At a local coffee bar, a young woman was expounding on her idea of the perfect mate to some of her friends.
"The man I marry must be a shining light amongst company. He must be musical. Tell jokes. Sing. And stay home at night!"
An old granny overheard and spoke up, "Honey, if that"s all you want, get a TV!"
v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) 1 duly perform (esp. A marriage ceremony).
- make solemn. solemnization n.
SOLICITOR
n. Lawyer qualified to advise clients and instruct barristers. [french: related to *solicit]
SOLILOQUY
n. (pl. -quies) 1 talking without or regardless of hearers, esp. In a play.
- this part of a play. soliloquist n. Soliloquize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing). [latin solus alone, loquor speak]
SOLIPSISM
n. Philosophical theory that the self is all that exists or can be known. solipsist n. [latin solus alone, ipse self]
SOLITAIRE
n. - jewel set by itself.
- ring etc. With this.
- game for one player in which pegs etc. Are removed from a board by jumping others over them.
- us = *patience 3. [french: see *solitary]
SOMEPLACE
adv. Us colloq. = *somewhere.
SOMETHING
n. & pron. - unspecified or unknown thing (something has happened).
- unexpressed or intangible quantity, quality, or extent (something strange about it).
- colloq. Notable person or thing. something else colloq. Something exceptional. Something like approximately. Something of to some extent (something of an expert). [old english: related to *some, *thing]
SOMETIMES
adv. Occasionally.
SOMEWHERE
—adv. In or to some place. —pron. Some unspecified place.
SOMNOLENT
adj. - sleepy, drowsy.
- inducing drowsiness. somnolence n. [latin: related to *somnambulism]
Snails produce a colorless, sticky discharge that forms a protective carpet under them as they travel along. The discharge is so effective that they can crawl along the edge of a razor without cutting themselves.
