HyperDic: fossil

English > 3 senses of the word *fossil*:
ADJECTIVE	pert	fossil	characteristic of a fossil
NOUN	person	fossil, dodo, fogy, fogey	someone whose style is out of fashion
NOUN	object	fossil	the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil

fossil > pronunciation
Sounds	faa'sahl
Rhymes	abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl...

English > *fossil*: 3 senses > adjective 1, pert
Meaning	characteristic of a fossil.
Nouns	fossil	the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil

English > *fossil*: 3 senses > noun 1, person
Meaning	someone whose style is out of fashion.
Synonyms	dodo, fogy, fogey
Broader	oldster, old person, senior citizen, golden ager	An elderly person
Usage of	colloquialism	A colloquial expression
Spanish	carcamal, carroza, fósil, vejestorio
Catalan	carronya, carrossa, fòssil, ròssa

English > *fossil*: 3 senses > noun 2, object
Meaning	The remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil.
Narrower	ammonite, ammonoid	One of the coiled chambered fossil shells of extinct mollusks
	belemnite	A conical calcareous fossil tapering to a point at one end and with a conical cavity at the other end containing (when unbroken) a small chambered phragmocone from the shell of any of numerous extinct cephalopods of the family Belemnitidae
	fucoid	A fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales
	index fossil, guide fossil	A fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock / rock layer in which it is found
	microfossil	A fossil that must be studied microscopically
	wormcast	fossil trail of a worm
Broader	remains	Any object that is left unused or still extant
Spanish	fósiles, fósil, restos arqueológicos
Catalan	fòssil, restes arqueològiques
Adjectives	fossil	characteristic of a fossil
Adjectives	fossiliferous	bearing or containing fossils
Nouns	fossilist	a specialist in paleontology
Verbs	fossilize	convert to a fossil

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