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beer

1

[ beer ]

noun

  1. an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
  2. any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots, molasses or sugar, yeast, etc.:

    root beer; ginger beer.

  3. an individual serving of beer; a glass, can, or bottle of beer:

    We'll have three beers.



Beer

2

[ beer ]

noun

  1. Thomas, 1889–1940, U.S. author.

beer

/ ɪə /

noun

  1. an alcoholic drink brewed from malt, sugar, hops, and water and fermented with yeast Compare ale
  2. a slightly fermented drink made from the roots or leaves of certain plants

    ginger beer

    nettle beer

  3. modifier relating to or used in the drinking of beer

    beer glass

    beer mat

  4. modifier in which beer is drunk, esp (of licensed premises) having a licence to sell beer

    beer cellar

    beer house

    beer garden

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of beer1

First recorded before 1000; Middle English bere, Old English ŧǰ; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German bior, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch ŧ, Dutch, German Bier ( Old Norse ō, probably from Old English); further origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of beer1

Old English beor ; related to Old Norse ō , Old Frisian , Old High German bior
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Example Sentences

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The setup includes concession stands and a beer and wine bar.

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The process is known as precision fermentation, which is like the fermentation used to make beer, but different: "precision" is a rebranding word for genetically engineered.

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The estimated price for a family of four to see a game at Dodger Stadium this season — four of those cheap tickets, parking, four hot dogs, two beers and two sodas — was a league-high $399.68.

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When Slim is reluctant to skip his steady gig for these sharks, Stack almost magically gifts him a bootlegged Irish beer from Chicago.

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But if he can impulse-buy IVF as casually as a round of beers, then the film has to respect the viewer enough to answer the obvious follow-up questions: How unbalanced is this marriage-for-medical-treatment proposition?

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