brew
Short definition from Wiktionary
Verb
- To make tea or coffee by mixing tea leaves or coffee beans with hot water.
- To heat wine, infusing it with spices; to mull.
- To make a hot soup by combining ingredients and boiling them in water.
- To make beer by steeping a starch source in water and fermenting the resulting sweet liquid with yeast.
- To foment or prepare, as by brewing.
- To attend to the business, or go through the processes, of brewing or making beer.
- To be in a state of preparation; to be mixing, forming, or gathering.
- To boil or seethe; to cook.
Noun
- The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer.
- The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer: A serving of beer.
- The mixture formed by brewing; that which is brewed; a brewage, such as tea or beer: A cup of tea.
- A boiled concoction or mixture of liquids and other ingredients.
- An overhanging hill or cliff.
Proper noun
- A surname.
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