FOSS

Etymology 1

Noun

foss (plural fosses)

Alternative spelling of fosse

Etymology 2

Noun

foss (plural fosses)

Waterfall (permanent flow of water over the edge of a cliff).

Proper noun

Foss

A surname.

A town in Washita County, Oklahoma.

An unincorporated community in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States.

Noun

FOSS (uncountable)

(computing) Initialism of Free and Open Source Software.

Coordinate terms: FLOSS, OSS

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

6 May 2025

HEEDLESS

(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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