Usage examples:

That ole truck of my daddy's

exclamation

Bravo.

Usage examples:

With our lack of language skills, the diary does not mean to mock - we don't even know the spanish …

combining form

In names of organic compounds, especially heterocyclic compounds.

Usage examples:

Thiazole

abbreviation

Object linking and embedding, denoting a set of techniques for transferring an object from one application to another.

Meanings of Oleaceous:

adjective

Relating to or denoting plants of the olive family ( oleaceae ).

Meanings of Oleaginous:

adjective

Rich in, covered with, or producing oil; oily.

Usage examples:

Fabrics would quickly become filthy in this oleaginous kingdom

Meanings of Oleaginously:

adverb

In an oleaginous manner; obsequiously.

Meanings of Oleaginousness:

noun

Oiliness, greasiness.

Meanings of Oleander:

noun

A poisonous evergreen old world shrub grown in warm countries for its clusters of white, pink, or red flowers.

Usage examples:

Between the ruins grew cypresses and oleanders, hibiscus, myrtle and wild roses.

Meanings of Oleanders:

noun

A poisonous evergreen old world shrub grown in warm countries for its clusters of white, pink, or red flowers.

Usage examples:

Between the ruins grew cypresses and oleanders, hibiscus, myrtle and wild roses.

Meanings of Oleandomycin:

noun

A macrolide antibiotic, c₃₅ h₆₁ no₁₂, produced by a strain of the bacterium streptomyces antibioticus, which is active against a wide range of gram-positive bacteria and has been used as the phosphate in treating staphylococcal enteritis and skin infections.

Meanings of Oleandrin:

noun

A toxic cardiac glycoside, c₃₂ h₄₈ o₉, with diuretic properties present in the leaves of the oleander.