wine

American  

[wahyn] / waɪn /

noun

1. 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.

2. a particular variety of such fermented grape juice.

   port and sherry wines.

3. the juice, fermented or unfermented, of various other fruits or plants, used as a beverage, sauce, etc..

   gooseberry wine; currant wine.

4. a dark reddish color, as of red wines.

5. Pharmacology.  vinum.

6. something that invigorates, cheers, or intoxicates like wine.

7. British.

   1. a social gathering at which wine is the major beverage.

   2. a party, especially one held by university students, for drinking wine.

8. Obsolete.  intoxication due to the drinking of wine.

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adjective

1. dark red in color.

verb (used with object)

wined, wining

1. to supply with wine.

   He wined his cellar with rare vintages.

verb (used without object)

wined, wining

1. to drink wine.

idioms

1. new wine in old bottles,  something new placed in or superimposed on an old or existing form, system, etc. Matthew 9:17.

2. wine and dine,  to entertain lavishly.

   They wined and dined us in order to get us to sign the new contract.

wine British  

/ waɪn /

noun

1. 1. an alcoholic drink produced by the fermenting of grapes with water and sugar

   2. an alcoholic drink produced in this way from other fruits, flowers, etc

      elderberry wine

2. 1. a dark red colour, sometimes with a purplish tinge

   2. ( as adjective )

      wine-coloured

3. anything resembling wine in its intoxicating or invigorating effect

4. obsolete  pharmacol fermented grape juice containing medicaments

5. a dialect word for water

6. something new added to or imposed upon an old or established order

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verb

1. (intr) to drink wine

2. to entertain or be entertained with wine and fine food

Other Word Forms

• wineless adjective
• winish adjective

Etymology

Origin of wine

First recorded before 900; Middle English (noun), Old English wīn (cognate with Dutch wijn, German Wein, Old Norse vīn, Gothic wein ), ultimately derived from Latin vīnum (cognate with Greek oînos )

Example Sentences

Edible snails - or escargot - are a French delicacy, usually cooked in garlic butter or wine before being extracted from their shell.

From BBC

Next year, Tasmania’s award-winning The Agrarian Kitchen will be cooking up the finest local ingredients paired with Aussie wines, and Brisbane’s beloved The Bistro by SK Steak & Oyster is grilling premium steaks alongside top-notch seafood.

From Salon

"In Germany usually you drink mulled wine. This is very typical."

From BBC

I’m a wine guy, so we’d pair it with a German Riesling.

From Los Angeles Times

The turkey, dressing and pumpkin pie all tasted like dust that no amount of wine or cider could wash away.

From Salon

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