A man went to the Police Station wishing to speak with the burglar who had broken into his house the night before.
"You"ll get your chance in court," said the sergeant.
"No, no no!" said the man. "I want to know how he got into the house without waking my wife. I"ve been trying to do that for years!"
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DINGLE n. Deep wooded valley or dell. [origin unknown]
DINKUM adj. Austral. & nz colloq. Genuine, honest, true. dinkum oil the honest truth. Fair dinkum 1 fair play. - genuine(ly), honest(ly), true, truly. [origin unknown]
DINNER lady n. Woman who supervises school dinners. - n. - main meal of the day, either at midday or in the evening. - (in full dinner-party) formal evening meal, esp. With guests. [french: related to *dine] - service n. Set of matching crockery for dinner.
DIPOLE n. - two equal and oppositely charged or magnetized poles separated by a distance. - molecule in which a concentration of positive charges is separated from a concentration of negative charges. - aerial consisting of a horizontal metal rod with a connecting wire at its core.
DIPPER n. - diving bird, esp. The water ouzel. - ladle.
DIRECT current n. Electric current flowing in one direction only. - debit n. Regular debiting of a bank account at the request of the payee. - object n. Primary object of the action of a transitive verb. - speech n. Words actually spoken, not reported. - tax n. Tax that one pays directly to the government, esp. On income. - —adj. - extending or moving in a straight line or by the shortest route; not crooked or circuitous. - straightforward; frank. - with nothing or no-one in between; personal (direct line). - (of descent) lineal, not collateral. - complete, greatest possible (the direct opposite). —adv. - in a direct way or manner (dealt with them direct). - by the direct route (sent direct to london). —v. - control; govern or guide (duty directs me). - (foll. By to + infin., or that + clause) order (a person) to. - (foll. By to) a address (a letter etc.). B tell or show (a person) the way to (a place). - (foll. By at, to, towards) point, aim, or turn (a blow, attention, or remark). - (also absol.) Supervise the performing, staging, etc., of (a film, play, etc.). directness n. [latin dirigo from rego rect- guide]
DIRHAM n. Principal monetary unit of morocco and the united arab emirates. [arabic]
DIRNDL n. - dress with a close-fitting bodice and full skirt. - full skirt of this kind. [german]
DISARM v. - take weapons etc. Away from. - reduce or give up one's own weapons. - defuse (a bomb etc.). - make less angry, hostile, etc; charm, win over. disarming adj. (esp. In sense 4). Disarmingly adv.
DISBAR v. (-rr-) deprive (a barrister) of the right to practise. disbarment n.
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