| Main Entry: |
liquor |
| Part of Speech: |
noun |
| Definition: |
drink; alcoholic beverage |
Synonyms: |
alcohol, aqua vitae, booze, broth, decoction, drinkable,
elixir,
extract, firewater,
fluid, hard stuff, inebriant, infusion, intoxicant,
liquid, moonshine,
poison*, potable, sauce, solvent, spirits,
stock, the bottle, whiskey
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| Notes: |
liqueur is essentially the same word as liquor (from Latin), though the words have different meanings - liqueur is a strong highly flavored, often sweetened, alcoholic drink while liquor is an alcoholic beverage made by distillation rather than fermentation (which would be beer, wine) |
* = informal/non-formal usage
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