wine
Pronunciation: (wīn), [key]
— n., adj., v., wined, win•ing.
—n.
- 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.
- a particular variety of such fermented grape juice: port and sherry wines.
- the juice, fermented or unfermented, of various other fruits or plants, used as a beverage, sauce, etc.: gooseberry wine; currant wine.
- a dark reddish color, as of red wines.
- vinum.
- something that invigorates, cheers, or intoxicates like wine.
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- a social gathering at which wine is the major beverage.
- a party, esp. one held by university students, for drinking wine.
- intoxication due to the drinking of wine.
- something new placed in or superimposed on an old or existing form, system, etc. Matt. 9:17.
—adj.
- dark red in color.
—v.t.
- to supply with wine: He wined his cellar with rare vintages.
—v.i.
- to drink wine.
- to entertain lavishly: They wined and dined us in order to get us to sign the new contract.
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