Alternative spelling of plainclothesman

plural of body mass index

People are similar in character to their friends.

(US, navy, vulgar, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) A Southeast Asian woman regarded as a sex object.

A teacher in charge of a boarding house at a boarding school. / A teacher in charge of a sports house at a school.

Ellipsis of give a man a fish and you feed him for a day; teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.

plural of magic carpet

(magic) A circle marked by a practitioner of magic, used as magical protection or to form a magical area.

An autostereogram. / A magic eye tube: a vacuum tube display device which was used as a tuning indicator.

It is more worthwhile to teach someone to do something (for themselves) than to do it for them (on an ongoing basis).