The liver performs many essential functions related to digestion, metabolism, immunity, and the storage of nutrients within the body. These functions make the liver a vital organ without which the tissues of the body would quickly die from lack of energy and nutrients.
tongs noun [plural]. âº a âdevice used for âpicking up âobjects, consisting of two âlong âpieces âjoined at one end and âpressed together at the other end in âorder to âhold an âobject between them: âcoal tongs a âpair of tongs âº â curling tongs.
In some ports a Stevedore is a man who decides where cargo is stowed on a ship, in order for safe stowage and even balance of a ship. It is not a hands-on role. It was once known to refer those working on a shipâloading or unloading the cargoâas stevedores, while those working on the quayside were called dockers. Thus, the stevedores still did the stuffing and unstuffing, with the dockers staying on the dock.