Brazil is the largest coffee producer in the world. Each year Brazil exports more than 44 million bags of coffee. Vietnam follows at exporting over 27 million bags each year.
REPULSE
rebuff, snub, repulse
(noun) an instance of driving away or warding off
repel, repulse, fight off, rebuff, drive back
(verb) force or drive back; ârepel the attackerâ; âfight off the onslaughtâ; ârebuff the attackâ
repel, drive, repulse, force back, push back, beat back
(verb) cause to move back by force or influence; ârepel the enemyâ; âpush back the urge to smokeâ; âbeat back the invadersâ
repel, repulse
(verb) be repellent to; cause aversion in
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
repulse (third-person singular simple present repulses, present participle repulsing, simple past and past participle repulsed)
(transitive) To repel or drive back.
(transitive) To reject or rebuff.
(transitive) To cause revulsion in.
Noun
repulse (plural repulses)
the act of repulsing or the state of being repulsed
refusal, rejection or repulsion
Anagrams
• Slurpee, pelures, perules
Source: Wiktionary
Re*pulse" (r-pls"), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Repulsed (-plst"); p. pr. & vb. n. Repulsing.] Etym: [L. repulsus, p. p. of repellere. See Repel.]
1. To repel; to beat or drive back; as, to repulse an assault; to repulse the enemy. Complete to have discovered and repulsed Whatever wiles of foe or seeming friend. Milton.
2. To repel by discourtesy, coldness, or denial; to reject; to send away; as, to repulse a suitor or a proffer.
Re*pulse", n. Etym: [L. repulsa, fr. repellere, repulsum.]
1. The act of repelling or driving back; also, the state of being repelled or driven back. By fate repelled, and with repulses tired. Denham. He received in the repulse of Tarquin seven hurts in the body. Shak.
2. Figuratively: Refusal; denial; rejection; failure.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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