An elementary school teacher sends this note to all parents on the first day of school.
"If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I will promise not to believe everything your child says happens at home.
- poetic or tenderly pleasing quality. [medieval latin: related to *poet]
POGROM
n. Organized massacre (orig. Of jews in russia). [russian]
POISED
adj. - a composed, self-assured. B carrying oneself gracefully or with dignity.
- (often foll. By for, or to + infin.) Ready for action.
POISON
ivy n. N. American climbing plant secreting an irritant oil from its leaves.
- —n. - substance that when introduced into or absorbed by a living organism causes death or injury, esp. One that kills by rapid action even in a small quantity.
- colloq. Harmful influence. —v. - administer poison to.
- kill, injure, or infect with poison.
- treat (a weapon) with poison.
- corrupt or pervert (a person or mind).
- spoil or destroy (a person's pleasure etc.). poisoner n. Poisonous adj. [latin: related to *potion]
POLDER
n. Piece of land reclaimed from the sea or a river, esp. In the netherlands. [dutch]
POLEAX
(brit. -axe) —n. - hist. = *battleaxe 1.
- butcher's axe. —v. (-xing) 1 hit or kill with a poleaxe.
- (esp. As poleaxed adj.) Colloq. Dumbfound, overwhelm. [low german or dutch: related to *poll, *axe]
POLICE
constable see *constable.
- dog n. Dog, esp. An alsatian, used in police work.
- force n. Body of police of a country, district, or town.
- officer n. Member of a police force.
- state n. Totalitarian state controlled by political police.
- station n. Office of a local police force.
- —n. (as pl.) 1 (usu. Prec. By the) the civil force responsible for maintaining public order.
- its members.
- force with similar functions (military police). —v. (-cing) 1 keep (a place or people) in order by means of police or a similar body.
- provide with police.
- keep in order, administer, control (problem of policing the new law). [latin: related to *policy1]
POLICY
n. (pl. -ies) 1 course of action adopted by a government, business, individual, etc.
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Crocodiles and alligators are surprisingly fast on land. Although they are rapid, they are not agile; so if you ever find yourself chased by one, run in a zigzag line. You"ll lose him or her every time.