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COFFEE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A medium brown to dark-brown color
Synonyms:
burnt umber; chocolate; coffee; deep brown; umber
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("coffee" is a kind of...):
brown; brownness (an orange of low brightness and saturation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee
Synonyms:
coffee; coffee bean; coffee berry
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("coffee" is a kind of...):
seed (a small hard fruit)
Holonyms ("coffee" is a part of...):
coffee; coffee tree (any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans)
Holonyms ("coffee" is a substance of...):
coffee; java (a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans)
Sense 3
Meaning:
A beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans
Example:
he ordered a cup of coffee
Synonyms:
coffee; java
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("coffee" is a kind of...):
beverage; drink; drinkable; potable (any liquid suitable for drinking)
Meronyms (substance of "coffee"):
coffee; coffee bean; coffee berry (a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee)
caffein; caffeine (a bitter alkaloid found in coffee and tea that is responsible for their stimulating effects)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coffee"):
cafe royale; coffee royal (black coffee with Cognac and lemon peel and sugar)
Turkish coffee (a drink made from pulverized coffee beans; usually sweetened)
mocha; mocha coffee (a superior dark coffee made from beans from Arabia)
instant coffee (dehydrated coffee that can be made into a drink by adding hot water)
ice coffee; iced coffee (a strong sweetened coffee served over ice with cream)
cappuccino; cappuccino coffee; coffee cappuccino (equal parts of espresso and hot milk topped with cinnamon and nutmeg and usually whipped cream)
espresso (strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans)
drip coffee (coffee made by passing boiling water through a perforated container packed with finely ground coffee)
decaf; decaffeinated coffee (coffee with the caffeine removed)
cafe noir; demitasse (small cup of strong black coffee without milk or cream)
cafe au lait (equal parts of coffee and hot milk)
Irish coffee (sweetened coffee with Irish whiskey and whipped cream)
coffee substitute (a drink resembling coffee that is sometimes substituted for it)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans
Synonyms:
coffee; coffee tree
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("coffee" is a kind of...):
tree (a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms)
Meronyms (parts of "coffee"):
coffee; coffee bean; coffee berry (a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coffee"):
Arabian coffee; Coffea arabica (shrubby tree of northeastern tropical Africa widely cultivated in tropical or near tropical regions for its seed which form most of the commercial coffee)
Coffea liberica; Liberian coffee (small tree of West Africa)
Coffea canephora; Coffea robusta; Rio Nunez coffee; robusta coffee (native to West Africa but grown in Java and elsewhere; resistant to coffee rust)
Holonyms ("coffee" is a member of...):
Coffea; genus Coffea (coffee trees)
Context examples:
With a renewal of tenderness, however, they returned to her room on leaving the dining-parlour, and sat with her till summoned to coffee.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
This drop is similar to what is seen in people after drinking a cup of coffee.
(Pathogenic tau and cognitive impairment are precipitated by a high-salt diet, National Institutes of Health)
For most people, the amount of caffeine in two to four cups of coffee a day is not harmful.
(Caffeine, Food and Drug Administration)
Coffee enemas are being tested in the treatment of pancreatic cancer.
(Coffee enema, NCI Dictionary)
I devoured my bread and drank my coffee with relish; but I should have been glad of as much more—I was still hungry.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
A characteristic of a medicinal product, specifying that its most predominant agreeable savor detected by the unified sensation of taste and olfactory receptors resembles coffee.
(Coffee Flavor, NCI Thesaurus)
But out of the different types of hydroxycinnamic acids, it was specifically chlorogenic acids – rich in coffee, fruits and vegetables – that were found to have the strongest effect in terms of risk reduction.
(Diet Rich in Coffee, Fruits, Vegetables Can Reduce Risk of Breast Cancer by 65%, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
To compare planets by their metallicities, scientists use the sun as a point of reference, almost like describing how much caffeine beverages have by comparing them to a cup of coffee.
('Warm Neptune' Has Unexpectedly Primitive Atmosphere, NASA)
Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ) Heating water, making a cup of coffee, turning off stove after use.
(FAQ - Heat water, Make Coffee, Turn Off Stove, NCI Thesaurus)
Functional Activities Questionnaire-NACC Version (FAQ-NACC Version) Heating water, making a cup of coffee, turning off stove after use.
(FAQ-NACC Version - Heat water, Make Coffee, Turn Off Stove, NCI Thesaurus)
