A porter in a British hotel comes upon an American tourist impatiently jabbing at the button for the lift.
"Sir, the lift will be here in a moment."
"Lift? Lift?" replies the American. "Oh, you mean the elevator."
"No sir, here we call it a lift."
"Well, as it was invented in the United States, it’s called an elevator."
"Yes sir, but as the language was invented here, it’s called a lift."
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.
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