DD17. DEFT DEFINITIONS

LABOUR Employer of Capital.
LANGUAGE a) Memory of the human race.
b). Not only the vehicle of thought but also a great and efficient instrument in thinking.
c) Transmitter of thought from one person to another.
LAUGHTER a) A sense of our own superiority suddenly awakened by the sight of some kind of inferiority in others.
b) Is like the bite of a snake. It feels like prick of a needle but it kills after sometime.
c) Sunlight of the spirit.
LAW a) It is bad to have it but it is sometimes worse to be without it.
b) Embodiment of the moral sentiment of the populace.
LAWS a) Rules framed by the society for its functioning which are useless when the
constituents are virtuous and are broken when they are corrupt.
b) Nets of such a texture that the little creep through, the great break through, and it is only the in-between one's who get entangled.
LAWYER a) Man who hires out his words and anger.
b) One who practices law-a bottomless pit.
c)An engineer who keeps the machinery of justice well-oiled so that it doesn't get out of gear but keeps running smoothly.
LEADER One who never permits his followers to discover that he is as dumb as they are.
LEARNING Eye of the mind.
LECTURE Cure for insomnia.
LECTURER One with his hands in his pockets, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience.
LEISURE Time for doing something useful.
LETTERS Mirror of heart.
LETTER - WRITING A delightful art of wasting time.
LIAR One who tells the truth about something that never happened.
LIBERAL a) A man who is willing to spend someone else's money.
b) One who has both feet in the air.
LIBERTY Something you can only have by giving it to others.
LIBRARY a) Collection of innumerable dishes of admirable flavour.
b) The graveyard of the greatest minds where students tread with silent steps.
c) Time machine that can transmit you to any era in seconds.
LIFE a) A tragedy for those who feel, a comedy for those who think.
b) A jig-saw puzzle with most of the pieces missing.
c) A potpourri of uncertain pleasures and unexpected sorrows.
d) A drama with Act I-being born, involving innumerable rehearsals; followed by Act II-living a hilarious, romantic, at times tragic, at times dangerous life leading to Act III-death the ultimate goal of life.
LINGUIST A man who has mastered every language but his wife's.
LIPSTICK Something that adds flavour to an age old pastime.
LIQUOR A hot beverage that makes us go straight when the road is curved.
LITERATURE Mirror of prevalent customs and practices of the time.