—fossil /ˈfɒs.əl/ aep /ˈfɑː.səl/
noun [C] (IN ROCK)
► F0 the shape of a bone, a shell, or a plant or animal that has been preserved in rock for a very long periodThesaurus+: ↑Palaeontology and fossilsnoun [C] (PERSON)
► F0 INFORMAL HUMOROUS an old person, especially one who will not accept new ideasThesaurus+: ↑People who are boring and old-fashioned- ♯ Phonology and phonetics
- ♯ Photography
- ♯ Phrases telling people to go away
- ♯ Physical and chemical processes
- ♯ Physical and sexual assault and abduction
- ♯ Physical gestures of respect
- ♯ Physical irregularities
- ♯ Physically and mentally mature and immature
- ♯ Physically strong and powerful
- ♯ Physics
- ♯ Physics in general
- ♯ Physiotherapy, massage and osteopathy
- ♯ Pictures
- ♯ Pieces of writing
- ♯ Pigs
- ♯ Pins, clips, hooks and pegs
- ♯ Places and locations
- ♯ Places involved in military activity
- ♯ Places where bodies are buried or cremated
- ♯ Placing and positioning an object
- ♯ Plain and ordinary
- ♯ Planets
- ♯ Planning, expecting and arranging
- ♯ Plans and arrangements
- ♯ Plant anatomy