You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
ARRISES
Noun
arrises
plural of arris
Anagrams
• irasers, raisers, sierras
Source: Wiktionary
ARRIS
Ar"ris, n. Etym: [OF. areste, F. arĂȘte, fr. L. arista the top or beard of an ear of grain, the bone of a fish.] (Arch.)
Definition: The sharp edge or salient angle formed by two surfaces meeting each other, whether plane or curved; -- applied particularly to the edges in moldings, and to the raised edges which separate the flutings in a Doric column. P. Cyc. Arris fillet, a triangular piece of wood used to raise the slates of a roof against a chimney or wall, to throw off the rain. Gwilt.
– Arris gutter, a gutter of a V form fixed to the eaves of a building. Gwilt.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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BACKFIRE
(verb) come back to the originator of an action with an undesired effect; âYour comments may backfire and cause you a lot of troubleâ; âthe political movie backlashed on the Democratsâ
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