A man and a woman got married, and he told her: "Since you are my wife you should respect my traditions and habits... and I have 3 traditions.
So, first tradition: on Wednesdays I play football with my friends... no matter what.. whether it snows or it rains... I dont care.. I play football!! Is it clear for you?" - husband asks his wife.
"Yes, sure," - she answers.
"So, the second tradition... On Fridays I play poker with my friends, no matter what, I play poker!!
Is it clear for you?" - he asks.
"Yes, sure," - she answers.
"The third tradition... On Sundays I go fishing, no matter what, I go fishing...whether it snows or it rains... I go fishing!!!
Is it clear for you?" - he asks.
"Yes, sure," - she answers.
"Any objections?" - he asks.
"No, I understand," - his wife answers.
"Maybe you have your own traditions?" - he asks.
She thought for a while and said: "Well, I have, but only one... every night at 10p.m. I have sex... whether I have my husband beside me, or I dont have ... I don’t care.. I have sex!!!"
- door n. Fire-resistant door preventing the spread of fire.
- extinguisher n. Apparatus discharging foam etc. To extinguish a fire.
- station n. Headquarters of a fire brigade.
- —n. - a combustion of substances with oxygen, giving out light and heat. B flame or incandescence.
- destructive burning (forest fire).
- a burning fuel in a grate, furnace, etc. B = *electric fire. C = *gas fire.
- firing of guns.
- a fervour, spirit, vivacity. B poetic inspiration.
- burning heat, fever. —v. (-ring) 1 (often foll. By at, into, on) a shoot (a gun, missile, etc.). B shoot a gun or missile etc.
- produce (a broadside, salute, etc.) By shooting guns etc.
- (of a gun etc.) Be discharged.
- explode or kindle (an explosive).
- deliver or utter rapidly (fired insults at us).
- slang dismiss (an employee).
- set fire to intentionally.
- catch fire.
- (of esp. An internal-combustion engine) undergo ignition. 10 supply (a furnace, engine, etc.) With fuel. 11 stimulate; enthuse. 12 bake, dry, or cure (pottery, bricks, tea, tobacco, etc.). 13 become or cause to become heated, excited, red, or glowing. catch fire begin to burn. Fire away colloq. Begin; go ahead. On fire 1 burning.
- excited. Set fire to (or set on fire) ignite, kindle. Set the world (or thames) on fire do something remarkable or sensational. Under fire 1 being shot at.
- being rigorously criticized or questioned. [old english]
FIRM
—adj. - a solid or compact. B fixed, stable, steady.
- a resolute, determined. B steadfast, constant (firm belief; firm friend).
- (of an offer etc.) Definite; not conditional. —adv. Firmly (stand firm). —v. (often foll. By up) make or become firm, secure, compact, or solid. firmly adv. Firmness n. [latin firmus]
- n. Business concern or its partners. [latin firma: cf. *firm1]
FISH
cake n. Breaded cake of fish and mashed potato, usu. Fried.
- farm n. Place where fish are bred for food.
- finger n. Small oblong piece of fish in batter or breadcrumbs.
- —n. (pl. Same or -es) 1 vertebrate cold-blooded animal with gills and fins living wholly in water.
- any of various non-vertebrate animals living wholly in water, e.g. The cuttlefish, shellfish, and jellyfish.
- fish as food.
- colloq. Person of a specified, usu. Unpleasant, kind (an odd fish).
- (the fish or fishes) sign or constellation pisces. —v. - try to catch fish.
- fish in (a certain river, pool, etc.).
- (foll. By for) a search for. B seek indirectly (fishing for compliments).
- (foll. By up, out, etc.) Retrieve with effort. drink like a fish drink alcohol excessively. Fish out of water person out of his or her element. Other fish to fry other matters to attend to. [old english]
- n. Flat or curved plate of iron, wood, etc., used to strengthen a beam, joint, or mast. [french ficher fix, from latin figere *fix]
FIST
n. Tightly closed hand. fistful n. (pl. -s). [old english]
FIVE
adj. & n. - one more than four.
- symbol for this (5, v, v).
- size etc. Denoted by five.
- set or team of five.
- five o'clock (is it five yet?).
- cricket hit scoring five runs. [old english]
- o'clock shadow n. Beard-growth visible in the latter part of the day.
n. Colloq. Fat; flabbiness. [imitative, or from *flabby]
FLAG
of convenience n. Foreign flag under which a ship is registered, usu. To avoid regulations or financial charges.
- of truce n. White flag requesting a truce.
- —n. - a usu. Oblong or square piece of cloth, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope as a country's emblem or standard, a signal, etc. B small toy etc. Resembling a flag.
- adjustable strip of metal etc. Indicating a taxi's availability for hire. —v. (-gg-) 1 a grow tired; lag (was soon flagging). B hang down; droop.
- mark out with or as if with a flag or flags.
- (often foll. By that) inform or communicate by flag-signals. flag down signal to stop. [origin unknown]
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