muffin, gem
(noun) a sweet quick bread baked in a cup-shaped pan
Source: WordNet® 3.1
muffin (plural muffins)
(British) A type of flattish bun, usually cut in two horizontally, toasted and spread with butter, etc, before being eaten.
(US) A type of individual bread such as corn, bran, banana or zucchini bread often sliced and spread with butter, etc before being eaten.
(especially US) (informally) A cupcake without frosting, but sometimes glazed.
(computing) A mechanism used in the Java Network Launching Protocol analogous to the cookie mechanism and which permits a program running in a browser to perform operations on a client machine.
(slang) Term of endearment.
(sexual slang) A vulva.
(baseball, slang) A less talented player; one who muffs, or drops the ball.
(slang) A charming, attractive young man.
(dated) A small plate, smaller than a twiffler.
• (flattish bun): English muffin (US)
Source: Wiktionary
Muf"fin, n. Etym: [From Muff.]
Definition: A light, spongy, cylindrical cake, used for breakfast and tea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
