A man met his tailor in the street and stopped him.
"I quite forgot to pay for the suit which I have on now," he said. "Why didn"t you remind me?"
"I never ask a gentleman for money," the tailor replied.
"Then what do you do if he doesn"t pay?"
"Well, after some time I no longer think he is a gentleman and then I ask him."
n. - place in which events, real or fictional, occur.
- a incident, real or fictional. B description of this.
- public display of emotion, temper, etc. (made a scene in the restaurant).
- a continuous portion of a play in a fixed setting; subdivision of an act. B similar section of a film, book, etc.
- a piece of scenery used in a play. B these collectively.
- landscape or view.
- colloq. A area of interest (not my scene). B milieu (well-known on the jazz scene). behind the scenes 1 offstage.
- secret; secretly. Set the scene describe the location of events. [greek skene tent, stage]
SCENT
—n. - distinctive, esp. Pleasant, smell.
- = *perfume 2.
- a perceptible smell left by an animal. B clues etc. Leading to a discovery. C power of detecting esp. Smells. —v. - a discern by scent. B sense (scented danger).
- (esp. As scented adj.) Make fragrant (scented soap). put (or throw) off the scent deceive by false clues etc. Scent out discover by smelling or searching. [french sentir perceive]
SCIFI
n. (often attrib.) Colloq. Science fiction. [abbreviation]
SCION
n. - shoot of a plant etc., esp. One cut for grafting or planting.
- descendant; younger member of (esp. A noble) family. [french]
SCOFF
—v. (usu. Foll. By at) speak scornfully; mock. —n. Mocking words; taunt. [perhaps from scandinavian]
- colloq. —v. Eat greedily. —n. Food; a meal. [afrikaans schoff from dutch]
SCOLD
—v. - rebuke (esp. A child).
- find fault noisily. —n. Archaic nagging woman. scolding n. [probably old norse]
SCONE
n. Small cake of flour, fat, and milk, baked quickly. [origin uncertain]
SCOOP
—n. - spoon-shaped object, esp.: a a short-handled deep shovel for loose materials. B a large long-handled ladle for liquids. C the excavating part of a digging-machine etc. D an instrument for serving ice-cream etc.
- quantity taken up by a scoop.
- scooping movement.
- exclusive news item.
- large profit made quickly. —v. - (usu. Foll. By out) hollow out (as if) with a scoop.
- (usu. Foll. By up) lift (as if) with a scoop.
- forestall (a rival newspaper etc.) With a scoop.
- secure (a large profit etc.), esp. Suddenly. [low german or dutch]
