periodic n.— «I thought he had sobered up during our growing up years. I was wrong. He was what is known as a “periodic.” He revealed his dual life to my sister and to me as we entered college, then regularly showed up on...
deep bench n.— «But then there’s his sister Ophelia, who took his place. “She’s probably not going to be there very long, but the Ford’s have a deep bench as they say in sports.” Joe Ford has an unscathed reputation as a...
golden birthday n.— «Probably the most exciting thing was I was born on my older sister’s fifth birthday. I was born on her golden birthday. We always share a birthday and she says I was the best birthday present ever.» —“5...
barrier nursing n.— «In 1943 my mother arrived as the new sister on a children’s ward in a north of England hospital—which had a matron—to find chickenpox was endemic there. She cleared it up by using a technique known as barrier nursing...
swirling n.— «While they may not return immediately, they will return to us over a period of time. And by us it may not necessarily be Rio Salado. It could be any of our sister colleges or the public or private universities in the area...
counterpartner n.— «Have you chosen a new name for your relationship with each other? My sister calls her former husband’s current wife her “wife-in-law.”…We often refer to each other as “counterpartners.” A...