n.
1.a colorless volatile highly inflammable liquid formerly used as an inhalation anesthetic
2.the fifth and highest element after air and earth and fire and water
3.any of a class of organic compounds that have two hydrocarbon groups linked by an oxygen atom
4.a medium that was once supposed to fill all space and to support the propagation of electromagnetic waves
Idiom of the Day
palm (something) off on (someone) or palm off (something) on (someone)
to deceive someone by a trick or a lie, to sell or give something to someone by tricking him or her
The man palmed off his old television set as one that was new and reliable.