Once Holmes was visited by the person with a request for help. He was in a worn suit, a shirt with shabby cuffs and an old top head on his head. Holmes refused to help him. When the man left, disappointed Watson jumped on his friend:
- Sherlock, you are a great detective. How could you refuse to help the poor man?
- My dear friend, he was not absolutely poor. It his purse there was 115 pounds and 25 pence.
- But how do you know ?
- It is elementary, Buddy. Let’s count it together.
- (of a manner etc.) Fawning, unctuous, ingratiating. oiliness n.
OKAY
var. Of *ok.
OKRA
n. Tall, orig. African plant with long ridged seed-pods used for food. [west african native name]
OMEN
—n. - event or object portending good or evil.
- prophetic significance (of good omen). —v. (usu. In passive) portend. [latin]
OMIT
v. (-tt-) 1 leave out; not insert or include.
- leave undone.
- (foll. By verbal noun or to + infin.) Fail or neglect. [latin omitto omiss-]
OMNI
comb. Form all. [latin omnis all]
ONCE
—adv. - on one occasion only.
- at some point or period in the past.
- ever or at all (if you once forget it).
- multiplied by one. —conj. As soon as. —n. One time or occasion (just the once). all at once 1 suddenly.
- all together. At once 1 immediately.
- simultaneously. For once on this (or that) occasion, even if at no other. Once again (or more) another time. Once and for all (or once for all) in a final manner, esp. After much hesitation. Once (or every once) in a while from time to time. Once or twice a few times. Once upon a time at some unspecified time in the past. [originally genitive of *one]
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A cat uses whiskers to determine if a space is too small to squeeze through. The whiskers act as antennae, helping the animal to judge the precise width of any passage.