All English words - page 3705

Meanings of Oklahoman:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the us state of oklahoma or its inhabitants.

Usage examples:

His oklahoman drawl

noun

A native or inhabitant of the us state of oklahoma.

Usage examples:

The handsome oklahoman remained active in both tv and film

Meanings of Oklahomans:

noun

A native or inhabitant of the us state of oklahoma.

Usage examples:

The handsome oklahoman remained active in both tv and film

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the us state of oklahoma or its inhabitants.

Usage examples:

His oklahoman drawl

Meanings of Okra:

noun

A plant of the mallow family with long ridged seed pods, native to the old world tropics.

Usage examples:

The french and black creoles taught the cajuns how to grow cotton, sugarcane, and okra; they learne…

Meanings of Okrug:

noun

(in russia and bulgaria) a territorial division for administrative and other purposes.

Usage examples:

He served as commander and staff officer in the russian group of forces in germany, far eastern and…

Meanings of Okta:

noun

A unit used in expressing the extent of cloud cover, equal to one eighth of the sky.

Usage examples:

The amount of sky covered is typically measured in oktas, eighths of sky cover, a non-linear scale.

Meanings of Ol:

suffix

Forming names of organic compounds denoting alcohols and phenols.

Usage examples:

Glycerol

Meanings of Ola:

noun

A palm leaf, especially a leaf or strip of a leaf of the palmyra, traditionally used in southern india and sri lanka for writing on.

Meanings of Olaf:

proper noun

The name of five kings of norway.

Meanings of Olamic:

adjective

Of or belonging to an age or cycle of the universe, especially in jewish and christian theology; everlasting.

Meanings of Old:

adjective

Having lived for a long time; no longer young.

Usage examples:

The old man lay propped up on cushions

Having lived for a long time or attained a specific age

Meanings of Old flame:

phrase

A former lover.

Usage examples:

The pensioner now has three children and has been married twice, but would love to contact his old …

noun

A person that you loved or had a sexual relationship with in the past

Meanings of Old man winter:

noun

A personification of winter.

Usage examples:

Spring is just three days away, but old man winter isn't going away quietly

Meanings of Old wives' tale:

noun

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

Meanings of Old-age:

noun

The period in a person's life when he or she is old

Usage examples:

She became very depressed in her old age.

Meanings of Old-age-pensioner:

noun

In the uk, a person who has stopped working because they have reached a particular age and who receives a pension from the state

Usage examples:

Someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an old age pensioner.

Meanings of Old-age-pensioners:

noun

In the uk, a person who has stopped working because they have reached a particular age and who receives a pension from the state

Usage examples:

Someone of pensionable age may also be referred to as an old age pensioner.

Meanings of Old-boy:

noun

An old man

Usage examples:

The old boy next door, come on, old boy, drink up., an old-boy reunion

Meanings of Old-boy-network:

noun

The informal system in which men who went to the same school or university help each other to find good jobs or get other social advantages

Usage examples:

He got his city job through the old-boy network., the interview system seemed to favour the old sch…

Meanings of Old-chestnut:

idiom

A subject, idea, or joke that has been discussed or repeated so often that it is not funny any more

Usage examples:

I wondered whether there might, after all, be some truth in the old chestnut that one's school days…

Meanings of Old-codger:

noun

An old man, especially one who is strange or humorous in some way

Usage examples:

The ad features two old codgers in rocking chairs., hopefully, we'll live to be old codgers.

Meanings of Old-fashioned:

adjective

Not modern; belonging to or typical of a time in the past

Usage examples:

Old-fashioned clothes/ideas/music, she’s old-fashioned (= her views are typical of the past, not th…

Meanings of Old-hand:

noun

Someone who is very experienced and skilled in a particular area of activity

Usage examples:

We should be able to trust silva to negotiate a good deal for us - he's an old hand at the game.

Meanings of Old-hat:

noun

Something tediously familiar or outdated.

Usage examples:

Last year's electronics are already old hat

adjective

Infml not interesting because of being familiar

Usage examples:

The winter coats and jackets we saw in the fashion show looked like old hat to me.

Meanings of Old-lady:

noun

A man's wife

Usage examples:

I haven't seen your old lady for months, bill., how's the old lady, then?

Meanings of Old-maid:

noun

Dated a woman who is not young and has not married