A porter in a British hotel comes upon an American tourist impatiently jabbing at the button for the lift.
"Sir, the lift will be here in a moment."
"Lift? Lift?" replies the American. "Oh, you mean the elevator."
"No sir, here we call it a lift."
"Well, as it was invented in the United States, it’s called an elevator."
"Yes sir, but as the language was invented here, it’s called a lift."
- —n. - small vessel propelled on water by an engine, oars, or sails.
- any ship.
- long low jug for sauce etc. —v. Go in a boat, esp. For pleasure. in the same boat having the same problems. [old english]
BODE
v. (-ding) be a sign of, portend. bode well (or ill) be a good (or bad) sign. [old english]
BODY
language n. Communication through gestures and poses.
- n. (pl. -ies) 1 whole physical structure, including the bones, flesh, and organs, of a person or an animal, whether dead or alive.
- = *trunk 2.
- main or central part; bulk or majority (body of opinion).
- a group regarded as a unit. B (usu. Foll. By of) collection (body of facts).
- quantity (body of water).
- piece of matter (heavenly body).
- colloq. Person.
- full or substantial quality of flavour, tone, etc. in a body all together. [old english]
- odour n. Smell of the human body, esp. When unpleasant.
- politic n. Nation or state as a corporate body.
- shop n. Workshop where bodywork is repaired.
- stocking n. Woman's undergarment covering the torso.
BOER
—n. South african of dutch descent. —adj. Of the boers. [dutch, = farmer]
BOGY
var. Of *bogey2.
BOIL
—v. - a (of a liquid) start to bubble up and turn into vapour on reaching a certain temperature. B (of a vessel) contain boiling liquid (kettle is boiling).
- a bring to boiling point. B cook in boiling liquid. C subject to boiling water, e.g. To clean.
- a move or seethe like boiling water. B be very angry. —n. Act or process of boiling; boiling-point (on the boil; bring to the boil). boil down 1 reduce in volume by boiling.
- reduce to essentials.
- (foll. By to) amount to. Boil over 1 spill over in boiling.
- lose one's temper. [latin bullio to bubble]
- n. Inflamed pus-filled swelling under the skin. [old english]
BOLD
adj. - confidently assertive; adventurous, brave.
- impudent.
- vivid (bold colours). make (or be) so bold as to presume to; venture to. boldly adv. Boldness n. [old english]
BOLE
n. Trunk of a tree. [old norse]
BOLL
n. Round seed-vessel of cotton, flax, etc. [dutch]
To add to the dictionary krossvordista new word or its definition to an existing word, click on the "Add a word or definition of" fill opened form and click "to send".