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You’ll want to carry one of these on a rainy day.
What is umbrella? The word is derived from the Latin umbros and means “shade” or “shadow.”
Strike around the shrub
What is “beat around the bush”?
This ancient Greek is considered the “Father of Medicine.”
Who is Hippocrates? He authored many of his medical works while serving time in prison.
A vintner is a merchant who makes or sells this beverage.
What is wine?
Citrus fruit with bright green rind, pulp, and seeds
What is lime? Key limes are tiny limes that are yellower, smaller, and rounder than common Persian limes.
Sam Waterston plays Jack McCoy, who was last seen as the district attorney on this TV drama ripped from the headlines.
What is Law & Order? Spinoffs include Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Law & Order: LA, Law & Order: Trial by Jury, and Law & Order: UK.
According to Merriam-Webster, this is the direction from which the wind blows.
What is upwind? Downwind describes the direction in which the wind is blowing.
The color of Ireland with jealousy
What is “green with envy”?
Sometimes referred to as the plastic surgeons of dentistry, these dentists focus on diseases of the gums.
What are periodontists? Keeping gums healthy prevents tooth loss.
This was the final beverage of Jim Jones’ followers in Jonestown.
What is Flavor-Aid. The Jonestown followers of Jim Jones drank Flavor-Aid laced with cyanide in a mass suicide in which 909 men, women, and children died. Did you know Jim Jones was an ordained Methodist minister?
Bobbin winder, handwheel, foot pedal
What is sewing machine?
This TV lawyer, played by Andy Griffith, always wears a seersucker suit to court.
Who is Ben Matlock? He also eats a hot dog for lunch every day.
This is a synonym for “use.
What is utilize? Utilize is sometimes used when people want to sound grandiose.
Woofing up the incorrect arbor
What is “barking up the wrong tree”?
This over-the-counter antihistamine is commonly used to alleviate motion sickness.
What is Dramamine? It also treats dizziness attributed to motion sickness.
The first step in making maple syrup is harvesting this thick liquid from the maple tree.
What is sap? Sap season lasts about a month in New England; it can start as early as February and last as late as April.
Memory, processor, video capability
What is computer? A smartphone also has these three components.
Reese Witherspoon plays this character in the Legally Blonde film franchise.
Who is Elle Woods? Legally Blonde 3 will be released February 2020.
This “teen” means a lot of something.
What is umpteen? When shopping for new shoes, you might try on umpteen pairs before finding a comfortable fit.
A benediction in camouflage
What is “a blessing in disguise”?
Dr. Ben Carson is famous for dividing two conjoined twins at this point of connection.
What is the head? He led a team of 70 during the 22-hour surgery that made history when he was the first surgeon to successfully separate twins conjoined at the head.
Nail polish removers are typically made of this solvent.
What is acetone? It can make your skin dry and turn it white.
Iron and carbon
What is steel? Two or more metals, when combined, makes an alloy. An alloy can also be a metal combined with another substance.
This was Nixon’s White House counsel, who played a pivotal role in Watergate when he began working with federal prosecutors.
Who is John Dean?
This term applies when making a loan with an outrageous interest rate.
What is usury? Payday loans are notorious for charging usurious rates.
Out of the facial orifices of infants
What is “out of the mouths of babes”?
This kind of light ages skin and causes wrinkles.
What is ultraviolet (or UV)? It breaks down the connective tissues, causing wrinkles. You can protect your skin by using sunscreen and wearing protective garments.
This liquid is produced by the liver
What is bile? It breaks down fat.
Bow, beam, and bilge
What is boat or ship? The bow is the front of the boat, the beam is the widest part of the boat, and the bilge is the bottom part.
This was the judge in the O. J. Simpson criminal trial.
Who is Judge (Lance) Ito? The strangest snapshot of the case didn’t occur during the trial, not even when defense attorney Johnny Cochran said during his summation, “If the glove doesn’t fit, you must acquit.” It was the slow-speed police chase on the freeway when the charges were impending that lasted for more than an hour.
When you make use of a power that doesn’t belong to you, you are said to do this.
What is usurp? For example, Congress and the executive branch often charge each other with usurping their powers.
A female merchant provides the sale of marine carcass coverings on the beach.
What is “she sells seashells by the seashore”?
This is more commonly known as laughing gas.
What is nitrous oxide? It is sometimes called inhalation sedation.
his is the main, yellowish component of blood that is primarily made up of water.
What is plasma?
Stars, planets, and moons within a defined boundary
What is constellation? The International Astronomical Union recognizes 88 constellations. Some constellations are visible in only the northern or southern hemisphere. If they’re visible in both hemispheres, what we see in the northern hemisphere may display upside down in the southern hemisphere.
He plays a lawyer on The Addams Family.
Who is John Astin? He plays Gomez Addams, who boasts of putting criminals behind bars as their defense attorney.
These two countries share the longest international border.
What are Canada and the United States?