Definition: people who are old collectively
Usage: special arrangements were available for the aged
Definition: (used of tobacco) aging as a preservative process (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
Definition: of wines, fruit, cheeses; having reached a desired or final condition; (`aged' pronounced as one syllable)
Usage: mature well-aged cheeses
Main entry: older, senior, aged, elderly
Definition: advanced in years; (`aged' is pronounced as two syllables)
Usage: aged members of the society; elderly residents could remember the construction of the first skyscraper; senior citizen
Definition: having attained a specific age; (`aged' is pronounced as one syllable)
Usage: aged ten; ten years of age
Main entry: aged
Definition: at an advanced stage of erosion (pronounced as one syllable)
Usage: aged rocks