Scott, Dred Scott
(noun) United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
Scott, Walter Scott, Sir Walter Scott
(noun) British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
Scott, Winfield Scott
(noun) United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
Scott, Robert Scott, Robert Falcon Scott
(noun) English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
Scott, George C. Scott
(noun) award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
18 June 2025
(noun) large South American evergreen tree trifoliate leaves and drupes with nutlike seeds used as food and a source of cooking oil
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
