Plain brewed coffee contains almost no calories, while coffee with dairy products, sugar, and other flavorings is much higher in calories. An espresso has 20 calories. A nonfat latte has 72, while a flavored one has 134.
HUNKER
squat, crouch, scrunch, scrunch up, hunker, hunker down
(verb) sit on one’s heels; “In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting”; “The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Verb
hunker (third-person singular simple present hunkers, present participle hunkering, simple past and past participle hunkered)
(intransitive) To crouch or squat close to the ground or lie down
(intransitive) To apply oneself to a task
Synonyms
• (crouch, squat or lie): crouch, squat, lie
Etymology 2
Noun
hunker (plural hunkers)
(dated) A political conservative.
Anagrams
• Ruhnke
Source: Wiktionary
Hun"ker, n.
Definition: Originally, a nickname for a member of the conservative section of the Democratic party in New York; hence, one opposed to progress in general; a fogy. [Political Cant, U.S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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