One day Holmes and Watson are flying a dirigible balloon. It is foggy around, they have lost their way. Suddenly they see - a shepherd is grazing sheep below. The men are very glad and shout:
- The dear, tell us, please, where we are now?
- You are in the dirigible balloon.
- I understand... - Holmes says. - We are flying over Russia.
- But why? - Watson is surprised.
- It’s elementary, Buddy! Only a programmer could give such an exact and useless answer at the same time. And only in Russia programmers can look after sheep.
n. Person taught by another, esp. A schoolchild or student. [latin pupillus, -illa diminutives of pupus boy, pupa girl]
- n. Dark circular opening in the centre of the iris of the eye. [related to *pupil1]
PUPPY
love n. = *calf-love.
- n. (pl. -ies) 1 young dog.
- conceited or arrogant young man. [french: related to *poppet]
PUREE
—n. Smooth pulp of vegetables or fruit etc. —v. (-ees, -eed) make a puree of. [french]
PURGE
—v. (-ging) 1 (often foll. By of, from) make physically or spiritually clean.
- remove by cleansing.
- rid (an organization, party, etc.) Of unacceptable members.
- a empty (the bowels). B empty the bowels of (a person).
- law atone for (an offence, esp. Contempt of court). —n. - act of purging.
- purgative. [latin purgo purify]
PURSE
—n. - small pouch for carrying money on the person.
- us handbag.
- money, funds.
- sum as a present or prize in a contest. —v. (-sing) 1 (often foll. By up) pucker or contract (the lips etc.).
- become wrinkled. hold the purse-strings have control of expenditure. [greek, = leather bag]
PUSHY
adj. (-ier, -iest) colloq. Excessively self-assertive. pushily adv. Pushiness n.
PUSSY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 (also pussy-cat) colloq. Cat.
- coarse slang vulva.
- willow n. Willow with furry catkins.
PUTON
n. Colloq. Deception or hoax.
PUTTY
—n. Cement of whiting and linseed oil, used for fixing panes of glass, filling holes, etc. —v. (-ies, -ied) cover, fix, join, or fill with putty. [french potee: related to *pot1]
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