A porter in a British hotel comes upon an American tourist impatiently jabbing at the button for the lift.
"Sir, the lift will be here in a moment."
"Lift? Lift?" replies the American. "Oh, you mean the elevator."
"No sir, here we call it a lift."
"Well, as it was invented in the United States, it’s called an elevator."
"Yes sir, but as the language was invented here, it’s called a lift."
—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]
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