Liquor vs. Liquorice

Liquornoun

(obsolete) A liquid, a fluid.

Liquornoun

(obsolete) A drinkable liquid.

Liquornoun

A liquid obtained by cooking meat or vegetables (or both).

Liquornoun

A parsley sauce commonly served with traditional pies and mash.

Liquornoun

Strong alcoholic drink derived from fermentation and distillation; more broadly, any alcoholic drink.

Liquornoun

In process industry, a liquid in which a desired reaction takes place, e.g. pulping liquor is a mixture of chemicals and water which breaks wood into its components, thus facilitating the extraction of cellulose.

Liquorverb

(intransitive) To drink liquor, usually to excess.

Liquorverb

(transitive) To cause someone to drink liquor, usually to excess.

Liquorverb

To grease.

Liquornoun

Any liquid substance, as water, milk, blood, sap, juice, or the like.

Liquornoun

Specifically, alcoholic or spirituous fluid, either distilled or fermented, as brandy, wine, whisky, beer, etc.

Liquornoun

A solution of a medicinal substance in water; - distinguished from tincture and aqua.

Liquorverb

To supply with liquor.

Liquorverb

To grease.

Liquornoun

distilled rather than fermented

Liquornoun

a liquid substance that is a solution (or emulsion or suspension) used or obtained in an industrial process;

Liquornoun

the liquid in which vegetables or meat have be cooked

Liquornoun

alcoholic drink, especially distilled spirits.

Liquornoun

liquid in which something has been steeped or cooked.

Liquornoun

liquid which drains from food during cooking.

Liquornoun

the liquid from which a substance has been crystallized or extracted.

Liquornoun

water used in brewing.

Liquorverb

dress (leather) with grease or oil.

Liquorverb

steep (something, especially malt) in water.

Liquor

Liquor or spirit (also hard liquor, or distilled alcohol) is an alcoholic drink produced by distillation of grains, fruits, or vegetables that have already gone through alcoholic fermentation. The distillation process concentrates the liquid to increase its alcohol by volume.

Liquoricenoun

standard spelling of from=UK|from2=Ireland

Liquoricenoun

See Licorice.

Liquoricenoun

deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots

Liquoricenoun

a black candy flavored with the dried root of the licorice plant

Liquoricenoun

a sweet, chewy, aromatic black substance made by evaporation from the juice of a root and used as a sweet and in medicine.

Liquoricenoun

a sweet flavoured with liquorice

Liquoricenoun

the widely distributed plant of the pea family from which liquorice is obtained.

Liquorice

Liquorice (British English) or licorice (American English) ( LIK-ər-is(h), ) is the common name of Glycyrrhiza glabra, a flowering plant of the bean family Fabaceae, from the root of which a sweet, aromatic flavouring can be extracted. The liquorice plant is a herbaceous perennial legume native to Western Asia, North Africa and southern Europe.