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noun
noun
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- (slang) A senior or geezer.
- (slang) A broad gleeful grin.
- (by extension, derogatory) Someone who is immature.
- (slang) A particularly strong-smelling fart.
- Someone who makes or sells cheese.
- (textiles) A small spool that is used in the finishing stage of yarn-making.
- Someone who adds cheese to a pizza in an assembly line.
- (slang) A jovial greeting.
- A cocktail sandwich made with cheese.
- (UK, dialect) A conker, especially one with a flat side.
- (prison slang) An inmate of a borstal who tries to ingratiate himself with the staff.
adj
noun
verb
noun
- The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture.
- the office of elder
- The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
- The office or position of elder in a church.
- The collective body of (ecclesiastical) elders; a body or court of elders, a presbytery.
- (nonce word, as a mock title of honour) The personality of an elderly person.
adj
noun
- (US, Mormonism) A male missionary.
- (relational, chiefly in the plural, chiefly with possessive determiners) One who is older than another.
- A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.
- One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
- A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
- (now chiefly US) An old person.
- (Mormonism, often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
- A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
- (Germanic paganism) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
- An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
- (US, Mormonism) One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
- Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white and yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
- A cow's udder, especially used as food.
- a person who is older than you are
- any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
- any of various church officers
verb
verb
- (intransitive) To retire due to age.
- (transitive) To show to be obsolete due to age.
- (transitive) To retire or put out of use due to age.
- (intransitive) To become obsolete or antiquated.
- (transitive) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
- become obsolete
- retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
- declare to be obsolete
- retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability
verb
- (industrial relations, transitive) To displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority.
- (criminal slang and US military slang, circa 1920–1950) To encounter and stop, to catch.
- (slang, transitive) To assassinate; to bump off.
- To move up or down by a step; displace.
- (physical chemistry, of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
- (transitive) To move the time of (a scheduled event).
- (transitive) To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
- (Internet) To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
- (card games) In the game of khanhoo, to claim a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
- (slang) To play music through a speaker, often loudly and in public.
- Of a bittern, to make its characteristic breeding call.
- To knock against or run into with a jolt.
- (transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
- (intransitive) To move while bumping up and down, as a cart or car does on rough ground.
- to play music at loud volume
- remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
- knock against with force or violence
- dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
- to enjoy some music greatly
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
intj
noun
- A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
- A protuberance on a level surface.
- A light blow or jolting collision.
- (US, broadcasting) A short, self-promotional spot on a radio or television station.
- The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
- (rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
- (US, slang, uncountable) Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
- The sound of such a collision.
- (preceded by definite article) A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump their hips together.
- (uncountable) A coarse cotton fabric.
- (snooker, slang) The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
- The breeding call made by the bittern; a boom.
- In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
- (mining) A sudden movement of underground strata, preceded by a characteristic sound.
- (slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
- (colloquial) A minor problem or difficulty.
- (card games) In the game of khanhoo, the act of claiming a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
- (Internet) A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
- (industrial relations) A reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority.
- an impact (as from a collision)
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- a lump on the body caused by a blow
adj
noun
adj
- Relating to the elderly or retired.
- Made of, or relating to, gold.
- (UK, slang, predicative) Fine, without problems.
- Of a beverage, flavoured or colored with turmeric.
- Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.
- Advantageous or very favourable.
- Having a color or other richness suggestive of gold.
- Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
- supremely favored
- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
- suggestive of gold
- marked by peace and prosperity
- presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome
- made from or covered with gold
noun
verb
verb
- (transitive, accounting) To categorize by age.
- (transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
- To allow to mature.
- (transitive) To determine the age of (the length of time that something has been alive or in existence).
- (transitive) To indicate or reveal that (a person) has been alive for a certain period of time, especially a long one.
- (transitive, figuratively) To allow (something) to persist by postponing an action that would extinguish it, as a debt.
- To treat or tamper with in order to give a false appearance of age.
- (intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.
