Read full poem →--Comrade, look not on the west--
The sun is down and drinks away
From air and land the lees of day.
Dictionary Entry
To consume (a liquid) through the mouth.
In a Sentence
“He drank the water I gave him.”
Origin
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Common Phrases
. drinksdrinks softdrinks alcoholic
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Poetry examples for “drinks”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →Mans his heart and deep and glad
Drinks the valiant air of dawn.
Read full poem →Entreat thy husband drink, but do not kiss,
And while he drinks, to add more do not miss;
If he lies down with wine and sleep opprest,
Read full poem →Who covets lawful things takes leaves from woods,
And drinks stolen waters in surrounding floods.
Her lover let her mock that long will reign:
Read full poem →The girls obtained drinks from the white seamen—
enough to warm them up to work for more substantial ©
Read full poem →waiter, make me a child. So this is Paris.
i will sit in the corner and drink thinks and think drinks,
in memory of the Grand and Old days:
Read full poem →And, with dark drawn dagger of the mind,
Drinks deep the crimson current of the heart.
It is a worm that crawls on beauty’s cheek,
Read full poem →In seizing and crushing their souls,
As a child crushes grapes and drinks
From its palms the purple juice,