| 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 |
woodpecker
peckerwood
pecker | bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects |
green woodpecker
Picus viridis | woodpecker of Europe and western Asia |
| downy woodpecker | small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill |
ivorybill
ivory-billed woodpecker
Campephilus principalis | large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill, nearly extinct |
redheaded woodpecker
redhead Melanerpes erythrocephalus | black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck |
| 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 |