Definitions for absinthe

absinthe ab·sinthe

Spelling: [ab-sinth]
IPA: /ˈæb sɪnθ/

Absinthe is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 446 anagrams from letters in absinthe (abehinst).

Definitions for absinthe

noun

  1. a green, aromatic liqueur that is 68 percent alcohol, is made with wormwood and other herbs, and has a bitter, licorice flavor: now banned in most Western countries.
  2. wormwood (def 2).

Origin of absinthe

1605-15; French Latin absinthium wormwood Greek apsínthion

Examples for absinthe

A smile flickered in his eyes, and he stirred his absinthe in silence.

"I've just been opalizing your absinthe for you," he laughed, as we sat down.

There is something about being in Captain Nemo's Nautilus that makes the absinthe taste even better.

Boche told of a carpenter he had known who had been a drinker of absinthe.

I ask Cuco how The Verne Club gets illegal, over-proof alcohol like absinthe through the fine-toothed comb of Argentine customs.

The absinthe ban lasted until 2010, when Articulo 1123 was ever-so-quietly repealed.

The man grasped the proffered glass and swallowed, choking, the absinthe.

And the absinthe House has a full list: Other famous imbibers include P.T. Barnum, Oscar Wilde, and General Robert E. Lee.

It is called by Puller, with great glee, an "absinthe gummy."

They also brought labor unions, anarchism, socialism, and, of course, absinthe.

Word Value for absinthe
Scrable

13

Words with friends

14

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