as old as methuselah
1as old as Methuselah — Meaning Very old. Origin Methuselah was a Hebrew patriarch who was supposed to have lived for 969 years. Genesis 5:25 And Methuselah lived an hundred eighty and seven years, and begat Lamech: Genesis 5:26 And Methuselah lived after he begat… …
2be as old as Methuselah — if someone is as old as Methuselah, they are very old. I was a young boy at the time so to me he looked as old as Methuselah but he was probably only in his sixties …
3Methuselah — This article is about the biblical Methuselah. For other uses, see Methuselah (disambiguation). Methuselah Children Lamech, and other sons and daughters Parents Enoch Methuselah (Hebrew …
4Methuselah — /məˈθuzələ/ (say muh thoohzuhluh) noun 1. a biblical patriarch before the Flood who according to tradition lived 969 years. Genesis 5:27. 2. (sometimes lower case) a very old person. 3. World War I Colloquial a member of the Australian Remount… …
5Methuselah — Me|thu|se|lah [ˌməˈθju:zılə US ˈθu: ] n as old as Methuselah very old …
6Methuselah — noun as old as Methuselah very old …
7old — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. aged, old age, elderly; experienced; antique, antiquated, olden. See oldness, age.Ant., young; new. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [No longer vigorous] Syn. aged, elderly, patriarchal, superannuated,… …
8old — Synonyms and related words: abandoned, abjured, adult, advanced, advanced in life, advanced in years, age old, aged, ageless, along in years, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, auld, big, blase, bygone, constant, continuing,… …
9old-time — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. outmoded, ancient, obsolete; see old fashioned . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective 1. Belonging to, existing, or occurring in times long past: age old, ancient, antediluvian, antiquated, antique, archaic, hoary, old,… …
10Methuselah Foundation — Founder(s) Aubrey de Grey David Gobel Type 501(c)(3) Founded 2000 …
