Aged - Definition
aged
adj 1: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two
syllables); "aged members of the society"; "elderly
residents could remember the construction of the first
skyscraper"; "senior citizen" [syn: aged, elderly,
older, senior]
2: at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable);
"aged rocks"
3: having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one
syllable); "aged ten"; "ten years of age" [syn: aged(a),
of age(p)]
4: of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final
condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable); "mature well-
aged cheeses" [syn: aged, ripened]
5: (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is
pronounced as one syllable) [syn: aged, cured]
n 1: people who are old collectively; "special arrangements were
available for the aged" [syn: aged, elderly] [ant:
young, youth]