port
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5.6
- noun
- /pɔrt/
:
vino de Oporto
- - There's a nice bottle of port.
- port wine
- port wine stain
No, what they do is they dip you, they dip you into a tank of port and then they see how much port?
- No, what they do is they dip you, they dip you into a tank of port and then they see how much port?
Examples
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He savored the sweet flavors of the port served at the wine tasting event.
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Have you tried the port?
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I am partial to a glass of port after exercise.
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I know many of you out there enjoy a little glass of port, understandable.
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I'd never been particularly keen on tawny port until I tasted the outstanding 20-year-old Churchill's.
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Would you like to try a glass of port with your dessert?
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On special occasions, we often enjoy a rich glass of port after dinner.
Synonyms
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3.5
A sweet dark red wine from Portugal served with dessert
Idioms
- Informal
Taking any help because the situation is bad even if it is not perfect
Compounds
- Formal
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4.4
A place like an airport or seaport where officers check people and goods entering a country
- Specialized
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4.1
A part of a port where businesses bring, store, and send goods without paying taxes
- Specialized
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3.7
A socket on a computer used to connect devices and send data one bit at a time
- Archaic
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4.3
A socket on a computer that connects devices like printers and sends data across many wires
A 1894 fight between China and Japan in which Japanese forces captured Port Arthur's forts and harbour
A large evergreen tree from the Pacific coast with blue green leaves and strong wood
Wood from the Port Orford cedar tree that is light, strong, and has a nice smell
- Australian
A large Australian tree with wide branches and roots that hang down, often planted for shade
- Australian
A small shrub with pink to rosy purple tube-shaped flowers that grows in southern and western Australia
- Specialized
A program that watches network ports and reports open or suspicious connections
- Specialized
An operation on the heart using small cuts and cameras to bypass blocked arteries while a machine keeps blood moving
- Specialized
A flat pink or purple birthmark on the skin caused by too many small blood vessels
- Archaic
A port in China, Korea, or Japan opened to foreign trade by treaty in the 1800s and early 1900s
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Etymology
Port The wine port is named after the city Porto in Portugal, where this rich, sweet wine was shipped from, so 'port' wine means wine from Porto.