One evening Sherlock Holmes was going along the street and suddenly saw a man down…
- It’s certain, this gentleman is very tired after work… or he is dead drunk… or he is after being with a woman, … — reflected Holmes. As it’s Sunday today, he can’t be coming back from work… At such a late hour all shops are closed, and he couldn’t buy alcohol. So he is coming back from a woman. But in this remote place there are only two women — Watson’s wife and mine. Consequently, as I’m coming back from Watson’s wife, …
- Watson, rascal, get up!!!
—n. - (puritan) hist. Member of a group of english protestants who sought to simplify and regulate forms of worship after the reformation.
- purist member of any party.
- strict observer of religion or morals. —adj. - (puritan) hist. Of the puritans.
- scrupulous and austere in religion or morals. puritanism n. [latin: related to *pure]
PURLIEU
n. (pl. -s) 1 person's bounds, limits, or usual haunts.
- hist. Tract on the border of a forest.
- (in pl.) Outskirts, outlying region. [anglo-french purale from aller go]
PURLOIN
v. Formal or joc. Steal, pilfer. [anglo-french purloigner from loign far]
PURPORT
—v. - profess; be intended to seem (purports to be an officer).
- (often foll. By that) (of a document or speech) have as its meaning; state. —n. - ostensible meaning.
- sense or tenor (of a document or statement). purportedly adv. [latin: related to *pro-1, porto carry]
PURPOSE
—n. - object to be attained; thing intended.
- intention to act.
- resolution, determination. —v. (-sing) have as one's purpose; design, intend. on purpose intentionally. To no purpose with no result or effect. To the purpose 1 relevant.
- useful. [latin propono *propose]
PURSUIT
n. - act of pursuing.
- occupation or activity pursued. in pursuit of pursuing. [french: related to *suit]
PURVIEW
n. - scope or range of a document, scheme, etc.
- range of physical or mental vision. [anglo-french past part.: related to *purvey]
PUSHFUL
adj. Pushy; arrogant. pushfully adv.
PUSHING
adj. - pushy.
- predic. Colloq. Having nearly reached (a specified age).
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