In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
SEAPLANE
seaplane, hydroplane
(noun) an airplane that can land on or take off from water; “the designer of marine aircraft demonstrated his newest hydroplane”
hydroplane, seaplane
(verb) glide on the water in a hydroplane
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
seaplane (plural seaplanes)
(aircraft, nautical) Any aircraft capable of taking off from, and alighting on the surface of water.
Anagrams
• spelaean
Source: Wiktionary
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19 April 2025
CATCH
(verb) grasp with the mind or develop an understanding of; “did you catch that allusion?”; “We caught something of his theory in the lecture”; “don’t catch your meaning”; “did you get it?”; “She didn’t get the joke”; “I just don’t get him”
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