brandy
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2.7
- noun
- /ˈbrændi/
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brandy
- Norm walks into the kitchen and returns with a glass and the brandy bottle.
- a bottle of brandy
- grape brandy
- rum and brandy
He would bring barrels of Brandy with sour cherries and lemon and sugar.
- He would bring barrels of Brandy with sour cherries and lemon and sugar.
- OK, next, this is cherry Brandy.
- There's a lot of look for you just this guy and then a cup of Brandy.
- So it's you give our war force a little bit of coffee, Brandy, some half and half milk from our strong dairy farmers, and I think honestly, we would succeed.
- So it's you give our war force a little bit of coffee, Brandy, some half and half milk from our strawberry farmers, and I think honestly, we would succeed.
Examples
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A simple but excellent dinner was followed by brandy in the now-familiar environs of the library.
Fiction book (1991) -
Let me pour you a brandy.
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So, being all full of brandy, they made it a game.
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Would you like some brandy in that, Father?
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- How do you like your brandy, sir?
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I wonder if you could put some water in this brandy for me please, sir?
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Oh, yes, I gave her a drink of brandy.
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"How 'bout some tea with a little brandy in it?" she said.
Fiction book (1991) -
Peter poured me some brandy and steadied my arm while I drank it.
Fiction book (1991) -
Would you like some brandy in that, Father?
Synonyms
342
3.2
A strong alcoholic drink made by distilling, like whiskey or vodka
55
2.5
A strong alcoholic drink made from grains or fruits
42
5.3
A strong drink made from grapes and aged in oak barrels in the Cognac region of France
8
3.9
An alcoholic drink stronger than beer or wine, like whiskey and vodka
3
3.4
An alcoholic drink that is distilled, like whisky or vodka
1
9.5
A strong alcoholic drink made from apples in Normandy, France
1
9.9
A clear strong alcoholic drink made from fruit juice that has turned into alcohol
1
3.0
Strong alcoholic drinks like whiskey, vodka, or gin
Strong alcoholic drinks like brandy, whiskey, or rum
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Etymology
The word brandy comes from the old Dutch word brandewijn, which means 'burnt wine', where brand means 'burn' and wijn means 'wine'. So brandy is wine that was heated and made stronger, which is why it is a strong alcoholic drink.