beer

¹

[beer]

noun

1. 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.

2. any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots, molasses or sugar, yeast, etc..

   root beer; ginger beer.

3. an individual serving of beer; a glass, can, or bottle of beer.

   We'll have three beers.

Beer

²

[beer]

noun

1. Thomas, 1889–1940, U.S. author.

beer

/ bɪə /

noun

1. an alcoholic drink brewed from malt, sugar, hops, and water and fermented with yeast Compare ale

2. a slightly fermented drink made from the roots or leaves of certain plants

   ginger beer

   nettle beer

3. (modifier) relating to or used in the drinking of beer

   beer glass

   beer mat

4. (modifier) in which beer is drunk, esp (of licensed premises) having a licence to sell beer

   beer house

   beer cellar

   beer garden

Word History and Origins

Origin of beer¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bere, Old English bēor; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German bior, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch bēr, Dutch, German Bier ( Old Norse bjōrr, probably from Old English); further origin uncertain

Word History and Origins

Origin of beer¹

Old English beor ; related to Old Norse bjōrr , Old Frisian biār , Old High German bior

Example Sentences

That countered higher receipts at beer, wine and liquor stores, and at supermarkets and grocery retailers.

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Brewery boss Alan Collyer said any changes to duty on beer had little impact compared to the wider problems facing small businesses.

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They have loads of different options, including a sleeping bag for your canned beer, a cozy spa robe for a bottle of wine, and a parka for a bottle of water.

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"There are so many…like beer mats underneath the table and it's raised up," said the Scot.

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Milwaukee is kind of like a beer town too.

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