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11-letter words containing old

  • golden club — an aquatic plant, Orontium aquaticum, of the arum family, native to the eastern U.S., having blue-green leaves and a clublike spadix covered with tiny yellow flowers.
  • golden deed — a noble deed or act
  • golden fizz — a drink containing egg yolk, gin or vodka, lemon juice, sugar, and soda water.
  • golden gate — a strait in W California, between San Francisco Bay and the Pacific. 2 miles (3.2 km) wide.
  • golden girl — successful or celebrated woman
  • golden glow — a tall garden black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia laciniata) with numerous globular, yellow ray flower heads
  • golden goal — In some football matches, a golden goal is the first goal scored in extra time, which wins the match for the team that scores it.
  • golden gram — (in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle.
  • golden horn — an inlet of the Bosporus, in European Turkey: forms the inner part of Istanbul.
  • golden hour — the first hour after a serious accident, when it is crucial that the victim receives medical treatment in order to have a chance of surviving
  • golden mean — the perfect moderate course or position that avoids extremes; the happy medium.
  • golden mole — any of several burrowing insectivores of the family Chrysochloridae, of southern Africa, the fur of which has an iridescent, often golden luster.
  • golden orfe — one of the two varieties of orfe, an aquarium fish
  • golden rose — a gold, bejeweled ornament in the form of a rose or spray of roses, blessed and presented by the pope in recognition of service to the Holy See.
  • golden rule — a rule of ethical conduct, usually phrased “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you,” or, as in the Sermon on the Mount, “Whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so unto them.” Matt. 7:12; Luke 6:31.
  • golden-ager — an elderly person, especially one who has retired.
  • goldenberry — the Cape gooseberry
  • goldfinches — Plural form of goldfinch.
  • goldschmidt — Richard Benedikt. 1878–1958, US geneticist, born in Germany. He advanced the theory that heredity is determined by the chemical configuration of the chromosome molecule rather than by the qualities of the individual genes
  • goldthreads — Plural form of goldthread.
  • handholding — the act of holding hands, especially as a sign or token of affection.
  • harold holt — Harold Edward, 1908–67, Australian political leader: prime minister 1966–67.
  • hold button — a button on a telephone that enables someone to interrupt an incoming call temporarily in order to answer another call.
  • hold in fee — to own; possess
  • hold out on — to delay in or keep from telling (a person) some new or important information
  • holding-pen — a tank for the temporary storage of a substance.
  • householder — a person who holds title to or occupies a house.
  • householdry — (archaic) The management and upkeep of a household.
  • hundredfold — a hundred times as great or as much.
  • in the cold — outside, exposed to cold weather
  • land-holder — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
  • landholders — Plural form of landholder.
  • landholding — a holder, owner, or occupant of land.
  • lay hold of — to seize or grasp
  • leaseholder — a tenant under a lease.
  • lens holder — a container which holds a thin curved piece of glass or plastic in place
  • leopold iii — 1901–83, king of Belgium 1934–51 (son of Albert I).
  • lip molding — a bead surrounding the opening of a drawer.
  • liquid gold — a suspension of finely divided gold in a vegetable oil, used chiefly for gilding ceramic ware.
  • millionfold — comprising a million parts or members.
  • moldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
  • mosaic gold — Chemistry. stannic sulfide.
  • new-for-old — (of insurance) issued on the principle that claims will be based on the cost of replacing old damaged, destroyed, or lost items with brand new items
  • old british — Brythonic as used before a.d. 800.
  • old castile — a region in N Spain: formerly a province.
  • old country — the original home country of an immigrant or a person's ancestors, especially a European country.
  • old english — Also called Anglo-Saxon. the English language of a.d. c450–c1150. Abbreviation: OE.
  • old flemish — the Flemish language before c1300.
  • old frisian — the Frisian language before c1500. Abbreviation: OFris.
  • old hickory — Jackson1
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