Associations to the word «Sake»

Wiktionary

SAKE, noun. Cause, interest or account.
SAKE, noun. Purpose or end; reason.
SAKE, noun. The benefit or regard of someone or something.
SAKE, noun. (obsolete except in phrases) Contention, strife; guilt, sin, accusation or charge.
SAKE, noun. (countable and uncountable) Rice wine, a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from rice.
SAKÉ, noun. Rice wine; a drink made from filtered fermented rice.
SAKE BOMB, noun. A drink made by dropping a shot glass of sake (shot glass included) in a larger glass of beer.

Dictionary definition

SAKE, noun. A reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest".
SAKE, noun. Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot.
SAKE, noun. The purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats