Wayne was returning home from a business trip... bags in hand ... and slowly making his way to his vehicle in the crowded airport garage.
Suddenly a large dark car screeched to a stop in front of Wayne, and the driver pointed menacingly at him. “Get in," the driver ordered. "I"ll take you to your car."
Startled, Wayne took a step backward. "Ah ... no thanks," he answered. "I can get there myself."
"No," the man barked back as he threw open his passenger side door. "Get In !"
Wayne’s eyes now darted around the garage, hoping to find a security guard.
Just then, the driver’s face softened. "Please," he said, "I’ve been driving up and down for two hours. I can’t find a space to park and I want yours.
- law put (esp. Forged money) into circulation. [dutch]
UTURN
n. - u-shaped turn of a vehicle so as to face in the opposite direction.
- abrupt reversal of policy.
UVULA
n. (pl. Uvulae) fleshy part of the soft palate hanging above the throat. uvular adj. [latin diminutive of uva grape]
UGLIFY
v. (-ies, -ied) make ugly.
ULLAGE
n. - amount by which a cask etc. Falls short of being full.
- loss by evaporation or leakage. [french from latin]
ULSTER
n. Long loose overcoat of rough cloth. [ulster in ireland]
ULTIMO
adj. Commerce of last month (the 28th ultimo). [latin, = in the last (mense month)]
UMLAUT
n. - mark (¨) used over a vowel, esp. In germanic languages, to indicate a vowel change.
- such a vowel change, e.g. German mann, männer, english man, men. [german]
UMPIRE
—n. Person enforcing rules and settling disputes in esp. Cricket or between disputants. —v. (-ring) (often foll. By for, in, etc.) Act as umpire (in). [french nonper not equal: related to *peer2]
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