1. liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink, alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant
usage: an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
Noun
1. liquor, spirits, booze, hard drink, hard liquor, John Barleycorn, strong drink, alcohol, alcoholic drink, alcoholic beverage, intoxicant, inebriant
usage: the vital principle or animating force within living things
2. spirit, vital principle, life principle
usage: the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people; "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
usage: a fundamental emotional and activating principle determining one's character
4. spirit, character, fiber, fibre
usage: any incorporeal supernatural being that can become visible (or audible) to human beings
5. spirit, disembodied spirit, spiritual being, supernatural being
usage: the state of a person's emotions (especially with regard to pleasure or dejection); "his emotional state depended on her opinion"; "he was in good spirits"; "his spirit rose"