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How to pronounce drinks in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms pledge, salute, toast, wassail
Type of reward, honour, honor
Has types give


Let's drink to the New Year.
Type Words
Synonyms drink in
Type of engross, plunge, steep, soak up, absorb, immerse, engulf


The mother drinks in every word of her son on the stage.
Type Words
Synonyms beverage, drinkable, potable
Type of food, nutrient, liquid
Has types near beer, cooler, oenomel, cyder, alcohol, ade, alcoholic beverage, tea-like drink, tea, drinking chocolate, drinking water, alcoholic drink, fizz, potion, java, coffee, mate, milk, mixer, smoothie, refresher, intoxicant, wish-wash, fruit crush, fruit drink, fruit juice, ginger beer, soft drink, chocolate, hot chocolate, hydromel, cider, cocoa, inebriant
Type Words
Synonyms deglutition, swallow
Type of uptake, ingestion, consumption, intake
Has types gulp, draft, aerophagia, draught, sip, swig


he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips.
Type Words
Synonyms boozing, crapulence, drinking, drunkenness
Type of intemperance, intemperateness
Has types drinking bout


drink was his downfall.
Type Words
Synonyms booze, fuddle, hit the bottle
Type of take in, have, take, consume, ingest
Has types pub-crawl, bar hop, soak, bib, port, inebriate, carry, claret, tipple, souse, hold, tank, wine, hit it up
Verb group tope
Derivation drinker, drinking


We were up drinking all night.
Type Words
Synonyms tope
Type of waste, squander, ware, consume
Verb group fuddle, booze, hit the bottle
Derivation drinking, drunkard, drinker


The husband drinks and beats his wife.
Type Words
Synonyms imbibe
Type of ingest, consume, have, take, take in
Has types gurgle, guggle, drink up, pour down, down, quaff, bolt down, sip, belt down, toss off, suck, swig, swill, swill down, guzzle, gulp, kill, lap, lap up, lick, drink down, pop, drain the cup
Derivation drinking, drinker


The patient must drink several liters each day.
The children like to drink soda.
Type Words
Type of water, body of water


he jumped into the drink and had to be rescued.
Type Words
Type of portion, serving, helping
Has types toast, chaser, draft, draught, eye opener, float, frappe, hair of the dog, ice-cream float, ice-cream soda, libation, milk shake, milkshake, nightcap, pledge, posset, potation, sangaree, sangria, shake, shandy, shandygaff, sillabub, stirrup cup, sundowner, syllabub, tipple, whiskey neat, whiskey on the rocks, whisky neat, whisky on the rocks


I asked for a hot drink.
likes a drink before dinner.

Examples of drinks

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Featured drinks of the evening are $8 Bud, Bud Light, Shock Top or 312 pitchers.
From the dailyherald.com
Danielle, David's wife, popped in with snacks and drinks as halftime approached.
From the news-journalonline.com
Osamu Hayasaka was among those snapping up the free drinks handed out in Tagajo.
From the kentucky.com
Sometimes a couple will use it for an evening out of dinner and drinks, he said.
From the kentucky.com
A stone kiosk holds a restroom and will have a vendor selling drinks and snacks.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Happy hour 3-7 p.m. $3 Sangria, $3 draft beer, $3 well drinks and $4 appetizers.
From the sacbee.com
Experts have generally been divided over whether milk outperforms sports drinks.
From the dailyherald.com
Most companies stop for lunches of sandwiches, salads, soft drinks and desserts.
From the post-gazette.com
This awakening has led some unlikely businesses to offer serious, artful drinks.
From the nytimes.com
More examples
  • A single serving of a beverage; "I asked for a hot drink"; "likes a drink before dinner"
  • Take in liquids; "The patient must drink several liters each day"; "The children like to drink soda"
  • The act of drinking alcoholic beverages to excess; "drink was his downfall"
  • Consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night"
  • Beverage: any liquid suitable for drinking; "may I take your beverage order?"
  • Toast: propose a toast to; "Let us toast the birthday girl!"; "Let's drink to the New Year"
  • A drink, or beverage, is a liquid which is specifically prepared for human consumption. In addition to filling a basic human need, beverages form part of the culture of human society.
  • The Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is a private university, located in metropolitan Rochester, New York, within the town of Henrietta, New York, United States.
  • Drinking is the act of ingesting water or other liquids into the body through the mouth. Water is required for many of lifeu2019s physiological processes. Both excessive and inadequate water intake are associated with health problems.