Jack was living in Arizona during a heat wave when the following took place.
"It"s just too hot to wear clothes today," complained Jack as he stepped out of the shower. "Honey, what do you think the neighbors would think if I mowed the lawn like this?"
"Probably that I married you for your money."
n. Soft silver-white metallic element. [from *potash]
POTBOILER
n. Piece of art, writing, etc. Done merely to earn money.
POTENTATE
n. Monarch or ruler. [latin: related to *potent]
POTENTIAL
difference n. Difference of electric potential between two points.
- —adj. Capable of coming into being or action; latent. —n. - capacity for use or development.
- usable resources.
- physics quantity determining the energy of mass in a gravitational field or of charge in an electric field. potentiality n. Potentially adv. [latin: related to *potent]
POTHUNTER
n. - person who hunts for game at random.
- person who competes merely for the prize.
POTPOURRI
n. (pl. -s) 1 scented mixture of dried petals and spices.
- musical or literary medley. [french, = rotten pot]
POULTERER
n. Dealer in poultry and usu. Game. [poulter: related to *poult]
