spam, junk e-mail
(noun) unwanted e-mail (usually of a commercial nature sent out in bulk)
Spam
(noun) a canned meat made largely from pork
spam
(verb) send unwanted or junk e-mail
Source: WordNet® 3.1
spam (countable and uncountable, plural spams)
(uncountable, rarely, countable, computing, Internet) Unsolicited bulk electronic messages.
Antonym: ham
(uncountable, computing, Internet) Any undesired electronic content automatically generated for commercial purposes.
A type of tinned meat made mainly from ham.
• blog spam
• e-mail spam/email spam
• log spam
• messaging spam
• mobile phone spam
• newsgroup spam
• referer spam
• social networking spam
• social spam
• e-mail, email
spam (third-person singular simple present spams, present participle spamming, simple past and past participle spammed)
(intransitive, computing, Internet) To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages.)
(transitive, computing, Internet) To send spam (i.e. unsolicited electronic messages) to a person or entity.
(transitive, by extension, video games) To use (a spell or ability) rapidly and repeatedly.
(transitive, intransitive, computing, Internet) To post the same text repeatedly with disruptive effect; to flood.
• AMPS, APMs, MAPs, MPAs, amps, maps, pams, sAMP, samp
SPAM
Alternative form of spam (tinned meat product)
• AMPS, APMs, MAPs, MPAs, amps, maps, pams, sAMP, samp
Spam
Alternative form of spam (tinned meat product)
• AMPS, APMs, MAPs, MPAs, amps, maps, pams, sAMP, samp
Source: Wiktionary
28 February 2025
(adjective) pertaining to giving directives or rules; “prescriptive grammar is concerned with norms of or rules for correct usage”
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.
