acting+slowly
11pok|y — pok|ey1 «POH kee», noun, plural pok|eys. U.S. Slang. a jail: »After all, if he d said those things to the cop he d have had a night in the pokey as well as the $25 fine (Wall Street Journal). ╂[origin uncertain] pok|y or pok|ey2 «POH kee»,… …
12pok´i|ness — pok|ey1 «POH kee», noun, plural pok|eys. U.S. Slang. a jail: »After all, if he d said those things to the cop he d have had a night in the pokey as well as the $25 fine (Wall Street Journal). ╂[origin uncertain] pok|y or pok|ey2 «POH kee»,… …
13pok´i|ly — pok|ey1 «POH kee», noun, plural pok|eys. U.S. Slang. a jail: »After all, if he d said those things to the cop he d have had a night in the pokey as well as the $25 fine (Wall Street Journal). ╂[origin uncertain] pok|y or pok|ey2 «POH kee»,… …
14pok|ey — pok|ey1 «POH kee», noun, plural pok|eys. U.S. Slang. a jail: »After all, if he d said those things to the cop he d have had a night in the pokey as well as the $25 fine (Wall Street Journal). ╂[origin uncertain] pok|y or pok|ey2 «POH kee»,… …
15re|pos|i|to|ry — «rih POZ uh TR ee, TOHR », noun, plural ries, adjective. –n. 1. a place or container where things are stored or kept: »The box was the repository for old magazines. A library is a repository of information. 2. a person to whom something is… …
16slow — slowly, adv. slowness, n. /sloh/, adj., slower, slowest, adv., slower, slowest, v. adj. 1. moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train. 2. characterized by lack of speed: a slow pace. 3. taking or requiring …
17Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
18Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
19theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …
20United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
