wine
Americannoun
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the fermented juice of grapes, made in many varieties, such as red, white, sweet, dry, still, and sparkling, for use as a beverage, in cooking, in religious rites, etc., and usually having an alcoholic content of 14 percent or less.
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a particular variety of such fermented grape juice.
port and sherry wines.
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the juice, fermented or unfermented, of various other fruits or plants, used as a beverage, sauce, etc..
gooseberry wine; currant wine.
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a dark reddish color, as of red wines.
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Pharmacology. vinum.
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something that invigorates, cheers, or intoxicates like wine.
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British.
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a social gathering at which wine is the major beverage.
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a party, especially one held by university students, for drinking wine.
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Obsolete. intoxication due to the drinking of wine.
adjective
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
idioms
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new wine in old bottles, something new placed in or superimposed on an old or existing form, system, etc. Matthew 9:17.
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wine and dine, to entertain lavishly.
They wined and dined us in order to get us to sign the new contract.
noun
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an alcoholic drink produced by the fermenting of grapes with water and sugar
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an alcoholic drink produced in this way from other fruits, flowers, etc
elderberry wine
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a dark red colour, sometimes with a purplish tinge
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( as adjective )
wine-coloured
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anything resembling wine in its intoxicating or invigorating effect
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obsolete pharmacol fermented grape juice containing medicaments
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a dialect word for water
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something new added to or imposed upon an old or established order
verb
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(intr) to drink wine
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to entertain or be entertained with wine and fine food
Other Word Forms
- wineless adjective
- winish adjective
Etymology
Origin of wine
First recorded before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English wīn (cognate with Dutch wijn, German Wein, Old Norse vīn, Gothic wein ), ultimately derived from Latin vīnum (cognate with Greek oînos )
Example Sentences
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"We all know he likes his red wine. I'm just glad he saw the team win, he saw Tynecastle the way it was today."
From BBC
That the “The Napa Boys” won’t be everyone’s cup of tea — or in this case, goblet of wine — almost feels like this meta comedy’s raison d’être.
From Los Angeles Times
He got a call from a withheld number while watching TV and having a glass of wine with his wife.
From BBC
The home features six bedrooms and nine bathrooms, as well as a luxurious chef’s kitchen, a home theater, two wine rooms, and a full gym.
From MarketWatch
After winning narrowly in Runcorn last year, this time around Reform tasted the bitter wine of narrow defeat.
From BBC
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