English Words Starting With O

• old pretender

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /ˌəʊld prɪˈtɛn.dər/James Francis Edward Stuart (1688–1766), son of the deposed King James II, who claimed the thrones of England, Scotland and Ireland.
• old provencal

  nounC2
  /ˌəʊld prɒvɒnˈsɑːl/The historical Romance language spoken until about 1500 in what is now southern France.
• old prussian

  nounC2
  /ˌəʊld ˈprʌʃən/The extinct Baltic language spoken by the original inhabitants of Prussia (not to be confused with later German dialects in the region), part of the Baltic language family, closely related to Lithuanian and Latvian.
• old red sandstone

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊld ˌred ˈsænstəʊn/A geological formation of sedimentary rock dating from the Devonian period, characterised by its red colour.
• old ritualist

  nounLow (Specialized/Formal)
  /ˌəʊld ˈrɪtʃ.u.ə.lɪst/A person who adheres to or insists on following traditional, formal, or elaborate rituals or procedures.
• old river

  nounC1
  /ˌəʊld ˈrɪvə/A river that has existed for a very long time, often characterized by a wide, slow-moving course, a meandering path, and well-developed floodplains, in contrast to a young, fast-moving mountain stream.
• old rose

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊld ˈrəʊz/A muted, grayish shade of pink or reddish-purple; also refers to a type of cultivated rose from before the 19th century.
• old russian

  nounLow (technical/historical term)
  /ˌəʊld ˈrʌʃən/The historical variety of the East Slavic language spoken from approximately the 10th to the 14th centuries in Kievan Rus' and its successor principalities.
• old saxon

  nounLow
  /əʊld ˈsaksən/An extinct West Germanic language spoken from the 8th to the 12th century in parts of modern-day Germany and the Netherlands.
• old school

  nounB2
  /ˌəʊld ˈskuːl/Adhering to traditional or established methods, styles, or attitudes, often from an earlier time; having characteristics valued as classic, authentic, or non-modern.
• old school tie

  nounC2
  /ˌəʊld skuːl ˈtaɪ/A necktie with a distinctive pattern that identifies the wearer as a former pupil of a particular British private school (especially a prestigious one).
• old scratch

  nounVery low / Archaic
  /ˌəʊld ˈskrætʃ/A folk name for the Devil, Satan.
• old shoe

  nounC1/C2
  /ˌəʊld ˈʃuː/A shoe that is worn, used, or aged; not new.
• old skool

  nounMedium
  /ˌəʊld ˈskuːl/Something done in, relating to, or imitating the original, authentic, or classic style of an earlier period, particularly in music, fashion, or culture.
• old slavic

  nounC2
  /ˌəʊld ˌtʃɜːtʃ sləˈvɒnɪk/The oldest attested Slavic literary language, developed in the 9th century by Saints Cyril and Methodius for missionary work among the Slavs, and used as the liturgical language of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Slavic regions.
• old slavonic

  nounC2
  /ˌəʊld sləˈvɒnɪk/The oldest attested Slavic language, used as a literary and liturgical language in Eastern Orthodox Christianity from the 9th to 11th centuries AD.
• old sledge

  nounRare / Historical
  /ˌəʊld ˈsledʒ/A nickname for the card game of seven-up or all fours, historically popular in the 18th and 19th centuries.
• old sod

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊld ˈsɒd/A familiar, affectionate, or sometimes derogatory term for a person, especially a man, from one's own country or region.
• old soldier

  nounMedium
  /ˌəʊld ˈsəʊl.dʒər/A person who has served in the military for a long time, especially one who is now elderly.
• old soul

  nounC1
  /ˌəʊld ˈsəʊl/A person, often a child or young adult, who demonstrates wisdom, maturity, or perspectives that seem beyond their years, as if they have lived many lifetimes.

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