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Liquor

/ˈlɪk.ə(ɹ)/

A liquid, a fluid.

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📖 Definitions of "Liquor"

noun

1
A liquid, a fluid.
2
A drinkable liquid.
3
A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
4
A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.

verb

1
To drink liquor, usually to excess.
2
To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
3
To grease.

🔄 Synonyms of "Liquor"

7 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
boozenoun	(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage.
spiritsnoun	(chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand) Distilled alcoholic beverages.
pot liquornoun	(Southern US) The liquid left after boiling greens, such as collard greens, mustard greens, or turnip greens.
strong drinknoun	Synonym of liquor, an alcoholic beverage, particularly a distilled beverage with a high alcohol content.
hard liquornoun	Synonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof, high ABV).
hard drinknoun	A beverage of alcoholic content that has been distilled rather than fermented.
john barleycornnoun	A personification of alcoholic drink, particularly beer and whisky.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Liquor"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
strong drinknoun	Synonym of liquor, an alcoholic beverage, particularly a distilled beverage with a high alcohol content.
boozenoun	(colloquial, uncountable) Any alcoholic beverage.
spiritsnoun	(chiefly UK, Australia, New Zealand) Distilled alcoholic beverages.
hard liquornoun	Synonym of liquor (strict sense): a beverage that has been distilled to give it a high alcohol content (high proof, high ABV).
john barleycornnoun	A personification of alcoholic drink, particularly beer and whisky.
pot liquornoun	(Southern US) The liquid left after boiling greens, such as collard greens, mustard greens, or turnip greens.
hard drinknoun	A beverage of alcoholic content that has been distilled rather than fermented.
spirituous	Of, pertaining to, containing, or made using alcohol.
drinkingnoun	An act or session by which drink is consumed, especially alcoholic beverages.
alcoholicnoun	A person who is addicted to alcohol.
drinknoun	A beverage.
drunknoun	One who is intoxicated with alcohol.
alcoholismnoun	A chronic disease caused by compulsive and uncontrollable consumption of alcoholic beverages, leading to addiction and deterioration in health and social functioning.
rumnoun	(uncountable) A distilled spirit derived from fermented cane sugar and molasses.
brewnoun	The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.
whiskynoun	(Scotland, Canada, Australia) Alternative form of whiskey, an alcoholic liquor distilled from fermented grain, usually aged in oak barrels, (particularly) Scotch; a drink of this liquor. [(Ireland, US, England) A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).]
beernoun	(uncountable) An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material, commonly barley malt; often with hops or some other substance (like gruit) to impart a bitter flavor.
hoochnoun	(Canada, US, informal) An alcoholic beverage, especially an inferior or illicit one and especially liquor such as whisky.
beveragenoun	A liquid to consume; a drink, such as tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or a soft drink, usually excluding water.
whiskeynoun	(Ireland, US, England) A liquor distilled from the fermented mash of grain (as rye, corn, or barley).