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| apocrypha |
(cap.) a group of fourteen books of the Old Testament that are rejected by Judaism, and considered by Protestants as uncanonical, eleven of which are accepted by the Roman Catholic Church. [1/2 definitions] |
| ark |
(sometimes cap.) according to the Old Testament, a large boat built by Noah to preserve life during the Flood. [1/4 definitions] |
| ark of the covenant |
according to the Old Testament, the sacred chest in which the ancient Hebrews carried the two stone tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments. |
| asylum |
(old-fashioned) an institution for the care of those who are unable to maintain themselves, such as orphans or the severely mentally ill. [1/3 definitions] |
| Babel |
according to the Old Testament, a tower built by the descendants of Noah, which was to reach heaven, a plan frustrated by God, who made communication among workmen impossible by creating a confusion of languages. |
| baby doll |
(old-fashioned) used as an affectionate or flirtatious term for a woman, esp. one's girlfriend or wife. [1/4 definitions] |
| back |
not current; old. [1/15 definitions] |
| badman |
an outlaw, desperado, bandit, or the like, esp. in the old American West. |
| Baltic |
of, designating, or pertaining to a group of Indo-European languages that includes Lithuanian and Old Prussian. [1/2 definitions] |
| barbershop |
of, for, or concerning the closely harmonized part singing of old-fashioned or sentimental songs. [1/2 definitions] |
| behemoth |
a huge beast, perhaps a hippopotamus, mentioned in the Book of Job in the Old Testament. [1/2 definitions] |
| beldam |
an old woman, esp. one who is ugly. |
| Belshazzar |
according to the Old Testament, the last king of Babylon, killed by the invading Persians after being warned by a hand that wrote of his defeat on a wall. |
| Beowulf |
the title character and hero of an anonymous, alliterative Old English epic poem. |
| Bible |
the principal sacred writings of Judaism, comprising the Old Testament, and of Christianity, comprising both the Old and New Testaments. [1/3 definitions] |
| biddy2 |
(informal) a fussy or talkative old woman. |
| bindle |
(slang, old-fashioned) a bundle of possessions carried by a hobo, usually including bedding. Traditionally, a bindle might be tied to a stick and carried over the shoulder. |
| bobby |
(chiefly British; old-fashioned; informal) a police officer, esp. one who patrols on foot. |
| break out |
to go in a completely new direction, leaving others or one's old ways behind. [1/5 definitions] |
| bristlecone pine |
a small pine growing at high altitudes in the western United States that is the longest-lived conifer known, some specimens being over four thousand years old. |
| build a better mousetrap |
to invent or make a better product, esp. better than an old familiar one. |
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