The meaning of Brew

noun

Any beer other than lager, stout, or porter.

Usage examples:

A draught of ale

noun

A mixture or blend.

Usage examples:

A curious amalgam of the traditional and the modern

noun

A mixture of mercury and another metal, especially one used by dentists to repair teeth

Usage examples:

An amalgam filling, the show was a wonderful amalgam of dance, music, and drama., nearly every new …

noun

An alcoholic drink made from yeast-fermented malt flavoured with hops.

Usage examples:

A pint of beer

noun

A slightly bitter, alcoholic drink made from grain, or a serving of this drink in a glass or other container

noun

(chiefly in commercial use) a drink other than water.

Usage examples:

Light lunch items and beverages will be available for sale

noun

A drink of any type

Usage examples:

Cool, refreshing beverages, what’s your favorite beverage?

noun

A drink that is produced to sell to people

Usage examples:

The alcoholic beverage, tobacco, and gambling industries, the agency regulates and controls the sal…

verb

Mix (a substance) with another substance so that they combine together.

Usage examples:

Blend the cornflour with a tablespoon of water

noun

A mixture of different substances or other things.

Usage examples:

The chutney is a blend of bananas, raisins, and ginger

noun

Mix together different elements

noun

A hot drink made from the roasted and ground seeds (coffee beans) of a tropical shrub.

Usage examples:

A cup of coffee

noun

A dark brown, slightly bitter drink that is usually served hot, esp. in the morning and at the end of meals, a cup of this drink, or the beans from which this drink is made

Usage examples:

[ u ] would you like some more coffee?

noun

A joining or merging of different parts or qualities in which the component elements are individually distinct.

Usage examples:

A magnificent combination of drama, dance, and music

noun

A mixture obtained when two or more things are combined

Usage examples:

[ c ] green is a combination of blue and yellow., [ c ] a combination of tiredness and boredom made…

noun

A result of two or more things joining together

Usage examples:

A combination of sth and sth a combination of economic slowdown and tax cuts is having a drastic ef…

noun

A thing that is composed of two or more separate elements; a mixture.

Usage examples:

The air smelled like a compound of diesel and petrol fumes

adjective

Made up or consisting of several parts or elements.

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A compound noun

verb

Make up (a composite whole); constitute.

Usage examples:

A dialect compounded of spanish and dutch

noun

A mixture of various ingredients or elements.

Usage examples:

The facade is a strange concoction of northern mannerism and italian baroque

noun

Something put together from several different things

Usage examples:

She drinks this herbal concoction.

verb

Grow or cause to grow and become more mature, advanced, or elaborate.

Usage examples:

Motion pictures were to develop into mass entertainment

verb

Progress or evolve through a process of natural growth

verb

To grow or cause to grow or change into a more advanced form

Usage examples:

[ t ] this exercise will help develop the shoulder and back muscles (= it will make them stronger).…

verb

Take (a liquid) into the mouth and swallow.

Usage examples:

We sat by the fire, drinking our tea

noun

A liquid that can be swallowed as refreshment or nourishment.

Usage examples:

Fizzy drinks

verb

Take in liquids

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

verb

To change chemically through the action of living substances, such as yeast or bacteria, or to use a substance to produce a chemical change

Usage examples:

He was a central figure in the intellectual ferment of his time.

verb

(of an event regarded as threatening or significant) be about to happen.

Usage examples:

It seemed certain that some great trial of strength impended between the opponents

verb

If an event impends, usually an event that is unpleasant or unwanted, it is going to happen soon

Usage examples:

A crisis of huge proportions impends in the area.

verb

Fill; pervade.

Usage examples:

Her work is infused with an anger born of pain and oppression

verb

To cause someone or something to take in and be filled with a quality or a condition of mind

Usage examples:

His landscape paintings were infused with a warm, subtle light.

noun

An apparatus for making fabric by weaving yarn or thread.

Usage examples:

Tweed was traditionally hand-woven on a loom

verb

Appear as a vague or shadowy form, especially one that is large or threatening.

Usage examples:

Vehicles loomed out of the darkness

noun

Appear as a vague form, especially one that is large or threatening.

Usage examples:

Vehicles loomed out of the darkness

verb

Form (something) by putting parts together or combining substances; create.

Usage examples:

My grandmother made a dress for me

noun

The manufacturer or trade name of a product.

Usage examples:

The make, model, and year of his car

verb

Perform or carry out

verb

Reduce (food or other substance) to a soft mass by crushing it.

Usage examples:

Mash the beans to a paste

noun

A soft mass made by crushing a substance into a pulp, sometimes with the addition of liquid.

Usage examples:

Pound the garlic to a mash

noun

Compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition

noun

A tall upright post, spar, or other structure on a ship or boat, in sailing vessels generally carrying a sail or sails.

Usage examples:

Also in the water were strange vessels, with no masts or sails, built of gunmetal-gray metals that …

noun

The fruit of beech, oak, chestnut, and other forest trees, especially as food for pigs.

Usage examples:

He explains that the native rats ate many kinds of berries, beech mast, and other wholesome foods o…

verb

(with reference to tea) brew or infuse.

Usage examples:

Let the tea mast for a couple of minutes

noun

A varied mixture.

Usage examples:

A melange of tender vegetables and herbs

noun

A mixture, or a group of different things or people

Usage examples:

Her book presents an interesting mélange of ideas., the dessert was described as "a mélange of summ…

verb

Combine or put together to form one substance or mass.

Usage examples:

Peppercorns are sometimes mixed with other spices

noun

Two or more different qualities, things, or people placed, combined, or considered together.

Usage examples:

The decor is a fascinating mix of antique and modern

verb

To combine different substances, esp. so that the result cannot easily be separated into its parts, or to cause different substances to combine in this way

Usage examples:

[ i ] oil and water don’t mix., [ t ] mix two eggs into the flour., [ t ] he mixed the blue paint w…

noun

A substance made by mixing other substances together.

Usage examples:

Form the mixture into a manageable dough

noun

A combination of substances resulting from mixing them together so that they cannot be easily separated

Usage examples:

It’s a highly explosive mixture and has to be handled carefully., good fashion designers often rely…

verb

Make (something) ready for use or consideration.

Usage examples:

Prepare a brief summary of the article

verb

Make ready or suitable or equip in advance

verb

To make or get something or someone ready for something that will happen in the future

Usage examples:

[ t ] keane is preparing a film version of the play., [ i ] the southeast prepared for the worst as…

noun

A dish of meat and vegetables cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.

Usage examples:

Lamb stew

verb

(with reference to meat, fruit, or other food) cook or be cooked slowly in liquid in a closed dish or pan.

Usage examples:

Beef stewed in wine

noun

A pond or large tank for keeping fish for eating.

Usage examples:

On one of my local stew ponds there is an attitude that if it's not into double figures it ain't wo…

noun

A hot drink made by infusing the dried crushed leaves of the tea plant in boiling water.

Usage examples:

Katherine sipped her tea

verb

Drink tea or take afternoon tea.

Usage examples:

I teaed with professor herron

noun

The dried and cut leaves of esp. the tea plant, or a drink made by pouring hot water onto these

Usage examples:

[ u ] i’d love a nice cup of hot tea., [ c ] we have a variety of herbal teas.