fixate, settle on
(verb) become fixed (on); “Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon”
fixate, fix
(verb) make fixed, stable or stationary; “let’s fix the picture to the frame”
fixate
(verb) pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; “The media are fixating on Princess Diana’s death”
fixate
(verb) attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; “He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
fixate (third-person singular simple present fixates, present participle fixating, simple past and past participle fixated)
(transitive) To make something fixed and stable; to fix.
To stare fixedly at something.
(intransitive) To attend to something to the exclusion of all others; used with on.
(intransitive, psychology) To attach oneself to a person or thing in a pathological or neurotic manner; used with on.
Source: Wiktionary
28 April 2024
(adjective) of or relating to an inheritable character that is controlled by several genes at once; of or related to or determined by polygenes
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
