COALESCED

amalgamate, amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated, fused

(adjective) joined together into a whole; “United Industries”; “the amalgamated colleges constituted a university”; “a consolidated school”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

coalesced

simple past tense and past participle of coalesce

According to the process that may have formed the Solar System planets, the surrounding discs of material around the gas giants gradually coalesced into moons.

Source: Wiktionary


COALESCE

Co`a*lesce", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Coalesced; p. pr. & vb. n. Coalescing.] Etym: [L. coalescere, coalitium; co- + alescere to grow up, incho. fr. alere to nourish. See Aliment, n.]

1. To grow together; to unite by growth into one body; as, the parts separated by a wound coalesce.

2. To unite in one body or product; to combine into one body or community; as, vapors coalesce. The Jews were incapable of coalescing with other nations. Campbell. Certain combinations of ideas that, once coalescing, could not be shaken loose. De Quincey.

Syn.

– See Add.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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22 May 2025

BOLLARD

(noun) a strong post (as on a wharf or quay or ship for attaching mooring lines); “the road was closed to vehicular traffic with bollards”


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Coffee Trivia

International Coffee Day (September 29) is an occasion to promote and celebrate coffee as a beverage, with events occurring in places across the world. A day to promote fair trade coffee and raise awareness for the coffee growers’ plight. Other countries celebrate this event on October 1.

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