Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
CONNECTED
connected
(adjective) joined or linked together
connected, machine-accessible
(adjective) stored in, controlled by, or in direct communication with a central computer
connected
(adjective) plugged in; “first check to see whether the appliance is connected”
affiliated, attached, connected
(adjective) being joined in close association; “affiliated clubs”; “all art schools whether independent or attached to universities”
connected
(adjective) wired together to an alarm system; “all the window alarms are connected”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
connected (comparative more connected, superlative most connected)
(usually with "well-"): Having favorable rapport with a powerful entity.
Having relationships; involved with others.
(North America) involved with organized crime, specifically someone not (yet) working for a crime organization, but referred to as a "friend" by made guys/wise guys inside the organization.
Intimate; Having bonds of affection.
(mathematics, topology, of a topological space) That cannot be partitioned into two nonempty open sets.
(mathematics, graph theory, of a graph) Having a path, either directed or undirected, connecting every pair of vertices.
Having or supporting connections, especially when through technology such as networking software or a transportation network.
Antonyms
• disconnected
Hyponyms
• cloud-connected
• Internet-connected
• Web-connected
Verb
connected
simple past tense and past participle of connect
Source: Wiktionary
CONNECT
Con*nect", v. t. [imp. & p.p. Connected; p.pr. & vb.n. Connecting.] Etym: [L. connectere, -nexum; con- + nectere to bind. See Annex.]
1. To join, or fasten together, as by something intervening; to associate; to combine; to unite or link together; to establish a bond or relation between. He fills, he bounds, connect and equals all. Pope. A man must the connection of each intermediate idea with those that it connects before he can use it in a syllogism. Locke.
2. To associate (a person or thing, or one's self) with another person, thing, business, or affair. Connecting rod (Mach.), a rod or bar joined to, and connecting, two or more moving parts; esp. a rod connecting a crank wrist with a beam, crosshead, piston rod, or piston, as in a steam engine.
Con*nect", v. i.
Definition: To join, unite, or cohere; to have a close relation; as, one line of railroad connects with another; one argument connect with another.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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