UNTURN

Etymology

Verb

unturn (third-person singular simple present unturns, present participle unturning, simple past and past participle unturned)

To turn in a reverse way, especially so as to open something.

Source: Wiktionary


Un*turn", v. t. Etym: [1st pref. un- + turn.]

Definition: To turn in a reserve way, especially so as to open something; as, to unturn a key. Keats.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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29 March 2025

THOUGHTLESS

(adjective) without care or thought for others; “the thoughtless saying of a great princess on being informed that the people had no bread; ‘Let them eat cake’”


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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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