A medium brown to dark-brown color a seed of the coffee tree; ground to make coffee any of several small trees and shrubs native to the tropical Old World yielding coffee beans a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans; "he ordered a cup of coffee"
(comparative and superlative of `well') wiser or more advantageous and hence advisable; "it would be better to speak to him"; "the White House thought it best not to respond" (superlative of `good') having the most positive qualities; "the best film of the year"; "the best solution"; "the best time for planting"; "wore his best suit" from a position of superiority or authority; "father knows best"; "I know better." it would be sensible; "you'd best stay at home" in a most excellent way or manner; "he played best after a couple of martinis" Canadian physiologist (born in the United States) who assisted F. G. Banting in research leading to the discovery of insulin (1899-1978) the person who is most outstanding or excellent; someone who tops all others; "he could beat the best of them" the supreme effort one can make; "they did their best" get the better of; "the goal was to best the competition"
(sports) the act of preventing the opposition from scoring; "the goalie made a brilliant save"; "the relief pitcher got credit for a save" retain rights to; "keep my job for me while I give birth"; "keep my seat, please"; "keep open the possibility of a merger" spend sparingly, avoid the waste of; "This move will save money"; "The less fortunate will have to economize now" refrain from harming save from sins make unnecessary an expenditure or effort; "This will save money"; "I'll save you the trouble"; "This will save you a lot of time" feather one's nest; have a nest egg; "He saves half his salary" spend less; buy at a reduced price bring into safety; "We pulled through most of the victims of the bomb attack" to keep up and reserve for personal or special use; "She saved the old family photographs in a drawer" save from ruin, destruction, or harm
Out of bed; "are they astir yet?"; "up by seven each morning" used up; "time is up" (used of computers) operating properly; "how soon will the computers be up?" open; "the windows are up" (usually followed by `on' or `for') in readiness; "he was up on his homework"; "had to be up for the game" extending or moving toward a higher place; "the up staircase"; "a general upward movement of fish" getting higher or more vigorous; "its an up market"; "an improving economy" being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level; "the anchor is up"; "the sun is up"; "he lay face up"; "he is up by a pawn"; "the market is up"; "the corn is up" to a later time; "they moved the meeting date up"; "from childhood upward" to a more central or a more northerly place; "was transferred up to headquarters"; "up to Canada for a vacation" nearer to the speaker; "he walked up and grabbed my lapels" to a higher intensity; "he turned up the volume" spatially or metaphorically from a lower to a higher position; "look up!"; "the music surged up"; "the fragments flew upwards"; "prices soared upwards"; "upwardly mobile" raise; "up the ante"
Not performing or scheduled for duties; "He's off every Tuesday" in an unpalatable state; "sour milk" (of events) no longer planned or scheduled; "the wedding is definitely off" below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off" not in operation or operational; "the oven is off"; "the lights are off" no longer on or in contact or attached; "clean off the dirt"; "he shaved off his mustache" at a distance in space or time; "the boat was 5 miles off (or away)"; "the party is still 2 weeks off (or away)"; "away back in the 18th century" from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
Not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man" not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane" costing nothing; "complimentary tickets"; "free admission" unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion; "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron" able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint; "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice" without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" people who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account" part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" free from obligations or duties make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" remove or force out from a position; "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble" relieve from; "Rid the house of pests" grant freedom to; free from confinement
Conveyance provided by the ships belonging to one country or industry the commercial enterprise of moving goods and materials