liquor

  • 21liquor — I. noun Etymology: Middle English licour, from Anglo French, from Latin liquor, from liquēre Date: 13th century a liquid substance: as a. a usually distilled rather than fermented alcoholic beverage b. a watery solution of a drug c. bath 2b(1) II …

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  • 22liquor — liquory, adj. /lik euhr/ or, for 3, /lik wawr/, n. 1. a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer. 2. any liquid substance, as broth from cooked meats or vegetables. 3.… …

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  • 23liquor — 1. noun /ˈlɪ.kə(ɹ),ˈlɪ.kɝ/ a) A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both). b) Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation. Syn: spirits …

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  • 24Liquor — Flüssigkeit; Körperflüssigkeit * * * Li|quor 〈m.; s, quo|res [ re:s]; Abk.: Liq.〉 1. Flüssigkeit 2. in Wasser gelöstes Arzneimittel [lat., „Flüssigkeit“] * * * Liquor   [lateinisch »Flüssigkeit«] der, s/... quores,    1) …

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  • 25liquor — Synonyms and related words: Amytal, Amytal pill, Demerol, Dolophine, H, John Barleycorn, Luminal, Luminal pill, M, Mickey Finn, Nembutal, Nembutal pill, Seconal, Seconal pill, Tuinal, Tuinal pill, alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink,… …

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  • 26liquor —    a spirituous intoxicant    Originally, any liquid, in many spellings:     Lecker made her drunk as David s sow. (Gentleman s Magazine, 1742, quoted in EDD)    Liquored means partly drunk and full of liquor or in liquor mean drunk:     He was… …

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  • 27liquor — noun 1) he liked his liquor Syn: alcohol, spirits, drink, alcoholic drink, intoxicating liquor, intoxicant; informal grog, firewater, rotgut, the hard stuff, the bottle, hooch, moonshine; juice, the sauce 2) strain the liquor …

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  • 28liquor — liq•uor [[t]ˈlɪk ər[/t]] or, for 3, [[t] wɔr[/t]] n. 1) vin a distilled beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer 2) any liquid substance, as broth from cooked meats or vegetables 3) pha a… …

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  • 29liquor — /ˈlɪkə / (say likuh) noun 1. spirits (as brandy or whisky), as distinguished from fermented beverages (as wine or beer). 2. Chiefly US any alcoholic drink, especially spirits. 3. any liquid substance. 4. Pharmaceutical a solution of a medicinal… …

  • 30liquor — Any sort of liquid or fluid substance, but in common parlance a beverage with an intoxicating quality. 30 Am J Rev ed Intox L § 8. A beverage of high potency produced by distillation. 30 Am J Rev ed Intox L § 8. Broadly, an alcoholic or spiritu… …

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