- (intransitive, of a statement, prediction, etc.) To suffer the passage of time so as to later be viewed or turn out in a certain way.
- make older
- begin to seem older; get older
- grow old or older
noun
- The time or era in history when someone or something was alive or flourished.
- (countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
- (countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
- (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
- (uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life.
- (countable) A period of one hundred years; a century.
- (countable) Any particular stage of life.
- (uncountable) Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
- (countable, hyperbolic) A long time.
- (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
- (countable) A great period in the history of the Earth.
- (countable) Lifespan, lifetime; the total time that some being is alive from birth to death (or some category of beings, on average).
- (countable, geology) The shortest geochronologic unit, being a period of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of an epoch (or sometimes a subepoch).
- (countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
- a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
- how long something has existed
- a prolonged period of time
- an era of history having some distinctive feature
- a late time of life
noun
- (business) Initialism of senior management.
- (science fiction) Initialism of space marine.
- Initialism of sexual minority (“non-heterosexual”) (Also used attributively.)
- (US, astronautics) Initialism of service module.
- (music) Initialism of short meter.
- (US, military) Abbreviation of standard missile.
- (theater) Initialism of stage manager.
- (military) Initialism of standoff missile.
- Alternative form of S&M (“sadomasochism”).
- a master's degree in science
name
symbol
noun
- Initialism of Senior Counsel.
- (biology) Initialism of stem cell.
- Initialism of status conference.
- (medicine) Initialism of subcutaneous injection.
- Initialism of superior court.
- (cosmology) Initialism of supercluster.
- (motor racing) Initialism of safety car.
- (crystallography) Initialism of simple cubic.
- (physics) Initialism of superconductor.
- (physics) Initialism of supercapacitor.
- (India) Initialism of Scheduled Caste.
- Initialism of small claims.
- Initialism of supercentenarian.
- (with proper names) Initialism of State College.
- (Australia, wayfinding) Initialism of shopping centre.
- Initialism of settlement conference.
- (sports) Initialism of sports club.
- a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace
adj
name
adj
- Relating to older people.
- Old.
- Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
- Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.
- Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- Gray-haired.
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- intermediate in character or position
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
noun
- An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
- A gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
- (chiefly US, ufology) Synonym of grey alien.
- (US, two-up) A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.
- A gray wolf
- An achromatic colour between black and white.
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass.
- horse of a light gray or whitish color
- a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- clothing that is a grey color
- the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
verb
- (transitive, photography) To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.
- (demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
- (ergative) To turn gray.
- make grey
- turn grey
noun
- A (senior) member of a learned or professional society.
- (chiefly in the plural) An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.
- (chiefly British) A scholar appointed to a fellowship, that is, a paid academic position held for a certain period which usually requires the scholar to conduct research.
- Usually qualified by an adjective or used in the plural: an individual or person regardless of gender.
- (informal) A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.
- (chiefly in the negative) A person with abilities, achievements, skills, etc., equal to those of another person; a thing with characteristics, worth, etc., equal to those of another thing.
- An honorary title bestowed by a college or university upon a distinguished person (often an alumna or alumnus).
- Originally, one of a group of academics who make up a college or similar educational institution; now, a senior member of a college or similar educational institution involved in teaching, research, and management of the institution.
- (US) A senior researcher or technician in a corporation, especially one engaged in research and development.
- (Canada, US) A physician undergoing a fellowship (supervised subspecialty medical training) after having completed a residency (specialty training program).
- (specifically, British, historical) A senior member of an Inn of Court.
- (US) A member of a college or university who manages its business interests.
- (chiefly in the plural) An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.
- (chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
- (also attributively) A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
- (chiefly in the plural) One in the same condition, or situation of need, as another.
- (by extension, often humorous or ironic) An animal or object.
- a man who is the lover of a man or woman
- one of a pair
- a person who is member of one's class or profession
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
- a boy or man
- a member of a learned society
- an informal form of address for a man
verb
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- narrow or limit
- undergo meiosis
- put down by force or intimidation
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
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verb
- (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
- (intransitive, sports) To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
- (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- (transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- (intransitive) To go to bed.
