Wilts
Abbreviation of Wiltshire (in postal addresses)
wilts
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of wilt
wilts
plural of wilt
Source: Wiktionary
Wilt,
Definition: 2d pers. sing. of Will.
Wilt, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Wilting.] Etym: [Written also welt, a modification of welk.]
Definition: To begin to wither; to lose freshness and become flaccid, as a plant when exposed when exposed to drought, or to great heat in a dry day, or when separated from its root; to droop;. to wither. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.]
Wilt, v. t.
1. To cause to begin to wither; to make flaccid, as a green plant. [Prov. Eng. U. S.]
2. Hence, to cause to languish; to depress or destroy the vigor and energy of. [Prov. Eng. & U. S.] Despots have wilted the human race into sloth and imbecility. Dr. T. Dwight.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
