pinochle, pinocle, penuchle, bezique
(noun) a card game played with a pack of forty-eight cards (two of each suit for high cards); play resembles whist
Source: WordNet® 3.1
penuchle (uncountable)
Alternative form of pinochle
Source: Wiktionary
Pe"nu*chle, Pin"o*cle, n.
Definition: A game at cards, played with forty-eight cards, being all the cards above the eight spots in two packs.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
26 June 2025
(adverb) in a dispirited manner without hope; “the first Mozartian opera to be subjected to this curious treatment ran dispiritedly for five performances”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
