One day Holmes and Watson are flying a dirigible balloon. It is foggy around, they have lost their way. Suddenly they see - a shepherd is grazing sheep below. The men are very glad and shout:
- The dear, tell us, please, where we are now?
- You are in the dirigible balloon.
- I understand... - Holmes says. - We are flying over Russia.
- But why? - Watson is surprised.
- It’s elementary, Buddy! Only a programmer could give such an exact and useless answer at the same time. And only in Russia programmers can look after sheep.
—n. Musical instrument like an accordion but smaller. —v. (-nas, -naed or -na'd, -naing) compress or collapse in folds like those of a concertina.
CONCESSION
n. - a conceding. B thing conceded.
- reduction in price for a certain category of persons.
- a right to use land etc. B right to sell goods in a particular territory. concessionary adj. [latin: related to *concede]
CONCESSIVE
adj. Gram. (of a preposition or conjunction) introducing a phrase or clause which contrasts with the main clause (e.g. In spite of, although). [latin: related to *concede]
CONCHOLOGY
n. The study of shells. [from *conch]
CONCILIATE
v. (-ting) 1 make calm and amenable; pacify; gain the goodwill of.
- reconcile. conciliation n. Conciliator n. Conciliatory adj. [latin: related to *council]
CONCLUSION
n. - ending, end.
- judgement reached by reasoning.
- summing-up.
- settling (of peace etc.).
- logic proposition reached from given premisses. in conclusion lastly, to conclude. [latin: related to *conclude]
CONCLUSIVE
adj. Decisive, convincing. conclusively adv. [latin: related to *conclude]
CONCRETION
n. - hard solid mass.
- forming of this by coalescence. [latin: related to *concrete]
CONCURRENT
adj. - (often foll. By with) existing or in operation at the same time or together.
- (of three or more lines) meeting at or tending towards one point.
- agreeing, harmonious. concurrence n. Concurrently adv.
CONCUSSION
n. - temporary unconsciousness or incapacity due to a blow to the head, a fall, etc.
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