A drummer, sick of all the drummer jokes, decides to change his instrument. After some thought, he decides on the accordion.
So he goes to the music store and says to the owner, "I"d like to look at the accordions, please."
The owner gestures to a shelf in the corner and says, "All our accordions are over there."
After browsing, the drummer says, "I think I"d like the big red one in the corner."
The store owner looks at him and says, "You"re a drummer, aren"t you?"
The drummer, crestfallen, says, "How did you know?"
The store owner says, "That "big red accordion" is the radiator."
v. (-ning) (usu. Foll. By for) make amends (for a wrong). [from *atonement]
ATTAR
n. Perfume made from rose-petals. [persian]
ATTIC
n. Space or room at the top of a house, usu. Under the roof. [from *attic, with ref. To an architectural feature]
- —adj. Of ancient athens or attica, or the form of greek used there. —n. Greek as used by the ancient athenians. [greek attikos]
AUDIO
comb. Form hearing or sound.
- frequency n. Frequency able to be perceived by the human ear.
- n. (usu. Attrib.) Sound or its reproduction. [latin audio hear]
- typist n. Person who types from a tape-recording.
AUDIT
—n. Official scrutiny of accounts. —v. (-t-) conduct an audit of.
AUGER
n. Tool with a screw point for boring in wood. [old english]
AUGHT
n. Archaic anything. [old english]
AUGUR
—v. Portend, serve as an omen (augur well or ill). —n. Hist. Roman religious official interpreting natural phenomena in order to pronounce on proposed actions. [latin]
AURAL
adj. Of the ear or hearing. aurally adv. [latin auris ear]
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