A woman entered a fruit store and said to the clerk, "I want to purchase some fruit for my sick husband."
"We have some very nice sweet cherries on sale for a dollar a box," said the clerk.
She looked them over and decided to take a box. Handing them to the clerk she added, "Have they been sprayed with poison?"
Replied the clerk, "No ma’am. You will have to purchase that at the drug store."
n. Recess, esp. In the wall of a room. [arabic, = the vault]
ALIGHT
predic. Adj. - on fire.
- lit up; excited. [on a light (= lighted) fire]
- v. - (often foll. By from) descend from a vehicle.
- come to earth, settle. [old english]
ALKALI
n. (pl. -s) 1 a any of a class of substances that liberate hydroxide ions in water, usu. Form caustic or corrosive solutions, turn litmus blue, and have a ph of more than 7, e.g. Caustic soda.
ALKANE
n. Chem. Saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon having the general formula cnh2n+2, including methane and ethane.
ALKENE
n. Chem. Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon containing a double bond and having the general formula cnh2n, including ethylene.
ALKYNE
n. Chem. Unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon containing a triple bond and having the general formula cnh2n-2, including acetylene.
ALLEGE
v. (-ging) 1 declare, esp. Without proof.
- advance as an argument or excuse. [latin lis lit- lawsuit]
ALLIED
adj. - (also allied) associated in an alliance.
- connected or related.
- adj. - (also allied) associated in an alliance.
- connected or related.
ALLUDE
v. (-ding) (foll. By to) refer to, esp. Indirectly or briefly. [latin: related to *ad-, ludo play]
- v. (-ding) (foll. By to) refer to, esp. Indirectly or briefly. [latin: related to *ad-, ludo play]
ALLURE
—v. (-ring) attract, charm, or entice. —n. Attractiveness, personal charm, fascination. allurement n. [french: related to *ad-, *lure]
- —v. (-ring) attract, charm, or entice. —n. Attractiveness, personal charm, fascination. allurement n. [french: related to *ad-, *lure]
