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."
adj. - (often foll. By to) having resigned oneself; resolved to endure.
- indicative of this resignedly adv.
RESISTOR
n. Device having resistance to the passage of an electric current.
RESOLUTE
adj. Determined, decided, firm of purpose. resolutely adv. [latin: related to *resolve]
RESOLVED
adj. Resolute, determined.
RESONANT
adj. - (of sound) echoing, resounding; continuing to sound; reinforced or prolonged by reflection or vibration.
- (of a body, room, etc.) Tending to reinforce or prolong sounds, esp. By vibration.
- (often foll. By with) (of a place) resounding. resonance n. [latin: related to *resound]
RESONATE
v. (-ting) produce or show resonance; resound. resonator n. [latin: related to *resonant]
RESOURCE
—n. - expedient or device.
- (often in pl.) Means available; stock or supply that can be drawn on; asset.
- (in pl.) Country's collective wealth.
- skill in devising expedients (person of great resource).
- (in pl.) One's inner strength, ingenuity, etc. —v. (-cing) provide with resources. resourceful adj. (in sense 4). Resourcefully adv. Resourcefulness n. [french: related to *source]
RESPONSE
n. - answer given in a word or act; reply.
- feeling, movement, or change caused by a stimulus or influence.
- (often in pl.) Any part of the liturgy said or sung in answer to the priest. [latin: related to *respond]
RESTCURE
n. Rest usu. Of some weeks as a medical treatment.
RESTLESS
adj. - without rest or sleep.
- uneasy; agitated.
- constantly in motion, fidgeting, etc. restlessly adv. Restlessness n. [old english: related to *rest1]
