liquor
/ˈlɪk.ɚ/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.01 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.
British usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.
Australian usage; Canadian usage; American usage; Countable; Uncountable
noun
In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "Thus Water also, or any other Liquor, included in a convenient vessel, by being warmed, manifestly expands it self with a very great violence […]"
- "Dreaming when Dawn's Left Hand was in the Sky I heard a Voice within the Tavern cry, "Awake, my Little ones, and fill the Cup Before Life's Liquor in its Cup be dry.""
- "Here the proprietor has had the good sense of holding on to the good old fashion of giving his customers their moneyworth of good wines and liquors."
- "Liquor fishermen's boots."
- "cart-wheels squeak not when they are liquored"
Etymology
From Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”); see liquid. Doublet of liqueur.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈlɪk.ɚ/
- British English: /ˈlɪk.ə(ɹ)/
Usage
- Countable
- Obsolete
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Australian usage
- Canadian usage
- American usage
- Intransitive verb