vodka

noun

1. (countable, uncountable)A clear distilled alcoholic liquor made from grain mash.

   “Eurydice pointed to the cupboard, and sat down on the low divan with folded hands, and looked at the floor. She was quite white. Elsa made her drink a glass of vodka.”

   “At Vessel, in Seattle, the bar manager, Jamie Boudreau, starts his cherry bitters by combining separate bourbon- and rye-based infusions with a touch of honey-flavored vodka and the Italian digestif amaro.”

2. (countable, uncountable)A serving of the above beverage.

   “You should mutter sullenly into your glass, cursing the serving woman (Witch! Hag! Poison!) or the vodka (Poison! Bitch!), as the one pours you another glass of the other.”

3. (countable, uncountable)Neutral spirits distilled (or treated after distillation) so as to have no distinctive character, aroma, taste, or color.
4. (countable, ethnic, slang, slur)A Russian.
5. (slang, uncountable)Russian language.
6. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of vodka (“Russian”).