Beer
WordNet
noun
(1) A general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops
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Etymology
, from , akin to Old Saxon , Old High German , Middle Low German & Middle Dutch , Old Norse (probably from Old English ); Dutch & German , Frisian . Possibly related to Old English and .
Noun
- An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
- A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
- A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.
- A glass of any of the above beverages.
- A variety of the above beverages.
- Any alcoholic beverage.