In a psychiatrist’s waiting room two patients are having a conversation.
One says to the other, "Why are you here?"
The second answers, "I’m Napoleon, so the doctor told me to come here."
The first is curious and asks, "How do you know that you’re Napoleon?"
The second responds, "God told me I was."
At this point, a patient on the other side of the room shouts, "NO I DIDN’T!"
n. Broad-bladed flexible implement used for spreading, stirring, mixing paints, etc. [latin diminutive: related to *spathe]
SPEAKER
n. - person who speaks, esp. In public.
- person who speaks a specified language (esp. In comb.: a french-speaker).
- (speaker) presiding officer in a legislative assembly, esp. The house of commons.
- = *loudspeaker.
SPECIAL
branch n. Police department dealing with political security.
- constable n. Person trained to assist the police in routine duties or in an emergency.
- correspondent n. Journalist writing on special events or a special subject.
- delivery n. Delivery of mail outside the normal delivery schedule.
- edition n. Extra late edition of a newspaper.
- effects n.pl. Illusions created by props, camera-work, etc.
- licence n. Licence allowing immediate marriage without banns.
- pleading n. Biased reasoning.
- —adj. - a exceptional. B peculiar; specific.
- for a particular purpose.
- for children with special needs (special school). —n. Special constable, train, edition of a newspaper, dish on a menu, etc. specially adv. Specialness n. [latin: related to *species]
SPECIES
n. (pl. Same) 1 class of things having some common characteristics.
- group of animals or plants within a genus, differing only slightly from others and capable of interbreeding.
- kind, sort. [latin specio look]
SPECIFY
v. (-ies, -ied) 1 (also absol.) Name or mention expressly or as a condition (specified a two-hour limit).
- include in specifications. [latin: related to *specific]
SPECKLE
—n. Speck, esp. One of many markings. —v. (-ling) (esp. As speckled adj.) Mark with speckles. [dutch spekkel]
SPECTER
n. (brit. Spectre) 1 ghost.
- haunting presentiment (spectre of war). [latin spectrum from specio look]
SPECTRA
pl. Of *spectrum.
SPECTRE
n. (us specter) 1 ghost.
- haunting presentiment (spectre of war). [latin spectrum from specio look]
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