brandy

Speech parts

1. brandy - Noun

2. brandy - Verb

3. Brandy - Proper noun

Meaning

A strong alcoholic liquor distilled from wine. The name is also given to spirit distilled from other liquors, and in the United States to that distilled from cider and peaches. In northern Europe, it is also applied to a spirit obtained from grain.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

marc cognac schnapps kirsch calvados armagnac grappa apple brandy geneva sherry rye ale champagne bourbon hooch
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Antonyms

solid food Adam's wine mocktail adam's beer atlanta special

Hypernyms

liquor booze John Barleycorn hard liquor spirits strong drink

Hyponyms

marc cognac kirsch calvados armagnac applejack

Phrases with the word

peach brandy apricot brandy kind of brandy brandy de jerez brandy balloon brandy from france

Derivatives

brandies

Examples

Claret is the liquor for boys; port for men; but he who aspires to be a hero must drink brandy. Samuel Johnson

I hate brandy...it stinks of modern literature. Harold Pinter

When I am an old woman I shall wear purple With a red hat which doesn't go, and doesn't suit me. And I shall spend my pension on brandy and summer gloves And satin sandals, and say we've no money for butter. Jenny Joseph

If the bathroom and a brandy cannot help a man, then death is imminent. Finnish Proverb

Give me, Lord, my daily bread, I will get my own brandy. Yiddish Proverb

Give me, Lord, my daily bread, I will get my own brandy. Jewish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

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