Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
BRAINSTORM
insight, brainstorm, brainwave
(noun) the clear (and often sudden) understanding of a complex situation
brainstorm
(verb) try to solve a problem by thinking intensely about it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
brainstorm (third-person singular simple present brainstorms, present participle brainstorming, simple past and past participle brainstormed)
To investigate something, or solve a problem using brainstorming.
To participate in a brainstorming session.
Noun
brainstorm (plural brainstorms)
(US) A sudden thought, particularly one that solves a long-standing problem.
Synonym: brainwave
A session of brainstorming, investigating a problem to try to find solutions.
(British) An unexpected mental error.
Source: Wiktionary
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ANYMORE
(adverb) at the present or from now on; usually used with a negative; “Alice doesn’t live here anymore”; “the children promised not to quarrel any more”
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