Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson were on a camping and hiking trip.
They had gone to bed and were lying there looking up at the sky. Holmes said, "Watson, look up. What do you see?"
"Well, I see thousands of stars."
"And what does that mean to you?"
"Well, I guess it means we will have another nice day tomorrow. What does it mean to you, Holmes?"
"To me, it means someone has stolen our tent."
n. Condition or trim (in fine fettle). [old english]
FEUDAL
adj. - of, like, or according to the feudal system.
- reactionary (feudal attitude). feudalism n. Feudalistic adj.
- system n. Medieval system of land tenure with allegiance and service due to the landowner.
FIANCE
n. (fem. Fiancee pronunc. Same) person one is engaged to. [french]
FIASCO
n. (pl. -s) ludicrous or humiliating failure or breakdown. [italian, = bottle]
FIBRIL
n. Small fibre. [diminutive of *fibre]
FIBULA
n. (pl. Fibulae or -s) small outer bone between the knee and the ankle. fibular adj. [latin, = brooch]
FICKLE
adj. Inconstant, changeable, disloyal. fickleness n. Fickly adv. [old english]
FIDDLE
—n. - colloq. Or derog. Stringed instrument played with a bow, esp. A violin.
- colloq. Cheat or fraud.
- fiddly task. —v. (-ling) 1 a (often foll. By with, at) play restlessly. B (often foll. By about) move aimlessly; waste time. C (usu. Foll. By with) adjust, tinker; tamper.
- slang a cheat, swindle. B falsify. C get by cheating.
- play (a tune) on the fiddle. as fit as a fiddle in very good health. Play second (or first) fiddle take a subordinate (or leading) role. [old english]
FIDDLY
adj. (-ier, -iest) colloq. Awkward or tiresome to do or use.
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