Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn’t control himself during a lineup.
When detectives asked each man in the lineup to repeat the words, “Give me all your money or I’ll shoot,”
the man shouted, “That’s not what I said!”
n. Noisy mischievous ghost, esp. One causing physical damage. [german]
POLYPROPENE
n. = *polypropylene.
POLYSTYRENE
n. A polymer of styrene, a kind of hard plastic, often foamed for packaging. [styrene from greek sturax a resin]
POLYTECHNIC
—n. College offering courses in many (esp. Vocational) subjects up to degree level. —adj. Giving instruction in various vocational or technical subjects. [greek tekhne art]
POMEGRANATE
n. - tropical fruit with a tough rind, reddish pulp, and many seeds.
- tree bearing this. [french pome grenate from romanic, = many-seeded apple]
PONTIFICATE
—v. (-ting) 1 be pompously dogmatic.
- play the pontiff. —n. - office of a bishop or pope.
- period of this.
PORNOGRAPHY
n. - explicit representation of sexual activity in literature, films, etc., intended to stimulate erotic rather than aesthetic or emotional feelings.
- literature etc. Containing this. pornographic adj. [greek porne prostitute]
PORTERHOUSE
steak n. Choice cut of beef.
PORTMANTEAU
n. (pl. -s or -x) trunk for clothes etc., opening into two equal parts. [latin porto carry: related to *mantle]
- word n. Word combining the sounds and meanings of two others (e.g. Motel, oxbridge).
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A cat will clean itself with paw and tongue after a dangerous experience or when it has fought with another cat. This is an attempt by the animal to soothe its nerves by doing something natural and instinctive.