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."
—adj. As much or as many as required (enough apples). —n. Sufficient amount or quantity (we have enough). —adv. - adequately (warm enough).
- fairly (sings well enough).
- quite (you know well enough what i mean). have had enough of want no more of; be satiated with or tired of. Sure enough as expected. [old english]
ENRAGE
v. (-ging) make furious. [french: related to *en-1]
ENRICH
v. - make rich or richer.
- make more nutritive.
- increase the strength, wealth, value, or contents of. enrichment n. [french: related to *en-1]
ENROLL
v. (brit. Enrol) (-ll-) 1 enlist.
- a write the name of (a person) on a list. B incorporate as a member. C enrol oneself, esp. For a course of study. enrolment n. [french: related to *en-1]
ENSIGN
n. - banner or flag, esp. The military or naval flag of a nation.
- standard-bearer.
- a hist. Lowest commissioned infantry officer. B us lowest commissioned naval officer. [french: related to *insignia]
ENSURE
v. (-ring) 1 make certain.
- (usu. Foll. By against) make safe (ensure against risks). ensurer n. [anglo-french: related to *assure]
ENTAIL
—v. - necessitate or involve unavoidably (entails much effort).
- law bequeath (an estate) to a specified line of beneficiaries so that it cannot be sold or given away. —n. Law 1 entailed estate.
- succession to such an estate. [related to *tail2]
ENTICE
v. (-cing) attract by the offer of pleasure or reward. enticement n. Enticing adj. Enticingly adv. [french enticier probably from romanic]
ENTIRE
adj. - whole, complete.
- unbroken.
- unqualified, absolute.
- in one piece; continuous. [latin: related to *integer]
ENTITY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 thing with distinct existence.
- thing's existence in itself. [latin ens ent- being]
