A man speaks frantically into the phone, "My wife is pregnant, and her contractions are only two minutes apart!"
"Is this her first child?" the doctor queries.
"No, you idiot!" the man shouts. "This is her husband!"
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]
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