What is another word for hops?

Pronunciation: [hˈɒps] (IPA)

Hops are a crucial ingredient in the beer brewing process. They provide bitterness, aroma, and flavor to the final product. However, if you're not a beer lover, you may have heard of hops referred to by other names. Some popular synonyms for hops include hop cones, hop flowers, and hop heads. These terms all refer to the same part of the plant, which is used to flavor and preserve beer. Additionally, there are a variety of hop varieties, each with their unique flavors and aromas. Some other terms you may hear in the beer world include alpha acids, beta acids, and lupulin, which are all important components of the hop plant.

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What are the hypernyms for Hops?

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What are the hyponyms for Hops?

Hyponyms are more specific words categorized under a broader term, known as a hypernym.
  • hyponyms for hops (as nouns)

    • plant
      vine.

What are the holonyms for Hops?

Holonyms are words that denote a whole whose part is denoted by another word.

Usage examples for Hops

For all that, I wouldn't wish for better bread than the kind still made with a preparation of sour potatoes and boiled-down hops stirred in with the flour.
"A Prairie Courtship"
Harold Bindloss
People who aren't well go down there and live out of doors and the fresh air and the fragrance of the hops does them a lot of good.
"Ethel Morton at Chautauqua"
Mabell S. C. Smith
Round about Poperinghe the trailing hops have been pulled down from their poles, already stripped in places by last month's gale, and the sticks are all bare.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs

Famous quotes with Hops

  • I thought Paulie could jump. I know he's not fleet of foot, but at least have some hops. I guess we know who is not going to win a gold glove. I was trying to become a spokesperson for the U.S. Postal Service.
    Billy Koch
  • I grew up doing all that stuff because I was obsessed with the '50s. I had sock hops for birthday parties. So I've always done The Twist and stuff. It was pretty natural and, with my parents doing it all the time, I'd just copy them. Not very pretty.
    Brittany Snow
  • Richard Try an association such as Let's say the average person uses ten percent of his brain. How much do you use One and a half percent. The rest is filled with malted hops and bong resin.
    Tommy Boy
  • When life seems chaotic, you don't need people giving you easy answers or cheap promises. There might not be any answers to your problems. What you need is a safe place where you can bounce with people who have taken some bad hops of their own.
    Real Live Preacher
  • No man is infinitely strong; for every creature that runs, flies, hops or crawls there is a terminal nemesis which he will not circumvent, which will finally do him in.
    Philip K. Dick

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