orange juice
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Definition
- Noun:
- A liquid beverage: This is the juice extracted from oranges, typically consumed as a drink. It can be freshly squeezed from the fruit or commercially processed and sold in containers.
Usage
- Orange juice is primarily used as a non-count noun to refer to the beverage in general.
- It is commonly consumed at breakfast, used in cocktails and smoothies, or as a recipe ingredient.
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Examples
- Noun:
- I drink a glass of fresh orange juice every morning.
- The bartender added orange juice to the cocktail shaker.
- She bought a carton of orange juice from the supermarket.
Advanced Usage
- "To be on the orange juice": An informal idiom meaning to abstain from alcohol and drink only non-alcoholic beverages like orange juice.
- I'm driving tonight, so I'll be on the orange juice.
Variants and Related Words
- Fresh-squeezed orange juice: Orange juice made by physically squeezing oranges, often contrasted with juice from concentrate.
- Orange juice concentrate: A processed form where water is removed from the juice for storage and later reconstituted.
- Juice (noun): The general liquid extract from fruits or vegetables, of which orange juice is a specific type.
Synonyms
- OJ: A common informal abbreviation.
- Citrus juice: A broader category that includes juice from oranges, lemons, limes, etc.
Related Phrases
- A glass of orange juice: The standard phrase for a serving.
- Orange juice with pulp: Specifies juice that contains bits of the orange's flesh.
- Orange juice without pulp / no-pulp orange juice: Specifies juice from which the solid pulp has been removed.
Related Idioms
- Squeeze the orange juice: A literal phrase meaning to extract the juice from an orange. It can sometimes be used metaphorically to mean extracting the maximum value or effort from a situation or person.
- The coach really knows how to squeeze the orange juice from his players during training.
Noun
- bottled or freshly squeezed juice of oranges