Teacher asks the student:
"What is your aim in life?"
"To become a psychiatrist", the student replies.
"Very good", the teacher says, "Now would you please spell the word psychiatrist."
After some hesitation the student replies: "Well, I mean I want to be a doctor, sir. D-O-C-T-O-R."
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List of words beginning with: A
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AGLOW predic. Adj. Glowing.
AGONY aunt n. Colloq. Person (esp. A woman) who answers letters in an agony column. - column n. Colloq. - column in a magazine etc. Offering personal advice to correspondents. - = *personal column. - n. (pl. -ies) 1 extreme mental or physical suffering. - severe struggle. [greek agon struggle]
AGREE v. (-ees, -eed, -eeing) 1 hold the same opinion (i agree with you). - consent (agreed to go). - (often foll. By with) a become or be in harmony. B suit (fish didn't agree with him). C gram. Have the same number, gender, case, or person as. - reach agreement about (agreed a price). - (foll. By on) decide mutually on (agreed on a compromise). be agreed be of one opinion. [latin: related to *ad-, gratus pleasing]
AHEAD adv. - further forward in space or time. - in the lead (ahead on points).
AIRER n. Stand for airing or drying clothes etc.
AISLE n. - the part of a church on either side of the nave, divided from it by pillars. - passage between rows of pews, seats, etc. [latin ala wing]
AITCH n. The letter h. [french ache]
AKELA n. Adult leader of cub scouts. [name of the leader of the wolf-pack in kipling's jungle book]
ALARM clock n. Clock that rings at a set time. - —n. - warning of danger etc. - a warning sound or device. B = *alarm clock. - apprehension (filled with alarm). —v. - frighten or disturb. - warn. alarming adj. Alarmingly adv. [italian all'arme! To arms]
ALBUM n. - book for photographs, stamps, etc. - a long-playing gramophone record. B set of these. [latin, = blank tablet, from albus white]
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