According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee shop is the Al Masaa Café, which has 1,050 seats. The coffee shop was inaugurated in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on 13 August 2014.
DEPRESSES
Verb
depresses
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of depress
Source: Wiktionary
DEPRESS
De*press", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Depressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Depressing.] Etym: [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- + premere to press. See Press.]
1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. "With lips depressed." Tennyson.
2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.
3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.
4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.
5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.
6. (Math.)
Definition: To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree. To depress the pole (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator.
Syn.
– To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage.
De*press", a. Etym: [L. depressus, p. p.]
Definition: Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [Obs.] If the seal be depress or hollow. Hammond.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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