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- pronunciation:
- bru
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
brews, brewing, brewed |
| definition 1: |
to make (beer or ale) from malt and hops by a process of steeping, boiling, and fermenting.
Our company brews beer in an Old World process.- similar words:
- ferment
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| definition 2: |
to make (a beverage) by boiling or steeping ingredients.
I'll brew another a pot of coffee.- similar words:
- boil, percolate, steep
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| definition 3: |
to develop or contrive (sometimes fol. by "up").
They brewed up a devious scheme.- synonyms:
- concoct, contrive, cook up, devise, scheme
- similar words:
- arrange, hatch, plan, plot
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| related words: |
bottle, contrive |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to make beer or ale, esp. as an occupation.
Our family has been brewing for over a hundred years. |
| definition 2: |
to form or develop in an impending or ominous manner.
Mischief was brewing that Halloween night.A storm seems to be brewing in the west.- similar words:
- develop, form, gather, grow, impend, threaten
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| related words: |
loom, lower |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a beverage made by brewing.
The witches stirred their brew.- similar words:
- ale, beer, beverage, coffee, concoction, drink, lager, tea
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| definition 2: |
a specific type or variety of beer or ale.
It's a good liquor store, but they don't stock my favorite brew.- similar words:
- ale, beer, lager, porter, stout
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| definition 3: |
(chiefly American: informal) a bottle or glass of beer or ale.
We'd been out having a couple of brews.- similar words:
- ale, beer, lager
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| definition 4: |
(chiefly British; informal) a quantity of tea for drinking.
Why don't you go make us a brew? |
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| derivation: |
brewer (n.) |
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