CAMSHAFT

camshaft

(noun) an engine shaft with cams attached to it

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

camshaft (plural camshafts)

A shaft fitted with cams; especially one in a piston engine that activates the valves.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

15 April 2025

DOOMED

(adjective) marked by or promising bad fortune; “their business venture was doomed from the start”; “an ill-fated business venture”; “an ill-starred romance”; “the unlucky prisoner was again put in irons”- W.H.Prescott


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Coffee Trivia

Raw coffee beans, soaked in water and spices, are chewed like candy in many parts of Africa.

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