liquor

CEFRB2

/ˈlɪk.ə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    Strong alcoholic drink such as whiskey, vodka, or rum.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A beverage, any drinkable liquid.

Examples

  • Liquor is not sold at this store.

  • The liquor gave off a sickly odor.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).

  2. A liquid, a fluid.

  3. A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.

More examples

In context

  • This liquor has a taste all of its own.

  • Thus Water also, or any other Liquor, included in a convenient vessel, by being warmed, manifestly expands it self with a very great violence […]

  • Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the Sky I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry, "Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup Before Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry."

Synonyms

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He ordered a small glass of strong blank at the bar last night.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”); see liquid. Doublet of liqueur.