UNDERWAY

underway, afoot(p)

(adjective) currently in progress; “there is mischief afoot”; “plans are afoot”; “preparations for the trial are underway”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

underway (plural underways)

A road, track, path, or street for going under another way or obstacle.

An underground passage, tunnel.

A voyage, especially underwater.

Adverb

underway (comparative more underway, superlative most underway)

In motion, in progress; being done or carried out; on a journey.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

18 January 2025

SHTIK

(noun) (Yiddish) a little; a piece; “give him a shtik cake”; “he’s a shtik crazy”; “he played a shtik Beethoven”


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Coffee Trivia

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.

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