Night. A sleeping couple is lying in a bed. Door bell rings. A couple wakes up. Woman: "Quick! My husband is back!" Man jumps out from a window. Flying down he starts to think: "Shit! But I am the husband!"
affair n. Romantic or sexual relationship between two people.
- bite n. Bruise made by a partner's biting etc. During lovemaking.
- —n. - deep affection or fondness.
- sexual passion.
- sexual relations.
- a beloved one; sweetheart (often as a form of address). B colloq. Form of address regardless of affection.
- colloq. Person of whom one is fond.
- affectionate greetings (give him my love).
- (in games) no score; nil. —v. (-ving) 1 feel love or a deep fondness for.
- delight in; admire; greatly cherish.
- colloq. Like very much (loves books).
- (foll. By verbal noun, or to + infin.) Be inclined, esp. As a habit; greatly enjoy (children love dressing up; loves to run). fall in love (often foll. By with) suddenly begin to love. For love for pleasure not profit. For the love of for the sake of. In love (often foll. By with) enamoured (of). Make love (often foll. By to) 1 have sexual intercourse (with).
- archaic pay amorous attention (to). Not for love or money colloq. Not in any circumstances. [old english]
LUCK
n. - good or bad fortune.
- circumstances of life (beneficial or not) brought by this.
- good fortune; success due to chance (in luck; out of luck). no such luck colloq. Unfortunately not. [low german or dutch]
LUDO
n. Simple board-game played with dice and counters. [latin, = i play]
LUFF
v. (also absol.) 1 steer (a ship) nearer the wind.
- raise or lower (a crane's jib). [french, probably from low german]
LULL
—v. - soothe or send to sleep.
- (usu. Foll. By into) deceive (a person) into undue confidence (lulled into a false sense of security).
- allay (suspicions etc.), usu. By deception.
- (of noise, a storm, etc.) Abate or fall quiet. —n. Temporary quiet period. [imitative]
LUMP
sugar n. Sugar in cubes.
- sum n. - sum covering a number of items.
- money paid down at once.
- —n. - compact shapeless mass.
- tumour; swelling, bruise.
- heavy, dull, or ungainly person.
- (prec. By the) slang casual workers in the building trade. —v. - (usu. Foll. By together etc.) Treat as all alike; put together in a lump.
- (of sauce etc.) Become lumpy. lump in the throat feeling of pressure there, caused by emotion. [scandinavian]
- v. Colloq. Put up with ungraciously (like it or lump it). [imitative]
LUNG
n. Either of the pair of respiratory organs in humans and many other vertebrates. [old english: related to *light2]
LURE
—v. (-ring) 1 (usu. Foll. By away, into) entice.
- recall with a lure. —n. - thing used to entice.
- (usu. Foll. By of) enticing quality (of a pursuit etc.).
- falconer's apparatus for recalling a hawk. [french from germanic]
LURK
v. - linger furtively.
- a lie in ambush. B (usu. Foll. By in, under, about, etc.) Hide, esp. For sinister purposes.
- (as lurking adj.) Dormant (a lurking suspicion). [perhaps from *lour]
LUSH
adj. - (of vegetation) luxuriant and succulent.
- luxurious.
- slang excellent. [origin uncertain]
- n. Slang alcoholic, drunkard. [origin uncertain]
A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive.
