brackish, briny
(adjective) slightly salty (especially from containing a mixture of seawater and fresh water); “a brackish lagoon”; “the briny deep”
main, briny
(noun) any very large body of (salt) water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
briny (comparative brinier or more briny, superlative briniest or most briny)
Of, pertaining to, resembling or containing brine; salty.
the briny
(slang) The sea.
Source: Wiktionary
Brin"y, a. Etym: [From Brine.]
Definition: Of or pertaining to brine, or to the sea; partaking of the nature of brine; salt; as, a briny taste; the briny flood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 May 2025
(verb) confer a trust upon; “The messenger was entrusted with the general’s secret”; “I commit my soul to God”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
