grape
the edible, pulpy, smooth-skinned berry or fruit that grows in clusters on vines of the genus Vitis, and from which wine is made.
any vine bearing this fruit.
a dull, dark, purplish-red color.
grapes, (used with a singular verb)Veterinary Pathology.
tuberculosis occurring in cattle, characterized by the internal formation of grapelike clusters, especially in the lungs.
tuberculosis occurring in horses, characterized by grapelike clusters on the fetlocks.
the grape, wine.
Origin of grape
1Other words from grape
- grapelike, adjective
Words Nearby grape
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How to use grape in a sentence
If you haven’t tried a wine made from bobal, an obscure grape variety indigenous to Spain, here’s your chance.
This $14 Italian red is a gem that invites a pairing with a pot roast or pasta | Dave McIntyre | February 12, 2021 | Washington PostNothing else tastes quite like it, and the fact Prevost actually makes this wine from red grapes suggests some delicious unknowable alchemy.
Casa Marrone Appassimento is made with organic grapes, dried in the sun to concentrate the flavors and the sugars before pressing.
This sauvignon blanc tastes like a splurge, but doesn’t cost like one | Dave McIntyre | January 2, 2021 | Washington PostThe market trend in recent years toward natural wines favors less manipulation of the grapes in the vineyard and the juice in the cellar.
Making champagne with little to no added sugar is tricky. A respected producer is doing it right. | Dave McIntyre | December 18, 2020 | Washington PostFor example, New World wine labels list the type of grape pressed into the bottle, while Old World labels tend to state the region where the grape was grown instead.
Australia’s ‘approachable’ wine won over China’s middle class. Then came the tariffs | eamonbarrett | December 7, 2020 | Fortune
For a long while Zinfandel was the mystery grape, apparently sui generis except that nobody knew where it came from.
Napa’s Earthquake Is Not The Only Thing Shaking The Vineyards | Clive Irving | August 31, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTMany of the grape growers and wine makers are on site to answer questions.
On it are balanced a plate of eggs and toast, an open quart jar of grape jelly, and a beer mug full to the brim with orange juice.
The most famous white wine grape on the island is the Assyrtiko.
Our Kiddush prayers were done with gefilte fish and grape juice instead of wine.
A Jewish Ex-Con Recalls Keeping Kosher with the Faithful in Prison | Daniel Genis | May 11, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe nine barricaded the outer gates and placed in the best positions guns loaded with grape.
The Red Year | Louis TracyI prayed for her before the temple, and unto the very end I will seek after her, and she flourished as a grape soon ripe.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousBut every one shall die for his own iniquity: every man that shall eat the sour grape, his teeth shall be set on edge.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIn those days they shall say no more: The fathers have eaten a sour grape, and the teeth of the children are set on edge.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | Variousgrape-shot and bullets sang the death-song of many a brave fellow, but Nicholson was untouched.
The Red Year | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for grape
/ (ɡreɪp) /
the fruit of the grapevine, which has a purple or green skin and sweet flesh: eaten raw, dried to make raisins, currants, or sultanas, or used for making wine
any of various plants that bear grapelike fruit, such as the Oregon grape
Origin of grape
1Derived forms of grape
- grapeless, adjective
- grapelike, adjective
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Other Idioms and Phrases with grape
see sour grapes.
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