In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
DIESEL
diesel, diesel engine, diesel motor
(noun) an internal-combustion engine that burns heavy oil
Diesel, Rudolf Diesel, Rudolf Christian Karl Diesel
(noun) German engineer (born in France) who invented the diesel engine (1858-1913)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
diesel (countable and uncountable, plural diesels)
A fuel derived from petroleum (or other oils) but heavier than gasoline/petrol. Used to power diesel engines which burn this fuel using the heat produced when air is compressed.
(countable) A vehicle powered by a diesel engine.
(cycling, slang) A rider who has an even energy output, without bursts of speed.
(UK, slang) Snakebite and black (a drink).
(slang) A particular cannabis hybrid.
Verb
diesel (third-person singular simple present diesels, present participle dieseling, simple past and past participle dieseled)
To ignite a substance by using the heat generated by compression
(automotive) For a spark-ignition internal combustion engine to continue running after the electrical current to the spark plugs has been turned off. This occurs when there's enough heat in the combustion chamber to ignite the air and fuel mixture without a spark, the same way that heat and pressure cause ignition in a diesel engine.
Anagrams
• Seidel, ediles, elides, ideles, sedile, seidel
Source: Wiktionary
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
2 July 2025
RESTITUTION
(noun) getting something back again; “upon the restitution of the book to its rightful owner the child was given a tongue lashing”
Coffee Trivia
