brew meaning

UK /bruː/ US /bru/ 1 syllable

brew (verb): prepare by brewing.

brew has 3 meanings in this dictionary, as verb and noun.

brew as a verb

  1. prepare by brewing
    • people have been brewing beer for thousands of years

    Type of: create from raw material

    Related forms: brewer, brewage, brewery

  2. sit or let sit in boiling water so as to extract the flavor
    • the tea is brewing

    Type of: soak

brew as a noun

  1. drink made by steeping and boiling and fermenting rather than distilling

    Synonyms: brewage

    Type of: alcohol

    Kinds: beer, kvass, mead, cassiri, spruce beer

How to pronounce brew

brew is pronounced /bruː/ in British English and /bru/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with brew

Scrabble score: 9 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with BR · words ending in EW · 4-letter words

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