A policeman spots a woman driving and knitting at the same time. Driving up beside her, he shouts out the window...
"Pull over!"
"No," she shouts back, "a pair of socks!"
n. (brit. Paedophile) person who displays paedophilia.
PEKINGESE
n. (also pekinese) (pl. Same) lap-dog of a short-legged breed with long hair and a snub nose. [from peking (beijing) in china]
PENDULOUS
adj. Hanging down; drooping and swinging. [latin pendulus from pendeo hang]
PENETRATE
v. (-ting) 1 a find access into or through. B (usu. Foll. By with) imbue with; permeate.
- see into, find out, or discern.
- see through (darkness, fog, etc.).
- be absorbed by the mind.
- (as penetrating adj.) A having or suggesting sensitivity or insight. B (of a voice etc.) Easily heard through or above other sounds; piercing. penetrable adj. Penetrability n. Penetration n. Penetrative adj. [latin]
PENFRIEND
n. Friend communicated with by letter only.
PENINSULA
n. Piece of land almost surrounded by water or projecting far into a sea etc. peninsular adj. [latin paene almost, insula island]
PENNILESS
adj. Having no money; destitute.
PENNYWORT
n. Wild plant with rounded leaves, growing esp. In marshy places.
PENSIONER
n. Recipient of a pension, esp. The retirement pension. [french: related to *pension1]
PENTAGRAM
n. Five-pointed star. [greek: see *penta-, *-gram]
