man+of+wit
11wit — noun 1 clever use of words ADJECTIVE ▪ great ▪ quick, ready ▪ acerbic, barbed, biting, caustic, dry …
12wit — [[t]wɪ̱t[/t]] wits 1) N UNCOUNT Wit is the ability to use words or ideas in an amusing, clever, and imaginative way. Boulding was known for his biting wit... They love her practical attitude to life, her zest and wit. 2) N COUNT If you describe… …
13wit — I. /wɪt / (say wit) noun 1. keen perception and cleverly apt expression of connections between ideas which may arouse pleasure and especially amusement. 2. speech or writing showing such perception and expression. 3. a person endowed with or… …
14wit — noun 1 AMUSING (U) the ability to say things that are clever and amusing: a woman of great wit and charm | quick/dry/sharp wit: His sharp wit had them all smiling. 2 AMUSING PERSON (C) someone who is able to say clever and funny things: Oscar… …
15wit */ — UK [wɪt] / US noun Word forms wit : singular wit plural wits 1) [singular/uncountable] the ability to use words in a clever way to make people laugh He is a man of great wit, sensitivity, and passion. a dry/biting/acerbic/caustic wit (= the… …
16wit — 1. noun /wɪt,wɪt/ a) Sanity. Hes gone completely out of his wits. b) Intellectual ability; faculty of thinking, reasoning. Where she has gone to is beyond the wit of man to say. 2. verb /wɪt,wɪt/ Know, be …
17man — {{11}}man (n.) O.E. man, mann human being, person (male or female); brave man, hero; servant, vassal, from P.Gmc. *manwaz (Cf. O.S., Swed., Du., O.H.G. man, Ger. Mann, O.N. maðr, Dan. mand, Goth. manna man ), from PIE root *man (1) man (Cf. Skt …
18Man Jumping — Famously described by Brian Eno as the most important band in the world [citation needed], Man Jumping were formed in England in the mid 1980s from the members of Lost Jockey who were variously described as playing systems music (which refers to… …
19wit — n. 1. Intellect, understanding, mind, sense, reason, genius, mental power, intellectual faculties, thinking principle, mother wit. 2. Quick perception (as of partial resemblance in things mostly unlike), keen discernment, acumen, penetration,… …
20Umbrella Man (Seattle) — Seattle s Umbrella Man was both the eccentric Robert W. Patten (1832 1913) and a long running cartoon character inspired by him.The ManBorn in New York in 1832,cite web url=http://www.historylink.org/essays/output.cfm?file id=3149 title=Patten,… …
