COMPESCING

Verb

compescing

present participle of compesce

Source: Wiktionary


COMPESCE

Com*pesce", v. t. Etym: [L. compescere.]

Definition: To hold in check; to restrain. [R.] Carlyle.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

11 June 2025

LIGHT

(adjective) having relatively few calories; “diet cola”; “light (or lite) beer”; “lite (or light) mayonnaise”; “a low-cal diet”


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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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