There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
BUSTED
broken, busted
(adjective) out of working order (âbustedâ is an informal substitute for âbrokenâ); âa broken washing machineâ; âthe coke machine is brokenâ; âthe coke machine is bustedâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
See bust (Etymology 1)
Adjective
busted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted)
(often used in combination with an adjective) Having a certain type of bust (breasts; cleavage).
Etymology 2
See bust (Etymology 2)
Adjective
busted (comparative more busted, superlative most busted)
(slang) Broke; having no money.
(slang) Caught in the act of doing something one shouldn't do.
(slang) Extremely ugly.
(slang) Tired.
(slang) Broken.
Synonyms
• (tired): Thesaurus:fatigued
Verb
busted
simple past tense and past participle of bust
Anagrams
• bedust, bestud, budset, debuts, dĂ©buts
Source: Wiktionary
BUST
Bust, n. Etym: [F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL. busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See Bushel.]
1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. Pope.
2. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; âWe have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economicsâ--Franklin D. Roosevelt; âheedless of dangerâ; âheedless of the childâs cryingâ
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