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 ginger beer ginger beer /ˈdʒɪndʒər bɪər/

noun

  1. Carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger  ( ginger beer )
    carbonated slightly alcoholic drink flavored with fermented ginger
     Ginger beer, with its spicy fermented ginger flavor, can be both refreshing and slightly alcoholic.
    Ginger beer, with its spicy fermented ginger flavor, can be both refreshing and slightly alcoholic.


 Margaret Higgins Sanger Margaret Higgins Sanger /ˈmɑrɡərət ˈhɪgɪnz ˈsæŋɡər/

noun

  1. United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966)  ( Margaret Higgins Sanger , Margaret Sanger , Sanger )
    United States nurse who campaigned for birth control and planned parenthood; she challenged Gregory Pincus to develop a birth control pill (1883-1966)


 conscience conscience /ˈkɑːnʃəns/

noun

  1. () Motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions  ( moral sense , scruples , sense of right and wrong , conscience )
    motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
      His conscience urged him to make the right decision, even when it was difficult.
    His conscience urged him to make the right decision, even when it was difficult.
  2. () Conformity to one's own sense of right conduct  ( conscience )
    conformity to one's own sense of right conduct
     A person of unflagging conscience
    a person of unflagging conscience
  3. () A feeling of shame when you do something immoral  ( conscience )
    a feeling of shame when you do something immoral
     He has no conscience about his cruelty
    he has no conscience about his cruelty


 geezerhood geezerhood /ˈgiːzərhʊd/

noun

  1. A late time of life  ( age , eld , geezerhood , old age , years )
    a late time of life
     Old age is not for sissies
    old age is not for sissies
     He's showing his years
    he's showing his years
     Age hasn't slowed him down at all
    age hasn't slowed him down at all
     A beard white with eld
    a beard white with eld
     On the brink of geezerhood
    on the brink of geezerhood