GROOVES

Noun

grooves

plural of groove

Verb

grooves

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of groove

Source: Wiktionary


GROOVE

Groove, n. Etym: [D. groef, groeve; akin to E. grove. See Grove.]

1. A furrow, channel, or long hollow, such as may be formed by cutting, molding, grinding, the wearing force of flowing water, or constant travel; a depressed way; a worn path; a rut.

2. Hence: The habitual course of life, work, or affairs; fixed routine. The gregarious trifling of life in the social groove. J. Morley.

3. Etym: [See Grove.] (Mining)

Definition: A shaft or excavation. [Prov. Eng.]

Groove, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Grooved; p. pr. & vb. n. Groving.]

Definition: To cut a groove or channel in; to form into channels or grooves; to furrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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