| goldsmithery | (noun) the work, art, or trade of a one who makes or deals in articles of gold. | - |
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| goldstone | (noun) aventurine spangled densely with fine gold-colored particles | - |
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| goldthread | (noun) low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers | Synonyms: Coptis groenlandica, Coptis trifolia groenlandica, golden thread |
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| goldworker | (noun) an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold | Synonyms: gold-worker, goldsmith |
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| grainfield | (noun) a field where grain is grown | Synonyms: grain field |
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| grandchild | (noun) a child of your son or daughter | - |
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| guild | (noun) a formal association of people with similar interests | Synonyms: club, gild, lodge, order, social club, society |
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| guilder | (noun) formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: Dutch florin, florin, gulden |
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| (noun) the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: florin, gulden |
| guildhall | (noun) the hall of a guild or corporation | - |
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| gulden | (noun) formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: Dutch florin, florin, guilder |
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| (noun) the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents | Synonyms: florin, guilder |
| gumshield | (noun) (especially boxing) equipment that protects an athlete's mouth | Synonyms: mouthpiece |
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| handbuild | (verb) make without a potter's wheel | Synonyms: coil, hand-build |
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| handheld | (adjective) small and light enough to be operated while you hold it in your hands | Synonyms: hand-held |
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| handhold | (noun) an appendage to hold onto | - |
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| hayfield | (noun) a piece of land covered or mostly covered with grass; a field where grass or alfalfa are grown to be made into hay | Synonyms: meadow |
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| held | (adjective) occupied or in the control of; often used in combination | - |
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| herald | (noun) something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone | Synonyms: forerunner, harbinger, precursor, predecessor |
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| (noun) (formal) a person who announces important news | Synonyms: trumpeter |
| (verb) foreshadow or presage | Synonyms: announce, annunciate, foretell, harbinger |
| (verb) praise vociferously | Synonyms: acclaim, hail |
| (verb) greet enthusiastically or joyfully | Synonyms: hail |
| heralded | (adjective) proclaimed | - |
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| heraldic | (adjective) of or relating to heraldry | Synonyms: heraldist |
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| (adjective) indicative of or announcing something to come | - |
| heraldist | (adjective) of or relating to heraldry | Synonyms: heraldic |
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| heraldry | (noun) emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms | - |
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| (noun) the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies | - |
| hold | (noun) the act of grasping | Synonyms: clasp, clench, clutch, clutches, grasp, grip |
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| (noun) the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it | Synonyms: grip, handgrip, handle |
| (noun) a cell in a jail or prison | Synonyms: keep |
| (noun) the space in a ship or aircraft for storing cargo | Synonyms: cargo area, cargo deck, cargo hold, storage area |
| (noun) a stronghold | - |
| (noun) power by which something or someone is affected or dominated | - |
| (noun) understanding of the nature or meaning or quality or magnitude of something | Synonyms: appreciation, grasp |
| (noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time) | Synonyms: custody, detainment, detention |
| (noun) time during which some action is awaited | Synonyms: delay, postponement, time lag, wait |
| (verb) keep from exhaling or expelling | - |
| (verb) keep in mind or convey as a conviction or view | Synonyms: deem, take for, view as |
| (verb) hold the attention of | - |
| (verb) assert or affirm | - |
| (verb) remain committed to | - |
| (verb) declare to be | Synonyms: adjudge, declare |
| (verb) bind by an obligation; cause to be indebted | Synonyms: bind, obligate, oblige |
| (verb) be in accord; be in agreement | Synonyms: agree, concord, concur |
| (verb) aim, point, or direct | - |
| (verb) protect against a challenge or attack | Synonyms: defend, guard |
| (verb) drink alcohol without showing ill effects | Synonyms: carry |
| (verb) have or hold in one's hands or grip | - |
| (verb) be the physical support of; carry the weight of | Synonyms: hold up, support, sustain |
| (verb) support or hold in a certain manner | Synonyms: bear, carry |
| (verb) to close within bounds, or otherwise limit or deprive of free movement | Synonyms: confine, constrain, restrain |
| (verb) cover as for protection against noise or smell | - |
| (verb) organize or be responsible for | Synonyms: give, have, make, throw |
| (verb) maintain (a theory, thoughts, or feelings) | Synonyms: bear, entertain, harbor, harbour, nurse |
| (verb) cause to come to an abrupt stop | Synonyms: arrest, halt |
| (verb) have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense | Synonyms: have, have got |
| (verb) secure and keep for possible future use or application | Synonyms: hold back, keep back, retain |
| (verb) have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices | Synonyms: bear |
| (verb) arrange for and reserve (something for someone else) in advance | Synonyms: book, reserve |
| (verb) keep from departing | - |
| (verb) take and maintain control over, often by violent means | - |
