mummify, dry up
(verb) dry up and shrivel due to complete loss of moisture; “a mummified body was found”
mummify
(verb) remove the organs and dry out (a dead body) in order to preserve it; “Th Egyptians mummified their pharaohs”
mummify
(verb) preserve while making lifeless; “mummified ideas and institutions should be gotten rid of”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
mummify (third-person singular simple present mummifies, present participle mummifying, simple past and past participle mummified)
(transitive) To make into a mummy, by preserving a dead body.
(intransitive) To become a mummy.
Source: Wiktionary
Mum"mi*fy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mummified; p. pr. & vb. n. Mummifying.] Etym: [Mummy + -fy: cf. F. momifier.]
Definition: To embalm and dry as a mummy; to make into, or like, a mummy. Hall (1646).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 February 2025
(noun) a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer; “floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price”
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.
