Jack was living in Arizona during a heat wave when the following took place.
"It"s just too hot to wear clothes today," complained Jack as he stepped out of the shower. "Honey, what do you think the neighbors would think if I mowed the lawn like this?"
"Probably that I married you for your money."
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]
