Little Johnny and his family lived in the country, and as a result seldom had guests. He was eager to help his mother after his father appeared with two dinner guests from the office. When the dinner was nearly over, Little Johnny went to the kitchen and proudly carried in the first piece of apple pie, giving it to his father who passed it to a guest.
Little Johnny came in with a second piece of pie and gave it to his father, who again gave it to a guest.
This was too much for Little Johnny, who said, "It"s no use, Dad. The pieces are all the same size."
n. (pl. Sera or -s) 1 liquid that separates from a clot when blood coagulates, esp. Used for inoculation.
- watery fluid in animal bodies. [latin, = whey]
SERVE
—v. (-ving) 1 do a service for (a person, community, etc.).
- be a servant to.
- carry out duties (served on six committees).
- (foll. By in) be employed in (esp. The armed forces) (served in the navy).
- a be useful to or serviceable for. B meet requirements; perform a function.
- a go through a due period of (apprenticeship, a prison sentence, etc.). B go through (a due period) of imprisonment etc.
- present (food) to eat.
- (in full serve at table) act as a waiter.
- a attend to (a customer etc.). B (foll. By with) supply with (goods). 10 treat (a person) in a specified way. 11 a (often foll. By on) deliver (a writ etc.). B (foll. By with) deliver a writ etc. To. 12 (also absol.) (in tennis etc.) Deliver (a ball etc.) To begin or resume play. 13 (of an animal) copulate with (a female). —n. = *service n. 16a, b. serve a person right be a person's deserved punishment etc. Serve up derog. Offer (served up the same old excuses). [latin servio]
SERVO
n. (pl. -s) 1 powered mechanism producing motion at a higher level of energy than the input level.
- (in comb.) Involving this. [latin servus slave]
SETTO
n. (pl. -tos) colloq. Fight, argument.
SETUP
n. - arrangement or organization.
- manner, structure, or position of this.
- instance of setting a person up (see set up 10).
SEVEN
adj. & n. - one more than six.
- symbol for this (7, vii, vii).
- size etc. Denoted by seven.
- seven o'clock. [old english]
- seas n. (prec. By the) the oceans of the world.
SEVER
v. Divide, break, or make separate, esp. By cutting (severed artery). [anglo-french severer from latin separo]
SEWER
n. Conduit, usu. Underground, for carrying off drainage water and sewage. [anglo-french sever(e): related to *ex-1, aqua water]
SHACK
—n. Roughly built hut or cabin. —v. (foll. By up) slang cohabit, esp. As lovers. [perhaps from mexican jacal wooden hut]
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