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

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1. whiskeynoun

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

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

2. whiskeynoun

   A drink of whiskey.

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

3. whiskeynoun

   The letter W in the ICAO spelling alphabet.

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

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1. Whiskeynoun

   same as Whisky, a liquor

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

2. Whiskeynoun

   alt. of Whisky

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

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

   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

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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. Gayla Brumfield:

   People are going to have to understand that in the West, that old saying 'whiskey is for drinking, water is for fighting' that's where we are right now.

2. American Austin Tice:

   Spent the day at an FSA pool party with music by @taylorswift13, they even brought me whiskey. Hands down, best birthday ever.

3. The Democratic governor:

   It’s all those young people coming and they look at marijuana and say, ‘hey, we can drink whiskey, why can’t we have a legalized system with marijuana?’.

4. Michael Veach:

   Brandy is the original craft distilling in America. The first brandy was made eight years before the first rye whiskey and well before bourbon.

5. Ronald Maughan:

   Beer would result in less water loss than whiskey, because you are ingesting more fluid with beer, strong alcoholic drinks will dehydrate, dilute alcoholic drinks will not.

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