It was World War II, and the captain was attempting to rally the GIs on the eve of a big offensive.
"Out there," said the captain, "is your enemy. The man who has made your life miserable, who is working to destroy you; the man who has been trying to kill you day after day throughout this war."
Private Johnson jumped to his feet. "My God! The cook’s working for the Germans!"
detector n. Electronic device for locating esp. Buried metal.
- —n. - a any of a class of workable elements such as gold, silver, iron, or tin, usu. Good conductors of heat and electricity and forming basic oxides. B alloy of any of these.
- molten material for making glass.
- (in pl.) Rails of a railway line.
- = *road-metal. —adj. Made of metal. —v. (-ll-; us -l-) 1 make or mend (a road) with road-metal.
- cover or fit with metal. [greek metallon mine]
METER
comb. Form 1 forming nouns denoting measuring instruments (barometer).
- forming nouns denoting lines of poetry with a specified number of measures (pentameter). [greek metron measure]
- n. (brit. Metre) metric unit and the base si unit of linear measure, equal to about 39.4 inches. metreage n. [greek metron measure]
- —n. - instrument that measures or records, esp. Gas, electricity, etc. Used, distance travelled, etc.
- = *parking-meter. —v. Measure or record by meter. [from *mete]
- n. (brit. Metre) 1 a poetic rhythm, esp. As determined by the number and length of feet in a line. B metrical group or measure.
- basic rhythm of music. [related to *metre1]
METHS
n. Colloq. Methylated spirit. [abbreviation]
METRE
n. (us meter) metric unit and the base si unit of linear measure, equal to about 39.4 inches. metreage n. [greek metron measure]
- n. (us meter) metric unit and the base si unit of linear measure, equal to about 39.4 inches. metreage n. [greek metron measure]
- n. (us meter) 1 a poetic rhythm, esp. As determined by the number and length of feet in a line. B metrical group or measure.
- basic rhythm of music. [related to *metre1]
- n. (us meter) 1 a poetic rhythm, esp. As determined by the number and length of feet in a line. B metrical group or measure.
- basic rhythm of music. [related to *metre1]
METRO
n. (pl. -s) underground railway system, esp. In paris. [french shortened from metropolitain metropolitan]
- n. (pl. -s) underground railway system, esp. In paris. [french shortened from metropolitain metropolitan]
METRY
comb. Form forming nouns denoting procedures and systems involving measurement (geometry).
- comb. Form forming nouns denoting procedures and systems involving measurement (geometry).
MEZZO
forte adj. & adv. Fairly loud(ly).
- mus. —adv. Half, moderately. —n. (in full mezzo-soprano) (pl. -s) 1 female singing-voice between soprano and contralto.
- singer with this voice. [latin medius middle]
- piano adj. & adv. Fairly soft(ly).
MIAOW
—n. Characteristic cry of a cat. —v. Make this cry. [imitative]
MICKY
var. Of *mickey.
MICRO
comb. Form 1 small (microchip).
- denoting a factor of one millionth (10-6) (microgram). [greek mikros small]
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