A musical director was having a lot of trouble with one drummer. He talked and talked and talked with the drummer, but his performance simply didn"t improve.
Finally, before the whole orchestra, he said, "When a musician just can"t handle his instrument and doesn"t improve when given help, they take away the instrument, and give him two sticks, and make him a drummer."
A stage whisper was heard from the percussion section: "And if he can"t handle even that, they take away one of his sticks and make him a conductor."
n. Plump-breasted wading bird, e.g. The lapwing. [latin pluvia rain]
PLUCKY
adj. (-ier, -iest) brave, spirited. pluckily adv. Pluckiness n.
PLUGIN
attrib. Adj. Designed to be plugged into a socket.
PLUMMY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 abounding or rich in plums.
- colloq. (of a voice) sounding affectedly rich in tone.
- colloq. Good, desirable.
PLUNGE
—v. (-ging) 1 (usu. Foll. By in, into) a thrust forcefully or abruptly. B dive. C (cause to) enter a condition or embark on a course impetuously (they plunged into marriage; the room was plunged into darkness).
- immerse completely.
- a move suddenly and dramatically downward. B (foll. By down, into, etc.) Move with a rush (plunged down the stairs).
- colloq. Run up gambling debts. —n. Plunging action or movement; dive. take the plunge colloq. Take a decisive step. [romanic: related to *plumb]
PLURAL
—adj. - more than one in number.
- gram. (of a word or form) denoting more than one. —n. Gram. - plural word or form.
- plural number. [latin: related to *plus]
PLUSHY
adj. (-ier, -iest) colloq. Stylish, luxurious. plushiness n.
POCKET
knife n. = *penknife.
- money n. Money for minor expenses, esp. Given to children.
- —n. - small bag sewn into or on clothing, for carrying small articles.
- pouchlike compartment in a suitcase, car door, etc.
- one's financial resources (beyond my pocket).
- isolated group or area (pockets of resistance).
- cavity in the earth containing ore, esp. Gold.
- pouch at the corner or on the side of a billiard- or snooker-table into which balls are driven.
- = *air pocket.
- (attrib.) A small enough or intended for carrying in a pocket.
PODIUM
n. (pl. -s or podia) rostrum. [greek podion diminutive of pous pod- foot]
POETIC
adj. (also poetical) of or like poetry or poets. poetically adv.
- justice n. Very appropriate punishment or reward.
- licence n. Writer's or artist's transgression of established rules for effect.
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