Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
CRUMBLE
decay, crumble, dilapidate
(verb) fall into decay or ruin; “The unoccupied house started to decay”
crumble, fall apart
(verb) break or fall apart into fragments; “The cookies crumbled”; “The Sphinx is crumbling”
crumble, crumple, tumble, break down, collapse
(verb) fall apart; “the building crumbled after the explosion”; “Negotiations broke down”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Proper noun
Crumble (plural Crumbles)
A surname.
Statistics
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Crumble is the 27898th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 860 individuals. Crumble is most common among Black/African American (78.84%) and White (13.6%) individuals.
Anagrams
• Clumber
Etymology
Verb
crumble (third-person singular simple present crumbles, present participle crumbling, simple past and past participle crumbled)
(intransitive, often, figurative) To fall apart; to disintegrate.
(transitive) To break into crumbs.
(transitive) To mix (ingredients such as flour and butter) in such a way as to form crumbs.
Noun
crumble (countable and uncountable, plural crumbles)
A dessert of British origin containing stewed fruit topped with a crumbly mixture of fat, flour, and sugar.
Synonyms: crisp, crunch
Anagrams
• Clumber
Source: Wiktionary
Crum"ble (krm"b'l), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Crumbled (-b'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Crumbling (-blng).] Etym: [Dim. of crumb, v. t., akin to D. krimelen G. kr.]
Definition: To break into small pieces; to cause to fall in pieces. He with his bare wand can unthread thy joints, And crumble all thy sinews. Milton.
Crum"ble, v. i.
Definition: To fall into small pieces; to break or part into small fragments; hence, to fall to decay or ruin; to become disintegrated; to perish. If the stone is brittle, it will crumble and pass into the form of gravel. Arbuthnot. The league deprived of its principal supports must soon crumble to pieces. Prescott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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