a strong brew
1brew — 01. There are a couple of good pubs here in town that [brew] their own beer. 02. She [brewed] a fresh pot of coffee for her guests. 03. The witches made a magical [brew] using many secret ingredients. 04. My grandmother used to make us a strong… …
2brew — [[t]bru͟ː[/t]] brews, brewing, brewed 1) VERB If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee. [V n] I ll get Venner to brew some tea... [V n] He brewed a pot of coffee. 2) N COUNT: usu with supp A… …
3brew — v. & n. v. 1 tr. a make (beer etc.) by infusion, boiling, and fermentation. b make (tea etc.) by infusion or (punch etc.) by mixture. 2 intr. undergo either of these processes (the tea is brewing). 3 intr. (of trouble, a storm, etc.) gather… …
4brew — {{11}}brew (n.) c.1500, a brewed beverage, from BREW (Cf. brew) (v.). {{12}}brew (v.) O.E. breowan to brew (class II strong verb, past tense breaw, past participle browen), from P.Gmc. *breuwan to brew (Cf. O.N. brugga, O.Fris. briuwa, M.Du.… …
5strong — 01. Her dad has really [strong] arms from working on a farm all his life. 02. Elaine likes her coffee very [strong] and very hot. 03. This beer is quite [strong], over 8 percent, so don t drink too fast. 04. The windows shook in the [strong]… …
6brew — Synonyms and related words: John Barleycorn, Pilsner, alcohol, alcoholic beverage, alcoholic drink, ale, angle, approach, aqua vitae, ardent spirits, await, bake, barbecue, baste, bathe, be imminent, be in store, beer, begin, besprinkle, beverage …
7brew — bruË n. brewed beverage; cookery; type of strong drink v. stew, prepare; boil and ferment; be stewed or prepared, be boiled and fermented …
8Germanic strong verb — In the Germanic languages, a strong verb is one which marks its past tense by means of ablaut. In English, these are verbs like sing, sang, sung. The term strong verb is a translation of German starkes Verb , which was coined by the linguist… …
9List of World Beer Cup awards — The World Beer Cup, known as The Olympics of Beer Competition [1], is one of several major international beer competitions.[2] It was founded by Association of Brewers President Charlie Papazian. The World Beer Cup is held every two years. The… …
10Coffee preparation — For the agricultural and industrial processes for producing whole coffee beans, see Coffee processing. Coffee preparation is the process of turning coffee beans into a beverage. While the particular steps needed vary with the type of coffee… …
