An article published in Harvard Men’s Health Watch in 2012 shows heavy coffee drinkers live longer. The researchers examined data from 400,000 people and found out that men who drank six or more coffee cups per day had a 10% lower death rate.
SPEARHEAD
spearhead, spearpoint, spear-point
(noun) the head and sharpened point of a spear
spearhead
(noun) the leading military unit in an attack
spearhead
(noun) someone who leads or initiates an activity (attack or campaign etc.)
spearhead
(verb) be the leader of; “She spearheaded the effort to find a cure for the disease”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
spearhead (plural spearheads)
The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
One who leads or initiates an activity (such as an attack or a campaign).
The leading military unit in an attack.
(sports) A player who initiates attacking moves.
Verb
spearhead (third-person singular simple present spearheads, present participle spearheading, simple past and past participle spearheaded)
(transitive) To drive or campaign ardently for, as an effort, project, etc.
Source: Wiktionary
Spear"head`, n.
Definition: The pointed head, or end, of a spear.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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