shindig, shindy
(noun) a large and noisy party of people
Source: WordNet® 3.1
shindy (countable and uncountable, plural shindies or shindys)
A shindig.
(slang) An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot.
hockey; shinney
(US, dialect, dated) A fancy or liking.
Source: Wiktionary
Shin"dy, n.; pl. Shindies. Etym: [Etymol. uncertain; cf. Shinney, Shinty.]
1. An uproar or disturbance; a spree; a row; a riot. [Slang] Thackeray.
2. Hockey; shinney. Bartlett.
3. A fancy or liking. [Local, U. S.] Bartlett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
27 January 2025
(adjective) capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; “fissile crystals”; “fissile wood”
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
