Russian tourists.
The couple arrived at the resort. They move into the room.
Wife sees the mouse and starts yelling, "Ah-ah-ah-ah! Mouse! Contact reception, you better know English, and I - full zero."
Husband calls (in English):
- Hеllo.
- Hеllo.
- Do you know "Tom and Jerry"?
- Yes, I do.
- So... Jerry is here.
—interrog. Adv. - at what time? 2 on what occasion? 3 how soon? —rel. Adv. (prec. By time etc.) At or on which (there are times when i could cry). —conj. - at the or any time that; as soon as (come when you like; come when ready).
- although (why stand when you could sit?).
- after which; and then; but just then (was nearly asleep when the bell rang). —pron. What time?; which time (till when can you stay?; since when it has improved). —n. Time, occasion (fixed the where and when). [old english]
WHET
v. (-tt-) 1 sharpen (a tool).
- stimulate (the appetite or a desire etc.). [old english]
WHEW
int. Expressing surprise, consternation, or relief. [imitative]
WHEY
n. Watery liquid left when milk forms curds. [old english]
WHIG
n. Hist. Member of the british reforming and constitutional party succeeded in the 19th c. By the liberal party. whiggery n. Whiggish adj. Whiggism n. [whiggamer, -more, nickname of 17th-c. Scots rebels]
WHIM
n. - sudden fancy; caprice.
- capriciousness. [origin unknown]
WHIN
n. (in sing. Or pl.) Gorse. [scandinavian]
WHIP
hand n. - hand that holds the whip (in riding etc.).
- (usu. Prec. By the) advantage or control in a situation.
- —n. - lash attached to a stick for urging on animals or punishing etc.
- a member of a political party in parliament appointed to control its discipline and tactics. B whips' written notice requesting or requiring attendance for voting at a division etc., variously underlined according to the degree of urgency (three-line whip). C (prec. By the) party discipline and instructions (asked for the labour whip).
- dessert made with whipped cream etc.
- = *whipper-in. —v. (-pp-) 1 beat or urge on with a whip.
- beat (cream or eggs etc.) Into a froth.
- take or move suddenly, unexpectedly, or rapidly (whipped out a knife; whipped behind the door).
- slang steal.
- slang a excel. B defeat.
- bind with spirally wound twine.
- sew with overcast stitches. whip in bring (hounds) together. Whip on urge into action. Whip up excite or stir up. [low german or dutch]
WHIT
n. Particle; least possible amount (not a whit better). [apparently = *wight]
- sunday n. Seventh sunday after easter, commemorating pentecost.
- —n. = *whitsuntide. —attrib. Adj. Of whitsuntide or whit sunday. [old english, = white]
WHIZ
(also whizz) —n. Sound made by a body moving through the air at great speed. —v. (-zz-) move with or make a whiz. [imitative]
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