alcohol
[noun]
Synonyms: liquor, aqua vitae, booze, drink, firewater, grog, hooch, juice, spirit(s), tipple

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English Thesaurus: alcohol, drink, liquor, booze, spirits, ...

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

al‧co‧hol W3 /ˈælkəhɒl $ -hɒːl/ noun
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: Medieval Latin; Origin: 'fine powder, liquid made by a purifying process', from Old Spanish, from Arabic al-kuhul 'the powdered antimony (= a type of metal)']

1. [uncountable] drinks such as beer or wine that contain a substance which can make you drunk:
I don’t drink alcohol anymore.
alcohol abuse (=when someone drinks too much)
people with alcohol problems (=people who drink too much)

2. [uncountable and countable] the chemical substance in alcoholic drinks that can make you drunk, which is also used in other types of products:
low alcohol drinks

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

alcohol
noun
ADJ. excess/excessive the dangers of excessive alcohol
pure Is it possible for cars to run on pure alcohol?
QUANT. drop, unit You need to be careful how many units of alcohol you drink in a week.
level The driver had more than the permitted level of alcohol in his blood.
VERB + ALCOHOL consume, drink | avoid, keep off, not touch, stay off I haven't touched a drop of alcohol for three weeks.
abuse (formal) Most drinkers do not abuse alcohol at all.
ALCOHOL + NOUN content, level It can take a long time for blood alcohol levels to fall.
consumption, intake, use | abuse, addiction, misuse | problem People can find it hard to admit they have an alcohol problem.
PHRASES low alcohol (= containing very little alcohol) a low alcohol beer

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲

alcohol drinks that contain alcohol – used especially in rules and warnings about alcoholic drinks:
We’re not allowed to serve alcohol to people under 18.
low-alcohol wines (=not containing a lot of alcohol)
He doesn’t drink alcohol or smoke.
drink British English alcoholic drinks. Drink is more informal than alcohol:
Police officers smelled drink and breath-tested him.
He blamed drink for the violence.
liquor American English drinks that contain alcohol, especially strong alcoholic drinks:
The man was holding a bottle of liquor in one hand and a cigarette in the other.
a liquor store
He got used to drinking hard liquor (=strong alcoholic drinks) at an early age.
booze informal alcoholic drinks:
The doctor told Jimmy to stay off the booze for a while.
He tried to buy booze with a stolen credit card.
spirits especially British English strong alcoholic drinks such as whisky or brandy:
We serve a wide range of wines, beers, and spirits.
the hard stuff spoken informal strong alcoholic drinks:
He enjoyed a drop of the hard stuff (=he liked strong alcoholic drinks).
alcopops British English sweet fizzy drinks with alcohol in them:
The report showed that alcopops were the most popular drink for 17-year-olds.

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