WHIPLESS

Etymology

Adjective

whipless (not comparable)

(political, of an MP) Having been deprived of party membership as a disciplinary measure, or having relinquished membership, and often not voting to support party policy.

(informal, of coffee) Without whipped cream.

Without a whip (as in horse racing).

(of an antenna) Concealed, with no visible aerial.

Designed so as to avoid a lash rebound like a whip.

Usage notes

When qualifying a proper noun in sense 1, the adjective is often capitalised, as in Whipless Tories.

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

7 November 2024

ERASE

(verb) remove by or as if by rubbing or erasing; “Please erase the formula on the blackboard--it is wrong!”


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Coffee Trivia

Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.

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