| (verb) lessen the intensity of; temper; hold in restraint; hold or keep within limits | Synonyms: check, contain, control, curb, hold in, moderate |
| (verb) cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity | Synonyms: keep, maintain |
| (verb) remain in a certain state, position, or condition | - |
| (verb) be valid, applicable, or true | Synonyms: obtain, prevail |
| (verb) be pertinent or relevant or applicable | Synonyms: apply, go for |
| (verb) have room for; hold without crowding | Synonyms: accommodate, admit |
| (verb) have as a major characteristic | - |
| (verb) resist or confront with resistance | Synonyms: defy, hold up, withstand |
| (verb) stop dealing with | - |
| (verb) contain or hold; have within | Synonyms: bear, carry, contain |
| (verb) be capable of holding or containing | Synonyms: contain, take |
| holdall | (noun) a capacious bag or basket | Synonyms: carryall, tote, tote bag |
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| holder | (noun) a holding device | - |
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| (noun) the person who is in possession of a check or note or bond or document of title that is endorsed to him or to whoever holds it | Synonyms: bearer |
| (noun) a person who holds something | - |
| holdfast | (noun) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | Synonyms: fastener, fastening, fixing |
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| holding | (noun) the act of retaining something | Synonyms: keeping, retention |
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| (noun) something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone | Synonyms: belongings, property |
| holdout | (noun) the act of hiding playing cards in a gambling game so they are available for personal use later | - |
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| (noun) a refusal by a negotiator to come to terms in the hope of obtaining a better deal | - |
| (noun) a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms | - |
| holdover | (noun) something that has survived from the past | Synonyms: hangover |
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| (noun) an official who remains in office after his term | Synonyms: hangover |
| holdup | (noun) robbery at gunpoint | Synonyms: armed robbery, heist, stickup |
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| (noun) the act of delaying; inactivity resulting in something being put off until a later time | Synonyms: delay |
| homebuilder | (noun) someone who builds houses as a business | Synonyms: home-builder, house-builder, housebuilder |
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| hoodmold | (noun) a protective drip that is made of stone | Synonyms: dripstone, hoodmould |
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| hoodmould | (noun) a protective drip that is made of stone | Synonyms: dripstone, hoodmold |
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| housebuilder | (noun) someone who builds houses as a business | Synonyms: home-builder, homebuilder, house-builder |
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| household | (noun) a social unit living together | Synonyms: family, home, house, menage |
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| householder | (noun) someone who owns a home | Synonyms: homeowner |
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| hundredfold | (adverb) by a factor of one hundred | Synonyms: a hundred times |
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| hyperaldosteronism | (noun) a condition caused by overproduction of aldosterone | Synonyms: aldosteronism |
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| infield | (noun) the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate | Synonyms: baseball diamond, diamond |
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| infielder | (noun) (baseball) a person who plays a position in the infield | - |
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| infolding | (noun) the folding in of an outer layer so as to form a pocket in the surface | Synonyms: introversion, intussusception, invagination |
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| jobholder | (noun) an employee who holds a regular job | - |
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| kildeer | (noun) American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry | Synonyms: Charadrius vociferus, killdeer, killdeer plover |
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| kilderkin | (noun) an obsolete British unit of capacity equal to 18 Imperial gallons | - |
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| killdeer | (noun) American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry | Synonyms: Charadrius vociferus, kildeer, killdeer plover |
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| landholder | (noun) a holder or proprietor of land | Synonyms: landowner, property owner |
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| landholding | (noun) a holding in the form of land | - |
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| (noun) ownership of land; the state or fact of owning land | - |
| leasehold | (noun) land or property held under a lease | - |
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| leaseholder | (noun) a tenant who holds a lease | Synonyms: lessee |
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| leftfield | (noun) the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is expected to field balls in the left third of the outfield (looking from home plate) | Synonyms: left field |
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| (noun) the piece of ground in the outfield on the catcher's left | Synonyms: left, left field |
| maildrop | (noun) a drop where mail can be deposited | - |
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| mangold | (noun) beet with a large yellowish root; grown chiefly as cattle feed | Synonyms: Beta vulgaris vulgaris, mangel-wurzel, mangold-wurzel |
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| manifold | (adjective) many and varied; having many features or forms | Synonyms: multiplex |
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| (noun) a pipe that has several lateral outlets to or from other pipes | - |
