A doctor and a lawyer were attending a cocktail party when the doctor was approached by a man who asked advice on how to handle his ulcer.
The doctor mumbled some medical advice, then turned to the lawyer and asked,
"How do you handle the situation when you are asked for advice during a social function?"
"Just send a bill for such advice" replied the lawyer.
On the next morning the doctor arrived at his surgery and issued the ulcer-stricken man a $50 bill.
That afternoon he received a $100 bill from the lawyer.
comb. Form very large or long. [abbreviation of *maximum; cf. *mini-]
- n. (pl. -s) colloq. Maxi-coat, -skirt, etc. [abbreviation]
MAYA
n. - (pl. Same or -s) member of an ancient indian people of central america.
- their language. mayan adj. & n. [native name]
MAZE
n. - network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle for those who enter it.
- labyrinth.
- confused network, mass, etc. [related to *amaze]
MEAD
n. Alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water. [old english]
MEAL
n. - occasion when food is eaten.
- the food eaten at a meal. make a meal of colloq. Treat (a task etc.) Too laboriously or fussily. [old english]
- n. - grain or pulse ground to powder.
- scot. Oatmeal.
- us maize flour. [old english]
MEAN
sea level n. Level halfway between high and low water.
- v. (past and past part. Meant) 1 have as one's purpose or intention (meant no harm by it; i didn't mean to break it).
- design or destine for a purpose (meant to be used).
- intend to convey or refer to (i mean richmond in surrey).
- (often foll. By that) entail, involve, portend, signify (this means war; means that he is dead).
- (of a word) have as its equivalent in the same or another language.
- (foll. By to) be of specified importance to (that means a lot to me). mean business colloq. Be in earnest. Mean it not be joking or exaggerating. Mean well have good intentions. [old english]
- a malicious, ill-tempered. B us vicious or aggressive in behaviour.
- us colloq. Skilful, formidable (a mean fighter). no mean a very good (no mean feat). meanly adv. Meanness n. [old english]
- —n. - median point (mean between modesty and pride).
- a term midway between the first and last terms of an arithmetical etc. Progression. B quotient of the sum of several quantities and their number; average. —adj. - (of a quantity) equally far from two extremes.
- calculated as a mean. [latin medianus *median]
- —n. - median point (mean between modesty and pride).
- a term midway between the first and last terms of an arithmetical etc. Progression. B quotient of the sum of several quantities and their number; average. —adj. - (of a quantity) equally far from two extremes.
adj. Humble and submissive or gentle. meekly adv. Meekness n. [old norse]
MEET
—v. (past and past part. Met) 1 encounter (a person etc.) Or (of two or more people) come together by accident or design; come face to face (with) (met on the bridge).
- be present by design at the arrival of (a person, train, etc.).
- come or seem to come together or into contact (with); join (where the sea and the sky meet; jacket won't meet).
- make the acquaintance of (delighted to meet you; all met at oxford).
- come together for business, worship, etc. (union met management).
- a deal with or answer (a demand, objection, etc.) (met the proposal with hostility). B satisfy or conform with (agreed to meet the new terms).
- pay (a bill etc.); honour (a cheque) (meet the cost).
- (often foll. By with) experience, encounter, or receive (met their death; met with hostility).
- confront in battle etc. —n. - assembly for a hunt.
- assembly for sport, esp. Athletics. make ends meet see *end. Meet the case be adequate. Meet the eye be visible or evident. Meet a person half way compromise with. Meet up colloq. (often foll. By with) = sense 1 of v. Meet with 1 see sense 8 of v.
- receive (a reaction) (met with her approval).
- esp. Us = sense 1 of v. [old english]
- adj. Archaic fitting, proper. [related to *mete]
MEGA
comb. Form 1 large.
- one million (106) in the metric system of measurement.
- slang extremely; very big (mega-stupid; mega-project). [greek megas great]
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