alcohol | (noun) a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent | Synonyms: alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, inebriant, intoxicant |
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(noun) any of a series of volatile hydroxyl compounds that are made from hydrocarbons by distillation | - |
alcoholic | (adjective) characteristic of or containing alcohol | - |
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(adjective) addicted to alcohol | Synonyms: alcohol-dependent |
(noun) a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually | Synonyms: alky, boozer, dipsomaniac, lush, soaker, souse |
alcoholise | (verb) make alcoholic, as by fermenting | Synonyms: alcoholize |
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(verb) treat or infuse with alcohol | Synonyms: alcoholize |
alcoholism | (noun) an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess | Synonyms: dipsomania, potomania |
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(noun) habitual intoxication; prolonged and excessive intake of alcoholic drinks leading to a breakdown in health and an addiction to alcohol such that abrupt deprivation leads to severe withdrawal symptoms | Synonyms: alcohol addiction, drunkenness, inebriation |
alcoholize | (verb) make alcoholic, as by fermenting | Synonyms: alcoholise |
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(verb) treat or infuse with alcohol | Synonyms: alcoholise |
(verb) subject to the influence of alcohol | - |
alcove | (noun) a small recess opening off a larger room | Synonyms: bay |
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