brew

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verb (used with object)

to make (beer, ale, etc.) by steeping, boiling, and fermenting malt and hops.

to make or prepare (a beverage, as tea) by mixing, steeping, soaking, or boiling a solid in water.

to concoct, mix, or cook (a beverage or food, especially one containing unmeasured or unusual ingredients): She brewed a pot of soup from the leftovers.

to contrive, plan, or bring about: to brew mischief.

verb (used without object)

to make a fermented alcoholic malt beverage, as beer or ale.

to boil, steep, soak, or cook: Wait until the tea brews.

noun

a quantity brewed in a single process.

a particular brewing or variety of malt liquor.

a hot beverage made by cooking a solid in water, especially tea or coffee.

any concoction, especially a liquid produced by a mixture of unusual ingredients: a witches' brew.

Informal.

beer or ale.
an individual serving of beer or ale: Let's have a few brews after the game.

OTHER WORDS FOR brew

4 concoct, scheme, plot, devise, hatch, cook up.

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Idioms about brew

be brewing, to be forming or gathering; be in preparation: Trouble was brewing.

Origin of brew

before 900; Middle English brewen,Old English brēowan; akin to Dutch brouwen,German brauen,Old Norse brugga

OTHER WORDS FROM brew

brewer, nounmis·brew, verb (used with object)re·brew, verbun·brewed, adjective

un·der·brew, verb (used with object)well-brewed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH brew

1. brewed , brood2. brews , bruise

Words nearby brew

breviloquent, brevipennate, brevirostrate, brevity, Brevity is the soul of wit, brew, brewage, Brewer's blackbird, brewer's grain, Brewer's mole, brewer's yeast

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How to use brew in a sentence

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Most days, the morning fog carries the smell of the lightning-sparked fires, an acrid brew of millions of incinerated trees and buildings now burning across California.
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However, that home brew “didn’t do much for us puny humans either.”
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And that solution came from a homemade brew Branch and her sister created together.
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I paid a visit Istmo Brew Pub and found their beers undrinkable.
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In 2005, Istmo Brew Pub opened as the first of its kind in Panama City.
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A boiling brew is scooped into makeshift bowls—hollowed out coconut halves.
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Ayahuasca/yagé is a psychoactive brew made from the Banisteriopsis caapi vine.
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"And I can return the compliment," was my reply, as we all gathered round a brew of tea to exchange news and compare notes.
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Now, in the kitchen, a great searching among jars and boxes on high shelves told of preparation for the occasional brew.
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“If you will excuse me for a few moments, I will make myself fit to brew you some tea,” said my wife, holding open the door.
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She was stirring the pot diligently, now and then sprinkling in what looked like a brown dust, and watching the brew intently.
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As a rule, one or two studies would club together to brew, instead of preparing solitary banquets.
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British Dictionary definitions for brew (1 of 2)

brew¹

/ (bruː) /

verb

to make (beer, ale, etc) from malt and other ingredients by steeping, boiling, and fermentation

to prepare (a drink, such as tea) by boiling or infusing

(tr) to devise or planto brew a plot

(intr) to be in the process of being brewedthe tea was brewing in the pot

(intr) to be impending or formingthere's a storm brewing

noun

a beverage produced by brewing, esp tea or beera strong brew

an instance or time of brewinglast year's brew

a mixturean eclectic brew of mysticism and political discontent

Derived forms of brew

brewer, noun

Word Origin for brew

Old English brēowan; related to Old Norse brugga, Old Saxon breuwan, Old High German briuwan

British Dictionary definitions for brew (2 of 2)

brew²

/ (bruː) /

noun

Northern English dialect a hill

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