According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.
furthers
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of further
Source: Wiktionary
Fur"ther, adv. Etym: [A comparative of forth; OE. further, forther, AS. fur, far; akin to G. fürder. See Forth, adv.]
Definition: To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther. Carries us, I know not how much further, into familiar company. M. Arnold. They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no further. Jowett (Thucyd. ). Further off, not so near; apart by a greater distance.
Fur"ther, a. compar. [Positive wanting; superl. Furthest.]
1. More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther.
2. Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest.
Note: The forms further and farther are in general not differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by many when application to quantity or degree is implied.
Fur"ther", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furthered; p. pr. & vb. n. Furthering.] Etym: [OE. furthren, forthren, AS. fyredhran, fyredhrian. See Further, adv.]
Definition: To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist. This binds thee, then, to further my design. Dryden. I should nothing further the weal public. Robynsom (More's Utopia).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 October 2024
(noun) poisonous drug derived from an Eurasian plant of the genus Conium; “Socrates refused to flee and died by drinking hemlock”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.