gin

CEFRB2

/d͡ʒɪn/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A strong clear alcoholic drink made from grain and plants.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Drawing the best card or combination of cards.

Examples

  • Can I have a gin and coke please?

  • Let's qualify this gin with tonic water.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɡɪn/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Gin rummy.

  2. A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.

  3. A trick; a device or instrument.

More examples

In context

  • I'd like a gin and tonic.

  • Johnny Chan held jack-nine, and hit gin when a queen-ten-eight board was dealt out.

  • The church dores were sparred, Fast boltyd and barryd, Yet wyth a prety gyn I fortuned to come in, […]

Synonyms

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He ordered a blank and tonic, his favorite cocktail.

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Origin

noun

Abbreviation of geneva, alteration of Dutch genever (“juniper”) from Old French genevre (modern French genièvre), from Vulgar Latin ziniperus, from Latin iūniperus (“juniper”). Hence gin rummy (first attested 1941).