knackered, drained
(adjective) very tired
Source: WordNet® 3.1
knackered (comparative more knackered, superlative most knackered)
(UK, Irish, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Tired or exhausted.
• (tired, exhausted): cream crackered; See also fatigued
knackered
simple past tense and past participle of knacker
knackered (comparative more knackered, superlative most knackered)
(UK, Irish, South Africa, colloquial) Broken, inoperative.
• (broken, inoperative): broken, worn-out; See also out of order
Source: Wiktionary
Knack"er, n.
1. One who makes knickknacks, toys, etc. Mortimer.
2. One of two or more pieces of bone or wood held loosely between the fingers, and struck together by moving the hand; -- called also clapper. Halliwell.
Knack"er, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel.hnakkr a saddle.]
1. a harness maker. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. One who slaughters worn-out horses and sells their flesh for dog's meat. [Eng.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
24 December 2024
(adverb) in an intuitive manner; “inventors seem to have chosen intuitively a combination of explosive and aggressive sounds as warning signals to be used on automobiles”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
