coffee
IPA: kˈɑfi
noun
- (uncountable) A beverage made by infusing the beans of the coffee plant in hot water.
- (countable) A serving of this beverage.
- The seeds of the plant used to make coffee, called ‘beans’ due to their shape.
- The powder made by roasting and grinding the seeds.
- A tropical plant of the genus Coffea.
- A pale brown color, like that of milk coffee.
- The end of a meal, when coffee is served.
- A surname.
- Ellipsis of Coffee County. [A county of Alabama, United States. County seat: Elba.]
verb
- (intransitive) To drink coffee.
- (transitive) To give coffee to.
adjective
- Of a pale brown colour, like that of milk coffee.
- Of a table: a small, low table suitable for people in lounge seating to put coffee cups on.
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Examples of "coffee" in Sentences
- The economy was based on the coffee.
- I had a cup of coffee in the evening.
- The workbook is vareigated with coffee.
- A coffee percolator is a type of pot used to brew coffee.
- The author ends the story by sipping a cup of bitter coffee.
- The coffee passes through a filter and drips down into the cup.
- To coffee connoisseurs, this changes the whole dynamic of the drink.
- The roasting process is integral to producing a savory cup of coffee.
- Everyone was sharpened by a good sleep in the cold and the hot coffee.
- Coffee percolators and automatic coffeemakers brew coffee using gravity.