Brew

//bɹuː//

Synonyms for "brew" (282 found)

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Closest matches (57)

Strong matches (84)

Related words (141)

intrigue john barleycorn jumble lager beer lave lay a plot leach leaven lie over light beer liquor little brown jug lixiviate loom lour lower macerate machinate make make up

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malt liquor maneuver mature mead medley melange menace miscellany mishmash mix mixture moonlight moonshine mushroom near near beer olio operate outgrow oven-bake overdevelop overgrow overhang overtop pan pan-broil parboil pastiche penetrate percolate permeate pervade pilsner pipe up plan plot poach porter potable potation potion potpourri prepare prepare food procreate produce puff pullulate pulque punch bowl put together rage reproduce rig rinse roast rum sake salad saturate saute scallop scheme schnapps sear season seethe set in shirr shoot up simmer soak social lubricant sodden sop souse spirits spring up sprout sprout up squall start steam steep stew stir-fry storm stout strong drink strong waters suffuse tea temper the bottle the cup the demon rum the flowing bowl the luscious liquor the ruddy cup threaten thrive tincture tinge toast tower toxicant transfuse upshoot upspear upspring upsprout vegetate waft wangle wash water of life waterlog wax whiff whiffle

Verb(1 words)

plot

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

9 entries

alcohol alcoholic beverage alcoholic drink create from raw material create from raw stuff imbue inebriant intoxicant soak

derived

37 entries

abrew as you have brewed, so you must drink brew up brew-in brewable brewage brewer brewery brewfest brewhouse brewmaster brewology brewpub brewsky brewster broth

Showing 16 of 37 words.

entails

1 entries

sour

has context

2 entries

british slang

is a

1 entries

alcohol

manner of

2 entries

create from raw material soak

related to

23 entries

attend beer boil brewage coffee coffee bean cook ferment foment gather heat hill infuse mix mull seethe

Showing 16 of 23 words.

Translations

95 translations across 25 languages.

Arabic

1 entries

خَمَّرَ verb (to make beer)

Bulgarian

4 entries

варя verb (make tea or coffee)
варя verb (to make beer)
запарвам verb (make tea or coffee)
назрявам verb (to be in a state of preparation)

Chinese Mandarin

4 entries

釀製飲料 /酿制饮料 noun (something brewed)
圖謀 /图谋 verb (to contrive; plot)
在醞釀之中 /在酝酿之中 verb (to be in a state of preparation)
密謀 /密谋 verb (to contrive; plot)

Danish

1 entries

brygge verb (to make beer)

Dutch

2 entries

brouwsel noun (something brewed)
brouwen verb (to make beer)

Estonian

1 entries

pruulima verb (to make beer)

Finnish

4 entries

keitos noun (something brewed)
mallasjuoma noun (something brewed)
hautoa juonia verb (to contrive; plot)
juonitella verb (to contrive; plot)

French

4 entries

breuvage noun (something brewed)
bouillir verb (make a hot soup)
brasser verb (to make beer)
infuser verb (make tea or coffee)

German

4 entries

Bräu noun (something brewed)
aufbrühen verb (make tea or coffee)
brauen verb (to make beer)
brühen verb (make tea or coffee)

Italian

2 entries

bollire verb (make a hot soup)
preparare verb (make tea or coffee)

Japanese

2 entries

淹れる verb (make tea or coffee)
醸造する verb (to make beer)

Macedonian

3 entries

ва́ри verb (make tea or coffee)
сва́ри verb (make tea or coffee)
сва́ри verb (make a hot soup)

Māori

2 entries

toroī verb (to make beer)
toroī verb (to go through the process of brewing beer)

Norwegian Bokmål

1 entries

brygge verb (to make beer)

Old English

2 entries

brēowan verb (make tea or coffee)
brēowan verb (to make beer)

Persian

2 entries

آبپز کردن verb (make a hot soup)
دم کردن verb (make tea or coffee)

Plautdietsch

1 entries

Brie noun (something brewed)

Polish

4 entries

parzyć verb (make tea or coffee)
uwarzyć verb (to make beer)
warzyć verb (to make beer)
zaparzyć verb (make tea or coffee)

Portuguese

2 entries

infusão noun (something brewed)
infundir verb (make tea or coffee)

Russian

4 entries

ва́рево noun (something brewed)
вари́ть verb (make a hot soup)
вари́ть verb (to make beer)
зава́ривать verb (make tea or coffee)

Spanish

4 entries

destilado noun (something brewed)
avecinarse verb (to be in a state of preparation)
cebar verb (make tea or coffee)
colar verb (make tea or coffee)

Swedish

2 entries

brygd noun (something brewed)
brygga verb (to make beer)

Thai

1 entries

ชง verb (make tea or coffee)

Turkish

2 entries

demlemek verb (make tea or coffee)
demlenmek verb (make tea or coffee)

Yiddish

3 entries

אויפֿזידן verb (make tea or coffee)
אויפֿקוכן verb (make tea or coffee)
ברײַען verb (to make beer)

Sample sentences

22 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

The local brew is excellent.

Source: tatoeba (61685)

When you travel, you've got to try the local brew.

Source: tatoeba (325509)

Tom asked Mary to brew some coffee.

Source: tatoeba (1029688)

Tom has been trying to learn how to brew the perfect cup of coffee.

Source: tatoeba (1093681)

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