As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife"s voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there"s a car going the wrong way on 280. Please be careful!"
"Heck," said Herman, "It"s not just one car. It"s hundreds of them!"
bomb n. Bomb in which energy is released by nuclear fission.
- n. - a smallest particle of a chemical element that can take part in a chemical reaction. B this as a source of nuclear energy.
- minute portion or thing (atom of pity). [greek atomos indivisible]
- n. - a smallest particle of a chemical element that can take part in a chemical reaction. B this as a source of nuclear energy.
- minute portion or thing (atom of pity). [greek atomos indivisible]
AULD
lang syne n. Times long past. [scots, = old long since]
AUNT
n. - sister of one's father or mother.
- uncle's wife.
- colloq. (form of address by a child to) parent's female friend. [latin amita]
- sally n. - game in which sticks or balls are thrown at a wooden dummy.
- target of general abuse.
AURA
n. (pl. -s) 1 distinctive atmosphere.
- subtle emanation. [greek, = breeze]
AUTO
comb. Form 1 self.
- one's own.
- of or by oneself or itself. [greek autos]
- n. (pl. -s) us colloq. Car. [abbreviation of *automobile]
AVER
v. (-rr-) formal assert, affirm. averment n. [latin verus true]
AVID
adj. Eager, greedy. avidity n. Avidly adv. [latin aveo crave]
AVOW
v. Formal declare, confess. avowal n. Avowedly adv. [latin voco call]
AWAY
—adv. - to or at a distance from the place, person, or thing in question (go, give, look, away; 5 miles away).
- into non-existence (explain, fade, away).
- constantly, persistently (work away).
- without delay (ask away). —attrib. Adj. Sport not played on one's own ground (away match). —n. Sport away match or win. [old english: related to *a2, *way]
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