Wine

Quick meaning: Wine is a noun meaning An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.

Meaning

An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting grape juice, with an ABV ranging from 5.5–16%.

More Meanings

1. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting other substances, producing a similar ABV.
2. (countable) A serving of wine.
3. (uncountable) The color of red wine, a deep reddish purple.
4. (transitive) To entertain (someone) with wine.
5. (intransitive) To drink wine.
6. (British dialect) Wind.
7. (dance, intransitive) To perform a Jamaican dance, such as the Dutty Wine.

Example Sentences

Wine is usually stronger than beer.

...dandelion wine, rice wine, plum wine.

I'd like three beers and two wines, please. My friend will have the same.

"Wine improves with age but I improve with wine," she slurred as she slid gracefully beneath the table.

Word Forms

• wines
• wining
• wined

Synonyms for wine

Depending on context, synonyms include wine-colored.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include wine-colored, tequila, winery, winemaking, vinification, winegrowing.

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