Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
SIDESTEP
sidestep
(noun) a step to one side (as in boxing or dancing)
hedge, fudge, evade, put off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep
(verb) avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues); “He dodged the issue”; “she skirted the problem”; “They tend to evade their responsibilities”; “he evaded the questions skillfully”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
sidestep (plural sidesteps)
A step to the side.
A motion, physical or metaphorical, to avoid or dodge something.
Verb
sidestep (third-person singular simple present sidesteps, present participle sidestepping, simple past and past participle sidestepped)
(intransitive) To step to the side.
(transitive) To avoid or dodge.
Anagrams
• despites, seed pits, stepside
Source: Wiktionary
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