There was an Scotsman, an Englishman and Claudia Schiffer sitting together in a carriage in a train going through Wales. Suddenly the train went through a tunnel and as it was an old style train,there were no lights in the carriages and it went completely dark. Then there was this kissing noise and the sound of a really loud slap. When the train came out of the tunnel, Claudia Schiffer and the Scotsman were sitting as if nothing had happened and the Englishman had his hand against his face as he had been slapped.
The Englishman was thinking: ‘The Scottish fella must have kissed Claudia Schiffer and she missed him and slapped me instead.’ Claudia Schiffer was thinking: ‘The English fella must have tried to kiss me and actually kissed the Scotsman and got slapped for it.’ And the Scotsman was thinking: ‘This is great. The next time the train goes through a tunnel I’ll make that kissing noise and slap that English btard again.
—v. - blush, redden, glow warmly (he flushed with embarrassment).
- (usu. As flushed adj.) Cause to glow or blush (often foll. By with: he was flushed with pride).
- a cleanse (a drain, lavatory, etc.) By a flow of water. B (often foll. By away, down) dispose of in this way.
- rush out, spurt. —n. - blush or glow.
- a rush of water. B cleansing of a drain, lavatory, etc. Thus.
- rush of esp. Elation or triumph.
- freshness; vigour.
- a (also hot flush) sudden feeling of heat during menopause. B feverish redness or temperature etc. —adj. - level, in the same plane.
- colloq. Having plenty of money. [perhaps = *flush3]
- n. Hand of cards all of one suit, esp. In poker. [latin fluxus *flux]
- v. - cause (esp. A game-bird) to fly up.
- (of a bird) fly up and away. flush out 1 reveal.
- drive out. [imitative]
FLUTE
—n. - a high-pitched woodwind instrument held sideways. B any similar wind instrument.
- ornamental vertical groove in a column. —v. (-ting) 1 play, or play (a tune etc.) On, the flute.
- speak or sing etc. In a high voice.
- make grooves in. fluting n. Fluty adj. (in sense 1a of n.). [french]
FLYER
n. (also flier) colloq. - airman or airwoman.
- thing that flies in a specified way (poor flyer).
- fast-moving animal or vehicle.
- ambitious or outstanding person.
- small handbill.
FOCAL
adj. Of or at a focus. [latin: related to *focus]
- distance n. (also focal length) distance between the centre of a mirror or lens and its focus.
- point n. - = *focus n. 1.
- centre of interest or activity.
FOCUS
—n. (pl. Focuses or foci) 1 a point at which rays or waves meet after reflection or refraction. B point from which rays etc. Appear to proceed.
- a point at which an object must be situated for a lens or mirror to give a well-defined image. B adjustment of the eye or a lens to give a clear image. C state of clear definition (out of focus).
- = *focal point 2. —v. (-s- or -ss-) 1 bring into focus.
- adjust the focus of (a lens or eye).
- concentrate or be concentrated on.
- converge or make converge to a focus. [latin, = hearth]
FOGEY
var. Of *fogy.
FOGGY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 full of fog.
- of or like fog.
- vague, indistinct. not have the foggiest colloq. Have no idea at all. fogginess n. [perhaps from fog long grass]
FOIST
v. (foll. By on) force (a thing or oneself) on to an unwilling person. [dutch vuisten take in the hand]
FOLIO
—n. (pl. -s) 1 leaf of paper etc., esp. Numbered only on the front.
- sheet of paper folded once making two leaves of a book.
- book of such sheets. —adj. (of a book) made of folios, of the largest size. in folio made of folios. [latin, ablative of folium leaf]
FOLLY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 foolishness.
- foolish act, behaviour, idea, etc.
- fanciful ornamental building created for display. [french folie from fol mad, *fool1]
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