liquor
Plural: liquors
Noun
- an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
- a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process
- "waste liquors"
- the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked
- A liquid, a fluid.
- A drinkable liquid.
- A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).
- A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
- Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.
- In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
- A liquid in which something has been steeped.
Verb
Verb Forms: liquored, liquoring, liquors
- To intoxicate someone with alcoholic beverages.
- To drink liquor, usually to excess.
- To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.
- To grease.
Examples
- He tried to ’LIQUOR’ his opponent with compliments, hoping for a careless move.
Origin / Etymology
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.
Synonyms
booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, pot likker, pot liquor, spirits, strong drink, aqua vitae, bouillon, broth, stock, water of life
Scrabble Score: 15
liquor: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordliquor: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
liquor: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary