Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
EARTHWORK
earthwork
(noun) an earthen rampart
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
earthwork (plural earthworks)
Any structure made from earth; especially an embankment or rampart used as a fortification.
Source: Wiktionary
Earth"work`, n.
1. (Mil.)
Definition: Any construction, whether a temporary breastwork or permanent fortification, for attack or defense, the material of which is chiefly earth.
2. (Engin.) (a) The operation connected with excavations and embankments of earth in preparing foundations of buildings, in constructing canals, railroads, etc. (b) An embankment or construction made of earth.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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UNAMBIGUOUS
(adjective) having or exhibiting a single clearly defined meaning; “As a horror, apartheid...is absolutely unambiguous”- Mario Vargas Llosa
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