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liquor
[ lik-er lik-wawr ]
noun
- a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
- any liquid substance, as broth from cooked meats or vegetables.
Synonyms: juice
- Pharmacology. solution ( def 6 ).
- a solution of a substance, especially a concentrated one used in the industrial arts.
verb (used with object)
- Informal. to furnish or ply with liquor to drink (often followed by up ).
verb (used without object)
- Informal. to drink large quantities of liquor (often followed by up ).
liquor
/ ˈlɪkə /
noun
- any alcoholic drink, esp spirits, or such drinks collectively
- any liquid substance, esp that in which food has been cooked
- pharmacol a solution of a pure substance in water
- brewing warm water added to malt to form wort
- in liquordrunk; intoxicated
verb
- brewing to steep (malt) in warm water to form wort; mash
Other Words From
- liquor·y adjective
- anti·liquor adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of liquor1
Example Sentences
Stitzel recently identified concentrations of organic compounds in cocoa liquor from Vietnam, Indonesia, Honduras, Ecuador and Mexico.
Stitzel works with samples of cocoa liquor — cocoa beans that have been fermented, dried, roasted and ground into a paste — from across the globe.
In unpublished work, she was able to use an elemental analysis to accurately link cocoa liquor to its country of origin about 97 percent of the time.
The next day, Illinois allowed bars and restaurants to start selling unopened bottles of beer, wine and liquor, but mixed drinks were excluded.
The tariffs make importing these liquors more expensive, reducing demand.
The possibilities seem endless: Who needs a trip to the liquor store when the toddler can turn water into wine, amirite?
Perhaps the most Jewish part of the 6th Annual Latke Festival was that the food went way faster than the liquor.
Why was a master photographer recruited to work with one of the most successful liquor brands on the planet?
His court-appointed lawyer was drinking a quart of liquor per day.
The theft, which was over in less than a minute, took place in a North London liquor store.
They became quite jolly as cocktails and red liquor flowed and tingled their veins.
The steward, a young mulatto, had contracted the bad habit of indulging too much in liquor.
In one particular his crime made him a changed man; from the moment he fled he never touched another drop of liquor.
Last night we celebrated Dubuques birthday, and I came back rather the worse for liquor.
Preparations of malt liquor were at that time deemed essential articles of comfort.
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