old
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Is old a Scrabble word?
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- Scrabble US/Canada (OTCWL) Yes
- Scrabble UK (SOWPODS) Yes
- Wordle No
- Words With Friends Yes
What is the meaning of old?
Definition
adj (English)
1. Of an earlier time.UK
2. (informal, of a person) Indicating affection and familiarity.Examples: "Finally, when they were all done slobbering around, old Sally introduced us."informal
3. (obsolete) Excessive, abundant.Examples: "URSULA: Madam, you must come to your uncle. Yonder's old coil at home: it is proved, my Lady Hero hath been falsely accused, the prince and Claudio mightily abused;"obsolete
noun (English)
1. (with the, invariable plural only) People who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group.Examples: "A civilised society should always look after the old in the community."countableinvariablepluralplural-onlyuncountable
2. (slang) A person older than oneself, especially an adult in relation to a teenager.Examples: "Near-synonyms: geezer, oldie, oldster; see also Thesaurus:old person"; "I'm not letting an old wreck my good time today."; "I'm not letting any olds wreck my good time today."countableslanguncountable
3. (slang, most often plural) One's parents.Examples: "I had to sneak out to meet my girlfriend and tell the olds I was going to the library."countableslanguncountable
4. (Australia, uncountable) A typically dark-coloured lager brewed by the traditional top-fermentation method.Examples: "We crossed to the pub on the corner of Carlisle Street and I ordered two schooners of old for him and one of light for me."Antonyms: newAustraliauncountable
name (English)
1. (publishing, linguistics) Initialism of Oxford Latin Dictionary.abbreviationalt-ofinitialism
noun (English)
1. (Internet) Abbreviation of online dating.Internetabbreviationalt-ofuncountable
Definition source: Wiktionary