inroads
plural of inroad
The beginnings of progress; penetration of a problem; initial steps.
• Almost always plural.
• Ardoins, Dorians, donairs, ordains, ranoids, sad-iron, sadiron, sardoin
Source: Wiktionary
In"road`, n.
Definition: The entrance of an enemy into a country with purposes of hostility; a sudden or desultory incursion or invasion; raid; encroachment. The loss of Shrewsbury exposed all North Wales to the daily inroads of the enemy. Clarendon. With perpetual inroads to alarm, Though inaccessible, his fatal throne. Milton.
Syn.
– Invasion; incursion; irruption. See Invasion.
In*road", v.t [imp. & p. p. Inroaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Inroading.]
Definition: To make an inroad into; to invade. [Obs.] The Saracens . . . conquered Spain, inroaded Aquitaine. Fuller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
30 May 2025
(noun) (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
