The average annual yield from one coffee tree is the equivalent of 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of roasted coffee. It takes about 4,000 hand-picked green coffee beans to make a pound of coffee.
LUBRICATE
lubricate
(verb) make slippery or smooth through the application of a lubricant; “lubricate the key”
lubricate, lube
(verb) apply a lubricant to; “lubricate my car”
lubricate
(verb) have lubricating properties; “the liquid in this can lubricates well”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
lubricate (third-person singular simple present lubricates, present participle lubricating, simple past and past participle lubricated)
To make slippery or smooth (normally to minimize friction) by applying a lubricant.
Synonyms
• lube
Anagrams
• trabeculi
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"bri*cate, v. t. Etym: [L. lubricatus, p. p. of lubricare to lubricate. See Lubric.]
1. To make smooth or slippery; as, mucilaginous and saponaceous remedies lubricate the parts to which they are applied. S. Sharp. Supples, lubricates, and keeps in play, The various movements of this nice machine. Young.
2. To apply a lubricant to, as oil or tallow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”
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