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Definition of Wine
1. Noun. Fermented juice (of grapes especially).
Substance meronyms: Grape, Negus
Generic synonyms: Alcohol, Alcoholic Beverage, Alcoholic Drink, Inebriant, Intoxicant
Specialized synonyms: Vintage, Red Wine, White Wine, Blush Wine, Pink Wine, Rose, Rose Wine, Altar Wine, Sacramental Wine, Sparkling Wine, Burgundy, Burgundy Wine, Bordeaux, Bordeaux Wine, California Wine, Cotes De Provence, Dessert Wine, Dubonnet, Jug Wine, Macon, Maconnais, Plonk, Retsina, Rhone Wine, Table Wine, Tokay, Vermouth, Generic, Generic Wine, Varietal, Varietal Wine, Fortified Wine, Mulled Wine
Derivative terms: Vinaceous, Vinify, Vinous, Winey, Winy
2. Verb. Drink wine.
3. Noun. A red as dark as red wine.
4. Verb. Treat to wine. "Our relatives in Italy wined and dined us for a week"
Definition of Wine
1. n. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment.
2. n. The expressed juice of grapes, esp. when fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment.
Definition of Wine
1. Noun. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting juice of grapes. ¹
2. Noun. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting juice of fruits or vegetables other than grapes, usually preceded by the type of the fruit or vegetable; for example, "dandelion wine". ¹
3. Noun. A serving of wine. ¹
4. Noun. A dark purplish red colour; the colour of red wine. ¹
5. Verb. (transitive) To entertain with wine. ¹
6. Verb. (intransitive) To drink wine. ¹
7. Noun. (context: nonstandard British) wind ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Wine
1. to provide with wine (the fermented juice of the grape) [v WINED, WINING, WINES]
Medical Definition of Wine
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1. The expressed juice of grapes, especially. When fermented; a beverage or liquor prepared from grapes by squeezing out their juice, and (usually) allowing it to ferment. "Red wine of Gascoigne." "Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging, and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise." (Prov. Xx. 1) "Bacchus, that first from out the purple grape Crushed the sweet poison of misused wine." (Milton)
Wine is essentially a dilute solution of ethyl alcohol, containing also certain small quantities of ethers and ethereal salts which give character and bouquet. According to their colour, strength, taste, etc, wines are called red, white, spirituous, dry, light, still, etc.
2. A liquor or beverage prepared from the juice of any fruit or plant by a process similar to that for grape wine; as, currant wine; gooseberry wine; palm wine.
3. The effect of drinking wine in excess; intoxication. "Noah awoke from his wine." (Gen. Ix. 24) Birch wine, Cape wine, etc. See Birch, Cape, etc. Spirit of wine. See Spirit. To have drunk wine of ape or wine ape, to be so drunk as to be foolish. Wine acid.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Wine
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