java

Examples

• All

• Afterwards, the cast stood around drinking java, discussing plans for the upcoming holidays.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Hey, how about a little hot java for the long trip?

  Highway to Hell (1991)

• This one's called Morning Java and it's so nice.

• A cup of your hot java will fix me up.

  Honkytonk Man (1982)

• We had a cup of java together.

  Career Opportunities (1991)

• Looks like I could use another cup of java.

  Friendship (2025)

• Time for that morning cup of hot java.

  Men at Work (1990)

• Let's have a cup of java.

  The Outlaw (1943)

• I'm going to grab a cup of java.

  Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)

• Let's have a cup of java to wake up before the meeting.

Synonyms

C

coffee

vsjava

∞ 1.0

A hot drink made by brewing roasted, ground beans with water

is an informal slang word usually meaning a single serving

C

cup of coffee

vsjava

432 1.0

A hot drink of coffee in a cup

is a slang expression used in informal speech for that serving

J

Joe

vsjava

• Informal

11 5.5

A cup of coffee

is informal and stresses the drink as an ordinary everyday choice

C

cup of java

vsjava

• Informal

3 6.8

A cup of coffee people drink to wake up

is informal slang often used for a single casual serving

Compounds

C

cup of java

• Informal

3 6.8

A cup of coffee people drink to wake up

J

Java finch

7.9

A small bird from Indonesia that lives in rice fields and is often kept as a pet

J

Java man

• Specialized

9.9

An early human whose bones were found on the island of Java in Indonesia

J

Java olives

9.9

A large tropical tree with red flowers and seed pods whose seeds people press for oil and sometimes eat

J

Java pepper

8.7

A spice from a tropical shrubby vine that adds a hot, fruity taste to food

J

Java sparrow

6.6

A small bird like a finch with a thick pink beak and black head that lives in rice fields

How Strong

espresso

88 3.2

java

• Informal

8 7.5

instant coffee

5 1.9

decaf

• Informal

79 1.7

Surface Forms

Etymology