A drummer, sick of all the drummer jokes, decides to change his instrument. After some thought, he decides on the accordion.
So he goes to the music store and says to the owner, "I"d like to look at the accordions, please."
The owner gestures to a shelf in the corner and says, "All our accordions are over there."
After browsing, the drummer says, "I think I"d like the big red one in the corner."
The store owner looks at him and says, "You"re a drummer, aren"t you?"
The drummer, crestfallen, says, "How did you know?"
The store owner says, "That "big red accordion" is the radiator."
n. Colloq. Light refreshment taken at about 11 a.m.
- n. Colloq. Light refreshment taken at about 11 a.m.
ELIMINATE
v. (-ting) 1 remove, get rid of.
- exclude from consideration.
- exclude from a further stage of a competition through defeat etc. elimination n. Eliminator n. [latin limen limin- threshold] (-ting) 1 remove, get rid of.
- exclude from consideration.
- exclude from a further stage of a competition through defeat etc. elimination n. Eliminator n. [latin limen limin- threshold]
ELLIPSOID
n. Solid of which all the plane sections through one axis are circles and all the other plane sections are ellipses.
ELOCUTION
n. Art of clear and expressive speech. [latin loquor speak]
ELOQUENCE
n. Fluent and effective use of language. [latin loquor speak]
ELSEWHERE
adv. In or to some other place.
ELUCIDATE
v. (-ting) throw light on; explain. elucidation n. Elucidatory adj. [latin: related to *lucid]
EMBARRASS
v. - make (a person) feel awkward or ashamed.
- (as embarrassed adj.) Encumbered with debts.
- encumber. embarrassment n. [italian imbarrare bar in]
EMBATTLED
adj. - prepared or arrayed for battle.
- fortified with battlements.
- under heavy attack or in trying circumstances.
EMBELLISH
v. - beautify, adorn.
- enhance with fictitious additions. embellishment n. [french bel, *beau]
