A lawyer and a doctor were on an extravagant fishing trip.
The lawyer said, "I am here because my house burned down and everything I owned was burned. The insurance company paid a mint for everything I lost."
"Now that’s quite a coincidence," said the doctor, "I’m here because my house and all my belongings were destroyed by a flood, and my insurance company also paid for everything."
The lawyer looked somewhat confused and said, "Really? How do you start a flood?"
n. - a male singing-voice between baritone and alto or counter-tenor. B singer with this voice.
- (often attrib.) Instrument with a similar range.
- (usu. Foll. By of) general meaning.
- (usu. Foll. By of) prevailing course, esp. Of a person's life or habits. [latin teneo hold]
TENSE
—adj. - stretched tight, strained.
- causing tenseness (tense moment). —v. (-sing) make or become tense. tense up become tense. tensely adv. Tenseness n. [latin tensus: related to *tend1]
- n. - form of a verb indicating the time (also the continuance or completeness) of the action etc.
- set of such forms as a paradigm. [latin tempus time]
TENTH
adj. & n. - next after ninth.
- any of ten equal parts of a thing. tenthly adv.
TEPEE
n. (also teepee) n. American indian's conical tent. [dakota]
TEPID
adj. - lukewarm.
- unenthusiastic. tepidity n. Tepidly adv. [latin]
TERMS
of reference n.pl. Scope of an inquiry etc.; definition of this.
TERRA
firma n. Dry land, firm ground. [latin]
- incognita n. Unexplored region. [latin, = unknown land]
TERRY
n. (often attrib.) Looped pile fabric used esp. For towels and nappies. [origin unknown]
