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."
colloq. —v. Chatter idly. —n. Aimless chatter. [imitative, originally dial.]
NATURE
n. - thing's or person's innate or essential qualities or character.
- (often nature) a physical power causing all material phenomena. B these phenomena.
- kind or class (things of this nature).
- inherent impulses determining character or action. by nature innately. In (or by) the nature of things 1 inevitable.
- inevitably. [latin natura: related to *natal]
- reserve n. Tract of land managed so as to preserve its flora, fauna, physical features, etc.
- trail n. Signposted path through the countryside designed to draw attention to natural phenomena.
NAUGHT
archaic or literary —n. Nothing, nought. —adj. (usu. Predic.) Worthless; useless. come to naught come to nothing, fail. Set at naught despise. [old english: related to *no2, *wight]
NAUSEA
n. - inclination to vomit.
- revulsion. [greek naus ship]
NEARBY
—adj. Near in position. —adv. Close; not far away.
NEARLY
adv. - almost.
- closely. not nearly nothing like.
NEATEN
v. Make neat.
NEBULA
n. (pl. Nebulae) cloud of gas and dust seen in the night sky, sometimes glowing and sometimes appearing as a dark silhouette. nebular adj. [latin, = mist]
NECTAR
n. - sugary substance produced by plants and made into honey by bees.
- (in greek and roman mythology) the drink of the gods.
- drink compared to this. nectarous adj. [latin from greek]
NEEDLE
—n. - a very thin pointed rod of smooth steel etc. With a slit (‘eye’) for thread at the blunt end, used in sewing. B larger plastic, wooden, etc. Slender rod without an eye, used in knitting etc.
- pointer on a dial.
- any of several small thin pointed instruments, esp.: a the end of a hypodermic syringe. B = *stylus 1.
- a obelisk (cleopatra's needle). B pointed rock or peak.
- leaf of a fir or pine tree.
- (the needle) slang fit of bad temper or nervousness. —v. (-ling) colloq. Irritate; provoke. [old english]
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