brewing
brewing is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.The quantity brewed at once. A brewing of new beer, set by old beer. Bacon.
- 2.A mixing together. I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a brewing and sophistication of them they make. Holland.
- 3.(Naut.) A gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- about
- after
- all
- approach
- await
- beyond
- certainly
- chance
- close
- come
- coming
- death
- destiny
- distance
- doom
- embryo
- eventually
- everlasting
- existence
- expectation
- face
- for
- foreordain
- forthcoming
- future
- futurity
- going
- good
- grave
- hand
- hang
- hanging
- happen
- have
- head
- hereafter
- horizon
- imminent
- impend
- impending
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is brewing.
- What is the quantity brewed at once. A brewing of new beer, set by old beer. Bacon called?
- What is a mixing together. I am not able to avouch anything for certainty, such a brewing and sophistication of them they make. Holland called?
- What is a gathering or forming of a storm or squall, indicated by thick, dark clouds called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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