DD26. DEFT DEFINITIONS

SAILOR A man who makes his living on a wave which he never touches on shore.
SAINT One who is in harmony with his creator.
SARCASM It is like a sword-stick, it appears at first sight to be much more innocent than it really is till, all of a sudden, there leaps something out of it, sharp and deadly, and incisive which makes you tremble and recoil.
SATAN The guide of those who refuse to be guided by others.
SATIRE 1) Art of stepping on somebody's toes.
2) Humour that has lost its patience.
SCANDAL A breeze whipped up by two or more wind -bags.
SCHOOL-WORK Something parent's ought to know.
SCIENCE 1) Topography of ignorance.
2) Systematic classification of expression.
SECRET An item of news which we pass on to our dear friends after taking a pledge from them that they will not disclose it to others forgetting that we ourselves had given a similarpledge.
SECRETARY The person behind the phone.
SELFISHNESS That detestable vice which no one will forgive in others and yet no one is without in himself.
SELF-PITY The most crippling handicap one can impose on oneself.
SENSUALITY Sister of infidelity.
SHAME An ornament to the young ; a disguise to the old.
SHOE An article of footwear which if tight, is a blessing in disguise, for it makes us forget all of our other troubles.
SICKNESS A belief which can be annihilated by the mind.
SILENCE A state which is said to be golden, but in the opinion of this lexicographer, if it does not involve tact it is not golden, for it is tact alone that gives it that quality.
SIMPLICITY A quality, which beyond a certain limit, leads to ruin.
SIN An action one who: Commits it is a man, Grieves at it is a saint, Boasteth of it is a devil.
SINCERITY A tree that takes a long time to grow and develop.
SLANDER A winged snake.
SLEEP 1) One normally gets it when it is time to get up.
2) Best cure for waking troubles.