seep, ooze
(verb) pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
Source: WordNet® 3.1
seep (third-person singular simple present seeps, present participle seeping, simple past and past participle seeped)
(intransitive) To ooze or pass slowly through pores or other small openings, and in overly small quantities; said of liquids, etc.
(intransitive, figurative) To enter or penetrate slowly; to spread or diffuse.
(intransitive, figurative) To diminish or wane away slowly.
• leak
seep (plural seeps)
A small spring, pool, or other spot where liquid from the ground (e.g. water, petroleum or tar) has oozed to the surface; a place of seeping.
Moisture, liquid, gas, etc. that seeps out; a seepage.
The seeping away of a liquid, etc.
A seafloor vent.
• Sepe, eeps, pees
Source: Wiktionary
Seep, or; Sipe, v. i. Etym: [AS. sipan to distill.]
Definition: To run or soak through fine pores and interstices; to ooze. [Scot. & U. S.] Water seeps up through the sidewalks. G. W. Cable.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 April 2024
(verb) embody the essential characteristics of or be a typical example of; “The fugue typifies Bach’s style of composition”
Coffee is a brewed drink prepared from roasted coffee beans, the seeds of berries from certain Coffea species. When coffee berries turn from green to bright red – indicating ripeness – they are picked, processed, and dried. Dried coffee seeds are roasted to varying degrees, depending on the desired flavor.
