An admiral is standing by a candy machine at the Naval Academy in Annapolis when he stops a plebe walking by.
- "Sailor, do you have change for a dollar?"
- "Sure, buddy," - says the plebe, rooting around his pocket.
- "That"s no way to address an officer! Now let"s try it again. Do you have change for a dollar?"
The plebe snaps to attention and barks,
- "No, sir!"
n. Lack of oxygen in the blood, causing unconsciousness or death; suffocation. asphyxiant adj. & n. [greek a- not, sphuxis pulse]
ASPIRANT
—adj. Aspiring. —n. Person who aspires. [latin: related to *aspire]
ASPIRATE
—adj. Pronounced with an exhalation of breath; blended with the sound of h. —n. Sound of h; consonant pronounced in this way. —v. (-ting) 1 pronounce with breath or with initial h.
- draw (fluid) by suction from a cavity etc.
ASSASSIN
n. Killer, esp. Of a political or religious leader. [arabic, = hashish-eater]
ASSEMBLE
v. (-ling) 1 gather together; collect.
- esp. Mech. Fit together (components, a whole). [latin ad to, simul together]
ASSEMBLY
line n. Machinery arranged so that a product can be progressively assembled.
- n. (pl. -ies) 1 assembling.
- assembled group, esp. As a deliberative body.
- assembling of components.
ASSESSOR
n. - person who assesses (esp. For tax or insurance).
- legal adviser on technical questions.
ASSIGNEE
n. Law person to whom a right or property is assigned.
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