Definitions for whiskey
ˈʰwɪs ki, ˈwɪs-whiskey

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. whiskey, whiskynoun

   a liquor made from fermented mash of grain

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. whiskeynoun

   A distilled alcoholic liquor made from fermented grain, usually aged by storing in oak barrels.

2. whiskeynoun

   A drink of whiskey.

3. whiskeynoun

   The letter W in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

4. Etymology: uisce beatha and uisge-beatha lit. 'water of life' (compare aquavit, from Latin aqua vitae).

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Whiskeynoun

   same as Whisky, a liquor

2. Whiskeynoun

   alt. of Whisky

3. Whiskeynoun

   an intoxicating liquor distilled from grain, potatoes, etc., especially in Scotland, Ireland, and the United States. In the United States, whisky is generally distilled from maize, rye, or wheat, but in Scotland and Ireland it is often made from malted barley

4. Etymology: [Ir. or Gael. uisge water (perhaps akin to E. wash, water) in uisgebeatha whiskey, properly, water of life. Cf. Usquebaugh.]

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1. • Liquor

How to pronounce whiskey?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say whiskey in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of whiskey in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of whiskey in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of whiskey in a Sentence

1. Thomas Edison:

   As a cure for worrying, work is better than whiskey.

2. Allen Katz:

   There’s still a great story to be told about rye whiskey as not only a resolute American spirit, but also a really interesting agricultural and cocktail context for New York.

3. Robert E. Lee:

   I like whiskey. I always did, and that is why I never drink it.

4. Mark Walhberg:

   If I was going to be doing anything in the spirits space that really reflected my upbringing, my childhood, it would be Irish Whiskey being an Irish Catholic from Boston. But my interest is really to support them and what they've created.

5. August McGregor:

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