A father and son went fishing one day. While they were out in the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. He asked his father, "How does this boat float?"
The father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
A little later, the boy looked at his father and asked, "How do fish breath underwater?"
Once again the father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
A little later the boy asked his father, "Why is the sky blue?"
Again, the father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
Finally, the boy asked his father, "Dad, do you mind my asking you all of these questions?"
The father replied, "Of course not, you don"t ask questions, you never learn nothin"."
- modest in size, pretensions, etc. —v. (-ling) 1 make humble; abase.
- lower the rank or status of. eat humble pie apologize humbly; accept humiliation. humbleness n. Humbly adv. [latin humilis: related to *humus]
HUMBUG
—n. - lying or deception; hypocrisy.
- impostor.
- hard boiled striped peppermint sweet. —v. (-gg-) 1 be or behave like an impostor.
- deceive, hoax. [origin unknown]
HUMMUS
n. (also houmous) dip or appetizer made from ground chick-peas, sesame oil, lemon, and garlic. [turkish]
HUMOUR
(us humor) —n. - a quality of being amusing or comic. B the expression of humour in literature, speech, etc.
- (in full sense of humour) ability to perceive or express humour.
- state of mind; inclination (bad humour).
- (in full cardinal humour) hist. Each of the four fluids (blood, phlegm, choler, melancholy), thought to determine a person's physical and mental qualities. —v. Gratify or indulge (a person or taste etc.). out of humour displeased. humourless adj. [latin humor moisture]
HUNGER
strike n. Refusal of food as a protest.
- —n. - a lack of food. B feeling of discomfort or exhaustion caused by this.
- (often foll. By for, after) strong desire. —v. - (often foll. By for, after) crave or desire.
- feel hunger. [old english]
HUNGRY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 feeling or showing hunger; needing food.
- inducing hunger (hungry work).
- craving (hungry for news). hungrily adv. [old english]
HUNTER
n. - a (fem. Huntress) person or animal that hunts. B horse used in hunting.
- person who seeks something.
- pocket-watch with a hinged cover protecting the glass.
HURDLE
—n. - a each of a series of light frames to be cleared by athletes in a race. B (in pl.) Hurdle-race.
- obstacle or difficulty.
- portable rectangular frame used as a temporary fence etc. —v. (-ling) 1 run in a hurdle-race.
- fence off etc. With hurdles. [old english]
HURLEY
n. - (also hurling) irish game resembling hockey.
- stick used in this.
HURRAH
int. & n. (also hurray) exclamation of joy or approval. [earlier huzza, origin uncertain]
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