You can overdose on coffee if you drink about 30 cups in a brief period to get close to a lethal dosage of caffeine.
BECKONING
Verb
beckoning
present participle of beckon
Adjective
beckoning (comparative more beckoning, superlative most beckoning)
That beckons.
Noun
beckoning (plural beckonings)
Such a wave or similar action.
Source: Wiktionary
BECKON
Beck"on, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Beckoned (p. pr. & vb. n. Beckoning.]
Definition: To make a significant sign to; hence, to summon, as by a motion of the hand. His distant friends, he beckons near. Dryden. It beckons you to go away with it. Shak.
Beck"on, n.
Definition: A sign made without words; a beck. "At the first beckon." Bolingbroke.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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12 January 2025
HABIT
(noun) (psychology) an automatic pattern of behavior in reaction to a specific situation; may be inherited or acquired through frequent repetition; “owls have nocturnal habits”; “she had a habit twirling the ends of her hair”; “long use had hardened him to it”
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