Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
ADJUST
adjust, conform, adapt
(verb) adapt or conform oneself to new or different conditions; “We must adjust to the bad economic situation”
adjust, set, correct
(verb) alter or regulate so as to achieve accuracy or conform to a standard; “Adjust the clock, please”; “correct the alignment of the front wheels”
adjust
(verb) make correspondent or conformable; “Adjust your eyes to the darkness”
align, aline, line up, adjust
(verb) place in a line or arrange so as to be parallel or straight; “align the car with the curb”; “align the sheets of paper on the table”
adjust
(verb) decide how much is to be paid on an insurance claim
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
adjust (third-person singular simple present adjusts, present participle adjusting, simple past and past participle adjusted)
(transitive) To modify.
(transitive) To improve or rectify.
(transitive) To settle an insurance claim.
(intransitive) To change to fit circumstances.
Synonyms
• (to modify something): change, edit, modify, set
Anagrams
• udjats
Source: Wiktionary
Ad*just", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adjusted; p. pr. & vb. n. Adjusting.] Etym: [OF. ajuster, ajoster (whence F. ajouter to add), LL. adjuxtare to fit; fr. L. ad + juxta near; confused later with L. ad and justus just, right, whence F. ajuster to adjust. See Just, v. t. and cf. Adjute.]
1. To make exact; to fit; to make correspondent or conformable; to bring into proper relations; as, to adjust a garment to the body, or things to a standard.
2. To put in order; to regulate, or reduce to system. Adjusting the orthography. Johnson.
3. To settle or bring to a satisfactory state, so that parties are agreed in the result; as, to adjust accounts; the differences are adjusted.
4. To bring to a true relative position, as the parts of an instrument; to regulate for use; as, to adjust a telescope or microscope.
Syn.
– To adapt; suit; arrange; regulate; accommodate; set right; rectify; settle.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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