liquor
n. C / Un. strong alcoholic drink made by a process called distilling. Common examples include vodka, whiskey, and gin.
n. a potent alcoholic beverage produced by distillation rather than fermentation. Often used as a collective term for spirits to distinguish them from beer or wine.
The store sells many types of liquor.
The restaurant has a license to serve beer and wine but cannot sell hard liquor.
The recipe for the traditional fruitcake requires the dried currants to be soaked in high-proof liquor for several days to ensure both flavor and preservation.
From Middle English licour, from Anglo-Norman licour, from Latin liquor (“fluidity, liquidness, a fluid, a liquid”), from liquere (“to be fluid or liquid”); see liquid. Doublet of liqueur.
Uncountable when referring to the substance in general; countable when referring to specific types or varieties.
He drank too many liquorsHe drank too much liquorWhen referring to the amount of alcohol consumed, the word is uncountable; the plural 'liquors' usually refers to different brands or categories.