An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
APPOSABLE
opposable, apposable
(adjective) capable of being placed opposite to something; “the thumb is opposable to the forefinger”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
apposable (not comparable)
(anatomy) Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand; able to be brought into direct spatial opposition.
Synonyms
• opposable
Source: Wiktionary
Ap*pos"a*ble, a. (Anat.)
Definition: Capable of being apposed, or applied one to another, as the thumb to the fingers of the hand.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEND
(verb) bestow a quality on; “Her presence lends a certain cachet to the company”; “The music added a lot to the play”; “She brings a special atmosphere to our meetings”; “This adds a light note to the program”
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