coffee maker
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1.0
- noun
- /ˈkɔːfi ˈmeɪkər/
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cafetera
- Last week, I purchased a new coffee maker that automatically brews coffee when I wake up.
- an automatic coffee maker
- clean the coffee maker
- plug in the coffee maker
But you forgot to put the coffee pot under the coffee maker.
- But you forgot to put the coffee pot under the coffee maker.
- Like Pavlov's dog walked to the coffee maker to make said cup of coffee, and then I realize I forgot to buy coffee.
- I mean, I'm literally salivating like Pavlov's dog walk to the coffee maker to make said cup of coffee and then I realize I forgot to buy coffee.
- If they have the thought of the coffee maker, they make the choice to go over there.
Examples
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Did I turn the coffee maker off?
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There is a coffee maker in the room and it's one of these little pod ones.
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Ray, fire up the coffee maker.
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I walk over to the coffee maker and there is a bag of our coffee in the hotel room.
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I have a coffee maker on my countertop.
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I forgot to set the timer on the coffee maker last night.
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A few months ago, I mentioned to my husband that I wanted a fancier coffee maker.
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You have a drip coffee maker, and yes, it needs a filter.
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That's a great-looking coffee maker.
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While she waited for it to seep through the coffee maker, she did stretching exercises and looked around the kitchen.
Fiction book (1992)
Synonyms
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2.1
A machine that makes coffee at home or work
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3.0
A machine that makes strong coffee by forcing hot water through finely ground beans
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A tall container with a spout for making and serving coffee
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A coffee pot where boiling water rises through a tube and flows through ground coffee
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A machine that makes strong coffee by forcing hot water through finely ground beans
A coffee pot that makes coffee by letting hot water slowly pass through ground coffee
A coffee pot that brews by bubbling hot water through coffee grounds
A pot with a plunger and filter for making coffee, also called a French press
How Big
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a machine that brews coffee' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'coffee' (the beverage) and 'maker' (one who or that which makes). This noun–noun compound follows a very common, cross-linguistic composition pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand it.
Etymology
Coffee maker comes from joining coffee and maker: a 'maker' is something that 'makes' coffee. That's why the name means a machine that brews coffee.