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?”
- person who tells esp. Stories (teller of tales).
TEMPER
—n. - mental disposition, mood (placid temper).
- irritation or anger (fit of temper).
- tendency to lose one's temper (have a temper).
- composure, calmness (lose one's temper).
- hardness or elasticity of metal. —v. - bring (metal or clay) to a proper hardness or consistency.
- (foll. By with) moderate, mitigate (temper justice with mercy). in a bad (or out of) temper irritable, angry. In a good temper amicable, happy. [latin tempero mingle]
TEMPLE
n. Building for the worship, or seen as the dwelling-place, of a god or gods etc. [latin templum]
- n. Flat part of either side of the head between the forehead and the ear. [french from latin]
TENANT
farmer n. Person who farms rented land.
- n. - person who rents land or property from a landlord.
- (often foll. By of) occupant of a place. [french: related to *tenable]
TENDER
mercies n.pl. Iron. Harsh treatment.
- spot n. Subject on which a person is touchy.
- adj. (tenderer, tenderest) 1 easily cut or chewed, not tough (tender steak).
- susceptible to pain or grief; vulnerable; compassionate (tender heart).
- (often foll. By for) offer a tender. —n. Offer, esp. In writing, to execute work or supply goods at a stated price. put out to tender seek competitive tenders for (work etc.). tenderer n. [french: related to *tend1]
- n. - person who looks after people or things.
- supply ship attending a larger one etc.
- truck coupled to a steam locomotive to carry fuel and water. [from *tend2]
TENDON
n. Cord of strong connective tissue attaching a muscle to a bone etc. tendinitis n. [latin tendo stretch]
TENNER
n. Colloq. Ten-pound or ten-dollar note.
TENNIS
elbow n. Sprain caused by overuse of forearm muscles.
- n. Game in which two or four players strike a ball with rackets over a net stretched across a court. [probably french tenez take! (as a server's call)]
TENPIN
bowling n. Game in which ten pins or skittles are bowled at in an alley.
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