Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.
amassing
present participle of amass
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Source: Wiktionary
A*mass", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Amassed; p. pr. & vb. n. Amassing.] Etym: [F. ambusher, LL. amassare; L. ad + massa lump, mass. See Mass.]
Definition: To collect into a mass or heap; to gather a great quantity of; to accumulate; as, to amass a treasure or a fortune; to amass words or phrases. The life Homer has been written by amassing all the traditions and hints the writers could meet with. Pope.
Syn.
– To accumulate; heap up; pile.
A*mass", n. Etym: [OF. amasse, fr. ambusher.]
Definition: A mass; a heap. [Obs.] Sir H. Wotton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 April 2024
(adjective) remarkable or out of the ordinary in degree or magnitude or effect; “a great crisis”; “had a great stake in the outcome”
Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.