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!"
n. Any of various gaseous compounds of carbon, bromine, and other halogens, used to extinguish fires. [related to *halogen]
HALVA
n. Confection of sesame flour and honey etc. [yiddish from turkish helva from arabic halwa]
HALVE
v. (-ving) 1 divide into two halves or parts; share equally between two.
- reduce by half.
- golf use the same number of strokes as one's opponent in (a hole or match).
HAMMY
adj. (-ier, -iest) colloq. Over-theatrical.
HANDS
off —int. Warning not to touch or interfere with something. —adj. & adv. (also hands-off) not requiring the manual use of controls.
- on (also hands-on) —adj. & adv. Of or requiring personal operation at a keyboard. —attrib. Adj. Practical rather than theoretical (lacks hands-on experience).
HANDY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 convenient to handle or use; useful.
- ready to hand.
- clever with the hands. handily adv. Handiness n.
HANKY
n. (also hankie) (pl. -ies) colloq. Handkerchief. [abbreviation]
HAPPY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 feeling or showing pleasure or contentment.
- a fortunate; characterized by happiness. B (of words, behaviour, etc.) Apt, pleasing. happily adv. Happiness n.
- hour n. Time of the day when goods, esp. Drinks, are sold at reduced prices.
- medium n. Compromise; avoidance of extremes.
HARDY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 robust; capable of enduring difficult conditions.
- (of a plant) able to grow in the open air all year. hardiness n. [french hardi made bold]
- annual n. Annual plant that may be sown in the open.
