Two factory workers are talking.
The woman says, "I can make the boss give me the day off."
The man replies, "And how would you do that?"
The woman says, "Just wait and see." She then hangs upside-down from the ceiling.
The boss comes in and says, "What are you doing?"
The woman replies, "I"m a light bulb."
The boss then says, "You"ve been working so much that you"ve gone crazy. I think you need to take the day off."
The man starts to follow her and the boss says, "Where are you going?"
The man says, "I"m going home, too. I can"t work in the dark."
n. (in france) abbot or priest. [french from latin: related to *abbot]
ABET
v. (-tt-) (usu. In aid and abet) encourage or assist (an offender or offence). [french: related to *ad-, *bait]
ABLE
adj. (abler, ablest) 1 (often foll. By to + infin.; used esp. In is able, will be able, etc., replacing tenses of can) having the capacity or power (not able to come).
- talented, clever. ably adv. [latin habilis]
- suffix forming adjectives meaning: 1 that may or must be (eatable; payable).
- that can be made the subject of (dutiable; objectionable).
- relevant to or in accordance with (fashionable; seasonable). [latin -abilis]
ABLY
suffix forming adverbs corresponding to adjectives in -able.
ABTA
abbr. Association of british travel agents.
ABUT
v. (-tt-) 1 (foll. By on) (of land) border on.
- (foll. By on, against) (of a building) touch or lean upon (another). [anglo-latin butta strip of land: related to *butt1]
ACAS
abbr. Advisory, conciliation, and arbitration service.
ACHE
—n. - continuous dull pain.
- mental distress. —v. (-ching) suffer from or be the source of an ache. [old english]
ACHY
adj. (-ier, -iest) full of or suffering from aches.
ACID
house n. A type of synthesized music with a simple repetitive beat, often associated with hallucinogenic drugs.
- rain n. Acid, esp. From industrial waste gases, falling with rain.
- test n. Severe or conclusive test.
- —n. - a any of a class of substances that liberate hydrogen ions in water, are usu. Sour and corrosive, turn litmus red, and have a ph of less than 7. B any compound or atom donating protons.
- any sour substance.
- slang the drug lsd. —adj. - sour.
- biting, sharp (an acid wit).
- chem. Having the essential properties of an acid. acidic adj. Acidify v. (-ies, -ied). Acidity n. Acidly adv. [latin aceo be sour]
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