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wine

wine

∞ 1.0
An alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of grapes or other fruits
  • noun
  • /waɪn/
: vino
  • Anytime I drink even half a glass of wine, it disrupts my sleep.
  • a glass of wine
  • a bottle of wine
  • red wine

So we had a prioriate red wine from Catalonia.

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Examples

Synonyms

alcohol
vswine
792 1.0

A drink that can make people drunk, like beer or wine

is a specific fermented fruit drink produced from grape or other fruit juice
booze
vswine
  • Informal
265 7.6

Alcohol that people have at parties or with friends

is a fermented fruit drink usually milder and neutral in register
17 3.0

A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine

is a specific fermented fruit drink rather than a broad category
vino
vswine
  • Informal
14 7.7

A drink made from grapes, often red

is the neutral standard term used in formal or general contexts
vin
vswine
11 6.6

Wine that often comes from France

is the general neutral term outside French or stylistic reference
6 1.4

A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine

is a specific fermented fruit drink rather than a general category

Idioms

1 7.5

Someone presents a known idea as if it were new

1 8.6

New ideas put into an old way that do not bring real change

Compounds

104 1.0

A glass container that holds wine for serving or storage

81 1.0

Wine made from dark grapes with the skins left on during making

50 1.0

An alcoholic pale yellow drink made from grapes

21 3.5

A high-quality drink made from grapes that often improves with age

18 3.4

A cool underground room where people keep bottles of wine to age

17 1.0

A glass container for keeping and pouring wine

16 3.0

An event where people taste and talk about different wines

10 2.5

A bar that mainly serves wine

8 2.0

A sour liquid made from wine used for cooking and salad dressing

A wine with bubbles that is fizzy when opened

5 3.4

A savory liquid made with wine and broth to serve with fish or meat

5 3.0

A container filled with ice that keeps a wine bottle cold

wine making
  • Specialized
4 3.4

A process where people grow grapes and turn them into wine

4 1.4

A shop that sells wine to take home

A person or business that buys and sells wine to customers

3 3.2

A place where people make wine and bottle it

2 2.8

A person who enjoys and knows about wine

Wine blessed and used in Christian Communion to show Christ's blood

2 3.9

A drink made from wine heated with spices and served warm in winter

2 3.5

A sweet dark red wine from Portugal served with dessert

1 3.7

A sweet wine served with a dessert or after a meal

A wine with extra alcohol added, like brandy

1 6.0

A waiter who chooses and serves wine in a restaurant or hotel

Wine made in the US state of California, often from regions like Napa or Sonoma

1 3.0

A deep red color like red wine

1 3.1

A pale pink drink made from red grapes with their skins taken off early

1 2.9

A wine people drink with a meal

1 3.3

A light pink wine made from red grapes

1 3.1

A barrel that stores and ages wine

A red wine from the Burgundy area of France or a similar wine made elsewhere

1 4.3

A cheap wine that comes in large bottles and is usually low quality

1 3.4

A dark red color like red wine

A wine from Bordeaux, usually red but sometimes white

1 3.9

A person who serves and recommends wine to restaurant customers

wine o'clock
  • Slang
1 8.9

A time in the evening for relaxing and drinking wine

1 3.9

A large wooden barrel for storing or aging wine

bum wine
  • Offensive
1 9.9

Cheap wine that often tastes bad and is bought by people with little money

1 4.2

A person who drinks small amounts of wine to judge its quality

varietal wine
  • Specialized
1 5.2

A wine made mainly from one type of grape and labeled with the grape name

1 6.3

Wine used in a Christian communion service at church

1 7.4

A white wine from the Rhine River region of Germany often called hock

1 6.3

A wine made in the Rhone valley of France that is often rich and fruity

port-wine stain
  • Specialized
1 6.6

A flat pink or purple birthmark on the skin caused by too many small blood vessels

spirits of wine
  • Archaic
1 8.9

Very strong pure alcohol used in labs or for cleaning

generic wine
  • Specialized
1 6.3

A wine not allowed to show its place or grape and sold under a simple name such as red

1 7.9

A sweet spring punch made from white wine, sugar, and a sweet herb

1 4.4

A light pink wine made from red grapes

A brown sauce made from mushrooms and red wine served with meat

Canary wine
  • Archaic
1 9.3

A sweet white wine that comes from the Canary Islands

1 2.1

A container filled with ice that keeps a wine bottle cold

8.4

A small New Zealand shrub with pretty leaves and red berries used to make wine

A sweet drink made from grapes dried on straw mats or in the sun

wine palm
  • Indian
8.6

A tall palm tree whose sweet liquid people make into a drink and sugar

wine tosser
  • Informal
9.8

A person who often spills wine at meals or parties

wine-maker's yeast
  • Specialized
5.6

A tiny living thing used to change grape juice into wine

How Strong

wine
∞ 1.0
table wine
  • US
1 2.9

Surface Forms

wine singular
wines plural

Etymology

Wine comes from the old Latin vinum and the Greek oinos, and is related to vine, the plant that grows grapes. So wine is literally the 'drink made from grapes' from the vine.