The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
PROTENDS
Verb
protends
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of protend
Anagrams
• dropnets, portends
Source: Wiktionary
PROTEND
Pro*tend" v. t. [imp. & p. p. Protended; p. pr. & vb. n. Protending.] Etym: [L. protendere, protensum; pro before, forth + tendere to stretch.]
Definition: To hold out; to stretch forth. [Obs.] With his protended lance he makes defence. Dryden .
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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7 November 2024
ERASE
(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”
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