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.
RADIO
radio
(adjective) indicating radiation or radioactivity; “radiochemistry”
radio, wireless
(noun) a communication system based on broadcasting electromagnetic waves
radio, radiocommunication, wireless
(noun) medium for communication
radio
(verb) transmit messages via radio waves; “he radioed for help”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
radio (countable and uncountable, plural radios)
(uncountable) The technology that allows for the transmission of sound or other signals by modulation of electromagnetic waves.
(countable) A device that can capture (receive) the signal sent over radio waves and render the modulated signal as sound.
(countable) On-board entertainment system in a car, usually including a radio receiver as well as the capability to play audio from recorded media.
(countable) A device that can transmit radio signals.
(Internet, uncountable) The continuous broadcasting of sound via the Internet in the style of traditional radio.
Synonyms
• (device to capture radio signal): tuner, wireless, receiver
Verb
radio (third-person singular simple present radios, present participle radioing, simple past and past participle radioed)
(ambitransitive) To use two-way radio to transmit (a message) (to another radio or other radio operator).
(transitive) To order or assist (to a location), using telecommunications.
Anagrams
• aroid, doira
Source: Wiktionary
Ra"di*o-.
Definition: A combining form indicating connection with, or relation to, a radius or ray; specifically (Anat.), with the radius of the forearm; as, radio-ulnar, radiomuscular, radiocarpal.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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PUNGENCY
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