- (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
- (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
- cause to get out
- withdraw from active participation
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- lose interest
- break from a meeting or gathering
- make (someone) retire
- prepare for sleep
- pull back or move away or backward
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
noun
noun
noun
- (slang) A senior or geezer.
- (slang) A broad gleeful grin.
- (by extension, derogatory) Someone who is immature.
- (slang) A particularly strong-smelling fart.
- Someone who makes or sells cheese.
- (textiles) A small spool that is used in the finishing stage of yarn-making.
- Someone who adds cheese to a pizza in an assembly line.
- (slang) A jovial greeting.
- A cocktail sandwich made with cheese.
- (UK, dialect) A conker, especially one with a flat side.
- (prison slang) An inmate of a borstal who tries to ingratiate himself with the staff.
noun
- The position of being elder or senior; seniority, precedence of birth, primogeniture.
- the office of elder
- The smallest administrative division in Lithuania, equivalent to a ward.
- The office or position of elder in a church.
- The collective body of (ecclesiastical) elders; a body or court of elders, a presbytery.
- (nonce word, as a mock title of honour) The personality of an elderly person.
noun
- (business) Initialism of senior management.
- (science fiction) Initialism of space marine.
- Initialism of sexual minority (“non-heterosexual”) (Also used attributively.)
- (US, astronautics) Initialism of service module.
- (music) Initialism of short meter.
- (US, military) Abbreviation of standard missile.
- (theater) Initialism of stage manager.
- (military) Initialism of standoff missile.
- Alternative form of S&M (“sadomasochism”).
- a master's degree in science
name
symbol
noun
- Initialism of Senior Counsel.
- (biology) Initialism of stem cell.
- Initialism of status conference.
- (medicine) Initialism of subcutaneous injection.
- Initialism of superior court.
- (cosmology) Initialism of supercluster.
- (motor racing) Initialism of safety car.
- (crystallography) Initialism of simple cubic.
- (physics) Initialism of superconductor.
- (physics) Initialism of supercapacitor.
- (India) Initialism of Scheduled Caste.
- Initialism of small claims.
- Initialism of supercentenarian.
- (with proper names) Initialism of State College.
- (Australia, wayfinding) Initialism of shopping centre.
- Initialism of settlement conference.
- (sports) Initialism of sports club.
- a permanent council of the United Nations; responsible for preserving world peace
adj
name
noun
- A (senior) member of a learned or professional society.
- (chiefly in the plural) An animal which is a member of a breed or species, or a flock, herd, etc.
- (chiefly British) A scholar appointed to a fellowship, that is, a paid academic position held for a certain period which usually requires the scholar to conduct research.
- Usually qualified by an adjective or used in the plural: an individual or person regardless of gender.
- (informal) A male person; a bloke, a chap, a guy, a man; also, preceded by a modifying word, sometimes with a sense of mild reproach: used as a familiar term of address to a man.
- (chiefly in the negative) A person with abilities, achievements, skills, etc., equal to those of another person; a thing with characteristics, worth, etc., equal to those of another thing.
- An honorary title bestowed by a college or university upon a distinguished person (often an alumna or alumnus).
- Originally, one of a group of academics who make up a college or similar educational institution; now, a senior member of a college or similar educational institution involved in teaching, research, and management of the institution.
- (US) A senior researcher or technician in a corporation, especially one engaged in research and development.
- (Canada, US) A physician undergoing a fellowship (supervised subspecialty medical training) after having completed a residency (specialty training program).
- (specifically, British, historical) A senior member of an Inn of Court.
- (US) A member of a college or university who manages its business interests.
- (chiefly in the plural) An object which is associated with another object; especially, as part of a set.
- (chiefly in the plural, also figuratively) A companion; a comrade.
- (also attributively) A person or thing comparable in characteristics with another person or thing; especially, as belonging to the same class or group.
- (chiefly in the plural) One in the same condition, or situation of need, as another.
- (by extension, often humorous or ironic) An animal or object.
