A man went to the Police Station wishing to speak with the burglar who had broken into his house the night before.
"You"ll get your chance in court," said the sergeant.
"No, no no!" said the man. "I want to know how he got into the house without waking my wife. I"ve been trying to do that for years!"
n. Parliament of the isle of man. [old norse, = assembly-field]
TYPHOID
n. (in full typhoid fever) infectious bacterial fever attacking the intestines.
TYPHOON
n. Violent hurricane in e. Asian seas. [chinese, = great wind, and arabic]
TYPICAL
adj. - serving as a characteristic example; representative (a typical english pub).
- (often foll. By of) characteristic of a particular person, thing, or type (typical of him to refuse). typicality n. Typically adv. [medieval latin: related to *type]
TYRANNY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 cruel and arbitrary use of authority.
- a rule by a tyrant. B period of this. C state ruled by a tyrant. tyrannous adj. [greek: related to *tyrant]
TABLETOP
n. Surface of a table.
TABULATE
v. (-ting) arrange (figures or facts) in tabular form. tabulation n.
