beer
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots, molasses or sugar, yeast, etc.: root beer; ginger beer.
an individual serving of beer; a glass, can, or bottle of beer: We'll have three beers.
Origin of beer
1Words that may be confused with beer
- beer , bier
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It’s been almost four years since Uber shipped 50,000 cans of beer across Colorado in a self-driving truck.
Waymo Just Started Testing Its Driverless Trucks in Texas | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | August 27, 2020 | Singularity HubNot beer, not the sun,corona is a virus,not a friend, not fun.
Imagine that you are the young urban professional posted up at the craft beer courtyard, and that it is your son holding a red balloon by a water fountain.
Politics Report: What Comes Next for Sports Arena | Scott Lewis and Andrew Keatts | July 11, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoUnder the proposed plan, the bartender would collect all their money at the door and top off the patron’s beers.
If Your Local Park Sucks, This Is Probably Why | MacKenzie Elmer | July 6, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoIn 2016, an 18-wheeler jam-packed with cans of Budweiser made a beer run from Fort Collins to Colorado Springs—with no driver at the wheel.
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In such beer polls, I suspect a lot of voters would pick Huckabee.
We know that the skies are open season for all manner of drone traffic, from missile launchers to beer droppers.
I was bored, but I grabbed a red Solo cup, filled it with beer, and stayed with my group, chatting with the brothers about Jim.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe arrived to the din of a party in full swing: a band, multiple kegs of beer, dancing, foosball, and mantle diving.
I Was Gang Raped at a UVA Frat 30 Years Ago, and No One Did Anything | Liz Seccuro | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHe said officers no longer arrest people for merely having an open beer bottle but instead ask them to leave the alcohol behind.
The Corrupt Cops of Rebel-Held East Ukraine | Kristina Jovanovski | December 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Tiefurt we partook of a magnificent collation consisting of a mug of beer, brown bread and sausage!
Music-Study in Germany | Amy FayA cricket-match was in progress, but the bowling and batting were extremely wild, thanks to The Warren strong beer.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsBeans and bacon, cabbage and brown hard dumplings, formed the bill of fare, which the men washed down with plenty of table beer.
The World Before Them | Susanna Moodie“Out of sight,” comes the general verdict from the crowd, and bang go a dozen beer glasses in unison on the heavy table.
The Real Latin Quarter | F. Berkeley SmithThe horses gallop, hats are waved in every direction, and those who have no hats flourish beer-bottles instead.
The Portsmouth Road and Its Tributaries | Charles G. Harper
British Dictionary definitions for beer
/ (bɪə) /
an alcoholic drink brewed from malt, sugar, hops, and water and fermented with yeast: Compare ale
a slightly fermented drink made from the roots or leaves of certain plants: ginger beer; nettle beer
(modifier) relating to or used in the drinking of beer: beer glass; beer mat
(modifier) in which beer is drunk, esp (of licensed premises) having a licence to sell beer: beer house; beer cellar; beer garden
Origin of beer
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