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.
AWARDING
award, awarding
(noun) a grant made by a law court; “he criticized the awarding of compensation by the court”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Verb
awarding
present participle of award
Noun
awarding (plural awardings)
The act of bestowing an award.
Anagrams
• adrawing, gainward
Source: Wiktionary
AWARD
A*ward", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Awarded; p. pr. & vb. n. Awarding.] Etym: [OF. eswarder to look at, consider, decide, judge; es (L. ex) + warder, garder, to observe, take heed, keep, fr. OHG. wart to watch, guard. See Ward.]
Definition: To give by sentence or judicial determination; to assign or apportion, after careful regard to the nature of the case; to adjudge; as, the arbitrators awarded damages to the complainant. To review The wrongful sentence, and award a new. Dryden.
A*ward", v. i.
Definition: To determine; to make an ~.
A*ward", n. Etym: [Cf. OF. award, awart, esgart. See Award, v. t.]
1. A judgment, sentence, or final decision. Specifically: The decision of arbitrators in a case submitted."Impatient for the award." Cowper. An award had been given against. Gilpin.
2. The paper containing the decision of arbitrators; that which is warded. Bouvier.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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