exsert, stretch out, put out, extend, hold out, stretch forth
(verb) thrust or extend out; “He held out his hand”; “point a finger”; “extend a hand”; “the bee exserted its sting”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
exsert (third-person singular simple present exserts, present participle exserting, simple past and past participle exserted)
(transitive) To thrust out; to cause to protrude.
exsert (comparative more exsert, superlative most exsert)
Standing out; projecting beyond some other part.
• T-Rexes, T-rexes, T. Rexes, T. rexes, exerts, sexter
Source: Wiktionary
Ex*sert", Ex*sert"ed, a. Etym: [L. exsertus, p.p. of exserere to stretch out or forth. See Exert.]
Definition: Standing out; projecting beyond some other part; as, exsert stamens. A small portion of the basal edge of the shell exserted. D. H. Barnes.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
28 March 2025
(noun) a person who invites guests to a social event (such as a party in his or her own home) and who is responsible for them while they are there
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.
