A tough old cowboy told his grandson that if he wanted to live a long life, the secret was to sprinkle a little gunpowder on his oatmeal every morning. The grandson did this religiously, and lived to the age of 93.
When he died he left 14 children, 28 grandchildren, 35 great-grandchildren… and a 15-foot hole in the wall of the crematorium.
n. Tendency of a vehicle not to turn sharply enough.
UNDERSTOOD
past and past part. Of *understand.
UNDERSTUDY
esp. Theatr. —n. (pl. -ies) person ready to take on another's role etc. When required. —v. (-ies, -ied) 1 study (a role etc.) Thus.
- act as an understudy to.
UNDERTAKER
n. Professional funeral organizer.
UNDERVALUE
v. (-ues, -ued, -uing) 1 value insufficiently.
- underestimate.
UNDERWATER
—adj. Situated or done under water. —adv. Under water.
UNDERWHELM
v. Joc. Fail to impress. [alteration of *overwhelm]
UNDERWORLD
n. - those who live by organized crime and vice.
- mythical abode of the dead under the earth.
UNDERWRITE
v. (-ting; past -wrote; past part. -written) 1 a sign and accept liability under (an insurance policy, esp. On shipping etc.). B accept (liability) in this way.
- undertake to finance or support.
- engage to buy all the unsold stock in (a company etc.). underwriter n.
A dog"s sense of smell is one of the keenest in nature. If a pot of stew was cooking on a stove, a human would smell the stew, while the dog could smell the beef, carrots, peas, potatoes, spices, and all the other individual ingredients in the stew.
