whiskey
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈwɪski/
- US
:
whisky
- A clean, well-lighted place and a glass of whiskey sounded like doctor's orders to me.
- a bottle of whiskey
- wine and whiskey
- drinking whiskey
So very, very little whiskey, large amounts of soda.
- So very, very little whiskey, large amounts of soda.
- And when their vessel is full of whiskey, that's when they get noisy.
- That is a lot of whiskey to drink very fast.
- Ed In Scotland if you buy a three-year old whiskey, you can call it Scotch.
- And I was with Kid Rock, who was drinking his whiskey like a normal rocker should.
- And these people did it just with whiskey, like inhalants.
- Yeah, chase that milk whiskey like men do.
- Glass of whiskey, denim jeans, glass of whiskey, glass of seltzer.
Examples
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He ordered a shot of whiskey to warm up on the cold evening.
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I'm gonna get a whiskey and soda.
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I will have whiskey, thank you very much.
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That is a lot of whiskey to drink very fast.
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Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to the Whiskey Media Happy Hour.
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And he said never drink more whiskey than you can wake up from.
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It's real fine whiskey so sell it dear.
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Accompanying all of this food was plenty to drink: beer, wine, whiskey, whatever we wanted.
Academic text (1998) -
Anthony gave him the bottle of whiskey, a little present.
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You make Irish coffee with coffee, sugar, and whiskey, with whipped cream on top.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
342
3.2
A strong alcoholic drink made by distilling, like whiskey or vodka
259
7.6
Alcohol that people have at parties or with friends
102
4.6
A whisky made in Scotland
94
5.3
A strong brown whiskey from the United States made mainly from corn and aged in burned oak barrels
55
2.5
A strong alcoholic drink made from grains or fruits
19
7.9
Alcohol illegally made at home, often strong whiskey
14
6.7
A type of whiskey made mainly from the grain of a cereal grass
8
3.9
An alcoholic drink stronger than beer or wine, like whiskey and vodka
6
3.1
An alcoholic drink from Ireland made from barley and aged to taste smooth
3
3.4
An alcoholic drink that is distilled, like whisky or vodka
2
7.4
A way of making whiskey using part of a previous batch to start the next one
2
3.5
An alcoholic drink made mainly from rye grain
1
3.6
A strong drink from Scotland made from malted barley and aged in wooden barrels
1
4.0
A type of whiskey made mainly from malted barley, often produced in Scotland in pot stills
1
3.9
A very good strong drink made from grain and aged in wooden barrels
1
5.6
A glass of whiskey served without ice or mixer at room temperature
1
3.6
A strong alcoholic drink like whiskey or vodka
1
5.6
An alcoholic drink made mostly from corn, traditionally from the United States
1
3.8
A drink made by mixing different whiskeys to make a smoother taste
1
7.2
People add some mash from an earlier batch when making whiskey to keep the same flavor
1
3.0
Strong alcoholic drinks like whiskey, vodka, or gin
A strong drink made in Scotland from malted barley and aged in wooden casks
Compounds
- US
1
4.0
A type of whiskey made mainly from malted barley, often produced in Scotland in pot stills
1
3.6
A strong drink from Scotland made from malted barley and aged in wooden barrels
- US
1
5.6
An alcoholic drink made mostly from corn, traditionally from the United States
- Specialized
1
7.2
People add some mash from an earlier batch when making whiskey to keep the same flavor
A strong drink made in Scotland from malted barley and aged in wooden casks
- Offensive
A phrase people say as a joke when they feel shocked or confused
How Strong
Surface Forms
Etymology
Whiskey comes from the old Irish phrase uisce beatha, where uisce means 'water' and beatha means 'life', so it was called the 'water of life'. A helpful way to remember this is to think of whiskey as a strong, much-valued 'water of life', which explains its place as a powerful alcoholic drink today.