UNDERMANNED

undermanned, short-staffed, short-handed, understaffed

(adjective) inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc.; “they’re rather short-handed at the moment”; “overcrowded and understaffed hospitals”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

undermanned

simple past tense and past participle of underman

Adjective

undermanned (comparative more undermanned, superlative most undermanned)

Insufficiently manned; understaffed

Source: Wiktionary


Un`der*manned", a. (Naut.)

Definition: Insufficiently furnished with men; short-handed.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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24 February 2025

ANOMALY

(noun) (astronomy) position of a planet as defined by its angular distance from its perihelion (as observed from the sun)


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Coffee Trivia

The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.

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