n. The production of alcoholic beverages, such as beer, by fermentation; the process of being brewed.
n. The business or occupation of a brewer.
n. The quantity of a brew made in a single batch.
n. The forming of a storm or the gathering of clouds.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. The act or process of preparing liquors which are brewed, as beer and ale.
n. The quantity brewed at once.
n. A mixing together.
n. A gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act or process of preparing liquors from malt and hops; the process of extracting a saccharine solution from malted grain and converting that solution into a fermented alcoholic beverage called ale or beer.
n. The quantity brewed at once.
n. A mixing together.
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n. the production of malt beverages (as beer or ale) from malt and hops by grinding and boiling them and fermenting the result with yeast
Word Usage
"A Swedish peace group says it is alarmed at what it calls the brewing arms race in tension-filled parts of the world."