dizzy, giddy, woozy, vertiginous
(adjective) having or causing a whirling sensation; liable to falling; âhad a dizzy spellâ; âa dizzy pinnacleâ; âhad a headache and felt giddyâ; âa giddy precipiceâ; âfeeling woozy from the blow on his headâ; âa vertiginous climb up the face of the cliffâ
Source: WordNet® 3.1
woozy (comparative woozier, superlative wooziest)
queasy, dizzy, or disoriented
intoxicated by drink or drugs
• (queasy, dizzy, or disoriented): giddy, lightheaded, whifty
• (intoxicated): See drunk or stoned
Source: Wiktionary
22 February 2025
(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., âthe father of the brideâ instead of âthe brideâs fatherâ
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
