gin
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
jinIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈdʒɪn
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
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noun
Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
“The bartender added gin and tonic water to a glass of ice.”
A colourless non-aged alcoholic liquor made by distilling fermented grains such as barley, corn, oats or rye with juniper berries; the base for many cocktails.
A snare or trap for game.
A form of rummy in which a player can go out if the cards remaining in their hand total less than 10 points
poker
Drawing the best card or combination of cards.
uncountable
Gin rummy.
verb
Separate the seeds from (cotton) with a cotton gin
Trap with a snare
transitive
To trap something in a gin.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C1 · Advanced (estimated)
- Frequency
- Moderately Common
- Typical Use
- Neutral / general English
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This meaning: Strong liquor flavored with juniper berries
Used this way, gin is a common word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
“The bartender added gin and tonic water to a glass of ice.”
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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