- a man who is the lover of a man or woman
- one of a pair
- a person who is member of one's class or profession
- a friend who is frequently in the company of another
- a boy or man
- a member of a learned society
- an informal form of address for a man
noun
verb
- (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
- (intransitive, sports) To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
- (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- (transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- (intransitive) To go to bed.
- (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
- (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
- cause to get out
- withdraw from active participation
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- lose interest
- break from a meeting or gathering
- make (someone) retire
- prepare for sleep
- pull back or move away or backward
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
verb
- (intransitive) To retire due to age.
- (transitive) To show to be obsolete due to age.
- (transitive) To retire or put out of use due to age.
- (intransitive) To become obsolete or antiquated.
- (transitive) To give a pension to, on account of old age or other infirmity; to cause to retire from service on a pension.
- become obsolete
- retire or become ineligible because of old age or infirmity
- declare to be obsolete
- retire and pension (someone) because of age or physical inability
verb
- (industrial relations, transitive) To displace (another employee in an organization) on the basis of seniority.
- (criminal slang and US military slang, circa 1920–1950) To encounter and stop, to catch.
- (slang, transitive) To assassinate; to bump off.
- To move up or down by a step; displace.
- (physical chemistry, of a superheated liquid) To suddenly boil, causing movement of the vessel and loss of liquid.
- (transitive) To move the time of (a scheduled event).
- (transitive) To pick (a lock) with a repeated striking motion that dislodges the pins.
- (Internet) To post in an Internet forum thread in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
- (card games) In the game of khanhoo, to claim a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
- (slang) To play music through a speaker, often loudly and in public.
- Of a bittern, to make its characteristic breeding call.
- To knock against or run into with a jolt.
- (transitive) To move (a booked passenger) to a later flight because of earlier delays or cancellations.
- (intransitive) To move while bumping up and down, as a cart or car does on rough ground.
- to play music at loud volume
- remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied
- knock against with force or violence
- dance erotically or dance with the pelvis thrust forward
- to enjoy some music greatly
- come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- assign to a lower position; reduce in rank
intj
noun
- A swelling on the skin caused by illness or injury.
- A protuberance on a level surface.
- A light blow or jolting collision.
- (US, broadcasting) A short, self-promotional spot on a radio or television station.
- The swollen abdomen of a pregnant woman.
- (rowing) The point, in a race in which boats are spaced apart at the start, at which a boat begins to overtake the boat ahead.
- A training match for a fighting dog.
- A temporary increase in a quantity, as shown in a graph.
- (US, slang, uncountable) Music, especially played over speakers at loud volume with strong bass frequency response.
- The sound of such a collision.
- (preceded by definite article) A disco dance in which partners rhythmically bump their hips together.
- (uncountable) A coarse cotton fabric.
- (snooker, slang) The jaw of either of the middle pockets.
- The breeding call made by the bittern; a boom.
- In skipping, a single jump over two consecutive turns of the rope.
- (mining) A sudden movement of underground strata, preceded by a characteristic sound.
- (slang) A dose of a drug such as ketamine or cocaine, when snorted recreationally.
- (colloquial) A minor problem or difficulty.
- (card games) In the game of khanhoo, the act of claiming a newly discarded card when it is not one's turn, permitted when one can use the card to form a meld other than a sequence.
- (Internet) A post in an Internet forum thread made in order to raise the thread's profile by returning it to the top of the list of active threads.
- (industrial relations) A reassignment of jobs within an organization (for example, when an existing employee leaves) on the basis of seniority.
- an impact (as from a collision)
- something that bulges out or is protuberant or projects from its surroundings
- a lump on the body caused by a blow
verb
- (transitive, accounting) To categorize by age.
- (transitive) To cause to grow old; to impart the characteristics of age to.
- To allow to mature.
- (transitive) To determine the age of (the length of time that something has been alive or in existence).
- (transitive) To indicate or reveal that (a person) has been alive for a certain period of time, especially a long one.
