sewer, sewerage, cloaca
(noun) a waste pipe that carries away sewage or surface water
sewer
(noun) someone who sews; “a sewer of fine gowns”
gutter, sewer, toilet
(noun) misfortune resulting in lost effort or money; “his career was in the gutter”; “all that work went down the sewer”; “pensions are in the toilet”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
sewer (plural sewers)
A pipe or system of pipes used to remove human waste and to provide drainage.
sewer (third-person singular simple present sewers, present participle sewering, simple past and past participle sewered)
(transitive) To provide (a place) with a system of sewers.
sewer (plural sewers)
(now historical) A servant attending at a meal who is responsible for seating arrangements, serving dishes, etc.
sewer (plural sewers)
One who sews.
A small tortricid moth, the larva of which sews together the edges of a leaf using silk.
• (one who sews): sempster/sempstress (man/woman), seamster/seamstress (man/woman), tailor
• Ewers, Weser, ewers, re-sew, resew, sweer, weres
Source: Wiktionary
Sew"er, n.
1. One who sews, or stitches.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: A small tortricid moth whose larva sews together the edges of a leaf by means of silk; as, the apple-leaf sewer (Phoxopteris nubeculana)
Sew"er, n. Etym: [OF. sewiere, seuwiere, ultimately fr. L. ex out + a derivative of aqua water; cf. OF. essevour a drain, essever, esseuwer, essiaver, to cause to flow, to drain, to flow, LL. exaquatorium a channel through which water runs off. Cf. Ewer, Aquarium.]
Definition: A drain or passage to carry off water and filth under ground; a subterraneous channel, particularly in cities.
Sew"er, n. Etym: [Cf. OE. assewer, and asseour, OF. asseour, F. asseoir to seat, to set, L. assidere to sit by; ad + sedere to sit (cf. Sit); or cf. OE. sew pottage, sauce, boiled meat, AS. seáw juice, Skr. su to press out.]
Definition: Formerly, an upper servant, or household officer, who set on and removed the dishes at a feast, and who also brought water for the hands of the guests. Then the sewer Poured water from a great and golden ewer, That from their hands to a silver caldron ran. Chapman.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
20 June 2024
(adverb) not to a significant degree or amount; “our budget will only be insignificantly affected by these new cuts”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
