attrit (third-person singular simple present attrits, present participle attritting, simple past and past participle attrited)
To wear down through attrition, especially mechanical attrition
To engage in attrition; to quit or drop out
To be reduced in quantity through attrition
(military) To lose, or to kill, troops by attrition due to sustained firepower
attrit (plural attrits)
(countable) One who voluntarily or involuntarily leaves a company; a termed employee
• (a terminated employee): term
Source: Wiktionary
12 April 2025
(adjective) (used of eyes) lacking liveliness; “empty eyes”; “a glassy stare”; “his eyes were glazed over with boredom”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
