intoxicating beverage (noun)

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• kava — noun Etymology: Tongan & Marquesan, literally, bitter Date: 1810 1. an Australasian shrubby pepper (Piper methysticum) from whose crushed root an intoxicating beverage is made; also the beverage made from kava 2. the dried rhizome and roots of… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• alcohol — noun /ˈælkəhɒl,ˈælkəhɔl/ a) Any of a class of organic compounds (such as ethanol) containing a hydroxyl functional group ( OH). b) An intoxicating beverage made by the …   Wiktionary

• kava — noun /kɑː.və/ a) A plant from the South Pacific, Piper methysticum. b) An intoxicating beverage made from the kava plant …   Wiktionary

• moon plant — noun : an East Indian vine (Sarcostemma brevistigma) of the family Asclepiadaceae whose milky juice yields an intoxicating beverage …   Useful english dictionary

• alcohol — /ˈælkəhɒl / (say alkuhhol) noun 1. a colourless, flammable liquid (ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH), the intoxicating principle of fermented liquors, formed from certain sugars (especially glucose) by fermentation, now usually prepared by treating grain… …  

• List of English words containing Q not followed by U — In English, the letter q is usually followed by the letter u . While this is true in the vast majority of cases, there are some exceptions, the majority of which are romanised from Arabic, Chinese, Hebrew, Inuktitut, or other languages which do… …   Wikipedia

• kava — /ˈkavə / (say kahvuh) noun 1. a Polynesian shrub, Piper methysticum, of the pepper family. Its root has aromatic and pungent qualities. 2. an intoxicating beverage made from the roots of the kava. {Polynesian} …  

• tepache — tə̇ˈpächē noun ( s) Etymology: Spanish, from Nahuatl tepiatl, from tepitl a kind of corn + atl water : any of several Mexican drinks; specifically : an intoxicating beverage made from pulque and coarse sugar with timbe used to retard …   Useful english dictionary

• tan|gle|foot — «TANG guhl FUT», adjective, noun. –adj. complicated; confusing; perplexing. –n. 1. anything tangling or confusing. 2. U.S. Slang. an intoxicating beverage, especially whiskey …   Useful english dictionary

• soft drink — noun nonalcoholic beverage (usually carbonated) (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑beverage, ↑drink, ↑drinkable, ↑potable • Hyponyms: ↑pop, ↑soda, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• alcohol — noun the doctor told him to avoid alcohol Syn: liquor, intoxicating drink/beverage(s), strong drink, alcoholic drink/beverage(s), drink, spirits; informal booze, hooch, the hard stuff, firewater, rotgut, moonshine, white lightning, grog, the… …   Thesaurus of popular words