beer
[ beer ]
/ bɪər /
noun
an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usually malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots, molasses or sugar, yeast, etc.: root beer; ginger beer.
an individual serving of beer; a glass, can, or bottle of beer: We'll have three beers.
Origin of beer
before 1000; Middle English
bere, Old English
bēor; cognate with Old Saxon, Old High German
bior, Middle Low German, Middle Dutch
bēr, Dutch, German
Bier (Old Norse
bjōrr, probably < OE); of disputed and ambiguous orig.
WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH beer
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Definition for beer (2 of 2)
Beer
[ beer ]
/ bɪər /
noun
Thomas,1889–1940,
U.S. author.
Example sentences from the Web for beer
British Dictionary definitions for beer
beer
/ (bɪə) /
noun
an alcoholic drink brewed from malt, sugar, hops, and water and fermented with yeast
Compare ale
a slightly fermented drink made from the roots or leaves of certain plants
ginger beer; nettle beer
(modifier)
relating to or used in the drinking of beer
beer glass; beer mat
(modifier)
in which beer is drunk, esp (of licensed premises) having a licence to sell beer
beer house; beer cellar; beer garden
Word Origin for beer
Old English
beor; related to Old Norse
bjōrr, Old Frisian
biār, Old High German
bior