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."
- lock or clasp within each other. —n. - machine-knitted fabric with fine stitches.
- mechanism for preventing a set of operations from being performed in any but the prescribed sequence.
INTERLUDE
n. - a pause between the acts of a play. B something performed during this pause.
- contrasting event, time, etc. In the middle of something (comic interlude).
- piece of music played between other pieces etc. [medieval latin ludus play]
INTERMENT
n. Burial.
INTERPLAY
n. Reciprocal action.
INTERPOSE
v. (-sing) 1 (often foll. By between) insert (a thing) between others.
- say (words) as an interruption; interrupt.
- exercise or advance (a veto or objection) so as to interfere.
- (foll. By between) intervene (between parties). interposition n. [latin pono put]
- v. (-sing) 1 (often foll. By between) insert (a thing) between others.
- say (words) as an interruption; interrupt.
- exercise or advance (a veto or objection) so as to interfere.
- (foll. By between) intervene (between parties). interposition n. [latin pono put]
INTERPRET
v. (-t-) 1 explain the meaning of (words, a dream, etc.).
- make out or bring out the meaning of (creative work).
- act as an interpreter.
- explain or understand (behaviour etc.) In a specified manner. interpretation n. Interpretative adj. Interpretive adj. [latin interpres -pretis explainer]
- v. (-t-) 1 explain the meaning of (words, a dream, etc.).
- make out or bring out the meaning of (creative work).
- act as an interpreter.
- explain or understand (behaviour etc.) In a specified manner. interpretation n. Interpretative adj. Interpretive adj. [latin interpres -pretis explainer]
INTERRUPT
v. - break the continuous progress of (an action, speech, person speaking, etc.).
- obstruct (a person's view etc.). interruption n. [latin: related to *rupture]
- v. - break the continuous progress of (an action, speech, person speaking, etc.).
- obstruct (a person's view etc.). interruption n. [latin: related to *rupture]
INTERSECT
v. - divide (a thing) by crossing it.
- (of lines, roads, etc.) Cross each other. [latin: related to *section]
- v. - divide (a thing) by crossing it.
- (of lines, roads, etc.) Cross each other. [latin: related to *section]
INTERVENE
v. (-ning) 1 occur in time between events.
- interfere; prevent or modify events.
- be situated between things.
- come in as an extraneous factor. [latin venio vent- come]
- v. (-ning) 1 occur in time between events.
- interfere; prevent or modify events.
- be situated between things.
- come in as an extraneous factor. [latin venio vent- come]
INTERVIEW
—n. - oral examination of an applicant.
- conversation with a reporter, for a broadcast or publication.
- meeting face to face, esp. For consultation. —v. Hold an interview with. interviewee n. Interviewer n. [french entrevue: related to *inter-, vue sight]
- —n. - oral examination of an applicant.
- conversation with a reporter, for a broadcast or publication.
- meeting face to face, esp. For consultation. —v. Hold an interview with. interviewee n. Interviewer n. [french entrevue: related to *inter-, vue sight]
