Fossil - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈfɑːsl|
Brit.
|ˈfɒs(ə)l|
noun
- someone whose style is out of fashion (syn: dodo, fogey, fogy)
- 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
- 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
adjective
- characteristic of a fossil
Extra examples
...some old fossil who thinks that a boy and a girl shouldn't be together unsupervised until they are engaged...
Marine sponges have a long fossil record (=their development has been recorded over a long period).
The fossil was well preserved.
They found the fossil skeleton of a mastodon.
Fossil fuels have caused irreversible damage to the environment.
It was a chance in a million that we'd find a fossil.
We combust coal and other fossil fuels
Word forms
noun
singular: fossil
plural: fossils
singular: fossil
plural: fossils
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