There are four varieties of commercially viable coffee: Arabica, Liberica, Excelsa, and Robusta. Growers predominantly plant the Arabica species. Although less popular, Robusta tastes slightly more bitter and contains more caffeine.
chirrup, twitter
(noun) a series of chirps
chitter, twitter
(verb) make high-pitched sounds, as of birds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
twitter (countable and uncountable, plural twitters)
The sound of a succession of chirps as uttered by birds.
A tremulous broken sound.
A slight trembling of the nerves.
Unwanted flicker that occurs in interlaced displays when the image contains vertical detail that approaches the horizontal resolution of the video format.
Verb
twitter (third-person singular simple present twitters, present participle twittering, simple past and past participle twittered)
(intransitive) To utter a succession of chirps.
(intransitive, transitive) (of a person) To talk in an excited or nervous manner.
To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle.
To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
(obsolete, transitive) To twit; to reproach or upbraid.
Alternative form of Twitter
Synonyms
• (internet neologism): tweet
Etymology
Proper noun
(trademark) An online social networking service that enables users to send and read short messages (280 characters; originally 140).
Noun
Twitter (plural Twitters)
(internet, informal) A user account belonging to the above service.
Verb
Twitter (third-person singular simple present Twitters, present participle Twittering, simple past and past participle Twittered)
(ambitransitive, Internet, sometimes, proscribed) To tweet; to post an update to Twitter.
Synonyms
• tweet
Source: Wiktionary
Twit"ter, n. Etym: [From Twit.]
Definition: One who twits, or reproaches; an upbraider.
Twit"ter, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twittered; p. pr. & vb. n. Twittering.] Etym: [OE. twiteren; of imitative origin; cf. G. zwitschern, OHG. zwizzir, D. kwetteren, Sw. qwitra, Dan. quiddre. Cf. Titter.]
1. To make a succession of small, tremulous, intermitted noises. The swallow twittering from the straw-built shed. Gray.
2. To make the sound of a half-suppressed laugh; to titter; to giggle. J. Fletcher.
3. Etym: [Perhaps influenced by twitch.]
Definition: To have a slight trembling of the nerves; to be excited or agitated.
Twit"ter, v. t.
Definition: To utter with a twitter. Cowper.
Twit"ter, n.
1. The act of twittering; a small, tremulous, intermitted noise, as that made by a swallow.
2. A half-suppressed laugh; a fit of laughter partially restrained; a titter; a giggle. Hudibras.
3. A slight trembling or agitation of the nerves.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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