The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
DENSELY
densely, thickly
(adverb) in a concentrated manner; “old houses are often so densely packed that perhaps three or four have to be demolished for every new one built”; “a thickly populated area”
dumbly, densely, obtusely
(adverb) in a stupid manner; “he had so rapaciously desired and so obtusely expected to find her alone”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adverb
densely (comparative more densely, superlative most densely)
In a dense manner.
Anagrams
• Endsley, needsly
Source: Wiktionary
Dense"ly, adv.
Definition: In a dense, compact manner.
DENSE
Dense, a. Etym: [L. densus; akin to Gr. dense.]
1. Having the constituent parts massed or crowded together; close; compact; thick; containing much matter in a small space; heavy; opaque; as, a dense crowd; a dense forest; a dense fog. All sorts of bodies, firm and fluid, dense and rare. Ray. To replace the cloudy barrier dense. Cowper.
2. Stupid; gross; crass; as, dense ignorance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIALECT
(noun) the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; “the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English”; “he has a strong German accent”; “it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy”
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