dais, podium, pulpit, rostrum, ambo, stump, soapbox
(noun) a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
soapbox
(noun) a crate for packing soap
Source: WordNet® 3.1
soapbox (plural soapboxes)
(literally) A crate for packing soap.
(figuratively) Any physical or media platform which gives prominence to the person on it and the views they espouse.
(figuratively) A talk about one's pet topic (or the topic itself), especially when only tangentially relevant to an ongoing discussion.
A soapbox car.
soapbox (third-person singular simple present soapboxes, present participle soapboxing, simple past and past participle soapboxed)
To give a speech from (or as if from) a soapbox.
Source: Wiktionary
21 November 2024
(noun) a crossbar on a wagon or carriage to which two whiffletrees are attached in order to harness two horses abreast
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
