detention, detainment, hold, custody
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
detainment (countable and uncountable, plural detainments)
The condition of being detained; detention.
Source: Wiktionary
De*tain"ment, n. Etym: [Cf. OF. detenement.]
Definition: Detention. [R.] Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
