Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door.
Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
He asked the store manager,
"Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that"s him," he replied.
The stranger couldn"t help but be amused.
"That certainly doesn"t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
—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]
Snails produce a colorless, sticky discharge that forms a protective carpet under them as they travel along. The discharge is so effective that they can crawl along the edge of a razor without cutting themselves.
