A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Hunting flies," he responded.
"Oh… Killed any?" she asked.
"Yep, three males, two females," he replied.
Intrigued, she asked, "How can you tell?"
He responded, "Three were on a beer can, two were on the phone."
—v. (-ting) 1 (also absol.) Discuss or dispute, esp. Formally.
- consider aspects of (a question); ponder. —n. - formal discussion on a particular matter.
- discussion (open to debate). [french: related to *battle]
DEBRIS
n. - scattered fragments, esp. Of wreckage.
- accumulation of loose rock etc. [french briser break]
DEBTOR
n. Person owing money etc.
DEBUNK
v. Colloq. Expose (a person, claim, etc.) As spurious or false. debunker n.
DECADE
n. - period of ten years.
- series or group of ten. [greek: related to *deca-]
DECAMP
v. - depart suddenly; abscond.
- break up or leave camp. decampment n. [french: related to *camp1]
DECANT
v. - gradually pour off (esp. Wine), esp. Leaving the sediment behind.
- transfer as if by pouring. [greek kanthos lip of jug]
DECEIT
n. - deception, esp. By concealing the truth.
- dishonest trick. [latin capio take]
DECENT
adj. - a conforming with standards of decency. B avoiding obscenity.
- respectable.
- acceptable, good enough.
- kind, obliging. decently adv. [latin decet is fitting]
DECIDE
v. (-ding) 1 (usu. Foll. By to, that, or on, about) resolve after consideration (decided to stay; decided quickly; weather decided me; decided on a blue hat).
- resolve or settle (an issue etc.).
- (usu. Foll. By between, for, against, in favour of, or that) give a judgement. decidable adj. [latin caedo cut]
