dinosaur /ˈdaɪ.nə.sɔːr/ aep /-sɔːr/ noun [C]
A2 a type of reptile which stopped existing about 65,000,000 years ago. There were many different types of dinosaur, some of which were extremely large.
Thesaurus+: ↑PrehistoryF0 DISAPPROVING an old-fashioned person or thing that people no longer consider to be useful:
» This typewriter's a bit of a dinosaur, isn't it?Thesaurus+: ↑People who are boring and old-fashioned- ♯ Buses, trams and coaches
- ♯ Bushes and shrubs
- ♯ Business and commerce
- ♯ Business and commerce - general words
- ♯ Businesses and enterprises
- ♯ Busy and active
- ♯ Buying
- ♯ Buying and selling in general
- ♯ Cakes
- ♯ Calculations and calculating
- ♯ Calm and quiet
- ♯ Calm and relaxed
- ♯ Calming and relaxing
- ♯ Camping
- ♯ Cancelling and interrupting
- ♯ Cancer
- ♯ Canines (dogs)
- ♯ Capturing or taking possession of things
- ♯ Card games
- ♯ Cardinal numbers, including nought and zero
- ♯ Care for the hair
- ♯ Carnival, fairground and circus
- ♯ Carpentry and joinery
- ♯ Carpets, rugs and other floor coverings
- ♯ Carriages and carts