As a senior citizen was driving down the freeway, his car phone rang. Answering, he heard his wife"s voice urgently warning him, "Herman, I just heard on the news that there"s a car going the wrong way on 280. Please be careful!"
"Heck," said Herman, "It"s not just one car. It"s hundreds of them!"
- (usu. Foll. By for, of) passionate desire for or enjoyment of (lust for power; lust of battle).
- sensuous appetite regarded as sinful (lusts of the flesh). —v. (usu. Foll. By after, for) have a strong or excessive (esp. Sexual) desire. lustful adj. Lustfully adv. [old english]
LUTE
n. Guitar-like instrument with a long neck and a pear-shaped body. [arabic]
- —n. Clay or cement for making joints airtight etc. —v. (-ting) apply lute to. [latin lutum mud]
LYNX
n. (pl. Same or -s) wild cat with a short tail and spotted fur. [greek lugx]
LYRE
n. Ancient u-shaped stringed instrument. [greek lura]
LYTE
suffix forming nouns denoting substances that can be decomposed (electrolyte). [greek lutos loosened]
LABEL
—n. - piece of paper etc. Attached to an object to give information about it.
- short classifying phrase applied to a person etc.
- logo, title, or trademark of a company. —v. (-ll-; us -l-) 1 attach a label to.
- (usu. Foll. By as) assign to a category.
- replace (an atom) by an atom of a usu. Radioactive isotope as a means of identification. [french]
LABOR
etc. Us & austral. Var. Of *labour etc.
LADLE
—n. Deep long-handled spoon used for serving liquids. —v. (-ling) (often foll. By out) transfer (liquid) with a ladle. [old english]
LADYS
slipper n. Plant of the orchid family with a slipper-shaped lip on its flowers.
LAGER
lout n. Colloq. Youth behaving violently etc. As a result of excessive drinking.
- n. A kind of light effervescent beer. [german, = store]
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A cat uses whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. The whiskers act as antennae, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage.