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wine

wine

1.0
An alcoholic drink made from the fermented juice of grapes or other fruits
  • noun
  • /waɪn/
translation icon : 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
813 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
259 7.6

Alcohol that people have at parties or with friends

is a fermented fruit drink usually milder and neutral in register
16 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
15 7.7

A drink made from grapes, often red

is the neutral standard term used in formal or general contexts
4 1.4

A drink that contains alcohol, like beer or wine

is a specific fermented fruit drink rather than a general category
vin
vswine
1 6.6

Wine that often comes from France

is the general neutral term outside French or stylistic reference

Idioms

1 7.5

Someone presents a known idea as if it were new

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

Compounds

A glass container that holds wine for serving or storage

62 1.0

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

53 1.0

An alcoholic pale yellow drink made from grapes

16 3.4

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

13 3.5

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

12 3.0

An event where people taste and talk about different wines

11 1.0

A glass container for keeping and pouring wine

8 2.5

A bar that mainly serves wine

7 2.0

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

A wine with bubbles that is fizzy when opened

5 3.0

A container filled with ice that keeps a wine bottle cold

3 1.4

A shop that sells wine to take home

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

A person or business that buys and sells wine to customers

2 2.8

A person who enjoys and knows about wine

2 3.4

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

1 3.7

A sweet wine served with a dessert or after a meal

1 3.9

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

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

1 3.5

A sweet dark red wine from Portugal served with dessert

1 3.1

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

wine making
  • Specialized
1 3.4

A process where people grow grapes and turn them into wine

A wine with extra alcohol added, like brandy

1 3.3

A light pink wine made from red grapes

1 2.9

A wine people drink with a meal

1 3.1

A barrel that stores and ages wine

1 6.0

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

1 3.0

A deep red color like red wine

A wine from Bordeaux, usually red but sometimes white

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

bum wine
  • Offensive
1 9.9

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

1 4.3

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

1 3.9

A large wooden barrel for storing or aging wine

1 4.2

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

1 3.4

A dark red color like red wine

A light pink wine made from red grapes

Canary wine
  • Archaic
9.3

A sweet white wine that comes from the Canary Islands

Wine used in a Christian communion service at church

7.9

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

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

generic wine
  • Specialized
6.3

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

8.4

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

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

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

port-wine stain
  • Specialized
6.6

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

spirits of wine
  • Archaic
8.9

Very strong pure alcohol used in labs or for cleaning

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

varietal wine
  • Specialized
5.2

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

A container filled with ice that keeps a wine bottle cold

A place where people make wine and bottle it

wine o'clock
  • Slang
8.9

A time in the evening for relaxing and drinking wine

wine palm
  • Indian
8.6

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

A person who serves and recommends wine to restaurant customers

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.