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ale

/eɪl/noun1 syllable

Ale means: a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume.

Synonyms for ale1

also used for ale

yill

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What does ale mean?1

noun

1

a general name for beer made with a top fermenting yeast; in some of the United States an ale is (by law) a brew of more than 4% alcohol by volume

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with ale?42

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Ale in a sentence

  • Some days later, they discovered that it had transformed into a drinkable light ale.CM
  • He began his meal by drinking half a glass of ale.CK
  • This cheddar cheese is made from Welsh brown ale, horseradish, and mustard seeds.Eccles17
  • Lackadaisy! The tavern has run out of ale.Waldelfe
  • Pale ale is a low-alcohol beer.CK
  • What's the difference between ale and lager?shekitten
  • Can I have a ginger ale?Eccles17
  • Tom is a teetotaler and only drinks Adam's ale.Dejo

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Forms of ale

as a noun

plural
ales