Noise: A Stench In The Ear.

Miss, N. A Title Which We Brand Unmarried Women To Indicate That They Are In The Market.

Peroration, N. The Explosion Of An Oratorical Rocket. It Dazzles, But To An Observer Having The Wrong Kind Of Nose Its Most Conspicuous Peculiarity Is The Smell Of The Several Kinds Of Powder Used In Preparing It.

Sorcery, N. The Ancient Prototype And Forerunner Of Political Influence. It Was, However, Deemed Less Respectable And Sometimes Was Punished By Torture And Death.

Imagination, N. A Warehouse Of Facts, With Poet And Liar In Joint Ownership.

Deliberation, N.: The Act Of Examining One's Bread To Determine Which Side It Is Buttered On.