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Beer

/bɛə/

An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.

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noun
  1. 1

    An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.

    "Beer is brewed all over the world."

  2. 2

    A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.

  3. 3

    A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.

  4. 4

    A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.

    "Can I buy you a beer?"

verb
  1. 1

    To give beer to (someone)

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sudsnoun(countable, uncountable) Lather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and water.

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sudsnoun(countable, uncountable) Lather; foam or froth formed by mixing soap and water.
lagernounA type of beer, brewed using a bottom-fermenting yeast.
pilsnernounA pale, light lager beer.
brewnounThe mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.
alenounA beer produced by so-called warm fermentation and not pressurized.
brewingnounThe production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
maltingnounThe process of turning grain into malt.
yeastnounAn often humid, yellowish froth produced by fermenting malt worts, and used to brew beer, leaven bread, and also used in certain medicines.
brewerynounA building where beer is produced.
six-packnounA collection of six of something bundled together, especially six cans of beer or soda pop.
pintnounA unit of volume, equivalent to:
kegnounA round, traditionally wooden container of lesser capacity than a barrel, often used to store beer.
liquornoun(chiefly US, Canada, Australia) Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
boozenoun(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage.
bowlnounA roughly hemispherical container used to hold, mix or present food, such as salad, fruit or soup, or other items.
potnounA flat-bottomed vessel (usually metal) used for cooking food, possibly excluding saucepans (see usage notes).
drinknounA beverage.
vanillanoun(uncountable) The extract of the fruit of the vanilla plant.
oilnounPetroleum-based liquid used as fuel or lubricant.
foamnounA substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:

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