Christie, Agatha Christie, Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie
(noun) prolific English writer of detective stories (1890-1976)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Named after the city of Kristiania (now Oslo) in Norway.
christie (plural christies)
(skiing) A high-speed ski turn in which the skis are kept parallel.
Christie
A diminutive of the female given name Christine and of its variant forms; fairly common as a formal female given name in the 20th century.
A mostly Scottish and Irish diminutive of the male given name Christopher.
A patronymic surname derived from Christopher or Christian.
Source: Wiktionary
26 November 2024
(noun) (music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
