liquor

/ˈlɪk.ɚ/
nounverb

A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).

NWL Collins ENABLE

Noun 4 meanings

  1. A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).

  2. A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.

  3. Strong (high-ABV) alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation.

  4. Any alcoholic beverage.

Verb 2 meanings

  1. To drink liquor, usually to excess.

  2. To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.

Definitions: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA) via Kaikki/Wiktextract

Where it comes from

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.

Similar and opposite words

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LIQUOR at a glance

LIQUOR has 6 letters and scores 15 points in Scrabble (L 1 + I 1 + Q 10 + U 1 + O 1 + R 1) and 17 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #6,916 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.

Rhymes with liquor

All rhymes
  • FLUOR8
  • LANGUOR8
  • CRUOR7
  • BELIQUOR19
  • ELECTROFLUOR17
  • OCTUOR8
  • SEPTUOR9
  • SEXTUOR14

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