alcoholic words

Gail S. (United States of America)
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  1. liquor
    an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
  2. spirits
    an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
  3. John Barleycorn
    an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
  4. fuddle
    a confused jumble
  5. wassail
    a punch made of sweetened ale or wine heated with spices and roasted apples; especially at Christmas
  6. deglutition
    the act of swallowing
  7. crapulence
    the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
  8. inebriation
    a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
  9. tipsiness
    a temporary state resulting from excessive consumption of alcohol
  10. dipsomania
    an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
  11. potomania
    an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
  12. soaker
    a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
  13. souse
    immerse briefly into a liquid
  14. lush
    produced or growing in extreme abundance
  15. laced
    closed with a lace
  16. spiritous
    containing or of the nature of alcohol
  17. spiked
    having a long sharp point
  18. wet
    wetness caused by water
Created on Sat Apr 18 13:10:54 EDT 2009 (updated Sat Apr 18 14:46:16 EDT 2009)

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