While sports fishing off the Florida coast, a tourist capsized his boat. He could swim, but his fear of alligators kept him clinging to the overturned craft.
Spotting and old beachcomber standing on the shore, the tourist shouted,
"Are there any gators around here?!"
"Naw," the man hollered back, "they ain"t been around for years!"
Feeling safe, the tourist started swimming leisurely toward the shore.
About halfway there he asked the guy,
"How"d you get rid of the gators?"
"We didn"t do nothin"," the beachcomber said. "The sharks got "em."
n. Cricket position of the fielder near the bowler on the on side.
MIDST
—prep. Poet. Amidst. —n. Middle. in the midst of among; in the middle of. In our (or your or their) midst among us (or you or them). [related to *mid]
MIGHT
past of *may, used esp.: 1 in reported speech, expressing possibility (said he might come) or permission (asked if i might leave) (cf. *may 1, 2).
- (foll. By perfect infin.) Expressing a possibility based on a condition not fulfilled (if you'd looked you might have found it).
- (foll. By present infin. Or perfect infin.) Expressing complaint that an obligation or expectation is not or has not been fulfilled (they might have asked).
- expressing a request (you might call in at the butcher's).
- colloq. A = *may 1 (it might be true). B (in tentative questions) = *may 2 (might i have the pleasure of this dance?). C = *may 1 d (who might you be?). might as well expressing lukewarm acquiescence (might as well try).
- n. Strength, power. with might and main with all one's power. [old english: related to *may]
MILCH
adj. Giving milk. [old english: related to *milk]
- cow n. Source of easy profit.
MILER
n. Colloq. Person or horse specializing in races of one mile.
MILKY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 of, like, or mixed with milk.
- (of a gem or liquid) cloudy; not clear. milkiness n.
- way n. Luminous band of stars; the galaxy.
MILLI
comb. Form thousand, esp. Denoting a factor of one thousandth. [latin mille thousand]
MIMIC
—v. (-ck-) 1 imitate (a person, gesture, etc.) Esp. To entertain or ridicule.
- copy minutely or servilely.
- resemble closely. —n. Person skilled in imitation. mimicry n. [greek mimikos: related to *mime]
MINCE
pie n. Pie containing mincemeat.
- —v. (-cing) 1 cut up or grind (esp. Meat) finely.
- (usu. As mincing adj.) Speak or esp. Walk effeminately or affectedly. —n. Minced meat. mince matters (or one's words) (usu. With neg.) Speak evasively or unduly mildly. mincer n. [latin minutia something small]
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