| (noun) a set of points such as those of a closed surface or an analogue in three or more dimensions | - |
| (noun) a lightweight paper used with carbon paper to make multiple copies | Synonyms: manifold paper |
| (verb) make multiple copies of | Synonyms: multiply |
| (verb) combine or increase by multiplication | Synonyms: multiply |
| marigold | (noun) any of various tropical American plants of the genus Tagetes widely cultivated for their showy yellow or orange flowers | - |
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| meld | (noun) a form of rummy using two decks of cards and four jokers; jokers and deuces are wild; the object is to form groups of the same rank | Synonyms: basket rummy, canasta |
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| (verb) mix together different elements | Synonyms: blend, coalesce, combine, commingle, conflate, flux, fuse, immix, merge, mix |
| (verb) lose its distinct outline or shape; blend gradually | Synonyms: melt |
| (verb) announce for a score; of cards in a card game | - |
| methyldopa | (noun) antihypertensive drug (trade name Aldomet) used in the treatment of high blood pressure | Synonyms: Aldomet, alpha methyl dopa |
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| midfield | (noun) (sports) the middle part of a playing field (as in football or lacrosse) | - |
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| mild | (adjective) moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme | - |
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| (adjective) mild and pleasant | Synonyms: balmy, soft |
| (adjective) humble in spirit or manner; suggesting retiring mildness or even cowed submissiveness | Synonyms: meek, modest |
| mildew | (noun) a fungus that produces a superficial (usually white) growth on organic matter | - |
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| (noun) the process of becoming mildewed | Synonyms: mold, mould |
| (verb) become moldy; spoil due to humidity | Synonyms: mold, mould |
| mildly | (adverb) to a moderate degree | - |
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| (adverb) in a gentle manner | Synonyms: gently |
| mildness | (noun) mercifulness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant | Synonyms: lenience, leniency, lenity |
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| (noun) acting in a manner that is gentle and mild and even-tempered | Synonyms: gentleness, softness |
| (noun) good weather with comfortable temperatures | Synonyms: clemency |
| milldam | (noun) dam to make a millpond to provide power for a water mill | - |
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| millionfold | (adverb) by a factor of a million | Synonyms: a million times |
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| minefield | (noun) a region in which explosives mines have been placed | - |
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| mold | (noun) container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens | Synonyms: cast, mould |
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| (noun) sculpture produced by molding | Synonyms: clay sculpture, modeling, modelling, molding, mould, moulding |
| (noun) a distinctive nature, character, or type | Synonyms: mould |
| (noun) a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold | Synonyms: mould |
| (noun) a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter | Synonyms: mould |
| (noun) the process of becoming mildewed | Synonyms: mildew, mould |
| (noun) the distinctive form in which a thing is made | Synonyms: cast, mould, stamp |
| (noun) loose soil rich in organic matter | Synonyms: mould |
| (verb) become moldy; spoil due to humidity | Synonyms: mildew, mould |
| (verb) shape or influence; give direction to | Synonyms: determine, influence, mould, regulate, shape |
| (verb) fit tightly, follow the contours of | Synonyms: mould |
| (verb) form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold | Synonyms: cast, mould |
| (verb) make something, usually for a specific function | Synonyms: forge, form, mould, shape, work |
| (verb) form in clay, wax, etc | Synonyms: model, mould |
| moldable | (adjective) capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material) | Synonyms: fictile, plastic |
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| moldboard | (noun) wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow | Synonyms: mouldboard |
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| molded | (adjective) shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort) | Synonyms: shaped, wrought |
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| molder | (verb) break down | Synonyms: decompose, moulder, rot |
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| moldiness | (noun) the quality of smelling or tasting old or stale or mouldy | Synonyms: must, mustiness |
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| molding | (noun) a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied | Synonyms: modeling, modelling, moulding |
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| (noun) the act of creating something by casting it in a mold | Synonyms: casting |
| (noun) a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge | Synonyms: border, moulding |
| (noun) a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing | Synonyms: moulding |
| (noun) sculpture produced by molding | Synonyms: clay sculpture, modeling, modelling, mold, mould, moulding |
| moldy | (adjective) covered with or smelling of mold | Synonyms: mouldy, musty |
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| mould | (noun) container into which liquid is poured to create a given shape when it hardens | Synonyms: cast, mold |
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| (noun) sculpture produced by molding | Synonyms: clay sculpture, modeling, modelling, mold, molding, moulding |
| (noun) a distinctive nature, character, or type | Synonyms: mold |
| (noun) a dish or dessert that is formed in or on a mold | Synonyms: mold |
| (noun) a fungus that produces a superficial growth on various kinds of damp or decaying organic matter | Synonyms: mold |
| (noun) the process of becoming mildewed | Synonyms: mildew, mold |
| (noun) the distinctive form in which a thing is made | Synonyms: cast, mold, stamp |
| (noun) loose soil rich in organic matter | Synonyms: mold |
