Definitions for BEERbɪər

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

beerbɪər(n.)

an alcoholic beverage made by brewing and fermentation from cereals, usu. malted barley, and flavored with hops and the like for a slightly bitter taste.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking
any of various beverages, whether alcoholic or not, made from roots, molasses or sugar, yeast, etc., as root beer.
Category: Viniculture/Winemaking

Origin of beer:

bef. 1000; ME bere, OE bēor, c. OS, OHG bior

Princeton's WordNet

beer(noun)
a general name for alcoholic beverages made by fermenting a cereal (or mixture of cereals) flavored with hops

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

beer(noun)ɪər
an alcoholic drink made from grain
a bottle/can of beer; beers from around the world
beerɪər
a glass of beer
Two beers, please.

Wiktionary

beer(Noun)
An alcoholic drink fermented from starch material commonly barley malt, often with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor.
beer(Noun)
A fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc.
beer(Noun)
A solution produced by steeping plant materials in water or another fluid.
beer(Noun)
A glass, bottle, or can of any of the above beverages.
beer(Noun)
A variety of the above beverages.

Origin: From bere, from beor, from beuzan, from beus-. Cognate with bier, beer, bier, Bier, bjór, buska, & busen, bus. Non-Germanic cognates include probably mbush. More at booze.

Webster Dictionary

Beer(noun)
a fermented liquor made from any malted grain, but commonly from barley malt, with hops or some other substance to impart a bitter flavor
Beer(noun)
a fermented extract of the roots and other parts of various plants, as spruce, ginger, sassafras, etc