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Definition old

Etymology

From Middle English old, ald, from Old English ald, eald (“old, aged, ancient, antique, primeval”), from Proto-Germanic *aldaz (“grown-up”), originally a participle form, from Proto-Indo-European *h?eltós (“grown, tall, big”). Cognate with Scots auld (“old”), North Frisian ool, ual, uul (“old”), Saterland Frisian oold (“old”), West Frisian âld (“old”), Dutch oud (“old”), Low German old (“old”), German alt (“old”), Swedish äldre (“older, elder”), Icelandic eldri (“older, elder”), Latin altus (“high, tall, grown big, lofty”). Related to eld.

Adjective

old (comparative older or elder, superlative oldest or eldest)

  1. Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
    1. Of a living being, having lived for most of the expected years.
    2. Of a perishable item, having existed for most, or more than its shelf life.
  2. Of an item that has been used and so is not new (unused).
  3. Having existed or lived for the specified time.
  4. (heading) Of an earlier time.
    1. Former, previous.
    2. That is no longer in existence.
    3. Obsolete; out-of-date.
    4. Familiar.
    5. (Britain) Used to describe a graduate or alumnus of a school, especially a public school.
  5. Tiresome.
  6. Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
  7. A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
  8. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.

Noun

old pl (plural only)

  1. (with "the") People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.

Results 385 Words with the letters OLD

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6 letter words with the letters OLD 
AHOLDS 10
ALBEDO 11
ALGOID 10
ALMOND 12
AMIDOL 11
APODAL 11
BEHOLD 13
BIFOLD 14
BLONDE 12
BLONDS 12
BLOODS 11
BLOODY 13
BLOWED 14
BODILY 13
BOILED 11
BOLDER 11
BOLDLY 14
BOLIDE 11
BOLLED 12
BOLTED 11
BOODLE 11
BORDEL 11
BOWLED 14
CLODDY 14
CLONED 12
CLOSED 11
CLOUDS 12
CLOUDY 14
CLOYED 13
COALED 11
CODDLE 12
CODLIN 12
COILED 11
COLDER 11
COLDLY 14
COLEAD 11
COOLED 11
COWLED 14
DEPLOY 13
DEWOOL 11
DHOLES 10
DHOOLY 12
DIALOG 10
DIGLOT 10
DIOBOL 11
DIPLOE 11
DIPOLE 11
DOABLE 11
DOBLAS 11
DOBLON 12
DOCILE 11
DOGLEG 12
DOLING 11
DOLLED 10
DOLLOP 12
DOLMAN 12
DOLMAS 11
DOLMEN 12
DONGLE 11
DONZEL 18
DOUBLE 12
DOUBLY 14
DOURLY 11
DOWELS 11
DOYLEY 12
DOZILY 19
DROLLY 11
DRYLOT 10
DUELLO 10
DUOLOG 11
ELOPED 11
ENFOLD 12
FLOODS 11
FLORID 11
FLOWED 14
FOALED 11
FODGEL 13
FOILED 11
FOLDED 12
FOLDER 11
FONDLE 12
FONDLY 14
FOOLED 11
FOULED 12
FOWLED 14
GAOLED 10
GLOBED 13
GLOVED 14
GLOWED 13
GLOZED 19
GOALED 10
GOLDEN 11
GOLDER 10
GOLFED 13
GOODLY 12
HALOED 10
HALOID 10
HOLARD 10
HOLDEN 11
HOLDER 10
HOLDUP 14
HOLKED 14
HONDLE 11
HOWLED 13
INFOLD 12
JOLTED 17
JOWLED 20
KELOID 12
KOBOLD 15
LAPDOG 13
LIBIDO 11
LIPOID 11
LOAFED 11
LOAMED 11
LOBBED 14
LOCKED 15
LOCOED 11
LODGED 11
LODGER 10
LODGES 10
LOFTED 11
LOGGED 12
LOLLED 10
LONGED 11
LOOKED 12
LOOMED 11
LOOPED 11
LOPPED 14
LORDLY 11
LOUDEN 10
LOUDLY 12
LOUPED 12
MELODY 13
MELOID 11
MILORD 11
MOBLED 14
MODELS 11
MODULE 12
MODULI 12
MODULO 12
MOILED 11
MOLDED 12
MOLDER 11
MOLTED 11
MOULDS 12
MOULDY 14
NODDLE 10
NODULE 10
ODYLES 10
OLDISH 10
PEDALO 11
PLOIDY 13
PLOWED 14
PLOYED 13
PODSOL 11
PODZOL 20
POLDER 11
POLLED 12
POODLE 11
POOLED 11
REFOLD 11
REMOLD 11
ROLFED 11
SCOLDS 11
SELDOM 11
SHOULD 11
SLOJDS 17
SLOPED 11
SLOWED 11
SLOYDS 10
SOLVED 12
THOLED 10
UNFOLD 13
UNLOAD 10
UNMOLD 13
UNSOLD 10
UNTOLD 10
UPFOLD 15
UPHOLD 14
UPLOAD 12
WADMOL 14
WELDOR 11
WOALDS 11
WOLFED 14
WOOLED 11
WORLDS 11
XYLOID 17
YODELS 10
YODLED 11
YODLER 10
YODLES 10
YOLKED 14
YOWLED 13
5 letter words with the letters OLD 
ACOLD 10
BLOND 11
BLOOD 10
BOLDS 10
CLODS 10
CLOUD 11
COLDS 10
COLED 10
COULD 11
DOBLA 10
DOLCE 10
DOLCI 10
DOLLY 10
DOLMA 10
DOMAL 10
DOWEL 10
DOYLY 11
FLOOD 10
FOLDS 10
GODLY 11
LOBED 10
LOPED 10
LOVED 11
LOWED 10
LOXED 14
MODAL 10
MODEL 10
MOLDS 10
MOLDY 12
MOULD 11
ODDLY 10
PLODS 10
POLED 10
SCOLD 10
SLOJD 16
VOLED 11
WOALD 10
WOLDS 10
WORLD 10
WOULD 11
4 letter words with the letters OLD 
BOLD 9
CLOD 9
COLD 9
DIOL 6
DOLE 6
DOLL 7
DOLS 6
DOLT 6
FOLD 9
GOLD 8
HOLD 8
IDOL 6
LIDO 6
LOAD 6
LODE 6
LOID 6
LORD 6
LOUD 7
MOLD 9
ODYL 8
OLDS 6
OLDY 8
PLOD 9
SOLD 6
TOLD 6
WOLD 9
3 letter words with the letters OLD 
DOL 5
OLD 5
2 letter words with the letters OLD 
DO 3
LO 3
OD 3

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