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beer

beer

∞ 1.0
A drink made from grains and hops that contains alcohol
  • noun
  • /bɪr/
: 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
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792 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
brew
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82 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
ale
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79 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
lager
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17 2.3

A pale, light beer often served cold

is defined by cereal fermentation and hop flavor rather than cold conditioning
17 3.0

A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine

is the cereal-fermented, hop-flavored drink within this broader category
stout
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11 5.0

A very dark, strong beer with a rich taste

is the typical barley-fermented drink, not necessarily very dark or heavy
home brew
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7 3.9

Beer made at home rather than bought from a shop

is the standard cereal-fermented beverage produced commercially or otherwise
6 1.4

A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine

is the cereal-fermented beverage usually flavored with hops rather than any alcohol
porter
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4 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
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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1 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
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
wheat beer
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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
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
white beer
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1 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
rice beer
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1 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
spruce beer
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  • US
1 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
brewage
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  • Archaic
1 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
cooking lager
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4.0

A simple beer people drink while preparing food

is the general cereal-fermented drink not defined by use during cooking
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

Antonyms

1 3.5

Not containing alcohol, for drinks or products

Idioms

hold my beer
  • Slang
2 9.9

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

1 9.6

To feel sorry for yourself and complain to get sympathy

A desire for expensive things you cannot afford

A joke that people look more attractive after drinking alcohol

9.9

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

Compounds

50 2.3

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

28 1.0

A glass or plastic container that holds beer

26 1.0

A small metal container you open to drink beer

13 2.6

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

6 2.9

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

6 1.0

A person who often drinks beer

beer run
  • Informal
5 7.2

A quick trip to buy beer before a party or gathering

5 3.0

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

4 1.0

A large sturdy cup with a handle for serving beer

4 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

3 2.5

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

3 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 1.6

A beer with a clean, crisp taste usually served cold

1 3.3

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

near beer
  • Archaic
1 5.1

A drink that tastes like beer but has very little alcohol

1 3.7

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

1 3.5

The process of making beer at home or in a brewery

beer o'clock
  • Slang
1 9.5

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

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 5.1

A dark lager from Munich with a rich malty taste

beer wench
  • Offensive
1 9.9

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

1 1.8

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

1 7.8

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

A very dark, sweet beer made from roasted barley

1 4.9

A pale cloudy beer made from wheat and lightly fizzy

1 4.9

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

1 6.1

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

1 8.9

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

1 3.4

About making beer, often as a hobby or business

A beer made with herbs and spices instead of hops

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

How Alcoholic

strong drink
4 3.4
beer
∞ 1.0
light beer
13 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.