Tom had won a toy at a raffle. He called his kids together to ask which one should have the present.
“Who is the most obedient?” he asked. “Who never talks back to mother? Who does everything she says?”
Five small voices answered in unison. “Okay, dad, you get the toy.”
- of exchange n. Written order to pay a sum of money on a given date to the drawer or to a named payee.
- of fare n. Menu.
- of lading n. Detailed list of a ship's cargo.
- —n. - statement of charges for goods or services.
- draft of a proposed law.
- poster, placard.
- programme of entertainment.
- us banknote. —v. - send a statement of charges to.
- put in the programme; announce.
- (foll. By as) advertise as. [medieval latin bulla seal]
- —n. - bird's beak.
- narrow promontory. —v. (of doves etc.) Stroke bills. bill and coo exchange caresses. [old english]
- n. - hist. Weapon with a hooked blade.
- = *billhook. [old english]
BIND
—v. (past and past part. Bound) 1 tie or fasten tightly.
- restrain forcibly.
- (cause to) cohere.
- compel; impose a duty on.
- a edge with braid etc. B fasten (the pages of a book) in a cover.
- constipate.
- ratify (a bargain, agreement, etc.).
- (often foll. By up) bandage. —n. Colloq. Nuisance; restriction. bind over law order (a person) to do something, esp. Keep the peace. [old english]
BINE
n. - twisting stem of a climbing plant, esp. The hop.
- flexible shoot. [dial. Form of *bind]
BINT
n. Slang, usu. Offens. Girl or woman. [arabic]
BIRD
n. - two-legged feathered winged vertebrate, egg-laying and usu. Able to fly.
- slang young woman.
- slang person.
- slang prison; prison sentence. a bird in the hand something secured or certain. The birds and the bees euphem. Sexual activity and reproduction. Birds of a feather similar people. For the birds colloq. Trivial, uninteresting. Get the bird slang be rejected, esp. By an audience. [old english]
- of paradise n. Bird, the male of which has brilliant plumage.
- of passage n. - migrant.
- habitual traveller.
- of prey n. Bird which hunts animals for food.
- table n. Platform on which food for birds is placed.
BIRO
n. (pl. -s) propr. A kind of ball-point pen. [biró, name of its inventor]
BITE
—v. (-ting; past bit; past part. Bitten) 1 cut or puncture with the teeth.
- (foll. By off, away, etc.) Detach thus.
- (of an insect etc.) Sting.
- (of a wheel etc.) Grip, penetrate.
- accept bait or an inducement.
- be harsh in effect, esp. Intentionally.
- (in passive) a swindle. B (foll. By by, with, etc.) Be infected by (enthusiasm etc.).
- colloq. Worry, perturb.
- cause smarting pain (biting wind). 10 be sharp or effective (biting wit). 11 (foll. By at) snap at. —n. - act of biting.
- wound etc. Made by biting.
- a mouthful of food. B snack.
- taking of bait by a fish.
- pungency (esp. Of flavour).
- incisiveness, sharpness.
- position of the teeth when the jaws are closed. bite the dust slang die. Bite a person's head off colloq. Respond angrily. Bite one's lip repress emotion etc. [old english]
BLAB
v. (-bb-) 1 talk foolishly or indiscreetly.
- reveal (a secret etc.); confess. [imitative]
BLEW
past of *blow1.
- past of *blow1.
BLIP
—n. - minor deviation or error.
- quick popping sound.
- small image on a radar screen. —v. (-pp-) make a blip. [imitative]
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