Sherlock Holmes and his friend Watson were on a camping and hiking trip.
They had gone to bed and were lying there looking up at the sky. Holmes said, "Watson, look up. What do you see?"
"Well, I see thousands of stars."
"And what does that mean to you?"
"Well, I guess it means we will have another nice day tomorrow. What does it mean to you, Holmes?"
"To me, it means someone has stolen our tent."
n. (pl. -ies) archaic dispensing chemist. [greek apotheke storehouse]
APOTHEOSIS
n. (pl. -theoses) 1 elevation to divine status, deification.
- glorification of a thing; sublime example (apotheosis of chivalry). [greek theos god]
APPARITION
n. Remarkable or unexpected thing that appears; ghost or phantom.
APPEARANCE
n. - act of appearing.
- outward form as perceived (appearance of prosperity).
- semblance. keep up appearances maintain an impression or pretence of virtue, affluence, etc. Make (or put in) an appearance be present, esp. Briefly.
APPETIZING
adj. (also -ising) stimulating the appetite, esp. For food; tasty.
APPLICABLE
adj. (often foll. By to) that may be applied; relevant; appropriate. applicability n. [medieval latin: related to *apply]
APPLICATOR
n. Device for applying ointment etc.
APPOSITION
n. Juxtaposition, esp. Gram. Of elements sharing a syntactic function (e.g. William the conqueror; my friend sue).
APPRECIATE
v. (-ting) 1 a esteem highly; value. B be grateful for.
- understand, recognize (appreciate the danger).
- rise or raise in value. appreciative adj. Appreciatory adj. [latin pretium price]
APPRENTICE
—n. - person learning a trade by working in it for an agreed period at low wages.
- novice. —v. (-cing) (usu. Foll. By to) engage as an apprentice (apprenticed to a builder). apprenticeship n. [french apprendre learn]
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