Teacher asks the student:
"What is your aim in life?"
"To become a psychiatrist", the student replies.
"Very good", the teacher says, "Now would you please spell the word psychiatrist."
After some hesitation the student replies: "Well, I mean I want to be a doctor, sir. D-O-C-T-O-R."
—v. (-dd-; past bid, archaic bade; past part. Bid, archaic bidden) 1 (past and past part. Bid) a (esp. At an auction) make an offer (of) (bid for the vase; bid £20). B offer a service for a stated price.
- literary command; invite (bid the soldiers shoot; bade her start).
- literary utter (a greeting or farewell) to (i bade him welcome).
- (past and past part. Bid) cards state before play how many tricks one intends to make. —n. - act of bidding.
- amount bid.
- colloq. Attempt; effort (bid for power). bidder n. [old english]
BIG
apple n. Us slang new york city.
- bang theory n. Theory that the universe began with the explosion of dense matter.
- brother n. Supposedly benevolent watchful dictator.
- end n. (in a vehicle) end of the connecting-rod, encircling the crankpin.
- money n. Large amounts of money.
- noise n. (also big shot) colloq. = *bigwig.
- stick n. Colloq. Display of force.
- time n. (prec. By the) slang success, esp. In show business. big-timer n.
- top n. Main tent in a circus.
- wheel n. Ferris wheel.
- —adj. (bigger, biggest) 1 a of considerable size, amount, intensity, etc. B of a large or the largest size (big toe).
- important (my big day).
- adult, elder (big sister).
- colloq. A boastful (big words). B often iron. Generous (big of him). C ambitious (big ideas).
- (usu. Foll. By with) advanced in pregnancy (big with child). —adv. Colloq. Impressively or grandly (think big). in a big way colloq. With great enthusiasm, display, etc. biggish adj. [origin unknown]
BIN
end n. One of the last bottles from a bin of wine, usu. Sold at a reduced price.
- n. Large receptacle for rubbish or storage. [old english]
BIO
comb. Form 1 life (biography).
- biological; of living things. [greek bios life]
BIT
on the side n. Slang sexual relationship involving infidelity.
- part n. Minor role.
- n. - small piece or quantity.
- (prec. By a) fair amount (sold quite a bit).
- often colloq. Short or small time, distance, or amount (wait a bit; move up a bit; a bit tired; a bit of an idiot). bit by bit gradually. Do one's bit colloq. Make a useful contribution. [old english]
- past of *bite.
- n. - metal mouthpiece of a bridle.
- tool or piece for boring or drilling.
- cutting or gripping part of a plane, pincers, etc. [old english]
- n. Computing unit of information expressed as a choice between two possibilities. [binary digit]
BIZ
n. Colloq. Business. [abbreviation]
BMA
abbr. British medical association.
BMX
n. - organized bicycle-racing on a dirt-track.
- bicycle used for this. [abbreviation of bicycle moto-cross]
BOA
constrictor n. Species of boa.
- n. - large snake which kills by crushing and suffocating.
- long stole of feathers or fur. [latin]
BOB
—v. (-bb-) 1 move quickly up and down.
- (usu. Foll. By back, up) bounce or emerge buoyantly or suddenly.
- cut (the hair) in a bob.
- curtsy. —n. - jerking or bouncing movement, esp. Upward.
- hairstyle with the hair hanging evenly above the shoulders.
- weight on a pendulum etc.
- horse's docked tail.
- curtsy. [imitative]
- n. (pl. Same) hist. Slang shilling (now = 5 pence). [origin unknown]
- n. bob's your uncle slang expression of completion or success. [pet form of robert]
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