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. Boastfulness; extreme vanity. vainglorious adj. [french vaine gloire]
VALENTINE
n. - card sent, often anonymously, as a mark of love on st valentine's day (14 feb.).
- sweetheart chosen on this day. [valentine, name of two saints]
VALUATION
n. - estimation (esp. Professional) of a thing's worth.
- worth so estimated.
VANDALIZE
v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing) wilfully or maliciously destroy or damage (esp. Public property).
VANISHING
cream n. Skin ointment that leaves no visible trace.
VARIATION
n. - varying.
- departure from the normal kind, amount, a standard, etc. (prices are subject to variation).
- extent of this.
- variant thing.
- mus. Theme in a changed or elaborated form.
VASECTOMY
n. (pl. -ies) removal of part of each vas deferens, esp. For sterilization.
VEGETABLE
marrow see *marrow 1.
- —n. - plant, esp. A herbaceous plant used for food, e.g. A cabbage, potato, or bean.
- colloq. Derog. A offens. Person who is severely mentally incapacitated, esp. Through brain injury etc. B dull or inactive person. —adj. Of, derived from, or relating to plant life or vegetables as food. [latin: related to *vegetate]
VELODROME
n. Place or building with a track for cycle-racing. [french velo bicycle]
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