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.”
—predic. Adj. Wrong, out of order. —adv. Wrong(ly), inappropriately (everything went amiss). take amiss be offended by. [old norse à mis so as to miss]
AMITY
n. Friendship. [latin amicus friend]
AMONG
prep. (also amongst) 1 surrounded by, with (lived among the trees; be among friends).
- included in (among us were dissidents).
- in the category of (among his best works).
- a between; shared by (divide it among you). B from the joint resources of (among us we can manage it).
- with one another (talked among themselves). [old english, = in a crowd]
AMOUR
n. (esp. Secret) love affair. [french, = love]
- propre n. Self-respect. [french]
AMPLE
adj. (ampler, amplest) 1 a plentiful, abundant, extensive. B euphem. Large, stout.
- more than enough. amply adv. [latin amplus]
AMUCK
var. Of *amok.
AMUSE
v. (-sing) 1 cause to laugh or smile.
- interest or occupy. amusing adj. [french a cause to, muser stare]
ANGEL
cake n. Light sponge cake.
- n. - a attendant or messenger of god. B representation of this in human form with wings.
- virtuous or obliging person.
- slang financial backer of a play etc. [greek aggelos messenger]
ANGER
—n. Extreme or passionate displeasure. —v. Make angry. [old norse angr grief]
ANGLE
n. (usu. In pl.) Member of a n. German tribe that settled in e. Britain in the 5th c. [latin anglus, from the name angul in germany]
- —n. - space between two meeting lines or surfaces, esp. As measured in degrees.
- corner.
- point of view. —v. (-ling) 1 move or place obliquely.
- present (information) in a biased way. [latin angulus]
- v. (-ling) 1 fish with hook and line.
- (foll. By for) seek an objective indirectly (angled for a loan). angler n. [old english]
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