Bevy : 많은, 많은 수의, (같은 종류의) 무리, 떼
Bevvy : 술, (특히)맥주
notice, two words are pronounced exactly the same
they are both nouns
1)
Bevvy
Bevvy with two Vs is an informal word for drink, for alcohol
the's go for a couple of bevvies
beverage, drinks, alcoholic drinks
let's go out and bevvy till we' are legless, you can use bevvy as a verb as well
we had a few bevvies last night
2)
Bevy
a Bevy of
Bevy with one V is a loarge group of things
a bevy of big name stars in this fims
Bevy is a really useful word for you in your essays, it's great word
a lot of, a myriad of, lots of
you have a bevy of different choices when you go to university
there are veby of different things to do when you go to the seaside
a bevy of sailors came into the pub
an array of
loads of
lots of
a collection of
a large number of individual things considered as one unit
when you go into the pub, there are a bevy of bevvies
the sity has a bevy of different sporting arenas
he is rich and has a bevy of servants in his house
he arrived at court with a bevy of lawyers
In the past, bevy techinically used
a bevy of quails
a bevy of roe deer
a bevy of larks
a group of animals
but these are all answers for trivial pursuits questions
and also, a bevy of young ladies, a bevy of women, a bevy of girls talking about a group of persons.
but nowadays just use it for a large group or a large collection, a large number , a large range
Formality : 3 for bevvy
Formality : 5.5 for bevy
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