disking
present participle of disk
• Kindigs
Source: Wiktionary
Disk, n. Etym: [L. discus, Gr. Dish.] [Written also disc.]
1. A discus; a quoit. Some whirl the disk, and some the javelin dart. Pope.
2. A flat, circular plate; as, a disk of metal or paper.
3. (Astron.)
Definition: The circular figure of a celestial body, as seen projected of the heavens.
4. (Biol.)
Definition: A circular structure either in plants or animals; as, a blood disk; germinal disk, etc.
5. (Bot.) (a) The whole surface of a leaf. (b) The central part of a radiate compound flower, as in sunflower. (c) A part of the receptacle enlarged or expanded under, or around, or even on top of, the pistil.
6. (Zoöl.) (a) The anterior surface or oral area of coelenterate animals, as of sea anemones. (b) The lower side of the body of some invertebrates, especially when used for locomotion, when it is often called a creeping disk. (c) In owls, the space around the eyes. Disk engine, a form of rotary steam engine.
– Disk shell (Zoöl.), any species of Discina.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 February 2025
(noun) a piece of fiction that narrates a chain of related events; “he writes stories for the magazines”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
