"I have good news and bad news," the defense lawyer says to his client.
"Whats the bad news?"
The lawyer says, "Your blood matches the DNA found at the murder scene."
"Dammit!" cries the client. "What"s the good news?"
"Well," the lawyer says, "Your cholesterol is down to 140."
- shell containing pieces of metal etc., timed to burst short of impact. [shrapnel, name of the inventor of the shell]
SHUTDOWN
n. Closure of a factory etc.
SIBILANT
—adj. - sounded with a hiss.
- hissing. —n. Sibilant letter or sound. sibilance n. Sibilancy n. [latin]
SICKNESS
n. - being ill; disease.
- vomiting or a tendency to vomit.
SIDEDOOR
n. - door at the side of a building.
- indirect means of access.
SIDEDRUM
n. Small double-headed drum.
SIDEKICK
n. Colloq. Friend, associate; henchman.
SIDELINE
n. - work etc. Done in addition to one's main activity.
- (usu. In pl.) A line bounding the side of a hockey-pitch etc. B space next to these where spectators etc. Sit. on the sidelines not directly concerned.
SIDELONG
—adj. (esp. Of a glance) oblique. —adv. Obliquely.
Every night, wasps bite into the stem of a plant, lock their mandibles (jaws) into position, stretch out at right angles to the stem, and, with legs dangling, fall asleep.
