A father and son went fishing one day. While they were out in the boat, the boy suddenly became curious about the world around him. He asked his father, "How does this boat float?"
The father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
A little later, the boy looked at his father and asked, "How do fish breath underwater?"
Once again the father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
A little later the boy asked his father, "Why is the sky blue?"
Again, the father replied, "Don"t rightly know, son."
Finally, the boy asked his father, "Dad, do you mind my asking you all of these questions?"
The father replied, "Of course not, you don"t ask questions, you never learn nothin"."
- (attrib.) Marked by or adapted for precision (precision instruments).
PRECURSOR
n. - a forerunner. B person who precedes in office etc.
- harbinger. [latin praecurro -curs- run before]
PREDATORY
adj. - (of an animal) preying naturally upon others.
- plundering or exploiting others.
PREDICANT
hist. —adj. (of a religious order) engaged in preaching. —n. Predicant person, esp. A dominican. [latin: related to *predicate]
PREDICATE
—v. - (also absol.) Assert (something) about the subject of a proposition.
- (foll. By on) found or base (a statement etc.) On. —n. Gram. & logic what is said about the subject of a sentence or proposition etc. (e.g. Went home in john went home). predicable adj. Predication n. [latin praedico -dicat- declare]
PREEMBRYO
n. (pl. -s) potential human embryo in the first fourteen days after fertilization.
PREFIGURE
v. Formal (-ring) represent or imagine beforehand.
PREJUDICE
—n. - a preconceived opinion. B (foll. By against, in favour of) bias, partiality.
- harm that results or may result from some action or judgement (to the prejudice of). —v.
PREMATURE
adj. - a occurring or done before the usual or proper time (a premature decision). B too hasty.
- (of a baby) born (esp. Three or more weeks) before the end of gestation. prematurely adv. [latin: related to *pre-, *mature]
PREOCCUPY
v. (-ies, -ied) 1 (of a thought etc.) Dominate the mind of (a person) to the exclusion of all else.
To add to the dictionary krossvordista new word or its definition to an existing word, click on the "Add a word or definition of" fill opened form and click "to send".