LUNGER

consumptive, lunger, tubercular

(noun) a person with pulmonary tuberculosis

lunger

(noun) someone who moves forward suddenly (as in fencing)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Proper noun

Lunger (plural Lungers)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Lunger is the 23333rd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 1091 individuals. Lunger is most common among White (96.15%) individuals.

Etymology 1

Noun

lunger (plural lungers)

A person who lunges.

Etymology 2

Noun

lunger (plural lungers)

(slang) A person afflicted with a disease of the lungs, especially one suffering from tuberculosis.

(slang, in combination) A vehicle whose engine has the specified number of cylinders.

Source: Wiktionary



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12 June 2025

RAREFACTION

(noun) a decrease in the density of something; “a sound wave causes periodic rarefactions in its medium”


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Coffee starts as a yellow berry, changes into a red berry, and then is picked by hand to harvest. The red berry is de-shelled through a water soaking process and what’s left inside is the green coffee bean. This bean then dries in the sun for 3-5 days, where it is then packed and ready for sale.

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