SAKE

Pronunciation (US):

• SAKE (noun)
  The noun SAKE has 3 senses:

1. a reason for wanting something done
2. Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot
3. the purpose of achieving or obtaining

  Familiarity information: SAKE used as a noun is uncommon.

• SAKE (noun)

Meaning:

A reason for wanting something done

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Synonyms:

sake; interest

Context examples:

for your sake / died for the sake of his country / in the interest of safety / in the common interest

Hypernyms ("sake" is a kind of...):

benefit; welfare (something that aids or promotes well-being)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sake"):

behalf (for someone's benefit (usually expressed as 'in behalf' rather than 'on behalf' and usually with a possessive))

Meaning:

Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

rice beer; sake; saki

Hypernyms ("sake" is a kind of...):

alcohol; alcoholic beverage; inebriant; intoxicant (a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent)

Domain region:

Japan; Nihon; Nippon (a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)

Holonyms ("sake" is a substance of...):

rice (annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper)

Meaning:

The purpose of achieving or obtaining

Classified under:

Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents

Context example:

for the sake of argument

Hypernyms ("sake" is a kind of...):

aim; design; intent; intention; purpose (an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions)