A father and son went fishing one day. While they were out in the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. He asked his father, "How does this boat float?"
The father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
A little later, the boy looked at his father and asked, "How do fish breath underwater?"
Once again the father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
A little later the boy asked his father, "Why is the sky blue?"
Again, the father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
Finally, the boy asked his father, "Dad, do you mind my asking you all of these questions?"
The father replied, "Of course not, you don"t ask questions, you never learn nothin"."
- poker n. Cultivated plant with spikes of usu. Red or yellow flowers.
REDIAL
v. (-ll-; us -l-) dial again.
REDRAW
v. (past redrew; past part. Redrawn) draw again or differently.
REDUCE
v. (-cing) 1 make or become smaller or less.
- (foll. By to) bring by force or necessity (to some undesirable state or action) (reduced them to tears; reduced to begging).
- convert to another (esp. Simpler) form (reduced it to a powder).
- convert (a fraction) to the form with the lowest terms.
- (foll. By to) bring, simplify, or adapt by classification or analysis (the dispute may be reduced to three issues).
- make lower in status or rank.
- lower the price of.
- lessen one's weight or size.
- weaken (is in a very reduced state). 10 impoverish. 11 subdue, bring back to obedience. 12 chem. A (cause to) combine with hydrogen. B (cause to) undergo addition of electrons. 13 a (in surgery) restore (a dislocated etc. Part) to its proper position. B remedy (a dislocation etc.) In this way. reducible adj. [latin duco bring]
REECHO
v. (-es, -ed) echo repeatedly; resound.
REEFER
n. - slang marijuana cigarette.
- thick double-breasted jacket. [from *reef2]
REFACE
v. (-cing) put a new facing on (a building).
REFILL
—v. Fill again. —n. - thing that refills, esp. Another drink.
- act of refilling. refillable adj.
REFINE
v. (-ning) 1 free from impurities or defects.
- make or become more polished, elegant, or cultured.
REFLEX
camera n. Camera in which the viewed image is formed by a mirror, enabling the scene to be correctly composed and focused.
- —adj. - (of an action) independent of the will, as an automatic response to the stimulation of a nerve.
- (of an angle) exceeding 180°. —n. - reflex action.
- sign or secondary manifestation (law is a reflex of public opinion).
- reflected light or image. [latin: related to *reflect]
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