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beer

beer

1.0
A drink made from grains and hops that contains alcohol
  • noun
  • /bɪr/
translation icon : cerveza
  • Or they would lean on the posts, passing a beer back and forth while they chatted.
  • drink beer
  • brew beer
  • a bottle of beer

Then maybe they'll just take a beer and crack it open.

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Examples

  • You have to drink that beer, but out of this glass.

  • Give me a bottle of beer.

  • The man has been drinking beer for a couple months now.

  • And the beer was wonderful.

  • Then she got up, opened a beer, and took it over to Thomas.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • I knock off work, have a beer at the bar.

  • Hey, do you want a beer?

  • You fellows like some beer?

  • There were five empty bottles of beer on the table and another nearly empty.

    Fiction book (1990)
  • After a long day at work, I enjoy having a cold beer with friends.

Synonyms

alcohol
vsbeer
813 1.0

A drink that can make people drunk, like beer or wine

is the cereal-based fermented drink specifically made with hops for flavor
ale
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115 3.0

A kind of beer that often tastes bitter and has more alcohol

is brewed from cereals and usually flavored with hops rather than yeast type
brew
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83 3.5

A drink like beer made by letting ingredients turn into alcohol

is the cereal-based fermented drink commonly flavored with hops rather than any steeped beverage
porter
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45 4.9

A dark, sweet beer made from roasted barley with a rich taste

is the general cereal-fermented drink not limited to dark, sweet styles
lager
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18 2.3

A pale, light beer often served cold

is defined by cereal fermentation and hop flavor rather than cold conditioning
16 3.0

A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine

is the cereal-fermented, hop-flavored drink within this broader category
stout
vsbeer
9 5.0

A very dark, strong beer with a rich taste

is the typical barley-fermented drink, not necessarily very dark or heavy
4 1.4

A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine

is the cereal-fermented beverage usually flavored with hops rather than any alcohol
ginger beer
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3 3.0

A fizzy drink with a strong ginger taste that has a little alcohol

is brewed from cereals and normally flavored with hops rather than ginger
homebrew
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2 6.7

An alcoholic drink, usually beer, made at home instead of in a brewery

is the general fermented cereal drink regardless of production location
home brew
vsbeer
1 3.9

Beer made at home rather than bought from a shop

is the standard cereal-fermented beverage produced commercially or otherwise
lager beer
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1 1.6

A beer with a clean, crisp taste usually served cold

is fermented from cereals and mainly flavored with hops rather than yeast type
bock beer
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1 7.8

A strong dark German beer people brew in autumn and keep until spring to drink

is a fermented cereal drink that is not defined by seasonal maturation
wheat beer
vsbeer
1 3.7

A light pale beer made with a lot of wheat, often cloudy and fizzy

is made from cereals like barley and flavored with hops rather than primarily wheat
white beer
vsbeer
4.9

A pale cloudy beer made from wheat and lightly fizzy

is the cereal-fermented drink usually flavored with hops rather than wheat focus
cooking lager
vsbeer
4.0

A simple beer people drink while preparing food

is the general cereal-fermented drink not defined by use during cooking
brewage
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  • Archaic
9.8

A drink made by soaking, boiling, and fermenting ingredients, like beer

is specifically a cereal-fermented, hop-flavored beverage rather than any steeped drink
gruit beer
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9.9

A beer made with herbs and spices instead of hops

is brewed with hops rather than herbal mixtures for flavor
spruce beer
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  • US
8.9

A fermented drink made with sugar and the sap of spruce trees

is brewed from cereals and flavored with hops rather than spruce sap
rice beer
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4.9

An alcoholic drink made from fermented rice often served warm with Japanese food

is brewed from cereal grains like barley and flavored with hops rather than rice

Antonyms

Not containing alcohol, for drinks or products

Idioms

A joke that people look more attractive after drinking alcohol

A desire for expensive things you cannot afford

9.6

To feel sorry for yourself and complain to get sympathy

9.9

A joking way to say people find others more attractive after drinking beer

hold my beer
  • Slang
9.9

A joking way to say you will try something daring or foolish after someone else does

Compounds

54 2.3

A sweet fizzy drink without alcohol flavored with root and herb extracts

23 1.0

A small metal container you open to drink beer

22 1.0

A glass or plastic container that holds beer

9 2.6

A kind of beer with less alcohol and fewer calories than regular beer

5 1.0

A person who often drinks beer

4 2.9

A cold drink of root beer with a scoop of ice cream

beer run
  • Informal
4 7.2

A quick trip to buy beer before a party or gathering

3 1.0

A large sturdy cup with a handle for serving beer

3 2.5

Beer served from a keg through a tap instead of from a bottle or can

3 2.1

An outdoor area next to a pub where people sit to drink beer

3 3.0

A fizzy drink with a strong ginger taste that has a little alcohol

2 3.0

A large metal or wooden barrel that holds beer to store and serve it

2 3.1

A large place where people drink beer and meet to talk and enjoy music

2 1.0

A glass used for drinking beer, often larger than a regular glass

1 2.7

A large round container that holds beer for keeping or moving

1 3.3

A person who makes beer from malt, hops, and water

1 1.6

A beer with a clean, crisp taste usually served cold

near beer
  • Archaic
1 5.1

A drink that tastes like beer but has very little alcohol

1 3.5

The process of making beer at home or in a brewery

1 1.8

A small mat that you put under a glass of beer to stop drips

beer o'clock
  • Slang
1 9.5

A time after work or at a social event when people drink beer

beer wench
  • Offensive
1 9.9

A woman who serves beer in a pub, often wearing a costume

1 7.8

A strong dark German beer people brew in autumn and keep until spring to drink

1 6.3

A sweet fizzy drink flavored with birch bark

small beer
  • Archaic
1 7.9

Something unimportant and not worth much attention

1 3.7

A light pale beer made with a lot of wheat, often cloudy and fizzy

About making beer, often as a hobby or business

A small paper or token that you give to get a beer at an event

A dark lager from Munich with a rich malty taste

A beer made with herbs and spices instead of hops

4.9

An alcoholic drink made from fermented rice often served warm with Japanese food

A very dark, sweet beer made from roasted barley

A beer with a strong bitter taste often found in classic styles

8.9

A fermented drink made with sugar and the sap of spruce trees

A pale cloudy beer made from wheat and lightly fizzy

How Alcoholic

strong drink
3 3.4
beer
1.0
light beer
9 2.6
near beer
  • Archaic
1 5.1

Surface Forms

beer singular
beers plural

Etymology

The word beer comes from an old German word, the same as modern Bier in German and Dutch, and it has long meant a drink made by turning grain into alcohol. So, the origin explains why beer today is the alcoholic drink made from barley and often flavored with hops.