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- [dih-stil-uh-ree]
- /dɪˈstɪl ə ri/
- /dɪˈstɪl.ər.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dih-stil-uh-ree]
- /dɪˈstɪl ə ri/
Definitions of distillery word
- noun plural distillery a place or establishment where distilling, especially the distilling of liquors, is done. 2
- noun distillery A place where liquor is manufactured. 1
- noun distillery place where alcohol is distilled 1
- countable noun distillery A distillery is a place where whisky or a similar strong alcoholic drink is made by a process of distilling. 0
- noun distillery a place where alcoholic drinks, etc, are made by distillation 0
- noun distillery a place where distilling is carried on; specif., an establishment where alcoholic liquors are distilled 0
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Origin of distillery
First appearance:
before 1670 One of the 47% oldest English words
First recorded in 1670-80; distill + -ery
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Parts of speech for Distillery
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
distillery popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for distillery
noun distillery
- drink — to take water or other liquid into the mouth and swallow it; imbibe.
- alcohol — Drinks that can make people drunk, such as beer, wine, and whisky, can be referred to as alcohol.
- liquor — a distilled or spirituous beverage, as brandy or whiskey, as distinguished from a fermented beverage, as wine or beer.
- scotch — scutch (defs 2, 4).
- moonshine — Informal. smuggled or illicitly distilled liquor, especially corn liquor as illicitly distilled chiefly in rural areas of the southern U.S.
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