golden parachute | giving top executives lucrative benefits that must be paid by the acquirer if they are discharged after a takeover |
golden algae | algae having the pigments chlorophyll and carotene and xanthophyll |
golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas | shiner of eastern North America having golden glints, sometimes also called `bream' |
yellow warbler golden warbler yellowbird Dendroica petechia | yellow-throated American wood warbler |
golden oriole Oriolus oriolus | bright yellow songbird with black wings |
golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos | large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck |
Pacific ridley olive ridley Lepidochelys olivacea | oliveolored sea turtle of tropical Pacific and Indian and the southern Atlantic oceans |
golden pheasant Chrysolophus pictus | brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia |
golden mole | mole of southern Africa having iridescent guard hairs mixed with the underfur |
golden plover | plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots |
golden retriever | an English breed having a long silky golden coat |
goldeneye golden-eyed fly | a variety of green lacewing |
golden hamster Syrian hamster Mesocricetus auratus | small lightolored hamster often kept as a pet |
angwantibo golden potto Arctocebus calabarensis | a kind of lemur |
golden calf | (Old Testament) an idol made by Aaron for the Israelites to worship, destroyed by Moses, it is now used to refer to anything worshipped undeservedly |
Golden Gate Bridge | a suspension bridge across the Golden Gate |
olive drab | a cloth of an olive-brown color used for military uniforms |
olive drab olive-drab uniform | military uniform of the United States Army, made from cloth of a dull olive color |
olive green olive-green | a color that is lighter and greener than olive |
olive brown | a shade of brown tinged with green |
olive | a yellow-green color of low brightness and saturation |
olive drab drab | a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown |
golden mean | the middle between extremes |
Golden Rule | a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount, Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them (Matthew :) |
golden rule | any important rule, the golden rule of teaching is to be clear |
oldie golden oldie | a song that was formerly popular |
peace offering olive branch | something offered to an adversary in the hope of obtaining peace |
golden handshake | a lucrative severance agreement offered to an employee (usually as an incentive to retire) |
olive oil | oil from olives |
Golden Delicious Yellow Delicious | a sweet eating apple with yellow skin |
Grimes' golden | yellow apple that ripens in late autumn, eaten raw |
olive | one-seeded fruit of the European olive tree usually pickled and used as a relish |
black olive ripe olive | olives picked ripe and cured in brine then dried or pickled or preserved canned or in oil |
green olive | olives picked green and pickled in brine, infrequently stuffed with e.g. pimento |
treacle golden syrup | a pale cane syrup |
Golden Horde | a Mongolian army that swept over eastern Europe in the th century |
California Golden State CA Calif. | a state in the western United States on the Pacific, the rd largest state, known for earthquakes |
Golden Gate | a strait in western California that connects the San Francisco Bay with the Pacific Ocean, discovered in by Sir Francis Drake |
oldster old person senior citizen golden ager | an elderly person |
wonder boy golden boy | a man who is unusually successful at an early age |
golden larch Pseudolarix amabilis | Chinese deciduous conifer resembling a larch with golden yellow leaves |
California laurel California bay tree Oregon myrtle pepperwood spice tree sassafras laurel California olive mountain laurel Umbellularia californica | Pacific coast tree having aromatic foliage and small umbellate flowers followed by olivelike fruit, yields a hard tough wood |
golden clematis Clematis tangutica | Chinese clematis with serrate leaves and large yellow flowers |
goldthread golden thread Coptis groenlandica Coptis trifolia groenlandica | low-growing perennial of North America woodlands having trifoliate leaves and yellow rootstock and white flowers |
goldenseal golden seal yellow root turmeric root Hydrastis Canadensis | perennial herb of northeastern United States having a thick knotted yellow rootstock and large rounded leaves |
golden wattle Acacia pycnantha | shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers, widely cultivated as an ornamental |
common allamanda golden trumpet Allamanda cathartica | vigorous evergreen climbing plant of South America having glossy leathery foliage and golden yellow flowers |
golden pothos pothos ivy arum Epipremnum aureum Scindapsus aureus | evergreen liana widely cultivated for its variegated foliage |
golden club Orontium aquaticum | aquatic plant of the southeastern United States having blue-green leaves and a spadix resembling a club covered with tiny yellow flowers |
golden calla | any of several callas of the genus Zantedeschia having yellow spathes |