In 1884, Angelo Moriondo of Turin, Italy, demonstrated the first working example of an espresso machine.
ROAMING
Verb
roaming
present participle of roam
Noun
roaming (countable and uncountable, plural roamings)
(countable) An instance of wandering.
(uncountable, telecommunications) The ability to use a cell phone outside of its original registering zone.
(uncountable, computing, telecommunications) The use of a network or service from different locations or devices.
(uncountable, computing, operating system) Using the OS service of manipulating folders and documents from different PC devices by a registered user.
Anagrams
• moringa
Source: Wiktionary
ROAM
Roam, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Roamed; p. pr. & vb. n. Roaming.] Etym: [OE. romen, ramen; cf. AS. ar to raise, rise, D. ramen to hit, plan, aim, OS. r to strive after, OHG. ramen. But the word was probably influenced by Rome; cf. OF. romier a pilgrim, originally, a pilgrim going to Rome, It. romeo, Sp. romero. Cf. Ramble.]
Definition: To go from place to place without any certain purpose or direction; to rove; to wander. He roameth to the carpenter's house. Chaucer. Daphne roaming through a thorny wood. Shak.
Syn.
– To wander; rove; range; stroll; ramble.
Roam, v. t.
Definition: To range or wander over. And now wild beasts came forth the woods to roam. Milton.
Roam, n.
Definition: The act of roaming; a wandering; a ramble; as, he began his roam o'er hill amd dale. Milton.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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