alcoholic
- n a person who drinks alcohol to excess habitually
- a characteristic of or containing alcohol
alcoholic drinks - s addicted to alcohol
alcoholic expatriates in Paris"- Carl Van Doren
alert
- n condition of heightened watchfulness or preparation for action
bombers were put on alert during the crisis - n a warning serves to make you more alert to danger
- n an automatic signal (usually a sound) warning of danger
- v warn or arouse to a sense of danger or call to a state of preparedness
We alerted the new neighbors to the high rate of burglaries - a engaged in or accustomed to close observation
caught by a couple of alert cops
alert enough to spot the opportunity when it came
constantly alert and vigilant, like a sentinel on duty - s quick and energetic
- s mentally perceptive and responsive
an alert mind
alert to the problems