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Brew

To boil or seethe; to cook.

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Broader term 5

Alcohol 76% connected

An impalpable powder.

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Imbue 76% connected

To tinge deeply; to dye; to cause to absorb; as, clothes thoroughly imbued with black.

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Inebriant 76% connected

Intoxicating.

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Intoxicant 76% connected

That which intoxicates; an intoxicating agent; as, alcohol, opium, and laughing gas are intoxicants.

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Soak 76% connected

To cause or suffer to lie in a fluid till the substance has imbibed what it can contain; to macerate in water or other liquid; to steep, as for the p…

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Beer 76% connected

A fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.

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Mead 76% connected

A fermented drink made of water and honey with malt, yeast, etc.; metheglin; hydromel.

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Brewage 74% connected

Malt liquor; drink brewed.

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Brewage 74% connected

Malt liquor; drink brewed.

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Brewer 74% connected

One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

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Brewer 74% connected

One who brews; one whose occupation is to prepare malt liquors.

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Brewery 74% connected

A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on.

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Brewery 74% connected

A brewhouse; the building and apparatus where brewing is carried on.

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Ferment 72% connected

That which causes fermentation, as yeast, barm, or fermenting beer.

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Sour 72% connected

Having an acid or sharp, biting taste, like vinegar, and the juices of most unripe fruits; acid; tart.

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Turn 72% connected

To cause to move upon a center, or as if upon a center; to give circular motion to; to cause to revolve; to cause to move round, either partially, wh…

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Work 72% connected

Exertion of strength or faculties; physical or intellectual effort directed to an end; industrial activity; toil; employment; sometimes, specifically…

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Synonym 1

Brewage 92% connected

Malt liquor; drink brewed.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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