There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
NIM
nim
(noun) game in which matchsticks are arranged in rows and players alternately remove one or more of them; in some versions the object is to take the last remaining matchstick on the table and in other versions the object is to avoid taking the last remaining matchstick on the table
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
nim (third-person singular simple present nims, present participle nimming, simple past nam or nom or nimmed, past participle nom or nomen or num or nimmed)
(obsolete, transitive) To take or seize.
(obsolete, slang, transitive) To filch, steal.
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To walk with short, quick strides; trip along.
Noun
nim (uncountable)
A game in which players take turns removing objects from heaps.
Anagrams
• INM, MIN, Min, NMI, min, min.
Source: Wiktionary
Nim, v. t. [imp. Nam or Nimmed (; p. p. Nomen or Nome (.] Etym: [AS. niman. sq. root 7. Cf. Nimble.]
Definition: To take; to steal; to filch. [Obs.] This canon it in his hand nam. Chaucer.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
29 May 2025
CRITICAL
(adjective) characterized by careful evaluation and judgment; “a critical reading”; “a critical dissertation”; “a critical analysis of Melville’s writings”
Coffee Trivia
