A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Hunting flies," he responded.
"Oh… Killed any?" she asked.
"Yep, three males, two females," he replied.
Intrigued, she asked, "How can you tell?"
He responded, "Three were on a beer can, two were on the phone."
—n. Tightly bound bundle of merchandise or hay. —v. (-ling) make up into bales. bale out 1 (also bail out) (of an airman) make an emergency parachute descent.
- var. Of *bail1 v. 2. [dutch: related to *ball1]
- var. Of *bail3.
BALK
var. Of *baulk.
BALL
game n. - a game played with a ball. B us baseball game.
- esp. Us colloq. Affair; matter (a whole new ball game).
- —n. - sphere, esp. For use in a game.
- a ball-shaped object; material in the shape of a ball (ball of snow, wool). B rounded part of the body (ball of the foot).
- cannon-ball.
- single delivery or pass of a ball in cricket, baseball, football, etc.
- (in pl.) Coarse slang a testicles. B (usu. As int.) Nonsense. C = *balls-up. D courage, ‘guts’. —v. Form into a ball. balls up coarse slang bungle; make a mess of. On the ball colloq. Alert. [old norse]
- n. - formal social gathering for dancing.
- slang enjoyable time (esp. Have a ball). [greek ballo throw]
BALM
n. - aromatic ointment.
- fragrant oil or resin exuded from certain trees and plants.
- thing that heals or soothes.
- aromatic herb. [latin: related to *balsam]
BAND
—n. - flat, thin strip or loop of paper, metal, cloth, etc., put round something esp. To hold or decorate it.
- a strip of material on a garment. B stripe.
- group of esp. Non-classical musicians.
- organized group of criminals etc.
- range of frequencies, wavelengths, or values.
- belt connecting wheels or pulleys. —v. - (usu. Foll. By together) unite.
- put a band on.
- mark with stripes. [old norse (related to *bind) and french]
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A cat uses whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. The whiskers act as antennae, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage.