aperitifs

noun

plural of aperitif
as in digestifs

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  1. liquors
  2. spirits
  3. drinks
  4. bottles
  5. alcohols
  6. cocktails
  7. tipples
  8. intoxicants
Noun
  • Bootleggers smuggling various liquors like whiskey and gin found that the soft drink was particularly good at making these spirits easier to drink.
    — Andrea Romano, Travel + Leisure, 9 June 2026
  • Stay Zero Proof, located in Chinatown, doubles as a lounge and retail space — visitors can order from a menu of mocktails or browse a wide selection of non-alcoholic liquors and wines to sip or take home.
    — Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 22 May 2026
Definition of liquors
Noun
  • The spirits Gu-cheon interacts with throughout the series were invisible on set.
    — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Fatty Arbuckle’s Pub, established in 2003, is home to over 200 different whiskeys and fine spirits.
    — USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Definition of spirits
Noun
  • This includes accommodation and meals, all soft and alcoholic drinks (excluding French champagne) including cellar collection wines, cocktails and single-malt whiskeys, laundry service, lodge activities, massage and spa treatments.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
  • The analysis looked at factors like cottage rental costs, fuel, groceries prices, drinks, and the overall cost of firewood.
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of drinks
Noun
  • Last week, authorities ordered the evacuation of almost 60,000 people near the city of Bordeaux, whose vineyards produce approximately 700 million bottles of wine per year, according to investment advising firm Vineyards Bordeaux.
    — Martina Di Licosa, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • In order to expedite the process, TSA suggests—but doesn't require—that the liquids be transported in clear and translucent bottles, so they can be screened by the Bottle Liquid Scanners (those in pouches may not be able to).
    — Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 July 2026
Definition of bottles
Noun
  • Sugar alcohols and artificial sweeteners are low-calorie alternatives to sugar that can be helpful for people managing diabetes or watching their weight.
    — Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 10 July 2026
  • Heavy stylers with alcohols can dry out the hair and scalp, causing product buildup that leads to dandruff-like flakes.
    — Annie Blay-Tettey, Allure, 18 June 2026
Definition of alcohols
Noun
  • There’s plenty of craft cocktails, sake, some Japanese beers on tap, and a California-dominant wine list.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 July 2026
  • There will be fresh pasta, farmers’-market plates, stirred Italian cocktails, biodynamic California and Italian wines.
    — David Hochman, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of cocktails
Noun
  • Power brings a warmer and more wayward sensibility to such material than, say, the German photographers Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose deadpan grids of coal tipples and water towers drained industrial structures of affect.
    — Eren Orbey, New Yorker, 23 June 2026
  • The Whaler This boisterous eatery has been an institution in Salamanca since its establishment in the early 1800s, but a recent reinvigoration of the property means fine fare and top tipples match the camaraderie that spills out to the barrel-high-top tables out front.
    — Riley Wilson, Travel + Leisure, 19 June 2026
Definition of tipples
Noun
  • Four hundred years later, a merry band of scientists and entrepreneurs of mind-altering intoxicants are plunging even deeper into the diabolical by mechanizing DMT’s delivery via IV syringe pumps.
    — Charles Moss, SPIN, 16 July 2026
  • Licensed cannabis operators in states that have legalized marijuana tend to support the ban—they’re unhappy that hemp intoxicants face far less regulation and taxation than their products.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of intoxicants
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