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meths

meths noun: methylated spirits. Also the plural of meth.

Noun

meths (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, Canada, New Zealand, UK, informal) methylated spirits.

Also used as

meths is also the plural of meth.

Origin of meths

Clipping of methylated spirit.

From meths or methylated spirits, as stereotypically drunk by tramps.

Words that rhyme with meths

Questions about meths

What does meths mean?
Meths means methylated spirits.
What part of speech is meths?
Meths is a noun.

Words near meths in the dictionary

  1. methoxystyrene
  2. methoxytryptophan
  3. methoxytryptophans
  4. methoxyverapamil
  5. methrotrexate
  6. meths
  7. methscopolamine
  8. methsuximide
  9. Methuen
  10. Methul
  11. Methusael

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