drinking
has definitions from the field of biology
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[ noun ] (biology) the act of consuming liquids
Synonyms Used in print (Richard I. McCosh, "Recreation Site Selection"...)- In_addition_to its recreation interests , water is needed for drinking , sanitation , and irrigation . (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)She added a postscript begging me to be careful about drinking . The trouble was drinking cost money . Now Eileen really would have_to settle_down to love honor and obey , and she 'd have_to quit drinking . Related terms |
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[ noun ] the act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess
Synonyms Examples "drink was his downfall" Used in print (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)Among the boys , there is very little bravado about drinking . Brooklyn_College is distinctive for not having an official drinking place . The Fort_Lauderdale encampment for drinking is foreign to most Brooklyn_College boys . (Randall Stewart, "A Little History, a Little Honesty: A...)Prohibition was the law of the land , but it was unpopular ( how many of us oldsters took_up drinking in prohibition days , drinking was so gay , so fashionable , especially in the sophisticated Northeast ! ) Prohibition was the law of the land , but it was unpopular ( how many of us oldsters took_up drinking in prohibition days , drinking was so gay , so fashionable , especially in the sophisticated Northeast ! ) Related terms |
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