- (transitive, figuratively) To allow (something) to persist by postponing an action that would extinguish it, as a debt.
- To treat or tamper with in order to give a false appearance of age.
- (intransitive) To grow aged; to become old or older; to show marks of age.
- (intransitive, of a statement, prediction, etc.) To suffer the passage of time so as to later be viewed or turn out in a certain way.
- make older
- begin to seem older; get older
- grow old or older
noun
- The time or era in history when someone or something was alive or flourished.
- (countable) The amount of time that some being has been alive, or that some thing has been in existence, as measured from its birth or origin until the present or until some other given reference point. (Often measured in number of years; alternatively in months, days, hours, etc.; see also the usage notes)
- (countable, poker) The entitlement of the player to the left of the dealer to pass the first round in betting, and then to come in last or stay out; also, the player holding this position; the eldest hand.
- (countable) A particular period of time in history, as distinguished from others.
- (uncountable) The state of being old; the latter part of life.
- (countable) A period of one hundred years; a century.
- (countable) Any particular stage of life.
- (uncountable) Maturity; especially, the time of life at which one attains full personal rights and capacities.
- (countable, hyperbolic) A long time.
- (astrology) One of the twelve divisions of a Great Year, equal to roughly 2000 years and governed by one of the zodiacal signs; a Platonic month.
- (countable) A great period in the history of the Earth.
- (countable) Lifespan, lifetime; the total time that some being is alive from birth to death (or some category of beings, on average).
- (countable, geology) The shortest geochronologic unit, being a period of thousands to millions of years; a subdivision of an epoch (or sometimes a subepoch).
- (countable) The time of life at which some particular power or capacity is understood to become vested.
- a time of life (usually defined in years) at which some particular qualification or power arises
- how long something has existed
- a prolonged period of time
- an era of history having some distinctive feature
- a late time of life
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- (transitive) To bring to an inferior rank; to degrade, to demote.
- (intransitive) To lose weight.
- (transitive, Scots law) To annul by legal means.
- (transitive, military) To reform a line or column from (a square).
- (transitive) To be forced by circumstances (into something one considers unworthy).
- (transitive, metallurgy) To produce metal from ore by removing nonmetallic elements in a smelter.
- (transitive) To bring down the size, quantity, quality, value or intensity of something; to diminish, to lower.
- (transitive, medicine) To perform a reduction; to restore a fracture or dislocation to the correct alignment.
- (transitive, law) To convert to written form. (Usage note: this verb almost always appears as "reduce to writing".)
- (transitive) To humble; to conquer; to subdue; to capture.
- (transitive) To bring to an inferior state or condition.
- (transitive, computer science) To express the solution of a problem in terms of another (known) algorithm.
- (transitive, military) To strike off the payroll.
- (transitive, phonetics, phonology) To pronounce (a sound or word) with less effort.
- (transitive, mathematics) To simplify an equation or formula without changing its value.
- (transitive, chemistry) To add electrons / hydrogen or to remove oxygen.
- (transitive, cooking) To decrease the liquid content of (a food) by boiling much of its water off.
- (transitive, logic) To convert a syllogism to a clearer or simpler form.
- to remove oxygen from a compound, or cause to react with hydrogen or form a hydride, or to undergo an increase in the number of electrons
- cook until very little liquid is left
- lessen and make more modest
- be cooked until very little liquid is left
- reduce in size; reduce physically
- lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture
- reposition (a broken bone after surgery) back to its normal site
- reduce in scope while retaining essential elements
- be the essential element
- cut down on; make a reduction in
- make smaller
- lower in grade or rank or force somebody into an undignified situation
- make less complex
- simplify the form of a mathematical equation of expression by substituting one term for another
- narrow or limit
- undergo meiosis
- put down by force or intimidation
- bring to humbler or weaker state or condition
- destress and thus weaken a sound when pronouncing it
- take off weight
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- (transitive) To cause to retire; specifically, to designate as no longer qualified for active service; to place on the retired list.
