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."
adj. - unpleasantly rough or sharp, esp. To the senses.
- severe, cruel. harshen v. Harshly adv. Harshness n. [low german]
HASNT
contr. Has not.
HASTE
—n. Urgency of movement or action; excessive hurry. —v. (-ting) archaic = *hasten 1. in haste quickly, hurriedly. Make haste hurry; be quick. [french from germanic]
HASTY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 hurried; acting too quickly.
- said, made, or done too quickly or too soon; rash. hastily adv. Hastiness n.
HATCH
n. - opening in a wall between a kitchen and dining-room for serving food.
- opening or door in an aircraft etc.
- a = *hatchway. B cover for this. [old english]
- —v. - a (often foll. By out) (of a young bird or fish etc.) Emerge from the egg. B (of an egg) produce a young animal.
- incubate (an egg).
- (also foll. By up) devise (a plot etc.). —n. - act of hatching.
- brood hatched. [earlier hacche, from germanic]
- v. Mark with close parallel lines. hatching n. [french hacher: related to *hash1]
HAULM
n. (also halm) 1 stalk or stem.
- stalks or stems of peas, beans, etc., collectively. [old english]
HAUNT
—v. - (of a ghost) visit (a place) regularly.
- frequent (a place).
- linger in the mind of. —n. Place frequented by a person or animal. [french from germanic]
HAUTE
couture n. High fashion; leading fashion houses or their products. [french]
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