In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
REBASE
Etymology
Verb
rebase (third-person singular simple present rebases, present participle rebasing, simple past and past participle rebased)
(dentistry) To replace the base of a denture.
(computing) To modify core data from which other data is derived in such a way that the final meaning is unchanged.
(computing, transitive) To change the base address of.
(computing, source control) To integrate changes by appending them to another commit or branch, rather than pulling or merging in changes from a branch.
Anagrams
• Barese, Beares, beares
Source: Wiktionary
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6 May 2025
HEEDLESS
(adjective) marked by or paying little heed or attention; “We have always known that heedless self-interest was bad morals; we know now that it is bad economics”--Franklin D. Roosevelt; “heedless of danger”; “heedless of the child’s crying”
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