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. Noisy argument or dispute. —v. (-ling) engage in a wrangle. [low german or dutch]
WRAPPER
n. - cover for a sweet, book, posted newspaper, etc.
- loose enveloping robe or gown.
WREATHE
v. (-thing) 1 encircle or cover as, with, or like a wreath.
- (foll. By round) wind (one's arms etc.) Round (a person etc.).
- (of smoke etc.) Move in wreaths.
WRECKER
n. - person or thing that wrecks or destroys.
- esp. Us person employed in demolition or breaking up damaged vehicles.
- esp. Hist. Person on the shore who tries to bring about a shipwreck for plunder or profit.
- n. - person or thing that wrecks or destroys.
- esp. Us person employed in demolition or breaking up damaged vehicles.
- esp. Hist. Person on the shore who tries to bring about a shipwreck for plunder or profit.
WRESTLE
—n. - contest in which two opponents grapple and try to throw each other to the ground, esp. As an athletic sport.
- hard struggle. —v. (-ling) 1 (often foll. By with) take part or fight in a wrestle.
- a (foll. By with, against) struggle. B (foll. By with) do one's utmost to deal with (a task, difficulty, etc.). wrestler n. Wrestling n. [old english]
- —n. - contest in which two opponents grapple and try to throw each other to the ground, esp. As an athletic sport.
- hard struggle. —v. (-ling) 1 (often foll. By with) take part or fight in a wrestle.
- a (foll. By with, against) struggle. B (foll. By with) do one's utmost to deal with (a task, difficulty, etc.). wrestler n. Wrestling n. [old english]
WRIGGLE
—v. (-ling) 1 (of a worm etc.) Twist or turn its body with short writhing movements.
- make wriggling motions.
- (foll. By along, through, etc.) Go thus (wriggled through the gap).
- be evasive. —n. Act of wriggling. wriggle out of colloq. Avoid on a pretext. wriggly adj. [low german wriggelen]
- —v. (-ling) 1 (of a worm etc.) Twist or turn its body with short writhing movements.
- make wriggling motions.
- (foll. By along, through, etc.) Go thus (wriggled through the gap).
- be evasive. —n. Act of wriggling. wriggle out of colloq. Avoid on a pretext. wriggly adj. [low german wriggelen]
WRINGER
n. Device for wringing water from washed clothes etc.
- n. Device for wringing water from washed clothes etc.
WRINKLE
—n. - crease in the skin, esp. Caused by age.
- similar mark in another flexible surface.
- colloq. Useful tip or clever expedient. —v. (-ling) 1 make wrinkles in.
- form wrinkles. [probably related to old english gewrinclod sinuous]
- —n. - crease in the skin, esp. Caused by age.
- similar mark in another flexible surface.
- colloq. Useful tip or clever expedient. —v. (-ling) 1 make wrinkles in.
- form wrinkles. [probably related to old english gewrinclod sinuous]
