A man was driving down the road with twenty penguins in the back seat.
The police stop him and say that he can’t drive around with the penguins in the car and should take them to the zoo.
The man agrees and drives off.
The next day the same man is driving down the road with twenty penguins in the back and again he is stopped by the same police officer who says, "Hey! I thought I told you to take those to the zoo."
The man replies, "I did. Today I’m taking them to the movies."
—v. (-ping) 1 a open one's mouth wide. B be or become wide open; split.
- (foll. By at) stare at. —n. - open-mouthed stare; open mouth.
- rent, opening. [old norse]
GARB
—n. Clothing, esp. Of a distinctive kind. —v. (usu. In passive or refl.) Dress. [germanic: related to *gear]
GASH
—n. Long deep slash, cut, or wound. —v. Make a gash in; cut. [french]
GASP
—v. - catch one's breath with an open mouth as in exhaustion or astonishment.
- utter with gasps. —n. Convulsive catching of breath. [old norse]
GATE
—n. - barrier, usu. Hinged, used to close an opening made for entrance and exit through a wall, fence, etc.
- such an opening.
- means of entrance or exit.
- numbered place of access to aircraft at an airport.
- device regulating the passage of water in a lock etc.
- a number of people entering by payment at the gates of a sports ground etc. B amount of money taken thus.
- a electrical signal that causes or controls the passage of other signals. B electrical circuit with an output that depends on the combination of several inputs. —v. (-ting) confine to college or school as a punishment. gated adj. [old english]
GATT
abbr. General agreement on tariffs and trade.
GAUL
n. Inhabitant of ancient gaul. [french from germanic]
