The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
REMODEL
remodel, reconstruct, redo
(verb) do over, as of (part of) a house; “We are remodeling these rooms”
recast, reforge, remodel
(verb) cast or model anew; “She had to recast her image to please the electorate in her home state”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
remodel (third-person singular simple present remodels, present participle remodelling or remodeling, simple past and past participle remodelled or remodeled)
To change the appearance, layout, or furnishings of.
Noun
remodel (plural remodels)
synonym of remodeling
Anagrams
• Demerol, modeler
Source: Wiktionary
Re*mod"el (r-md"l), v. t.
Definition: To model or fashion anew; to change the form of. The corporation had been remodeled. Macaulay.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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FISSILE
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
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