aqua vitae

noun

ˌa-kwə-ˈvī-tē How to pronounce aqua vitae (audio)
Definition of aqua vitaenext
as in alcohol
a distilled beverage that can make a person drunk aqua vitae has been part of human culture since ancient times

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  1. alcohol
  2. liquor
  3. drink
  4. booze
  5. bottle
  6. rum
Noun
  • Anyone involved in a non-injury accident with no drugs or alcohol should exchange information with the other driver and file the accident report online.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Police said drug or alcohol impairment does not appear to be a factor in the collision.
    Harry Harris, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of alcohol
Noun
  • The shooting occurred 9:47 p.m. on Feb. 9, outside a liquor store at East 14th Street near 151st Avenue, court records show.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Yes, bars and liquor stores are open on Election Day, although that wasn't always the case in some states.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of liquor
Noun
  • Subscribe to our new food newsletter, Stuffed, to get Denver food and drink news sent straight to your inbox.
    Brittany Anas, The Denver Post, 8 Nov. 2024
  • As the party wound down, the man cut through the crowd to again offer Ingram a drink.
    Rachel Corbett, Vulture, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of drink
Noun
  • In a haven of savory goodness and booze, the bite of ooey gooey sweetness was a welcome treat.
    Felicia Campbell, The Arizona Republic, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Despite her best efforts to kill a successful writing career with booze and Hollywood, Parker’s legacy is also like that of the Arizona: enduring, grand, and forever leaking into the shallow waters of other people’s prose.
    Sloane Crosley, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of booze
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  • After receiving information from this informant, authorities were able to test Gonzalez’s DNA against the Gatorade bottle and airbags in the car, when Gonzalez was arrested in an unrelated car theft investigation last April, according to court records.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Fast forward to 2019 when Zachary Joseph and Andrew English purchased the rights to the distillery name and partnered with Troy LeBlanc to source and bottle whiskeys under the labels once produced at the old distillery.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of bottle
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  • The most precious underwater find is a blue bead, once used as currency to pay for enslaved people from Africa, tobacco, cotton and rum.
    Alev Aktar, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2024
  • Finding Inspiration From Aperol’s Appeal The fast growth of St-Germain, which was especially popular with fancy mixologists, caught the attention of liquor giant Bacardi, which makes the namesake rum, Dewars Scotch whisky and Patrón tequila.
    John Kell, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of rum
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