eldest
/หษldษชst/IPA: /EH1 L D AH0 S T/
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The eldest child in a family, or individual in a group.
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(of a player) Receiving cards from the dealer first, before any other players.
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(of a hand) Having higher, or superior cards.
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Of an object, concept, relationship, etc., having existed for a relatively long period of time.
โan old abandoned building;โ an old friendโ
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Having been used and thus no longer new or unused.
โI find that an old toothbrush is good to clean the keyboard with.โ
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Having existed or lived for the specified time.
โHow old are they? Sheโs five years old and he's seven. We also have a young teen and a two-year-old child.โ
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(heading) Of an earlier time.
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Tiresome after prolonged repetition.
โYour constant pestering is getting old.โ
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Said of subdued colors, particularly reds, pinks and oranges, as if they had faded over time.
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A grammatical intensifier, often used in describing something positive. (Mostly in idioms like good old, big old and little old, any old and some old.)
โWe're having a good old time.โMy next car will be a big old SUV.โ My wife makes the best little old apple pie in Texas.โ
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Excessive, abundant.
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