CRUSHER

crusher

(noun) a device that crushes something

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

crusher (plural crushers)

Someone or something that crushes.

A machine designed to crush rocks.

(slang) A policeman.

Source: Wiktionary


Crush"er (-r), n.

Definition: One who, or that which, crushes. Crusher gauge, an instrument for measuring the explosive force of gunpowder, etc., by its effect in compressing a piece of metal.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

6 June 2025

PUNGENCY

(noun) wit having a sharp and caustic quality; “he commented with typical pungency”; “the bite of satire”


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An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.

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