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.
cynosure
(noun) something that strongly attracts attention and admiration; “if he was the cynosure of all eyes he didn’t notice”
cynosure
(noun) something that provides guidance (as Polaris guides mariners); “let faith be your cynosure to walk by”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cynosure (plural cynosures)
(usually capitalized) Ursa Minor or Polaris, the North Star, used as a guide by navigators.
(figuratively) That which serves to guide or direct; a guiding star.
(figuratively) Something that is the center of attention; an object that serves as a focal point of attraction and admiration.
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Source: Wiktionary
Cy"no*sure (s"n-shr or sn"-shr; 277), n. Etym: [L. Cynosura theconstellation Cynosure, Gr. Cynic.]
1. The constellation of the Lesser Bear, to which, as containing the polar star, the eyes of mariners and travelers were often directed.
2. That which serves to direct. Southey.
3. Anything to which attention is strongly turned; a center of attraction. Where perhaps some beauty lies, The cynosure of neighboring eyes. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 November 2024
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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.