- Name?
- Ahmed al-Rhazib.
- Sex?
- Three to five times a week.
- No, no… I mean male or female?
- Male, female, sometimes camel.
- Holy cow!
- Yes, cow, sheep, animals in general.
- But isn’t that hostile?
- Horse style, doggy style, any style!
- Oh dear!
- No, no! Deer run too fast.
- place where a person is (admitted to their presence).
- person's appearance or bearing, esp. When imposing.
- person or spirit that is present (the royal presence; aware of a presence in the room). [latin: related to *present1]
- of mind n. Calmness and quick-wittedness in sudden difficulty etc.
PRESERVE
—v. (-ving) 1 keep safe or free from decay etc.
- maintain (a thing) in its existing state.
- retain (a quality or condition).
- treat (food) to prevent decomposition or fermentation.
- keep (game etc.) Undisturbed for private use. —n. (in sing. Or pl.) 1 preserved fruit; jam.
- place where game etc. Is preserved.
- sphere of activity regarded as a person's own. preservation n. [latin servo keep]
PRESSING
—adj. - urgent.
- urging strongly (pressing invitation). —n. - thing made by pressing, e.g. A gramophone record.
- series of these made at one time.
- act of pressing (all at one pressing). pressingly adv.
PRESSURE
group n. Group formed to influence public policy.
- point n. Point where an artery can be pressed against a bone to inhibit bleeding.
- —n. - a exertion of continuous force on or against a body by another in contact with it. B force exerted. C amount of this (expressed by the force on a unit area) (atmospheric pressure).
- urgency (work under pressure).
- affliction or difficulty (under financial pressure).
- constraining influence (put pressure on us). —v. (-ring) (often foll. By into) apply (esp. Moral) pressure to; coerce; persuade. [latin: related to *press1]
PRESTIGE
n. - respect or reputation derived from achievements, power, associations, etc.
- (attrib.) Having or conferring prestige. prestigious adj. [latin praestigiae juggler's tricks]
PRETENCE
n. (us pretense) 1 pretending, make-believe.
- a pretext, excuse. B false show of intentions or motives.
- (foll. By to) claim, esp. A false one (to merit etc.).
- display; ostentation. [anglo-latin: related to *pretend]
PRETENSE
n. (brit. Pretence) 1 pretending, make-believe.
- a pretext, excuse. B false show of intentions or motives.
- (foll. By to) claim, esp. A false one (to merit etc.).
- display; ostentation. [anglo-latin: related to *pretend]
PRETERIT
(brit. Preterite) gram. —adj. Expressing a past action or state. —n. Preterite tense or form. [latin praeteritum past]
PRETTIFY
v. (-ies, -ied) make pretty, esp. In an affected way.
PREVIOUS
—adj. - (often foll. By to) coming before in time or order.
- colloq. Hasty, premature. —adv. (foll. By to) before. previously adv. [latin praevius from via way]
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