One day Holmes and Watson are flying a dirigible balloon. It is foggy around, they have lost their way. Suddenly they see - a shepherd is grazing sheep below. The men are very glad and shout:
- The dear, tell us, please, where we are now?
- You are in the dirigible balloon.
- I understand... - Holmes says. - We are flying over Russia.
- But why? - Watson is surprised.
- It’s elementary, Buddy! Only a programmer could give such an exact and useless answer at the same time. And only in Russia programmers can look after sheep.
comb. Form very large or long. [abbreviation of *maximum; cf. *mini-]
- n. (pl. -s) colloq. Maxi-coat, -skirt, etc. [abbreviation]
MAYA
n. - (pl. Same or -s) member of an ancient indian people of central america.
- their language. mayan adj. & n. [native name]
MAZE
n. - network of paths and hedges designed as a puzzle for those who enter it.
- labyrinth.
- confused network, mass, etc. [related to *amaze]
MEAD
n. Alcoholic drink of fermented honey and water. [old english]
MEAL
n. - occasion when food is eaten.
- the food eaten at a meal. make a meal of colloq. Treat (a task etc.) Too laboriously or fussily. [old english]
- n. - grain or pulse ground to powder.
- scot. Oatmeal.
- us maize flour. [old english]
MEAN
sea level n. Level halfway between high and low water.
- v. (past and past part. Meant) 1 have as one's purpose or intention (meant no harm by it; i didn't mean to break it).
- design or destine for a purpose (meant to be used).
- intend to convey or refer to (i mean richmond in surrey).
- (often foll. By that) entail, involve, portend, signify (this means war; means that he is dead).
- (of a word) have as its equivalent in the same or another language.
- (foll. By to) be of specified importance to (that means a lot to me). mean business colloq. Be in earnest. Mean it not be joking or exaggerating. Mean well have good intentions. [old english]
- a malicious, ill-tempered. B us vicious or aggressive in behaviour.
- us colloq. Skilful, formidable (a mean fighter). no mean a very good (no mean feat). meanly adv. Meanness n. [old english]
- —n. - median point (mean between modesty and pride).
- a term midway between the first and last terms of an arithmetical etc. Progression. B quotient of the sum of several quantities and their number; average. —adj. - (of a quantity) equally far from two extremes.
- calculated as a mean. [latin medianus *median]
- —n. - median point (mean between modesty and pride).
- a term midway between the first and last terms of an arithmetical etc. Progression. B quotient of the sum of several quantities and their number; average. —adj. - (of a quantity) equally far from two extremes.
adj. Humble and submissive or gentle. meekly adv. Meekness n. [old norse]
MEET
—v. (past and past part. Met) 1 encounter (a person etc.) Or (of two or more people) come together by accident or design; come face to face (with) (met on the bridge).
- be present by design at the arrival of (a person, train, etc.).
- come or seem to come together or into contact (with); join (where the sea and the sky meet; jacket won't meet).
- make the acquaintance of (delighted to meet you; all met at oxford).
- come together for business, worship, etc. (union met management).
- a deal with or answer (a demand, objection, etc.) (met the proposal with hostility). B satisfy or conform with (agreed to meet the new terms).
- pay (a bill etc.); honour (a cheque) (meet the cost).
- (often foll. By with) experience, encounter, or receive (met their death; met with hostility).
- confront in battle etc. —n. - assembly for a hunt.
- assembly for sport, esp. Athletics. make ends meet see *end. Meet the case be adequate. Meet the eye be visible or evident. Meet a person half way compromise with. Meet up colloq. (often foll. By with) = sense 1 of v. Meet with 1 see sense 8 of v.
- receive (a reaction) (met with her approval).
- esp. Us = sense 1 of v. [old english]
- adj. Archaic fitting, proper. [related to *mete]
MEGA
comb. Form 1 large.
- one million (106) in the metric system of measurement.
- slang extremely; very big (mega-stupid; mega-project). [greek megas great]
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