whiskey

Or whis·ky

[hwis-kee, wis-]

noun

plural

whiskeys 

1. an alcoholic liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grain, as barley, rye, or corn, and usually containing from 43 to 50 percent alcohol.

2. a drink of whiskey.

3. a word used in communications to represent the letter W.

adjective

1. made of, relating to, or resembling whiskey.

Whiskey

¹

/ ˈwɪskɪ /

noun

1. communications a code word for the letter w

whiskey

²

/ ˈwɪskɪ /

noun

1. the usual Irish and US spelling of whisky

Word History and Origins

Origin of whiskey¹

1705–15; short for whiskybae < Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha, ultimately translation of Medieval Latin aqua vitae literally, water of life; usquebaugh

Example Sentences

He said his longevity was down to whiskey and he was gifted a bottle by The Corps of the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers with his military service number engraved.

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Ewing’s determination, with a little more gravel in his voice and whiskey in his attitude.

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That’s like handing whiskey and car keys to teenage boys and expecting mature judgment because you called them “responsible drivers” on a form.

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He added that the only thing people in his carriage could use against the attacker was a bottle of whiskey, leaving them "praying" that he would not enter the carriage.

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I thought about it and I looked up at the vodka section, in the back bar, and it did not look very exciting, as opposed to the tequila and whiskey sections.

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