A porter in a British hotel comes upon an American tourist impatiently jabbing at the button for the lift.
"Sir, the lift will be here in a moment."
"Lift? Lift?" replies the American. "Oh, you mean the elevator."
"No sir, here we call it a lift."
"Well, as it was invented in the United States, it’s called an elevator."
"Yes sir, but as the language was invented here, it’s called a lift."
n. Treatment of disease by manipulation of esp. The spinal column. chiropractor n. [greek pratto do]
CHOREOGRAPHY
n. Design or arrangement of a ballet etc. choreographic adj. [greek khoreia dance]
CHRISTIANITY
n. - christian religion.
- being a christian; christian quality or character.
CHRISTMASBOX
n. Present or gratuity given at christmas.
CHURCHWARDEN
n. Either of two elected lay representatives of an anglican parish.
CIRCUMSCRIBE
v. (-bing) 1 (of a line etc.) Enclose or outline.
- lay down the limits of; confine, restrict.
- geom. Draw (a figure) round another, touching it at points but not cutting it. circumscription n. [latin scribo write]
CIRCUMSTANCE
n. - fact, occurrence, or condition, esp. (in pl.) Connected with or influencing an event; (bad) luck (victim of circumstance(s)).
- (in pl.) One's financial or material condition.
- ceremony, fuss. in (or under) the circumstances the state of affairs being what it is. In (or under) no circumstances not at all; never. circumstanced adj. [latin sto stand]
CIVILIZATION
n. (also -isation) 1 advanced stage or system of social development.
- peoples of the world that are regarded as having this.
- a people or nation (esp. Of the past) regarded as an element of social evolution (inca civilization).
CLAIRVOYANCE
n. Supposed faculty of perceiving the future or things beyond normal sensory perception. clairvoyant n. & adj. [french: related to *clear, voir see]
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