- old·ster
- /ˈoʊldstɚ/ noun, pl -sters [count]informal : an old person
active and lively oldsters
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old|ster — «OHLD stuhr», noun. Informal. 1. an old or older person: »The discreet and sober conversation of the oldsters was much disturbed by the loud laughter of the younger folks (Henry Kingsley). 2. (in the British Navy) a midshipman with four years in… … Useful english dictionary
old — cuck·old·ry; old; old·fan·gled; old·ham; old·ham·ite; old·ham s; old·ie; old·ish; old·land; old·ness; old·ster; cuck·old; old·en; thresh·old; Old; … English syllables
ster-6 — ster 6 English meaning: sterile Deutsche Übersetzung: “unfruchtbar” Note: old Sonderanwendung from ster “ stiff “ Material: O.Ind. starī f. “unfruchtbare cow”; Arm. sterj “unfruchtbar, from animals”, also sterd (*ster dh o ,… … Proto-Indo-European etymological dictionary
ster´ling|ness — ster|ling «STUR lihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. containing 92.5 per cent pure silver; of standard quality for silver. Sterling is stamped on solid silver knives, forks, and the like. 2. made of sterling silver. 3. Figurative. genuine reliable;… … Useful english dictionary
ster´ling|ly — ster|ling «STUR lihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. containing 92.5 per cent pure silver; of standard quality for silver. Sterling is stamped on solid silver knives, forks, and the like. 2. made of sterling silver. 3. Figurative. genuine reliable;… … Useful english dictionary
ster|ling — «STUR lihng», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. containing 92.5 per cent pure silver; of standard quality for silver. Sterling is stamped on solid silver knives, forks, and the like. 2. made of sterling silver. 3. Figurative. genuine reliable; excellent; … Useful english dictionary
Old Norse — dǫnsk tunga, dansk tunga ( Danish tongue ), norrœnt mál ( Norse language ) Spoken in Nordic countries, Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales, Isle of Man, Normandy, Vinland, the Volga and places in between … Wikipedia
-ster — ► SUFFIX 1) denoting a person engaged in or associated with a particular activity or thing: songster. 2) denoting a person having a particular quality: youngster. ORIGIN Old English … English terms dictionary
ster|nine — «STUR nyn», adjective. of or like a tern; belonging to a subfamily of birds including the terns. ╂[< New Latin sterninus < Sterna the tern genus. Compare Old English stearn a sea bird.] … Useful english dictionary
ster- — I. ster 1 Stiff. Derivatives include stare, starch, stork, starve, and torpedo. I. O grade form *stor . 1. Suffixed form *stor ē . stare, from … Universalium
