(1) I felt a sudden, instinctive lurch – the thought of my phiz besmirching every hairdresser's salon and dentist's waiting room.
Puss
Definition:
(n.) A cat; -- a fondling appellation.
(n.) A hare; -- so called by sportsmen.
Example Sentences:
(1) The puss caterpillar, one of more than 50 species of caterpillars that can cause envenomation in the United States, is considered to be one of the most serious.
(2) The diagnosis was made in all cases isolating the microorganism from pulmonary secretions, puss, spinal fluid and blood.
(3) BBC4 is offering the Storyville documentary Pantomime, following the cast of a Nottingham amateur production of Puss in Boots.
(4) "I don't think for a moment that all of the puss has come out," he said.
(5) It would be interesting to explore the rich variety of pathology produced in us by moray eels, lionfish, sea urchins, jellyfish, sting rays, fire ants, kissing bugs, flies, lice, mosquitoes, ticks, mites, fleas, puss caterpillars, centipedes, snakes, dogs and cats, camels, and myriad other creatures including homo sapiens (not a trivial biter)--but for this grand rounds, the topic will simply be spiders (Part 1), bees and vespid (Part 2).
(6) We discuss the case of a 52-year-old woman who developed urticarial lesions after the acute envenomation of a puss caterpillar (Megalopyge opercularis).
(7) The cat was meant to sink its claws into human rights, but proved to be a puss who wasn't there.
(8) It may be moving into the history books, but Iraq is one ex-puss with a posthumous power to shock.
(9) The appropriately sour-pussed-titled Grumpy Cat's Worst Christmas Ever should be out in December, becoming part of the US TV network's canon of famous holiday specials .
(10) In 2013, Netflix commissioned more than 300 hours of original shows from Hollywood studio DreamWorks Animation, including Turbo F.A.S.T., Puss in Boots and King Julien.
(11) • On the other side of the Atlantic, Puss in Boots sees off the challenge of new arrivals Tower Heist and A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Christmas to stay top of the US box office for the second week in a row, reports Jeremy Kay .