n.
1.United States comedienne remembered as the confused but imperturbable partner of her husband, George Burns (1906-1964)
2.United States filmmaker and comic actor (1935-)
3.a soldier of the American Revolution whose troops helped capture Fort Ticonderoga from the British (1738-1789)
Idiom of the Day
an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure
it is easier to prevent something bad than to deal with the results
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure and I decided to stay home and rest rather than go out in the cold with my sore throat.