olive — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

covered, dirty, huge, incomplete, unmarked

The archaeologists carefully examined the huge olive jars discovered in the ancient tomb.

VERB + OLIVE

apply, beef, bottle, concern, eat, extend, give, like

She extended an olive branch to her former colleague after their heated disagreement last month.

OLIVE + NOUN

croutons, honey, peace, plight, russian, skin, soaps, troth

The salad came with crispy olive croutons and a tangy vinaigrette dressing.

PREP.

about, in, in, on, on, than, with, without

She drizzled olive oil on the salad before serving it to her guests.

ADV.

indeed, really

My grandmother's olive oil is really the best I've ever tasted in my life.

Definitions

noun

1

A tree of species Olea europaea cultivated since ancient times in the Mediterranean for its fruit and the oil obtained from it.

2

The small oval fruit of this tree, eaten ripe (usually black) or unripe (usually green).

Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon.

3

The wood of the olive tree.

4

A dark yellowish-green color, that of an unripe olive.

5

An olivary body, part of the medulla oblongata.

adj

1

Of a grayish green color, that of an unripe olive.

Appleby[…]rose from his seat when Morales came in. He shook hands urbanely, unbuckled his sword, and laid his kepi on the table, and then sat down with an expression of concern in his olive face which Appleby fancied was assumed.

The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶

name

1

A female given name from English.

And hear me swear a solemn oath, / That only by thy side / Will I to Olive plight my troth, / And gain her for my bride.

"Elspie, I have a thought! The baby shall be christened Olive!" "It's a strange, heathen name, Mrs. Rothesay." "Not at all. Listen how I chanced to think of it. This very morning, just before you came to waken me, I had such a queer, delicious dream. [ - - - ] Then I looked up, after awhile, and saw standing at the foot of the bed a little angel—a child-angel—with a green olive-branch in its hand. [ - - - ] "

2

A surname.

3

A male given name from English.

4

A number of places in the United States:

5

A number of places in the United States:

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

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Trevor, like an Aussie outbacker, eats snacks and a pickup meal of bread, cantaloupe, olives, mangoes, and melon.

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02

a beef olive

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03

olives of veal

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04

Appleby[…]rose from his seat when Morales came in. He shook hands urbanely, unbuckled his sword, and laid his kepi on the table, and then sat down with an expression of concern in his olive face which

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05

The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in e

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06

And hear me swear a solemn oath, / That only by thy side / Will I to Olive plight my troth, / And gain her for my bride.

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Usage Notes

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