INTERTIDAL

intertidal

(adjective) of or relating to the littoral area above the low-tide mark

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

intertidal (not comparable)

Pertaining to the part of a shore between the high water and the low water.

Noun

intertidal (plural intertidals)

An intertidal zone or an organism that inhabits such a zone

Source: Wiktionary



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12 May 2025

UNSEASONED

(adjective) not tried or tested by experience; “unseasoned artillery volunteers”; “still untested in battle”; “an illustrator untried in mural painting”; “a young hand at plowing”


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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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