A man asked for a meal in a restaurant. The waiter brought the food and put it on the table. After a moment, the man called the waiter and said:
"Waiter! Waiter! There"s a fly in my soup!"
"Please don"t speak so loudly, sir," said the waiter, "or everyone will want one."
- computing hardware and its arrangement of connections etc. configure v. (-ring). [latin: related to *figure]
CONFLAGRATION
n. Great and destructive fire. [latin: related to *flagrant]
CONNECTINGROD
n. Rod between the piston and crankpin etc. In an internal combustion engine.
CONSCIENTIOUS
adj. Diligent and scrupulous. conscientiously adv. Conscientiousness n. [medieval latin: related to *conscience]
- objector n. Person who for reasons of conscience objects to military service etc.
CONSEQUENTIAL
adj. - consequent; resulting indirectly.
- important.
CONSERVATOIRE
n. (usu. European) school of music or other arts. [french from italian]
CONSIDERATION
n. - careful thought.
- thoughtfulness for others; being considerate.
- fact or thing taken into account.
- compensation; payment or reward. in consideration of in return for; on account of. Take into consideration make allowance for. Under consideration being considered.
CONSTELLATION
n. - group of fixed stars.
- group of associated persons etc. [latin stella star]
CONSTERNATION
n. Anxiety, dismay. [latin sterno throw down]
CONTEMPLATIVE
—adj. Of or given to (esp. Religious) contemplation; thoughtful. —n. Person devoted to religious contemplation. [latin: related to *contemplate]
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Every night, wasps bite into the stem of a plant, lock their mandibles (jaws) into position, stretch out at right angles to the stem, and, with legs dangling, fall asleep.