inhalation, inspiration, aspiration, intake, breathing in
(noun) the act of inhaling; the drawing in of air (or other gases) as in breathing
consumption, ingestion, intake, uptake
(noun) the process of taking food into the body through the mouth (as by eating)
intake, inlet
(noun) an opening through which fluid is admitted to a tube or container
Source: WordNet® 3.1
intake (countable and uncountable, plural intakes)
The place where water, air or other fluid is taken into a pipe or conduit; opposed to outlet.
The beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
The quantity taken in.
An act or instance of taking in.
The people taken into an organisation or establishment at a particular time.
A tract of land enclosed.
(UK, dialect) Any kind of cheat or imposition; the act of taking someone in.
intake (third-person singular simple present intakes, present participle intaking, simple past intook, past participle intaken)
To take in or draw in; to bring in from outside.
• Aitken, Kantei, kaiten, kentia, kinate, take in, take-in, tankie
Source: Wiktionary
In"take`, n.
1. The place where water or air is taken into a pipe or conduit; -- opposed to outlet.
2. the beginning of a contraction or narrowing in a tube or cylinder.
3. The quantity taken in; as, the intake of air.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
