Dictionary: a malevolent literary device for cramping the growth of a language and making it hard and inelastic

ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.

Learning, n. The kind of ignorance distinguishing the studious.

MULTITUDE, n. A crowd; the source of political wisdom and virtue. In a republic, the object of the statesman's adoration.

HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.

Dentist: a prestidigitator who, putting metal into your mouth, pulls coin out of your pocket.

Consul - in American politics, a person who having failed to secure an office from the people is given one by the Administration on condition that he leave the country.