Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
ONRUSH
attack, onslaught, onset, onrush
(noun) (military) an offensive against an enemy (using weapons); “the attack began at dawn”
onrush
(noun) a forceful forward rush or flow; “from the bow she stared at the mesmerising onrush of the sea where it split and foamed”; “the explosion interrupted the wild onrush of her thoughts”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
onrush (plural onrushes)
A forceful rush or flow forward.
An aggressive assault.
Synonyms
• onslaught
Verb
onrush (third-person singular simple present onrushes, present participle onrushing, simple past and past participle onrushed)
To rush or flow forward forcefully.
To assault aggressively.
Anagrams
• Hurons
Source: Wiktionary
On"rush`, n.
Definition: A rushing onward.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
Recent Word Finds
Word of the Day
9 May 2025
RIGHT
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
Coffee Trivia