- (transitive, baseball, of a fielder) To make a play which results in a runner or the batter being out, either by means of a put out, fly out or strikeout. Also, when such an event ends a team's turn at bat.
- (intransitive, sports) To stop playing their sport and in competitions a sports player.
- (intransitive) To go back or return; to withdraw or retreat, especially from public view; to go into privacy.
- (intransitive, cricket, of a batsman) To voluntarily stop batting before being dismissed so that the next batsman can bat.
- (intransitive) To retreat from action or danger; to withdraw for safety or pleasure.
- (transitive, sometimes reflexive) To withdraw; to take away.
- (transitive, American spelling) To fit (a vehicle) with new tires.
- (transitive) To withdraw from circulation, or from the market; to take up and pay.
- (intransitive) To go to bed.
- (intransitive) To stop working on a permanent basis, usually because of old age or illness.
- (transitive) To cease use or production of something.
- (intransitive) To recede; to fall or bend back.
- cause to get out
- withdraw from active participation
- cause to be out on a fielding play
- dispose of (something no longer useful or needed)
- withdraw from circulation or from the market, as of bills, shares, and bonds
- lose interest
- break from a meeting or gathering
- make (someone) retire
- prepare for sleep
- pull back or move away or backward
- go into retirement; stop performing one's work or withdraw from one's position
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- (US, Mormonism) A male missionary.
- (relational, chiefly in the plural, chiefly with possessive determiners) One who is older than another.
- A small tree, Sambucus nigra, having white flowers in a cluster, and edible purple berries.
- One who lived at an earlier period; a predecessor.
- A clergyman authorized to administer all the sacraments.
- (now chiefly US) An old person.
- (Mormonism, often capitalized) Title for a male missionary; title for a general authority.
- A leader or senior member of a tribe or community, often of considerable age, respected as an authority figure, especially in a counselling, consultative, or ceremonial role.
- (Germanic paganism) A pagan or Heathen priest or priestess.
- An officer of a church, sometimes having teaching responsibilities.
- (US, Mormonism) One ordained to the lowest office in the Melchizedek priesthood.
- Any of the other species of the genus Sambucus: small trees, shrubs or herbaceous perennials with red, purple, or white and yellow berries (some of which are poisonous).
- A cow's udder, especially used as food.
- a person who is older than you are
- any of numerous shrubs or small trees of temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere having white flowers and berrylike fruit
- any of various church officers
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- Relating to the elderly or retired.
- Made of, or relating to, gold.
- (UK, slang, predicative) Fine, without problems.
- Of a beverage, flavoured or colored with turmeric.
- Marked by prosperity, creativity etc.
- Advantageous or very favourable.
- Having a color or other richness suggestive of gold.
- Relating to a fiftieth anniversary.
- supremely favored
- having the deep slightly brownish color of gold
- suggestive of gold
- marked by peace and prosperity
- presaging or likely to bring good luck or a good outcome
- made from or covered with gold
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- Relating to older people.
- Old.
- Of a colour between black and white, having neutral hue and intermediate brightness.
- Of indistinct, disputed or uncertain quality or acceptability.
- Dreary, gloomy, cloudy.
- Gray-haired.
- showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair
- intermediate in character or position
- used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)
- of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
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- An animal or thing of grey colour, such as a horse, badger, or salmon.
- A gray whale, Eschrichtius robustus.
- (chiefly US, ufology) Synonym of grey alien.
- (US, two-up) A penny with a tail on both sides, used for cheating.
- A gray wolf
- An achromatic colour between black and white.
- In the International System of Units, the derived unit of absorbed dose of radiation (radiation absorbed by a patient); one joule of energy absorbed per kilogram of the patient's mass.
- horse of a light gray or whitish color
- a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
- clothing that is a grey color
- the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad
- any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey
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- (transitive, photography) To give a soft effect to (a photograph) by covering the negative while printing with a ground-glass plate.
- (demography, slang) To turn progressively older, alluding to graying of hair through aging (used in context of the population of a geographic region)
- (ergative) To turn gray.
- make grey
- turn grey