Two cowboys come upon an Indian lying on his stomach with his ear to the ground. One of the cowboys stops and says to the other, "You see that Indian?"
"Yeah," says the other cowboy.
"Look," says the first one, "he’s listening to the ground. He can hear things for miles in any direction."
Just then the Indian looks up. "Covered wagon," he says, "about two miles away. Have two horses, one brown, one white. Man, woman, child, household effects in wagon."
"Incredible!" says the cowboy to his friend. "This Indian knows how far away they are, how many horses, what color they are, who is in the wagon, and what is in the wagon. Amazing!"
The Indian looks up and says, "Ran over me about a half hour ago."
- reluctant acceptance of the inevitable. [medieval latin: related to *resign]
RESPECTABLE
adj. - of acceptable social standing; decent and proper in appearance or behaviour.
- fairly competent (a respectable try).
- reasonably good in condition, appearance, number, size, etc. respectability n. Respectably adv.
RESPIRATION
n. - a breathing. B single breath in or out.
- biol. (in living organisms) the absorption of oxygen and the release of energy and carbon dioxide. [latin spiro breathe]
RESPLENDENT
adj. Brilliant, dazzlingly or gloriously bright. resplendence n. [latin resplendeo shine]
RESPONSIBLE
adj. - (often foll. By to, for) liable to be called to account (to a person or for a thing).
- morally accountable for one's actions; capable of rational conduct.
- of good credit, position, or repute; respectable; evidently trustworthy.
- (often foll. By for) being the primary cause.
- involving responsibility. responsibly adv.
RESTITUTION
n. - restoring of a thing to its proper owner.
- reparation for an injury (esp. Make restitution). [latin]
RESTORATION
n. - restoring or being restored.
- model or representation of the supposed original form of a thing.
- (restoration) hist. A (prec. By the) re-establishment of the british monarchy in 1660. B (often attrib.) Literary period following this (restoration comedy).
RESTORATIVE
—adj. Tending to restore health or strength. —n. Restorative medicine, food, etc.
RESTRICTIVE
adj. Restricting. [french or medieval latin: related to *restrict]
- practice n. Agreement that limits competition or output in industry.
RESTRUCTURE
v. (-ring) give a new structure to; rebuild; rearrange.
