HETEROSES

Noun

heteroses

plural of heterosis

Anagrams

• shoe trees, shoetrees

Source: Wiktionary


HETEROSIS

Het`e*ro"sis, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Rhet.)

Definition: A figure of speech by which one form of a noun, verb, or pronoun, and the like, is used for another, as in the sentence: "What is life to such as me" Aytoun.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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FRISK

(noun) the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs; “he gave the suspect a quick frisk”


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According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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