elaborate, lucubrate, expatiate, exposit, enlarge, flesh out, expand, expound, dilate
(verb) add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; “She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
lucubrate (third-person singular simple present lucubrates, present participle lucubrating, simple past and past participle lucubrated)
(rare) To work diligently by artificial light; to study at night.
To work or write like a scholar.
• burn the midnight oil
• elucubrate
• pull an all-nighter
• tubercula
Source: Wiktionary
Lu"cu*brate, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Lucubrated; p. pr. & vb. n. Lucubrated.] Etym: [L. lucubratus, p. p. of lucubrare to work by lamplight, fr. lux light. See Light, n.]
Definition: To study by candlelight or a lamp; to study by night.
Lu"cu*brate, v. t.
Definition: To elaborate, perfect, or compose, by night study or by laborious endeavor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
7 April 2025
(noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time; “superfetation is normal in some animal species”
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.
