The meaning of Alcoholic

noun

An alcoholic.

Usage examples:

Then he decided he was too young to be an alkie, this wasn't alcoholism, this was making himself fe…

noun

An alcoholic

noun

A person who drinks large quantities of alcohol.

Usage examples:

I had always been a boozer, and at my worst i was drinking three bottles of wine a night

noun

A person who drinks a lot

Usage examples:

The local boozer

verb

Make (beer) by soaking, boiling, and fermentation.

Usage examples:

Within five years the company will brew as much beer in china as in australia

noun

A kind of beer.

Usage examples:

Small breweries which are able to offer rare brews

noun

A cup or mug of tea or coffee.

Usage examples:

She took a sip of the hot reviving brew

prefix

Twice; two-; double.

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Dichromatic

prefix

Variant spelling of dis- shortened before l, m, n, r, s (followed by a consonant), and v ; also often shortened before g, and sometimes before j.

prefix

Variant spelling of dia- shortened before a vowel (as in dielectric ).

noun

An alcoholic, especially one who experiences intermittent bouts of craving for alcohol.

Usage examples:

Surely no one would employ a dipsomaniac as a barman

noun

Someone suffering from dipsomania

adjective

(of a liquid) having been purified by undergoing heating and condensation.

Usage examples:

Distilled water

verb

Purify (a liquid) by heating it so that it vaporizes, then cooling and condensing the vapour and collecting the resulting liquid.

Usage examples:

They managed to distil a small quantity of water

verb

To make a liquid stronger or purer by heating it until it changes to a gas and then cooling it so that it changes back into a liquid

Usage examples:

Some strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky are made by distilling., over 80 hours of footage have …

noun

A person who drinks a particular drink.

Usage examples:

Coffee drinkers

noun

A person who drinks (a stated type of liquid)

Usage examples:

A coffee drinker

adjective

Affected by alcohol to the extent of losing control of one's faculties or behaviour.

Usage examples:

He was so drunk he lurched from wall to wall

noun

Past participle of drink.

verb

Take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.

Usage examples:

We sat by the fire, drinking our tea

noun

A person who is habitually drunk.

Usage examples:

Envisioning a new medical speciality to address this ailment, the aaci built a network of private i…

noun

A person who often drinks large amounts of alcohol

Usage examples:

Her husband turned out to be a drunkard.

verb

(of a substance) undergo fermentation.

Usage examples:

The drink had fermented, turning some of the juice into alcohol

noun

Agitation and excitement among a group of people, typically concerning major change and leading to trouble or violence.

Usage examples:

A period of political and religious ferment

noun

A fermenting agent or enzyme.

Usage examples:

They have a slightly gamy flavour, due to the enzymes or ferments from the gut.

adjective

Solid, firm, and rigid; not easily broken, bent, or pierced.

Usage examples:

The slate broke on the hard floor

adverb

With a great deal of effort.

Usage examples:

They work hard at school

noun

(of a consonant) pronounced as a velar plosive (as c in cat, g in go ).

verb

Make (someone) drunk; intoxicate.

Usage examples:

It is a rum-based drink designed more to inebriate the masses than to please the palate

noun

A drunkard.

Usage examples:

He was marked down as an inebriate

adjective

Drunk; intoxicated.

Usage examples:

He had been known to get hopelessly inebriate

verb

Make (someone) drunk; intoxicate.

Usage examples:

It is a rum-based drink designed more to inebriate the masses than to please the palate

noun

A drunkard.

Usage examples:

He was marked down as an inebriate

adjective

Drunk; intoxicated.

Usage examples:

He had been known to get hopelessly inebriate

adjective

(of alcoholic drink or a drug) liable to cause someone to lose control of their faculties or behaviour.

Usage examples:

They must also abstain from intoxicating drinks or drugs, and live a life of celibacy.

verb

(of alcoholic drink or a drug) cause (someone) to lose control of their faculties or behaviour.

Usage examples:

We don't allow people into sessions if they are intoxicated by alcohol or drugs

adjective

Making you feel happy, as if you are in a pleasant dream

Usage examples:

After being cooped up in the overheated room all day, we took a stroll and found the fresh air into…

adjective

(of vegetation, especially grass) growing luxuriantly.

Usage examples:

Lush greenery and cultivated fields

noun

A heavy drinker, especially a habitual one.

Usage examples:

A lush who doesn't make very much sense most of the time

verb

Make (someone) drunk.

Usage examples:

Mr hobart got so lushed up he was spilling drinks down his shirt

adjective

Having great power, influence, or effect.

Usage examples:

Thrones were potent symbols of authority

noun

Fur resembling vair, but with the alternating pieces t-shaped.

Usage examples:

Potent is believed to have been originally derived from vair.

adjective

Powerful, persuasive, or effective

Usage examples:

This is the most potent headache remedy you can get without a prescription., her voice has been a p…

noun

A habitual drunkard.

Usage examples:

A few nifty lighting tricks later, and we're riding the rails with a host of yin-yang character pai…

verb

Drink alcohol habitually.

Usage examples:

The few reckless vagabonds with whom he sotted in the alehouse

adjective

Containing much alcohol; distilled.

Usage examples:

Spirituous beverages

adjective

Not easily bent or changed in shape; rigid.

Usage examples:

A stiff black collar

noun

A dead body.

Usage examples:

When the bodies of various stiffs start disappearing from the local morgue, the police are baffled …

verb

Cheat (someone) out of something, especially money.

Usage examples:

Several workers were stiffed out of their pay

adjective

Having the power to move heavy weights or perform other physically demanding tasks.

Usage examples:

She cut through the water with her strong arms

adjective

Physically powerful or energetic

Usage examples:

You must be strong to be able to lift all that weight., i feel a little stronger every day., strong…

adjective

An activity or industry that is strong is growing and becoming more successful

Usage examples:

Economic news has been better than expected, with retail sales remaining strong., worldwide sales b…

noun

A habitual drinker of alcohol.

Usage examples:

Furtive and nimble tipplers and topers nightly dodged through alleys and back yards under the noses…

noun

A revolving frame or cage in which a truck is inverted to discharge its load.

Usage examples:

A surveyor and engineer, he built coal tipples and air shafts for the mining industry.

noun

Someone who often drinks alcohol

adjective

Resembling, associated with, or fond of wine.

Usage examples:

A vinous smell