Meaning & use
juice
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Meanings
noununcountable
The liquid that comes naturally from fruit, vegetables, or meat.
Grammar: Uncountable when talking about the liquid in general: 'a glass of juice', not 'a juice'.
Patterns
- a glass of juice
- fruit juice
- squeeze the juice from something
She poured herself a glass of orange juice.
The recipe calls for the juice of one lemon.
Cook the meat slowly so it keeps its juice.
nouncountable or uncountable
A drink made from the liquid of fruit or vegetables, often sold in cartons or bottles.
Grammar: Can be countable when referring to types or containers: 'two juices' means two glasses or cartons of juice.
Patterns
- apple juice
- a carton of juice
- drink juice
The café sells fresh juices and smoothies.
He grabbed a juice from the fridge before leaving.
Children should drink water rather than too much juice.
noununcountabletechnical
The liquid in a battery or other device that produces electrical power.
Grammar: Uncountable; used in technical contexts about batteries.
Patterns
- battery juice
The battery is dead; it needs new juice.
Be careful not to spill the juice from the car battery.
noununcountableinformalfigurative
Power, energy, or influence, especially in a figurative sense.
Grammar: Informal and uncountable; often used in phrases like 'full of juice'.
Patterns
- full of juice
- give something juice
This old laptop still has enough juice to run basic programs.
The new manager brought fresh juice to the team.
Common combinations
- orange juice
- I drink a glass of orange juice every morning.
- fruit juice
- Fruit juice can be high in sugar.
- squeeze juice
- She squeezed the juice from two lemons into the bowl.
- juice bar
- They opened a new juice bar near the gym.
- battery juice
- The flashlight is out of battery juice.
Synonyms and how they differ
- liquid
- A general term for any fluid; 'juice' is specifically the natural liquid from plants or meat.
- nectar
- A sweet liquid produced by flowers or a thick fruit drink; 'juice' is the everyday word for the drink.
- sap
- The fluid in plants; 'juice' is used for the liquid when extracted for drinking or cooking.
Word family
Commonly confused: juice or joose?
juice vs joose
A misspelling of 'juice'; the correct spelling is 'juice'.
Practice
I'd like a glass of ______, please.
Choose one answer.
'Juice' is uncountable, so 'a glass of orange juice' is correct. 'Orange juices' would mean different types or containers, and 'an orange juice' is not standard in this context.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “juice”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.