An article published in Harvard Menâs 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.
BROODY
brooding, broody, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative
(adjective) deeply or seriously thoughtful; âByron lives on not only in his poetry, but also in his creation of the âByronic heroâ - the persona of a brooding melancholy young manâ
broody
(adjective) physiologically ready to incubate eggs; âa broody henâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
broody (plural broodies)
A female bird in the condition to incubate eggs; a broody hen, duck, etc.
Adjective
broody (comparative broodier or more broody, superlative broodiest or most broody)
Of birds: sitting persistently and protectively on a nest, in order to hatch eggs.
Of any creature or person: showing an interest in raising young.
Synonyms
• (sitting on a nest to hatch eggs): clucky
Anagrams
• doobry
Source: Wiktionary
Brood"y, a.
Definition: Inclined to brood. Ray.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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LEFT
(adjective) being or located on or directed toward the side of the body to the west when facing north; âmy left handâ; âleft center fieldâ; âthe left bank of a river is bank on your left side when you are facing downstreamâ
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