Tom had won a toy at a raffle. He called his kids together to ask which one should have the present.
“Who is the most obedient?” he asked. “Who never talks back to mother? Who does everything she says?”
Five small voices answered in unison. “Okay, dad, you get the toy.”
n.pl. Winds blowing in the opposite direction to (and usu. Above) trade winds.
- n.pl. Winds blowing in the opposite direction to (and usu. Above) trade winds.
APICULTURE
n. Bee-keeping. apiculturist n. [latin apis bee, *culture]
APOCALYPSE
n. - violent or destructive event.
- (the apocalypse) revelation, the last book of the new testament.
- revelation, esp. About the end of the world. apocalyptic adj. [greek apokalupto reveal]
APOCRYPHAL
adj. Of doubtful authenticity.
APOLITICAL
adj. Not interested in or concerned with politics.
APOLOGETIC
—adj. - showing or expressing regret.
- of apologetics. —n. (usu. In pl.) Reasoned defence, esp. Of christianity. apologetically adv.
APOPHTHEGM
n. = *aphorism. [latin from greek]
APOPLECTIC
adj. - of or causing apoplexy.
- colloq. Enraged.
APOSTOLATE
n. - position or authority of an apostle.
- leadership in reform.
APOSTROPHE
n. - punctuation mark (') indicating: a omission of letters or numbers (e.g. Can't; may '92). B possessive case (e.g. Harry's book; boys' coats).
- exclamatory passage addressed to (an often absent) person or thing. apostrophize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) (in sense 2). [greek, = turning away]
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