- a spirit made by distilling fermented cereals, which is matured and often blended
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whis•ky
(hwis′kē, wis′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -kies, adj.
- Winewhiskey (used esp. for Scotch or Canadian whiskey).
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whisky /ˈwɪskɪ/ n ( pl -kies)
whis•key or whis•ky /ˈhwɪski, ˈwɪs-/USA pronunciation
n., pl. -keys or -kies.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Winea strong alcoholic drink made from a grain, such as barley: [uncountable]a bottle of whiskey.[countable]ordered two whiskeys.
whis•key
(hwis′kē, wis′-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -keys, adj.
n.
adj.
n.
- Winean alcoholic liquor distilled from a fermented mash of grain, as barley, rye, or corn, and usually containing from 43 to 50 percent alcohol.
- Winea drink of whiskey.
- Telecommunicationsa word used in communications to represent the letter W.
adj.
- Winemade of, relating to, or resembling whiskey.
- Irish uisce beatha or Scots Gaelic uisge beatha, ultimately translation of Medieval Latin aqua vitae literally, water of life; compare usquebaugh
- short for whiskybae 1705–15
'whisky' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
barley
- blend
- Canadian whisky
- corn
- corn whisky
- double
- firewater
- half
- hokonui
- jigger
- Mackenzie
- malt
- malt whisky
- Manhattan
- moonshine
- Optic
- peg
- pot still
- revive
- rock
- Scotch
- Spey
- spirit
- stinger
- stock
- toddy
- usquebaugh
- wash
- whiskey
- whiskey sour
- whisky-jack
- whisky mac
- yeast
- dew
- Drambuie
- Rob Roy
- whiskey jack
- Scotch mist
- Scotch whisky