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VINEGAR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sour-tasting liquid produced usually by oxidation of the alcohol in wine or cider and used as a condiment or food preservative
Synonyms:
acetum; vinegar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("vinegar" is a kind of...):
condiment (a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "vinegar"):
chili vinegar (fiery vinegar flavored with chili peppers)
cider vinegar (vinegar made from cider)
wine vinegar (vinegar made from wine)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Dilute acetic acid
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("vinegar" is a kind of...):
acetic acid; ethanoic acid (a colorless pungent liquid widely used in manufacturing plastics and pharmaceuticals)
Context examples:
Miss Lavinia revived herself with a few whiffs of aromatic vinegar—Traddles and I looking on with great solicitude the while; and then went on to say, rather faintly: My sister and myself have been in great doubt, Mr. Traddles, what course we ought to take in reference to the likings, or imaginary likings, of such very young people as your friend Mr. Copperfield and our niece.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
"Presumably, putting a few drops of a liquid with lower surface tension than water, like alcohol or vinegar, in the ear would reduce the surface tension force allowing the water to flow out," Baskota said.
(Shaking head to free water in ears could cause brain damage in kids, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
An odour of camphor and burnt vinegar warned me when I came near the fever room: and I passed its door quickly, fearful lest the nurse who sat up all night should hear me.
(Jane Eyre, by Charlotte Brontë)
So she poured all the vinegar down; and the thieves said, “What a heavy dew there is!”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
I am taken home in a sad plight, and I have beef-steaks put to my eyes, and am rubbed with vinegar and brandy, and find a great puffy place bursting out on my upper lip, which swells immoderately.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Very well, answered she, I’ll carry the door; but I’ll not carry the nuts and vinegar bottle also—that would be too much of a load; so if you please, I’ll fasten them to the door.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
A dream of their coming in with Dora; of the pew-opener arranging us, like a drill-sergeant, before the altar rails; of my wondering, even then, why pew-openers must always be the most disagreeable females procurable, and whether there is any religious dread of a disastrous infection of good-humour which renders it indispensable to set those vessels of vinegar upon the road to Heaven.
(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)
Catherine did as he told her, and thought to herself by the way, Frederick wants something to eat; but I don’t think he is very fond of butter and cheese: I’ll bring him a bag of fine nuts, and the vinegar, for I have often seen him take some.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
