One night a father sent his kid to bed. Five minutes later the boy screamed, “Dad! Can you get me a glass of water!?!”
“No. You had your chance.”
A minute later the boy screamed, “Dad!! Can you get me a glass of water?”
“No. You had your chance. Next time you ask I’ll come up there and spank you.”
“Dad! When you come up to spank me can you bring me a glass of water?”
n. Slang standing passenger in a bus, train, etc. straphang v.
STRIPSEARCH
—n. Search involving the removal of all a person's clothes. —v. Search in this way.
STROBOSCOPE
n. - physics instrument for determining speeds of rotation etc. By shining a bright light at intervals so that a rotating object appears stationary.
- lamp made to flash intermittently, esp. For this purpose. stroboscopic adj. [greek strobos whirling]
SUBCONTRACT
—v. - employ another contractor to do (work) as part of a larger project.
- make or carry out a subcontract. —n. Secondary contract. subcontractor n.
SUBJUNCTIVE
gram. —adj. (of a mood) expressing what is imagined, wished, or possible (e.g. If i were you; be that as it may). —n. This mood or form. [latin: related to *subjoin]
SUBMERSIBLE
—n. Submarine operating under water for short periods. —adj. Capable of submerging.
SUBORDINATE
clause n. Clause serving as an adjective, adverb, or noun in a main sentence.
- —adj. (usu. Foll. By to) of inferior importance or rank; secondary, subservient. —n. Person working under another. —v. (-ting) (usu. Foll. By to) make or treat as subordinate. subordination n. [latin: related to *ordain]
SUBSERVIENT
adj. - servile.
- (usu. Foll. By to) instrumental.
- (usu. Foll. By to) subordinate. subservience n. [latin subservio]
SUBSISTENCE
farming n. Farming which supports the farmer's household but produces no surplus.
- n. - state or instance of subsisting.
- a means of support; livelihood. B (often attrib.) Minimal level of existence or income.
SUBSTANDARD
adj. Of less than the required or normal quality or size.
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