English Words Starting With O

• old south

  nounC1
  /ˌəʊld ˈsaʊθ/The southern United States before the American Civil War, especially referring to the social, cultural, and economic system based on plantation agriculture and slavery.
• old south arabian

  nounC2
  /ˌəʊld ˌsaʊθ əˈreɪbɪən/An extinct group of closely related Semitic languages spoken in the southern Arabian Peninsula (modern-day Yemen, Oman, Saudi Arabia) from approximately the late 2nd millennium BCE to the 6th century CE.
• old spanish

  nounLow (Specialist)
  /ˌəʊld ˈspæn.ɪʃ/An extinct Romance language, an early form of Spanish used roughly from the 10th to the 15th centuries.
• old spanish trail

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊld ˈspæn.ɪʃ ˌtreɪl/A major historical trade route in the 19th-century southwestern United States, connecting Santa Fe, New Mexico, with Los Angeles, California.
• old squaw

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊld ˈskwɔː/A medium-sized sea duck (Clangula hyemalis) of northern waters, known for its long tail feathers and noisy calls.
• old stager

  nounC1
  /ˌəʊld ˈsteɪdʒə(r)/A person with long experience in a particular activity or profession.
• old stoa

  nounVery Low
  /ˌəʊld ˈstəʊ.ə/An ancient covered walkway or portico, typically with a colonnade, from classical Greek architecture.
• old stone age

  nounC1
  /ˌəʊld ˈstəʊn ˌeɪdʒ/The earliest and longest period of the Stone Age, characterized by the use of chipped stone tools and a hunter-gatherer lifestyle.
• old style

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˌəʊld ˈstaɪl/A method, design, or way of doing things that is characteristic of an earlier period, often valued for its traditional quality and simplicity.
• old sweat

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊld ˈswet/A seasoned, experienced soldier or veteran, especially one who has served for a long time.
• old swedish

  nounVery low frequency
  /ˌəʊld ˈswiː.dɪʃ/The historical stage of the Swedish language spoken from the 13th century to the early 16th century.
• old talk

  nounverbLow
  /ˈəʊld ˌtɔːk/Trivial, repetitive, or idle chatter; nostalgic reminiscence; gossip about the past.
• old testament

  nounC1
  /ˌəʊld ˈtes.tə.mənt/The first major division of the Christian Bible, comprising the sacred scriptures of Judaism, containing the Law, the Prophets, and the Writings.
• old turkic

  nounC2
  /ˌəʊld ˈtɜː.kɪk/The earliest attested stage of the Turkic languages, spoken and written from the 8th to the 13th centuries in Central Asia.
• old welsh

  nounC2
  /ˌəʊld ˈwelʃ/The early form of the Welsh language spoken from around 800 AD to the early 12th century, before the period of Middle Welsh.
• old west

  nounB2
  /ˌəʊld ˈwest/The western region of the United States during the 19th century frontier period (roughly 1800-1890), characterized by pioneers, cowboys, mining towns, and conflict with Native Americans.
• old wives' summer

  nounLow
  /ˌəʊld ˌwaɪvz ˈsʌmə(r)/A period of unseasonably warm, sunny weather occurring in autumn.
• old wives' tale

  nounC1
  /ˌəʊld ˌwaɪvz ˈteɪl/A widely held but false or superstitious belief, often passed down through generations.
• old woman

  nounHigh
  /ˌəʊld ˈwʊmən/A female human being of advanced age.
• old world

  adjectivenounB2-C1
  /ˌəʊld ˈwɜːld/The Eastern Hemisphere; specifically, Europe, Asia, and Africa, regarded collectively as the part of the world known to Europeans before the discovery of the Americas.

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