Thursday, May 16, 2013

bruise, brews

Bruise or bruise means a contusion; the temporary purple or blue mark left after an injury--
He has a nasty-looking purple and blue bruise on his leg, but no other injuries.
If that bruise isn't gone in a few days, you should see a doctor.

Brews or brews ( rhymes with bruise ) may be the third person singular ( he, she, it ) form of "brew", meaning to make beer, or some other concoction that is boiled, steeped, or fermented--
He brews beer in his basement, but only shares it with a few friends.
She brews some kind of herbal tea; it tastes awful.
He brews coffee in an old-fashioned percolator.

Brews may also be the plural ( more than one ) form of "brew", meaning a beer or a concoction--
He went out to pick up some more brews.
These look like cauldrons full of witches' brews, what are they?

Now that you know that, you can say--
"When he went to order some more brews, he fell and got a bruise."

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