An article published in Harvard Men’s 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.
CAPSTONE
capstone, copestone, coping stone, stretcher
(noun) a stone that forms the top of wall or building
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
capstone (plural capstones)
Any of the stones making up the top layer of a wall; a coping stone.
(figurative) A crowning achievement, culmination or finishing touch.
Synonyms
• copestone
Verb
capstone (third-person singular simple present capstones, present participle capstoning, simple past and past participle capstoned)
(transitive) To complete as a crowning achievement; to top off.
(transitive, US, military, informal) To train in the Capstone Military Leadership Program.
Anagrams
• caponets, opencast, patonces, potances
Source: Wiktionary
Cap"stone`, n. (Paleon.)
Definition: A fossil echinus of the genus Cannulus; -- so called from its supposed resemblance to a cap.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an elongated leather strip (or a strip of similar material) for binding things together or holding something in position
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