In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
OCCURS
Verb
occurs
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of occur
Anagrams
• crocus, succor
Source: Wiktionary
OCCUR
Oc*cur", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Occurred(); p. pr. & vb. n. Occurring.] Etym: [L. occurrere, occursum; ob (see Ob-) + currere to run. See Course.]
1. To meet; to clash. [Obs.] The resistance of the bodies they occur with. Bentley.
2. To go in order to meet; to make reply. [Obs.] I must occur to one specious objection. Bentley.
3. To meet one's eye; to be found or met with; to present itself; to offer; to appear; to happen; to take place; as, I will write if opportunity occurs. In Scripture, though the word heir occur, yet there is no such thing as "heir" in our author's sense. Locke.
4. To meet or come to the mind; to suggest itself; to be presented to the imagination or memory. There doth not occur to me any use of this experiment for profit. Bacon.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
31 March 2025
IMPROVISED
(adjective) done or made using whatever is available; “crossed the river on improvised bridges”; “the survivors used jury-rigged fishing gear”; “the rock served as a makeshift hammer”
Coffee Trivia
