coffee

IPA: kˈɑfi

(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.]

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.

Examples of "coffee" in Sentences

Our word coffee comes from the Arabic qahwah, whose own origin is unclear.
_are_ tired, and can't help being tired, say what you will -- Drink this dish of coffee, at any rate -- (_he drinks coffee_).
Peak varietal expression in coffee is achieved at a medium chestnut brown color (with no oil on the bean surface) called "full city."
The coffee, and eggs, and bread and butter, which they had early in the morning, was not called _breakfast_; it was called simply _coffee_.
"black broth" controversy -- How Conopios introduced coffee drinking at Oxford -- The first English coffee house in Oxford -- Two English botanists on coffee_
VIA® Ready Brew since nearly 100 percent of retail coffee sales come from instant coffee*, "said Howard Schultz, chairman, president and ceo, Starbucks Coffee Company.
˜coffee™ analogy to illustrate this: even if a reliable coffee machine were independently valuable, it would not thereby confer additional value on a good cup of coffee.
fjpoblam: [editorial corrections] (1) radio gently *wakes* us; (2) listening and drinking morning coffee *while reading the morning coffee*; (3) omitted news magazines [end of edit]
Water left in the tea-kettle over night _must never be used for preparing the breakfast coffee_; no matter how excellent your coffee or tea may be, it will be ruined by the addition of water that has been boiled more than once.