salivate
(verb) produce saliva; “We salivated when he described the great meal”
salivate, drool
(verb) be envious, desirous, eager for, or extremely happy about something; “She was salivating over the raise she anticipated”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
salivate (third-person singular simple present salivates, present participle salivating, simple past and past participle salivated)
(intransitive) To produce saliva.
(intransitive) To show eager anticipation at the expectation of something.
• aestival, availest, æstival
Source: Wiktionary
Sal"i*vate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Salivated; p. pr. & vb. n. Salivating.] Etym: [L. salivatus, p.p. of salivare to salivate. See Saliva.]
Definition: To produce an abnormal flow of saliva in; to produce salivation or ptyalism in, as by the use of mercury. over.; as, salivate over the prospects of high profits from an enterprise.
Note: Probably influenced by the experiments of Pavlov, who trained dogs to salivate at the sound of a bell, by previously ringing the bell immediately prior to feeding them.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 May 2024
(verb) leave or give by will after one’s death; “My aunt bequeathed me all her jewelry”; “My grandfather left me his entire estate”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
