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Word List: Drinks basics
- beverage, beverages ['bevridʒ]
(noun) - Definition:
- a liquid to consume, usually excluding water, like tea, coffee, liquor, beer, milk, juice, or soft drinks
- Example:
- Let's pack some beverages for the picnic.
- sip, sips [sɪp]
(noun) - Definition:
- a small mouthful of drink
- Example:
- Do you want to take a sip?
- sip [sɪp]
(verb) - Definition:
- to drink slowly, small mouthfuls at a time
- Example:
- While waiting, she sipped her coffee.
- cup, cups [kʌp]
(noun) - Definition:
- a concave vessel for drinking from, usually made of opaque material (as opposed to a glass)
- Example:
- Pour the tea into the cup, please.
- straw, straws [strɔ:]
(noun) - Definition:
- a long plastic or paper tube through which a drink is drunk by suction
- Example:
- Can I have a straw for my coke?
- glass, glasses [glæs]
(noun) - Definition:
- a vessel from which one drinks, especially one made of glass, plastic, or similar translucent or semi-translucent material
- Example:
- Fill my glass with milk please.
- hungry [ˈhənggrē]
(adjective) - Definition:
- when you feel that you need to eat something
- Example:
- Are you hungry?
- thirsty [ˈθərstē]
(adjective) - Definition:
- when you feel that you need to drink something
- Example:
- Are you thirsty?
- drink, drank, drunk [dɹɪŋk]
(irregular verb) - Definition:
- to consume (a liquid) through the mouth
- Example:
- He drank the water I gave him.
Source: http://www.learning-english-online.net/areas/vocabulary/private-life/drinks/drinks-basics/
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