dinosaur

/ˈdaɪnəˌsɔɹ/

noundi · no · saur

Think: "DIE-no-SORE"—if a dinosaur stepped on your foot, it would be sore!

Yes, it's dinosaur. Remember the middle is **-no-** (not **-na-**): **di-no-saur**.

Definitions

  1. nouna large reptile that lived millions of years ago, long before humans
  2. nouna person or thing that is old-fashioned or no longer useful

Examples

  • The museum had a huge dinosaur skeleton in the main hall.
  • My little brother can name almost every dinosaur he sees in books.
  • Dad joked that his old phone is a dinosaur compared to new models.

Synonyms

prehistoric reptileancient creaturefossil animalold-timer

Antonyms

modern inventionnewcomer

Translations

ES dinosaurioPT dinossauroFR dinosaure

Common misspellings

dinasaurdinosordinosauredinosuardynosaurdinozaurdinasourdinosaurre

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