howler
(noun) a glaring blunder
Source: WordNet® 3.1
howler (plural howlers)
That which howls, especially an animal such as a wolf or a howler monkey.
(historical) A person hired to howl at a funeral.
(slang) A painfully obvious mistake.
(slang) A hilarious joke.
(slang) A bitterly cold day.
(psychology) A person who expresses aggression openly in the form of threats.
Coordinate term: hunter
(sometimes, figurative) A heavy fall.
(slang) A serious accident (especially to come a howler or go a howler; compare come a cropper).
(slang) A tremendous lie; a whopper.
(slang, dated) A fashionably but extravagantly overdressed man, a "howling swell".
(historical) A 32-ounce ceramic, plastic, or stainless steel jug used to transport draft beer.
• Wohler, wholer
Source: Wiktionary
Howl"er, n.
1. One who howls.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Any South American monkey of the genus Mycetes. Many species are known. They are arboreal in their habits, and are noted for the loud, discordant howling in which they indulge at night.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
