NONBEARING

nonbearing

(adjective) (of a structural member) supporting no vertical weight other than its own; “they took out a nonbearing wall”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

nonbearing (not comparable)

Not bearing (fruit, a load, etc.).

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

10 May 2025

BEATIFY

(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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