"George, darling, what is it about me you find so attractive? Is it my personality?"
"No."
"Is it my figure?"
"No."
"Is it my charisma?"
"No."
"I give in."
"That’s it!"
v. (-ring) 1 (often foll. By to + infin.) Entreat (a person).
- beg earnestly for. [latin ploro weep]
IMPOUND
v. - confiscate.
- take legal possession of.
- shut up (animals) in a pound.
IMPRESS
—v. - (often foll. By with) a affect or influence deeply. B affect (a person) favourably (was most impressed).
- (often foll. By on) emphasize (an idea etc.) (must impress on you the need to be prompt).
- a (often foll. By on) imprint or make (a mark). B mark (a thing) with a stamp, seal, etc. —n. - mark made by a seal, stamp, etc.
- characteristic mark or quality. impressible adj. [french: related to *press1]
IMPRINT
—v. - (often foll. By on) impress firmly, esp. On the mind.
- a (often foll. By on) make a stamp or impression of (a figure etc.) On a thing. B make an impression on (a thing) with a stamp etc. —n. - impression, stamp.
- printer's or publisher's name etc. Printed in a book.
IMPROVE
v. (-ving) 1 a make or become better. B (foll. By on, upon) produce something better than.
- (as improving adj.) Giving moral benefit (improving literature). improvable adj. Improvement n. [anglo-french emprower from french prou profit]
IMPULSE
buying n. Purchasing goods on impulse.
- n. - sudden urge (felt an impulse to laugh).
- tendency to follow such urges (man of impulse).
- impelling; a push.
- impetus.
- physics a large temporary force producing a change of momentum (e.g. A hammer-blow). B change of momentum so produced.
- wave of excitation in a nerve. [latin: related to *pulse1]
INBOARD
—adv. Within the sides or towards the centre of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle. —adj. Situated inboard.
INBUILT
adj. Built-in.
INCENSE
n. - gum or spice producing a sweet smell when burned.
- smoke of this, esp. In religious ceremonial. [church latin incensum]
- v. (-sing) make angry. [latin: related to *incendiary]
- v. (-sing) make angry. [latin: related to *incendiary]
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