The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
accumulates
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of accumulate
Source: Wiktionary
Ac*cu"mu*late, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Accumulated; p. pr. & vb. n. Accumulating.] Etym: [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare; ad + cumulare to heap. See Cumulate.]
Definition: To heap up in a mass; to pile up; to collect or bring together; to amass; as, to accumulate a sum of money.
Syn.
– To collect; pile up; store; amass; gather; aggregate; heap together; hoard.
Ac*cu"mu*late, v. i.
Definition: To grow or increase in quantity or number; to increase greatly. Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. Goldsmith.
Ac*cu"mu*late, a. Etym: [L. accumulatus, p. p. of accumulare.]
Definition: Collected; accumulated. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
11 May 2025
(noun) a light drumstick with a rounded head that is used to strike such percussion instruments as chimes, kettledrums, marimbas, glockenspiels, etc.
The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.