Definition of Brew

1. Verb. Prepare by brewing. "People have been brewing beer for thousands of years"


2. Noun. Drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling.
Exact synonyms: Brewage
Generic synonyms: Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverage, Alcoholic Drink, Inebriant, Intoxicant
Specialized synonyms: Beer, Kvass, Mead, Cassiri, Spruce Beer

3. Verb. Sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor. "The tea is brewing"
Generic synonyms: Imbue, Soak

Definition of Brew

1. v. t. To boil or seethe; to cook.

2. v. i. To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.

3. n. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed.

Definition of Brew

1. Verb. (transitive) To prepare (usually a beverage) by steeping and mingling; to concoct. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To foment or prepare, as by brewing; to contrive; to plot; to hatch. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer. ¹

4. Verb. (intransitive) To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering. ¹

5. Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To boil or seethe; to cook. ¹

6. Noun. The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage. ¹

7. Noun. (slang) A beer. ¹

8. Noun. (British NZ) A cup of tea. ¹

9. Noun. (British NZ) The act of making a cup of tea. ¹

10. Noun. (British informal) A hill. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Brew

1. to make beer or the like [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brew

brevilingual
breviloquence
breviloquent
breviped
brevipen
brevipennate
brevipens
brevirostral
brevirostrate
brevis
brevitic
brevities
brevity
brevium
brevotoxins
brew (current term)
brew up
brewable
brewage
brewages
brewed
brewer
brewer's droop
brewer's mole
brewer's rice
brewer's yeast
brewer's yeasts
breweress
breweresses
breweriana

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