One night a father sent his kid to bed. Five minutes later the boy screamed, “Dad! Can you get me a glass of water!?!”
“No. You had your chance.”
A minute later the boy screamed, “Dad!! Can you get me a glass of water?”
“No. You had your chance. Next time you ask I’ll come up there and spank you.”
“Dad! When you come up to spank me can you bring me a glass of water?”
n. (pl. -ies) 1 use of reason and argument in seeking truth and knowledge of reality, esp. Knowledge of the causes and nature of things and of the principles governing existence.
- a particular system or set of beliefs reached by this. B personal rule of life. [greek: related to *philo-, sophia wisdom]
PHLEGMATIC
adj. Calm, unexcitable. phlegmatically adv.
PHONOGRAPH
n. - early form of gramophone.
- us gramophone.
PHOSPHORUS
n. Chem. Non-metallic element existing in allotropic forms, esp. As a whitish waxy substance burning slowly at ordinary temperatures and so luminous in the dark. phosphoric adj. Phosphorous adj. [greek phos light, -phoros -bringing]
PHOTOGENIC
adj. - looking attractive in photographs.
- biol. Producing or emitting light.
PHOTOGRAPH
—n. Picture formed by means of the chemical action of light or other radiation on sensitive film. —v. (also absol.) Take a photograph of (a person etc.). photographer n. Photographic adj. Photographically adv.
PHOTOMETER
n. Instrument for measuring light. photometric adj. Photometry n.
PHRENOLOGY
n. Hist. The study of the shape and size of the cranium as a supposed indication of character and mental faculties. phrenological adj. Phrenologist n. [greek phren mind]
PHYLACTERY
n. (pl. -ies) small leather box containing hebrew texts, worn by jewish men at prayer. [greek phulasso guard]
PHYSIOLOGY
n. - science of the functions of living organisms and their parts.
- these functions. physiological adj. Physiologist n. [latin: related to *physic, *-logy]
