—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- ↑Scoring, winning and losing in sport
- ↑Scratching and rubbing
- ↑Sculpture
- ↑Sea creatures
- ↑Sea fish
- ↑Searching
- ↑Seas and oceans
- ↑Secrecy and privacy
- ↑Seeming and purporting to be
- ↑Self-control and moderation
- ↑Selfishness
- ↑Selling
- ↑Selling and serving alcoholic drinks
- ↑Sentences and expressions
- ↑Sentimental and over-emotional
- ↑Separateness and isolation in space
- ↑Separating and dividing
- ↑Serious and severe
- ↑Serious and unpleasant
- ↑Servants, slaves and underlings
- ↑Severe
- ↑Sex offenders
- ↑Sexual activity in general
- ↑Sexual and reproductive organs
- ↑Sexual attraction