ale

ale

noun \ˈāl\

Definition of ALE

1

: an alcoholic beverage brewed especially by rapid fermentation from an infusion of malt with the addition of hops

2

: an English country festival at which ale is the principal beverage

Examples of ALE

1. The bar serves two very different ales.

Origin of ALE

Middle English, from Old English ealu; akin to Old Norse ǫl ale, Lithuanian alus

First Known Use: before 12th century

Rhymes with ALE

ail, bail, bale, Bâle, brail, braille, Braille, dale, fail, flail, frail, Gael, gale, Gale, grail, hail, hale, jail, kale, mail, male, nail, pail, pale, quail, Quayle, rail, sail, sale, scale, shale, snail, stale, swale, tael, tail, taille, tale, trail, vail, vale, veil, wail, wale, whale, Yale