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Intoxicant

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

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Alcoholic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholi…

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Alcoholic 84% connected

Of or pertaining to alcohol, or partaking of its qualities; derived from, or caused by, alcohol; containing alcohol; as, alcoholic mixtures; alcoholi…

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Beverage 76% connected

Liquid for drinking; drink; -- usually applied to drink artificially prepared and of an agreeable flavor; as, an intoxicating beverage.

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Drink 76% connected

To swallow anything liquid, for quenching thirst or other purpose; to imbibe; to receive or partake of, as if in satisfaction of thirst; as, to drink…

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Drinkable 76% connected

Capable of being drunk; suitable for drink; potable. Macaulay. Also used substantively, esp. in the plural.

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Drug 76% connected

To drudge; to toil laboriously.

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Potable 76% connected

Fit to be drunk; drinkable.

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Booze 76% connected

To drink greedily or immoderately, esp. alcoholic liquor; to tipple.

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Brew 76% connected

To boil or seethe; to cook.

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Brewage 76% connected

Malt liquor; drink brewed.

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Cordial 76% connected

Proceeding from the heart.

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Kava 76% connected

A species of Macropiper (M. methysticum), the long pepper, from the root of which an intoxicating beverage is made by the Polynesians, by a process o…

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Koumiss 76% connected

An intoxicating fermented or distilled liquor originally made by the Tartars from mare's or camel's milk. It can be obtained from any kind of milk, a…

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Liqueur 76% connected

An aromatic alcoholic cordial.

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Liquor 76% connected

Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like.

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Perry 76% connected

A fermented liquor made from pears; pear cider.

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Pulque 76% connected

An intoxicating Mexican drink. See Agave.

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Rotgut 76% connected

Bad small beer.

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Sake 76% connected

Final cause; end; purpose of obtaining; cause; motive; reason; interest; concern; account; regard or respect; -- used chiefly in such phrases as, for…

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Saki 76% connected

Any one of several species of South American monkeys of the genus Pithecia. They have large ears, and a long hairy tail which is not prehensile.

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Slug 76% connected

A drone; a slow, lazy fellow; a sluggard.

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Wine 76% connected

The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it…

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Alcohol 92% connected

An impalpable powder.

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Inebriant 92% connected

Intoxicating.

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Intoxicating 92% connected

of Intoxicate

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