Newly wed wife to her husband:
"That is why I can"t stand you – you are so unpredictable. On Monday you liked the potatoes, Tuesday you liked the potatoes, Wednesday you liked the potatoes, Thursday you said you loved the potatoes preparation, Friday you liked the potatoes, Saturday you liked the potatoes and now all of a sudden on Sunday you say that you don"t like potatoes."
- sound (the string of a musical instrument) with a finger or plectrum.
- plunder. —n. - courage, spirit.
- plucking; twitch.
- animal's heart, liver, and lungs as food. pluck up summon up (one's courage etc.). [old english]
PLUMB
—n. Lead ball, esp. Attached to the end of a line for finding the depth of water or testing whether a wall etc. Is vertical. —adv. - exactly (plumb in the centre).
- vertically.
- us slang quite, utterly (plumb crazy). —adj. Vertical. —v. - a provide with plumbing. B (often foll. By in) fit as part of a plumbing system. C work as a plumber.
- sound or test with a plumb.
- reach or experience (an extreme feeling) (plumb the depths of fear).
PLUME
—n. - feather, esp. A large one used for ornament.
- ornament of feathers etc. Worn on a helmet or hat or in the hair.
- something resembling this (plume of smoke). —v. (-ming) 1 decorate or provide with a plume or plumes.
- refl. (foll. By on, upon) pride (oneself on esp. Something trivial).
- (of a bird) preen (itself or its feathers). [latin pluma]
PLUMP
—adj. Full or rounded in shape; fleshy. —v. (often foll. By up, out) make or become plump (plumped up the cushion). plumpness n. [low german or dutch plomp blunt]
- —v. - (foll. By for) decide on, choose.
- (often foll. By down) drop or fall abruptly. —n. Abrupt or heavy fall. —adv. Colloq. With a plump. [low german or dutch plompen, imitative]
PLUMY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 plumelike, feathery.
- adorned with plumes.
PLUSH
—n. Cloth of silk or cotton etc., with a long soft nap. —adj. - made of plush.
- colloq. = *plushy. plushly adv. Plushness n. [latin: related to *pile3]
PLUTO
n. Outermost known planet of the solar system. [greek plouton, god of the underworld]
POACH
v. - cook (an egg) without its shell in or over boiling water.
- cook (fish etc.) By simmering in a small amount of liquid. poacher n. [french pochier: related to *poke2]
- v. - (also absol.) Catch (game or fish) illegally.
- (often foll. By on) trespass or encroach on (another's property, territory, etc.).
- appropriate (another's ideas, staff, etc.). poacher n. [earlier poche: related to *poach1]
PODGY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 short and fat.
- plump, fleshy. podginess n. [podge short fat person]
