tarmacadam, tarmac, macadam
(noun) a paved surface having compressed layers of broken rocks held together with tar
macadam
(noun) broken stone used in macadamized roadways
Source: WordNet® 3.1
macadam (countable and uncountable, plural macadams)
(uncountable) The surface of a road consisting of layers of crushed stone (usually tar-coated for modern traffic).
(US, dated, countable) Any road or street.
macadam (third-person singular simple present macadams, present participle macadamming or macadaming, simple past and past participle macadammed or macadamed)
(transitive) To cover or surface with macadam.
Macadam
A surname.
MacAdam
A surname.
Source: Wiktionary
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
