Old Definition–adjective | 1. | far advanced in the years of one's or its life: an old man; an old horse; an old tree. |
| 2. | of or pertaining to the latter part of the life or term of existence of a person or thing: old age. |
| 3. | as if or appearing to be far advanced in years: Worry had made him old. |
| 4. | having lived or existed for a specified time: a man 30 years old; a century-old organization. |
| 5. | having lived or existed as specified with relation to younger or newer persons or things: Jim is our oldest boy. |
| 6. | having been aged for a specified time: This whiskey is eight years old. |
| 7. | having been aged for a comparatively long time: old b
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| 8. | long known or in use: the same old excuse. |
| 9. | overfamiliar to the point of tedium: Some jokes get old fast. |
| 10. | belonging to the past: the good old days. |
| 11. | having been in existence since the distant past: a fine old family. |
| 12. | no longer in general use: This typewriter is an old model. |
| 13. | acquired, made, or in use by one prior to the acquisition, making, or use of something more recent: When the new house was built, we sold the old one. |
| 14. | of, pertaining to, or originating at an earlier period or date: old maps. |
| 15. | prehistoric; ancient: There may have been an old land bridge between Asia and Alaska. |
| 16. | (initial capital letter ) (of a language) in its oldest known period, as attested by the earliest written records: Old Czech. |
| 17. | experienced: He's an old hand at welding. |
| 18. | of long standing; having been such for a comparatively long time: an old and trusted employee. |
| 19. | (of colors) dull, faded, or subdued: old rose. |
| 20. | deteriorated through age or long use; worn, decayed, or dilapidated: old clothes.
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| 21. | Physical Geography. (of landforms) far advanced in reduction by erosion or the like. |
| 22. | sedate, sensible, mature, or wise: That child seems old beyond his years. |
| 23. | (used to indicate affection, familiarity, disparagement, or a personalization): good old Bob; that dirty old jalopy. |
| 24. | Informal. (used as an intensive) great; uncommon: a high old time. |
| 25. | former; having been so formerly: a dinner for his old students. |
–noun | 26. | (used with a plural verb ) old persons collectively (usually prec. by the): appropriations to care for the old. |
| 27. | a person or animal of a specified age or age group (used in combination): a class for six-year-olds; a horse race for three-year-olds. |
| 28. | old or former time, often time long past: days of old. |
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Bug Definition–noun
| 2. | (loosely) any insect or insectlike invertebrate. |
| 3. | Informal. any microorganism, esp. a virus: He was laid up for a week by an intestinal bug. |
| 4. | Informal. a defect or imperfection, as in a mechanical device, computer program, or plan; glitch: The test flight discovered the bugs in the new plane. |
| 5. | Informal. | a. | a person who has a great enthusiasm for something; fan or hobbyist: a hi-fi bug. |
| b. | a craze or obsession: He's got the sports-car bug. |
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| 6. | Informal. | a. | a hidden microphone or other electronic eavesdropping device. |
| b. | any of various small mechanical or electrical gadgets, as one to influence a gambling device
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| 7. | a mark, as an asterisk, that indicates a particular item, level, etc. |
| 8. | Horse Racing. the five-pound weight allowance that can be claimed by an apprentice jockey. |
| 9. | a telegraph key that automatically transmits a series of dots when moved to one side and one dash when moved to the other. |
| 10. | Poker Slang. a joker that can be used only as an ace or as a wild card to fill a straight or a flush. |
| 11. | Printing. a label printed on certain matter to indicate that it was produced by a union shop. |
| 12. | any of various fishing plugs resembling an insect. |
| 13. | Chiefly British. a bedbug. |
–verb (used with object) Informal. | 14. | to install a secret listening device in (a room, building, etc.) or on (a telephone or other device): The phone had been bugged. |
| 15. | to bother; annoy; pester: She's bugging him to get her into show business. |
—Verb phrases| 16. | bug off, Slang. to leave or depart, esp. rapidly: I can't help you, so bug off. |
| 17. | bug out, Slang. to flee in panic; show panic or alarm. |
—Idiom| 18. | put a bug in someone's ear, to give someone a subtle suggestion; hint: We put a bug in his ear about a new gymnasium. |
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