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."
- having the main relevance (‘may’ is the operative word).
- of or by surgery. —n. Worker, esp. A skilled one. [latin: related to *operate]
OPERCULUM
n. (pl. -cula) 1 fish's gill-cover.
- any of various other parts covering or closing an aperture in an animal or plant. [latin operio cover (v.)]
OPPORTUNE
adj. - well-chosen or especially favourable (opportune moment).
- (of an action or event) well-timed. [latin opportunus (of the wind) driving towards the *port1]
OPPOSABLE
adj. Zool. (of the thumb in primates) capable of facing and touching the other digits on the same hand.
ORANGEADE
n. Orange-flavoured, usu. Fizzy, drink.
ORANGEMAN
n. Member of a political society formed in 1795 to support protestantism in ireland. [william of orange]
ORANGUTAN
n. (also orang-outang) large reddish-haired long-armed anthropoid ape of the e. Indies. [malay, = wild man]
ORBICULAR
adj. Formal circular or spherical. [latin orbiculus diminutive of orbis ring]
ORCHESTRA
n. - large group of instrumentalists combining strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion.
- (in full orchestra pit) part of a theatre etc. Where the orchestra plays, usu. In front of the stage and on a lower level. orchestral adj. [greek, = area for the chorus in drama]
