DISC

disk, disc

(noun) a flat circular plate

disk, disc, saucer

(noun) something with a round shape resembling a flat circular plate; “the moon’s disk hung in a cloudless sky”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

disc (plural discs)

A thin, flat, circular plate or similar object.

(anatomy) An intervertebral disc.

Something resembling a disc.

A vinyl phonograph / gramophone record.

(botany) The flat surface of an organ, as a leaf, any flat, round growth.

(disc golf, ultimate frisbee) A Frisbee.

Usage notes

See usage notes at the disk entry.

Verb

disc (third-person singular simple present discs, present participle discing, simple past and past participle disced)

(agriculture) To harrow with a disc harrow.

Anagrams

• CDIs, CIDs, DCIS, DCIs, SCID

Source: Wiktionary


Disc, n. Etym: [See Disk, Dish.]

Definition: A flat round plate; (Biol.)

Definition: a circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disc, a germinal disc, etc. Same as Disk.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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THOUGHTFULLY

(adverb) showing consideration and thoughtfulness; “he had thoughtfully brought with him some food to share”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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