| (verb) become moldy; spoil due to humidity | Synonyms: mildew, mold |
| (verb) shape or influence; give direction to | Synonyms: determine, influence, mold, regulate, shape |
| (verb) fit tightly, follow the contours of | Synonyms: mold |
| (verb) form by pouring (e.g., wax or hot metal) into a cast or mold | Synonyms: cast, mold |
| (verb) make something, usually for a specific function | Synonyms: forge, form, mold, shape, work |
| (verb) form in clay, wax, etc | Synonyms: model, mold |
| mouldboard | (noun) wedge formed by the curved part of a steel plow blade that turns the furrow | Synonyms: moldboard |
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| moulder | (verb) break down | Synonyms: decompose, molder, rot |
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| moulding | (noun) a preliminary sculpture in wax or clay from which a finished work can be copied | Synonyms: modeling, modelling, molding |
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| (noun) a decorative recessed or relieved surface on an edge | Synonyms: border, molding |
| (noun) a decorative strip used for ornamentation or finishing | Synonyms: molding |
| (noun) sculpture produced by molding | Synonyms: clay sculpture, modeling, modelling, mold, molding, mould |
| mouldy | (adjective) covered with or smelling of mold | Synonyms: moldy, musty |
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| musclebuilder | (noun) someone who does special exercises to develop a brawny musculature | Synonyms: bodybuilder, muscle-builder, muscle builder, muscleman |
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| musclebuilding | (noun) exercise that builds muscles through tension | Synonyms: anaerobic exercise, bodybuilding, muscle building |
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| netherworld | (noun) (religion) the world of the dead | Synonyms: Hades, Hell, infernal region, Scheol, underworld |
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| ninefold | (adjective) having nine units or components | Synonyms: nine-fold, nonuple |
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| (adverb) by a factor of nine | Synonyms: nine times |
| officeholder | (noun) the official who holds an office | Synonyms: incumbent |
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| (noun) someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust | Synonyms: officer |
| officialdom | (noun) people elected or appointed to administer a government | Synonyms: government officials |
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| oilfield | (noun) a region rich in petroleum deposits (especially one with producing oil wells) | - |
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| old | (adjective) of long duration; not new | - |
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| (adjective) (used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age | - |
| (adjective) skilled through long experience | Synonyms: older |
| (adjective) (used for emphasis) very familiar | - |
| (adjective) excellent | Synonyms: bang-up, bully, corking, cracking, dandy, great, groovy, keen, neat, nifty, not bad, peachy, slap-up, smashing, swell |
| (adjective) just preceding something else in time or order | Synonyms: previous |
| (adjective) belonging to some prior time | Synonyms: erstwhile, former, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime |
| (noun) past times | - |
| olden | (adjective) relating to time long past | - |
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| older | (adjective) skilled through long experience | Synonyms: old |
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| (adjective) advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables) | Synonyms: aged, elderly, senior |
| (adjective) used of the older of two persons of the same name especially used to distinguish a father from his son | Synonyms: elder, sr. |
| oldie | (noun) a song that was formerly popular | Synonyms: golden oldie |
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| oldish | (adjective) somewhat elderly | - |
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| oldline | (adjective) long-established | Synonyms: old-line |
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| (adjective) adhering to conservative or reactionary principles | Synonyms: old-line |
| oldness | (noun) the quality of being old; the opposite of newness | - |
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| (noun) the opposite of youngness | - |
| oldster | (noun) an elderly person | Synonyms: golden ager, old person, senior citizen |
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| oldtimer | (noun) an elderly man | Synonyms: antique, gaffer, old-timer, old geezer |
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| (noun) an experienced person who has been through many battles; someone who has given long service | Synonyms: old-timer, old hand, old stager, stager, veteran, warhorse |
| oldwench | (noun) tropical Atlantic fish | Synonyms: Balistes vetula, Bessy cerca, oldwife, queen triggerfish |
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| oldwife | (noun) tropical Atlantic fish | Synonyms: Balistes vetula, Bessy cerca, oldwench, queen triggerfish |
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| (noun) a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States | Synonyms: Clangula hyemalis, old squaw |
| otherworld | (noun) an abstract spiritual world beyond earthly reality | - |
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| otherworldliness | (noun) concern with things of the spirit | Synonyms: spiritism, spiritualism, spirituality |
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| otherworldly | (adjective) existing outside of or not in accordance with nature | Synonyms: nonnatural, preternatural, transcendental |
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| outbuilding | (noun) a building that is subordinate to and separate from a main building | - |
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| outfield | (noun) the area of a baseball playing field beyond the lines connecting the bases | - |
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| outfielder | (noun) (baseball) a person who plays in the outfield | - |
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| (noun) a fielder in cricket who is stationed in the outfield | - |