A woman walked into the kitchen to find her husband stalking around with a fly swatter.
"What are you doing?" she asked.
"Hunting flies," he responded.
"Oh… Killed any?" she asked.
"Yep, three males, two females," he replied.
Intrigued, she asked, "How can you tell?"
He responded, "Three were on a beer can, two were on the phone."
n. Art technique of laying on paint thickly. [italian]
IMPEACH
v. - charge with a crime against the state, esp. Treason.
- us charge (a public official) with misconduct.
- call in question, disparage. impeachable adj. Impeachment n. [french empecher from latin pedica fetter]
IMPERIL
v. (-ll-; us -l-) endanger.
IMPETUS
n. - force with which a body moves.
- driving force or impulse. [latin impeto assail]
IMPIETY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 lack of piety or reverence.
- act etc. Showing this.
IMPINGE
v. (-ging) (usu. Foll. By on, upon) 1 make an impact or effect.
- encroach. impingement n. [latin pango pact- fix]
IMPIOUS
adj. - not pious.
- wicked, profane.
IMPLANT
—v. - (often foll. By in) insert or fix.
- (often foll. By in) instil (an idea etc.) In a person's mind.
- plant.
- a insert (tissue etc.) In a living body. B (in passive) (of a fertilized ovum) become attached to the wall of the womb. —n. Thing implanted, esp. A piece of tissue. implantation n. [latin: related to *plant]
IMPLODE
v. (-ding) (cause to) burst inwards. implosion n. [from *in-2: cf. *explode]
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