Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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old boy | Yes | No | No | No |
alum | Yes | No | No | No |
old boy (noun) | alum (noun) |
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a vivacious elderly man | a double sulphate of aluminum and potassium that is used as an astringent (among other things) |
a former male pupil of a school | a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the potassium double sulfate of aluminum |
a familiar term of address for a man | a white crystalline double sulfate of aluminum: the ammonium double sulfate of aluminum |
a person who has received a degree from a school (high school or college or university) |