absinthe

Noun

Meaning

The plant absinthium or common wormwood.

A strong spirituous liqueur made from wormwood and brandy or alcohol.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

absinth old man Artemisia absinthium common wormwood lad's love jade artemisia sagebrush wormwood color oil lime bellarmine chartreuse maraschino

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Antonyms

DRY attendant achromatic new blood

Hypernyms

wormwood cordial liqueur

Phrases with the word

absinthe wormwood

Anagrams

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Examples

I understand that absinthe makes the tart grow fonder. Ernest Dowson

I took a bottle of pills. I'd been in Europe and I had a lot of absinthe and I was just drinking and drinking, trying to, you know, just shut my body down. Jack Osbourne

Got tight on absinthe last night. Did knife tricks. Ernest Hemingway

There is only one absinthe drinker, and that's the man who painted this idiotic picture. Thomas Couture

At the same time, the word vodka was already in use, but it described herbal tinctures (similar to absinthe ), containing up to 75% ABV, and made for medicinal purposes. Source: Internet

Absinthe has a very strong flavor in addition to its high alcohol content, so most recipes don't call for very much of the alcohol. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

absimilation absinth absinthate absinthe green absinthe oil absinthe spoon