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. (in france) abbot or priest. [french from latin: related to *abbot]
ABET
v. (-tt-) (usu. In aid and abet) encourage or assist (an offender or offence). [french: related to *ad-, *bait]
ABLE
adj. (abler, ablest) 1 (often foll. By to + infin.; used esp. In is able, will be able, etc., replacing tenses of can) having the capacity or power (not able to come).
- talented, clever. ably adv. [latin habilis]
- suffix forming adjectives meaning: 1 that may or must be (eatable; payable).
- that can be made the subject of (dutiable; objectionable).
- relevant to or in accordance with (fashionable; seasonable). [latin -abilis]
ABLY
suffix forming adverbs corresponding to adjectives in -able.
ABTA
abbr. Association of british travel agents.
ABUT
v. (-tt-) 1 (foll. By on) (of land) border on.
- (foll. By on, against) (of a building) touch or lean upon (another). [anglo-latin butta strip of land: related to *butt1]
ACAS
abbr. Advisory, conciliation, and arbitration service.
ACHE
—n. - continuous dull pain.
- mental distress. —v. (-ching) suffer from or be the source of an ache. [old english]
ACHY
adj. (-ier, -iest) full of or suffering from aches.
ACID
house n. A type of synthesized music with a simple repetitive beat, often associated with hallucinogenic drugs.
- rain n. Acid, esp. From industrial waste gases, falling with rain.
- test n. Severe or conclusive test.
- —n. - a any of a class of substances that liberate hydrogen ions in water, are usu. Sour and corrosive, turn litmus red, and have a ph of less than 7. B any compound or atom donating protons.
- any sour substance.
- slang the drug lsd. —adj. - sour.
- biting, sharp (an acid wit).
- chem. Having the essential properties of an acid. acidic adj. Acidify v. (-ies, -ied). Acidity n. Acidly adv. [latin aceo be sour]
