While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft.
Spotting and old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted,
"Are there any gators around here?!"
"Naw," the man hollered back, "they ain"t been around for years!"
Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming leisurely toward the shore.
About halfway there he asked the guy,
"How"d you get rid of the gators?"
"We didn"t do nothin"," the beachcomber said. "The sharks got "em."
- alloy of mercury and another metal, used esp. In dentistry. [greek malagma an emollient]
AMATEUR
n. Person who engages in a pursuit as a pastime rather than a profession, or performs with limited skill. amateurish adj. Amateurism n. [latin amator lover: related to *amatory]
AMATORY
adj. Of sexual love. [latin amo love]
- adj. Of sexual love. [latin amo love]
AMBIENT
adj. Surrounding.
AMENITY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 pleasant or useful feature or facility.
- pleasantness (of a place etc.). [latin amoenus pleasant]
AMERIND
adj. & n. (also amerindian) = *american indian (see *indian).
AMHARIC
—n. Official and commercial language of ethiopia. —adj. Of this language. [amhara, region of ethiopia]
AMIABLE
adj. (esp. Of a person) friendly and pleasant, likeable. amiably adv. [latin: related to *amicable]
- adj. (esp. Of a person) friendly and pleasant, likeable. amiably adv. [latin: related to *amicable]
AMMETER
n. Instrument for measuring electric current in amperes. [from *ampere, *-meter]
AMMONIA
n. - pungent strongly alkaline gas.
- (in general use) solution of ammonia in water. [as *sal ammoniac]
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