resource
(noun) a source of aid or support that may be drawn upon when needed; “the local library is a valuable resource”
resource, resourcefulness, imagination
(noun) the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; “a man of resource”
resource
(noun) available source of wealth; a new or reserve supply that can be drawn upon when needed
Source: WordNet® 3.1
resource (plural resources)
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
resource (third-person singular simple present resources, present participle resourcing, simple past and past participle resourced)
To supply with resources.
• recourse
Source: Wiktionary
Re*source" (r*srs"), n. Etym: [F. ressource, fr. OF. ressourdre, resourdre, to spring forth or up again; pref. re- re- + sourdre to spring forth. See Source.]
1. That to which one resorts orr on which one depends for supply or support; means of overcoming a difficulty; resort; expedient. Threat'nings mixed with prayers, his last resource. Dryden.
2. pl.
Definition: Pecuniary means; funds; money, or any property that can be converted into supplies; available means or capabilities of any kind. Scotland by no means escaped the fate ordained for every country which is connected, but not incorporated, with another country of greater resources. Macaulay.
Syn.
– Expedient; resort; means; contrivance.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
16 March 2025
(adjective) (of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment; “suspended matter such as silt or mud...”; “dust particles suspended in the air”; “droplets in suspension in a gas”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
