In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
PREDICTS
Verb
predicts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of predict
Anagrams
• descript, scripted
Source: Wiktionary
PREDICT
Pre*dict", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Predicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Predicting.] Etym: [L. praedictus, p. p. of praedicere to predict; prae before + dicere to say, tell. See Diction, and cf. Preach.]
Definition: To tell or declare beforehand; to foretell; to prophesy; to presage; as, to predict misfortune; to predict the return of a comet.
Syn.
– To foretell; prophesy; prognosticate; presage; forebode; foreshow; bode.
Pre*dict", n.
Definition: A prediction. [Obs.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) an intellectual hold or understanding; “a good grip on French history”; “they kept a firm grip on the two top priorities”; “he was in the grip of a powerful emotion”; “a terrible power had her in its grasp”
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