A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn"t improve.
Finally, before the whole orchestra, he said, "When a musician just can"t handle his instrument and doesn"t improve when given help, they take away the instrument, and give him two sticks, and make him a drummer."
A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: "And if he can"t handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor."
- alloy of mercury and another metal, used esp. In dentistry. [greek malagma an emollient]
AMATEUR
n. Person who engages in a pursuit as a pastime rather than a profession, or performs with limited skill. amateurish adj. Amateurism n. [latin amator lover: related to *amatory]
AMATORY
adj. Of sexual love. [latin amo love]
- adj. Of sexual love. [latin amo love]
AMBIENT
adj. Surrounding.
AMENITY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 pleasant or useful feature or facility.
- pleasantness (of a place etc.). [latin amoenus pleasant]
AMERIND
adj. & n. (also amerindian) = *american indian (see *indian).
AMHARIC
—n. Official and commercial language of ethiopia. —adj. Of this language. [amhara, region of ethiopia]
AMIABLE
adj. (esp. Of a person) friendly and pleasant, likeable. amiably adv. [latin: related to *amicable]
- adj. (esp. Of a person) friendly and pleasant, likeable. amiably adv. [latin: related to *amicable]
AMMETER
n. Instrument for measuring electric current in amperes. [from *ampere, *-meter]
AMMONIA
n. - pungent strongly alkaline gas.
- (in general use) solution of ammonia in water. [as *sal ammoniac]
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