In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
CASTAWAY
castaway, shipwreck survivor
(noun) a shipwrecked person
outcast, castaway, pariah, Ishmael
(noun) a person who is rejected (from society or home)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
castaway (not comparable)
Cast adrift or ashore; marooned.
Shipwrecked.
Cast out; rejected or excluded from a group.
Noun
castaway (plural castaways)
(nautical) A shipwrecked sailor.
A discarded person or thing.
An outcast; someone cast out of a group or society.
Synonyms
• See also outcast
Source: Wiktionary
Cast"a*way, n.
1. One who, or that which, is cast away or shipwrecked.
2. One who is ruined; one who has made moral shipwreck; a reprobate. Lest . . . when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway. 1 Cor. ix. 27.
Cast"a*way, a.
Definition: Of no value; rejected; useless.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
3 May 2025
DESIRABLE
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
Coffee Trivia