A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn"t improve.
Finally, before the whole orchestra, he said, "When a musician just can"t handle his instrument and doesn"t improve when given help, they take away the instrument, and give him two sticks, and make him a drummer."
A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: "And if he can"t handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor."
—v. - carry all or part of the weight of; keep from falling, sinking, or failing.
- provide for (a family etc.).
- strengthen, encourage.
- bear out; tend to substantiate.
- give help or approval to (a person, team, sport, etc.); further (a cause etc.).
- speak in favour of (a resolution etc.).
- (also absol.) Take a secondary part to (a principal actor etc.); perform a secondary act to (the main act) at a pop concert etc. —n. - supporting or being supported.
- person or thing that supports.
- secondary act at a pop concert etc. in support of so as to support. [latin porto carry]
SUPPOSE
v. (-sing) (often foll. By that) 1 assume; be inclined to think.
- take as a possibility or hypothesis (suppose you are right; supposing you are right).
- (in imper.) As a formula of proposal (suppose we try again).
- (of a theory or result etc.) Require as a condition (that supposes we're on time).
- (in imper. Or pres. Part. Forming a question) in the circumstances that; if (suppose he won't let you?).
- (in passive; foll. By to + infin.) A be expected or required (was supposed to write to you). B (with neg.) Ought not; not be allowed to (you are not supposed to go in there). i suppose so expression of hesitant agreement. [french: related to *pose]
SUPREME
adj. - highest in authority or rank.
- greatest; most important.
- (of a penalty or sacrifice etc.) Involving death. supremely adv. [latin]
- court n. Highest judicial court in a state etc.
SUPREMO
n. (pl. -s) person in overall charge. [spanish, = *supreme]
SURFACE
mail n. Mail carried by land or sea.
- tension n. Tension of the surface-film of a liquid, tending to minimize its surface area.
- —n. - a the outside of a thing. B area of this.
- any of the limits of a solid.
- top of a liquid or of the ground etc.
- outward or superficial aspect.
- geom. Set of points with length and breadth but no thickness.
- (attrib.) A of or on the surface. B superficial. —v. (-cing) 1 give the required surface to (a road, paper, etc.).
- rise or bring to the surface.
- become visible or known.
- colloq. Wake up; get up. come to the surface become perceptible. [french: related to *sur-1]
SURFEIT
—n. - an excess, esp. In eating or drinking.
- resulting fullness. —v. (-t-) 1 overfeed.
- (foll. By with) (cause to) be wearied through excess. [french: related to *sur-1, *feat]
SURFING
n. Sport of riding the surf on a board.
SURGEON
n. - medical practitioner qualified in surgery.
- naval or military medical officer.
SURGERY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 treatment of bodily injuries or disorders by incision or manipulation etc. As opposed to drugs.
- place where or time when a doctor, dentist, etc., treats patients, or an mp, lawyer, etc., gives advice. [latin chirurgia, from greek kheir hand, ergo work]
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