WINDBOUND

Etymology

Adjective

windbound (comparative more windbound, superlative most windbound)

(nautical) Unable to sail because of high winds, or of onshore winds.

Source: Wiktionary


Wind"bound`, a. (Naut.)

Definition: prevented from sailing, by a contrary wind. See Weatherbound.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 April 2025

BRIGHT

(adjective) made smooth and bright by or as if by rubbing; reflecting a sheen or glow; “bright silver candlesticks”; “a burnished brass knocker”; “she brushed her hair until it fell in lustrous auburn waves”; “rows of shining glasses”; “shiny black patents”


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Coffee Trivia

The world’s most expensive coffee costs more than US$700 per kilogram. Asian palm civet – a cat-like creature in Indonesia, eats fruits, including select coffee cherries. It excretes partially digested seeds that produce a smooth, less acidic brew of coffee called kopi luwak.

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