The local sheriff was looking for a deputy, so Homer – who was not exactly the sharpest nail in the bucket – went in to try out for the job.
"Okay," the sheriff drawled, "Homer, what is 1 and 1?"
"11," he replied.
The sheriff thought to himself, "That"s not what I meant, but he"s right."
"What two days of the week start with the letter "T"?"
"Today and tomorrow."
He was again surprised that Homer supplied a correct answer that he had never thought of himself.
"Now Homer, listen carefully: Who killed Abraham Lincoln?"
Homer looked a little surprised himself, then thought really hard for a minute and finally admitted, "I don"t know."
"Well, why don"t you go home and work on that one for a while?"
So, Homer wandered over to the pool hall where his pals were waiting to hear the results of the interview. Homer was exultant.
"It went great! First day on the job and I"m already working on a murder case!"
n. Chem. Any of a class of compounds formed by the oxidation of alcohols. [from *alcohol, *de-, *hydrogen]
- n. Chem. Any of a class of compounds formed by the oxidation of alcohols. [from *alcohol, *de-, *hydrogen]
ALDERMAN
n. Esp. Hist. Co-opted member of an english county or borough council, next in dignity to the mayor. [old english aldor chief, *man]
ALEATORY
adj. Depending on chance. [latin alea *die2]
ALEHOUSE
n. Hist. Tavern.
ALFRESCO
adv. & adj. In the open air. [italian]
ALIENATE
v. (-ting) 1 estrange, make hostile.
- transfer ownership of. alienation n.
ALKALOID
n. Nitrogenous organic compound of plant origin, e.g. Morphine, quinine.
ALLCLEAR
n. Signal that danger etc. Is over.
ALLEGORY
n. (pl. -ies) story whose moral is represented symbolically. allegorical adj. Allegorize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing). [greek allegoria other speaking]
ALLELUIA
(also hallelujah) —int. God be praised. —n. Song or shout of praise to god. [hebrew]
- (also hallelujah) —int. God be praised. —n. Song or shout of praise to god. [hebrew]
