Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents the week before Christmas.
At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs.
"I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE…
I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO…
I PRAY FOR A NEW VCR…"
His older brother leaned over and nudged the younger brother and said, "Why are you shouting your prayers? God isn’t deaf."
To which the little brother replied, "No, but Grandma is!”
—n. - structure of bars or wires, esp. For confining animals or birds.
- similar open framework, esp. A lift in mine etc. —v. (-ging) place or keep in a cage. [latin cavea]
CAIN
n. raise cain colloq. = raise the roof. [cain, eldest son of adam (gen. 4)]
CAKE
—n. - mixture of flour, butter, eggs, sugar, etc., baked in the oven and often iced and decorated.
- other food in a flat round shape (fish cake).
- flattish compact mass (cake of soap). —v. (-king) 1 form into a compact mass.
- (usu. Foll. By with) cover (with a hard or sticky mass). have one's cake and eat it colloq. Enjoy both of two mutually exclusive alternatives. A piece of cake colloq. Something easily achieved. Sell (or go) like hot cakes colloq. Be sold (or go) quickly; be popular. [old norse]
CALF
n. (pl. Calves) 1 young cow or bull.
- young of other animals, e.g. The elephant, deer, and whale.
- calfskin. [old english]
- n. (pl. Calves) fleshy hind part of the human leg below the knee. [old norse]
CALK
us var. Of *caulk.
- us var. Of *caulk.
CALL
—v. - a (often foll. By out) cry, shout; speak loudly. B (of a bird etc.) Emit its characteristic sound.
- communicate with by telephone or radio.
- summon.
- (often foll. By at, in, on) pay a brief visit.
- order to take place (called a meeting).
- name; describe as.
- regard as (i call that silly).
- rouse from sleep.
- (foll. By for) demand. 10 (foll. By on, upon) appeal to (called on us to be quiet). 11 name (a suit) in bidding at cards. 12 guess the outcome of tossing a coin etc. —n. - shout, cry.
- a characteristic cry of a bird etc. B instrument for imitating it.
- brief visit.
- a act of telephoning. B telephone conversation.
- a invitation, summons. B vocation.
- need, occasion (no call for rudeness).
- demand (a call on one's time).
- signal on a bugle etc.
- option of buying stock at a fixed price at a given date. 10 cards a player's right or turn to make a bid. B bid made. call in 1 withdraw from circulation.
- seek the advice or services of. Call off 1 cancel (an arrangement).
- order (an attacker or pursuer) to desist. Call out 1 summon to action.
- order (workers) to strike. Call the shots (or tune) colloq. Be in control; take the initiative. Call up 1 telephone.
- recall.
- summon to military service. On call ready or available if required. [old english from old norse]
- —v. - a (often foll. By out) cry, shout; speak loudly. B (of a bird etc.) Emit its characteristic sound.
- communicate with by telephone or radio.
- summon.
- (often foll. By at, in, on) pay a brief visit.
- order to take place (called a meeting).
- name; describe as.
- regard as (i call that silly).
- rouse from sleep.
- (foll. By for) demand. 10 (foll. By on, upon) appeal to (called on us to be quiet). 11 name (a suit) in bidding at cards. 12 guess the outcome of tossing a coin etc. —n. - shout, cry.
- a characteristic cry of a bird etc. B instrument for imitating it.
- brief visit.
- a act of telephoning. B telephone conversation.
- a invitation, summons. B vocation.
- need, occasion (no call for rudeness).
- demand (a call on one's time).
- signal on a bugle etc.
- option of buying stock at a fixed price at a given date. 10 cards a player's right or turn to make a bid. B bid made. call in 1 withdraw from circulation.
- seek the advice or services of. Call off 1 cancel (an arrangement).
- order (an attacker or pursuer) to desist. Call out 1 summon to action.
- order (workers) to strike. Call the shots (or tune) colloq. Be in control; take the initiative. Call up 1 telephone.
- recall.
- summon to military service. On call ready or available if required. [old english from old norse]
CALM
—adj. - tranquil, quiet, windless.
- serene; not agitated. —n. Calm condition or period. —v. (often foll. By down) make or become calm. calmly adv. Calmness n. [greek kauma heat]
- —adj. - tranquil, quiet, windless.
- serene; not agitated. —n. Calm condition or period. —v. (often foll. By down) make or become calm. calmly adv. Calmness n. [greek kauma heat]
CALX
n. (pl. Calces) powdery substance formed when an ore or mineral has been heated. [latin calx calc- lime]
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