Drinking
51Drinking straw — A drink with a pink bendy straw Plastic drinking straws A …
52Drinking water directive — The European Drinking Water Directive (DWD), Council Directive 98/83/EC concerns the quality of water intended for human consumption and forms part of the regulation of Water supply and sanitation in the European Union. The Directive is intended… …
53Drinking learner permits — Merge|alcohol abuse|date=August 2007Drinking learner permits have been proposed as a way to reduce alcohol abuse among young adults. Proponents argue that learner s permits would be analogous to driving learner permits. A person who wishes to… …
54Drinking the Kool-Aid — For the Veronica Mars episode, see Drinking the Kool Aid (Veronica Mars). Drinking the Kool Aid is a metaphor, used in the United States and Canada, that means to become an unquestioning believer in some ideology, or to accept an argument or… …
55Drinking Water Inspectorate — The Drinking Water Inspectorate is a section of Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) set up to regulate the public water supply companies in England and Wales. Based in Whitehall, it produces an annual report showing the… …
56Drinking establishment — A drinking establishment is a business whose primary function is the serving of alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises.[1] Some establishments may also serve food, or have entertainment, but their main purpose is to serve alcoholic… …
57drinking song — a song of hearty character suitable for singing by a group engaged in convivial drinking. [1590 1600] * * * ▪ music song on a convivial theme composed usually for singing in accompaniment to drinking. The form became a standard element in… …
58drinking water — noun water suitable for drinking (Freq. 1) • Hypernyms: ↑beverage, ↑drink, ↑drinkable, ↑potable, ↑water • Hyponyms: ↑bottled water, ↑ …
59Drinking the Kool-Aid (Veronica Mars) — For the expression associated with uncritical belief, see Drinking the Kool Aid. Drinking the Kool Aid Veronica Mars episode Episode no. Season 1 Episode 9 Directed by …
60drinking bout — noun a long period of drinking • Hypernyms: ↑drink, ↑drinking, ↑boozing, ↑drunkenness, ↑crapulence * * * drinking bout noun • • • Main Entry: ↑drink * * * …
