n.
1.wingless usually flattened blood-sucking insect parasitic on warm-blooded animals
2.a person who has a nasty or unethical character undeserving of respect
3.any of several small insects especially aphids that feed by sucking the juices from plants
4.wingless insect with mouth parts adapted for biting
Idiom of the Day
send up a trial balloon
to suggest something and see how people react to it
The company sent up a trial balloon to see how people would react to their new product.
