STAPH

staphylococcus, staphylococci, staph

(noun) spherical Gram-positive parasitic bacteria that tend to form irregular colonies; some cause boils or septicemia or infections

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

staph (countable and uncountable, plural staphs)

Staphylococcus bacteria and the infection it causes.

Anagrams

• Spath, paths, phats, shapt, spath

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17 April 2025

SPONGE

(noun) a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used


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According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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