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

At the beer garden in Queens, Arnold Kim, 64 and still recovering from a recent hip replacement, ambled from his nearby apartment to witness the youthful celebration first hand.

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She howls with the urge to mate, prowling the house in matching fancy bras and thong sets that clash with this disheveled house and its stockpile of cheap beer.

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Erica McIlroy was struck by a tossed beer can during the Saturday action in New York and her husband was the subject of sustained abuse throughout the three days of the competition.

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But Harry said he had not adopted other traits, such as drinking Coors Light beer or wearing shorts in a restaurant.

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Instead, he can make good on his promise of being "six beers deep" by lunch on day one of the first Test.

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