OTIS

Otis, genus Otis

(noun) type genus of the Otididae: European bustard

Otis, Elisha Graves Otis

(noun) United States inventor who manufactured the first elevator with a safety device (1811-1861)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


O"tis, n. Etym: [L., a kind of bustard, Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of birds including the bustards.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 January 2025

OBSERVE

(verb) conform one’s action or practice to; “keep appointments”; “she never keeps her promises”; “We kept to the original conditions of the contract”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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