There once was a very rich man who wanted to take his wealth with him when he died. He prayed and prayed until the Lord gave in, but on one condition – he could only take one suitcase of his wealth.
The rich man began to worry, "What kind of currency should I take – the dollar, the pound, the euro, the yen?" He finally decided to turn everything into gold bullion.
The day came when God called him home. St. Peter told him that he couldn’t bring in his suitcase with him. The man explained that he had an agreement with God.
"That’s unusual," St. Peter said. "Mind if I take a look?"
The man opened his suitcase to reveal the shining gold bullion.
"Why in heaven would you bring pavement?" St. Peter exclaimed
adj. Having ample space; roomy. spaciously adv. Spaciousness n. [latin: related to *space]
SPANDREL
n. Space between the curve of an arch and the surrounding rectangular moulding, or between the curves of adjoining arches and the moulding above. [origin uncertain]
SPANIARD
n. - native or national of spain.
- person of spanish descent. [french espaigne spain]
SPANKING
—adj. - brisk.
- colloq. Striking; excellent. —adv. Colloq. Very (spanking new). —n. Slapping on the buttocks.
SPARERIB
n. Closely-trimmed ribs of esp. Pork. [low german ribbesper, associated with *spare]
SPARKLER
n. - hand-held sparkling firework.
- colloq. Diamond.
SPARRING
partner n. - boxer employed to spar with another as training.
- person with whom one enjoys arguing.
SPEAKING
clock n. Telephone service announcing the correct time.
SPECIFIC
gravity n. = *relative density.
- heat capacity n. Heat required to raise the temperature of the unit mass of a given substance by a given amount (usu. One degree).
- —adj. - clearly defined (a specific purpose).
- relating to a particular subject; peculiar.
- exact, giving full details (was specific about his wishes).
- archaic (of medicine etc.) Having a distinct effect in curing a certain disease. —n. - archaic specific medicine or remedy.
- specific aspect or factor (discussed specifics; from the general to the specific). specifically adv. Specificity n. [latin: related to *species]
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